Is Upgrading Dvds To Blurays (Or 4K's) Worth It? + Movie Collecting Advice

[@ArtTheClownEnthusiast]

For all the young collectors, get blu-rays and 4Ks, more durable, better quality, and at this point only a few bucks more

[@Greedo1977]

Im 16 and fine with DVD, but i much prefer Blu Rays. So when they Blu Ray is only 5€ more expensive, i Go for that.

[@ArtTheClownEnthusiast]

@Greedo1977 I get that a good amount of us are fine with DVDs, honestly I have a few myself, but buying dvds for a collection is about the same as lighting money on fire, at least if you buy the bluray or 4k you can sell it and actually make some money, and if you never plan on selling your collection...than you can afford to buy the bluray or 4k version, I treat my collection as an investment, and if I really love a movie I'll normally buy both a bluray version for cheap and I'll also buy the 4k exclusive steelbook etc...then I have a permanent personal copy and a copy to sell eventually.

[@Greedo1977]

@@ArtTheClownEnthusiast Yeah, but Thats in Terms of collecting. I dont have any rare Films, i Just want to watch them in Blu Ray quality, which i think is better than streaming Most of the time, especially when you dont Stream 4k

[@Greedo1977]

@@ArtTheClownEnthusiast And DVD is an old technology. 4k Blu Ray is also newer than Blu Ray but i wouldn't say its "better" because of how expensive it is. I mean, it is better, but the prices are insane. My Favorite movie is Joker an its Like 30€ for the 4k Blu Ray. I bought the normal Blu Ray for 7,5€

[@nasbukhari696]

No thanks. Dvds are almost always more bang for your buck in terms of extra content that comes with it. The menus are usually way better, and i just prefer a dvd case over the bluray one.

[@flackjacket3dits]

Depends on what the movie is honestly. If its a big action movie, it needs to be blu ray. A comedy tho, dvd works just fine

[@humanvideosponge4529]

Backwards compatibility. It was probably always the best idea to just buy a Blu Ray player to start with and buy DVDs when you can find them cheap (used). Then you can upgrade to Blu Ray if you love them and take the DVDs to a second hand shop to pass them onto (hopefully) another good home. Essentially, even though it feels like a waste of money, it's just like any other hobby. It's not gonna be free and you're gonna make mistakes in the beginning. But even your mistakes are keeping the hobby alive for other people (and thus, also for yourself).

[@SniffHeinkel]

I was late to DVDs because I was poor for a while, but I now own over 300 of them. I don't regret buying them. I get enjoyment from owning and watching them.

[@skywalkerhunter95]

i always love movies, and i used to upgrade all the time from VCD to DVD to Bluray; they always advertise the same thing. When DVD came, they said its the Ultimate way to watch movies. When bluray came, they said the same thing. Naturally when UHD bluray came, they said the same thing. I then looked back and remember that i love movies, not Formats. after i realise that, i am fine with not upgrading anything. its sad to me when people care more about the format than the actual movie, and anything not HD is automatically Trash. there was no bluray when i was a kid, and that does not mean my experience was lesser than today... but thats just me...

[@RetroreviewsPlus]

Right on I enjoyed your take on this 💯 the focus should be watch a good movie. You can have the best format there is but if the movie sucks it still sucks regardless of the format. If you think about it watching it on a HD format you get to see the suckyness better 😅 and yeah I remember going to the theaters to see Terminator 2 which is my favorite movie of all time. I had a great time watching that movie at the theater and on home video no HD back then but it was a still Kick-Ass experience

[@frommatorav1]

That being said, DVD is kind of trashy in 2024, unless you're watching on a 40" 1080P LCD TV. I refuse to give away or throw away any of my DVDs but new purchases will only be for bluray and 4k UHD discs. Since buying an LG C1 65" OLED in late 2022, which has excellent HDR, I can really see the upgrade of 4k. Now I'm mostly buying 4Ks unless the bluray is really inexpensive. I was around for VHS and analog TV, and I appreciate the advancements along the way.

[@RetroreviewsPlus]

@@frommatorav1 my TV is a Mitsubishi rear projection 1080 i from 2001 and watching DVDs on it looks great

[@frommatorav1]

@@RetroreviewsPlus On older and smaller TVs, the DVDs do look better than on larger 4k TVs. Especially when compared to 4k with HDR on discs or streaming.

[@reginaldforthright805]

Sell your collection before it becomes obsolete. Blu ray is utterly unwatchable now

[@GedH-316]

Its a no for me, staying with dvd and just increasing my collection. I just want to be able to watch a movie or show whenever I want. I didn't see the majority of them in blue ray or 4k the first time around so I dont care for the upgrade. To me its closer to what I saw originally with dvd. Its also cheaper. I get the argument for watching the higher quality but I still dont care. Having the movies/series available to me without internet access is all I care about 🤷‍♂️ gone from around 110 dvds before lockdown to now sitting at 300 ish

[@DJTXD123]

How about now? Blurays cheap on ebay

[@Legacyofmine]

@@DJTXD123 lol

[@TheHealthLife]

Yes, because Guardians of the galaxy is sooooo tolerable in DVD 480p..huh?

[@daddy_1453]

​@@TheHealthLife Yes, yes it is.

[@TheHealthLife]

@film fan from 480p upscaled...wow...whatever bro.

[@Untrus]

Also most (about 80%) of all blu rays come bundled with a DVD as well in a Blu Ray + DVD combo pack so you are pretty much getting both if you go with the blu ray

[@Wolfe-zl4ld]

I've been asked this by a friend too, and the advice I gave him, which was something you mentioned, was to not upgrade every dvd to blu ray. I have nearly 60 dvds myself, but I only plan on upgrading 8 of them. Having that kind of mindset really puts me at ease and at the end of the day, I'm just glad that I at least own those films in my collection and save a lot of money. The 8 movies I mentioned are ones that I know I'll be rewatching over and over again. It would be very foolish of me to upgrade my Citizen Kane DVD to blu ray because I have no desire to revisit it anytime soon. So for me, upgrading your dvds (or at least certain dvds) to blu rays is definitely worth it.

[@elliottmack1887]

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[@rhettkeagan7560]

@Elliott Mack instablaster ;)

[@reginaldforthright805]

Throw your dvds out. They’re unwatchable

[@JRCSalter]

For me, Blu-ray is the default. If I want to get something, then a Blu-ray is almost always going to be the better option, balancing picture/sound quality, price, and how good the feature is. Main thing is that I'm now used to HD, and SD often seems like poor quality nowadays. I still get DVDs for things I'm not sure about, or if the upgrade in quality doesn't make a whole lot of sense (such as old TV shows, or cartoons). With my setup, this isn't too much of a tradeoff anyway, as my TV does an excellent job of upscaling the quality. It's far from HD, but it's definitely a sharper and clearer image. I only ever get 4K if I really want to enjoy the full cinema experience. This is for visually stunning movies, my absolute favourites, and anything that will properly benefit from the format. As for upgrading, I'll only do it if there's something that excites me about the product. So far, I've only upgraded to the Alien Anthology set from the Alien Quadrilogy set, my Doctor Who The Collection sets are absolutely worth double dipping, and if a nice steelbook comes out, I may consider it. Other than that, I haven't really upgraded anything. I've still got my old LOTR extended editions on DVD. Wanted to upgrade to 4K, but haven't so far. May do at some point, but still haven't fully committed. Oh, and 8K absolutely will not be worth it. 4K is pushing the boundaries of diminishing returns for resolution, but gets a pass with HDR.

[@NewSonyWonderHappyMadisonFan]

What's wrong with upgrading animation Blu-rays? Are you the type of person with the terrible mindset of "animation is for children"?

[@JRCSalter]

@@NewSonyWonderHappyMadisonFan No. It's just that animation doesn't always benefit from higher quality images, due to the often simple designs. There's not really that much more detail to be seen in many animations.

[@NewSonyWonderHappyMadisonFan]

@@JRCSalter Oh ok. What if it's a theatrical animated movie from a major studio though. Does it depend on the artstyle?

[@MushmouthJoe]

This is definitely not a waste of time or money. Just look at South Park. HBO Max has deleted or censored multiple episodes. So they released Blu-ray box sets of 5 seasons each. All the old episodes (except the pilot) were completely re-animated in HD & widescreen. Worth every penny. I already owned the old seasons on DVD but they look terrible on a 4K TV. And don't even get me started about Disney Plus. F them. Deleting classic Simpsons episodes. What a bunch of losers. Why is it ok for Disney to buy up all their competition? Get as much physical media while you still can! It won't be around forever. Nintendo America recently sued a man for selling a used N64. Claiming copyright issues. All this because Nintendo has a new N64 subscription service. Buy up all the physical media & convert it all to a hard drive. The only reason the original version of Star Wars still exists (kinda) is because they released it on laserdisc many years ago. If we don't collect physical media, the streaming sites will decide what you get to see. Screw that!

[@michawee]

Blu rays are so much better. DVDs especially on big tvs like 55 inch or more, look terrible. And 4k is even better because hdr is a game changer.

[@MortonsReviews]

Ya, i have this problem. All the old dvds just don't look good on a big TV.

[@gostillerz]

Big time. I use a projector with a 150 inch screen. I keep all the DVDs in the bedroom with the 40 inch TV. Plus used blurays are almost the same price as a DVD nowadays.

[@keanueraine]

If I have it on DVD, I upgrade it to 4k. If I have it on 1080p Blu, then I don't upgrade it. My TV and Bluray player do a great job of upgrading the 1080p discs. If I don't own it at all I buy it on 4k if available, if not available like Picard Season 3, then I buy it on 1080p Blu. 1080p Blu is redonculously cheap used, like 2-5 for easier to find titles. Oop is Oop so there are times It's available on DVD for reasonable, but stupid priced on Blu, so I still make the occasional DVD purchase just because you can't find it for reasonable cash. I got to admit 4k discs rock and if it's a favorite like The Matrix 1999, then ya I've bought that every disc generation because I want my fav's in the best definition possible.

[@Mclaren1976]

If you own a big screen TV, upgrading from DVD to Blu ray is well worth it. The sound and pic alone changes the experience. I’ve now started to upgrade 4K to Blu ray.

[@johnburien4391]

Thats a downgrade from 4k to bluray

[@Mariofans-gn1lu]

4k on 1080p tv is trash why use 1080p tv for 4k movies get a 4k tv

[@Mclaren1976]

@@johnburien4391 not if u have a 4K tv

[@gftyhify]

I never got into blu ray for many reason 1. I couldn’t be bothered forking out and buying a more expensive player 2. I didn’t think spending more money for better image quality was worth it 3. I’m usually very slow with advancing and adapting to new technology (I still bought VHS tapes in 2002/2003) 4. I didn’t care for HD quality 5. I didn’t buy my first blueray compatible player (Xbox one) until 2019. I never even bought my first blu ray until 2023 and that was solely because I was meeting celebs at comic conventions and wanted them to sign a copy of the movies they were in

[@Greedo1977]

Playstation has the Players inside. I have a quite poor 1080p LCD LG TV And a PS4 Slim, but i only buy Blu ray

[@Frank-sp7vu]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts! I'll buy a used Blu Ray player when I find a good one at a thrit store or on Ebay. Here's my thoughts. The backwards compatibility with DVD and CD already makes it worth it, and the picture and audio are so much nicer. 4K players aren't worth it however, they're too expensive and don't look too much nicer than Blu ray. Ironically, most blu ray discs are actually about 50 cents cheaper or expensive than DVD's, while 4K discs are about double.

[@nickspann20]

Its worth upgrading for the right price. I’ll buy dvds, bluray, 4ks if the price is right and or if the difference in quality is worth the money, i buy dvds for stuff not available on bluray or the bluray is crazy expensive. And I buy 4ks when its a good transfer and its obviously better. Some 4ks arn’t any better than blurays (you’ll have to research them). But I will say older movies with a real 4k transfer shot on film look amazing in 4k much more than modern movies shot digitally (e.i. Shining, 2001, apocalypse now).

[@Darcvigilante]

The larger the screen the more noticeable it will be. Upscaling is ok at best and when you stretch out 480p to 1080p or even 4k and your screen is 65" or larger it makes a massive difference.

[@King_Flush]

I think you have a healthy mentality around physical media. I've been collecting movies my whole adult life, and started collecting 4K a year ago. I only upgrade my fav movies to 4k (about 100 movies) but I keep my blu-rays and I rarely do blind buys.

[@memenalnurse_2462]

I like blu ray over dvd for sure! For me when I’m getting a blu ray I look and see if the 4K is on sale or a similar price and comes with a Blu-ray. If it does I’ll grab the 4K, if not I don’t need the 4K

[@deveronrobertson4184]

Dvds have extra features that blu rays dont have.

[@Wft-bu5zc]

Like pixelation and bad sound quality?

[@Eleven17Studios]

While I'm not nearly the collector I used to be, if I'm going to buy a physical movie, usually it's because it's a nice collectors edition, newer criterion, or a steelbook which are all usually blu-rays. Like you, I'm worried about potentially collecting something that might be obsolete one day but I think that's part of the charm.

[@LetsCrashThisParade]

For sure, tbh it's kind of likely to all be obseelete. And pretty soon too sadly. But that is totally part of the appeal too. There's only a limited number of dedicated collectors out there and it's cool being one of them

[@thatshot8]

The probl4m with that, is that Blu Ray will too be "obsolete" one day. It's a slippery slope. Own what you love.

[@kieranwhite4856]

I'm thinking about starting a collection and not sure whether to go full Blu ray or not. I've had a look online and have noticed a couple movies I would like that aren't in Blu ray. Might need to do a mix, not sure what to do

[@GiovanniPeluso]

I've been re-buying everything since VHS, suffered through VHS "rental pricing" paying $100+ for a fullscreen "pan and scan" tape, got onboard with DVD in 1996, started buying everything again, skipped laserdisc and HD-DVD and started re-buying everything on Blu Ray in 2006, fell in love with "active 3D" home playback, bought every 3D Blu Ray I could find, now I'm buying everything on 4K/UHD discs. I had to sell thousands of my DVDs for pennies on the dollar before Blu Ray came out due to job loss related poverty, I've still never reacquired my entire DVD collection on Blu Ray, mostly because not every title got an upgrade. Oddly enough, the movies I've bought the most times are the Raimi Spider-Man trilogy, DVD, superbit DVD, bare bones DVD, collector's edition. Then Blu Ray, Blu Ray trilogy box set and the 4k ultra HD set with the producer's cut of Spider-Man 3. As Rob Zombie said about his dvd collection on his episode of MTV 'Cribs' it's a "sickness."

[@LetsCrashThisParade]

Haha we can't escape re-buying Spider-Man it seems. And wow, I only really got through DVDs after all my life recently and got into blurays haha. There are a surprising amount of titles that are only on DVD and not on Bluray let alone 4k, but sometimes it's fine because it usually means I can end up getting it cheap. Or sometimes I'll see a cheap DVD and compare the prices online and it'll be a bit of a rarer movie that's like $50+ for the Bluray! I bought the movie Damsel on DVD yesterday for like 8 bucks and the Bluray was $50, no way in hell I'm paying they much for one movie lol. I might be cheap but, eh, if so whatever I'm cheap then I guess lol. I only ever had a couple VHS's when I was younger but they were more my family's than mine. I had some of the Batman movies from the 90s, Hardy Potter 1+2 and I think I had Shrek as well lol. I'm sure there were more but those were the ones I cared about at the time haha so it's all I remember

[@juliaf5839]

I primarily only buy blu rays of movies I do not own already, the only real exceptions to that are if it is a dvd I had as a kid that got scratched up that I might upgrade or if it is one of my all time favorite movies, sometimes I will upgrade them because I like that blu rays are more scratch resistant. Besides that I think the only times I have upgraded were if I found a blu ray at a dollar store of a movie that I already had.

[@LetsCrashThisParade]

Right that's how I started - not wanting to duplicate. But at one point it another I went down that rabbit whole and I'll upgrade if I see stuff cheap. Like I just bought The Raid on Blu-ray for 6 bucks the other day when I already had it on dvd

[@davidlane1248]

I can understand people not updating their entire collection to bluray if they have a sizeable amount- that's insane But bluray is just better than DVD. More storage(less discs), better looking, far more durable and will last longer. A well kept collection of bluray should outlive yourself with no issue As for 4K... That's a tossup. DVD to Blu-ray is standard definition to high definition. That's a big increase, not to mention all the aforementioned benefits of the disc itself. 1080p to 4k is still a big jump, but not nearly as noticeable as 480p to 1080p. There's a reason 1080p is still a default option for consumer electronic displays, despite the existence of 4K and 8K... It still looks very sharp to the human eye. Just the same, there's no real disadvantage to playing a 4K bluray on a 1080p display either, so I'd still spring for 4K bluray when available, unless you're completely OCD about the black cases interfering with the blue color scheme of your collection lmao In short, just buy bluray standard for most of your purchases and you'll be just fine. Don't obsess over upgrading all your DVDs, nor getting 4K unless you MUST have the best of the best for your home theatre(in which case, you knew already what you needed and don't need KZbin comments and videos to help you decide)

[@Greedo1977]

Couldnt have Said it better, but i want to add that the price Gap between Blu Ray to Blu Ray 4k also is way bigger than between DVD and Blu Ray. I cant afford buying films i Like for at least 20€ each (and those are the cheap 4k Blu Rays!) And its also important how big your TV is. Mine is 44" but ive Seen a Blu-ray on My parents 55" TV lately and its noticably worse looking. On the 44" its VERY sharp, but on the bigger one less... But the 55" also is an OLED which May contribute to that too

[@PopCultureWithPat]

I've been collecting blu rays for several years now (mostly for new releases) BUT I've slowly started going through some of my favorite films I had on dvd and have been upgrading them to blu ray/4k. Luckily I have a rad place near me called Bullmoose that I've been trading a lot of my duplicate titles on dvd that I have on blu ray/4k now so I can get more new titles without paying anything or much so that always works 😅 Great video man!

[@LetsCrashThisParade]

Aaahh that Bullmoose place hahaha. Sorry I just saw this now dude 😉

[@talksick508]

Wish we had a place like that ..:I’m so mad I got to buy blu ray 4K And then special steelbook versions I’m basically going to have 10 copies of 1 movie lol I got ocd so this is hard for me

[@GameOverMovieReviews]

I'm old enough to remember that leap from video to DVD. There are lots of films I've owned on 3-4 formats across that last 30 years. I got rid of almost all my physical media fairly recently but I can feel the pull to go there again on 4K when I eventually get the PS5 but maybe only for the really special films.

[@LetsCrashThisParade]

I had a few VHSs when I was a kid, but my life was all about DVDs for a long time there haha. Really Ive been collecting since I was a kid but I kind of.. didn't realise it yet..? It wasn't like a big thing I was really IN to, but even as a kid I had a sizeable collection. Some of that is of course gone and some I still have to this day

[@TheHealthLife]

until streaming has EVERYTHING I want AND..has the upped their streaming quality to match physical media, instead of some of the BS they send down the line (even though people have a 100mb connection) then Blu Ray and 4k will still rule supreme. Also, the way this world is going...being ruled by leftist F^%%^^%^ ...you won't be able to stream with a bad social credit score...you have to be a good boy and agree with their BS agenda to get your monthly privileges.

[@deserttoads]

Great video. I have a huge collection of a combination of steelbooks, digi-books, Blu-rays, and DVDs. As anyone who has a large collection knows....it was expensive enough, to build it up, and will just cost you more $$ to upgrade. If the DVD is a B & W movie (Citizen Kane, Raging Bull, The man who wasn't there, etc...), or a cop/action movie, I really don't see the reason for a Blu-ray upgrade. If it's a Western, with nice wide vista/canyon shots, or a Sci-fi or Superhero movie.....Blu-ray upgrade is a must, in my opinion. Good luck for all you movie collectors out there.

[@JD-wm4uv]

Honestly I've seen some dvds that looked pretty decent compared to older Blu Ray releases . For me it depends on digital noise , artifacts , black crush , color timing , if it's a movie I know I will always watch for example Tropic thunder . I've watch the dvd like 10 times or more . However I never got around to buying it on Blu Ray now I found out there's a 4k remaster being released soon so I will probally just buy that instead and I get the original Blu Ray version I never had to begin with

[@SkratchersOtherWorseChannel]

I still don't get why criterion felt the need to crop their Kubrick releases to 16:9. Well I do get it, to match how he wanted them shown in cinemas but the DVDs I have of The Shining, Dr. Strangelove and Full Metal Jacket are still my preferred ways to view them.

[@MusicWizard85]

I only upgraded the top 200 DVDs I had to Blu-ray. With 4K I'm only doing the top 150 from Blu-ray. One thing I always check though when looking at a new version...does it have more, less, or the same special features? And does it include an extended, alternate, or directors cut version? Anything animated or comedy is fine in regular BR for me. The dramas, long adventures, epic trilogies, etc I tend to get 4K if I like it enough.

[@leto75]

For my part, I'm upgrading my favorite DVD's to BR. I'm watching movies on a videoprojector, so DVD's are almost unwatchable on a 100 inches screen.HD looks very good at this size. 4K is of course better, but I have issues with HDR, because it looks a little too dark with a projector (I don't own a OLED TV). When it's possible, I buy the UHD-BR-DVD combo.

[@TheUnapologeticGeek]

I have a hard time making the switch. If I buy a blu-Ray, I already have the DVD or I’m buying a dual pack. Now that I’ve started making videos-I mean, making perfectly legal digital copies for my own personal use, ahem-it’s even harder, because Blu-Rays are harder to rip and make for much bigger file sizes.

[@TheUnapologeticGeek]

Also, the placement of the movie “UPGRADE” is awesome unintentional subliminal messaging.

[@LetsCrashThisParade]

Haha oh yeah I hadn't even thought about that side of things. I just get what I can get off trailers and other scenes I can find on KZbin for my videos (honestly because I don't know how to rip discs tbh and my laptop doesn't even have a disc tray anyway!) But yeah it took me a long time to finally take the plunge and decided to make that switch. And it's all been documented here in the past few months haha

[@LetsCrashThisParade]

@@TheUnapologeticGeek 😂😂 I only noticed that once I was editing to be honest!! How funny

[@cmrguitar1137]

I currently have this dilemma too haha. Honestly, I think I’m gonna go for the upgrade as well. I noticed with the release of The Black Phone, sometimes the DVD format is getting harder to get ahold of. This isn’t usually the case, but it’s making me think about the future! I may sell all my DVDs to fund the blu ray upgrades. Already started a list of my movie essentials lol

[@MartialArtsFilmFreak]

They day you posted this. I replaced my dvd copies of Man of Tai Chi and BKO: Bangkok Knockout with Blu Rays. And I don’t regret it one bit. It can be harder when I’m trying to replace my Hong Kong classics. As some of their Blu rays can cost about 40 bucks, and for many I’m gonna have to find a region free BluRay player which can cost about 100 bucks.

[@LetsCrashThisParade]

Right yeah yeah foreign films on Bluray can be hard to get here. Really expensive stuff in stores unless it's something hugely popular like Parasite. Ive been looking to get a European movie called "The Hunt" for a few years now but I can never find it at a reasonable price. Old Boy I'd like to get too and a few more they are just super expensive or not found at all depending on the title. Funny to see were going through the same decision in upgrading st the same time though haha

[@Untrus]

DVDs are 480P video quality or Standard Definition Video quality where Blu Rays are 1080P High Definition video quality 4K is 2160P Ultra High Definition video quality each one of those numbers represents the amount of pixels that are on your screen while watching the content technically going from blu ray to 4k is as big of a jump as going from DVD to blu ray only difference is as long as you are not watching it on a 90+ inch TV you will probably not notice a big difference the best thing going from Blu Ray to 4K is not even the picture quality because your eye can’t really tell that kind of a difference from far away only if you get really close it’s actually the HDR (high definition Range) color grading that’s included on the 4K discs which makes the picture pop a lot more and a lot of modern higher range TVs will also play them at a higher frame rate

[@LetsCrashThisParade]

Damn I thought DVDs were 720?

[@Untrus]

@@LetsCrashThisParade no they are 480P most blu rays are 1080P like 95% are some of them are 720P which is also HD but it’s the lowest HD quality there is so technically blu rays can be anywhere from 720P to 1080P but majority are 1080P where DVDs are all 480P or 480i

[@frommatorav1]

@@LetsCrashThisParade DVDs are 720/480. Bluray is 1920/1080. 4K Ultra is 3840/2160 plus many are in HDR, which is a big upgrade with the right TV.

[@JohnDoe-bz4yl]

I have bought cheap 2nd hand DVD's from op shops and garage sales and if I liked the movie and think I'll watch it again i'll keep an eye out for a cheap Blu Ray or even a 4K copy

[@barrybarnes2744]

1 size of tv 2 affordability 3 availability 3 age of film resolution changes 4 type of film

[@austinwillcut4919]

Well actually, the extra HDR boost are the reasons to get animated films on 4K, it's not just the extra resolution with the 4K format. Color plays a big part in it.

[@kimwand]

I'm not going into 4K until one of my Blu-ray players dies and I get a better TV. On the other hand, the only dvds I'm looking at replacing are the early region one discs that I no longer have a player for.

[@UFCMania155]

There’s very little difference between 4k and 1080p blu-ray but there’s a HUGE difference between regular dvd’s and blu-rays

[@LetsCrashThisParade]

Yeah I see it now that I'm more used to the better quality. Going back to DVDs is shockingly bad now

[@DCMedien]

Absolutely. 4k is just a minor upgrade and nice to have, but dvd to blu ray is a day to night difference. Dvds just look sooo bad today, it's rediculous. Most blu rays have a higher bitrate for the sound only than dvds got for sound AND video. Still can't understand why anyone would buy dvds today. Just to save maybe one dollar in comparison to blu ray?

[@DCMedien]

@@jaysbakes37 true, but not on every movie. Sometimes it's just a minor upgrade, especially with movies filmed in 2k, and sometimes the blu ray also got the same atmos track. I just have to look that up for every movie, but yes, if I have the choice between a 4k disc with atmos, and a blu ray without atmos, the choice is Clear.

[@gameoverziggy]

I would recommend just going after blu rays in pawn shops. They are $2 each at my local pawnshop. I only buy 4k for movies I really like. To be honest, I mostly tossed my dvds because my collection was fairly small, the only one I bought was a double pack of Ghostbusters because I couldn't find it in blu ray.

[@LetsCrashThisParade]

That's what I do mate! The large majority of my collection has been bought this way. That's how I was able to build it up so quickly in the past few months. I love doing it, I'll spend a day going to various second hand stores and just hunt for what I can! And my wife tags along and buys books for herself while I'm at it, so it's win-win!

[@Dermetsu]

If I find a bluray I don't have or one that I do, I'll upgrade since it's super affordable. I only buy blurays new when they're cheaper than the dvd and still affordable, which seems to be somewhat common on Amazon. I don't think it's worth it for MSRP, but for 3 to 10 dollars, sure.

[@nickknight5543]

Big no for me. Sticking to DVD's as I've been collecting those for 30 years now.

[@Wft-bu5zc]

If you don't care about visuals that's fine.

[@LiquidChamploo]

I prefer to collect the blu ray version of movies if possible. However, when I pull out a raw DVD on film nights; my friends know it’s got to be a serious film. There’s also that warm home video quality that some DVDs have that add to the nostalgia factor of film. Example I think of are Titanic and Pan’s Labryrinth.

[@craigsealy4294]

It doesn't matter what you get. There will be always be upgrades.

[@LetsCrashThisParade]

That's definitely an aspect too. Like if I get all these blurays too and then 4ks become extra cheap... Well shit... And the. If 4ks get cheap and the norm becomes 8k or some 3d variation or something else... Well shit again 😂

[@caveman540]

I second that. And, My 4k player has an excellent upconvert engine. The dvd looks very good.

[@9latinumStudioz]

Not true - not everything makes sense for consumers - "8k" capacity discs will likely be used for storage by companies & even if there is an "upgrade" less & less are getting transferred - 400,000 movies - 245k dvds - 28k Blu rays - 759 4ks as of '21 - I learned that from Films At Home 👌

[@SgtPogieBait]

I started collecting movies when VHS was the main format. Then I upgraded to DVDs, then Blu Ray and now 4K. I have around 80 DVDs that haven't been released in BD/4K. Those that have, I've gotten the attitude of "do I REALLY need to upgrade"? Not really if the source used is crisp, clean & good color. Another reason is the price of a BD, especially if it's OOP. I recently bought a new DVD for $8 and it looks pretty good. My only other option would have been a used BD for $50. I can buy a lot of DVDs for that amount. It's an individual choice.

[@mind-of-neo]

I would really enjoy collecting vhs too, if it werent for the potential of vhs's to degrade on their own without even being mishandled

[@jalexanderevans]

If I want a movie to last longer in my collection, I get it on blu ray (fsr more scratch resistant). If the bluray had a crap transfer or I want to showcase the film in a steelbook or something because I love it, I get the 4k (e.g., 4k steelbooks of Predator and Alien are way better than the blurays). I only keep dvds now if they're not on bluray (e.g., Matango) or if I'm okay with them eventually getting worn out and dropping out of my collection.

[@josephbridges7470]

I’ve used upgrading as a way to tell me what movies are important to me and which ones are not. If I can’t justify a few $ to upgrade, why is it in my collection? Use the opportunity to cull cull cull. The culling helps pay for the upgrades. So you win on both ends.

[@LetsCrashThisParade]

Right yes I think you've told me about your strategy before! I think that's definitely a "responsible" way to go about it, that way you're not wasting money and your focusing on what you really want. Reckon that's definitely a good thing. I'm still a bit topsy turvy in mainly buying what I love but still buying cheap if I can too lol. I won't necessarily buy a movie that I'm not a massive massive fan of on Bluray if I already have the DVD though so I'm kinda on board for how you do it too though. Thanks for watching and commenting mate, always appreciated 😁

[@spicymangooo]

I’m deciding to start a physical collection of my favorite anime so I found this and the comments helpful because I grew up with the change so I don’t know the real benefits/consequences of either formats

[@wileyjdraws7594]

DVD are perfectly fine. this obsession with picture quality is ridiculous imo.

[@gostillerz]

You kids and your high tech stuff. VHS/Betamax is all you need.

[@Mogojoegotube]

Short answer. If you can afford it. Yes. The difference in quality is night and day and it slaps streaming services out the park. Netflix for example uses a way lower bitrate than blu ray so the quality is affected. "4k netflix" actually usually looks worse than a normal blu ray let alone a 4k blu ray

[@drachireidnoc6659]

The only films that I have 2 copies of are the Lord of the Rings Trilogy. Have the theatrical version on DVD and then bought the extended Blu-Ray. At some point I might get the 4K version. I have the Dark Knight Trilogy and Inception on Blu-Ray might consider getting those on 4K. Those are my favorite films, huge rewatchability. Christopher Nolan is my favorite director if you couldn’t tell. I have Harry Potter and most of the Star Wars (7 films) on Blu-ray I don’t see myself upgrading those to 4K.

[@BladeStar-uq6xe]

After collecting DVDs for 15-18 years, can't remember, I have finally rebuilt my Collection from the old VHS days. I have no interest in switching to Blu-Ray because, so far, except for some Animation, I can get everything I want in DVD and they are cheaper, and I can get TV Shows on DVD!

[@michaeljw3602]

Personally depends on your budget, but hunt for bargains, multi buy options is sometimes worth it, amount of Blu-rays i picked up from charity shops are worth it, but if it's something you love invest in Blu-ray at least, picture and sound quality is way better

[@JohnDoe-bz4yl]

I used to grab any Blu Ray I found cheap and found I didn't enjoy a lot of them so I now only pick up a movie if I know I'll watch it

[@JYMBO]

I am fairly confident they will not be starting a new 8K line, i think the 4K line is the highest they will go ATLEAST for the few decades, until or even IF a more superior form of physical media &/or tv technology comes along, it would have to be something that makes it compelling enough to rebuy your entire collection AGAIN, something that makes 4K look or sound dated, but there's only so much you can upscale old movies before making them look arguably worse or lose "feel" which i already see with a couple 4K titles & even then they will have to wait until that technology becomes affordable and more common in tv's, weather that be 12K, or 19.1 surround sound or "Super Mega Ultra Hyper HDR X" or something crazy that will be totally normal in 50 years but we are unable to fathom yet, that being said by that time things will almost certainly be entirely digital & more cinema/ streaming only releases etc, oh and thats not to even mention the fact that the film industry hasn't even come close to adopting 8K yet, it's rare you even see things filmed 6K! we have very much hit the ceiling both visually and audibly... TL:DR = i think it's entirely possible the 4K blu ray line might be the last upgrade we get in physical media, or at least by the time we get an upgrade even the youngest person reading this comment will be too old to tell the difference or care enough to upgrade, so if you haven't started a collection yet, this is probably the safest time & longest plateau you will get.

[@beelez-xi1fi]

Blu ray upscaled by a 4K TV looks great so don't see the point in making that leap to 4K discs.

[@handheldnintendofan]

I'm in the same boat I love Blu Ray and they look great I use my PS5 to play them on my LG OLED If they look this good I can't see myself spending the money on 4k

[@RPKGameVids]

I always like to get the best of the best, but I've no desire to replace a lot of my collection with superior formats.

[@blakekujawa847]

I upgraded my VHS collection when DVD came out. I'll never do that again. When a new format comes out I just start buying my new movies in that format. I never replace DVD with Blu Ray or Blu Ray with 4K. Every movie is subject to the year it was made. A movie made in the 80's/90's can never be a true 4K so there is no point in upgrading those old movies beyond DVD as far as I am concerned. Eventually a serious movie collection will grow too large to upgrade. As it is it would take the rest of my life to upgrade my DVDs to Blu-Ray and that's if I never bought any new movies ever again. You will drive yourself mad upgrading and new movies are being made constantly.

[@2kBofFun]

There are movies shot in the 60's on 70mm film, which quality was totally destroyed in DVD conversion. So that is pretty much a bogus argument. Blu Ray solved the main problem with VHS/DVD in that both formats were CRT first: force the film into interlaced NTSC/PAL junk. BR is filmmaker first. The content is as close as the maker made it. The playback device may figure out what can be played back by the consumer. So BR can be 1:1 aspect, 2:2.35, 24fps, 50fps, 100fps.... That is a godsend. It is a glitch of history that they didn't fix this already on DVD. Those discs could have been 576x1024 pixels non-interlaced 23.976fps just as good, and it was a piece of cake when the DVD player came out to make variable timing on a CRT tube, we had multisync on PC monitors as well. 576p 24fps could have been implemented on tubes in the early nineties.

[@robbincruz3637]

If you have both buy both players too. I bought a blue ray player and wasted my money because I missed it up playing too many dvds on that Blu-ray it stopped playing Blu-rays

[@mind-of-neo]

Yeah Im still undecided on blu ray too. As a collector, its my desire to keep anything i collect forever, so if theres a chance dvds might deteriorate over time while blu rays don't, then its worth it to switch over. DVD just feels more like the epitome of physical visual media, but i guess theres not really any reason not to feel that way about blu ray, since blu ray doesnt really compromise on the feel or anything in exchange for being more "modern", like streaming does.

[@thatshot8]

DVDs look much better on a shelf, IMO.

[@austinwillcut4919]

DVDs don't deteriorate.

[@tibelchior]

If you don't own a tube TV, it makes no sense to compare. I still have a lot of DVDs, but I'm getting BD 4k for my favorite movies, the quality is really impressive

[@skullcrusher_1]

It depends, a lot of the reasons I've upgraded from DVD to Blu ray is for the better audio output not necessarily the better picture. Now with 4k it's the HDR and typically Atmos mixes that get me but I'm more selective about it thanks to the god awful terminator 2 4k transfer.

[@andystandys]

I'm naive... I thought Blu-Rays were always 4K. I thought that was the whole point. What was the original resolution of Blu-Rays, then? (I don't own any Blu-Rays, BTW.)

[@frommatorav1]

Blurays have a resolution of 1920x1080. 4k UHD has resolution of 3840x2160 and many have HDR (High Dynamic Range). HDR is a nice upgrade if you have a high-end TV. If you're rocking a 1080p TV than bluray is all that is needed. However, if it's a movie you love and the 4k comes with a bluray, you can get it in case you ever upgrade your setup. You also need a player to watch them, unless you have a game system with the player.

[@andystandys]

@@frommatorav1 Thanks for the explanation...!

[@coldshot1611]

So I have a question for anyone I just started collecting blue ray movies and when I buy them off Amazon they gave me different options of blue ray for the same movie like a 2008 version and 2015 version so my question is does it matter what year of blue ray the movie is in on or should I get the most recent version of blue ray or it doesn't matter what year of blue ray it came out of for the same movie?

[@zammerack7203]

Usually newer releases are a better remaster

[@9latinumStudioz]

I don't think 8k physical media is coming - it's too expensive - those discs will be for companies to store stuff on 👌✨ go for 4k - most things you probably want are still on Blu Ray - even though wayyy more is on DVD - it gets less & less

[@caveman540]

I still buy DVD's at times, if its not on blu-ray or the dvd has more features than the blu-ray print. Mostly purchase blu-ray. 4K is only if its cheap. My 4k player has a great up-scale engine which makes my dvd look good. There is a difference in dvd and blu-ray, I can easily see it but its not a deal breaker. I enjoy the dvd's I own. The only deal breaker I have is I will not pay retail for 4k......4K is visually better than blu-ray but not enough to cause the difference to weigh on my mind. Also, a dvd on a smaller tv like 32" and in a highly rated 4k player with up-scale is outstanding. Doesn't look like a dvd. My summary, its not worth upgrading the DVD you already have, spend the money on a movie you don't have.

[@RubyJones-zj4fu]

I do both depends heavy special effect blue ray. Also blue ray takes up way less space on tv collections 😊

[@TherealDCAvenger]

I collect dvd and recently bought a ps3 so now I'll get blu rays as well but when I see a movie in both blu ray and dvd I'll go for the dvd my tv is a crt which is 480i so getting a 4k blu ray for me for a more expensive price tag isn't worth it Tl:dr I'll buy blu ray when dvd is more expensive or unavailable/non existent

[@erniekeller1093]

If you don't care that much about VQ DVDs are fine. However, I'm sure as hell not going to watch Lawrence Of Arabia or Barry Lyndon on anything less than the best available quality.

[@wizardsavage.9436]

it’s not for me because if you take care of your movies the discs shouldn’t scratch that easily. also it looks the same once you pop in the dvd in to the dvd player or your playstation or xbox.

[@MortonsReviews]

I like blu rays more for a bunch of reasons. One the quality of dvds is just good quality when it comes to a big tv. Plus, for me, my blu ray shelf has a problem fitting dvds cases. The problem for me is that a lot of old horror novies are only on dvd sadly.

[@FoxtailCinematics]

Considering how cheap I find blu-rays and I absolutely love HD visual and audio quality, it's definitely worth the upgrade. Unless it's a film that definitely doesn't need an HD upgrade. Same with upgrading blu-ray to 4K. In my honest opinion some "4k" Blu-Rays Have the same quality and sometimes worse quality as Blu-Ray.

[@LetsCrashThisParade]

Yes! Exactly, were thinking alike here. Some movies don't super warrant the upgrade but mainly I'm going for it if I like a movie enough, it's definitely a superior platform. And I get 4ks when I can but it's pretty rare, Ive only got 3 atm

[@captaindestruction9332]

Yeah alot of older movies that don’t really benefit from the jump in visual quality. Some actually look worse as blu ray vs dvd.

[@opupfg]

The next thing from 4K is digital only for total controll for the studios. I only buying the absolute stunners on 4k, I buy blu rays 2nd hand mostly.... You have to mind, blu rays getting re edited, color graded, re cut compare to old DVD's. So if you want to be close to the original release, most likely it's only on DVD.

[@LetsCrashThisParade]

When you say absolute stunners do you mean the movies themselves or the transfers? Because how do you know if it'll be any good or not before buying? (Genuine question, I want to get better at this lol)

[@opupfg]

@@LetsCrashThisParade I mean the "transfers" and the way the movie was shot. I mean resolution, the colours, the hdr effects, audio should be much better than the blu ray release..... there are many indication or info, forums, reviews on 4k discs so it's not hard to find out and choose from those what you like... I prefer movies shot on video, super clean, or large format films with extra care.... poppin colours... Some of my must haves: The Revenant, Matrix 4, Tenet, Ad Astra, La la land, Ghostbusters 2016, Gemini Man, John Wick 2.

[@LetsCrashThisParade]

@@opupfg cool good to know, I love some of those movies too especially The Revenant and La La Land

[@opupfg]

@@LetsCrashThisParade Yeah... Revenant is a super clean video, with natural lighting, ...La la land has awesome colours on film.

[@flamewind26]

It'll be nuts to upgrade anymore if they release 18k discs. Or if everything goes digital. Only got Avatar 2 on 4K blu ray since I was able to get a 4k blu ray player. A lot of my dvds and blu rays I currently own already look great. They did say in commercials for blu ray that it makes dvds look better than before too. Also I miss the classic blu ray combo packs that were sold with dvds that sometimes have awesome video game like special features on the animated films.

[@kennyjones6369]

I still collect DVDs and I’m not ashamed of it if I can get them cheap and I just wanna watch the movie. Of course I’m going to buy a DVD I just got a 4K player and I noticed some difference between Blu-ray but I’m not a snob enough to turn everything in the 4K And DVD movies they look good on 4K players and I have surroundsound and the picture looks really good. There’s some that are grainy, but I’m just wanting to watch the movie. Good topic dude.

[@anarchisttutor7423]

Everybody, do you think certain movies or genres benefit from lower resolution, such as horror?

[@SPLIFFZPUFFZ]

I get my weirdos/rares on DVD. Blu-ray are aim generally. 4K for films I LOVE and have a high re-watch-ability for me personally.

[@hevenmulatu606]

Yes i could definetly see the difference now between dvd and blu-ray. The picture quality on bluray is way better than dvd. So I'm on the same boat as you now lol. I'm collecting bluray only if it's a movie I really enjoy

[@LetsCrashThisParade]

Similar situation for me yeah haha. I dunno I refused to see a difference before!? I just couldn't really see it but now I definitely definitely can and prefer the quality of blu-rays lol. I probably wasted some money on DVDs over those later years or collecting but ah well

[@Foxtrot-Uniform-CharlieKilo]

ive found older movies, by older i mean from the 80's and 90's, arent worth replacing with blu rays as the transfers are the same as the dvd. ive tested this with about 20 movies i own on both formats and in most cases the blu ray player upscales the dvd to the same picture quality as a blu ray. on the other hand movies that have been made since the mid to late 2000's, especially ones that are vfx heavy like say Pirates Of The Caribbean : Dead Mans Chest or Avatar are 1000% better on blu ray.

[@craigsealy4294]

I own mostly DVD. I own 95% DVD. I dont upgrade from DVD to Blue-Ray. I personally don't see the difference.

[@LetsCrashThisParade]

Nah fair call, if you don't see much of a difference you may as well go with the cheaper option. I'm for it mate

[@craigsealy4294]

@@LetsCrashThisParade thanks mate.

[@LetsCrashThisParade]

Maybe, I got glasses after this 😂

[@Gleamoz]

Some of the Blu-Rays and 4Ks are missing the extras, 4K is the optimal better picture , blu rays is a great image , a lot better than DVD , but the extras , idk .

[@Mariofans-gn1lu]

do 1080p bluray look good on a 4k tv?

[@handheldnintendofan]

@@Mariofans-gn1luyes I don't have any 4k Blu Ray I have mostly Blu Ray which I love and some DVD I've been using my PS5 which is a 4k player and I have an LG OLED Either the PS5 or the TV or maybe both upscale? Blu Ray looks really good to me which is why I haven't bothered upgrading to 4k Blu Ray is way cheaper than 4k and if it looks this good why bother upgrading

[@kevinkelley3906]

If I find a bluray of a DVD that I have on the cheap sometimes I buy it if I'm going to watch it again.

[@johnjurmu5669]

If I am buying a movie I don't already own I get the bluray or 4K bluray. I only upgraded my favorite titles or ones I watch frequently from DVD or Bluray.

[@tolamiyYT]

I buy really good movies for super cheap at disc replay, and the disks are still super nice with like no scratches

[@JamesSmith-ix5jd]

I think blue ray (as a technology) is somehow under copyright or something, because blank discs didn't get cheaper in so long. It is naive to think that they will get cheaper any time soon. Also no other physical technology will replace it because it's now all about streaming, corporations want you to pay each month not per movie, streaming also allows them to have full profit, not just the small portion when extracting the cost of the disk itself. This is very sad situation. I am not a collector, I just want a physical arcival storage medium cheaper than HDD, at the same time I don't care about write/read speeds.

[@pippahappy9735]

We have mostly dvd many we got for free. But if we buy a movie we go for Blu-ray or 4k. Or if we really like the movie would consider upgrading. But it would be to expensive to upgrade everything. To be honest the dvd with the upscale on my 4k player the picture is acceptable to me.

[@andreassouth1523]

I collect dvds.I don't own bluray player.Why no one talks about the problems of bluray players. You stop the movie for 10 minutes to go to the kitchen and as soon as you come back, the movie starts from the beginning and not from where you stopped!!!! Also the image freezes and other very strange things. You can't relax watching a movie.....Up to 42 inches screen you are ok with dvds picture.The image is not an end in itself, but the case and the film are. Then the sound and finally the image.

[@2kBofFun]

Playstation? I never understand why one would buy a single-purpose BR player for double the money of a second hand PS3. It does not have the problems you state, it even skips ads and those "nag screens" from the authorities.

[@freddy902]

The way I choose Blu-ray or DVD is the experience on the disk does the DVD have an awesome special edition that the blue ray version doesn't. If that is the case than why upgrade. I have a few Blu-rays in my collection that are pretty much a stripped-down version of the DVD. The main menu is static and they lack a lot of the cool Interactiveness and bonuses of the DVD release.

[@LetsCrashThisParade]

That's a pretty fair way to decide yeah

[@LetsCrashThisParade]

I found myself getting excited for special features but then never actually watching any of them lol

[@2kBofFun]

That is more a thing of an era... When DVD was big, also did books and CD-based computer games. It was just cool to put effort into it. Nowadays side content is on the interwebs. A modern special edition is not less on BR than on DVD. BR can even be way more interactive as it allows full java games.

[@frommatorav1]

The menu that pops up before you play the disc is about as meaningful as the packaging that contain the discs. Once you click play, it's still only DVD quality. I like special features but interactive menus won't make up for poor visual quality for 2 hours. Keep the DVD for nostalgia sake but the movie in HD or 4k is going to look better.

[@ajhpower1972]

Depends on the movie for me e.g Star Wars and Alien franchise, for sure and in fact SW I got on 4k. Other movies like Nightmare on Elm Street movies, happy with dvd.

[@JamesTKirk-ez6ip]

Most modern smart TVs and BD players can upscale DVDs to 1080p with a process similar to pixel doubling on PCs. It may not reach 100% BD quality but it will reach 80% most the time. I still buy both DVDs and BD depending on price but I refuse to buy everything on BD and I also refuse to buy everything again that I already own just because of that 20% difference in upscale quality which 99% of people won't ever notice. It's common sense.

[@anarchisttutor7423]

Blu-rays if I can find reasonably cheap, occasionally at higher cost for special movies especially ones with awesome scenery or I'd want to have a movie party with. Otherwise DVD ain't that bad even when watching on a huge area (I project onto the wall). Blu-ray definitely looks better but it's not worth it to upgrade everything.

[@83shadow3]

Here's my thoughts an how I go about it all if its just something I want to watch in general. It doesn't matter if its on DVD because I don't care about any bonus features other then deleted scenes. But if its something I really like or love I try to get the version with the most bonus features. To learn all I can about it in those cases its always going to be a Blu-ray version. In most cases so then I would say its worth the upgrade to Blu-ray. Like for example I got that Shout/Scream Factory Collector's Edition of Halloween 3 Session of the Witch. On DVD because that was all that was available at the time. But I just ordered the new Collector's Edition of it wich comes on 4k wich I don't care about. Along with Blu-ray wich is why I ordered it because it. Has more bonus features then their earlier releases of it. On the Blu-ray only so its worth the upgrade to me because of the bonus features. Because I love that movie an want to learn more about it. So upgrade or not to update an is it worth it or not is something. That can be put down to why you're thinking of doing it. Because I only upgrade things I like an love if there is enough new bonus features to justify it. Then I always go for collectors editions or directors or uncut versions. If I can an most of the time those are Blu-rays. That or if someone like say Shout/Scream Factory makes a collectors edition. Because I have the collectors edition of Pumpkin head on DVD. Its perfectly fine with a good amount of bonus features. But I upgraded to Shout/Scream Factorys Collector's Edition of it on Blu-ray. Because it had more bonus features including one dedicated to the late Stan Wisten. All about him an his life an his legacy an how it continues. So everything he learned is still being passed on to new people.

[@mlong9475]

If your TV is 32" or less then it does'nt really make a big difference it seems. Movies still look good. It's when you go to 42" or more when you sit further away from TV does DVD not look so great and Blu-rays look much better. THough buying blu-rays or even 4k movies these days for new releases at least you get a dvd in the bundle anyway.

[@chrisjohnson7255]

DVD has to many distractions when it’s upscaled to 4k , they look great on a 1080p display, so I bet we’ll need 4ks if they go to 8k displays. I hope not.

[@AllMyHobbies]

I was buying hd dvd in 2006 so your not as dumb as me. Haha but here is my take. If you watching on a tv then keep your dvd with a good player they Dont take ways from the viewing experience and you still enjoy the film the same amount as blu ray. Now on the other hand i have a constant image hight projector setup so a 16:9 film my screen is about 100 inches. But when i watch a 2.4 film my screen is like 135 inches and on that size dvd is distracting for sure. So i upgrade dvd that i I'm going to rewatch

[@Angel_Peg]

Dvds still look pretty good if u sitting 5 to 7 feet from a tv but obviously if u can afford it go for it .

[@stephannelson8780]

It’s worth it. I mostly do 4Ks now

[@cabellero1120]

Upgrading to 4K is Expensive.. If you can do it, fine. I don't need a Movie Theater in my home. Blu Ray is great if you have surround sound, If not, you won't notice yoo much of a difference from DVD.