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 Welcome to the physical media thread! This will be the defacto thread for discussion of all types of physical home media from DVD to UHD and beyond. Why would I buy a stupid disc when I could just stream it? To a lot of people the biggest answer is “streaming speeds.” ISPs can charge ludicrous amounts of money for Internet and speeds, resulting in stuttering and low-quality presentations of your favorite media. Streaming as a platform in general also results in compression which reduces the audio and video quality of the media. When you buy physical media, the only limitation on these is the TV and sound system you own. What's the difference between Blu-ray and UHD? UHD discs are the new step-up in physical media quality. While blu-ray will give you a 1080p presentation, UHD allows for a stunning 4K presentation. The largest benefit UHD discs have over blu-rays, however, is HDR.  What's HDR? If you have a 4k TV that supports HDR (High Dynamic Range), it allows for a wider contrast ratio as well as a wider color gamut. This results in your TV being able to display supported media closer to the original scan of the film, which is mutes these qualities in lesser resolutions. For more information, here's a very detailed article by CNET explaining it. Hey, I want to buy some physical media but I hate that mainstream superhero poo poo, is there anything for me? Egbert Souse posted:A quick guide to boutique labels... Useful links Blu-ray.com- A great resource for checking quality of titles. Some early reviews when the format was new are wrong/outdated, but the reviewers usually go into their picture and audio reviews. Also a great place to keep track of your collection online. DVD Beaver- Reviews and screenshots comparing various older formats to new releases. High Def Digest- More reviews and screenshots Real or Fake 4k- A site that lets you know if the scan your UHD disc was filmed in 4k or upconverted. This is not the end-all-be-all quality tester, but this website also shows which UHD titles support HDR. MZ Edit: A giant list of boutique labels Somebody fucked around with this message at 15:14 on May 21, 2021 |
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YOU MANIAC! YOU BLEW IT UP! AAAAHH drat YOU
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Apr 4, 2018 08:30
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Murder of a megathread, j'accuse
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Apr 4, 2018 09:00
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This is why digital media can't be trusted. 
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Apr 4, 2018 09:14
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It still blows my loving mind that Blu-Ray has been a format for literally 12 years now and there are people who don't know what it is/still haven't upgraded to a Blu-Ray player/still buy DVDs. Like, I understand old people not being able to tell the difference between SD and HD (their eyes are loving broken), but still. Blu-Ray players are cheap as gently caress. Blu-Rays themselves are cheap as gently caress. You can probably get a standalone Blu-Ray player and a couple of your favorite movies on Blu-Ray for $50 or maybe a little more than that. You don't need an expensive game console to play them or anything like that. If you're still buying physical media in 2018, it makes no sense to buy a movie on DVD over Blu-Ray at this point, but people are still doing it  I was asking about jumping on the UHD bandwagon recently in the last thread, and with the adoption rate of Blu-Ray, it makes sense why UHD would take forever to catch on. Are there TVs being sold with built-in Blu-Ray players like those older TVs with built-in DVD players? Rageaholic fucked around with this message at 10:06 on Apr 4, 2018 |
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Apr 4, 2018 10:04
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:If you're still buying physical media in 2018, it makes no sense to buy a movie on DVD over Blu-Ray at this point, but people are still doing it When it comes to new stuff, absolutely. But it's a buyer's market when it comes to used DVDs these days. I regularly find Like New condition used DVDs out in the wild for like $1 or $2, and if it's not some gorgeous movie where I wanna see it as great as it can possibly look, I'll pick it up. Plus, I have more nostalgia for DVDs than Blu-Rays. Currently I'm obsessed with DVDs that have SPECIAL EDITION in a bar across the top of the cover, usually white text on red. I also love when it has W I D E S C R E E N in black on a gold bar across the top. It's stuff I never though I'd get nostalgic over, but nowadays whenever I see it it makes me smile. Oh, and snapcases! If it's a movie I love and it's a snapcase in great condition, you better believe I'm picking it up.
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Apr 4, 2018 11:00
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:It still blows my loving mind that Blu-Ray has been a format for literally 12 years now and there are people who don't know what it is/still haven't upgraded to a Blu-Ray player/still buy DVDs. A lot of people still think blu-rays are expensive. Also, some people are just garbage people.
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Apr 4, 2018 11:06
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I just dumped my old Nightmare on Elm St and Friday the 13th DVD sets because I bought the Blu ray sets. At a fraction of the price of what the DVDs cost 10 years ago too. BTW Wal Mart has the new F13 blu ray set on the shelves for $29.99 if anyone missed the older one that's going for a couple hundred dollars now.
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Apr 4, 2018 11:49
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codyclarke posted:When it comes to new stuff, absolutely. But it's a buyer's market when it comes to used DVDs these days. I regularly find Like New condition used DVDs out in the wild for like $1 or $2, and if it's not some gorgeous movie where I wanna see it as great as it can possibly look, I'll pick it up. Plus, I have more nostalgia for DVDs than Blu-Rays. Currently I'm obsessed with DVDs that have SPECIAL EDITION in a bar across the top of the cover, usually white text on red. I also love when it has W I D E S C R E E N in black on a gold bar across the top. It's stuff I never though I'd get nostalgic over, but nowadays whenever I see it it makes me smile. Oh, and snapcases! If it's a movie I love and it's a snapcase in great condition, you better believe I'm picking it up. I find this even more unsettling than the resurgence of cassettes. (Edit: Audio cassettes, that is, although I wouldn't be surprised if VHS is next.)
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Apr 4, 2018 11:54
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Boinks posted:I just dumped my old Nightmare on Elm St and Friday the 13th DVD sets because I bought the Blu ray sets. At a fraction of the price of what the DVDs cost 10 years ago too. Only problem with the new set is it doesn’t contain Jason Goes to Hell and Jason X. The old set is the only way so far to get those two on Blu.
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Apr 4, 2018 12:17
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CPL593H posted:A lot of people still think blu-rays are expensive. Also, some people are just garbage people. Truth. I got screamed at last week because the only way to get The Last Jedi on DVD was to buy a limited edition Blu Ray. At least they didn’t ask me to “just sell them the DVD at half price”. The latter happens far more than you’d hope.
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Apr 4, 2018 13:48
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This is a nice new thread. Is it possible to get a digital media thread about stuff like newest netflix poo poo and itune uploads. Mostly since I buy physical for movies, but prefer the tv show side of digital.
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Apr 4, 2018 13:49
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I still have a bunch of DVDs I'll probably never bother upgrading. Don't @ me.
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Apr 4, 2018 13:54
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Daniel Bryan posted:Truth. I got screamed at last week because the only way to get The Last Jedi on DVD was to buy a limited edition Blu Ray. At least they didn’t ask me to “just sell them the DVD at half price”. The latter happens far more than you’d hope. Well, part of that was probably how overpriced Disney/Marvel/Star Wars stuff always tends to be when its first released. Most normal movies you can find for 17.99 or maybe 22.99 max, but of course for Star Wars they want 27.99 and that price isn't dropping for months. I like still having the option to grab a cheap DVD because I love old horror movies and westerns, so there are tons of those that haven't made their way to blu ray yet but they're still perfectly watchable on DVD.
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Apr 4, 2018 13:56
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UHD sounds too much like UMD
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Apr 4, 2018 14:15
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I'm writing up some stuff about boutique labels (like Criterion and Arrow). On that note, Shout! Factory just confirmed they're working on a collector's edition of In the Mouth of Madness. and 2001: A Space Odyssey UHD has been delayed from May 8 to September.
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Apr 4, 2018 15:32
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TheScott2K posted:I still have a bunch of DVDs I'll probably never bother upgrading. Don't @ me. Same. I occasionally will upgrade if it's a movie I really love, but I still own hundreds of DVDs and honestly most look perfectly fine to me. Sure a blu-ray would be better, but do I really need Ghoulies 2 in HD?
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Apr 4, 2018 15:37
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On a scale of 0 to Don't loving Do That, how wrong of me would it be to, say, put my Fight Club Blu-ray with its shameful cover art in that rad special edition DVD packaging?
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Apr 4, 2018 15:39
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Is throwing away slipcovers a bannable offense? Asking for a friend.
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Apr 4, 2018 15:46
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Wait are we not all just putting the discs in binders and throwing everything else away?
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Apr 4, 2018 15:47
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I don't think it's that odd when people throw away those basic blue cases that every blu ray comes in, I get that. But if you're spending money on the stuff that's designed more for collectors(Criterion, steelbooks, nicer box sets) then I don't understand why you wouldn't want to have them on a nice little shelf in your living room.
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Apr 4, 2018 15:51
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My kids are gonna be so confused when they're not toddlers anymore and the physical media comes back out of its hiding places. They'll also be confused about the spines of the Fast and Furious movies and why they're so close to going together yet so far. TheScott2K fucked around with this message at 15:57 on Apr 4, 2018 |
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Apr 4, 2018 15:53
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when I got the Vengeance trilogy blu-rays I threw away the outer box and shelved them separately by title 
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gey muckle mowser posted:when I got the Vengeance trilogy blu-rays I threw away the outer box and shelved them separately by title I've done this before, because a lot of those outer boxes are just flimsy cardboard and the cases inside are the exact same ones they sell individually.
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Apr 4, 2018 15:57
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I've been taking all the paper and disks out of the case, and throwing the case away. I get these sleeves from Amazon, and put them in a box (also from Amazon). I finished my DVD collection, and just kept going from there. I've long since run out of room to display all of them.  (Comparison of space saved by doing just the MCU films.) 
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Apr 4, 2018 16:00
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IUG posted:I've been taking all the paper and disks out of the case, and throwing the case away. I get these sleeves from Amazon, and put them in a box (also from Amazon). I finished my DVD collection, and just kept going from there. I've long since run out of room to display all of them. what the fu
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Apr 4, 2018 16:01
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IUG posted:I've been taking all the paper and disks out of the case, and throwing the case away. I get these sleeves from Amazon, and put them in a box (also from Amazon). I finished my DVD collection, and just kept going from there. I've long since run out of room to display all of them. I just moved and packing the DVDs were a real pain in the rear end. Those look good, I'm now planning to switch over to DiscSox on all of my non Blu Ray stuff.
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Apr 4, 2018 16:12
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IUG posted:I've been taking all the paper and disks out of the case, and throwing the case away. I get these sleeves from Amazon, and put them in a box (also from Amazon). I finished my DVD collection, and just kept going from there. I've long since run out of room to display all of them. I'll warn you as someone who did this with DVDs years ago. You are more likely to end up with damage that makes then unreadable than having them in a traditional / jewel case.
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Apr 4, 2018 16:14
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Half the appeal of having a nice movie collection for me is that I can go over the shelf and look at everything and choose something to watch that fits whatever mood I'm in at the moment. If they were all just stuffed in a box it'd be much less practical and satisfying to do that.
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mallratcal posted:I just moved and packing the DVDs were a real pain in the rear end. Those look good, I'm now planning to switch over to DiscSox on all of my non Blu Ray stuff. I couldn't get a straight price on those, so I assume they're expensive. This is what I use: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B002JR2V7C/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 $10 for 25 sleeves. I also get these for my CD collection that I'm also breaking down, but I use them when there's more than 2 disks for a movie (good for TV shows): https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B000JJSQ58/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 $12 for 60 sleeves. Then I get this box to store them in: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B000EFJY3U/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 $12. TheScott2K posted:what the fu I'm tired of looking at them. They take up too much space and I'm tired of buying furniture to store & display them. HFX posted:I'll warn you as someone who did this with DVDs years ago. You are more likely to end up with damage that makes then unreadable than having them in a traditional / jewel case. My DVDs are all ripped to ISO files and on Kodi networked across my house. I don't need the DVDs anymore, and as soon as I can get enough store space, the blurays will be the same. The DVDs are also already starting to suffer disk rot, and I couldn't rip a few of them that have been in the cases for years prior to that.
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I glanced at the original OP for the previous thread, and feel we should keep this for old times sakequote:What kind of Blu-Ray player should you buy?
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Apr 4, 2018 16:28
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EL BROMANCE posted:I glanced at the original OP for the previous thread, and feel we should keep this for old times sake Or if you're really into the hobby, a region free player for around 140.
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Apr 4, 2018 16:32
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MacheteZombie posted:Or if you're really into the hobby, a region free player for around 140. What is a good region free blu ray player? I bought Sony BDP-S3700 Region Free Blu-Ray Player from 220-electronics.com and it has trouble reading certain discs. Lots of skipping around on anything that isn't in pristine condition. The Region 1 Sony I bought from BestBuy doesn't have this problem.
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SimonCat posted:What is a good region free blu ray player? I bought Sony BDP-S3700 Region Free Blu-Ray Player from 220-electronics.com and it has trouble reading certain discs. Lots of skipping around on anything that isn't in pristine condition. I have the Sony s5200 which goes for 140$ used/refurb on Amazon. I've had zero problems so far. I actually traded my ps3 in to pay for it haha. It's not 4k but is 3d (if you are into 3d) I don't know of any good region free 4k players.
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MacheteZombie posted:Or if you're really into the hobby, a region free player for around 140. I was just joking that that was the most insanely out of date advice ever.
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Apr 4, 2018 17:33
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SimonCat posted:What is a good region free blu ray player? I bought Sony BDP-S3700 Region Free Blu-Ray Player from 220-electronics.com and it has trouble reading certain discs. Lots of skipping around on anything that isn't in pristine condition. I got the Sony S5200 from Multisystem Electronics on Amazon. Only discs I've had problems with are a few early (2006-2007) Blus.
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Apr 4, 2018 17:36
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EL BROMANCE posted:I was just joking that that was the most insanely out of date advice ever. Haha my bad, I still see people recommend consoles as bluray players, which is fine if you want to play console games and have no use for region free.
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Apr 4, 2018 17:42
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EL BROMANCE posted:I was just joking that that was the most insanely out of date advice ever. Change it to Xbox one s so the joke can still be that a good player is still a games console.
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Apr 4, 2018 17:45
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MacheteZombie posted:Haha my bad, I still see people recommend consoles as bluray players, which is fine if you want to play console games and have no use for region free. My Xbox will not interact with the menus on Twilight Time discs.
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