Streaming = over? Will physical media make a comeback?

Streaming services like Netflix, Disney plus, Apple TV, and HBO Max have become almost like a utility for us. But streaming providers are now talking about raising prices. Is it time to start collecting blu rays and DVDs again?
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[@BrianFrey1]

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[@lerchfreyley1]

There is also the fact that movies and shows get censored or deleted from streaming services. So the only way to ensure that you can view it is to own a physical copy

[@adrnacad3434]

*or Pirate them.

[@LarryFleetwood8675]

How about the picture quality, surely physical media must be better there than streaming too.

[@Devious_Reviews]

Definitely. Until 2019, my folks have been rocking DSL internet from 2006. On a good day, the download speed was 1MB per second and it was very touchy. Only the TV could be on or else the network would crash. Netflix (shared account) would struggle to open then eventually stream at 360p on the 4K TV. _That_ was some serious digital gore for a good minute. If it was a windy day the connection would fluctuate. Buy physical media and keep it. @@LarryFleetwood8675

[@TekkLuthor]

Torrent, your physical copy can get scratched

[@antonsiberian]

​​@@TekkLuthorwhy do you scratch your disks? I mean it's possible to scratch of course, but I have tons of movies and music disks and they're like new, because I use it carefully. Torrent is the option to watch something new or mediocre content which I wouldn't buy anyway.

[@TheGjergj79]

I always get physical media. When it goes all digital i'll stop buying games and movies.

[@Attmay]

If they ever do this to books, then we are screwed as a society.

[@adrnacad3434]

​@@Attmay Real life Fahrenheit 451.

[@dazjackson1972]

Same here! These are great times for bargain hunters like myself - I've been picking up Blu-ray box sets for 10% of original cost on the "used" market, often still sealed. Building up a big stockpile while the going is good.

[@shadrichardson6627]

Same

[@jamieeaton7839]

Right on! They rarely make anything good anymore so it's easier to not have another bill every month!

[@uvaldopalomares8416]

I never stopped buying physical media. Come on. We all knew this was coming. It was all a matter of time.

[@SpectreOZ]

Exactly, censorship/control is all too easy with digitisation, money, movies & books... buy once and enjoy for years without an ongoing subscription 🤪

[@michaelcooney9685]

What people don't realize is when you buy a digital movie you don't own that movie. So if a studio decides to take away a title and put it into a vault for 10 year's they can do so. That is why I love physical media when you buy it it's yours and they can't take it away from you. When you purchase a digital copy read carefully

[@KaosNova2]

Streaming does that.

[@tommylarry8016]

Well because people are becoming dumby that pay more on steaming people don't think about save money like buy dvd and it yours watch it anytime and steaming and internet cost is so expensive altogether

[@bubba842]

​@@KaosNova2So does purchasing movies on these platforms. If said platform loses the rights to sell that movie, it will disappear from you device. It could still be there, but you won't be able to access it and you won't be able to take it off that device. This is why digital content sucks. You own nothing.

[@KaosNova2]

@@bubba842 In the case of Amazon or Apple movies giving out full digital copies, I don’t see that as being likely given how those are among the biggest corporations on the planet in terms of value and they pay their licensing fees to the various distributors. But streaming is apparently more volatile since with streaming specifically, it used to be Netflix and Amazon but it has branched out into many separate platforms. Al Streaming is in the Red, Netflix is less in the Red or in the Black depending on the year than the others. I have bothered with streaming but to me it’s like Cable TV or rental because most of what I ever bother with on streaming I don’t care to see multiple times. What I am going to watch multiple times? I get a DVD or Blu-Ray for it.

[@michaelcooney9685]

Yes PlayStation just pulled off movies and TV shows from Sony that subscribers bought and thought they owned😡

[@jonathannoble9465]

What I don’t love about streaming services is there’s usually not a movie I am in the mood to see - most of the time. And these services can’t afford that many quality movies so they fill it with so much fluff.

[@nu-metalfan2654]

@jonathannoble9465. The 3 things I most hate about streaming services are 1, they take things off all the time, 2, they always put on the same movies that you’ve seen already, and 3, most of the movies on these streaming sites are from the last 13 years. I swear the amount of times I see they put on different movies and I go, oh I’ve seen that, or oh that’s another movie from the last 13 years. Prime Video imo is the best streaming site, because they have a wide amount of content from a wide amount of years and decades. What I also like about Prime is they put a lot of movies on from the 00’s, as the 00’s had a lot of hidden gem movies that you can watch years later and find out about good movies that go under the radar from the 00’s. Netflix is by far the worst streaming site, I swear Netflix hates putting on stuff from pre 2010. Most of Netflix’s catalog of movies that they put on is post 2010

[@Mowglibaloo2]

Agreed. We need a concise beginning, middle and end with some type of moral or lesson. Not weeks of fluff.

[@ericw4377]

That's true. There's a funny youtube video by cinemassacre. It's entitled, "What Will I Watch?" and it really encapsulates that empty filling of so much, yet so little.

[@ggt47]

It is strange. Same with physical gaming you see all these lists and you are thinking to yourself "I don't like any of these."

[@ChickenMcThiccken]

here is the thing about it. its like buying insurance. you pay for it your whole life; and maybe you use it.

[@kirk8321]

I am a physical media collector. I am currently in the process of moving to another state and just finished boxing up my entire library. Speaking of libraries, I have been donating some of the titles that are duplicates to my own library down the street before moving. I feel that it was better than just throwing them out. They are getting some great titles too like my entire game of thrones collection in Blu-ray after I upgraded it to 4K.

[@NazriB]

Lies again? Serie A Leader Play Mate

[@robloxmoremania]

you not the only one, i love physical more

[@kurtrussell5228]

NEVER trust your dvds to movers, they are hand carried.

[@GB-cs5oz]

Don’t throw them out! Ever. Give’em to me. They’re safe at my place.

[@defiraphi]

Why upgrade dvd to bluray to 4k to whatever ? To me there some dvd's that has nice visuals over the 4k which really too expensive . Also why are dvd/bluray more expensive today compared to those from between 1998-2008 they were cheap . I talk about new physical média not those from second hand and thrift stores .

[@Stormy-pe2xc]

Never stopped using dvds, protested the mass closing of dvd rental stores and boycotted streaming from day one. Today I still just have a tv without service with a DVD/Blu-ray player and a shitload of dvds and blu-rays.

[@DamageInc-nx9gu]

Physical media isn’t going anywhere, anytime soon. Best Buy has been on its last legs for years. They’ll become another Circuit City and other stores that aren’t around anymore.

[@adultmoshifan87]

I hope we get more independent retail stores as a result of these major companies going under!

[@bubba842]

​@@adultmoshifan87No chance.

[@Shah-of-the-Shinebox]

Best Buy has become a home appliance store. 10 years ago, I would go there a lot for cheap dvds and cds, that's all gone now.

[@MacUser2-il2cx]

Walmart will have DVDs and blu rays forever. lol

[@Shah-of-the-Shinebox]

@@MacUser2-il2cx even their selection of dvd and bluray has shrunken. Very few walmarts have the $5 movie bin.

[@Scyber_Official]

Fun Fact: When Netflix was in its early days, they pitched their business model to the executives at Blockbuster & were laughed out of the conference room.

[@travisgarrett9398]

It's too bad that meeting wasn't video taped.

[@bobdigi500]

Thats true too an extent. But at thetime Blockbusters was doing great. And When Netflix pitched to Blockbusters they were simply a postal rental service. Streaming wasn't even a thing.

[@peterlee4753]

And Blockbuster went bust cos they failed to embrace digital.

[@kayvee4425]

​@peterlee4753 screw digital mate, long live physical media and cash money

[@Thirteen31Music]

There is an industry wide drive to end physical and move to a streaming only model because it gives them (the media rights holders) complete control over access to the content. Its effectively behind a paywall where each view is monetised unlike physical sales where they only profit on the initial sale. Once streaming becomes the only way to watch content they will hike the prices as there will be no alternative for viewers. My prediction is they will introduce some tier system too where you can only watch the best/most popular shows/films by having the most expensive package. I dont think physical will ever die completely but it will become a niche. However I do wonder if 2nd dvd market will boom when streaming prices get silly and people turn to that instead

[@adrnacad3434]

The Pirates will have their own digital prohibition era.

[@oliverbrownlow5615]

@@adrnacad3434 Arrrr!!

[@nostrum6410]

where do you even buy a dvd player at this point?

[@KaosNova2]

@@nostrum6410 If you try looking, you can find it. This is the age of the internet. I revived my Nintendo Wii console to running perfectly smooth for a replacement part for 60 USD.

[@janette2691]

​@@nostrum6410amazon?

[@tommyherrick8220]

I don’t have any streaming services. I just canceled my Disney plus subscription because of the upcoming price hike. I will always prefer physical media

[@tommyherrick8220]

@@SatanenPerkele um, no

[@ohwowitspau]

Same. Goodbye Disney+! I just bought blurays of my favorite movies!

[@tommyherrick8220]

@@ohwowitspau i’ve always bought physical media, but the last month or two have been insane. I think I’ve spent more on 4K and Blu-ray than I have in a long time.

[@deliciousexperience689]

I don't use streaming services. I only buy physical media, or watch TV. I have always believed in this. I love collecting DVD's & Blu-Ray. I also still buy CD's/Vinyl & Cassettes, (yes more so-second-hand now), but also new. I don't want to live in a world where we don't own anything. And that is what corporations are pushing for, so we can't earn from independent re-sale. Big companies and corporations are trying to make everything have less and less value. So i think it's important to support films and TV still coming out on physical media, so we can purchase it at home and watch it whenever we like. With no edits. No schedules. & all the extras like special features on the disc itself. A film to watch at the cinema here in the UK is more expensive than in America it seems: We pay about £14 a film to watch at the cinema here. And there is nothing like owning and displaying physical media versus streaming an image on the screen, as the whole experience is diminished that way. It doesn't mean anything, and thus becomes just a basic commodity. Music & Film is art, and it should be experienced as such. It gives of itself both ways-what the art gives you, and how you interpret it for yourself. The emotion and the feeling. A vacuum, or a microwave doesn't give you that. And to me that is what streaming represents.

[@Bat_Boy]

I would need to own the deed to my home, in order to get physical media again. I have lost it all, because I was tired of hauling it, to various places and apartments. My music CD collection weighed maybe 100lbs total(?). I had albums, cassettes, dvds, blu-Ray…why anyone would want to haul this stuff around? And this bring me to minimalism. And NOT letting your possessions, possess you. I am much happier having access to an entire music library, where ever I go, and not having my possessions mentally weigh me down. My identity is no longer invested in “items”.

[@TheOreoritz]

I like physical also, but you can mix up with free (though has some ads) tubi or pluto tv

[@antonsiberian]

@@Bat_Boy I was like you 15 years ago when I went all digital. Yeah it was nice feel of liberation from "items*... But after years I regret about it. Because anyway it's the unique feel to look and touch the collection. I started it again.

[@Bat_Boy]

@@TheOreoritz - Dude…I love all the old, weird, odd ball movies on Tubi. They even have two of my top ten movies on there, and both are hard to find on dvd. I wish they had ‘Border’ (2018)…that recently made my top 10 list. So much good stuff on Tubi. 👍 Edit: I watch like 2 movies a day on average. I watch many clunkers, along with a few good ones. I’m always trying to figure out, how the movie went wrong or right. I’m at the point where I’m working on a short story, and when done, will write a script for a movie idea, floating in my mind. Anyway, so much to enjoy with Tubi. (The bad ones too).

[@Bat_Boy]

@@antonsiberian - it’s true. I miss it. When I win the lottery, buy my own house, I’m sure I’d start collecting again.

[@MrDudemansir-pr8xc]

I haven't stopped physical media. My thing with streaming is... Physical media guarantees you access to that content, and properly cared for and functioning copies also guarantees you won't have the frustration of buffering, or it malfunctioning. I will never be convinced that it's not better

[@hihowareyou6195]

Unless the disc is scratched.

[@defiraphi]

​@@hihowareyou6195 Who is playing freesbee with discs ? I don't understand why some people cannot care for their own materials is beyond me .

[@Callieforniiaa]

I’m buying more and more on physical now of days. I hope more people do too so we can save it.

[@elmeric7086]

Awesome. Love physical media. I won't let go of my library. Also censorship is upon the streaming platforms. I want my children to see the original movies the way they were. Cheers.

[@robbratcher4675]

We’ve raised our kids like it’s the 90’s. We have a large vhs and dvd collection. We go to vintage stores and get stuff a lot. We have a 3 CRTs in our house including an awesome 80’s GE floor model with wood. We have one CRT with streaming hooked in, and occasionally will stream if we know something can’t be acquired on vhs or dvd, but limit it to rarely. Our kids love it. They are aware of newer, streaming stuff but they reject it and are grateful we’ve raised them this way.

[@folksurvival]

It would have been much better to have raised them without TV.

[@CineMania24x7]

same here on my kind.. I collect DVDs and I'm from Gen Z.. Will probably do it forever.

[@Crytkee]

Awesome.

[@Crytkee]

Same for me; I collect DVDs, CDs, and Blu-rays and I am a part of Gen Z. I grew up basically with physical media. @@CineMania24x7

[@DavidMartinez-ce3lp]

I remember Friday's being a real treat because it would feel like being rewarded after working hard in school. Going to Blockbuster and finding something fun to watch. Getting some food to enjoy while I watched the movies with my family was such a joy. These are memories that I will always cherish.

[@ignskeletons]

Yesterday I was watching Metalocalypse from Adult Swim on HBO Max, a show almost entirely based around metal music, and in many episodes they REMOVED the music due to coyright reasons. I was so upset. Strong case for physical media.

[@droth1031]

There's also physical media that has the same problem. I have the complete series of Daria on DVD, and it had all the music clips removed because of copyright. It's doubly aggravating to me, because I had taped every episode when it originally aired, and I lost those tapes in a house fire.

[@emilio_mlx]

don't know if i'm allowed to say this but if you obtain the shows through alternative methods, often there are restored versions to be found somewhere. I definitely have Daria with all the original songs on my hd - also beavis and butthead and some other stuff with the same problem @@droth1031

[@luigi55125]

Speaking of things like Daria, I have a Beavis and Butthead vhs tape that has music videos on it, and a dvd that has none. Idk if they're all like that, but this makes me think they are.

[@droth1031]

@luigi55125 I know there were some Beavis and Butthead home videos that said, "No annoying music videos!" on the cover, and people complained about it. I'm guessing they removed them for the DVD release because of copyright issues (could be wrong).

[@ninjafoxgamesgeekery]

I've always believed that when a musician, or more accurately a record label, signs off on a piece of music being included in a TV show, it should be legally binding that it is now part of that show. It's basically a piece of art being added to another piece of art and thus creating a new work. I'd call that transformative by definition. When that happens, the song should be permanently tied to the movie or show and is included in all subsequent releases with no rights to be renegotiated under any future circumstance. Go ahead and write it into the contract that all future releases will owe a quarter per sale to the record label. That's about what the musician gets for ever $15 CD sold.

[@kaileyselin8453]

I’ll always buy physical media. At least for my favorite shows and movies. It’s so tiring seeing them removed time and time again on the different streaming services.

[@vinnym6734]

Agreed!

[@jamesprovosthemingway4285]

Back in the day, my friend and i would go to Blockbuster and rent 80s horror VHS 📼 order pizza 🍕 and be up all night 🌙 causing trouble and having fun! I miss the early 90s

[@adrnacad3434]

As a early Gen Z I miss the early 2000s...

[@thrashpuppy2010]

Great times! I still watch horror, order pizza and stay up all (Friday or Saturday)night. Only now it's a movie from my large home media collection or streaming. I do get nostalgic for the good days of renting horror on VHS.

[@bondjovi4595]

Sick of paying $15. A month and only receiving 3 new releases a month. Streaming is bogus AF.

[@chrisjfox8715]

Tis the beauty of not being on a contract

[@tommylarry8016]

I'm done with with streaming cant afford it dvd so cheap and I can watch it anytime

[@jglg7238]

pirate what you would like to see, instead of being a sheep and following garbage movie trend on netflix

[@user-kt6fp8me6h]

One thing that surprised me about you younger generations is how much you do love physical media. Thought my generation was the last that loved PM. Even vinyl, a lot of younger people love it....really great to see.

[@milolaufeyjarson5163]

A good reason to stop streaming is cause HBO/MAX just deleted their catalogues of shows and movies from PlayStation. Even people who had bought the content had it deleted if they bought it via their PlayStation. That doesn't happen with DVDs/Blurays🤷🏻‍♀️

[@williamhopper6602]

Physical formats aren't going anywhere. Plus there's billions of cds, dvds Blu rays out there..I buy mostly online now. Streaming is renting and without that internet service u have nothing. Keep collecting

[@defiraphi]

Billions of cd's , dvd's...yes but 15% of them are crap music/movies/shows + the many duplicates that got made with fake labels and such .

[@erikraphael5552]

Imagine not having access to your favourite songs, movies or games because they're not sold anymore in digital form because they're now considered not politically correct enough.

[@6teeth318]

I am male 63 years old. Record shops, video shops, There was always life in and around the shops. I met a girl while looking through records. You could take your time. You could share it with others. Cool covers. And there were many jobs to be had. Today, streaming, which is mostly just servers running, employes a fraction of the good old days. Perhaps someone will smell money and start up again. And, you Own it, not like streaming. You have a product, you own it, can share it, sell it, give it away.

[@fairytalepurityanalyser6056]

Once you consider your DVD/Blu-ray player as a VHS simulator it's easy to pretend it's 1997 and streaming doesn't exist and thus go physical media only.

[@KaosNova2]

Streaming has every right to cut you out of the service and/or cut out titles they don’t like or due to rights issues.

[@ryans413]

I probably use my Blu Ray player more for discs then I use the apps on it for streaming.

[@ThatJohnKillion1970]

I grew up on VHS tapes and there was never any question about how to view certain movies. At any given time, there were at least 3 rental places where you could find what you needed. Also, basic cable, (mostly, the original USA Network), used to play a lot of older, harder to find movies you could record on a blank tape. It was during the format wars that all the Mom & Pop stores were put out to pasture and only the franchise stores like Blockbuster survived. Unless you bought out all those used tapes, a lot of those movies were virtually gone forever.

[@jabrockobiden9434]

I still watch vhs tapes

[@deliciousexperience689]

I used to record everything on VHS lol Those were the days! I remember 2 video stores that got bought out and closed down by Blockbuster in the UK that i used to rent videos from. They were never cheap to rent 🙂But i liked those other stores. We had a tiny Blockbusters left open up until about 12 years ago it might of been, maybe longer-and the rentals were 3 for £10 back then at the end-the cheapest they had ever been 🙂 If i liked a movie there, i'd go out and buy it on DVD. I think Blu-ray's were either too expensive or not even a thing at that point lol

[@fromthehaven94]

The last video store I rented from regularly went out of business in 2012, it outlasted both Blockbuster and Hollywood Video.

[@Skitskl33]

Honestly I feel like this will backfire because the whole appeal to streaming was the low price for high amounts of media in comparison to cable. If everything becomes streaming and then they jack the prices up, it'll just become cable again and open up a market for people that want to physically own their media.

[@ChickenMcThiccken]

at first it was lower priced to rent via netflix. i could have gotten 3 movie rentals for the price of 1 blockbuster rental. not only that; there were other local stores that rented out movies for cheaper than blockbuster.

[@CarloNassar]

In that case, we might as well go back to cable. 🤔

[@ChickenMcThiccken]

you mean regular tv. cut the cable cost as well. @@CarloNassar

[@SeethingSimp]

Why does every comment have to start with "honestly" like your opinion isn't something 99% of people don't already agree with

[@stommx]

Got my dvd and blueray collection up over 80. Hope to have 200 or more next year.

[@OldTechMemories.mp3]

I'm Gen Z and I love physical media. I have a lot of blu ray discs and CDs . People don't understand and it stresses me out

[@Adri_Nichole]

I'm genz too and I have cds, dvds(although no blu-ray),and vinyl. I do enjoy having a collection of physical media. If you never find any movie that fits the mood on streaming services, it likely that you have it in your collection.

[@ishkapiska4516]

Same!

[@OldTechMemories.mp3]

@@Adri_Nichole Ya, I have DVDs but I think Blu-Ray is the best all around format especially for music.

[@OldTechMemories.mp3]

@@ishkapiska4516 good! There should be kids like us protecting Physical Media.

[@ishkapiska4516]

@@OldTechMemories.mp3 yes! If only more people listened:/

[@jrlangdon89]

I have over 6000 movies and over 500 games all physical, digital sucks

[@dirtynatedeezy]

The problem with digital media purchases is sometimes they get removed due to rights issues you'll never have that problem when purchasing physical media.

[@Patchouliprince]

I will never forget the memories I have of walking to the video rental store with my friends and browsing the shelves together, making jokes and suggestions, and finally finding that perfect pick for our sleepover. Boy the intro really brought me back!

[@ryans413]

As a kid I’d rent PS1 games and I could keep it for a week. The rental place knew me by name I was there almost every week.

[@spiffy8576]

Remember in 1996 being 15 and having 2-3 friends over playing Mariokart on the N64 and Better Than Ezra and Spin Doctors cassettes playing on the boombox.

[@deedubya286]

When I rented my first VHS movie (Goldfinger) I didn't own a VCR, and had never even used one. I had to rent the player as well and figure out how the tape went in. It came in a little suitcase-like carrier from the rental store. Now, roughly 40 years later, I'm in the process of upgrading my home theatre from 1080p to 4K as a result of a water leak that ruined my 1080p projector. I'm gambling that physical media will be around long enough to make the investment worthwhile.

[@dana7340]

I gave up streaming because the vast quantity was overwhelming and bland. I’d be super stoked for a new release and it would land like a wet fart. It happened again and again until one day I asked myself why I was paying for this bland, generic garbage. Now I spend my streaming budget on purchasing old favorites ❤ I watch a lot more now too.

[@Anonymous-wb3nz]

Everyone I know, including teenagers buys CDs, vinyl, DVDs, books, and physical video games. Humans want tangible.

[@chrisjfox8715]

Everyone you know maybe but that's not most people when it comes to music and movies. Most people care about convenience first

[@Anonymous-wb3nz]

@@chrisjfox8715 no, they don't.

[@chrisjfox8715]

@@Anonymous-wb3nz lol your personal experience doesn't dictate the state of things. The stats are what they are regardless of what you've seen

[@Adri_Nichole]

They definitely buy it lol

[@Anonymous-wb3nz]

@@Adri_Nichole yes, that's literally what I said.

[@slimdude2011]

Will physical media make a comeback? It never went anywhere.

[@southendonseaarts]

The 4k market through collectors is booming with so many films getting restorations in special collectors sets, Criterion jumped on board in late 2021 and now do 2 to 3 4k upgrades a month, Scream factory every release now Is virtually 4k. labels are now focusing on 4ks only on new releases now. There’s a market for physical media but it’s not with the casual viewer. Big studios have seen the market forces Even Disney has given in and are producing their streaming only shows on 4k and the extra attraction of steelbooks as well. I’m a massive physical media fan streaming is too compressed for me, physical tops it in both PQ and sound.

[@ninjafoxgamesgeekery]

My only concern is getting back to the 90s and early 2000s level of niche when we'd pay $25-$45 for a VHS with 3 episodes of anime on it. ;)

[@themadmattster9647]

Good to hear those companies going all in though, great news didn’t know they were ramping it up that much

[@defiraphi]

I prefer dvd's than 4K dvd's mostly restorations from older movies are bad and doesn't feel like you watch a movie from the sixtees era with some imperfections . 4K technology is only for newer movies and shows but thats about it imo . Also i'm not paying 25€ for and old movie that got restorate in 4K as i have it already on DVD and maybe in restorations they censor stuff too . Why i dislike re-editions .

[@NicEeEe843]

eBay has so many used games and movies it’s crazy, one big garage sale. If we don’t have stores at least we’ll have decades of physical media sold online

[@goyod6]

I still own my dvds. I cant throw them away. Some were $30, double discs,special edition. Some are colorized from its original black and white. Alot of my movies are not available on streaming. I also like playing them in the background. Also ive noticed that streamers sometimes edit important dialog from movies and remove scenes.

[@ReelFilm2016]

Enjoyed this. A lot of people think I’m weird that I kept most of my DVD and Blu Rays, but I take comfort in being able to watch the content whenever I want. I made the decision a number of years ago to buy some CD/ DVD storage cases and recycled the cases and paper inserts I wasn’t too concerned about. It enabled me to free up a lot of space. However, like vinyls from yesteryear, I really enjoy the artwork on some of the releases and kept the ones which appeal to me. I still use streaming services, but more often than not, if I want to watch a specific movie and one that I own, it is not on streaming services or I have to pay an inflated price. Everyone, keep your DVD/ Blu-ray players and stow them away in your loft/attic. You will be glad you did. (Oh and keep a small portable TV that has both a scart input and an HDMI in)

[@Shah-of-the-Shinebox]

There is *nothing* weird about keeping dvds and blurays. I'd rather have something tangible than download something that can disappear at anytime.

[@richardmark9161]

You can find some pretty good stuff in thrift stores. Blu-ray Discs are manufactured to be more scratch resistant. You can find used Blu-ray in good condition. DVDs on the other hand are more susceptible to scratches, but some thrift stores are very diligent about looking for damage like that. I already have tons of my favorite films and TV series on DVD and I have many on Blu-ray. My collection is mostly new, but I have a healthy selection stuff that I bought from thrift stores.

[@BoricuaBoy88]

Yep. One of the biggest reasons why I don't buy DVD's.

[@KaosNova2]

Also Blu-Ray players play DVDs too, not just Blu-Rays

[@Cruxis_Angel]

I loved streaming when Netflix first came out on the 360 but I’m sick of it now. Always going up, everything is scattered everywhere, censorship, etc. I’d rather just own it and pay a 1 time fee for my favorite shows/movies

[@ryans413]

I just find it blah now I noticed myself using it less and less now. Every time I search for something they never have it. But there are tones of cheap stupid shows that everyone raves about I don’t get it. And if there’s a show I find I like it never gets another season or it gets removed.

[@jimmymango]

Great video! Very informative. I’m a huge physical media collector and I love to hear there are some like minded people still out there.

[@chrisolivo6591]

As a staunch defender of physical media, I don’t think it will ever come back. We have too many followers in society who do what everyone else is doing. If physical media isn’t perceived as cool, then they won’t touch it. Also people are lazy and want the easiest possible way to experience something. The irony is streaming probably costs people more in the long run for something they don’t watch everyday. Premium channels like HBO were different because you could channel surf the multiple channels or go on demand. Now you have to find something on Netflix, Disney+, Hulu, etc. How many shows and movies do we really watch from these streaming networks? It’s a big scam as I guarantee people go weeks without watching Hulu or Amazon unless they are watching a specific show they love. It doesn’t make sense why people were going crazy over Seinfeld being on Netflix when they are on syndication every night. None of it makes sense.

[@KaosNova2]

I never was interested in being a "normal' person in this world. Being average is overrated.

[@ganymedehedgehog371]

Yeah people think there’s this huge market of physical media purchasers that will keep it alive when it’s just an echo chamber. The writing is on the wall now that Best Buy decided to not sell physical media. The massive companies don’t need the money from the physical sales because in due time it’ll be made up for by other subscribers.

[@desuretard8654]

​@@KaosNova2 i stopped perceiving this world as normal a long time ago

[@chillivanasmr6607]

I use Netflix to rewatch older episodes of stranger things and paradise pd, and that's about it. 😅

[@Kevinnn111]

This comment is so sad to read as someone who appreciates physical media. This is why niche things stay niche. Anyone will just see you as an elitist snob. If you can’t understand the viewpoints of others and group them all as lazy followers, thats a problem. People clearly value the convenience and immediate affordability of streaming. Physical media is unfortunately getting commodified and becoming extremely expensive and harder to own. Especially older video games and vinyl records. And it’s not like there aren’t physical media owners who just have their collection sitting in shelf collecting dust. Instead of blaming individuals for making the most logical choice for themselves, we should blame large media companies for killing physical media for increased profits

[@souldrum86]

Physical media for me always. The only thing streaming services are good for are their original content. Because they regularly get rid of older TV shows and movies. With Physical media. You always have it.

[@CamryLong]

Hugeeeee emphasis on the library. Libraries have a great variety and typically get new releases too, and both hoopla and canopy are fantastic, thank you for mentioning that

[@JRCSalter]

With streaming, if the distributors take it away from you, they can shrug and say, 'We only gave you a limited license to watch it.'. With physical media, if they try to take it away from you, you can report them for theft.

[@demonicar]

Streaming will just become more expensive until the market can only support a few services and we are all paying as much or more than cable. Towards the end cable was over 100 per month for me and that was 15 years ago when I last had it. I always felt that streaming felt too good to be true for the rates we were paying.

[@chrisjfox8715]

I never bought into the notion that streaming was going to stay cheap forever. There was just no way paying for unlimited content for less than $10/mo - *shared with multiple people* - was going to be a sustainable business model. That was merely the hook to get people on board... Add to this further and further streaming competition, hence the need for them to invest in exclusive content, and needing to expand/efficiency-gain their bandwidth then of course their rates are going to go up. People got spoiled into thinking that $10/mo was somehow owed to them, and balk at the idea of $20/mo as if $100+ cable bills weren't a thing.

[@KaosNova2]

Streaming is another financial bubble. Literally. Take a look at all the streaming original budgets. They spend money comparable to Hollywood Blockbusters and Regular TV shows. The monthly charges for streaming literally don't cover all those production costs. Combine that with separate streaming services breaking up what used to be a single streaming service over multiple services, and it just gets more messy. The reality is cheap products were something that wasn't going to last forever.

[@OmegaWolf747]

It's corporate greed, pure and simple.

[@KaosNova2]

@@OmegaWolf747 more than that, it’s the cheap charges to get the customer addicted, then they charge more

[@synthstatic9889]

Streaming services are great if you want to choose from thousands of movies, but if you want to watch a particular movie, you’re screwed.

[@righteoussavage1316]

Hi Brother I'm 29 and a collector of physical films and TV series myself, I think the is something so special about having everything on disc, I mean the special editions, the collectors editions are so cool as well. I was collecting blu ray for ages but have recently fell in love with 4k. We have HMV here in the UK that sells everything in physical format still when it comes to films, tv series and games anyway. I do love going in there and even just looking at things. Thanks for the video brother.

[@Angelfams]

Take care of your media hardware too, so you always have a way to watch. Thx for this video.

[@andre3000513]

People who come over my house and see my dvd collection laugh and ask why do I still have DVDs. I simply reply one day you will understand. The problem with media now is lack of originality. All we get is remakes, movies that no one asked for, or franchises that should have died years ago.

[@infernalfrostbite]

People used to say DVDs and other physical sources are the past, They are until you have no internet connection... I really love to have my DVDs still

[@BlockbusterAssociate]

Blockbuster will never die! I am working hard on building a Blockbuster collection now and maybe someday starting a little mom/pop rental store again for the town I am in.

[@sinner66n]

I worked at Blockbuster from fall 2002 to summer 2005. Senior year of high school to my first two years of college. It was a lot of fun. A new movie rental cost $4.06 after taxes the whole time I was employed there.

[@allymoeller5328]

I've always bought physical media & iTunes purchases growing up, loved music, & it took 3 days to download a 30 min episode with dial up but it was so cool! I stopped purchasing for awhile but while traveling in college, I realized that out off all the things I ever bought in my life, all the things I bought digitally on iTunes was still with me on my iPhone & realized how invaluable having you're own digital collection was, its basically your own little streaming service. & in 2016 I started buying physical media again because I kept finding valid digital movie codes in cheap used blu-rays & realized you get a digital movie & a physical copy when you buy them & I just thought it was the coolest thing. Now I have almost 600 movies in my iTunes library & 600 blurays lol & its. really nice, no one cares about my bluray collection but they start to when they use my Apple TV 4K & realize how many not shitty movies I have in my digital library vs something like Netflix & the endless amount of terrible content on there.

[@deliciousexperience689]

There's like nothing to watch on there is there? On the odd occasion over the years i used Netflix when i had access to it-i found myself just scrolling and scrolling and nothing caught my fancy. It was either horror movies or b movie mid afternoon crap. No inbetween. Boring. I'm a very discerning viewer. I can't just watch anything. It has to be something really good and intelligent that doesn't patronize the viewer, and is well written directed and acted. I have even turned off movies on Netflix, which i never do if i decide to take a chance and purchase a physical copy of something. It's just 2 different worlds to me. 🙂 600 blu-ray though? Go you! I bet you have an interesting collection. I have a mixture of DVD's & Blu-ray collected over about 20 years. I have some boxes packed away, but i reckon i have about like 5 cupboards with shelves worth of films by now🙂

[@washere3955]

I love finding Blu-rays with a code inside, problem is I see a specific Blu-ray on a shelf at a used store for a while, after a week or so I finally go and buy it, and I find out the code was used days before, so it's crazy how people walk around a used store and steal codes from Blu-rays without buying it. That's the only down side.

[@wyattsexton7083]

Many places in the US and around the world do not have internet access or people can't afford internet service or unlimited cell phone service. So DVDs, Blu Rays, VHS, etc is the main media these places still use.

[@seancooney368]

I never understood why it had to be one thing or the other. As long as I'm working I have a little bit of everything. Cable still works for sports and specials, dvds and blu rays and playstation in my library, and I have a handful of streaming services. I refuse to watch a movie if I can't buy a physical copy of it.

[@headbangerbald1278]

Im a physical media collector. Any movie that doesnt get a physical release gets plundered on the high seas.

[@sefarba]

*Audio quality is ACTUALLY Lossless, unlike the highly compressed Lossy AC3 (Dolby Digital) versions available on streaming services.

[@ryans413]

It’s so compressed on streaming I literally have to turn up the audio so high to even hear anything crisp. On Blu Ray it’s so good I have to turn the volume down to not blow out my neighbours

[@trevylangton22]

“You will own nothing and be happy” no thanks WEF

[@jimmyboy7817]

One of the hardest things I ever did was a cull of my DVD collection when I moved house. The DVDs I kept were my alltime favourite movies as well as older films from 1920s to 1970s since these are harder to find on streaming in my country. I worry though that many movies readily available to stream now will be harder to come by in the future. The church op-shop got the DVDs I parted with, so others could enjoy them.

[@larrydrozd2740]

The real reason they want physical media to go away is, you can only make money on it once. Streaming can be held back, manipulated and treated like a "Mic Rib" so companies can bleed as much money as possible out of it. Look at modern video games. There was a time when, if you bought a game, you got the whole game. Now? Just chunks, and you have to play it on line so they can sell you the rest, in chunks. Stream the movie, want the directors commentary? Pay up!

[@MetalSamantha]

The only streaming I use is KZbin and Now, but when my physical collection is bigger I’ll probably cancel Now tbh

[@gmantoon]

Been collecting for 2 years now and in that time I have manged to build a 5.1 surround sound system and the kids loved movie Fridays was put together cheap this all happened because of picking up a dvd shelf where the fella give me his whole collection for free so obviously that got me building on it now I buy blu rays/4k blu rays regularly the sound over streaming is unbelievable also that extra content on disk is always nice to have plus streaming sites price's are always rising just got rid of Disney plus and Netflix next to go is paramount plus sick of paying different services then never seem to something on a fancy watching or I spend to much time looking for something that I end up giving up so I will always go for physical now

[@NolanThunder]

Great video! Nice to see some hope and I see some of these going up in value

[@radgraham]

Great video. I pay for no streaming services. I bought a digital antenna from Amazon so I can get free NBC, CBS, FOX and many other channels now, like 300 channels all free. I collect and watch physical media every week. I have probably 240 VHS, 200 DVDs, and now about 20 Laserdiscs. Also cassette tapes, vinyl, and CDs. Yes it takes space but I feel like I am going to Blockbuster every day when I walk to my collection room and scan the shelfs to pick what suits me for the day. 🤙

[@davidarmstrong7549]

I'm a big fan of physical media. My favourite film on 4k blu ray is Saving Private Ryan. Awsome sound and picture quality 👌

[@OmegaRejectz]

Isn't renting digitally effectively the same as streaming? You're just given a license that they can revoke at any time and has the same downsides as streaming as far as I'm concerned.

[@svenstylesz]

I still buy Movies and Music on Physical Media. But Games not so often because there doesn't are complete on the Disc or Cardridge.

[@ramdom_assortment]

This is why copyright at most should only last 20 years.

[@redshed2020]

I deeply regret getting rid of my physical media. I've started haunting garage sales, thrift shops etc to buy DVDs, CDs and books.

[@ryan2130]

I don't see how you can ensure you can always see your favorite movies other than to have them on DVD, Blu-ray, etc. You can't ensure the Internet will always be working. Physical entertainment also looks better. DVD can have cool artwork. If you store DVD's properly they can last for many years.

[@FakeAccount-wu2gb]

Physical only looks better if you have the right equipment which people really don't. Our tv can view 4k and we have a 4k player with a 4k hdmi2.1 cable but the majority of our movies are Blu-ray and dvd. Most people when they quit Physical media had the same issue. Rather than buy all new stuff they pay streaming services. They get dvd and bluray quality sand as before with streaming.

[@stonedvillain79]

As a physical media purchaser, the last ten years have been a complete win. Many of the big chain stores had great offers on blu rays and c.ds before they either closed down, or removed those departments.

[@lydiawoolfy8952]

Going to a blockbuster with your parents and then grabbing a pizza before going home to eat and watch was a way more fun experience than the movie theater.

[@walterwright8454]

I went to the corner video store, not Blockbuster. It wasn't around my area in the 80s. But I will never stop buying DVDs/Blu-rays.

[@Michealfarmer]

1 - Videoshops gave me something and somewhere to go at night. 2 - Videoshops, like going to the cinema, were an experience. 3 - Like you I have recently done a cull of the streaming services. 4 - I love VHS.

[@SamDavies94]

One of the things you don't address at all within this video, is that boutique blu-ray companies are still thriving. Criterion/Arrow/Indicator/Radiance/BFI. Often these companies will either help Restoration of classic films themselves, or, fund restorations and publish them for people to buy. This is important for the history of cinema to be preserved, as well as the scope of films. Often streaming services ignore international/classic films. As a long time film collector, I've not touched a standard release of any Hollywood film from the past 5 years or so... I'm interested in exploring cinema, celebrating these old films being restored and packed with special features. For mainstream entertainment, I subscribe to services for a month at a time, watch 1 show or film then cancel. Streaming is still not at the quality for most people to replicate the visual/audio quality of blu-ray/4k blu ray. But, for 'normal' people who just want something to consume, streaming services are fine.

[@BrianFrey1]

Great point Sam!

[@AnnapurnaMoffatt]

In my town in southwest New Brunswick, we had one and then two movie rental places: Video Towne, an independent business, and then Movie Gallery, a chain that came and went. Video Towne held out for a long time and finally closed a couple years ago. Because they were closed Sundays, you could go in on Friday, rent three movies, pay CAD$3--and have them for three nights. My dad and I loved doing that. The libraries still have DVDs and Blu-rays, including of recent titles.

[@currentphonograph7487]

Streaming is over. It's all about VHS Tapes & vinyl records

[@wffj-tv2652]

The only way I ever watch movies is from a physical copy (DVD). I have internet at my business, but do not have it in my home, on purpose.

[@hithere8753]

Just started this year due to many of the issues raised. 100+ and counting and I'm mainly focusing on bluray and 4k, with some dvd exceptions. Feels good.

[@gringotroller]

Aside from my phone I have been living without internet for most of this year due to illness and finances. It’s made me see downsides to digital vs physical media and streaming/subscribing vs renting and purchasing. Almost all of the games I bought digitally in the past six or seven years I don’t have access to, because I’d have to redownload and reinstall them. Some games I’m 99.9% sure I purchased, like Spider-Man, isn’t just not in my library, but isn’t in my purchased category. I like 100%’d that game. It’s not even listed in the games my system has played. I didn’t anticipate years ago that’d I’d be in a position to not afford internet, and so I’m not left with much. I did find some physical games but they’re mostly older games from older systems. Take a tip from me and buy physical, cause unlike digital media and my ex-girlfriend, it will always be there for you

[@MasterChef-official]

Psychical media is extremely important some people don't understand the importance of truly owning something not the modern vision of it as you don't really own anything these days

[@davidsavage5630]

Physical media is so much better than streaming. Seriously. Even if they're using the same master, a 4K disc or even blu-ray disc is better than what streaming has to offer. If it were only DVD vs streaming, it'd be easier to understand people turning to streaming. But it's not..

[@hvitekristesdod]

Been on a huge physical media kick lately. And my love of great cinema continues to grow from giving myself that full experience of ownership

[@spityousomefacts]

Started collecting 4k movies again for nostalgia purposes and curating my own collection not determined by services

[@jthompson7175]

One movie I'm glad I own on DVD is the original Dawn of the Dead, which I watch every Black Friday. It's currently not available legally in the US unless you buy an old copy off of eBay or somewhere because the rights are pretty much being held and it's nuts because the movie's still finding an audience. I was at the 2022 Monroeville Living Dead Weekend and there were a lot of people there who look like they were in their early 20's there to meet caster members of and see filming locations of a movie filmed in 1978. I think this movie in particular is an argument for why there's always going to be at least some demand for physical copies or at least the option to download a copy that doesn't require an internet connection once it's on your hardware. Also there've been several movies and shows that have been dropped from streaming platforms. So if you have a favorite movie of 2023 that was a streaming exclusive, there's no guarantee you'll be able to re-visit it whenever you want over the next 20 years without pirating.

[@Shah-of-the-Shinebox]

I have a DVD copy of Dawn of the Dead as well. I've seen in several articles lists of movies that can't be found streaming (Dawn of the Dead being one of them) and I chuckle because most of those movies I have on DVD.

[@glyn2370]

I've never been in a Blockbusters or rented films. I've got a collection of my own which cannot be censored like they do on TV.

[@MysticNinTorres]

I still collect physical media because I can rest assured that I can access them at any time without the risk of it being removed from digital storefronts.

[@Mah-LonCreativity]

I do digital rentals sometimes. I thought about buying a VHS and Blu-ray player. I moved away from physical media early on. Now I want it to come back.

[@ryans413]

There’s those DVD VHS combo machines better yet you can get those as a recorder to so you can copy VHS tapes to DVD.

[@Mah-LonCreativity]

@@ryans413 thank you

[@bluetarantulaproductions6179]

As convenient as streaming is, I refuse to sell my dvd and blu ray collection. I own Street Sharks on dvd (Cookie Jar released it)

[@themadmattster9647]

I still buy physical media and will continue to hoard it lol, including books, cds, vinyl, etc. the recent controversy with the proposed censorship of Roald Dahl books even had me buy his original books. There are a multitude of reasons to buy physical media now

[@MegaGEZZZ]

Just gone back to physical media, I watched a Blu-ray I found on an Xbox and felt stupid thinking 4K streaming was good 😭

[@jasonleetaiwan]

I am cutting down on streaming services next year. I want to watch my physical media for a while.

[@jaaguitar]

Streaming is not cheap. You can pay £80/month in the UK just for the Internet connection. This is primarily for streaming video.