@@LUCKO2022Yeah but buying physical means you can do that without relying on another device for it to exist, without being at risk, and also without committing a crime
I spent $380 on the Dark Shadows Collection new and on sale. It is 1,250 episodes on 131 DVDs. Took me a year to watch it. I loved it and started watching it again. So yes, I will continue to collect dvds.
I remember being stunned when I saw that DVDs STILL account for about 2/3 of disc sales. I was stunned since virtually everyone has a 4K TV by now because 4K TVs are so dirt cheap. I don't know if it's because DVDs cost less or if people think DVDs look good enough.
I love the TV series Alias (starring Jennifer Garner). But unfortunately, I cannot find a blu-ray release so I bought the DVD releases for all five seasons of that show instead. I also like Panic Room and The Juror. I could not find a North American blu-ray release for both films so DVD may be the most accessible option for most North American physical media collectors. But I am glad that there are blu-ray releases of both movies in Spain that are region-free. I watched the blu-ray release of The Juror last night and it worked for me. I'm planning to buy the Spanish blu-ray release of Panic Room next based on my positive experience with the blu-ray release of The Juror.
A lot of the bluray stuff I have is very disappointing. For example I didn't like the colors of the "remaster" of Blade Runner at all. Lots of teal, used to be much more blue and colorful. They need to stop doing this to old movies..... and new movies too.
How I do it is: - Is it only on DVD? I'll buy it. - Is there a Blu-Ray release, but the Blu-Ray is out of print, or I can get the dvd very cheap from a flea market or pawn shop? I'll buy it. - Is the DVD a Special Edition with cool extras, but the Blu-Ray is just the movie/show? I'll buy it. - Is it a Tokusatsu DVD that comes with a pack-in toy? I'll buy it. Hell, I sometimes even buy VHS. In fact, there are some films/shows, where VHS is the only option.
100%. Especially if you love low budget and obscure horror and action films. Quite a few never made it past vhs level. Keeping these old films and shows on past formats is really tv and film conservation.
The #1 best reason to own any physical copy of a movie is the first reason you listed off: After all of the years of preaching against piracy, these studios have made it so that, after you've been to theaters to see it, bought it on vhs, then dvd, then blu ray, well now you're expected to pay a monthly fee to be allowed to watch your movie you've legitimately paid for, and a portion of the time, you still don't have anywhere to watch it, you still have to pay to rent John Carpenter's 'the Thing', among other titles, through RU-vid because no one is currently streaming it. To make it a little more relevant to your video here, as someone who celebrated the 2010 DVD release of X-Men, there are still the 5 or 6 Spider-Man episodes that crossover with that particular X-Men series. There's no legitimate release of these episodes, that I'm aware of. There are a few sellers on Amazon offering an unofficial release of two of the episodes, but. Hey, I would really like to not have to pay a monthly fee to still not be able to watch those particular episodes the first time they get taken down if they actually are streaming anywhere.
I ran into this problem recently. I wanted to watch The Abyss (hadn't seen it yet) but it wasn't streaming anywhere. I found out that not only was it not on any streaming platforms, but it was never converted to blu-ray. I ended up having to order a dvd off ebay just to finally watch it. That being said, I've been buying more dvds lately to help built my physical collection. They may not be Blu-ray quality, but at least they're in my library (and for a much lower cost)
Yeah, The Abyss is in Cameron’s catalogue of no Blu-Ray release movies, along with True Lies. The Abyss is such a great iconic movie, it’s crazy that it’s so hard to track down and watch.
That ABYSS DVD was non-anamorphic as well. I remember it being a huge deal when it was released in DVD because it was a direct port of the legendary laserdisc.
@@GeekTruth64 Just to let you know , that if you had a region free Blu ray player you could have , had your favorite films on blu ray from other countrys and still be able to play them
I still have all my DVDs and keeping them, when watched on a good Blu-ray player 'HD' upscaling the picture that is perfectly fine for me. In fact, in many cases I prefer that to Blu-ray because Blu-ray may not always be super sharp or it has a bad new grading, hence I'll just prefer the old DVD because I know in most cases it's not been tampered with by some goofy revisionist, thus being closer to how it's actually supposed to look. 4K, I'm never jumping on that bandwagon no siree.
There's a lot of movies and shows that look better on DVD than the new Blu Ray versions. A good example is a lot of retro anime that has this all the film grain removed and colors tampered with for the blu ray version. I honestly can't believe how bad some traditional cel anime looks on blue ray.
The difference price between DVDs vs Blu-rays can be staggering. I love Blu-rays but DVDs still look decent projected to an 8-foot screen and I can't always justify the higher price. And i just found flight of the navigator at a pawn shop! What a coincidence.
I like DVDs, I have finally rebuit my Collection from the old VHS days! It's taken me 15-18 years to rebuild my Collection. I have no interest in starting all over again in Blu-Ray! And the fact that some stuff is only out on Blu-Ray ticks me off.
As of July 2023, these are the following numbers for total individual title released media: DVD: 297,000+ Blu Ray: 39,000+ 4K: 1,200+ Blu Ray has been around for nearly 25 years and it still only has about 1/8 of the DVD library that exists. Needless to say, Blu Ray is NEVER going to catch up to DVD with all of its titles. There will always be DVD titles that will never appear on Blu Ray. 4K is even worse. It has arrived in a time where physical media is beginning to become a thing of the past. Major distributors are moving to digital media purchases. Not to mention for every great 4K transfer that we get, we get at least 1 or 2 TERRIBLE transfers of something else. DVD’s will always be the bulk of my media collection. They have never been more affordable then now and the same goes for Blu Ray.
No worries, i still collect dvds and blurays too. I own over 4000 titles in my collection. I dont see much difference between the formats and even though others prefer a HD format like 4k or if its in a steelbook, I'm satisfied with just owning the movies in general. Such is the reason i don't do streaming. You don't own any of the programming and they can pull it from streaming at any time without warning. I prefer dvd as my go-to format because those will play on ANY player no matter what it is.
This is a very nice video - thank you for sharing your reasons for buying DVDs - I fully agree! There are so many movies - especially old ones - you can't stream anywhere or even buy on Blu-ray. It's really sad that sometimes extremely expensive DVDs on the second-hand market are the only option to somehow watch a specific movie, but at least it's possible LOL
Ive been so frustrated with streaming services and such that i just started buying blurays and dvds again and its been alot of fun. Its great knowing i own what i buy, and some of the cool trinkets that come with physical media
Had the great honor of ordering the OPPENHEIMER 2 DVD set. When I received the set, I cracked that package open and popped the first disc into my 2020 Sony DVD player. Man, what an experience. Lot better than critics made it out to be. I've been collecting DVDs for 22 years now. No regrets....❤
Its so nice buying DVDs haha It has something special about It rather than go ultra 4k hdr dolby visionatmos and all that crap, just plein old good dvd 😍♥️
One of my reasons to own the DVD is the director's cut is only on DVD or the theatrical cut is only on DVD. occasionally there's other special features and I really love the movie and I originally bought the DVD and it has different artwork sometimes I want to have both artworks. I started with DVD and I thought it was good enough till I got into audio. There are some movies where there's a big jump in audio and picture quality with the Blu-ray. Honestly a lot of modern movies on DVD look pretty good because the technology is more advanced or maybe they're dual layer.For straight to video action movies, I've started to just stick with DVD.
Sometimes DVD is the only option AND it's expensive. I love the show MXC that used to show on SpikeTV. I was able to cop all 5 seasons but they were hard to come by and they cost me and arm and a leg. Worst part is that there are some episodes missing from the official release like the "Almost Live" episode guest starring Tony Hawk and the Halloween episodes due to licensing/IP issues on the characters they dressed up as. (Don't worry, I still got those episodes on digital bootlegs LOL). Sometimes older formats like DVD, VHS, Laser Disc, etc. are the only way to get some releases, we just got to deal with it as it is available. That's why I'm a proponent of people making everything digital and uploading it online for the sake of conserving some things from becoming lost media. Kinda jealous of your X-men cartoon collection. X-men, The Tick, and the 90s Spiderman series are like the holy trinity of 90s cartoons for me.
What's expensive is paying a monthly fee to rent a movie that can be taken away for any number of reasons while you're still renting it, rather than paying once or twice to own a physical copy.
@@alexoblivion9295 True, but if I pay $15 to Hbo max. If I wanted a 4k copy of a new release it be $15-50 depending on the title. So If I watch more than 1 movie I'm essentially saving my self $15 per movie I watch. If I paid $15 to netflix and binged watch 7 -9 seasons of the walking dead while also watching other content within that monthly period instead of paying almost $90 to own all of it on dvd I'd say it's well worth it.
I stopped buying DVD in 2008. Went over to HD-DVD, then Blu-Ray, then 4K UHD. Physical is more important than ever, because streaming services can easily censor movies digitally any time they want.
I also have a large collection of DVD's (800+ & counting) ranging from dramas, historical, documentaries, comedies, comedian's, old classics (gone with the wind, African queen,...to name a few), Westerns, tv series, cartoons, war movies, sci-fi,... We can watch to our hearts content when ever we want & we try to buy older ones to have uncut by today's PC police! 🧐
I'm a Blu-ray collector for the most part, and I refuse to attempt "upgrading" my collection to 4k. Blu-ray is perfect for me. I do own some 4k titles from gifts I got, and if the 4k happened to be cheaper than the actual Blu-ray. It happens often actually. I do still own many DVD titles that I do slowly upgrade to DVD as well. DVD is a great format. All of the reasons you've listed here are spot on. Great vid!
I'm a young collector with about 200 boxsets to my name. Mostly Blu-ray of course, but every DVD I have so far has been relegated to "it looks better on DVD." I compared Teen Titans (2003) on DVD and Blu-Ray and the DVD quality was "better" because DC did a lazy upscale for the Blu-Ray. I thought this would be true for Batman: The Animated Series, but apparently, they did proper remastering to the color and scans to the animated film that actually make the Blu-rays worth buying. Makes MY JOB HARDER when I can't tell if a Blu-ray is worth it or not.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a much better viewing experience on DVD than it is on streaming because it's not the bullshit HD "remaster" with bad color grading and bad cropping.
the digital dystopia is here. i went on amazon where i have bought almost all of my physical media over the last 10 years and there is none available. i just bought DVDs as late as 2 weeks ago and now there's NOTHING! Its all streaming trash. the stories about your digital purchases disappearing if the stars or directors say or do something bad are going to explode. actors whole careers are being wiped out if they criticize the woke madness is already happening, look at Ryan Reynolds. i wasn't paying attention until like 4 months ago when i saw all the videos warning of this coming. luckily i bought 99% of all the movies i wanted long ago. if you wanted physical media now ebay is your only option. i hope the normy freak who think streaming is the bees knees are happy.
I recently was on Amazon and experienced the same thing. My searches should have some physical media results, but only streaming options came up. Very concerning.
@@mark4163 streaming is trash. i subscribed to paramount plus just so i can see the superbowl. in the meantime i wanted to see if the thirsty nerds are right that picard season 3 is good. i cant tell because the site has crashed at least 10 times in the last 24 hours. i don't think its an accident. they are so scared someone will pirate their turd trek as if anyone cares. if the site crashes while i'm watching the game i will cancel right there and then. i don't need to see the game that bad. screw cbs!
It will take a long time before every movie will be available for streaming, especially the lesser known movies. Same reason people still collect VHS. Some version of movies can only be found on VHS. Also, i bet AI will be able to upscale dvd video to high resolution with high quality in the near future.
DVDs are perfectly fine in the absence of a higher definition release or if there is no other way to own/watch a particular title. Everything won't make it to Bluray. Sometimes the dvd will have nicer cover art or packaging and more extensive extras too.
Let’s not forget how many obscure ands semi-cult or popular indie films and not politically correct films from the 70s/80s/90s will NOT ever be put on blu ray and alot you can’t find on streaming services. My biggest reason for still collecting DVDS. Get a good tv, upscaling dvd player or video game console and dvds don’t look all that bad
The algorithm sent your post to me (a little late, but totally entertaining). About a third of my collection is on DVD, of which about 100 have never had a Blu Ray release. I find myself searching for movies that I enjoyed on DVDs that have never been upgraded for whatever reason. Sometimes I'll purchase a DVD even if a Blu Ray is available but too expensive. Sometimes I'll keep my DVD even if a Blu Ray has been released because the source used to make the DVD is near perfect. Why double dip when i can get 2-3 different, used DVDs for the price of one Blu Ray? Im collecting for my entertainment, not for keeping up with the Jones.
I recently ran into the "not available" problem when I went to get The Village on Blu-Ray. To my shock, it was not available, even though many of Shyamalan's lesser films have made the jump. Why in the world is The Village not on Blu-Ray? I have no idea. But I ended up buying the DVD instead. One other thing I can comment is that the validity of watching DVDs in 2023 has a LOT to do with your player. On my Xbox One they look terrible but on my dedicated 4K player they look much better.
I got rid of all my DVDs. Most of them were burned anyway 😂I have mostly 4k blu rays, it’s the last frontier for physical media and I feel like it’s worth owning the best available quality for each of my favorite movies - and they may be worth more in the future.
My pros and cons for physical media. Pros Yours to keep forever. Don't have to rely on WiFi. You can watch them in your own time. Nostlagic. Cons Scratch easily if not handed correctly. Some films are impossible to buy on DVD or Bluray. Too much space and you end up watching the same films instead of watching every single film.
I prefer ownership and physical possession of property. I never even bought a Blue Ray player and have no intention at this point of getting one. I can't see the need. I totally satisfied with my large library of DVD. I also still collect VHS programing and buy VHS players and recorders so I never have worry if one stops functioning. I get them CHEAP! I like that. I'm not a geek at all so the things important to geeks aren't to me. I don't need lots of bells and whistles for my viewing pleasure. I'm 71 and proof you can't teach an old dog new tricks.
I collect modern movies on DVD (2000 - ) and older movies on Blu Ray (1950s - 1990s). Getting older movies on BR makes more sense and really sells what makes Blu Ray great
Many things look better on dvd ever seen an old monster movie or earl CGI it can get pretty ugly. Many movies are on DVD and hard to get at that. It's a matter of you want control or to be controlled.
I have so much 4K movies, that I have no interest watching even regular blu rays. I don't care what that movie it is, I will never watch dvd again. I will wait 10 years for better version and in that time watch different movies.
Blueray players have great up coverting DVD features through the HDMI cable, look way better than older DVD players. I tested DVD players side by side... Up conversation players kept DVD's alive.
I recently got back into collecting. Been focusing on tv shows mainly. This year I've picked up. Power rangers s1-19 + the movie dvd Cartoon Network: Dexter's Laboratory, Power Puff girls, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, Ed Edd n Eddy dvd Pokemon indigo league dvd / Teen Titans blu ray Digimon s1-4 dvd Death Note blu ray He man and the Masters of the Universe complete series dvd Scooby doo - Most of them Aqua Teen Hungar Force complete series dvd King of the Hill complete series dvd South Park s1-26 blu ray beavis and butthead complete series dvd Rugrats complete series dvd Boondocks complete series dvd Sabrina the teenage witch complete series dvd Becker complete series dvd Buffy the Vampire Slayer complete series dvd Ghost whisperer complete series dvd Dexter + New blood complete series blu ray The 100 complete series blu ray The Last Kingdom complete series blu ray The walking dead complete series blu ray Doctor who s1-13 complete series dvd 2 broke girs complete series dvd Reno 911 complete series dvd Sliders complete series dvd
The VERY First DVD release: TWISTER by Jan de Bont was available in late 90s. The 4K was released this month July 2024 (more than 25 years later) and probably because of the sequel that is premiering this month on theaters. Many New movies get a 4k release several years later after the Bluray release. Hate streaming services😡. Oh! by the way that Two Brothers movie is awesome and I don't think there was no CGI on it with the Tigers which makes it more awesome. Worth watching it.😊
I now have ONE sealed Blu ray copy of "Cocoon" to keep. It's been out of print since 1989. The guy that won my auction on e-bay got my other sealed one for only $20.00 and he did not even have the courtesy of leaving me feedback What a weasel. It should have gone in the price range of $100.00 to $150.00 dollars. I don't think it will ever be re-released. I could be wrong. It's super rare. Glad I bought two sealed up copies on Blu Ray but I wish it had performed better on e-bay. It's not on any platforms. All The Best, --Tom Pennock
There’s absolutely no way I can sit through a movie at 480p if it’s my first watch. You’re missing a way too much detail and diluting your experience. DVDs are fine for movies you’ve already seen and experienced properly the first time. Other than that, it’s a pretty outdated useless format. I can’t even remember the last time I watched, owned or purchased a DVD it’s been that long. It’s hard to even give these things away unless it’s bulk and a good selection.
Many movies I can only watch once or twice. $1 DVDs at thrift stores can be a great option for that. The theatrical cut of Amadeus (1984) never made it to Blu-ray or streaming, DVD only. Sometimes an out-of-print Blu-ray like Splash (1984) is extremely expensive, but the DVD is not.
99.9 percent of my physical media collection is DVD. The only reason I have 1 single blu ray is because I movie I really loved was only released in bluray- I even had to buy a blu ray player just for that one movie haha. I HATE bluray cases, their color, their size, and their shape. Thats the main reason why I dont buy blurays.
Yeah I have upgraded to blue ray and 4k etc,but don’t mind dvd .Some stuff does nt come out on b.ray.Also streaming I ve noticed is censored,even benign things.Re mastered dvd s good quality even on my 58 inch. Some original not remastered discs a bit ropey,2010 space odyssey ,massive black lines and picture falls to bits.But interesting to see how far we have come in twenty or so years .Gone from 32 inch screens to 70 inch,we are so spoiled…..!
The majority of Television shows from the golden age until the 90s were all on DVD. All the Norman Lear and other shows were filmed on tape and are perfectly fine on DVD. I have the Wonder Years and a dozen or so other classic shows on DVD that Im happy if they dont end up on blu ray
Being a dvd collector if I'm in the mood to watch a good thriller I'll just go to my dvd shelf and pop in silence of the lambs or seven and kick back and enjoy and it turns you into a film historian of sorts.
The Disney Movie Club sucks and shouldn't exist but it can be much better if you have friends of families who want to buy a bunch of the exclusive stuff and you work out the averages. Still, it's work to have to reject the monthly title month after month.
There are still a lot of movies that are on DVD but not Blu-ray. Then some do get a Blu-ray release but it's very limited and goes out of print before you can even blink.
We never stopped buying Blu-ray, DVD and 4K's. DVD's are upscaled on most players and there's no issue with picture quality. We have literally two-thousand+ movies and series' in our collection, with discs in 16 ring binders, plastic cases binned, and the collection managed on a simple spreadsheet. Takes up no space at all. Most of our movies are not on any streaming service as have been the best movies and series we have ever watched. We hate liberalism and wokery - the definition of streaming sites - and haven't streamed anything for countless years.
Rob burnett talks about how Disney is stinking with releasing movies to be transferred to blueray and 4k I like his and Deiter Bastian channel lets get physical media
Collect DVDs why because there are a lot of movies that are out there that may never make it to Blu-ray or 4K for me it's the cheapest way to own movies
I’m a big physical media fan myself & I’ve just purchased A Bronx Tale on dvd for £6 as the blu-ray is so expensive here in the uk! Cheapest I could find was £30 on blu-ray (used as well)
There are some movies where it's just wholly unnecessary to pay double or triple for the improved picture quality. I still buy DVD even for movies with blu ray releases. The best picture quality is important for some movies, but for a good portion of them, it doesn't make a meaningful difference to me.
My reason to buy DVD over BD or 4K, the price. If I am in the mood to watch a random movie that I don't love, I will buy the DVD. Why pay $25 - $40 for a HD movie when I am only going to watch it once? Or go to the library first before I blind buy.
Depends on the film. Sometimes you don’t need amazing quality, especially if the film already looks good, or doesn’t have to look better. Dvd quality can be nostalgic. Flight of the Navigator is great. Have a lot of good memories of that
Been on a bit of a buying spree lately. Picked up all of these on various formats Ichi The Killer Wolf of Wall Street Ghost World Three Extremes The Happiness of the Katakuris John Wick 3 Ong Bak Trilogy Shinya Tsukamoto’s Solid Metal Nightmares box set Paris Texas The Man Who Wasn’t There Ghost in the Shell 2 Rorouni Kenshin 2 and 3 Fubar Wild at Heart The Wild Bunch Perfect Blue Vampire’s Kiss 13 Assassins/Blade of the Immortal Oldboy The Man From Nowhere Lucky The Piano Teacher I Saw the Devil
Reason #5 is that ripping DVDs onto your computer is more convenient. More softwares available, they take up less hard drive space, portable DVD drives are cheaper than portable blu-ray drives. You can rip the entire thing (menus and all) to a .ISO for both to burn later, but fewer programs play blu-ray ISO files for some reason. It's not that compelling of a reason, but it is one.
I like collecting nature documentaries and about half of the discs I have are DVDs. BBC documentaries are consistently put on Blu-ray but for some reason Nat Geo and PBS nature rarely release on Blu-ray. I would definitely prefer the better picture quality and audio, but I am forced to take what I can get.
One dvd set I own that Warner Bros only released the first season of is The Drew Carey Show, loved it when I was a kid and still enjoy watching that show now.
