Blu-ray As Fast As Possible

Although optical discs are widely considered to be on the way out, Blu-ray discs offer advantages over streaming video...
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[@RRW359]

Also, even 1080p videos from places like netflix are generally more compressed than Blu Ray (less colors, more articacts, ect.). It's not much, but it can be compounded with other factors. You also know when getting a Blu-Ray (or DVD) that you are giving money to the studio if you like the movie, and you PERMENANTLY own the movie. On streaming services, things can change. The service could pull the video for some reason, or it could go out of business entirely (unlikely for something like netflix, but the future is always changing). If you have it on Blu-Ray or DVD, as long as you have the working disc, a player, a TV that can connect with your player, and electricity, you will always be able to watch it legally.

[@aakarsh1280]

Haha 4k go brrr

[@adrianbergqvist8622]

It feels somewhat sharper and the film grain effect is much more noticable on blu-ray than netflix since netflix compression removes it. Also dark scenes looks 10x better than on streaming services. If you compare the skin details, it looks like look like beige mud on the streaming services.

[@thomashisted5984]

Also, many companies remove scenes from movies when they become controversial etc. so you might lose out on some of the movie

[@ehheboi]

that's why i use IPT, rarbg to download full BD files 😹

[@johnwayneasgenghiskhan4699]

Netflix was so much better back in the day before other studios began their own streaming services. Also when they ended DVD service they took a huge hit in content as well.

[@kempessfa1946]

Streaming films are still compressed and the image quality just doesn't compare with a Blu Ray.

[@Keyakina]

but when you download, it isn't capped

[@kempessfa1946]

Sjard Willems v It actually is though.

[@Erowens98]

Torrents are occasionally full quality but i have yet to see a legit download that isn't too compressed.

[@AustinLineKJB]

Kempes SFA Disc are becoming obsolete, and you can't say they're not because they are weak and easily scratched. So no matter how many gigabytes they claim to store, cartridges will always be better.

[@applescruff1969]

Redstone Tech If you're talking about Compact Disc, Or DVD, you're right. But if you're talking about Blu-Ray, you can't be farther from the truth. For example, Blu-Ray's look better, offer extras, has surround sound, It doesn't eat up internet to use, etc. To say that they are becoming obselete is ridiculous.

[@Chronoflation]

I love my blu rays. Sure, I don't really have a setup that makes good use of the audio, but I love all the bonus features that come on them, and I never have to worry about a quality drop cause my signal dips for any amount of time, or goes out. I think I'll always be a physical media guy to some degree though

[@rahulsemwal569]

Don't they cost too much

[@Chronoflation]

@@rahulsemwal569 not really. They go on sale all the time. So long as you don't rush to get physical media on day one and track a budget for it, it's not that hard to afford a few every so often or even every month

[@MrUnknownuser164]

Have you ever tried using a Playstation 3 on a CRT HDTV over a component connection? That would be the ultimate Blu-ray experience. CRT HDTVs have better responsiveness and more contrast than digital flat panels. You'd be able to get native YCbCr color space over a component connection instead of having to convert to limited RGB over HDMI.

[@Chronoflation]

@@MrUnknownuser164 I haven't but now I really want to. Man, I need to get myself a good HD CRT. Something good to play my retro consoles alone would feel worth it to me, but I'm sure that blu-rays would look amazing on one

[@MrUnknownuser164]

@@Chronoflation I'd personally limit usage of retro consoles to ordinary standard definition CRTs with composite (480i). I specifically mentioned the Playstation 3 because it's the only console capable of displaying Blu-ray discs on an analog HDTV over component (1080i). I personally want to be able to get an external HD-DVD drive for my old Xbox 360 S, along with getting a CRT HDTV (since I already have the component cable), but that would be a lot of effort.

[@4strokeperro949]

Can't wait for ultraviolet-ray discs

[@radomiami]

actually that might happin

[@mark_r49]

Or x rays!

[@flying_Night_slasher]

I'll be ready with my radaway when gamma Ray discs come out.

[@cyrusehambaram3195]

flying_Night_slasher everyone will get cancer you idiot

[@RobertK1993]

Lower wavelength of the Blue laser to 205nm Violet.

[@MultiMarvelGeek]

I still get shocked by DVD video and sound quality because I used to watch VHS tapes all the freaking time. Blu-ray just blows my mind even further.

[@stephensnell5707]

I still watch VHS Tapes even in 2023 and I also use CDs and DVDs

[@kappatalism6969]

that was a really organic transition to linda

[@calvesman.willem]

it went silky smooth

[@KabooM1067]

+hahahahahatimes5 I guess they ran out of 'speaking of' lines :')

[@RaqibZaman]

+hahahahahatimes5 Is Linda.com actually any good? It looks like spam...

[@howtobeanoob278]

+Raqib Zaman Lynda*.com is apparently very good. Very many techies that feel like mastering something new seem to go that route (not just talking about people who are sponsored). I guess you could try that 10 day-thingy if you actually feel like learing something. (I have never tried it, but it actually seems really good.)

[@DeclanMerrington]

+hahahahahatimes5 LYNDA DOT COM

[@M390VI]

Suggestion for an episode "Data caps As Fast As Possible"

[@emclarke01]

Yes!

[@failnot3]

+M390VI Many of us don't have it, and I think in 2016 is plain upsurd to have a data cap on your home network. I have a 30/30 mbit internet for 5$ a month without a data cap. I feel so luky. I think that data cap is something before 2005, with everything evolving these day and "internet of things" I feel so bad when someone says that he/she have a data cap. (Sorry for my EN, it's my third language)

[@RACCHIETTO]

Monthly data caps afap: they should be illegal.

[@vanthome]

+Drago Ivanov (DragonTechStudio) I know it is so weird, I don't know if the USA still have them, but for example in the Netherlands there are no data caps on home internet connections, but across the border in Belgium there are. And there is not really a good reason to I think

[@vanthome]

+goeiecool9999 Well here I have 1000/1000, no cap tv and phone for 55€, and its amazing, imagine having a 500gb data cap with these speeds

[@lilturk726]

I must be really old, because I still like physical media. I buy Blu-Rays, PS4 games and Xbox One games physically. My reasoning behind that is that: 1. I like looking at the games/movies on my wall 2. I like being able to lend games/movies out 3. If I ever go to sell a system it's nice to be able to keep some games for myself and not be forced to sell all of them.

[@lancelindlelee7256]

Wait, you have both consoles?

But you don't sell your games with your system, the ownership is bound to the account, not the console.

[@mariairina6213]

Welp... I am a PC Gamer.... all i use is Steam... FML

[@lilturk726]

Lance Lindle Lee LoL yeah, _and_ a gaming PC. Just please don't tell the Mustard Race that I play consoles. I'll be banned from the clubhouse if they find out.

[@deviantartfan1]

+lilturk726 It's refreshing to see a fellow pc gamer that doesn't discriminate against console gamers. I personally still play several things on my ps4 (and PCMR can pry my Gamecube from my cold, dead hands).

[@Fr0sTy327]

I'm a movie collector, so I always get my favorite movies on Blu-Ray. I'd still rather have a physical copy over digital.

[@michaelbeckerman7532]

What's pushing customers right back into owning physical media today is that streaming services are raising their prices to the point where they are no longer affordable or seen as being a good value. Also, people are finally starting to realize now that just because your favorite film is available to stream today doesn't me that it will still be on-line next week or next year. Streamers change out their catalogs all the time. Also, if your Internet connection happens to go down for any reason, well, then you won't be streaming anything until it comes back up.

[@joesycamore2899]

I will never get rid of my Blu-ray disc collection

[@Mariofans-gn1lu]

why dont u buy 480p dvds

[@douglasfreeman3229]

That's what I said about my reels of Super 8mm films. And my VHS tapes.

[@DejikoFan]

Does anyone else feel like physical media doesn't get a lot of love anymore?

[@hsnzmx]

ArousedJelly you're wrong.

[@quack1119]

He's Right Now

[@quack1119]

In This Time

[@maciejpieskasta493]

@@quack1119 I agree

[@brandenlucero]

physical > streaming

[@SavagePatch115]

I better start stacking up DVD discs. Gonna need to make sure I have ps2 backups for the rest of time

[@brandenlucero]

lil115slayer i use McBoot to turn my PS2 games into digital and play them on the PS2 with a hard drive. that way i dont put anymore wear and tear on the DVD drive (which is already messing up).

[@PieGaming87]

+Branden Lucero Why? I don't understand buying games on a disk. So what if you could go to the store and install the game before it downloads? If you lose, scratch, accidentally break or any number of other things you won't be able to play it anymore. Also, if you keep all of your disks and have never broken one good for you, but there's always a possibility. If you accidentally delete or somehow get rid of them unwillingly you can just redownload them.

[@brandenlucero]

PieGaming⁸⁷ because digital is tasteless. its like the argument with vinyl. the only thing going for digital is convenience, and nothing more, because its not superior in quality in any shame or form. i can proudly display physical copies on a shelf to look at, where as digital, i dont even get a game manual to look at it.

[@SavagePatch115]

+Branden Lucero I still haven't figured out how to do that. I got McBoot card

[@StaticBlaster]

4k resolution is beautiful and spectacular because of its new high dynamic range color resolution. And the audio track is definitely on a whole new level for your home theater system.

[@Mariofans-gn1lu]

why not dvds

[@2fernandoc1]

​@@Mariofans-gn1luThey dont have enough storage for high quality audio or video

[@noravanguard]

I love disc base media I hope they don't go out

[@chrisbaker8533]

3-5 years and there won't be any physical media any more. Too many companies have been going to the subscription/cloud based model for programs and distribution, so they don't have the added expense of shelf space in the local walmart. about the only thing keeping the disc industry afloat these days are the consoles, imho.

[@noravanguard]

yes and I cry a little ever time

[@HoloFlight_118]

At least they still used as ways to store video games

[@evooff]

@@chrisbaker8533 And how wrong you were. Another 5-10 years maybe?

[@myleswoods8371]

Chris Baker guess you was wrong

[@Agui007]

With DVD sound I notice the pitch is a bit higher and the films run faster. This explains how Blu Ray sounds and looks, more original. Thank for this! 👍🏼

[@JohnHitman]

Bitrates on blu-ray are around 25Mbps or more. Good luck streaming that without optic fiber on both sides. to compare HDTV bitrates are lower than 10Mbps

[@12dollarsand78cents]

You didn't make 1 bit of sense. Try logical speech next time.

[@ThePhoenixMapper]

@12dollarsand78cents | He made perfect sense, try reading basic English next time.

[@AlamoOriginal]

man this is 2016 and felt already so ancient, Dolby Atmos a new thing? lmfao how time flies

[@redlinerer]

in my opinion (at least in canada) netflix has certainly not replaced optical discs, and it has nothing to do with internet speed/data caps, it has to do with the lack of the high end content. i dont care for tv for the most part and would much rather have a blu-ray of a movie i actually want to watch rather than watch 10 b-movies or binge watch a tv series i dont care about on netflix. simply put, for me anyways netflix will only replace physical media when they can actually have EVERY movie available, including new releases on day one. on a side note, wow i cant believe blu-ray has already been out for 10 years, i feel old now thanks luke :P

[@velocity211]

You forgot to mention that the porn industry was the final nail in the coffin for HDDVD because they went with blu-ray instead

[@RobertK1993]

Blu ray disc being better quality also.

[@BruisedASScheeks]

I hate it when they tell me to click a link on their video and they forget to link the annotation to something.

[@nativetribe777]

lol

[@hachikiina]

its in more information list

[@lemons2300]

There are still annotations? I thought it died out by the late 2010s. Man I missed annotations.

[@SmashupMashups]

At first, I thought Blu-ray was inferior, but when I got Who Framed Roger Rabbit on Blu-ray in 2019, I was introduced into the world of high-definition movies and unlimited extras on a disc with a blue hue on the bottom.

[@AngelLuisTrinidad]

I don't think optical disks are on their way out, Samsung will be releasing the new 4K Blu-ray player that will play the new 100gb Blu-ray disks to accommodate 4K movies and videos. It will be the only way to watch true 4k quality on your 4k TV's. Hollywood will also be releasing 4k movies on this new 4k Blu-ray optical disks.

[@joejoe4games]

+Angel Luis Trinidad well you can stream video in "true" 4k but the bitrate is rather limited... 4k blu rays will have a bitrate of ~100Mb/s which would be impossible to steam for the majority of users...

[@AngelLuisTrinidad]

+joejoe4games Thanks for your comment, but I say the same thing on my comment, "4K Blu-ray player that will play the new 100gb Blu-ray disks to accommodate 4K movies and videos. It will be the only way to watch true 4k quality on your 4k TV's".

[@AngelLuisTrinidad]

+DanielRichards644 Correct, and also better sound quality, like Luke said on the video.

[@culodesobra]

I am pretty sure youre god, because youre everywhere

[@kap3214]

Umm, no? You can do what pirates have done for decades: download the lossless format and store it on your device. If you cannot stream it real-time, you can simply download it onto a storage device, "buffering" in a way. Especially when storage is cheap and becoming even cheaper. I see no practical reasons for storing media on optical disks, when you can just download everything onto a cheap HDD. And if it breaks, you can simply re-download it via servers. And even if servers break down, there is p2p which is virtually life-long. Just face it, the slow and fragile optical disks are becoming obsolete.

[@Shangori]

America still has a datacap? Really? That's...quite pathetic tbh. I have 500/500 optic fiber internet for 60 dollar a month.

[@UntouchedWagons]

+Shangori Yup data caps are still a thing in the US and Canada.

[@WolfsGamingBlog]

+Shangori There's a mix of capped and unlimited her in the UK, but on average speeds are pretty crap and prices equally so.

[@MrProteinK]

Just so you know, Luke is from Canada. In America, there are a few areas with a cap, not the whole country

[@steliospasiardes678]

+Shangori i got an 8 Mb/s for 40 euros per month i think. Cyprus is pathetic xD

[@MrProteinK]

We also have 1000/1000 for for $60-$70 too.

[@christiangobres5490]

We have a data cap of 30gb a month and 360p is HD to me.

[@brianharelick4962]

360p is literally not HD

[@daankouwen5081]

+Brian Harelick would you think sherlok?

[@AwesomeSauce7176]

Learn how metaphors work. Also, in many ways "high definition," aka "great definition" is a matter of opinion, his of which is influenced by the fact that he has little data and 360p is the highest resolution he can watch typically.

[@radomiami]

NOOOOOOOOOOO

[@SwagOver]

Chinochiii I have unlimited, but same.

[@iSk00L]

THIS GUY LOVES SHOUTING

[@motoryzen]

+iSk00L Not on the Wan show. People in twitch chat have complained about him being much more quiet than Linus. I think he's doing this on purpose to poke fun at all of us.

[@iSk00L]

tpcs LOL. If that's true, then props to him!

[@mlim23]

You didn't mention the god awful video compression of most streaming services.

[@TalesOfWar]

+mlim23 Even streamed 4K is lower bit rate than a 1080p Blu-ray. As a result most of them look no better than upscaled 1080p content despite being higher resolution to begin with.

[@thatdude0202]

+mlim23 You are exactly right. Big oversight not mentioning that. He is usually really thorough.

[@MyriadZX]

+mlim23 Maybe someday, when 100Mbps+ internet connections are the norm, we will have better than Blu-ray quality video stream.

[@ronaldososa]

Myriad But by then, we will probably have a better disc format as well

[@Erowens98]

16k blu-ray master race.

[@echtvergoldet]

One of the best episodes of luke. Damn he's come so far! congrats

[@TheOfficialStal]

If flash memory keeps getting cheaper would it not rule over Blu-Ray.

[@TheOfficialStal]

+DanielRichards644 Yeh I was talking like 5-10 years. Though I see it happening, another way of distributing physical media. The price of flash is falling quite quickly but there is, like you said, quite a few years or so before it will even match optical disk prices.

[@TheOfficialStal]

DanielRichards644 Yeh I already addressed that. :)

[@zaidaljubouri2238]

+LegoGuy87 they will very soon. HDD will soon be like floppy disks to cds

[@josemanuelpalomarcarnicero8452]

And I ask how can black OPS 3 be un a disck It needs 120 gb?

[@ZeldagigafanMatthew]

Go to your local computer store, and buy a spindle of single layer Blu-ray discs and a single 32 GB flash drive. Per gigabyte, optical the cheapest method of storage.

[@vmiki888]

I like Blu-rays and DVDs, i like looking at them on my shelf and anytime watching them.

[@finn7948]

I still buy DVDs and at most stores I rarely see blue ray discs

[@ghost_knight_001]

An annoying Twat DVDs show better on blueray lg player

[@Jbtw01]

Lets get some obscure techquickies going; how about "the turbo button on older computers As Fast As Possible".

[@tchitchouan]

i'm so early let me make a joke the fine bros

[@Moksulini]

+Tchitchouan Inouane well memed

[@kage5584]

ion get it

[@EastyyBlogspot]

+Tchitchouan Inouane i would react to that but they might still try something

[@tchitchouan]

Eastyy's blogspot you'll get a copy right strike

[@sonydschx200]

xD i actually laughed

[@psychozulu]

I like using BDR to back up my data, don't have to worry about dropping an external HDD, and being able to fit 25 gigs on one disc means you can put a lot of pictures, music and videos on on there.

[@MyriadZX]

I'm very surprised you didn't mention the quality difference between streaming and Blu-Ray caused by the bitrate gap between the two delivery methods. BD can use up to 40 Mbps for the video data, Netflix by comparison uses between 5-8 Mbps for their 1080p streams, both formats tend to use h264 compression (or sometimes the comparable VC1 format for Blu-ray). This leads to far fewer compression artifacts with the Blu-Ray image compared to the streamed video.

[@Depthcharger44]

Suggestion: ReadyBoost

[@AnimilesYT]

300GB data cap? We do not live in the year 2000 anymore. Are there really places where that still exists?

[@Kaslai]

I don't think so... I've got cap-less gigabit and just downloaded a few TiB. That means everyone else has comparable service, right? ...

[@deinemuddaisdoof]

+Animiles ... a 40GB IDE HDD was like $300-500 in 2000. Pretty sure that hardly anyone worried about downloading 300GB... at 56k Modem speeds, downloading 300GB would take some 1.5 years as well lol

[@jcm2606]

+Animiles In Australia we still have data caps, before mid last year we had 200GB a month, now we have 500GB a month.

[@jordanjohnson714]

I have a 150GB data cap.

[@stayfrost04]

+Jordan Johnson (Mighty Burger) 50gb -_-

[@AgnostosGnostos]

It is true that CDs and DVDs are oxidized and corrupted over time. However that depends on the quality of the optical media and the conditions of storage. My 20 years verbatim CD-Rs have been stored in a typical bedroom and are still fine after so many years.

[@MrUnknownuser164]

Personally, I'd love to be able to see a Blu-ray movie on a PS3 connected to a CRT HDTV (which actually exists, with better responsiveness and deeper contrast than a digital flat panel) over a component connection (since Blu-ray discs are natively encoded in YCbCr instead of RGB). That would be the dream. I'd also like to see an HD-DVD on my Xbox 360 on a CRT HDTV over a component connection, but the trouble of getting a discontinued optical disc format probably wouldn't be worth it.

[@fanofananimal4420]

Same

[@Intelwinsbigly]

Ebay is your friend.

[@2kBofFun]

Good luck finding a CRT that can handle 24 Hz progressive 1080p input.... As far as I could find, they only accept 1080i50, 1080i60, 720p50 and 720p60. So motion will not be fluent and the PS3 has to do 3/2 frame pull up. Another downside is that for movies sample-and-hold displays make sense, especially with black frame insertion, as it looks much closer to theater projectors. A CRT draws line after line, very weird.

[@MrUnknownuser164]

@2kBofFun good point. Since I wrote, I did end up getting an HD CRT. While the lining might be unsightly, the pull-down doesn't bother me. And the image is fantastic.

[@DeusGladiorum]

Something that should be emphasized is Blu-ray's typically higher video bit rate. I'm sure there were at least a few people who scoffed when Luke said that average-user internet speeds can't handle 4K video -- after all, plenty of people can watch 4K quite easily on KZbin even with sub par internet right now -- but resolution isn't everything. Try watching a gameplay video on KZbin at 4K and you'll still notice tons of blocky artifacts during fast motion, areas with foliage, etc, because KZbin's bitrate and video format can't allow for a huge amount of space to be taken up even at 4K. Something like Bluray, on the other hand, which even has disks as large as 128 GB depending on the technology, can afford to have really, really great looking fast-motion scenes.

[@hojo1233]

3:00 Wait a second here... So you are telling me that there are some places in civilized world that still have data cap?

[@Lightblue2222]

Physical media is nice. It's actually yours and doesn't disappear when you don't pay the bill.

[@verastaki]

I like Blu-ray way better than streaming. The Quality of Blu-ray is much better!

[@Mariofans-gn1lu]

no bluray only i like dvd way better then straming. the quality of dvd is much better

[@coolkillerr]

so much general knowledge information we need to keep in mind these days, its insane how far we've come as humans..

[@exMuteKid]

WTF 2016 was 7 years ago??! They said things get better but how longs it gonna take?

[@Touchgrassplz]

Luke why is your voice so buttery smooth :\ I feel...tingly

[@yellowroadtheater-musicfor6626]

2:44 Just made me think of crisp clear 4k porn with 7.1 surround sound

[@CheapSushi]

Guys, if you use Netflix, keep in mind that Chrome and Firefox limit the video to 720p and 2.1 channel. You need to use the Netflix App (Windows 10), IE or Edge to play in 1080p and 5.1 channel sound. Or if you have a SmartTV the app will play 1080p AND 4K also. It's a form of DRM.

[@jamesslick4790]

I will keep physical media until I die. Blu-ray DVD, MP4 files on SD cards and HDDs or whatever. I will "dub" to the latest physical medium. I will pay to buy video (or audio) content ONCE, and that's it. I will not subscribe to a "service" to enjoy shit I already own! So, Yay Blu-ray!

[@Judyhopps-1iq]

Physical media like Blu-ray and DVD are a much better option than streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, Paramount+, HBO Max, and Starz. Physical media offers a higher quality picture and sound while also being much cheaper overall. Additionally, the majority of physical media is also DRM-free, meaning you can take it and use it with any player on any platform. Overall, physical media is definitely the superior choice when compared to streaming services.

[@ACommenterOnYouTube]

I can tell you that NOT every movie is available to stream and stream services usually only carry the latest movies until they remove them so having the actual vhs tape or dvd disc is more valuable. Sadly 99% of the population are part of the collective where everyone streams and nobody has physical media anymore.

[@HaouasLeDocteur]

The most important thing in a blu ray for me is in fact the video. At the bitrates used in BD, it's insanely cleaner than streaming even Super HD from Netflix. Nothing comes close to BD at this time.

[@RobertOortwijn]

Why is Luke screaming to much :s

[@adminmovie]

Naomi syndrome !

[@doggybag71]

+adminmovie what is Naomi Syndrome? I tried goggling it but couldn't find much of help. Torrets related? Or meme?

[@Oli420X]

+doggybag71 I think it's a person

[@maxmustermann194]

he isn't, just loud voice. Also in real life

[@Krytern]

+doggybag71 I think he means Naomi from IGN. She speaks pretty loud in videos.

[@artifexmusic]

so purple discs can hold even more than blu rays?

[@SniffHeinkel]

I have 298 DVDs in my collection. Optical media, in my opinion, is not obsolete.

[@ACommenterOnYouTube]

It IS obsolete to the collective majority

[@SniffHeinkel]

@@ACommenterOnKZbin According to Google, they're not obsolete.

[@notawesomebread]

hd dvd is gonna make a comeback one day believe me

[@fanofananimal4420]

It has to even ordinary dvd or vhs

[@PaulFerzoco]

How about some clarification on the Ultra HD Blu Ray disc format?

[@Matticitt]

Where I live there are no data caps but since every streaming service is american the video quality is pathetic. KZbin's 4K video looks much worse than 1080p BluRay, and Netflix's servers are so slow sometimes it doesn't even jump to HD.

[@jesuszamora6949]

Mateusz Wojtkiewicz There's also that. If you're far from the data center, it'll look worse.

[@nathanthesubzeromangold4615]

Blu-ray has the best high definition sound just a way how it was intended to come out in theaters I am happy with that they changed a lot with the format since VHS days. Perfect way to watch better movies with sharper high quality sound. The best movie theater experience. Just sit back and relax enjoy the movie.

[@Mariofans-gn1lu]

why not dvds

[@pearspeedruns]

@@Mariofans-gn1lu because they’re objectively lower quality than Blu-ray

[@2kBofFun]

@@Mariofans-gn1lu For a DVD the movie is degraded and recoded to fit CRT interlaced TV standards so a CRT can show it directly. Blu Ray stores the movie as close as possible to capture the original film. It leaves it completely to the playback device how it can be shown best. So focus on a single type of TV that is very obsolete, vs focus on capturing the original film as close as possible. Pick your choice.

[@artifexmusic]

um 300 gb caps? i think im in the wrong year

[@RobertK1993]

4K UHD Blu Ray next generation

[@AllieRX]

Blu-ray will always be the best format for watching both movies and TV shows! Some old anime from the 70's and 80's were released on Blu-ray and they look *gorgeous*! DVDs on Blu-ray players look amazing too. Blu-ray players deinterlace and upscale 480i to 1080p very well.

[@douglasfreeman3229]

Not any more.

[@AllieRX]

@@douglasfreeman3229 It still is. Streaming and digital compress the quality and have a much lower bitrate than Blu-ray and even DVD. This is due to bandwidth limitations. 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray remains untouchable in picture quality.

[@hohoholycrap123]

Lol my video started buffering right at the beginning when he said streaming was limited to wifi streangth XD

[@johnwayneasgenghiskhan4699]

Remember when DVD Audio format was boasted before Blu-ray because if offered higher fidelity? Pepperidge Farm remembers...

[@Nickwilde2295]

Which is better for dvd video 480p tv or 1080p tv

[@JamesSanson1]

Can't wait for 4k Blu-Ray

[@alexkifle5164]

The are not all True 4k

[@YR7A]

seeing as the yellow wavelength is smaller why didn't the people who made blu ray just use yellow lasers and call it something cool like yellow jacket technology?

[@atharvapallikulam9743]

And I can't wait for gamma ray discs 😂😂

[@fanofananimal4420]

No matter what I'd still use the classic dvds or VHS tapes my granny even stores old TV programmes on VHS tapes even and old postman pat movie.

[@atharvapallikulam9743]

@@fanofananimal4420 but why so? Like are u used to it ?

[@fanofananimal4420]

@@atharvapallikulam9743 no just like the vintage feeling of them

[@fanofananimal4420]

@@atharvapallikulam9743 also it might be worth a lot in the future

[@TheFancyLettuce]

optical disks are not out of the market because we use them at the music field, we use CD´s for demos mostly and various recordings since all of our recordings are made digitally and dont even go close to the 2Gb, hell not even close to the 1Gb line in most cases.

[@graveOFdevil]

blu-ray > Digital.

[@nekture]

+Abdullah .m Alfi But Blu-ray is digital..

[@LazoeJSCREI]

lel

[@Nestalgba92023]

Abdullah .m Alfi Digitally download, right?

[@janisir4529]

Nestalgba Then download bluray file

[@patrickjohnson7398]

That monotone outro had me rolling. Nice dude.

[@AndrewBrownK]

I feel sorry for you Canadians. Here in America I just pay for my internet speed, not how much I use.

[@jaredrooney2982]

Same........I live in Canada

[@hay466]

+Andrew Brown Why would you pay money for a limited internet usage or maybe they don't have a choice :P

[@khx73]

+Andrew Brown Some do unfortunately. Not I... 300M/50M fibre to the home no cap.

[@ExtremePotato]

+Dan : Bell and Rogers have a pretty decent monopoly on our country's internet and cellular services. I would love to pay $60/month for my internet and have unlimited data and half decent connection speed and ping. Sadly im stuck with a 200gb datacap, a mediocre router and modem that they refuse to unlock for me so i can use my own router and their 60gigabit speed that i pay for rarely even reaches 20gbit on peak hours.

[@khx73]

+ass848484 That's the root of the problem.. Lack of competition. They charge it cause you'll pay it.

[@thesmf1210]

i wasnt around for the vhs vs betamax war, yet i am an 80's kid and my god, vhs was king as a kid

[@MaxArceus]

a 300gb datacap? what? Don't you pay for the speed, and then can download whatever you want?

[@francoisbrassardlahey8482]

Not in North America you don't -_-

[@MaxArceus]

And they say it's the 'greatest country'

[@XF7XQuackers]

I've only heard of data caps for very rural areas, haven't heard of anything like that in the city. Very rare in the US as I see it.

[@Keyakina]

dont they live in canada?

[@KingHalbatorix]

I'm on a shitty mid-tier plan in a fairly rural area and if I have a data cap it's over 2TB/mo

[@Carstuff111]

There are certain movies that, streaming services, even now, can not keep pace with. Example? Watchmen, streamed vs the Blu-ray..... I noticed a lot of banding in the picture while watching the movie streamed, and we have the bandwidth for full HD streaming. Watch it on Blu-ray, much better clarity, not to mention I have the extended cut which made the movie even better. There are people out there that scoff at CDs and any other kind of optical media, but I refuse to get rid of my drives anytime soon because they are so much easier to deal with than trying to stream. Hell, I still own games on CD and DVD, even though I know I could set them up on Steam, I rather have a physical copy, because it means I do not have to eat into our data cap, nor do I need internet at all to play most of my physically owned games.

[@skinnyfingergameplayguy]

I dont understand humans saying that cd , dvd , blurays becoming obsolete , it does not make any sense. If dvd was obsolet why do people buy games in dvd forms for PS3 , PS4 , XBOX ONE huh ?

[@lemons2300]

Those game consoles do not use DVD-type discs to store games. PS3 and PS4 physical games use Bluray type discs (for Xbox One I'm not sure). And when we talk DVD and Bluray, we're mostly referring to it as a video storage format. CDs are becoming obsolete in favor of the more convenient streaming as well as digital purchases. Normal CDs also do not support hi-fi beyond 16-bit/44.1 kHz. And when there had been more hi-fi formats available in the market such SACDs and DVD audio, they had not really been taken advantage of in the first place for whatever reason. CDs can be seen as the last surviving major physical audio format. They're still convenient to keep around if you own a DVD/Bluray player, CD player radio/boombox, PC disc drive, PS3/Xbox 360, and such. There are still very good reasons to actually keep certain DVDs, but the incentive to buy them over Bluray is becoming lower day by day. This is especially prophetic with standard definition releases on Bluray. Bluray is kind of becoming obsolete but they still have big incentives for people to buy them which are mentioned in the video.

[@fanofananimal4420]

@@lemons2300 I still use cds and dvds on a regular business and never really thought of upgrading older tech. What's the point anyways when you the newer technology will be something different anyways in a few years

[@lemons2300]

@@fanofananimal4420 Formats become obsolete when companies stop producing them and when consumers drift away from it. They're tangible consumer things like any other. Upgrading means you care about better experience with better technology. Bluray support 1080p and are optimized for FHD(1080p) TVs, while DVDs are optimized for interlaced tube SDTVs (although back in the days, people preferred watching on EDTVs and HDTVs because it's newer and supposedly better). For audio, DVD support 24-bit/96KHz and 5.1ch, while Bluray support 24-bit/192KHz and 7.1ch. Bluray is on the verge of becoming replaced by streaming as well as 4K UHD Bluray. Audio CD to streaming is not necessarily an upgrade. It's technically a downgrade as with Spotify and KZbin. Unless the streaming service offers perfect CD quality audio or better. Whether it matters or not depends on your ears. CD/DVD ROMs for PC applications are practically obsolete as most people now have access to fast broadband Internet. Bluray isn't really a significant upgrade for SD content (such as the old TV shows). Bluray is optimized for HD content especially 1080p, at 16:9 aspect ratio. 4:3 content appears normally on a modern 16:9 screen with a possibility of offering slight picture improvement over DVDs (my guess is that SD content on Bluray is likely pre-deinterlaced professionally, but they didn't see the incentive to spend the extra mile to upscale the show into HD), but on a 4:3 TV it might become bordered by black bars on all four sides due to a possible lack of 4:3 support (I could be wrong), in addition to possibly no closed captions support (I could be wrong). Bluray also has larger storage size though this hardly matters nowadays. Contrary to popular belief, DVD is optimized for 4:3 aspect ratio (content such as pre-HD TV shows). Anamorphic widescreen mode means stretching out the picture into 16:9 from the native 4:3 DVD source to produce the intended viewing state. This can take a toll on the picture quality, although for the average consumer the difference would be completely unnoticeable/ignorable. Movies are usually widescreen and so normally uses anamorphic widescreen on DVDs. Because DVDs are optimized for tube SDTVs, I would say DVDs are best for SD content such as TV shows, music videos, and cartoons from the late 20th century or the early 2000s. Most of those forms of media had never seen releases with genuine HD transfers (such as commonly with hollywood movies)--only remaster releases which are professionally upscaled from the SD source. Based on personal experience, I've only encountered anime with HD releases, most of them likely archived on film (shaky with occasional dust) rather than digitally (looks to be 100% digital animation with no shaking or dust).

[@fanofananimal4420]

@@lemons2300 I get what your saying but the think is for me that me and my family never really upgrade technology unless we have to, because for our use its more beneficial as we are just the average viewer (or average listener) . Also when you said tube tvs did you mean the crt ones. My street just seems to be in the old fashion my neighbour had to get me to get him more cds for his car so rellay there is a small community that find them useful. Personally for old pcs, using a disk would be better for software as some websites don't offer guides for certain os.

[@lemons2300]

@@fanofananimal4420 The general consumer generally value convenience over quality. And of course price is also a factor. Subscribing to netflix or hulu will be cheaper than buying DVDs/Blurays every month while also being more convenient. Downside is you don't own any video files when you use streaming service. So when the license to a movie/show isn 't renewed, that movie/show would be taken away from the service and you can't ever watch/rewatch it again. Same goes for music streaming. It's convenient for listening to music on the go, but the audio quality might not be as good and they could take your favorite songs away from the platform. Yes, I was talking about CRT TVs. AFAIK CRT TVs are the only TVs (I think) that can natively display in interlaced, which makes CRT SDTVs the true SDTVs. LCDs display everything progressively because that's just how the display works. CRTs can also display progressive, such as with computer monitors or EDTVs/HDTVs.

[@giragama]

The main advantage of the physical formats have over the streaming is that once you bought your movie, it is yours, and you can watch it as many times as you want, and store it for watch it in the future whenever you want, meanwhile if the streaming service administrator suddenly decides to remove that movie from his site, you won't be able to watch your favorite movie anymore, even when you have been paid for the service during ten years.

[@WoahWoah378]

Red-ray.

[@radomiami]

that's just dvd

[@Nickwilde2295]

Blu-ray discs are more resistant to damage caused by scratches and fingerprints than DVDs due to a TDK hard coat applied to the surface of the disc, according to proponents of the storage format.

[@Intelwinsbigly]

Dvd-ram was more resistant.

[@Vykori]

why is it so damn loud?

[@jpchevron]

Because your volume is loud.

[@bATTAFURAI]

+jpchevron Best answer ever :DDD

[@matthewparker9276]

I hate that simply owning a bluray disk and a bluray drive in your PC isn't enough, you also need to pay for software to reliably play disks.

[@ParthRastogi]

you shud lower ur volume at 2:50 thank me later

[@quippy4484]

???

[@Pesmerga87]

All the latest tech quickies have this shouting feeling :o

[@billa09765]

that is why i baught a ps3 cuz it plays blu ray which means better graphics than xbox 360

[@metelelee7536]

gelpen gaming no

[@whiterunguardnazeem]

He's kinda right, some games like ff 13 have better textures thanks to the blu ray capacity

[@netako]

Too bad the PS3 was ridiculously hard to develop, so most games just look very similar on both platforms (some games (especially during the early years of the PS3) are worse on PS3 than on 360 due to the complicated hardware).

[@MichaelChin1994]

Wow! He didn't stumble! Glad to see him improving his speech!

[@oskrm]

Pirate -ray

[@denislavkaragiozov5876]

2:30 True - if you use a microwave oven somewhere between your router and phone/laptop you get a scrambled signal and therefore no connection... learned that one the hard way every morning while making tea i noticed that youtube videos stopped loading and when the microwave went off the video magically went back to loading again :D

[@fanofananimal4420]

Not the only one

[@stephensnell5707]

Not true,I myself I use my WiFi even when using my Microwave Oven at the same time and it does not affect the WiFi Signal but that is because my WiFi Hub and Microwave Oven are a big distance from each other thus stopping any interference occuring

[@asdfgwe-r6i]

Luke i am your father

[@Fraggydogame]

+Gamerdactyl no, im your father*

[@Baguette_Stealer]

im your step father

[@ragepoweredgamer]

+Gamerdactyl I just came from that episode, too!

[@bobbyjoe90]

wtf man you spoiled episode 5 maybe you should think about other people

[@Fraggydogame]

+Bobby Joe Ninety but who may the father be? *xfile music in the backround*

[@ImTheKingOfHyrule]

I still buy Blu-Rays. Not as much as I used to because of Netflix, but if I really like a movie or show I usually want to own it on physical media. Even when my connection with Netflix is good, Blu-Ray is still unparalleled for picture and audio quality and probably will be for the foreseeable future-- especially when 4k starts becoming more common. 4k through streaming / download just isn't going to be practical for a long time.

[@webmasale]

This was the lamest video I saw... "Can hold more storage, haves better audio and a -blue ray-". Nothing about transfer speeds, where was it created, evolution and future, along many other questions I could think of...

[@aka5]

You can summarise this video: "Blue ray has smaller wavelength, meaning more data per unit area on disc."

[@sploit777]

Idea for next episode "How do multiplayer games work" like how you pushing a button is registered in the game in a split second that you don't notice any lag or anything else.

[@LazoeJSCREI]

PREPARE TO GET YOUR MIND BLOWN! There's a dot between the "reply" button and the like buttons on my comment, and you never noticed it before

[@iouliosp.1821]

+𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝟯𝘇 is that black magic?

[@mustachewalrus]

+𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝟯𝘇 PREPARE TO GET YOUR MIND BLOWN! There's a like button between the dot and the dislike button on my comment, and you never noticed it before

[@pom_odoro]

+𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝟯𝘇 Is that supposed to be a joke?

[@gijs8768]

+𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝟯𝘇 There's a little stripe between the like and the dislike button. *mind blown*

[@AlphaXY13]

I noticed it once like a month ago, and then you said it, now I check every comment. xD

[@vallorahn]

Yeah. I am pretty sure that DVD can hold multiple FullHD videos, its just the codec that has to be selected carefully. These same codecs, that are used by rippers, not movie producers for FullHD, will be vital for 4K streaming.

[@Intelwinsbigly]

I can stuff between 2 and 6HRs of full hd video, and 9 hours in hd on a single layer dvd using nero.

[@Outfrost]

I don't wanna sound whiney... but come on, 1/3 of the video is sponsor integration? You've got to find a balance...

[@jordanjohnson714]

It's at the last part, so you can enjoy the video, find another one to watch and not worry about how much time the sponsor takes up in the first place.

[@Outfrost]

Jordan Johnson You don't have to tell me any of that. I didn't bother watching the sponsor spot at all and just closed the tab. The point was not that you HAVE to watch it.

[@jordanjohnson714]

My point is that if you have to put in very minimal effort to avoid watching it, why complain? It's either that or them getting less money and the whole video being less quality.

[@Outfrost]

Jordan Johnson Then why do you bother replying to my comment that carries a mostly unrelated point? Okay, here we go... 1. If people don't watch it at all, what's the point of it being there in the first place? 2. They have usually made shorter sponsor spots so far, even on WAN Show there were some shorter ones. I haven't noticed a difference in video quality that would be based on ad length. 3. Shorter sponsor spots are less boring and tend to get more views for this exact reason. Therefore, money argument is kind of invalid. 4. If people cut out from the video at the beginning of or even half-way through the sponsor spot, they don't get to the outro, where they're reminded to subscribe and check out their other content. If noone sees/hears those reminders, what's the point of them existing? 5. And last but not least - yes, it is minimal effort for me to skip the sponsor spot. That is not the point. I use AdBlock. The point is to discuss the format of the ads I actually support. Get it now? It would've been less of an effort to watch the 1.5-minute-long sponsor integration than to reply to your comments...

[@jordanjohnson714]

***** 1. The point is so they can get paid by the sponsors. The sponsors want to get as much attention as possible, and they will pay people to give them attention. That's the entire point of the sponsor being in the video. 2. The point isn't how long the sponsor is. The point is that it's there in the first place, and that it's at the end. I didn't say it would be less quality if it was shorter. I was saying it would be less quality if videos didn't have sponsors for a while. It should not matter to you how long the sponsors are because you don't have to watch them. 3. My argument wasn't that longer sponsors give more money. My argument was that without the sponsor, they wouldn't get money from them. Read my original comment, and you'll find there's no trace of me saying longer sponsors mean more money. 4. Good point. But think about it. What's better, that reminder or a sponsor? What will give them more money? There's your answer. And shortening the sponsor won't help much. Whether the sponsor is 10 seconds long or 2 hours long, I'm going to go away from the video before it ends either way. 5. I use AdBlock too. If you don't want to support LTT then don't watch their videos. If you don't like the ad format don't watch the ads. It's that simple. Get it now? Yes, it would have been less effort to watch the sponsors. But hey, arguing with people on the internet is fun. That's why I do it!

[@MusicToTheEars141]

Watching this in 2021... We now have 8K, Luke.

[@TheRextc]

I want a physical format with non compression of video. Lossless audio and video, 4k+ resolution, and high frame rate would be awesome. H.265 codec might be good for future streaming but let's do away with compressing physical.

[@alexscher1609]

Good bye VHS, never want to think of/ remember you ever again

[@Zerviscos]

I don't think physical media will die soon...atleast not yet, from a collector's perspective especially in video games. The feeling of getting your hands on collector's and limited editions will never be the same as digital copies, even the very fact of physical copy itself, is a collector's item.

[@JackPetosa]

As convenient as streaming is, I think there will always be a small crowd for DVDs even years from now

[@lemons2300]

DVDs are bound to be phased out, and they pretty much already have been, at least in America. Watching DVDs now is almost like watching VHS back in 2006, except DVDs aren't actually bad at all for unaltered SD content. But that wouldn't necessarily justify a market for it. It only justifies a reason to keep certain DVDs around.

[@fanofananimal4420]

I will be one of them also with cds

[@DarthMcLeod]

Note that the DVD standard allows for data to be encoded on as many as 4 layers per disk. A DVD *could* hold a full 1080p movie....but the DVD format had been hacked. How to read a DVD is now public knowledge. I imagine that figured into the decision to look for something whose format details are proprietary. :)

[@verastaki]

What happened to HVD? Holographic Versatile Disc? That holds 100 GB and has the ability to make holographic 3D video that literally pops out from the TV screen without having to wear the 3D glasses.

[@SefyZero]

The companies that developed it didn't bother releasing actual content, likely due to high costs of the drives and discs itself, lack of compatibility with existing or new standards, and competition from video streaming.

[@DaniXks]

I see those "Masters of the Universe" T-Shirts have finally found a way out of the box.

[@rogerturner1881]

Could BLU-RAY discs replace CD discs for audio...Would there be a big difference...in quality. ?