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Posted: 10/11/2020 6:38:05 AM EDT
[#1]
I've always liked physical games/media over digital stuff.
Yea the digital stuff can be convenient at times but it never sat well with me how hard companies like Microsoft tried to eliminate the disk drive. |
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Posted: 10/11/2020 6:39:26 AM EDT
[#2]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I've always liked physical games/media over digital stuff. Yea the digital stuff can be convenient at times but it never sat well with me how hard companies like Microsoft tried to eliminate the disk drive. Same here. |
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Posted: 10/11/2020 6:43:22 AM EDT
[#3]
Still have, and use, VHS tapes, hundreds of them
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Posted: 10/11/2020 6:47:12 AM EDT
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I had gotten rid of most of my collection because I just didn't watch much anymore. However, I have gone back and purchased many blu-ray or 4k versions of movies I loved like The Hunt for Red October. It looks great in 4k!
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Posted: 10/11/2020 6:47:40 AM EDT
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Do you mean Blu Ray? Not as many movies are making it to regular DVD anymore.
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Posted: 10/11/2020 6:51:57 AM EDT
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We never left. It's nice to say "let's watch " and put it in, without worrying about "terms of service".
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Posted: 10/11/2020 7:08:11 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Do you mean Blu Ray? Not as many movies are making it to regular DVD anymore. we get 17 editions of gladiator, 18 editions of the Godfather, 11 editions of platoon, 10 editions of bambi all on Bluray. we also get releases of movies from the 30's 40's 50's and 50's that are so obscure that you have to look them up on IMDB just to see what they are about. there is little effort to put out catalog titles that most people would like from those same time periods. Example: one of the big Bluray movie websites, Home Theater Forum, which has several big insiders on it and a couple of god tier film restoration masters, announced that a Audie Murphy Collection is coming out. WOW! woohooo! about time we get To Hell and Back. HAHA no, this is it - Audie Murphy Collection: No Name on the Bullet / Ride a Crooked Trail / The Duel at Silver Creek. whaaaaa? yes, Audie made 40 feature films and one television series. But his most iconic work was the movie that he stared, playing himself in his autobiographic movie. nope, have a cookie. Movie studios don't give a fuck what fans want. Lots of nerds want Star Trek remastered, It took Disney forever to release The Black Hole, but you need to turn the volume up to 12 in order to hear it. Tons of Disney movies not on Bluray yet, but we have 10 editions of Bambi and no modern scan of Fantasia. Forget about Song of the South, it will never see the light of day as long and the Captain Marvel/Admiral Holdo crowd is in charge. I've expressed this several times on the Bluray sites. lots of people agreed (+1, liked) but the "influencers" say things like, "nah, it'll be fine... hey did you see we are going release Bonanza season 11 on DVD!" (not bluray!) LOL That's why I buy my Blurays from trading shops. I'd rather pay $5 or $10 for a used disk instead of $20 or higher for new. |
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Posted: 10/11/2020 7:08:55 AM EDT
[#8]
I WANT to have a PHYSICAL copy.
If you can't grab what you want to watch from a shelf, "You DONT own it". |
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Posted: 10/11/2020 7:17:31 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Do you mean Blu Ray? Not as many movies are making it to regular DVD anymore. Movies, true, but many tv series seasons only get released on DVD. |
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Posted: 10/11/2020 7:27:48 AM EDT
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Been done with them since 2007. If I rent, I'm streaming. If I own, its on my media server.
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Posted: 10/11/2020 7:35:01 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: We never left. It's nice to say "let's watch " and put it in, without worrying about "terms of service". |
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Posted: 10/11/2020 7:35:19 AM EDT
[#12]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Same here. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I've always liked physical games/media over digital stuff. Yea the digital stuff can be convenient at times but it never sat well with me how hard companies like Microsoft tried to eliminate the disk drive. Same here. I live in the deadest of dead zones, so I gotta use physical games and dvds |
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Posted: 10/11/2020 7:37:11 AM EDT
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We still use it since we don't have any streaming service except for Amazon Prime. {We are cheap skates, so we don't have cable TV for the last 11 years. No cable bill of $80+ for channels you may watch a few times/weekz}
That said, we have quite a collection from Aliens:Special Edition with all the good stuff like robots with guns to WTF dvd's like the 1978 Star Wars: Christmas Special . |
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Posted: 10/11/2020 7:38:15 AM EDT
[#14]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I've always liked physical games/media over digital stuff. Yea the digital stuff can be convenient at times but it never sat well with me how hard companies like Microsoft tried to eliminate the disk drive. This. I will be buying a PS5, will likely pay the extra $100 to get the disc version. |
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Posted: 10/11/2020 7:40:09 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Still have, and use, VHS tapes, hundreds of them That's a bridge I cannot cross. Nope. |
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Posted: 10/11/2020 7:41:50 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Still have, and use, VHS tapes, hundreds of them Dad? |
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Posted: 10/11/2020 7:43:04 AM EDT
[#17]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Still have, and use, VHS tapes, hundreds of them |
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Posted: 10/11/2020 7:43:55 AM EDT
[#18]
No, I haven't rented or bought or touched a dvd in about 15 years......around the same time I got fast internet.
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Posted: 10/11/2020 7:47:44 AM EDT
[#19]
I still have my Netflix DVD subscription. I've been renting and “saving for later” tons of blu-ray movies. My Plex has a much better library than streaming services now.
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Posted: 10/11/2020 7:51:53 AM EDT
[#20]
 physical media old dude
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Posted: 10/11/2020 7:53:49 AM EDT
[#21]
I buy PS4 games on disc, but only because my internet sucks, it would take days to download a new title.
I still prefer steam for PC games, much more convenient than stacks of game boxes. |
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Posted: 10/11/2020 7:57:13 AM EDT
[#22]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Do you mean Blu Ray? Not as many movies are making it to regular DVD anymore. They get released in DVD, Blu Ray, and 4K every week. |
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Posted: 10/11/2020 8:03:15 AM EDT
[#23]
Quote HistoryQuoted: physical media old dude |
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Posted: 10/11/2020 8:07:53 AM EDT
[#24]
All I ever used. I don't pay to watch TV, I buy $3-5 DVDs long after their release and price drops to more in line with their actual value (not $20-25).
Quote HistoryQuoted: Still have, and use, VHS tapes, hundreds of them ^ have many as well, just wish I could find a player for a reasonable cost 
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Posted: 10/11/2020 8:08:22 AM EDT
[#25]
i collect movies on blu-ray discs
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Posted: 10/11/2020 8:12:57 AM EDT
[#26]
Not really but lately we have been drawing from the DVD drawer because everything on the streaming service is crap.
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Posted: 10/11/2020 8:17:47 AM EDT
[#27]
Bluray, DVD, even VHS
I don't trust streaming companies to have what I want or not censor them Try streaming Dogma for instance |
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Posted: 10/11/2020 8:22:31 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Bluray, DVD, even VHS I don't trust streaming companies to have what I want or not censor them Try streaming Dogma for instance Wait until these services totally cut you off from the media you supposedly own on the "cloud" I will always have physical control of any electronic media I own |
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Posted: 10/11/2020 8:24:09 AM EDT
[#29]
... I've got a huge collection, over 400 movies
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Posted: 10/11/2020 9:25:41 AM EDT
[#30]
Quote HistoryQuoted: We never left. It's nice to say "let's watch " and put it in, without worrying about "terms of service". Quote HistoryQuoted: We never left. It's nice to say "let's watch " and put it in, without worrying about "terms of service". Quoted: I WANT to have a PHYSICAL copy. If you can't grab what you want to watch from a shelf, "You DONT own it". These.  I want my own copy, that can't be "edited for sensitive snowflakes" or otherwise "lost down the memory hole". Dizzy won't release Song Of The South; it's only available as a bootleg.  And how long do you think Blazing Saddles is gonna last b4 it gets "corrected to 2020 sensibilities"?   |
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Posted: 10/11/2020 9:49:17 AM EDT
[#31]
I remember hearing about someone that bought The Simpsons full series on digital library or something. Every episode. Then 2020 came and they decided some early episode wasn’t woke so they deleted it from the digital library. There one day gone the next. No refund for removing content because you paid for the series and they just removed the episode from the series.
If I have it on a disk you can’t delete it from my library without a gunfight because you are now a home invader and I will shoot you. |
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Posted: 10/11/2020 10:00:28 AM EDT
[#32]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I remember hearing about someone that bought The Simpsons full series on digital library or something. Every episode. Then 2020 came and they decided some early episode wasn’t woke so they deleted it from the digital library. There one day gone the next. No refund for removing content because you paid for the series and they just removed the episode from the series. If I have it on a disk you can’t delete it from my library without a gunfight because you are now a home invader and I will shoot you. Just wait until the day they start charging you a storage fee...all these companies are moving to a service model that requires monthly fees to keep their business going and as we all know those fees have to go up because well why not. Wanting to own what you pay for does not make you an old fart or a Luddite, this from a guy that has 30TB's on a media server. |
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Posted: 10/11/2020 10:01:45 AM EDT
[#33]
been getting by with DVDs from the public library for more than a decade.
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Posted: 10/11/2020 10:04:17 AM EDT
[#34]
Almost everything we watch is streaming |
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Posted: 10/11/2020 10:07:37 AM EDT
[#35]
I never quit buying CDs and DVDs. I like hard copies that can't be altered or snatched back.
Go HERE, OP. Lots of good stuff, including oldies and rarities at discount prices. Good books, too. |
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Posted: 10/11/2020 10:09:07 AM EDT
[#36]
I stream everything now. If it isn't included in my subscription I rent it for like $5.
I'm also not someone to watch the same movie multiple times. |
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Posted: 10/11/2020 10:10:37 AM EDT
[#37]
Yes. My rural wi fi sucks, movies on Netflix or Amazon constantly buffer unless conditions are perfect. Annoying. DVDS work as long as I have electricity.
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Posted: 10/11/2020 10:12:23 AM EDT
[#38]
They'll have pry my oppo udp-203 from my cold, dead, hands.
I never left physical media. It's superior in every measurable way. |
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Posted: 10/11/2020 10:16:13 AM EDT
[#39]
Is bit rot a thing on blu ray disks? I know they are manufactured differently than a CD or laserdisc.
Curious as I’ve been building a decent collection, and I still have a media server as well. I like the art on many of the special editions and such lately. |
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Posted: 10/11/2020 1:12:21 PM EDT
[#40]
can't beat the quality of 4k blurays on a streaming service
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Posted: 10/11/2020 4:41:06 PM EDT
[#41]
I have 1000s of dvd and 100s of blus. And since we can’t get unlimited high speed net out here I have to keep them.
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Posted: 10/11/2020 4:47:11 PM EDT
[#42]
I have both DVD and BluRay. Some collections (like the 5-movie Karate Kid 'series') weren't available on BluRay (at least, a month ago they weren't). But you know, I don't really like BluRays... they take longer to start and are too sharp... like videos compared to film.
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Posted: 10/11/2020 4:50:19 PM EDT
[#43]
Never stopped buying physical media, never will.
Seen too many companies remove episodes/content or edit it due to SJW bull shit. |
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Posted: 10/11/2020 4:52:08 PM EDT
[#44]
I don't have cable, and local pawn shop has several thousand used DVD's for $1 each.
I go there around once a month to see if they have anything new I'm interested in, and pick up a few more. |
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Posted: 10/11/2020 4:54:51 PM EDT
[#45]
think of your favorite movie or show not available anymore because of cancel culture - if you enjoy it find the unabridged version and keep it in your library
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Posted: 10/11/2020 4:55:15 PM EDT
[#46]
Ripped all my old DVDs to a Plex Media Server, running from my PC. Can now watch from any connected device, in or out of the house.
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Posted: 10/11/2020 4:56:20 PM EDT
[#47]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Same here. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I've always liked physical games/media over digital stuff. Yea the digital stuff can be convenient at times but it never sat well with me how hard companies like Microsoft tried to eliminate the disk drive. Same here. |
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Posted: 10/11/2020 5:00:30 PM EDT
[#48]
Quote HistoryQuoted: We never left. It's nice to say "let's watch " and put it in, without worrying about "terms of service".  |
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Posted: 10/11/2020 5:21:43 PM EDT
[#49]
Never left DVD's
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Posted: 10/11/2020 5:22:34 PM EDT
[#50]
I just bought my first Blu-Ray disk. High Road to China. Never bought a dvd befo
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