I hope you Kept all your DVDs | Why I Still Recommend Physical Media
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- čas přidán 10. 08. 2023
- Is physical Media dying?
Are streaming Services taking over?
In today's video, we take a look at what is currently happening in the world of Entertainment and physical media and ask the Question: Is Physical Media Dying?
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I will always be a DVD and CD and books guy. I like being the master of my own media.
100% Long Live Physical Media (of all kinds!)
@@HydraCollectables though legally we cant make a backup of non-interactive works. For software we are allowed to make a backup copy, though if the original no longer works can we make a backup of the backup copy?
@@joshallen128It’s more about sharing it on the internet that is illegal, personal backups are fine
Don't Forget LP's and Collector's Issue Magazines My Friend👍🙂
I've heard it said that if you don't have a physical copy of a movie, TV show or song, you don't have it. I tend to agree, which is why I'm right there with you.
My concern is that we're likely to enter a new era of lost media. Content is being made for or only exhibited by streaming services and if they decide to drop it, it's all but gone and forgotten. With no physical media, some of these things may end up lost forever.
This is a HUGE concern for me too!
- Sadly we don't have many (legal) options to avoid losing this stuff forever...
While I am ethically opposed to media piracy, it might be the only route available to prevent the loss of older and/or more obscure productions.
It calls to mind times when silent films that were thought to be lost are found because someone stole a print 8 years ago and hid it away.
It's also creating an era when majority tastes rule. Being into some niche sci-fi or horror sub-genre that was well-served in the DVD era is going to get harder, and it worries me re: LGBTQ+ content being vulnerable to censorship as well.
@@davidpumpkinsjr.5108 Yes, overall I too am against piracy. But when you hear about cases like the one you mentioned, its hard to disagree that it doesn't have some benefits to the broader picture.
The awful Willow show was pulled from Disney + as an insurance right off. I was able to get a blu Ray bootleg of the show in HD. If you want a hard copy of a streaming show, search online.
I know people who mock me for buying physical media and then the same person asks me later to borrow my complete SG1 box set because the streaming service they were watching it on took it off before they finished watching it!
I told them No! because I have lent out disc's before and never saw them again
Yep! This too has happened to me. Hopefully they learnt their lesson from the experience 🤷♂️
I know people who regret selling their Babylon 5 DVD set. And some series I like such as Babylon Berlin are hard to get on streaming services because of their political content (the series takes place in Germany between 1929-1931).
@@Lonovavir Psst. Filefactory.
Now my biggest problem with any type of things like DVD CDs Etc but especially DVDs is when it seems like every place they do this thing with with their discs where they want to have all these different kinds of holders and for some of them you have to bend the disc so badly to try to get it to pop off there that that you're actually ruining the disc because of the way that they that they make those things now one of the reasons that that they do them that way is because every single time that that whichever place is making them they want to make them differently so that they can have it as a thing where they have the rights to that kind of a DVD holder or Blu-ray holder and if anyone copies that then they can sue them well it's pretty stupid it's like why do you even need to do stuff like that. I saw somebody on online talking about it and they were talking about how for example is over 3,000 different types of caps for like sports things and that kind of stuff sports teams or whatever it is that somebody likes and every single one of them has a different type of latch on there and these people put put those as if as if somehow something like that if anyone dares to copy it just a little bit then they can sue them it's like no that's stupid why don't you just have one way of doing it why would anybody want want to say or you can't have the same kind of a latches what I have you have to make yours different
@@charliebrownie4158 So get a notebook and put your discs in there. That's what I did.
Bro, physical media will NEVER die in my house. My collection is something I’m proud of, even more so because I do not like the idea of relying on an internet connection to watch a movie.
Exactly! I am right there with you! What will everyone else do should the power go out 🤷♂️
Same here 😎when internet is down im still watching my fav shows
Same here, I'm proud of my collection too and can watch it anytime I want. Instead of relying on an internet connection or subscribing to a service which only has a small percentage of stuff I actually want to watch.
Same here .
Same 19 old
I've got thousands of cds/dvds and am still collecting. Great getting used discs these days for 1 or 2 dollars. Never bought into the streaming services. Forever ownership indeed.
Great stuff. It's so nice to see 👍
I have hundreds of movies and TV shows on physical discs. Most of mine cost next to nothing to buy, too. I also have a few hundred that I backed up from my VHS tapes. A couple of those movies, such as a movie called "Control" (about a social experiment involving a nuclear bunker and a group of volunteers), don't even show up on sites like IMDB.
I'm still collecting BetaMax
cool
Here in N. Texas, you can buy all the DVD's you care to, for about .10 to .25 cents per title from individuals. Pawnshops sell them for around a buck each still. - I just boxed up about 500 titles and plan to drop half off at a nursing home and the other half to a women's shelter.
Not only do I still have all my DVD's, but I still have bookshelves full of my VHS's and two VCR's that still work. It's amazing how many old titles aren't even available to stream today. Glad I've retained my old library.
100% This!
I too have a backup VCR just incase my main one breaks and cannot be fixed.
@@HydraCollectablesI picked up a brand new (wrapped never used) Bush VCR925 recently for £10.
The bloke in the shop obviously had no idea what they're worth - I wanted it for watching family CAMCORDER films shot in the 90s.
I also have a good size DVD/BD collection - around 10,000 hours.
Me too! Still have 2 VCR's and all of my collection of VHS going back to 1987 when I began collecting films. Now in 2023 I have over 1400 VHS tapes (some extremely rare films), over 700 DVD's and DVD Box sets, and around 200 films on Blu-ray. Everything is catalogued and numbered on a database I created originally on MS Access back in 1996 on Windows NT4 Workstation!
@@sharonlovespink That's an impressive VHS collection.
I started late 80s also (Dr Who, Star Trek etc) and built up a collection of about 800 titles - they just take up so much room and I was happy that I could gradually convert to DVD over time.
Fond memories of car boot sales & 2nd hand shops to find that missing cassette to complete a full series.
@@sharonlovespink Me too .I have around 300 VHS and 2 VCRs. 1200 DVDS. Around 300 Blu rays only started collecting them end of 2019 they all just my horror movies. and got about 500 more movie's of different film genres. it's the owning it for me . I do watch odd free streaming channel like Plex TV but use that as ideas for films to buy . why pay loads of money every month to streaming channels when you can buy films and have your own movie library at home.its like going to video shop's in years gone by looking at my collection. imo there will always be physical media because streaming is unreliable and expensive.
I've been a physical media guy since I was about 7, it's a shame to see people just ignore its existence because it's no longer considered cool or convenient. Streaming is the biggest bait-and-switch especially with the removal of content, password sharing and overall dip in quality you think there'd be a resistance. Physical media needs all the support it can get right now.
100% Agree!
I was 6, myself. That's when my parents bought their first VCR.
Buy one potentially shitty film for 30$.
Compare that to one month of a streaming site for a third of that.
Maybe it's not other people being sheep, like you suggest, but you being so closed minded that you don't realize how much of your time you're wasting to waste your time 🤷
Trust me its making a resurgence
When the internet collapses (and it will), physical media will be convenient. Don't stop buying physical media.
I just baught a dvd player and got rid of my streaming services. I felt like crying when I put in a dvd today for the first time in years. It feels so good to physically put in a meaningful show to me. Miss picking out movies with friends and going on dates to pick out movies.
This is so nice to hear 👌
I'd be crying too if I had to watch a standard definition DVD on a 4k or HDTV. Why buy a DVD player when you can get a blu-ray player or even a 4k player for not that much money?
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@@my3dviews way to rain on the commenter's parade with a reply that doesn't even have anything to do with the point being expressed.
@@roberttoews2775 It's called an opinion. Deal with it.
I’d apply this to physical copies of video games too. I’d rather spend extra money to make sure what I have is mine to keep than risking something being taken off of streaming or gets removed from a digital store.
I 100% agree.
Infact I'd go further still and say it is better to have all things in physical form: Movies, Music, Games and Books 💪👍
I’m more of a movie guy but I understand this. I have an Xbox series s and all of the games I “own” feel like rentals, I technically just own a white box and a controller. But with movies I have to have a physical copy, especially if there’s a steelbook or cool cover.
The only issue is that you only on the 1.0 ver. on the disc. Some games that’s fine enough but with a lot of games you’re missing entire components and essential patches. PS3 and 360 era was the last time the complete games were really on disc.
Pretty sure Project Cars 2 is no longer available on PlayStation store. Not sure if updates are available for the people who have physical copies - regrettably I sold mine a couple years ago.
@@KnightOfNewColu I switched to PC half because of this. I have a friend that's against digital games even though I told him that all the updates and DLC's won't be available in the future if you need to buy a new console
I totally agree. I am buying DVDs like crazy at opportunity shops and they are dirt cheap. It’s like vinyl was in the 90’s. Streaming is so frustrating and flooded with rubbish
Great to hear I am not alone!
You're absolutely right, now is the time to buy 👍
Same here, I like my media unedited.
Smart. You got it figured out.
The second hand media stores in my area [the Phoenix valley, AZ] caught on real quick, games/books/movies/cds are priced as they're brand new. $10-20 for a cd for example
I've been piling up a collection of discs since the launch of Blu-ray in 2006 until now. Got well over a thousand titles by now. I've tried to keep the collection chronologically balanced, tried to get the same amount of titles from each decade; the result being a lot of ancient silent movies and old classics. I did it all in anticipation of this day. I always told people, "look what Disney does with burying or editing old titles. Look at how many titles get blacklisted 10-20 years after their release because of changes in societal norms. I don't want my collection to be subject to fads, don't want to be subject to other people deciding what I should be allowed to consume." Same goes for paper books, been collecting them my whole life, and I own disc copies of all of my music. Some discs/books I've paid upwards of $100 for a single title, because I need the physical media. I got this mentality from my grandfather, who was born in 1905. I inherited much of his lifelong book collection when he passed in 1995, including his 1952 Collier's Encyclopedia set, and was amazed at how much content was no longer available or acceptable.
... Now, look who was right all along.
Very well informed and good preparation 👍 love to hear it!
"was amazed at how much content was no longer available or acceptable" I am fascinated by this statement. Could you elaborate on this?
Buy them while u can...its going to be over with time
Gen Z DVD/Blu Ray collector checking in. I'm very proud of how outdated I am for such a young man.
Love to hear this! Gives me hope that all is not lost! Thank you for reaching out!!!
@@HydraCollectables I don't mean to sound negative, but if I'm being honest I wouldn't get too hopeful if I were you, as my personal beliefs don't really reflect my generation, I have a tendency to hold all sorts of contrarian views that are unpopular among my generation, and unpopular in my country.
I suggest going to some thrift store for some good deals. Thrift store near me would sell Blu Rays for $2 each no matter what the movie was
You're not "outdated," and even so, who cares? You're showing sense and foresight, and a genuine passion for the art of film. People who collect appreciate the art, people who stream are just triflers who want "content."
@@johnnyjohn-johnson7738 that’s based on the concept that anything new is better, sometimes it is, sometimes it’s not.
This is a not situation.
I've discovered far more hidden gems through collecting Blu-rays over the years than I ever will parusing a streaming service for an hour before settling on an old sitcom out of frustration
Oh I am right there with you! I spend ages looking, only to settle on something old that I've seen so many times before
Agrees but i did geg alot of Great Movues and shows from Streaming wich i Bought Psychical haha Streaming for me is like a Catalouge if i Liked it i Buy it Psychical on Blu Ray are DVD if they dont have it in Blu Ray
The whole point of streaming is to eventually have full control over what people see.
I fear this is true...
I am just glad people like yourself are seeing what is happening and where this is headed. cheers@@HydraCollectables
I've Held on to over 1,500 DVDs and around 1,200 Blu-rays and have gone back to buying VHS off of EBAY, because I have noticed the edits that have happened to movies I love. I even have a VHS player still and turn the media into DVD's.
One of the first times I noticed a movie being changed was in Encino Man; a scene where Brenden Fraser picks up Pauly Shore, spins him around, then slams him on the floor. Shore's line after getting slammed was, "ow, my pancreas!"
Years later I bought a DVD copy of the movie, as I hadn't seen it in years. For some strange reason, that line was removed from the movie. It's bothered me ever since, because I know it was there.
I too still own a couple of VHS players and video tapes 👍
@@chazzmccloud36Good to know, it's a classic and an old favourite though titled California man this side of the pond.
I have a working VHS player as well.I think I got it at Target in 1999.
I got a tube TV and VCR DVD combo! It's fun!
I discovered Dollar Tree as a source of Cheap DVDs and Blue Rays. It's a hit/miss but well worth a stop every few weeks.
Great Stuff! Yeah there are some great bargains to be had!
Same with grocery stores! I found the full DVD box set of Arrested Development in a store bargain bin last year lol. Best purchase ever!
I found a few gems at dollar tree. One time one set came with a free Lego mini figure.
This statement actually interests me. Can you share the titles that you found to be hidden gems?
@@GaryAdame777 at dollar tree I found blu rays of robocop 1 and the crow 1. DVDs of Lego DC movies with Lego mini figure.
I still have most of the physical games and movies from when i was a kid. Its always nice to have items on your book shelves instead of having empty houses as people have it today since everything is done on the PC.
I too like having things on shelf. I feel it shows the people who visit who I am and I feel that's important.
Streaming services now removing items from your library after you've purchased them, is the greatest reason to own physical media, or pirate. If buying isn't owning, then piracy isn't stealing.
I believe this will be a big reason moving forward for others to return to physical 👍
I will also hold on to my LPs, CDs and DVDs for as long as possible. As a precaution because I may not have enough space in the future, I converted everything to MP3 and MP4 and placed it on an external hard drive.
Yep! I've done similar using my Physical Media and Nas Drive 👍
I just got the 1st 20 Marvel DVDs for $1 a piece at a DVD blow out sale! DVDs can be cheaper than paying CZcams to stream a movie.
Yep! I've even been picking up dvd (and sometimes Blurays) at 5 for £1.
So cheap!
I've begun adding more to my collection of physical media by getting dvds, video games, books, board games, and CDs.
Great stuff! I've been doing the same!
A lot of people think I’m weird that I kept most of my DVD and Blu Rays, but I take comfort in being able to watch the content whenever I want.
I made the decision a number of years ago to buy some CD/ DVD storage cases and recycled the cases and paper inserts I wasn’t too concerned about. It enabled me to free up a lot of space.
However, like vinyls from yesteryear, I really enjoy the artwork on some of the releases and kept the ones which appeal to me.
I still use streaming services, but more often than not, if I want to watch a specific movie and one that I own, it is not on streaming services or I have to pay an inflated price.
Everyone, keep your DVD/ Blu-ray players and stow them away in your loft/attic. You will be glad you did. (Oh and keep a small portable TV that has both a scart input and an HDMI in)
I'm right there with you!
I just don't understand why they haven't phased out DVD's yet for Blu Ray. I've been buying a lot more Blu Rays now that I have a drive for my PC, and I've upgrading some of my DVD's to Blu Ray and I might trade the DVD's for Blu Rays
@@finkamain1621 I agree. I prefer Blu-rays. I assume that there is still a market for DVDs.
@@finkamain1621 Some digital services allow you to pay less for renting/buying the SD version, or more for the HD version. It's the same thing here. Basically, if you don't want to spend much, you can get the DVD for less, or if you are willing to pay more for the best quality, you can get the more expensive UHD Blu-ray release.
Personally, I don't think the price difference between a DVD and a Blu-ray justifies getting the former nowadays, but a lot of people already have either a DVD player or a computer with a DVD drive, so it's the more convenient choice, and probably the reason why DVDs still have a huge market.
Between HD and UHD Blu-rays, it's debatable, since many 4K releases are digitally upscaled from 2K, with the only real improvements being HDR and lossless audio/Dolby Atmos, while still being significantly more expensive than the HD Blu-ray release. UHD releases usually include an HD disc, so that's good if you only have a standard Blu-ray player but still want to future-proof your collection (although it probably makes UHD releases more expensive).
The Streaming Companies are trying to phase out all physical media so we all have to PAY to access what we want to want to watch or listen to!! Why would anyone want to pay every time I want to listen to my favorite song, or to watch my favorite movies, wouldn't you rather have an actual physical copy of your favorite stuff!!?? I currently have a bunch of Blu-Rays and Music CDs and will continue to buy more for as long as possible!! This is one of those things that everyone will complain about when it actually is gone.
Yep. Everyone has been sucked in by convenience and has completely ignored the overall risk...
I’ve been buying my daughter movies and video games on disc since she was 2 and she is 6 now. She had her little collection and is still growing.
Great Stuff! She will appreciate this massively when she is older too!
I still buy blu Ray dvds. Mostly for the guarantee it is as the director intended, has better PQ and of course, full Dolby Atmos etc which are not always guaranteed on streaming services. My collection is growing nicely.
That's certainly a key factor for me also! Sound quality is so important in the cinema experience 👌
@@HydraCollectables for me home releases arent as tremendous as the cinema experience, when it comes to 4d /3d movies. Imax has those features that make going to the cinema worth it imho
I collect DVD Blu rays. I've notice movies been edited on Satellite services, for example the movie Cliffhanger, I've seen the re runs on satellite then notice some scenes were cut out, the young mtn. jumpers, until I bought a DVD recently and it reminded me, kinda surprise me that I would forget.
When I got my home theatre system for my Xbox One back in 2013, I then started collecting Blu Rays as well. I'd be in the basement sometime and the audio is such good quality that sometimes when nobody is home, I have to pause the movie during scenes to go look upstairs because I could swear I head someone else breaking in upstairs lmao. You never get that quality in a streaming service
There are no such thing as blu ray DVD
Owning physical copies is a better experience. You actively have to make a choice on what you are watching which will make you more engaged in the movie rather than just putting something on while you browse your phone. Since streaming is so available you have no issue watching a movie for 12 seconds then realize you don’t want to watch it and switch to something else or struggle to find a movie for hours because there are too many choices.
I 100% agree with this! Physcial media makes the viewing experience all the more special.
With around 900 movies in my collection, I don't have to rely on internet connection to view them. While at my nephew's for Christmas, he could stream "Die Hard" for around $12.00, and the internet was bogged down. I bought him the 5 movie set for Christmas. The price was close to the same, and he can watch it any time he wants.
Exactly! A very valid point 👏
right with DVDs you buy them once and watch them over and over anytime 24/7
And to this day, people are still throwing their physical media away. I pulled a complete season 1 and season 2 box DVD set of Nip/Tuck from a dumpster the other year. And just a few months ago, I've gotten nearly 100 VHS tapes at the same dumpster. Most are unmarked with no labels with stuff recorded from the TV. I love finding "potluck" mystery tapes. Several labeled ones I got were filled with episodes of the X Files from the first 5 seasons. I popped one unmarked tape in the VCR yesterday finding The Little Rascals movie and Chicken Little on it. My last videocassette grab from the dumpster a couple months ago was the two tape set of the movie The Green Mile.
It's totally insane how quickly the world has turned on the medium in favour of streaming.
I myself have found countless movies in charity shops and thrift stores.
- Thanks for sharing what you have found 👍
Careful you don’t accidentally scavenge someone’s homemade xxx tape 😂
I got rid of my VHS tapes when DVD came out. I will never get rid of my physical media. I love forever ownership. That moment of opening the case and knowing it will work with zero streaming issues.
I also love special editions like Steelbooks and cases like Event Horizon. Brilliant.
Yep, I have some steelbooks too. Video coming soon on those!
I'm so glad to hear that many others love their physical media as much as I do. Thanks for stopping by 👍
@@HydraCollectables thank you. It’s great to see another channel showing love for physical media. Just this week I was telling my partners family about my DVD and Blu Ray collection. They were shocked to find out I have over 3,000.
Absolutely kept my DVD collection I buy physical media all the time.
I make my own DVDs from films that aren't on DVD, I create my own disc with chapters.
Yep, sometimes bootlegs are the only way... There's so much older and more obscure stuff simply not available...
I did the same thing with hundreds of movies. It took me a couple of years to do them all, though. I still have about thirty VHS tapes of all sorts of weird bits from TV over the years. I bought an expensive analogue to digital converter to do the rest. It's better than my original method of using a DVD recorder, then editing them on the computer and burning them again, thus losing even more quality.
Does it take a long time to create your own DVDs?
When I got rid of (most) of my VHS tapes (I still have two players), in favour of DVD's, it was to save space. Over the years, I started to notice, I couldn't replace the VHS tapes I wanted, no matter how hard I tried. Some movies appeared to be so rare, it was over $100 to get an original "unedited" version of the movie. As a fan of the bonus features, I refuse to get rid of my physical copies. I still maintain about 1,500 movies, in my collection that I can watch at anytime without worry of some streaming service editing or deleting the movie...........
I too have found myself with multiple copies of the same movies, due to a difference in special features 😅👍
I did, and I continue to purchase DVDs because streaming just isn't a good deal. It requires an internet connection and even if you have that, there's no guarantee streaming will have what you're looking for or will keep it long enough for you to get through it. The powers-that-be in Hollywood clearly want the "DVD era" to be over, but they can't force me to use services that aren't worth it for me; especially if I already have my favorite TV shows and movies on DVD.
Yep! The removal of content whilst you are trying to watch it is a HUGE issue! I've been had a couple of times now...
Can’t beat physical media 👍👍
I agree 👍
I’ve never liked streaming. Most people my age only do streaming, but I only do physical media. I still collect regular DVDs and VHS tapes too. I never have to worry if it’s streaming or not because I own it permanently on DVD.
This is so nice to hear.
Yeah, owning your favourite things makes it so much easier to enjoy.
You get the best quality and you don't have to go searching for it.
I still buy music on CD and vinyl and movies on BluRay & DVD, over the last few years charity stores have become a great place to find movies. Some of my local stores sell Blu Ray for €1.00 each, the same as DVD's they do 3 movies for €2.00 which has made me expand my collection hugely along with ordering essentials online.
I'm very much the same. So nice to hear that others think and do similar to me 👌
DVD is new VHS sir. I hope everyone reading this understand nostalgia about DVD.😊
❤👍
Not only do I still have all lf my DVDs and Blurays, but I continue to buy my movies and shows on them. Ive had enough services cancel or go under - taking my purchased movies and shows with them to trust them.
Yep! It's a scary place to be. I've had it happen too!
Which services went under? What kind of stuff/amount of stuff did you lose?
I told people 5 years ago this would happen. Thank god I started collecting then, now i have a massive collection
Very wise 👌
Good job you listened to yourself about it!
As a currently homeless person eho gets kicked out of the shelter every morning at 8:30, going to the library and watching a DVD from their selection is a highlight of the day.
I am so sorry to hear about your current situation. I hope it resolves soon!
Libraries are so important for this and many other reasons. We must maintain and keep them!
I love collecting movies, back in the day I had 1000 VHS tapes however that changed to DVD's in the late 90's. I don't collect as many as I used to but instead seek out the films I truly want in my collection. The funny part is that I may have something like 60 movies that I have never watched in my collection...
I still have afew myself I have yet to watch but I fully intend to! Not always easy to set aside time mind...
Thanks for stopping by and joining the conversation 👍
I only will pay for physical media. I have DVDs and CDs. To keep paying to watch or listen is crazy. I watch what I want, when I want. I want to see and listen to the best quality.
Quality of the experience is truly key! Streaming is (for the most part) such a downgrade.
We’re gonna lose a lot of media, as it will never be put on streaming services, let alone having to have all the streaming services.
Yep. This is my greatest concern
That's really useful to know about how limited some of these releases really are. I've hung onto my DVDs and CDs because now that we've got this digital content licensing system, companies aren't going to let go of it - why sell us something once when they can come up with ways to make us keep paying?
I feel so bad for the makers of some of the many digital-only TV shows that were cancelled recently (especially in the context of the HBO/Discovery situation) - I've heard some of them don't even have copies of their own shows, because there was never an optical disc release, and never even a digital download release. With growing pressure on my limited storage space at home, I do occasionally buy stuff digitally on Amazon Prime when a friend and I want to do a watch party together, or there's no other way to "own" it (grr, Halt and Catch Fire), but I assume Amazon will find a way to screw us out of all that content at some point.
Yeah, I used to work in the FX industry and I am so happy I was able to buy and keep copies of the projects I worked on.
I feel so sorry for the people out there now 😔
I can get hard copies of any streaming show or movie. You just gotta know where to look.
Not to mention it can be tricky replacing single discs from DVD box sets. This reminds me I need to replace one of my ATLA discs: the Zuko Alone episode got scratched somehow lol.
One downside about streaming being so popular is that movie companies aren't putting as many extras on DVDs or Blu-Rays anymore. There's not as many movies with a Disc 2 just full of extras. This is because all that extra work costs money and movie companies won't spend all that if they're competing with streaming.
I totally get what you mean. It's such a shame too, as there is so much behind the scenes stuff of a movie to share with audiences...
Been a physical collector for years and have Music CD,Video Game, DVD,Laserdisc, Blu-ray, and 4K.
Love physical media!❤
Great to hear 👍🙌
I still watch DVD's and appreciate most of them but i am more into the blu-ray format now a days. I still find DVD's to be watchable when there's no upgraded edition but 9 times outta 10 I'll pick an HD transfer in 1080p over the standard DVD look that doesn't give us much clarity. lol but either way i love it all and hope none of the physical media ever dies out!
I agree. For the most part Blu Ray trumps dvd. But every now and then, I do find the odd film not yet on bluray or worse... One that is but it's a really bad upscale/transfer
@@HydraCollectables
Yeah I hear ya and a lot of those bad upscaled releases seemed to be more of an issue around the late 2000's going into the 2010's. It can be hard to figure out what's best when 4K's don't even look that great but I guess it comes down to who's handling them. Boutique labels spend time on the details while the big studio's really don't care that much.
Where I am located there are a only 1 store left that still has a descent physical media section. I still buy both DVDs and Blu-Ray there. And I will never give up my physical media
Great to hear you are continuing to support the one store you have left! Hopefully business continues to do well for them!
@@HydraCollectables
It's a big electronics chain store in The Netherlands called Media markt ( dutch word for Market ). But it seems only their store in the city of Utrecht ( pretty much the middle point of the country ) still has a fairly descent physical media section since their other stores ( even bigger ones ) don't carry any physical media at all. In my own little hometown there are no stores at all that carry movies or music just a toy store that sells current video games.
I prefer physical media over digital, but when it comes to things you either can't buy anymore or can only find second hand for a ridiculous price, I have zero qualms with pirating it.
When I pay for any form of media, I want to have a physical possession that isn't on a hard drive or dependent on servers somewhere in the world I have no control over.
Also, I enjoy going to someone's home and browsing their records, films, and books, it gives me a sense of who they are. Whenever I go to a minimalist home, I just find it boring.
Yep, this is a factor rarely appreciated anymore. You used to be able to go to people's houses and get a feel for them based on what their dvd or cd collection was comprised of 👍
I totally agree. I am collecting myself since 1999 DVDs. And i never regret it. I am still making my mind up who gets my collection after i passed away. But this is a story for another time. Keep up the good work.
So nice to hear from others who feel the same way 👍 Thank you for stopping by 🙏
physical ownership is a must if the movie has lots of sentimental value for you. also gotta put something on the library shelves if you don't like reading or video games.
feels like such an occasion watching a physical movie, like you gotta pick something from a limited collection and commit to putting it in the player. it feels like a more authentic version of streaming the same way going to the movie theater feels like a more authentic experience than watching the physical copy at home. having the case and the actual disc and being able to read the information on the back or in the included booklet and see the dvds menu and bonus content just makes me feel like a deeper connection with the movie.
I cannot stress enough how much I agree with this! 100%
The first film I bought on VHS was RoboCop - and I remember how excited i was going up to the counter, feeling the weight of the film in my hand. I think we've traded a sense of belonging and realism for convenience and well....a hollow feeling. I used to keep ALL my cinema tickets when I went to the Odeon as a kid. It was an experience and an event - even with a nice, large, flat screen tv, I don't feel like a Netflix or Prime film is an 'event'. So, I could not agree with you more....for some people, they will consider your video a 'nostalgia piece' but well, those films, whatever year they were made, were meant to be seen like that by the director, screen writer and actors. This video was a brilliant watch...I hope your channel continues to grow!
Thank you so much for your kind words. Yes I agree. We have lost something with streaming.
My kids and I watch movies on Physcial Media and there is a huge difference between watching stuff on streaming. It feels more special to sit down with case in hand and enjoying the whole process.
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If you have absolute favorite movies you should buy the DVD and keep it forever. They last a long time if handled and stored properly. They don't need Internet. They can have cool artwork.
It's always nice to have your favorite entertainment in physical form, rather DVD, CD, etc. The very fact you can hold it and keep it with you forever is nice.
I agree. And this has always been my first reason for Collecting Physical Media 👍
not all of them will last forever... I have hundreds of dvds + blurays, and about 50 of them died because of the rotting issue. I am so upset with the distributors attitude (in Europe very few were replaced; even famous movies discs were not replaced, I had to buy them again in a new edition, and some even haven't been reissued in french language, like Slumdog Millionaire...
With this issue, they lost many customers, the movies fans in France in particular didn't like this story at all, because dvds and blurays were advertised as very reliable, but it depends a lot of the resin origin... And 4k are not rot-free and so reliable! Since the data density is so high, they can fail too.
I find myself between a rock and a hard place. I'm at a point in life where I've accumulated so much "stuff" and now I just feel like I really don't want to own all of this physical stuff anymore. However, in the case of media, I absolutely despise that even when you buy digital content, you're still only effectively renting it for an extended period. This is because, and this has happened to me multiple times; content companies can just delete the content you bought (without telling you!) and say "oh sorry, we don' t have the rights to this anymore so we had to remove it from our library (and yours)". This theft really turns me off of digital content.
Yep! And sadly it is happening more and more...
I love my physical media collection of blu rays and 4k discs, I had new shelves fitted last year to keep them on and my collection keeps growing. I've given up on tv and streaming, there's very little that I like nowadays and I prefer to go back to watch unedited and uncensored favourites.
I need to invest in shelving here too...
Already I have filled every space I currently have!
My wife loves the old 90s made for tv movies and they are virtually hard to find either on disc and very few are on streaming so having that physical media is important for the old stuff.
100%. I too love the older made for TV movies and thankfully have many on standard dvd 👍
It's so sad to think that all this might one day be lost
One other reason why I prefer physical media over streaming are the special features available on physical media.
Me too. Sometimes I enjoy these more than the movie itself. Always interesting stuff to learn. Especially as a wanna film maker
Don't forget also that streaming services often start with very competitive prices to draw people in but then they steadily increase their prices to continue growing profits year after year. Meanwhile, as this video pointed out, physical media is actually getting more affordable, and it provides an offline alternative for when the internet fails to work properly for us
Exactly! The majority of these services are actually losing money.
I imagine in the next few years. These studios will decide to continue with all forms and make money from as many avenues as possible.
Streaming for the the "everyman" and physical for the collector 👍
Disney+ did exactly this. The annual cost for us in Europe was $89 for 2023. Now, the annual cost for 2024 is $120. That's a quite a steep rise.
PS: In 2022, the annual cost was $69 (probably their "get as many as possible aboard" strategy). @thelastmelon9446 is spot on.
I've been buying DVDs since 2002 and I have a huge collection. I have all my favorite movies and TV shows. I like forever ownership and having it uncut and commercial free. I cancelled cable back in 2008 and have been using an antenna and my DVD library since.
Great stuff! Yeah ad free is a huge bonus 👍
Mark my words. One day there will be a resurgence, just like with Vinyl records. And us collectors who never stopped will be one step ahead.
I'm of the same opinion 👍
I don't think Physical Media will die, as long a people love to collect whether it is Movies, Music, Books or Games. People love to have a physical item that they can hold, there is also the fact that it is a matter of ownership, If you have a physical copy, you own it. I have been collecting since 1981 when I bought my first VHS Movie "Enter the Dragon". I currently have a collection of 3800 Movies and Television Shows.
I agree.
Great First Buy too!
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I remembered going round to a friends house in the late 90's and watching the Matrix on DvD. At the time it was a huge novelty and i was impressed by the added extras and being able to jump to a particular scene, and the sound quality. My friend at the time was a huge Tech/gadget fan and really sold the notion of dvd bring the future. Its amazing to think 25 years later, ive witnessed the inception and the irrelevance of ther dvd. I seen it come and go
Yeah, it's crazy to think how fast these changes are made and how quickly some of this tech can pass us by. Thanks for sharing 🙏
I started up collecting DVD's again 15 years ago, never sold them again, glad I did this.
Great to hear 👍
This is a great video Luke! I must admit, a lot of my physical media has gone, but I still have a good selection which I'll always keep. Also, I tried to watch the Mission Impossible movie's recently, and could not find the full series of movie's on any streaming service I have...so you are correct, we should all own the movies we love.
Thanks so much for taking the time to watch and comment. Yeah, too many times have I gone looking for a film and not found it. Which seems crazy given how many services I am subscribed to...
@@HydraCollectables actually it isn't dying... WB and HBO pissed off so many people. Batgirl film being a good example, also a lot of people buy Blu rays from HMV or ebay or Amazon. Because of this , so many people have turned to physical media. Also Blu rays look better then DVD but sometimes DVD menus are cool unlike some Blu ray start sceen menus
@@michaelhawkins7389so you don’t expect blu rays & dvds to disappear soon?
In the US the public libraries usually have DVDs, Blu-rays, and audio CDs
So glad to hear that they are still available to anyone who requires them. I assume it's the same here but I am unsure...
My local library in the UK still has many DVDs, hope that will continue
I still collect and watch lots of dvds the picture quality on some discs is accually pretty clear compared to older movies that don't have newer scans even if they are in 480p.
I agree. It doesn't appear to be one blanket rule for all. Some upscale rather well.
Still got all my DVDs, records and CDs. Will never get rid of them nowadays, even if I've ripped to digital. The whole 'minimalist home' trend never got me. I want my stuff.
Haha, same. I keep all my discs. Even when I have ripped them to my Nas. Might sound strange, but I like looking at them 😅👍
I gave away 2,000 dvds 10 years ago .
Recently after being dispointed with online services . I have bought 600 new dvds , all my favourite movies.
Great to hear you are getting your favourites back! I think it's so important to own what you love!
It’s *is* all about forever ownership! Even if I can buy a game download I’ll always just but the physical copy instead, usually always brand new and sealed. I’ve got hundreds of DVDs, movies & series etc & I know they’ll remain a part of my life forever, even when I have a family I’ll ensure they keep hold of them just because I know the timeless oldies I’ve collected will always be valuable👌🏻
I agree. Its so important to keep these types of media that would otherwise be lost to time.
There's so much that doesn't get carried over to the new formats.
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@@HydraCollectables Completely agreed bro👊🏻And no prob!🔥
I have a fair few dvds, I can watch blu ray but I've never been compelled to spend an extra tenner for a better picture quality, and the fact that there are lot more older films and tv shows are on dvd. My boxsets of The Professionals, Columbo and Sharpe to me are irreplaceable.
I totally agree with what you are saying about not wanting to pay the extra. And your right, for the most part DVD does just fine 👌
Idk I disagree blu ray is miles better and it’s much crispier than streaming dvd is okay but what is the point of having an hdtv without using blu ray
Sharpe came out on blue ray recently so I happily bought that. Hornblower too. Hoping for North and South some day
Good times 😊
Yes, for some films / shows I will go for extra blu ray (such as with the Professionals ... superb boxsets) but I am happy with DVD for most. Happy with the quality of the streaming services but there are also many cons with it (as well as pros as there are many films / shows I probably would never have watched)
@@32discodave good taste!
It's turned into quite the hobby for me. I'm in my '50s, so collecting also has a nostalgic feeling to it as well. Everything from viny music , to LaserDisc as well as DVDs and Blurays.
The best part is, I truly own the media for my own use and the can't take that away from me. Be sure to have good working equipment as well as a few spares.
Oh yes! I have a couple of spare players in the loft, just incase 👍
fits right in to the "you,'ll own NOTHING and you will be happy" mentality of the wef
It sadly does, doesn't it 🙁
I like how you called them beautiful, because that is what they are. Unless someone were to break into my house and burn my collection, you actually own the films you have. Because people keep saying on here that we should still keep to physical media, guess I'm after some TMNT box sets!
I'm after the TMNT boxsets myself 🍕🐢👍
Gotta love the physical. Also, the goldmine that is the commentary tracks and other bonuses on physical discs are going to be even more difficult to find in the future. Invaluable resource for film makers/students and others who are interested about learning and/or behind the scenes. I don't even use streaming services so I'm not sure if those bonuses are available in streaming services or in VOD, but if they are now they are most likely not going to be in the future. So if you want to have not only the main content/movie, but also the commentary tracks etc. then the physical is the only future proof way to go.
I 100% agree. I love the extras that come on the discs. Usually its the deciding factor of me buying a new copy of the same film 😅
I still collect CDs and DVDs.
I hate combing through ads and hunting for my favs on every single streaming site. If I own a copy, I can watch/listen whenever I want. I can also choose to watch content uncensored, as the full content is often cut online.
Yep, the searching across platforms drives me mad too. So much simpler having a disc!
I find that really hard to believe that Blu-ray’s, DVDs and even books are considered going out of style. Physical media is the perfect alternative for whenever Wi-Fi is not available. And not to mention the bonus features on Blu-ray’s and DVDs as well, which streaming does NOT have.
I agree that these things are important but unfortunately many others disagree with us 🤷♂️
I have a moderate collection of many of my favorites. However, it was a shock to me to find a few years ago that a number of my DVD discs now fail to play. Especially in TV series quite frequently one or two discs in the set now fail. Since experiencing this I have tried ripping ISOs for backup before things get worse.
Yeah unfortunately, as with most formats. They have a shelf life. I too have been backing up my discs onto a Nas Drive just incase.
Sometimes it might be the player at fault however. I once bought a "Philips" DVD player who wouldn't play a few DVDs straight out of the box. Returned it and the new one worked just fine. The store clerk revealed to me that about 60 % of that particular model were returned as they were faulty. No more Philips for me except a Philishave.
Also - I had two Samsung blu-ray players which both failed shortly after the warranty expired.
Never had an issue with Samsung TVs and monitors though. Some companies just suck with certain products and are great with others. One of the best items I ever bought is my "Made in Korea" LG PH450UG short distance front projector. I got it since 2017 and use it for hours each night to watch movies or play Xbox. No 4K but I don't really need it. Full HD is more than good enough for me.
I still collect DVD, Blu-Ray and Laserdisc. It is great to know that even if the streaming service either removes it or edits it I can still see the unedited version and also no need to pick up a different streaming service if they change hands.
Yep! Exactly! Saves so much time when you know you can just put on the disc 👍
I started collecting DVDs in the 90s. I have nine hundred movies and about 150 multi disc Documentaries. I enjoy the behind the scenes extras, the interviews and the commentaries.
I finally have a really good collection of DVDs. It's taken me 15-18 years to come close to what I used to have in VHS. I ❤️ that in DVD I can get entire seasons of TV Shows! No way am I ever going to give up DVDs. I'm at about 4,000 with TV seasons and Collections counting as 1. Example, a box set of 4 John Wayne movies counts as 1. Season 3 of the TV show Combat counts as 1. Still a lot of movies and TV shows I'm looking for!
Great stuff! I'm very much the same!
I don't have much interest in collectable figurines/toys...but I am interested in movies/physical media and I just watched 3 of your videos (including this one) concerned with physical media/streaming/Star Wars etc. and they were really good ! Keep up the good work ! 🙂👍
Thank you for taking the time to watch (and comment) It means alot!
Yeah I collect a lot of stuff, including but not limited to Toys, Comics and Physical Media!
And I do plan on making videos about all three! So please don't ever be put off, if you see a couple of videos that aren't for you. As I'm sure it won't be too long before I do another you are interested in 🤞👍
- I too am very intrigued by the streaming wars and wonder what the final outcome will be...
More videos and topics coming soon, I'm sure! 😉👍
Looking forward to it ! I like your style ! 🙂
People will always choose laziness over effort. How do you think we got The Remote Control, if you wanted to change the channel you did it yourself or made your sibling do it.
Putting a DVD in a tray requires too much effort when they can sit there and hit a button. Shame since Video Stores were where people met and made friends at times while looking for a good movie.
I 100% agree. For us here, watching a movie is an event. My kids love holding the physical case and looking / reading about the movie as it loads in the player 👍
Because DVD players these days are over the top with technology and me and my older family members wouldn’t know where to begin, I ended buying one that has the least amount of stuff on it. It’s silly when you only DVD player that only plays DVDs
To be fair, I'm sure price and budget play a bigger role in why streaming is preferred by most at the moment that "laziness" I'm sure a few people would wine over the burden of popping a movie into a player , but certainly not most.
Indeed - I met several interesting people while stalking the horror section at my local video stores.
Good times which most Gen Z's will never understand.
Getting recommendations from total strangers about movies by the likes of Argento and Fulci, and getting home and LOVING the movies.
I still do not use streaming. CDs and DVDs/ buying digital music/movies. Music is what is most important to me in physical media.
Love hearing this.
My 7yr old is now following in my footsteps and using music cds and dvds.
There are many movies that got a VHS release and that's it. Such as The Beatles" Let It Be" movie. Ive transferred most to DVD, but I learned how to repair a vcr just in case. Great video! I probably have 2k DVDs or Blu Rays.
Yeah, I'm starting to notice alot of old VHS releases that didn't make it to DVD 😭 So sad they could be lost in afew years...
I wish that tape media was viable as a long-term backup. There's a lot of titles that I loved that never made it to disc. Tape just isn't very durable, especially in hotter, drier climates. It crumbles and breaks down. The only way you can really store tape long-term is if you own a climate-controlled vault. A lot of discs have the same problem. DVDs break down pretty quickly in my climate, unless they were made to the utmost standards. Even a lot of cheaply made BDs have durability problems.
It's scary. Digital media can be manipulated so easily. I buy physical media and games... No way to cheat me 🤔🤯
Yep! And they never announce when they do it, so most won't know or realise until its too late!
All I know is I buy music and movies on Kindle and all of it disappears. I go to my DVDS and they NEVER let me down. The kind of convenience I need is having the hard copy!
100%. If you have a hardcopy, it's yours 👍
I look at it like this. I’ve bought about 750 DVDs and Blu Rays (used) for about $1000 in the last 4 months. If I were to buy them on iTunes or Amazon Prime Video I’m paying around $5,000 and don’t actually own them. Done with subscriptions and endless mediocre shows.
Yep! I done similar math and worked out that I'm actually saving a fortune buying my media!
I like having a big move collection! Never have thought it's taking up space it looks cool everyone that See's it things it cool! I have about 400 hundred movies and it doesn't take that much space and it's nice not paying a monthly bill to watch content.
One of my favourite things used to be looking at friends movie collections. You immediately understood who they were the moment you saw what films they owned 😅👍
Still buy them, pre used now. Jyst got full series of starsky + hutch. 😊😊😊
Great Stuff! 💪👍
The problem with collecting physical media is the constant re-release of higher resolution versions, buy every film you like on DVD (720x576), then Blu-Ray comes out (1080p), do the same then 4K Ultra comes out ... its a lost cause keeping up. I like VHS as at least its got nice artwork due to the era, most modern films dont even have that, its all 'floating heads' lazy artwork on the posters.
Totally get what you mean on both accounts!
Movie art isn't what it used to be and I personally refuse to move onto 4k for that exact reason you mentioned.
I made a video about it here: czcams.com/video/qH5S-8Nwyd8/video.htmlsi=Rc02ZO4Z3GEIEio5
If i had a lot of money then i would definitely buy all DVD that i wanted. These streaming service just jacking up their prices and doing whatever they like. we know they want all the control their movies so they can make us all feel like we can't have any power to own anything. Like many of us DVD owners we are not gonna be baited into streaming services because we know better to have something that big company doesn't have affect on us when we want to watch a film whenever we want and not to have depend on them
100%
As the lack of space in my home tragically testifies I’m certainly a proponent of physical media! That said, like someone who still likes a crafty ham sandwich despite otherwise claiming to be vegetarian, I can’t quite kick my streaming habit of which has steadily grown in recent times despite the obvious pitfalls associated with it.
Yet with money tight right now streaming (or digital content to be more precise) is often just more economically viable, case in point: to get one of my favourite films, The Italian Job, in 4K would cost me £30-£40 to import the disc (its currently U.S. only). By contrast I just paid _£2.99_ on ITunes for it…
Obviously one has to consider things like digital compression and the likelihood some far left lunatic at Apple will find the film ‘problematic’ in the near future necessitating censorial remedial adjustments be made et al but still, such a sizeable cost saving just can’t be ignored in these uncertain times.
I totally get the cost saving and I too use streaming alongside physical. However when you notice a difference in something you fondly remember its extremely jarring!
In my 60's I realize I may have a stroke over ENTERTAINMENT options!! I had 1,100 vinyl records and tried to sell them when CD's came out. Nobody wanted. Packed them up and thankfully was able to get $3,000- recently. Thank God for Millenials! When VHS came out I thankfully passed on BETA and LASER DISC. Donated 100's of them when DVDs came out and no BLU RAY for this guy. Have 3,000 CD's and gave and donated most. Now I'm purging DVD's. They say if you have not watched in a year get rid of. So there went 200 DVD's to PHILLY A.I.D.S. THRIFT. I had a short term affair with 8 TRACK the worst of all!!! And my cassette collection warped and melted in basement. So before I leave this place- NO MORE NEW FORMATS!!!!!!!
It's funny you should say this. I am currently working on a follow up video where I will be discussing something similar.
Thanks for stopping by and sharing 👍
Meanwhile every video game console generation....
Always team physical media 📀 been frustrating watching streaming get all the focus, when true fandom was always built on the satisfaction of owning the thing you love. Collection for the win. Good vid, many thanks.
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I had a huge DVD and Blu-ray collection since the PS2 / PS3 era, but when I moved to another country it was just not possible to bring everything, so I decided to only keep the ones really special to me and make ISOs or rip everything else.
Now in my new home I have collected a good amount of new media, but it's 100% content that I am sure I'll re-watch someday. Makes no sense to me anymore to buy everything just to have a copy.
I 100% agree. You have to want to watch the stuff you own. Don't just collect for it to simply sit there.
DVD 4 life ❤ Great topic 👌🏻
Thanks bud and yeah I agree. Hard to beat DVD and Blurays.
I’m slowly replacing my DVDs with Blu-ray. I only keep DVDs if it’s something that won’t ever be on blu-ray, mainly tv shows or if it’s a nice / rare edition. Not planning to upgrade to 4K either, don’t like most of the 4K releases I’ve seen.
Yeah, 4k is a difficult sell for me. Having already upgraded my core collection three times (VHS, DVD and Bluray) It's hard to start again...
I am very much the same though.
I will keep a dvd if it proves better than the bluray. Either because of bonus features or because its all we ever got.
@@HydraCollectables It’s the transfers of some of the movies I’ve seen like Batman and T2, they seem obsessed with adding teal to everything and screwing up the colour grading.
I am investing in physical media again but it is out of preservation. It doesn't take a crystal ball to see the current model is unsustainable. I have to say though getting physical media feels so expensive after years of spending next to nothing for unlimited content.
Yeah, unfortunately if you are hunting for those rarer more unique titles you do tend to pay a premium.
However, once you own it. You are done 👍
Anyone who’s sought videos of a spectator sport game, old commercial, or old shows that haven’t been saved for posterity or shoved deep into locked archives, relying on the cloud or whatever has been uploaded online by someone else (despite possibly being taken down upon petition) is not a reassurance of accessibility. Collecting physical media is a reflection of the owner’s taste and personality so mI believe there’s value to keeping a personal library.
Absolutely! You can tell alot about a person from their physical media collection. Whether it be music, movies or books.
No electric vehicles and no to digital movie streaming!!!!