I just recently joined the "BIG BOYS" with a Panasonic ub820 and Five Nights at freddys uhd. Please review this FNAF if you have it I thought it looked amazing.
I've always bought what I liked, I've never just bought everything, I own very little 4k titles maybe around 65. But they are the ones I like to have. For me it's not ever been about quantity it's about quality
same brother, I treat 4K as an archival system, to have the best possible versions of all the old movies shot on film that I grew up with, so I only get the ones I really want. A digital-shot 4K almost always holds little interest to me
@@patsayjack402 65 tbh imo is very little for a collector like myself I know ppl who have hundreds of 4k titles. All mine are based on what I enjoy and not random titles
I think a collection isn't precisely better when you're in the hundreds or thousands. A collection is an extension of you, of your fond memories. Of cherished moments in life. Movies you watched when a kid. Movies you went with your friends or cousins while growing. Movies you went on your own, movies you went on a date. I love to collect, but I definitely prefer to have what I truly like rather than trying to have everything. Very well said, Jeff. Totally nailed it.
That’s the right attitude & too few realise it. “I need 1000! I need 5000!” No you don’t - not only will you spend money on junk you don’t care about but you’ll have to manage it all physically.
I would say my own personal mistakes when I started were: #1: Buying movies that I enjoyed, but in the long run, probably would never watch again #2: Ignoring DVDs because they were “lower quality” and therefore missing out on unique collector items that were DVD only Also, I’m really glad you mentioned the community aspect. When I found yours, it completely changed how and what I collected and by extension, made me happier. It’s also been fun talking to other people and hearing their thoughts. PS: I totally owe _you_ for telling us about the _Reservoir Dogs_ 4K steel book with the slip cover, or else I totally would have missed out!
I sold a bunch of dvds that I had replaced with the blu ray or 4k upgrades to FYE a few years ago and yea kinda regretting it now even if I have the higher quality version, those older DVDs have so many memories attached to them
@@jimming26 a lot of the DVD versions have unique special features on them that never got carried over to HD versions. And sometimes it's something as simply as the menu for the DVD being more creative and fun, while most blu-ray menus are either a static image or a clip show of the movie/show with no thought put into it.
Oh yeah I recently collected used ghost in the shell : stand alone complex DVD. The bluray has bad audio (the dub has random out burst of Japanese). It looks good and it has so many special features. I also was able to get the sound tracks. DVD packaging is truly astounding.
You make an excellent point on collection vs hoarding. I see so many tours and showcases of rooms/collections. It is literally hoarding and nothing impressive about it. I do not understand how people buy and store items they are never going or dont really want to watch. If there is something in my collection that I have or a duplicate that I wont watch then I get rid of it. Life is too short and time is not infinite. I honestly struggle with why people have collections that if they sat and watch for the rest of their lives they arent going to get thru.
My mistake, not exactly a big one, was buying TV series with many seasons. Unless you seldom watch anything else, those box sets are very likely going to be left unwatched indefinitely. Maybe you’d pop in a favorite episode or two once in a while, but I’d be curious what you do for a living if you could actually find time to rewatch a 5-season, 24-episode-per-season show more than one cycle.
Reason #6: Not getting swept up with the packaging! Make the actual movie the primary reason you buy the movie. Collect films for the right reason and not because the case is made out of tin or comes with a piece of useless cardboard with pretty pictures on it. Many people buy the same movie multiple times just because the packaging is different. Are they collecting movies or Pokemon?
I have multiple copies of the elfen lied anime for different reasons. I got the singles ADV set of the original release for my sixteenth birthday from my uncle back in 2010.I later bought the blu ray as an adult because it had the ova episode my original set didn't have. A couple years ago I bought the limited edition steelbook because it came with the soundtrack and a oneshot chapter of the manga that isn't in the collected volumes. I also collect manga so it was a nice bonus too. I kept my older dvds because they were the first gift I ever got from my uncle. I usually buy blu ray but I like blu ray dvd combo packs the most.
@@yunogasai1338this is me but with Eva. Bought the adv original, then the blue ray Netflix dub cause I wanted a blue ray version and so I could “save” my most precious box set and then I’ve got the rebuild movies which are obviously different I also have several versions of the manga and the end of Eva movie.
Mistake # 3 I used to rush out day 1 and grab a movie I was after but I found I didn't always watch it straight away and by the time I sat down and watched it It was cheaper so the majority of my buys now are second hand
I have a few rules when buying movies that helps me cut costs. 1. Never spend money on a new movie unless I really feel like watching it right when it comes out…most of the time it can wait and then prices drop. 2. Only upgrade to 4k if the sound has been upgraded to Atmos or DTS:X, picture quality alone is not good enough for me, sound is where it’s at. 3. I’ve discovered that pawn shops have the best prices. $2 for a blu-ray, $8-10 for a 4K. I think they just want this stuff to go away so it is dirt cheap. 4. I love buying used 4Ks from Redbox. I get them as low as $5. It doesn’t come with a box, but I don’t care about the packaging I’m only interested in the movie itself.
i've always been baffled by collectors who buy movies they never watch or movies they don't love. i own almost exactly 700 movies on blu-ray now, and i love each one of them, with less than a handful of exceptions, like BLADE: TRINITY which i only bought because it's part of the trilogy set. and whenever i watch the BLADE movies, i even watch TRINITY as well, despite it being awful :D but the other 695 movies or so, i love and rewatch at least once every few years. and at this point, i've basically completed my collection, because i own all the movies i want to own, again with only a handful of exceptions that haven't been released on proper HD discs yet, like THE ABYSS, TRUE LIES and BRAINDEAD. i guess other collectors might not like the idea of being "done" with your collection, but i must say it's a true feeling of inner peace :D from now on, i'll just buy the roughly 10 new movies a year that i like enough to buy them, and that's it. maybe a very cool new edition of a movie i already own, to replace the old one, every now and then. i have also spent the last few years "curating" my collection, so that every movie is in only one place on my shelf, in only one case. i consolidated lots of movies into one single case, if i owned several editions of the same movie, keeping only the latest version with the best picture quality, and sometimes keeping an older disc if it has some special features on it that aren't on the newest disc. but all the discs of one movie are always consolidated in one case. this was a necessity to save shelf space on the one hand, but it also feels much more orderly that way. and i have also managed to combine all movies of each movie series into one set each, even if the set didn't contain a sequel that was released later. this was actually a lot of fun. for example, i made my own complete X-MEN collection, by buying two of the cool german X-MEN sets on ebay that are in a big plastic X box set, sticking them together back-to-back with double-sided tape, and putting ALL the X-MEN movies into them. it's a set that definitely no one else in the world has :D strictly limited to 1 piece :D similarly, i have created complete sets of all the DCEU movies (with just enough room for the remaining 4 that are coming out this year), all the TRANSFORMERS movies, all the PIRATES movies, all the ALIEN movies, PREDATOR movies, TERMINATOR movies, MATRIX movies, MINIONS movies, and many more. now all my standalone movies (with no sequels, or no good sequels) are on one shelf, in alphabetical order. and all my movie series are on two other shelves, one for the normal box sets and one for the awesome special sets in the shape of heads, busts, cars, trains, buckets, buildings, wheels, books, ghost traps, briefcases, orbs, treasure chests, toy chests, and so on. and finally, there's a small section of the wall with magnet strips for the 17 or so steelbooks i own. now i'm done. i don't have any desire to buy any more older movies, and i'll simply add the few new movies that come out that i like enough to buy them. kinda feel like Thanos at the end of INFINITY WAR :D
If you like "behind the scenes" stuff (or commentary), make sure before you upgrade from dvd, maybe a "2 disc special edition" to blu-ray, that the blu-ray has the same bonus materiel, cos a lot of the times it doesn't include the stuff. Don't get rid of the dvd, before you have checked.
As much as I love great blu-rays and 4K releases, it makes me so sad how little effort is put into their packages these days, unless you’re forking out for a pricey special edition release. Those old DVD extras were an education man
I went down that FOMO rabbit hole. It got me in trouble, but I've learned now to only buy movies I'll actually watch and wait till theres sales or shop around for the best price. I also set limits for each month. I've went through my collection every couple months to get rid of movies I don't want. I'm currently at 1,600 movies. Right now I'm upgrading dvds to bluray or 4k. Not all of them though
I have bought a lot of DVD's second hand for $1 a piece and if I didn't enjoy the movie I gave it away so I only lost a $1 but if I enjoyed the movie I would keep an eye out for a cheap second hand copy on Blu Ray
My biggest mistake for the longest time was keeping to myself and not getting involved in collrcting community. Coming out of my shell has been the best thing for me.
To point number 2, I had a guy come into my work last week to return a 4K Blu-ray of Grease, because "it won't play." He was an older man, so I politely asked "Do you have a DVD player?" He said yes, so I tried explaining. "Yeah, a 4K disc needs a 4K player. It won't play on old DVD players." He simply scoffed and said "it's all the same thing! It should have played." I didn't bother to press the issue any longer since he got very irritated at my daring to challenge his "knowledge." Processed his return and sent him on his way. I can't tell you how deeply annoyed I get when I hear someone call them "blu-ray DVDs". Many, many people I know have called them that and it's like nails on a chalkboard lol. I'd love to reply "do you call them DVD CDs? CD Blu-rays? No, they're all different things." But most people just don't give a crap, and usually if they're calling them "blu-ray DVDs" it's because they're telling me how weird and pointless it is for me to have a physical media collection.
Great video. I have gotten back into collecting and now I only buy what I like or want to watch. I will admit that I stopped collecting due to the sticker shock. Now I buy from thrift stores/Goodwill. I look at every disc before I buy and am shocked at how many are in almost mint condition. I don't scoff at broken cases, the discs are the only thing that matter. I buy replacement cases when needed. I have also started picking up DVDs of movies that I really like but can't find yet on Blu-ray. Even in 480p, I feel they look good on my TV. I don't watch the discs however, I put all of my movies on my Plex server. Having my own library in digital form has become one of my favorite home project.
For me it's trying to complete franchises it's fun to have a complete series or franchise on your shelf but now I've got quite a few movies don't like or can't complete because not everything is available physically
Do you only buy from place you can phycical inspect the discs? For tbose of us in smaller communities, physical media of a reasonable collection size can only be sourced online - without prior inspection. This comes with hazards: photos are generally not provided; when they are scratches are too small to see; and, I found some sellers on eBay that re-surface less than perfect disc with a water soluble 'polish' that list as "very good" or "like new".
@@christianwitte406 as I've seen in the news - Best Buy and other large department retailers will or have stopped carrying physical media. Here in Canada only Walmart does and they are for the most part in just one bin. Used does work if they can be found in secondhand shops (or as you are already doing online via eBay). It is nice to make a visual inspection of used disc - looking for scratchs (somewhat common) or pits (not that common). The denser the format (DVD increasing through to 4K Blu-Ray) the more likely scratches will cause a problem. Basic inspection of used disc means looking for concentric circle/partial circle scratches - these cause missed images & sound in any format disc (most are caused by read head strikes but can also be caused by cleaning). And cleaning mean wipping from the center out with a micro fibre cloth wetted with a high concentration of wood/rubbing alcohol (though with 4K Blu-Ray this might still cause problems).
I would suggest after living through a few format's now everything gets outdated. So you're collection will be outdated in 10 year's. DVD has lasted longer than I expected
Buying Mistake: Not Nuying Out of Region. Might be a liitle harder to play if you dont have an unlocked player, but still worth getting into for awesome regional limited editions, and getting additional languages. For me at least its pretty cool to find a disc with Irish/Gaeilge language because of how obscure it is
May I add one of my own mistakes to this video and that was not having access to a database of what movies you own on your phone as I bought movies (second hand) that I already had at home so now I have an app on my phone to check before buying
300 films that’s my limit - anything new I want has to come at the expense of something else. Not only does that make the collection manageable but it also keeps my standards high. Too much emphasis is placed on sheer size of collection - focus on standards for what’s worthy of a collection, not what the raw numbers are.
I started buying Blu Rays and 4Ks around 3 years ago. I already knew exactly what my rules were. As I did not want to fill up my single shelf so quickly. The number 1 big rule for me is “rewatchability” of a film and did I absolutely enjoy it. Otherwise I do buy collectors editions from sources like scream factory. For classic horror films. Every now and then, I will take a risk and buy an old film I haven’t seen or one that I missed in theaters but heard good things about. Overall, I probably purchase new films ever 3 weeks. So I’m never constantly flooding the shelf. In 3 years I have only collected roughly 80-90 movies. Granted a lot of them are collections and multiple disc sets to help prevent more cluster
Absolutely right! I'm an older collector and the biggest mistakes for me are: buying sight unseen (a movie I'd never seen). Sometimes that has worked out well--I've liked the movie and watched it a few times,but far too often I got burned. The other mistake is not to ask myself will I want to watch this more than once (assuming I'd seen it already at least once)?. And of course, your first point about buying 'everything' is paramount./ Yes! Shopping around is so important. I've had great luck buying used on Ebay from reputable sellers. You can save a lot of money that way. Although:I'd not recommend buying "acceptable" copies---buy "very good" or "like new".
I’ve always bought movies that I want to watch, but now that I have a full 5.2.2 Atmos set up and a nice tv I have bought some movies based on audio/video recommendations from channels like yours. I really enjoy your channel keep up the great work.
I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL VERY MUCH, THEY HAVE A GOODWILL STORE HERE IN VIRGINIA AND THEY SELL DVDS 4 FOR A $1.00 AND BLU-RAYS 3 FOR A $1.00, THERE ALL IN GOOD SHAPE AND I FIND A LOT OF HORROR MOVIES THERE, I ONLY SPEND $5.OO THERE AND A GET 12 BLU-RAYS NOT A BAD DEAL, SO FAR EVERYONE I BOUGHT I HAD NO PROBLEM, I WANTED TO ASK YOU, HOW COME YOU CANT FIND OLD T.V MOVIES ON DVD OR BLU-RAY, THANKS
The one major one was how I just bought anything. A lot of blind buys & a lot of films that I didn't really love all that much which are a one time watch at best. That was my DVD days, it was a large collection but seriously lacking in quality. I wised up by the time I switched to BluRay, I ver rarely will blind buy now & my collection is 95% made up of films I rate very highly & there's a lot of boutique titles. Much happier with my collection now than I was back in the day. Quality over quantity everytime.
I quite like a blind buy - when it comes round to sales time at least, eg the Arrow and Indicator sales over here in the UK, I’ve discovered some real treats I was completely unaware of,
@@jeffreykaufmann2867 Sometimes & sometimes not. The thing is there are many films that I like & think are good films but wouldn't really want in my collection as apace is limited & I try to reserve it for the best of the best which I also know I'll want to revisit more often.
I will only blind buy if the Blu Ray is at Big Lots of the Dollar Tree for 1.25. I figure you can't go wrong for that price. Yes there has been some duds but some others I have really enjoyed.
I’ve been collecting movies since DVD first came out but I only bought what I wanted, I don’t know why you had such a bad opinion about DVD and thought of returning your TV obviously Blu-ray and 4K are superior but DVD still gets the job done, now obviously every movie that comes out now I buy a 4K but I’m ok with a DVD.
Really good advice here. After I bought my LG C1 I bought a Panasonic UB-820 UHD player and I started collecting 4K movies, and I made the mistake #1 you talked about : buying almost any UHD blu-ray, movies that I would probably never have watched otherwise. Now I try to focus on movies I really want to see and have.
Buying films just because they're a particular label. The amount of RU-vidrs (not you) who say only buy the films you love yet all they have on their shelves are rows of Criterion, Arrow and Kino Lorber.
I def agree with these points, though it is *slightly* different for me personally. If a new release has a slipcover with nice artwork, embossing, sninyness, sparkle, anything like that that appeals to me (or if I like the steelbook artwork) I will be more likely to get that new, closer to release, so I can get that limited aspect that I like. However, if the slipcover and/or steelbook artwork doesn't really do anything for me or I don't care for it, I will wait and get it used or heavily discounted because I won't mind if I don't get the slipcover/steelbook. So I'm kinda picky and particular about that in that way.
Glad I found this video. Why am I finding myself getting all these Criterion discs I have no care for at all? The issue is sometimes you don't know until you try... I've still not watched more movies than the one's I have. Arg...
Man, after watching this video, I realizes that I will never have 27 episodes of favorite girl in my hand for the rest of my life... But that All quiet in the western front on 4k tho...
Mine was blind buying hundreds of movies during the Family Video closing sale, spending a thousand dollars and I’m realizing as I’m watching them that most of them are mediocre to bad movies that I’ll never watch again.
I have been lucky not to make those mistakes in my collecting since VHS days. I think my biggest mistake has been in the past year or so when I went nuts buying movies from Dollar Tree. Sure, I was getting them for $1, but many times the movies ended up being crap. instead of paying $20 for 20 movies that are bad, I would rather spend that $20 for one good movie. I have become more selective with my buying. Another mistake would be getting into 4K and upgrading anything from Blu-Ray and realizing that some 4Ks are not much of an improvement over BD. Example: Disney Pixar. 4Ks are a waste of money as I feel the BDs are good enough.
Collectors shouldn’t buy stuff that they don’t plan on watching! That’s just scalping movies, and it doesn’t benefit the majority of consumers since they won’t bother buying physical copies if they’re being scalped! Buying cheap and even used Blu Rays is actually good since they’re just movies, and you avoid paying high prices from Target, Best Buy, and Amazon that aren’t really worth it when they’re brand new! Blu Ray movie prices depreciate significantly in just several months, just wait if you’re not really going to watch the new movie immediately!
For me I'm not paying extra for extra packaging and collectables that I will look at once. I want the movie. If a release has extra special features then I would pay extra for that.
DON'T but it. I did and it has audio issues with all 4 films. Just wait for the inevitable 6 film or 9 film 4k set that will come out within the next year.
The part where you said “Not knowing the format etc” reminded me of my time at HMV in the UK. People would buy vinyl to start a collection but would purchase terrible cheap record players. I always recommended the £199 Audio Tecnica as a starter turntable but they would buy a Crosley Cruiser & wonder why the music sounds awful.
This was a great idea for a video. I definitely had to learn all this stuff the hard way myself and still do because I have cerebral palsy and I’m lucky if I get a title every two months so you just have to learn to appreciate what you can. Thanks for sharing!
These are all really great tips and I agreed with all of them! My biggest mistake was when we were on YT doing Talk Movies With Us, I would buy multiple copies of new releases to show off on the channel. But then afterwards regret spending so much just for some views. I’ve learned since then thankfully 😂
I started with VHS movies which I sold when DVDs came on the market. A lot of these are on eBay at the moment as I started buying Blu Rays and only films that I really like but now Im retired and concentrated on buying 4K but only ones recommended by people such as yourself. If the transfer is bad I will stick with the Blu Ray. Audio is important too, So if its got a great ATMOS sountrack then great. A mate has the same 4K player but only buys Blu Ray disks as they upscale to 2160, he has no idea about UHD etc. Keep up the great work
I definitely get not understanding what you have. I had my surround sound system for over a year before realizing my PS5's settings weren't set correctly for it to output anything through the rear speakers. I upgraded my TV recently to one that has Dolby Vision, only to find out my PS5 doesn't support it through the player. Speaking of that, any recs on a cheaper 4k player that supports all hdr formats and audio formats?
I used to like that, the most important for me was to collect, regardless how good the movies were. I had tons of dvds and then blu rays. Now I only buy the stuff in 4K, only titles that I like and the transference is worth buying it! Much smaller collection thou…lol
I’ve never been a collect all kinda person, maybe because I started as a kid when Blu-ray was first just starting out. But my biggest mistake was holding onto everything. Once I learned to let things go and unhaul some of my collection that I didn’t watch anymore, that freed up a lot more room for the stuff I do like
I got hosed with my 3d Blu-ray collection. No longer can you buy a 3d TV. I also have a collection of HD discs. My Xbox 360 add-on quit working. Bummer
You don’t have a 3D TV already though? Did you buy the titles before you got around to the TV? I still have mine & a handful of titles I’m planning to show it to my son when he’s a little older for the novelty.
Hey Jeff, great video, and a lot of good tips / advice. I myself had to recently take some community advice and I purchased a Panasonic UB420, as the Sony UBP-X700 was just having random issues on UHD discs. Since I don't have a Dolby vision display, and certain features of the upper models don't apply to me, someone who had both players the UB820, and 420, was able to advise me that the 420 was a good match for my setup. As far as other things I've learned, I only like specific types of movies, and I like having it in UHD, but Blu-ray is perfectly fine, and even DVD if that's my only option. I typically save DVDs for TV shows, a lot of the older stuff won't ever be on newer formats as far as I know. Always like your content, when I watch. Have a great evening!
I knew a few people who lacked financial responsibility and would buy things just because the box art looked good or just had the compulsive idea many people do ~ "I have money and need to spend it now!". Such foolishness would soon come bite them in the ass. For the longest time I'd replicate movies for people to see and add to their collection if they were financially strapped or let them borrow the copy I had. One in particular had me in mind when her fiancé was being exceptionally reckless. He wanted the biggest boxes containing the most stuff packed in with a DVD to a movie/series he liked and wouldn't settle for less. It's my nature to save myself and others money so it was irksome to witness such behavior in person. Car payment or rent is do but some dummy wants to spend $80 on a box set containing a shirt and small figurine? Y'all who have such out of whack priorities like this need a slap to the back of your heads. By all means, if you're rolling in the dough, then go for it, but I'd say save it for later when things are behind and you've been eating Ramen noodles every day for a month. Quality over quantity is preferable in any collection without a doubt. When space gets tighter, stack vertical!
Great video I think this is a good idea to make new and old collectors think about what there buying, I still keep seeing so many channels now especially here in the UK doing blu Ray hunting every week and buying everything and anything that released even if they own it already and just because it's a different steelbook, I look at it as just plain hording and is a serious condition that can get worse and you'll end up with far to much that doesn't mean anything to you whatsoever
My 5 biggest mistakes: 1. Getting caught up in FOMO and buying stuff just because it's "limited edition" or about to sell out. 2. Not budgeting. Buying stuff day after day and then getting a huge credit card bill the following month. 3. Preordering everything and paying full day one prices. 4. Buying movies WAY faster than I can possibly watch them thinking I'll get to them "some day." 5. Buying movies based only on the slipcover, packaging, artwork, etc. without knowing anything about the film or if I'll even like it.
I’d rather use more money to buy my favorite version of my favorite film than less money to buy 10 films I don’t care about. Also, get the old and classic stuff first - the value has settled there. New blockbusters are still overpricing for the hype. Wait a year or two, the price will drop. If the movie is really as great as you think, they will keep making and selling new copies.
Sometimes it is important to buy new or even pre-order if you want to support the release if you think the label is doing a good job in doing high quality releases of material which has been hard to get. Other stuff, buying used is a great option.
My biggest lesson learned is not buying every film of a franchise just for the sake of completion. Usually studios beat a franchise to death and sooner or later the quality is so bad, you will never watch the subsequent films. Terminator is a good example. Anything past part 2 or MAYBE 3, I would never watch again so why waste the space. I have come to realize a story can end when I want it to, not when hollywood tells me it does. With modern hollywood destroying franchises left and right these days this has become a mantra.
Just restarted collecting Bluray/4K, after having gotten rid of my media a few years ago (which I have regretted). Any suggestions for Reddit and/or Instagram communities for new collectors? 🙂
Great advice. When I go and add movies to my collection I have rules that I put in place 1. I leave the debit card at home 2. I take the set amount I budget for that month it’s usually $25 3. I can only spend the $25 4. I never buy new movies 5. I challenge myself to buy movies that I am interested in and walk out with money left over. Any money I have left I put it into a jar and save it. When I need to replace my tv or blu-ray/DVD player I will have the money already set aside.
Some Movies I watch Over and Over Again . Rarely I buy a Dud , Wait for the Price to come Down with a Special On. A Good Movie will Make You Laugh and Cry , Make you Feel Good and put you in a Happy Mood . As a Single Guy that Don't get out Much , I Love My Movies , All Sorts of Things Many and Varied are my Taste.
In the early days of blu ray, I used to get into the habit of buying films in the best possible format solely because they had good word of mouth. This got expensive and wasteful very quickly. Three questions I always ask myself are: "Am I ever going to be in the mood / have the opportunity to actually sit down and watch this?" "Am I likely to watch it more than once in the next 5 years?" "Will buying the disc benefit me more than watching a stream or buying a digital copy?".
I am collector. Always have been. Have a budget and a plan. Have your plan documented, tracked. Make it in CASH. I cannot express this enough, CASH keeps you from purchases that you should probably not make. Make sure you inspect every disc, cover, before handing over your money. , You can walk into a pawn shop or thrift store and have a 2000 movie collection for $2000. It is going to be 95% garbage. Think and plan your buys. Don't think about having the biggest collection. That's not going to happen. Just buy what you will watch again, and love that you own it.
I wish I had the money that I have thrown away over the past 33 years. I bought lots of VHS, then the same movie on DVD, then the same on HDDVD, then BluRay and now 4K. I have close to 3000 titles of which about 1200 are DVD, 1500 Bluray and probably 300 4K. Except for the movies that are rare and only on DVD I doubt I will ever watch a DVD again!😢😢😢
I'm not a collector and find it extremely hard to relate. Maybe your viewers are all collectors, but I'm not. I got into disc media because for a few reasons: 1. I rip every movie to my NAS and play them over Plex. I have 6 external UHD Blu-ray drives connected to my PC, and I've ripped over 300 movies since April 2023. 2. The quality is much higher than streaming. I was having issues with my $20K (literally) sound system sounding like crap for many movies. Calibrating, speaker placement, mounting my heights; going to a $10K amp and pre-pro. Nothing fixed it... That is, until I switched to disc media. It's the audio that was the issue, not the video. I'm more sensitive to low-quality video now too, but compressed audio is just so bad. I even went back and re-ripped all my CDs to FLAC. It's such a subtle difference, but it's noticeable when I don't enjoy the movie as much. 3. It became problematic to keep renting movies for $4-8. I have 3 kids, and each kid means I have to rent the movie more times; also, my kids can't rewatch movies they like. One sitting isn't enough for them to remember everything. 4. I don't like censorship or the inability to watch good movies on streaming services. Many are only available on disc and even still, more are out-of-print or only available on DVD. And I'm well aware streaming services magically change or remove what you own. It happened to me on Steam with a game I bought. Another company picked it up, patched it into a different game, and poof, my version disappeared. 5. I want my kids to have access to these movies as a learning tool. I'm homeschooling, so it's important to teach my kids somehow, and there were a ton of movies that left a lasting impact on my life, but also, it's good to know where societal references come from and the history of America through filmmaking. 6. I want to own things I purchase. I never purchased digitally because they don't let you download the files. I don't own anything then! I saw UV go out. Why would I ever buy a digital movie? And like I said, quality is bad. Discs have the advantage of being crackable, so you can use MakeMKV to rip the whole selection. BONUS 1: I prefer Plex because I can use MKVToolNix to combine multi-disc movies into one file like Ben-hur and Zach Snyder's Justice League. Not like it's every movie though. BONUS 2: A few of my discs came with other movies on them. Plex also allows me to surface those movies in my collection rather than having to _know_ they're on those discs. I keep all my discs. If I buy and rip a movie, I'm keeping the disc. It's not moral to sell it back into the used market now that I've ripped it. To me, it's not a healthy hobby to collect for the sake of collecting. I only wanna buy movies I'm gonna watch or will eventually watch with my kids. I spent over $10K on board games in years from 2016-2019. By 2020, I started culling my collection because, like you, I didn't know what I was in for or how many games there were to buy or how releases worked. Many of the games I bought originally, I sold. And after having kids and people stopped coming for game nights, I can't play most of the games I own anyway. I have to be very specific about what I buy at this point. In the past, I also had an issue buying Steam games I wouldn't play. I think a service like Game Pass would've been good for me to try out games at the time, but I like to own things. I remember looking up my Steam spending in 2013: $5K. Yeah... After seeing that, the next year was $1.2K, and I've kept it lower and lower each year. After having kids, I also stopped buying and even playing games. Most games aren't fun to play by myself in the dark after the kids have gone to bed. My wife used to stay up late with me, but she sleeps early now because they get up so early. Lastly, the biggest thing I've learned is that if I die, my kids have to deal with all my stuff. I have a LOT of _stuff_. They don't and won't know the value of it or how to get rid of it. At least, I can pass on my Steam account or all these movies to my kids, but who's to say they're gonna appreciate the same things I appreciate? Solving this issue is still a work-in-progress for me.
Speaking as someone who has run a review series for the past 6 years, where I mess up the most is when I buy wrong versions of the movie or whatever I'm looking for. This mostly applies to VHS, I try to get the same releases I had when I was younger, and a few times, I bought an earlier version or something incorrect, and it sucks. One thing I'm trying to avoid these days is buying region-locked Blu-Rays. I did that for my wife once, I think it was a BR set for Critters, and it was the wrong region, and it wouldn't play in any of our Blu-Ray players... On that note, there's a few collection sets of classic horror movies from Universal. More obscure movies like The Mad Ghoul, Man-Made Monster, Jungle Woman, what have you. I'd love to have them all in my collection, I do so like B&W Universal, but every listing I see has them as "Region A", which is America only, so that's no good for me. I'd buy one to test and see if they're actually region-free, but each set costs $50 minimum, before shipping and import charges, so I don't feel comfortable taking that chance.
I never liked the word "collector" for films or even music. One should buy what one likes or means something to them. Collecting is something completely different than loving film. It has more to do with the physical aspect of it than the content. Content should always come first.
My mistake was the same as your first. I bought everything at the start. Well, almost. I was buying (in the DVD Era) all the big movies that were released. 99 percent of the time I was interested in them and with a collection of, at least, a couple of hundreds I just regret buying very few. That being said, now I do regret having bought so many. Because I bought from things I really, really wanted to just things I was just interested in. For instance, when I started with BD I made the choice of 1. upgrading just my favorites movies and 2. getting just the movies I wanted. As for DVDs (while rarely because, as said, now I get what I REALLY want) I just get what I just like. I want to own it but I´m not THAT interested that I want to have it on BD. And, for the most part, I get everything used. I´d only buy new movies that I want to support and/or in Black Friday. Other than that I get them used. PS I also wished that, mainly, back in the DVD Era there was a true difference between regular DVDs and Special/Collector´s. Not only in terms of what Special Features they had but also in the price. That way people that really wanted to have all the Special Feautures would pay what it deserved (let´s say $25) and really enjoy the content while if you´d just enjoy the movie you could get a bare bones regular release for $5-$10. That way: the label had actual meaning, people would pay what they really wanted and the Special Features wouldn´t go to waste. ...but in reality that wasn´t the case. As such, most people would get the Special Edition of a movie even though they didn´t care that much for it just because the difference in price between that one an the regular were just a few bucks. I know I was guilty of that. And to this day I´m sad that I have, let´s say, T2: Ultimate Ed. and I never watched a single Extra. But when I bought it was too affordable. I also believe that having those differences in prices/quantities in Special Features most people would have got what they really wanted and later on we wouldn´t have seen so many DVDs either being sold second hand or worst...thrown to the garbage because they didn´t mean nothing to those people.
One thing which I don't get is why some collectors have duplicates. I see some collectors with like 4 or 5 of the same film (obviously different types- steelbooks, blu rays, VHS, ect.). Usually I sell one if I buy another one, for instance I recently got Reservoir Dogs on 4K so I sold my blu ray
I already had a substantial collection growing since the late 90s, the way I add to it now is movies and TV Series that I remember fondly on Amazon or eBay (depending on price) and the shotgun approach at places like Family Dollar or a thrift store where the movies are like $2 around twice a month. At over 700 movies and over 3000 episodes, am I ever gonna watch ever single one of them? Of course not. But the wealth of choice is there, and there's no telling what I'll feel like watching any given day.
Great TIPs. I was the same way 30 years ago when I started my Laserdisc collection {mostly horror} that is now sold off. I waited 10 years before making the switch to Blu Ray from DVD. Now I only buy 4K, no more Blu Ray as 4K is the final word on 5" disc. I am glad I waited so long to buy Blu Ray {released 2009 mostly single layered discs} as transfers got better and many films were released multiple times. We are at a point now where most 4Ks are fantastic looking. Funny how you did not know the difference between DVD and Blu Ray, all good though because now you have the knowledge. I still run into people that think an MP3 is the same quality as audio CD. Also the tech in 4K players are much better than old Blu Ray players, they were slow to load and were build like tanks. Right now is a great time to get into 4K film collecting as they look and sound awesome and are limited compared to the DVD era when a film was pressed in millions of copies.
I’ve been reading that Terminators 4k are terrible specifically Judgement Day. Should i buy the whole collection of Terminators and ignore the fact that they’re not good ?? Or i should just buy the Blu Ray versions ?
lol #2! I am building my first stereo system for an audio collection and accidentally bought the wrong subwoofer type. Luckily it was thrift so not too much coin 😅 also love #4 gotta budget and make the budget reflect your priorities! awesome video
This is an excellent video taking about this Jeff. I used to blind but on movies a lot just based on the cover just because I think it looked cool and then I watch the movie and then end up not liking it. Buying used is also good but always remember to check the disc especially if you buy at thrift stores if you're buying any physical Media there.
@@JeffRauseo no need to apologize my man- i probably owe you a nice dinner for all the good/bad discs you've talked me into/out of buying. Just wanted to give you a heads up in case you didn't know!
I love collecting, but unfortunately I was born later than the prime time for the stuff I like. Now everything I really want requires "fuck you" money and the "botique labels" have caught on to the collector market enough that they intentionally limit initial releases to create demand, then people with credit cards buy up 10 copies a piece and throw them on ebay for hundreds of dollars just for the companies to "discover" a few more copies after everyone makes their money flipping. Now I just buy shit if I stumble apon a deal but I gave up on the rat race and the whole concept of treating collecting as an alternative stock market. It just kind of feels like lots of the collectors these days aren't passionate fans as much as they are trust fund babies with an expendable income and a passive interest in nostalgia. After a few years of keeping up I realized I wasn't doing it for me, but rather doing it for the opportunity to impress other people with my collection and since I lost most of my friends it didn't exactly make sense anymore. I buy dvds more than anything just because i love the movie, for the most part the high def BS isn't a big enough deal for me to justify 50 bucks on a blu ray over 15 for the dvd copy. As long as I'm curating a watchable copy of a film I'm good
Great video! I think all collectors make mistakes from time to time. I did with #2 and #5. I got 4K and really didn’t understand the technology and wonders of HDR. Later I got a Dolby Vision / HDR 10+ TV and noticed a big boost in UHD. As far as community I wasn’t involved. By getting involved I found useful info in which editions to upgrade to or which to skip.
Still watching it, its good but ive no idea why you were buying everything even stuff you have not seen like WHY, every 4k,blu-ray or Dvd i have i have seen . Ihave a lot of steelbooks, some rare, some were rare and now i have them, recent Steelbooks, Duel with japanese artwork, Maniac Cop, An american werewolf in London, still need Terminator 3 Steelbook and Blade 2 too expensive . Hey do you know if Mission Impossible Fallout on Steelbook/4k is Rare theres some on ebay but prices vary maybe it is Rare. Also i buy only films i like, and if i have to settle for a dvd like the remake of the three musketeers then i will have to settle for the dvd, annoys me we cannot have Die Hard 2/3 on 4k, by the way i am not a Disney plus subscriber been there done that.
I have made all of these mistakes concerning DVD's . 1/3 of my collection I have not watched and probably never will. I thinking buying the stuff than be a form of 'addiction' . That may sound extreme but many of your fans may agree . I'm going to find a way to sell many of the DVD's I have when I can figure out how I am going to do this . My DVD's are in prestine condition . Any advice would be helpful .
Looking at my collection it’s nothing but action movies, I really need to expand my horizons. And my wife’s collection is nothing but romcoms. I guess we like what we like.
Collection can dangerously crossed over to hoarding. I borrowed blu-rays from my local libraries and ripped the one I like. I buy 4k that I know I like to rewatch.
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Thanks God im poor to buy everything. Im obliged to buy consciously
The biggest mistake I made at the beginning of collecting was not being patient. If it is not a limited release, wait, wait and wait. The price will go down. I spent $70 on some boxsets when I could have waited six months for them to go down under $50.
I personally only buy movies that I like enough to rewatch but I buy the highest quality available. I don’t worry about special editions or limited releases. I currently have a collection of about 550 movies, which isn’t a lot but it’s a solid collection of movies I love.
So true concerning the first point. I see all of these collections shown on here and they almost all seem to be filled with stuff the person has never seen or maybe even doesn't care for, etc, it's just about 'having it in the collection' - that's just stupid to me. I own 800 blu rays/4ks and I like every single one - that's why I have them.
There are people out there who would really love to own a certain obscure old movie to actually enjoy watching it but can't even find it because some d***-wad "collector" is scoffing them all up and didn't even watch it, and if they did watch it once but didn't like it, they still won't sell it 'cause they're "collectors", but if they do sell it, they'll price-gauge it during an economic crisis after its gone OOP, or jack the slip-cover to do the same, so the person with the itch to see that old movie they remember from their youth will try to find it through streaming and then down the sh**** goes physical media.
My mistake was that I thought the bluray or 4k was always going to look better than the dvd. So I had the dvd of ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN and sold it to buy the bluray. Big mistake. I been burned on other movies and I was burned on the SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER 4k so it still has happened to me. Now I know to wait for reviews first!
I don't have many 4k titles tonnes blu ray though, I'm currently buying my fave movies in 4k if get them cheap then giving my son my blu ray versions. (Batman movies, bond collection etc)
