The Death of Physical Media 

I'm pretty sure the EMP would fry your CD player as well, so...

@@Takeshi357 haha good point - will have to figure out a way to protect my stuff then!

@@coffeeintheface start by using tin hat foil maybe it will help with to set your priority right

i haven’t seen the LotR trilogy in so long! I’ll definitely look into those features!!

And people don't give a shit of about physical media

May I ask you why you watch the video in the first place then

No, you may not ask.

honestly, great observation. we’re just living in cycles lol

Good points

Yep the first DVD I purchased was the Lord of the rings the fellowship of the ring. I was already 20 or late teens. I grew up with with VHS.

We’re in cycles 😅 soon it’ll be “my favorite netflix movie growing up”

what’re some of your favorite pickups so far?

They're not very well known for making smart decisions

@@DavidMartinez-ce3lp This definitely isn't one. 🤣🤣🤣😢😢🤷‍♀️

Not even close. They have loads of real world data showing that this aspect of their sales are easy to lose. They're making the vast majority of their money on other area's sales like electronics and all else they stock. I'm not a fan of their decision but the math for them is crystal clear, otherwise they wouldn't be doing this.

Definitely! i’ve been going to Barnes & Noble and they have a great selection! i still think it’s dumb that bestbuy is moving their discs to online only

@JadenAndrada they're not selling online either, once the inventory is gone they will be done.

It's also hopefully a boost for indie boutique sellers like DiabolikDVD - I mention them because they have a good selection and service and I've bought from them.

I think it's less about the DVD being available but that Bluray and 4k Ultra Bluray players are uncommon and very expensive. When Blurays were relatively new in 2008-2011, the Bluray players were widely available at low prices. I think I got one for $45. There aren't good 4k players around for $100. They cost like $160 to $250, which is more money than a lot of people are willing to pay, causing people to just keep playing DVDs because they already have one and are still cheap. The forgotten middle child, bluray players are about $90 and hard to find. Normally prices go down, not up. My bluray player broke about a year after I bought it, when I moved, and I never replaced it because I just watched it on my PC. However, movie studios don't want you to get and watch 4k movies. They forced manufacturers of Bluray readers and writers that go into computers to force firmware on them, that won't even read 4k UHD discs. They only want you to stream it, and only on the TV or streaming stick, not a PC. I broke down and bought a standalone 4k UHD Bluray player, so I could watch them in Dolby Vision. On my computer, I did alter the firmware to an older version that allows 4k discs to be read and backed up using my BDRW drive. The drives we buy for our computers, shouldn't have to be altered to use 4k discs, but Hollywood doesn't want that. A few years ago I bought PowerDVD 19 Ultra and use it to play 4k movies. It plays 4k mkv files excellently but only in HDR, not Dolby Vision. I would consider upgrading but newer versions didn't seem to work with DV either, so no reason to. Hollywood is trying to kill physical media by using playback restrictions, limiting what region a bluray can play in and trying to make 4k discs unusable on computers. They know if they made it easier to use, physical media would be more popular, but they choose not to. I like the option of watching a movie on a streaming service or by playing a disc or watching on my computer. If you choose streaming only, you're playing into their hands and are subject to content being removed at any time at the streaming companies discretion. You're subject to them altering and censoring content, without even disclosing that they changed it. Protect yourself and get physical media, or at least archive to storage, so it won't be taken from you.

i do, but definitely use streaming more than the CD’s 😅 but #KeepAnalogAlive

ill never get rid of my blade runner blue ray...never @@JadenAndrada

​@@JadenAndrada cds are digital not analog......

thank you! honestly, i think we’ll be alright as well. but i hope more people can appreciate why they should own their media!

It is thats the proof of it. Thats why im collecting vhs, dvd, exetera..

Good. That means other people have more to choose from at thrift stores, yard sales, and ebay!

Yeah those Criterion’s cost me an arm and a leg and you’d bet I watched all of the extras so i knew i was getting my moneys worth 😅

sorry 😞

Very good comparison with magazines, most tv series are priced similarly in blu ray as well. and for the MCU i jumped ship after the first batch of shows came out :/

@@JadenAndrada appreciate the vid on physical media!

They're priced high because Disney is greedy. I want the 4k Avatar Collectors edition but I'm not paying $50 for it. When it drops under $40, I'll likely get it. Those series have already gone on sale, after a couple of months. They started out overpriced. For what they're charging, they should have included more than one season. Prey was a great movie but $42 for the steelbook. Too much for me to pick up. As for the series they put out on physical, I liked Mandalorian Season 1, but that's about it. I don't have Disney's streaming service either. They've oversaturated the Star Wars and Marvel brands by a long shot. Like many others, I have super-hero fatigue.

🤣 bro's trolling a 47 sub channel 🤣 I think its clear who needs to leave the house 🤣 day made 🙏

LOOOOOOOL