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Posted: 10/11/2020 5:39:03 PM EDT
[#1]
Never left them. Where I live I am on limited data so I can't stream movies, plus I like to have DVD's for the kids in the truck and travel trailer.
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Posted: 10/11/2020 6:30:39 PM EDT
[#2]
I still have my collection, but I ditched all of the boxes they are way too bulky for what they do, and that was a good call. I store hundreds in a box a foot or so long and as square as a jewel case.
 Amazon I do stream some, but I don't like it. Maybe it is my setup (phone controls Amazon Prime via Chromecast through my AV receiver), but the sound seems to lag, maybe a quarter to a half second, and I am no lip reader. I notice it enough that it bothers me. |
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Posted: 10/11/2020 6:45:07 PM EDT
[#3]
Yes to Blu Ray and DVD. I haven't bought music in CD format for a long time.
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Posted: 10/11/2020 6:46:59 PM EDT
[#4]
Quote HistoryQuoted: 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. Yep, still have all the disks (bluray in my case), but I never have to use them. Can watch whatever I want from phone, PC, ps4, or Roku. |
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Posted: 10/11/2020 6:49:08 PM EDT
[#5]
Would have to be blue ray for me, but I dont really use them anymore. Most of my stuff is digital. I do buy cd's though.
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Posted: 10/11/2020 6:49:40 PM EDT
[#6]
Quote HistoryQuoted: ... I've got a huge collection, over 400 movies  I mean, it's a start I guess.
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Posted: 10/11/2020 6:52:01 PM EDT
[#7]
Ya, I prefer the older movies, so its cheaper to just buy DVDs. Also, they censor or format a lot of the classics so I prefer to avoid that.
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Posted: 10/11/2020 8:19:59 PM EDT
[#8]
I usually pick up dvd's at the flea market 3 for $5
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Posted: 10/11/2020 8:25:53 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: This. I will be buying a PS5, will likely pay the extra $100 to get the disc version. Holy crap! That's a thing?! I thought the new PS5 wouls be able to play discs! 
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Posted: 10/11/2020 8:27:04 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Porn eh Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Still have, and use, VHS tapes, hundreds of them Traci Lordes. 
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Posted: 10/11/2020 8:30:00 PM EDT
[#11]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Still have, and use, VHS tapes, hundreds of them Ok boomer. 
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Posted: 10/11/2020 8:30:19 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: 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"?   Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: 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"? This right here. |
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Posted: 10/11/2020 8:30:44 PM EDT
[#13]
I have a Plex server.
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Posted: 10/11/2020 8:31:47 PM EDT
[#14]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I have a Plex server. This. I have a JellyFin server |
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Posted: 10/11/2020 8:36:43 PM EDT
[#15]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I WANT to have a PHYSICAL copy. If you can't grab what you want to watch from a shelf, "You DONT own it". I prefer a plex server with all the movies saved on my hard drive. I still "own" it, and I can scroll through thousands of movies I own in a matter of minutes. Don't have to worry about scratched movies and I can look up the reviews, actors, and read a brief summary of the movie without ever moving my fat ass off the recliner. |
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Posted: 10/11/2020 8:37:37 PM EDT
[#16]
I went back to cave drawings.
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Posted: 10/11/2020 8:37:54 PM EDT
[#17]
Never stopped buying DVD's and Blu-rays since they never go away in the middle of me binge watching a season or crap out when my net speeds go down cause spectrum. Also they don't care when I'm using a vpn. Got hundreds of discs and will buy more whenever hollywood makes something worth watching.
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Posted: 10/11/2020 9:07:03 PM EDT
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still have 700 maybe dvds/blu-rays
buying less now, actually just once a year on Black Friday Have HBO Max and have 200 or so of the blu-rays redeemed for digital copy on Vudu, some titles they don't have the option to do Disk To Digital. |
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Posted: 10/11/2020 9:12:05 PM EDT
[#19]
I mix and match, but as far as film goes I greatly prefer owning physical copies. In general I try to retain the data, either physically or on a drive. The only thing I stream mostly is music, because I listen to so much different stuff that it would be a monumental feat to catalog all of it on on a drive, let alone pay for it all, if in this hypothetical I don't break the law, and I never break the law.
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Posted: 10/12/2020 12:55:16 AM EDT
[#20]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Almost everything we watch is streaming |
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Posted: 10/12/2020 12:56:58 AM EDT
[#21]
Never left. Hell,I still buy CDs!
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Posted: 10/12/2020 1:00:02 PM EDT
[#22]
Quote HistoryQuoted: 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. Same here. Now is the salad days of DVD buying! |
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Posted: 10/12/2020 1:13:18 PM EDT
[#23]
Streaming means they- Leftist Big Tech- can control the content or deny access altogether
watch out for quietly PC edited versions of classic movies soon |
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Posted: 10/12/2020 1:36:09 PM EDT
[#24]
Kinda hate Blue Rays... here are some reasons they are bull shit.
 Top 10 Reasons Blu-ray Sucks - Cinemassacre DVDs are packed with tons of bonus features, commentary, etc. When Blu Rays came out you don't get a whole lot of extras for some reason.. I love DVDs as far as extras Streaming is good, but isn't perfect. It sucks media can be taken down without any notice. Some people purchased seasons of TV shows from Amazon, just to have episodes pulled/censored because of SJW BS. Like an episode of the Office was pulled because of "Blue Face" |
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Posted: 10/12/2020 1:37:37 PM EDT
[#25]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Porn eh Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Still have, and use, VHS tapes, hundreds of them  Attached File |
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Posted: 10/12/2020 1:37:41 PM EDT
[#26]
Still have all dvds
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Posted: 10/12/2020 1:39:25 PM EDT
[#27]
HDD space is incredibly cheap. Buy cheap stack deep applies to 0's and 1's as well.
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Posted: 10/12/2020 1:41:47 PM EDT
[#28]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Still have all dvds Same, some are awesome to have. -Monty Python and the Holy Grail with tons of Extas -Spaceballs with tons of extras -Ghost Busters 1&2 with tons of extras.. -28 days later -etc |
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Posted: 10/12/2020 1:42:50 PM EDT
[#29]
Quote HistoryQuoted: HDD space is incredibly cheap. Buy cheap stack deep applies to 0's and 1's as well. I have like 4 externals full of stuff.. Honestly it's better just to have Blu Ray quality ripped to a HDD vs having the physical media Also heres the bullshit thing, you need the internet to validate/update a Blu-Ray player to play certain discs. WTF!? |
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Posted: 10/12/2020 1:46:21 PM EDT
[#30]
4K Blu-ray discs for movies, digital for games. Nothing will match the fidelity of physical media for movies, games have the entirety of the disc installed on the hard drive anyway you only need to disc for DRM. I haven't bought a physical game disc in years, and I'm getting the digital only PS5
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Posted: 10/12/2020 1:47:21 PM EDT
[#31]
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 like something physical I can hold on to. I don't want to have to be locked into an Amazon account to watch movies that I "buy". I was a BlueRay or DVD that I can keep......and it's nice to have something on a DVD to watch when you might not have a wifi signal. |
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Posted: 10/12/2020 1:48:01 PM EDT
[#32]
I plan on keeping physical copies of every movie and album I can't live without.
The tricks that the copyright owners keep playing are getting more and more devious. |
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Posted: 10/12/2020 1:48:54 PM EDT
[#33]
I purged some of my crap titles because they were just taking up space. I bought a good number of DVD's from Blockbuster in the early 2000's. It was about as cheap to buy 3 or 4 than to rent for awhile there.
I buy a DVD or two a year, so I never really left. I do primarily utilize streaming services though. |
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Posted: 10/12/2020 1:50:05 PM EDT
[#34]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Still have, and use, VHS tapes, hundreds of them Good lord man!  First time I tried to watch a VHS tape on a 55 HDTV 1080p was the last time I watched a VHS tape. If you still have a 27" tube TV then by all means rock your VHS... |
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Posted: 10/12/2020 1:52:16 PM EDT
[#35]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Almost everything we watch is streaming Recent years I've been buying on A Prime. Nice not to have to fool with the disk. Especially long movies that span multiple disks. If they ever fuck me by shutting down something I've paid for then I might sing a different tune. Also there aren't many movies these days that I feel are worth owning anymore. So that helps too. |
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Posted: 10/12/2020 1:54:11 PM EDT
[#36]
I have a DVD player at the shop that doesn't have good cell coverage and DVDs are cheap to purchase.
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Posted: 10/12/2020 1:58:02 PM EDT
[#37]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Yes to Blu Ray and DVD. I haven't bought music in CD format for a long time. I finally gave in and got on a streaming subscription. Now I have access to damn near ever album ever recorded for $10/mo anywhere I'm at and at anytime. Even before I went down the streaming road I was cherry picking songs through Itunes. Not need to buy the whole album and only like two songs off it...
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Posted: 10/12/2020 2:00:25 PM EDT
[#38]
Having a physical copy is always better. I have about 90-100 or so songs that I purchased through music match years ago that I can't access anymore because they are out of business and that file format has a DRM attached to them for the songs to play. Sucks.
Keep in mind, DVD's and Blu-rays don't live forever either but they do live longer than some broadcast companies. |
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Posted: 10/12/2020 2:07:52 PM EDT
[#39]
Quote HistoryQuoted: 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. Turn your Motion setting off on your TV. They will look like traditional movies again. |
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Posted: 10/12/2020 2:09:32 PM EDT
[#40]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I still have my collection, but I ditched all of the boxes they are way too bulky for what they do, and that was a good call. I store hundreds in a box a foot or so long and as square as a jewel case. https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/61nx88fqQpL._AC_SL1500_.jpg Amazon I do stream some, but I don't like it. Maybe it is my setup (phone controls Amazon Prime via Chromecast through my AV receiver), but the sound seems to lag, maybe a quarter to a half second, and I am no lip reader. I notice it enough that it bothers me. Some TVs and AV receivers have audio lag correction. Look under the audio menu. |
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Posted: 10/12/2020 2:21:33 PM EDT
[#41]
I've got a pretty comprehensive disk library (~500-600), but with the current rash of #CancelCulture bullshit memory-holing various shows, I've been power shopping used discs to get all the stuff I love but don't have yet. And it's a fair excuse to swap out some DVDs with the BluRay or 4K versions. Just ordered Jaws last night and apparently it's one of the best 4K conversions out there.
CDs are another story, though.... lately I've found a few artists with enough songs to consider buying the whole disc, but *Ta-Da!* no physical media sold, just digital downloads/streaming. 
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Posted: 10/12/2020 2:25:09 PM EDT
[#42]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Never left. Hell,I still buy CDs! yup. |
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Posted: 10/12/2020 2:27:06 PM EDT
[#43]
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. Still buy CD's and blu-rays. |
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Posted: 10/12/2020 2:29:31 PM EDT
[#44]
I was angry when VHS's were replaced by DVD's. But being stubborn. I have a lot on DVD now. I also have a very few digital films though.
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Posted: 10/12/2020 7:21:43 PM EDT
[#45]
I have a bunch of DVD's, I will keep them.
Sell them for what a dollar each? |
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Posted: 10/12/2020 7:24:57 PM EDT
[#46]
Quote HistoryQuoted: there is little effort to put out catalog titles that most people would like from those same time periods. Most people don't want them. A few people want them very much. |
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Posted: 10/12/2020 7:28:22 PM EDT
[#47]
I never left physical media.
That said, I will order streaming if I cannot get the physical media as it has not been released. I always prefer a physical copy regardless. |
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Posted: 10/12/2020 7:31:42 PM EDT
[#48]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Holy crap! That's a thing?! I thought the new PS5 wouls be able to play discs! Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: This. I will be buying a PS5, will likely pay the extra $100 to get the disc version. Holy crap! That's a thing?! I thought the new PS5 wouls be able to play discs! It will, if you buy the disc version. They are competing with xbox and their tiered approach for this generation. They are releasing the base models at pretty low prices. |
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Posted: 10/12/2020 7:32:13 PM EDT
[#49]
Quoted: I was sort of glad initially to start purging them but between 3 streaming options 2/3rds of the movies i watch are still unavailable. I grew up on and mostly watch westerns. Most of them are still some ridiculous digital purchase price on amazon. And I can get the DVD cheaper at the store than the one time rental. You mean Blu-ray Disc right? Because DVDs are 480p |
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Posted: 10/12/2020 7:36:17 PM EDT
[#50]
Nope
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