Top 10 Reasons Blu-ray DOESN’T Suck

[@JeffRauseo]

I love James/Cinemassacre and his video! This is all in fun - but I think they’re still good reasons!

[@Cruxics]

I love him too, but his Bluray Sucks video was the dumbest thing he ever released. Pretty much eliminated any credibility he had with me and anyone who stumbles across his video. If he was smart, he'd delete it. I don't buy DVD unless I'm forced. I agree he's trying to be funny, but he sounds like noob from Battlefield Friends complaining about teh graphics on PC compared to console.

[@KyleJett]

I just recently got back into collecting physical. There is a Bookoff near me that sells all DVDs for $1. From time to time they have Blu Ray for $1 each as well. I would love to go with BR every time, but the price is too good to pass up when DVDs are a buck each! I have about 80 of them so far. Some of these I purchased back in 2000-2003 for like $25!

[@theokkali467]

You are a cool dude. Thank you for respecting James's opinion.

[@dslking]

Great idea Jeff

[@Happysanjo]

Can you please talk about the Vestron Blu-ray collection? I think there are 26 of them now. Budget like but I like them

[@realizedvisions]

As a graphic designer, I loved creating DVD menus in Photoshop and creating/adding motion/special effects in After Effects. Bluray has boring menus.

[@Criner05]

I hate the menu on Sony 4K blu-rays like "Fury" and "Step Brothers." They're slides.

[@toploaded2078]

So is it literally not possible to make those menus for Bluray? I figured it was, just studios stopped caring.

[@dr.insaneoiv]

@@toploaded2078Cars, of all movies, showed me that Blu-ray is quite capable of putting out a good movie menu.

[@mjc0961]

That's what makes Blu-ray superior. I put the disc in to watch the movie, not look at the menus. I couldn't care less what the menu looks like, I just want a menu that loads quickly, responds quickly to my inputs, doesn't waste time with animations, lets me watch the movie as quickly as possible. Slow overly animated DVD menus that keep me from the movie for longer than they should suck, and I'm glad they're gone.

[@dhgmrz17]

​@@mjc0961The fact that Blu-ray can have a live menu during the film also makes it superior. DVD menus were cool, but some had obnoxiously long intros and unintuitive menus.

[@Xayjohns]

I love Blu-ray Discs. I'm still relatively new to 4K Blu-rays because I want the transfer to justify the purchase, and I'm selective about which ones I buy. But Blu-rays are great.

[@youtuberyoutuber2495]

@P T can you hook up a DVD and Bluray player to a projector?

[@youtuberyoutuber2495]

@P T How's the cases for bluray? I still think DVD would of been very popular today and even compete with streaming if it wasn't for the annoying and hard to open cases along with not being able skip or FF the beginning screens in a movie. On bluray can you skip or FF the beginning screens?

[@AdventVFX]

@@youtuberyoutuber2495 nah its just how cheap dvds feel compared to bluray, they scratch so easily and have a really distinct smell from the case in the cheapest plastic they can find

[@maxtubb8560]

Is it a bad thing to still collect DVDs in this day of age?, because while I do Collect Blu-Ray & 4Ks here and their, I tend to buy DVDs more often than I do buying Blu-Rays & 4Ks

[@melissalayson7275]

​@Max Tubb I tend to buy blu-ray most of the time. But I will only buy 4Ks for older movies and DVDs if I can't find a blu-ray of it.

[@batman5224]

With physical media, you get to keep the movie forever. If a streaming service loses the rights to the movie, too bad. I only use streaming to watch movies in genres that I’m only mildly interested in. I also think if one has a physical media collection, they can pass their collection on to the next generation. Your kids will know what kind of movies you were into. They won’t know if you stream everything.

[@dominicarroyo6269]

Same here. I usually rent a newer movie on stream to see if it’s worth buying it for $30 on the 4k Blu-ray.

[@officespace7777]

Agreed. Also, streaming doesn't have every movie. It seems the only reason I stream is because I already own the movie, and I'm lazy to get up. 😝

[@jeanp.5929]

@@dominicarroyo6269 I do the same thing

[@rkitchen69]

I find there are a lot of blu rays of films that you cannot find anywhere to stream or their quality is bad. Foreign films for example or horror films.

[@HOTD108_]

What about disc rot?

[@thehobbsguy]

I think both of you are right. I miss the robust special features and creative menus on DVD, but the quality of the actual content on bluray is obviously better.

[@Jon0387]

My favorite aspect is how durable Blu-rays are, so many of my DVDs got either scratched or cracked in the middle ring, but I haven’t had any issues like this with 99% or so of my Blu-rays.

[@ASeasonInSidewinder]

I still collect on BluRay due to the price gap with 4K and my budget. I recently purchased The Batman on BluRay and was blown away by how much better the 1080p disc looked and sounded when compared with a 4K stream. The colour palette, dynamic lighting, fluidity of motion were all drastically improved and the Dolby Atmos sound through my 7.1 surround headphones was incredibly immersive. I still love my standard BluRays.

[@Lefiath]

James Roofe is a wholesome guy, a great dad and he saved me from the dark times. Unfortunately, he's a bit tech illiterate, and his Blu-ray video was awful. Props to you for finding out the courage to set the record straight, and hopefully the Bimmaniacs (aka cinemassacre diehard fans) won't eat you alive.

[@rogerh2625]

Agree... half of the things on the list is specific to using your PS3 when watching blurays and most of things are quite specific to mainstream bare releases. James has studied movies, he works with doing movies and it's his biggest interest as well. Can't fathom why such a guy seem to prefer watching DVDs on a PS3 while not liking blurays, not buying boutique releases and being very sceptic to 4K.

[@psychomoth06]

@@rogerh2625 I think a lot of it is he has a very “Boomer” mentality. Don’t forget this is the same guy who views VHS as the Holy Grail of home video formats.

[@andykishore]

@@psychomoth06 The "Top 10 Reasons Blu-ray Sucks - Cinemassacre" video was him trashing on physical media, even though the "VHS Memories and What Nostalgia Means to Me - Cinemassacre" video uploaded nearly 2 years later kind of felt like a love letter to physical media. Contradiction much? Ah yes, James Rolfe, hating on Blu-ray, but he's still stuck in the days of VHS tapes.

[@rogerh2625]

@@psychomoth06 Imo that's a very strange mentality to have as a movie buff. Why wouldn't you want to see a movie in the best available quality possible? And even more so as a film maker. How many film makers want their movies to bee seen on a VHS tape on a 4:3 17" CRT TV?

[@brucewayne1662]

@@rogerh2625 Surely not me. I remember when I was a kid I saw Alien on cable on a 4:3 tv back in 1991 and wasn't all that impressed. 25 years later I saw it on blu ray on my plasma 720p 55 inch tv and I thought it was amazing.

[@Justineilavery]

I think one of the overlooked features of Blu ray discs that are an improvement over DVD was the correct frame rate resulting the correct pacing of a film. DVD's are 25 fps as opposed to 24 fps. Though at a glance this doesn't look like much but makes a big difference especially if you are watching a longer film like a Lord of the Rings film or The Dark Knight.

[@Ron2600_]

In Europe (PAL) DVDs are 25 FPS but the US (NTSC) they are 30 FPS.

[@Braconara1981]

Agreed 100%. Would also be cool to have the option to get 4k discs solo and not with the blu ray version anymore. Anyone like me with a 1,000+ Blu-rays feels like we're paying double when getting the 4k variant, since good chance is we already own the individual Blu-ray and don't have use for the additional disc. Seems like a handy excuse to charge $15 extra and end up with hundreds of doubles that you don't need.

[@ddc2957]

Hugely agree. For a physical collector of even a fairly modest collection, 1080 Blu is likely to forever be the bulk of their discs. I only have a library of 300 & barely 20% of my collection has moved to 4K. If I bought everything in my BD collection on 4K that’s currently available, it still wouldn’t top about 25%. Most passionate collectors have a larger library than mine, & many far, far larger. 1080 Blu is always going to be the bulk of a collection - that alone (& there are other reasons) makes them important.

[@gamertoon8230]

Of all the physical media formats, Blu Ray is definitely my favorite. Getting all of my favorite films in 1080p with tons of bonus features makes me extremely happy.

[@MrMark1]

not sure if you've done it yet, but buy a 4k UHD player which upscales normal blu rays to 4k. They look even better!

[@turtleanton6539]

Yes😊

[@melissalayson7275]

​@MrMark1 Yep. I bought a Panasonic UB-420 4K Blu-ray player specifically for its fantastic upscaling features. It made my 480p and 720p DVDs look very good as well.

[@jeffcarlin5866]

I own about 1500 titles on Blu-ray and over 125 titles on 4K and I love BOTH formats. I don't moan or groan when a title is ONLY released on Blu-ray. It's still an excellent format.

[@jeffreykaufmann2867]

It sucks that Possession with Gwyneth Paltrow isn't on Bluray.

[@folksurvival]

That must have cost you at least $10,000 - $15,000.

[@folksurvival]

@@SumDumGy Depends if he bought new or used.

[@melissalayson7275]

​@Jeffrey Kaufmann But Possession with Jeffery Dean Morgan is on blu-ray.

[@blackraven85_1]

Sounds like a hoarder problem

[@ravf458]

Agree with all your points. And as someone that just today bought The Hurt Locker on 4k Blu ray and Top Gun on remastered Blu ray with Dolby Atmos, Blu ray does not and will never suck.

[@paul8926]

I do love Blu-ray for the extras. It’s very annoying to purchase a digital download with no extras or only half the extras that’s only included in the Blu-ray. 📀

[@kilroy4103]

It still amazes me that there are plenty of movies and especially TV shows that are only available on DVD. Still don't know why they never upgraded to Blu-ray.

[@wwsvs]

When the studios/networks went to video production for shows vs film, there is only an SD master. Granted it will look better on BluRay vs DVD but the improvement will not be that great. Shows from the early 70s, think All in the Family, Sanford and Son, Barney Miller, Threes Company, Doctor Who, etc. were all shot on SD 2" Quad master tapes. The cameras of the era were maybe 600/700 lines in resolution. Plus the problem of interlaced video is always present. The reason many shows can be released on HD is film masters.

[@Yetaxa]

the bigger issue is shows being made today that only get a DVD release what's the point

[@MrVidification]

The average member of the public doesn't care about a higher resolution

[@garypage1963]

Really good video Jeff. Long live physical media, I collected vhs, laserdisc( the money I spent!) DVD and blu ray. All the best.

[@20rileybob]

I can't for the life of me understand how DVD hasn't been taken off the market at this point in 2022 and replaced by bluray. Or how it still holds 50% of sales. Bluray doesn't suck at all and that's why I was so hesitant to start collecting 4k cuz there wasn't that noticeable jump always.

[@ddc2957]

I must admit I find it a little baffling myself. The bulk of the market, so we’re told, prefers streaming, & so won’t buy a DVD. As for the physical collectors market, we want BD & 4K. So where is this DVD market?

[@youtuberyoutuber2495]

@@ddc2957 I still prefer to watch movies on physical media than streaming. My old DVD player still works so will be watching a bunch of DVDs this summer. I will be buying more DVDs too.

[@codynewlon93]

I love that I can share my physicals with my friends who haven't seen certain films and don't want to rent them or get streaming services just to watch that one film. Doing so has also encouraged someone I know to start collecting physical media.

[@TheDVDCollector]

Great video Jeff! I myself have started to pass on the DVDs and am mostly buying Blu-ray and 4Ks now, you really can’t beat the quality. It truly is a night and day difference.

[@nicholastotoro7721]

Fifteen years ago we were wondering which hi-def format would win out. Now, we’re defending the quality of BluRay.

[@theguardianoftruth3533]

Actually, laserdisc introduced bonus features like documentaries, featurettes, photo galleries and audio commentaries among other things when it comes to home video.

[@colinshanta1001]

I love James but he was wrong about Blu-ray. Or at least whoever wrote his script.

[@reh3884]

And yet, you provide nothing to back up your statement.

[@colinshanta1001]

@@reh3884 Films At Home already said it all for me in his video.

[@Criner05]

I remember getting "Showgirls" on DVD. It came in a package that had tassels, shot glasses, a deck of cards, and maybe some other stuff.

[@care2think611]

I have many blu-ray disks because I don't want to pay for a streaming service to watch that movie only to have buy another streaming service when the movie leaves one service and goes to another. Also in my experience steaming services tend to degrade the image particularly in the somewhat shadowed areas of the frame. One instance of this in "Hunter Killer" at approximately 6:36 is a scene where the captain is standing with a lot of backlighting from the sky. It looked great on the blu-ray but streaming darkened the captain's face so much it was unacceptable. Also with blu-ray you can FF or Rev smoothly and at a sane speed. Extras about the movie are sometimes available on blu-ray. Not so with streaming. "Isle of Dogs" has interesting extras about how they made that movie. Without that you might believe the film was CGI but it was all - hand made and beautifully done!

[@nu-agegamer3548]

I personally agree with James on the packaging, though. I own Back to the Future: The Ultimate Trilogy, and it has those cursed sleeves. Granted i just put my fingers under the page of the movie im trying to remove and slide the disc out with my thumb, then grab the ring once it's exposed, but why are the sleeves necessary in the first place? My Mission: Impossible set pulled it off better. It's just a fatter blu ray case so all i need to do is press the circle and pull the disc. No problems and no chance of scratches. Meanwhile those BTTF discs already have very light scratches on the edge.

[@markschatzberg9991]

The only thing I agreed with Cinemassacre on was DVD's inventive, interactive menus.

[@SoapNugget]

I love 4k but I will always collect Blu Ray specifically cause lots of films aren't available in 4k, Blu ray sometimes even has better quality than the 4k, the artwork is awesome and most the time they're really cheap to build your collection

[@JoJoJoker]

With 4K DVD it seems studios are adding some more features to their discs. That said, creativity was higher when it came to DVD menus. I remember the early ones even had alternate camera angles. Never found one that used that feature.

[@Ron2600_]

4K DVD? you mean 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray?

[@RobertK1993]

4K DVD what format is that?😂🤡

[@jordanc4927]

Picture quality is far and away the main draw of Blu-ray for me. I'm quite visually impaired and didn't think I'd be able to see any difference from DVD. But there is really no comparison, and no turning back.

[@barrusbarrusman9319]

I am a movie collector and I have both blu-rays and DVD's. I have no problem watching a DVD. Sure I can see the quality difference, but it doesn't bother me. I still agree with what you are saying about DVD though, the artwork is often boring, and it takes up more space.

[@Bits4you]

blu-rays are still amazing. HD sharpness and detail wins over DVD's. Great format for labels to release their content along with some great restoration work by labels.

[@gftyhify]

I never got into Blu-rays. I just couldn’t be arsed going out and buying a more expensive Blu-ray player. I also wasn’t bothered about SD or HD so for years after Blu-rays came out I continued to buy DVDs. It wasn’t until this year that I bought my first Blu-ray and the only reason for doing so was because by then I had an Xbox one which can play Blu-rays and also because I was going to a comic con and wanted one of the guests that I was going to meet to sign a copy of one of the movies they were in

[@Fred.pSonic]

DVD to Blu-ray was a revelatory quantum jump. Blu-ray to 4k not so much but 4k color is so much richer and deeper. I still shop for Blu-ray deals but for important films it's 4k all the way.

[@dragline7287]

I like blu rays. People think i am nuts for collecting them but it is fun for me. Streaming services often don't have the esoteric stuff I like to watch.

[@paulconway384]

That's the reaction I get. Filling up hard drives is the norm these days.

[@thereallantesh]

I love all optical media. Each has advantages and disadvantages. 4K looks amazing, but is expensive. Blu-Ray still looks great, and comes in at a more affordable price, and you can't beat the next to nothing cost of DVD these days, especially used. Of course the primary reason to own physical media is that you truly own it. I just can't see buying streaming media. Renting is fine, but if I buy something I want to hold it in my hand.

[@jeff8835]

Boutique labels are thee reason for me, thanks for an excellent rebuttal!!

[@dalegalbraith1029]

I’ve seen two of your vids. In the other one you said that the biggest leap in picture quality was from VHS to DVD. In this one you say the biggest improvement is from DVD to Blu-ray. I agree with the former.

[@classiccinemac9480]

Jeff!!! Love seeing this!! Blu rays honestly still hold up 16 years later and I still purchase them even with 4Ks and 8Ks out there 🙌 I love Blu Rays because HD is still an amazing quality to have for movies. Some movies are absolutely great in 4K but sometimes the colors can be too saturated or strong for the screen. Not picking on 4Ks as they are still absolutely in high demand but Blu Rays are still special 🙌 Very happy to keep supporting physical media to preserve their importance! 🎥🎬

[@dpskipallen]

Great video Jeff! I still buy blu rays of newer movies because a lot of them don't have 4k releases.

[@melissalayson7275]

I buy Blu-ray new releases because they are cheaper than their 4K counterparts. Plus with Blu-ray new releases, it's really to tell the difference between 2K and 4K. And most new Blu-rays are shot in 2K with a 4K restoration anyway, so I see no point in upgrading for new releases. I'm only buying 4K for older films or nature documentaries.

[@jasonbuilt2last]

It’s unfortunate that SO so many people blindly consume like lemmings. Streaming…all digital. We live in uncertain times. Because of our political climate, movies get warnings, changes even being removed. Also, you get a better picture with physical media. Lastly, if the company you stream from does things you don’t like, we’ll if you like some of their movies, you’re Still paying them even if they don’t like you or disagree with you. Physical media is a one time deal. You buy the film and it’s Yours. No more streaming, no more supporting corporations that you may or may not like

[@Livana007]

I agree. Blu rays are excellent. DVDs are good only when you can't get it on Bluray because something is better than nothing and not everything is available on streaming, but blu ray is awesome. You are definately right.

[@joeymatthews7980]

I gotta refute that DVDs didn’t feel premium claim. I have plenty of great collectors editions of dvds that came with slip covers or were in fold out digi packs and had unique art. I have so many that even though I’ve upgraded some to bluray I can’t get rid of the awesome dvd edition I have.

[@shivyyz]

I like DVDs because they are the cheapest way to expand your collection and get some eye candy on the shelves. especially if they are movies you like enough to want access to but not enough to care about quality. Bluray is better but DVDs are comforting in a way because devices capable of playing them are more widespread and prolific that you will always be able to find one.

[@codymickfilm7578]

I’m currently in the process of upgrading all my DVDs to blu-ray (or 4K, depending on the title and my budget). I’d been collecting DVDs for more than 10 years, so there’s a lotttt of work to be done. I still buy DVD if it’s of a cult title that doesn’t have a blu-ray release. I’ll definitely hang on to those. And I’ll always keep my VHS. Fingers crossed for a Dead Alive 4K!

[@TobZeN666]

Great idea for a video. Even though cases could be even smaller and slimmer. Never enough space. Modern DVDs look outright amazing compared to some older ones. And modern upscaling does a fantastic job. I'm glad since many TV shows and even movies come only on DVD. Thanks 🙏

[@martinaldred7065]

Well argued! Two more thoughts; Most modern tvs and projectors upgrade bluray to 4k especially if you have a 4k player. Streaming often show rubbish copies because they do not have access to the remastered blurays. Thanks Martin

[@McLarenMercedes]

I actually inserted a few dvd's into my Ultra-HD Bluray player some months back and compared the films with the same ones I have either on Bluray or 4K-Ultra HD. Even *upscaled* the image looks compressed, dull and devoid of the dynamic contrast one has become used to. If you have a 65 inch OLED screen the limitations of dvd's is ruthlessly exposed. Nothing less than proper HD will do. And when like you said, when the quality of the *sound* is important anybody who has heard the uncompressed sound of Dolby TrueHD or DTS Master Audio will grin after listening to stock Dolby Digital. The only dvd's I still buy are the cult classic horror films and great international cinema, and that's solely because I can't find them in a better format.

[@TheAmazingSpiderGuy_99]

We don’t get the digital codes in the UK anymore, we did but it completely stopped a few years ago.

[@chriscecil3555]

I’ve been on a mission to upgrade my favorite movies to blu ray or 4K since October and I’ve already upgraded atleast 500 out of my 2000 movies collection! I will say I have come across a small few movies on blu ray that didn’t look any better than the DVD release. One being the new release of The Beautician and the Beast that came out last month, first time I’ve ever seen a blu ray as grainy as DVD, and two being the 2019 release of The Craft, the new 4K release looks a whole lot better.

[@brucewayne1662]

Good video and many great points. Although I do think the early days of blu ray were a bit rocky, as if companies had a hard time with the format in the beginning and it took them some practice to get them looking good. There have been so many titles in which the first blu ray didnt look that great but the second blu ray looked amazing - The Terminator, Total Recall, Robocop, even some modern ones like Gangs of New York. And for me it felt like the jump from VHS to dvd was bigger. Maybe the image didnt have that much higher of a resolution but it looked more pristine than it did on VHS. And when we got to blu ray some of that pristine look was gone when we started seeing grain. I remember the dvds that really knocked my socks off were Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith, and the 2004 Original Trilogy dvds. I also really liked the Robocop Criterion Collection dvd. And, call me crazy, but I think the first Robocop blu ray may actually have looked worse. Blu rays didnt really start knocking my socks off until they starting scanning the negatives in 4k. Also, OPPO players really enhanced the experience and made them better. People that didnt have them really missed out. They were very much worth the extra money.

[@zacharylee1995]

I absolutely Agree with All of These Reasons, Blu-rays doesn't Suck at All ☺️

[@staceycarras3815]

Great vid Jeff, questions please, are there Blu-ray players that remember where you left off ? without bookmarking like DVD used to ??

[@Scsigs]

While I respect James, I found a lot of his arguments were extremely subjective or didn't hold water. The only argument I fully agreed with was when some companies don't port special features from DVDs to Blu-Rays, which happens sometimes. However, a lot of the rest of his arguments are him just not being tech savvy or are just his opinions that don't hold up much. It's good to see a video like this from someone who knows more of what they're talking about.

[@FindTheTruthBeforeTheEnd]

I’ll get a blu ray if it’s something new, but I’ll still collect DVDs due to the abundance and the fact they’re incredibly inexpensive. I do agree with your points though and for the person who is looking for the best quality on physical media, cool cases, and special features (though some DVDs have special features too) you really can’t beat blu ray. One thing I think you forgot to mention, maybe it’s a myth, is blu rays are more scratch resistant than DVDs which makes them more kid proof and long lasting.

[@melissalayson7275]

I still buy DVDs if I can't find it on blu-ray.

[@dpskipallen]

I have 11,000 digital codes which make me feel better in case of a house fire, tornado, or hurricane which my state I live in has quite a bit of.

[@SotNist]

I remember that AVGN video. Over the years that guy really just seemed like he doesn't really know much about either games or movies.

[@phenixnunlee372]

Also, the streaming visaul quality is not that bad in alot of cases but going back to DVD audio quality is a big set back.

[@anthonyjames7106]

Excellent content as usual but for me you missed two very important reasons why I love blu-ray discs. 1. Progressive scan 1080 video is superior to interlaced standard definition video on DVD....interlaced video sucks. 2. The 3D Blu-ray format is often the best way to see a movie. Hugo for example is definitely best viewed as intended in its full stereographic splendor...a truly magical movie experience.

[@krautisfilmundgamingkanal2940]

The only thing I hate on BluRays are the lazy menus most of the time. I loved the interactive menus on some dvds

[@Toast0808]

Actually, it was LASERDISC that introduced the world of special features, not DVD, and specifically, historically, it was Criterion who first introduced special features on their LaserDiscs.

[@patrickyoung738]

Love this segment Jeff. I have tons of Blu-Rays. Finally some good titles that are in DVD are getting released to Blu-Ray. I finally got Ghost Snd The Darkness, one of my all time favourites. Thanks again. Always look forward to your channel 👍🏿🎥🍿🎬📀😊

[@_The_Worst_]

These are my feelings exactly...💯✔️ I fully concur...👌🏼 Just recently I did a total breakdown of my movie collection and got rid of a lot of DVD's, as I plan on upgrading to Blu-Ray on a lot of great flicks that I like...👍🏼

[@ormimedia]

That Avatar photo you showed us in this video is fake, because Avatar never made it to 4K, so how could you compare "4K" with DVD?

[@rnb8220]

Something that has hastened the demise of physical media is the consistent maintaining of past formats when the newest format debuts. Imagine if VHS stayed on well into DVD. There would be people who keep buying VHS. We got DVD, Blu-Ray and 4K Blu-Ray on shelves technically now and fewer people buying because of streaming. No wonder stores are taking out the sections, it’s too much space otherwise.

[@ARBLACKx]

I honestly don't see much of a difference between blu ray and 4K in order to justify the upgrade. It's not like how it was when it went from DVDs to blu ray. Also blu rays are cheaper and I'm not rich lol so I prefer it because of that as well haha

[@skullcrusher_1]

The biggest difference to me is the HDR color grading.

[@melissalayson7275]

Plus, some 4K players like Panasonic will give your regular Blu-rays a 4K restoration anyway.

[@supermariof0521]

I feel like the reason AVGN said Blu Ray was terrible was in large part to the fact that he was using a PS3 as his Blu Ray player, as apposed to using a dedicated player.

[@AndyCat90]

The only complaint I have about DVD movies is the fact that they age from a few years to about a decade later causing them to malfunction by freezing in the middle of movies. I have a lot of DVD movies and few of them froze in the middle of movies after a few years or about a decade of buying them. I don't know if Blu-rays last longer, I have only a few of them. If they do, that's a huge plus and I plan to buy only Blu-ray movies from now on.

[@FearItself187]

Great video, and I agree with almost everything! I really hope we don't see the end of physical media any time soon. The only two points I would disagree with are 1) I don't like the slim blu ray cases you have in the US. Here in Australia, we have the thicker cases and I just think the titles are clearer and more defined, and the cases feel less flimsy. The only think that sucks is that we rarely get slipcovers, but I know that isn't because of the case size, as the UK has the same size cases and often get slipcovers that we don't. I guess the distributors just think we don't deserve them down here! If I get a US blu ray without a slipcover, I always swap the case out to the bigger one. 2) I often find that the artwork used in the theatrical poster is better than what we get on blu rays. A couple of examples (there are more, but I don't want to bore you!) - the theatrical poster of RoboCop is one of my all-time favourites, but it wasn't until the recent Arrow steelbook release that I was able to get a copy with that art, all the rest had rather mediocre new art. The blu ray cover for Big Trouble in Little China here is awful and looks like it was put together on Photoshop in five minutes - I'd much rather have the original poster art! Other than that, awesome video!

[@ddc2957]

I’m from Australia too & agree about those rubbish slim cases. It’s doubly annoying when you switch the artwork to a proper sized case & then it doesn’t really fit.

[@JorgeTorres-tl7vo]

If you’ve been following Bimmy’s down fall, I think it started with this blu ray video. Also, he laserdisc was Better then dvd because the fast forward was similar to vhs. He hated the dvds skip looked.

[@erikwagonblott3334]

A FELLOW CINEMASSACRE TRUTHER EH?

[@millabasset1710]

Blu Ray is better than DVD, but laser disc was always a shit format, it was imo a prototype for DVD. Laser disc was an analog format, that's what held it back.

[@JorgeTorres-tl7vo]

@@erikwagonblott3334 take a wild guess

[@monochromaticstain]

That video was hilarious. The disc holder part was lol.

[@dwancastillo8622]

Between DVD, Blu-ray and 4k, the regular 1080p is definitely the best way to collect since it looks amazing, is the most resistant (durable) among the three formats and it has a great price, the perfect ballance. Just my opinion, I appreciate everyone buying any physical media :)

[@millabasset1710]

I own the 4k Star Wars releases, but I believe the 2011 saga release set is the better deal just for the nearly 4 hours of special features alone; the 4k sets don't even come close to that amount of content.

[@CannonRaw]

Special features is why I like collecting movies. If there's no special features that's a bit disappointing. Especially if the DVD had more than BluRay.

[@millabasset1710]

@@CannonRaw I was watching them again recently, prequel haters don't realize how much of the set design was practical, it was interesting to see talented set designers explain how they pulled those illusions off.

[@denisdionnesalut5325]

I don’t know how old you are, but you seem to have missed some historical facts. The DVD format came out for cathodic TVs. In North America, they have a resolution of 640x480, because the video signal was brodcasted as 480 lines. At the time, I was experimenting with a video capture card on my Mac and dreaming about recording movies from TV and keeping them on CD. One day, I saw DVDs in a Future Shop and discovered that the product of my dream already exist! That night, I bought a DVD player, Scream. Scream 2, I Know What You Did Last Summer and I Still Know What You Did Last Summer. After that, I bought 2 DVDs each week for a couple of years. Then the first LCD and Plasma TVs came in. It take another couple of years before HD cable hit the road. But DVDs look bad and pixelized on LCD and Plasma TVs. Two solutions emerged: HD DVD and Blu-ray. Blu-ray won the battle. So I start to buy Blu-ray movies, and I ‘m still doing it. Today, I have a 4K 75 inches TV connected to an eArc HDMI receiver. I don’t need 4K movies on it. Full HD looks fine on it.

[@paulj5336]

Great passionate video as always fella. Love blu ray, UHD, Laserdisc. As a Sound Recordist I've always been about the lossless audio. It always annoyed me that 3d blu ray would rarely include Dolby Atmos tracks vs their uhd counterpart.

[@superinfinity23]

I think blu-ray is awesome

[@TheKibbles2005]

The mentioning of the dvd snap cases gave me ptsd 💀💀

[@vernonspiker6629]

Side note: my dad, who is 65 and loves movies, has a bluray player and HDTV, but I'll b damned if he doesn't buy new dads off the shelf. New movie comes out, in order on shelf 4k for $30, bluray for $25, and dvd for $20. He buys the dvd. I asked him why and he said the dvds r easy to operate(?). My guess is his player either starts playing the dvd and bypasses the menu and blurays don't? And he said he doesn't like multiple formats on his shelves. So there u go: bluray menus too hard to navigate? And some people don't like the look of 2 formats on their shelves.

[@patrickdodds7162]

One other cool thing about Blu rays is that if you project one of them on a theater screen you get a nice, smooth looking picture it feels like you're just watching a regular film on theatrical screen (at least in 2K). DVDs on the other hand look pixelated when blown up on a big theater screen. (Getting to watch a lot of my favorite movies via Blu ray on a theater screen is on of the perks of my volunteer position!)

[@hugo-garcia]

DVD outsold blu-ray from 2006 to 2019.... It failed as a home video format

[@professorabronsius]

Always well versed and documented! Thanks for your valuable points of view on the importance of the blu ray format.

[@chrisward000]

The other video is right about menus and extras, they really added to the experience of buying a DVD, the best being entertaining in their own right. One of the reasons I never bought nearly as many BD as I did DVDs was this downgrade in content. With 4K it got even worse, with most titles having static menus and little or no features. I guess the studios realised that they could make zero effort and we would buy their crap anyway. I recently got Speed on iTunes and on an AppleTV it comes with menus and a ton of extra features - actually a better experiance than the 4K disk. I think the US release is better, but the UK 4K disk cost 4x the price, has zero extras and doesn't even include a digital copy. In fact since Ultraviolet closed, digital codes are no longer included in any UK releases. Personally I don't care at all about fancy packaging, my disks live in a cupboard, but I do care about the on-disk content, that's why the only 4K disks I have bought are my genuine all-time favourites where I want the best quality version, and I have kept the old special edition DVDs or BDs where the extras are included. Streaming does me now for the 'watch once' movies.

[@danieldougan269]

I'm with you. I love Blu-ray. James Rolfe's views are not a criticism of the Blu-ray format itself as much as what some people have chosen to do with it or leave out of individual discs. Visually, it mops the floor with DVD and even HD streaming. Anything you can put on a DVD, you can put on a Blu-ray disc. Whether you choose to keep it in or leave it out is not a reflection on the format. The biggest problem I have had with the format is actually with the movie studios and their licensing and copy protection schemes. If Blu-ray drives had become more common on PCs and built into TVs like DVD drives were, the format would have been more widely accepted. But the corporations involved cut off their nose to spite their faces. Steve Jobs called the licensing around Blu-ray "a bag of hurt," and Blu-ray drives were never built into any Mac, at least not by Apple at the factory. Ultraviolet was so cumbersome to use that very few people even took advantage of the digital download that came with their Blu-ray discs. All in the name of copy protection, presumably. Now with 4K Blu-ray, you need an HDCP 2.2 receiver if you want your 4K Blu-ray player to work with your home theater. I am not inclined to get rid of my perfectly good A/V receiver just for HDCP 2.2. Maybe I will have to use it with optical and hook the player up directly to a TV, which means I would LOSE DTS-HD by upgrading to 4K unless I buy a new receiver.

[@devonbrooks246]

Jeff I watched Cinemassacre bring some solid points against BD and some were tongue in cheek comments but 3 HUGE reasons why not only BDs but any physical media alone does not suck, 1) Buffering issues on streaming sites, 2) No censorship on my physical media and 3) Once I pay for my movie, I own it forever. It’s in my library any time I want it.

[@MovieGuy666]

dvd had something weird, kino, blue underground, anchorbay , Code red etc etc etc.

[@ComicBookHangover]

Having grown up with VHS there was a HUGE difference in quality between that format and DVD. It was far more noticeable than the switch from DVD to BD. I also have some DVDs that I keep because they have more special features than the BD. Dude, Where's My Car has special features on the DVD but the BD has none.

[@jeffreymcquillen1208]

I still get dvds for some old titles that have not made it to HD or for most comedies given DVD price point. My defense for comedy on DVD is that most of them are not about the cinematography or even the sound. If I find a good blu-ray deal on a comedy I like, I will upgrade.

[@brucethen]

The problem with digital codes is that every manufacturer seems to have their own format and you end up installing, signing up with etc, multiple player apps. Lol and don't even get me started on ultraviolet going bust

[@Herjuk]

I agree with most of what you have said but the issue of digital codes is different in the United Kingdom. It seems in pagaging for american Blu-Rays, the digital version is still pretty common place, but in the United Kingdom I haven't had a Blu-Ray with a code for the movie in a number of years since support fell away for Flixster as the delivery mechanism.

[@austinwillcut4919]

Have you done a video about HD DVD yet? That would be a good format to discuss as well, it wasn't too bad of a format either

[@djgreenhornet2892]

I bought a HD DVD a few days ago. I didn’t know I couldn’t play it on my Blu-ray player.

[@austinwillcut4919]

@@djgreenhornet2892 You can get an HD DVD player for pretty cheap at thrift stores.

[@turbinegraphics16]

One time I saw that a movie had better packaging was the movie Gold, in the dvd it came in a bright yellow case.

[@mikeysingleton6389]

My only gripe with this video, is how you can talk boutique labels, and NOT MENTION SYNAPSE

[@oze-bikes4life663]

Totally agree 👍 As a new movie collector on a "Budget" Blu-Ray make perfect sense. I mostly buy used but quality Blu-Ray films on ebay at a great price, with very little to no damage to disk surface due to its anti- scratch more durable coating that you mentioned. Prices are awesome ranging from $4.00 AU to around $9.00 AU for non new release titles. So on a budget, there the "best bang for you buck" ! In terms of image & sound quality of any media to date. Not to mention a much bigger range of Movies compared to UHD (4K media) A Great Video, Thx 🍻🙏

[@CleanFamilyVideos]

DVDs look better because they're uncut, which means you can see the hands under the puppets and the strings holding up the fake planets. Also, on the cover of my Clash of the Greeks DVD, Persyphilis is riding his flying eagle-walrus over the swelling river of bile while holding the head of Queen of the Snake Druids as the Klunken monster is lunging toward the virgin princess of Rodanthe, who is chained to the entrance of the cave of hidden pleasures next to the Klunken's trophy skulls hanging like wind chimes, whereas the cover of Clash of the Greeks Bluray shows Persyphilis wearing his White Blouse of Elgyn while looking at the Klunken's attempted assault of the princess, which sadly seems to be occurring right beside whoever is taking his picture. Also my Species 2 Bluray is in a blue case which is all wrong because the cover is in red, which is sending me the subliminal message that i'm supposed to feel heightened emotions as well as calm, soothing emotions, which i'm used to by now but is still not the way to market a movie. DVD made every case black, which is a better strategy because no matter what you take away from a watching a movie, theres always the reminder that at the end of every great story comes the black, shapeless void of death, where any meaning will be swallowed into a space where there is no time or matter, but only mutations and infidelities and mysteries and mountains of forgotten black DVD cases.

[@mjc0961]

1 advantage for blu-ray, or at least it was a function of the time DVD was popular in - I was going through my parent's DVD collection for a home media server and was reminded of the bad old days of DVDs that were widescreen or full screen editions. DVDs that were two sided and you had to read the tiny ring to find out which version was which side. I even found some DVDs that claimed to be widescreen but were the movie in its original aspect ratio shrunk down into a 4:3 file, so if you watch it on a widescreen television and don't adjust the zoom on your TV, you get black bars on all four sides. Yuck! With blu-ray everything seems to be standard, everyone had 16:9 TVs by then, so movies would just keep their original aspect ratio. No more mess like on DVDs.

[@Henkibojj]

The reason why he said bluray sucks regarding extra material: he referred to how innovative the companies were with their menus back in the dvd days (the big Seinfeld box is a great example) but in the bluray days, their main feature and only advantage is the image quality, so they often don't include anything extra at all and the menus are absolute bare minimum. Kill Bill comes to mind, where we have four buttons for subtitle languages and that's it. They might as well have skipped that screen since there are software menus for subtitles anyway. An example of great bluray extra material is the Band of Brothers/The Pacific boxset. Tons of interactive menus and above all, picture in picture vignettes of video interview commentary when something special happens in the series and they have a statement from the actual soldier about it. I believe video in video wasn't possible on DVD, but I may be wrong.

[@nmdpeaceout]

In my experience, even though dvds get scratched way easier, they still play even when reslly badly scratched up. Blu ray on the other hand, with the slightest of scratches which are barely visible, just simply wont work at all.

[@edwardcheves9106]

I have to agree with you about the special features on most Blu-ray discs. But for whatever odd reason, you'll occasionally run into a situation where the special features are better on the DVD. Take the movie Ronin for example. I opted to buy the two disc special edition DVD version, as the Blu-Ray itself was barebones. Not even a commentary. Which really sucks, because that's one of my favorite movies

[@chrisfratz]

The bug for collecting blu-rays has started to bite me purely from me wanting to collect a bunch of 3D blu-rays, because I've been getting into 3D movies a lot lately and it started to bleed over into me wanting other things like the criterion release of WALL-E

[@kermitkurtz3337]

Couldn’t agree with you more. Blu ray is still the premiere media. Only time I buy 4K is if an older movie is released (such as The Godfather trilogy), other than that I usually go with blu ray for newer movies. Imo there is little to no difference in the format when a current movie is released. Plus the price for a blu ray wins me over as compared to 4K. Thank you for this video I really enjoyed it.