The Wild World of DVD Releases

[@nocasuals9049]

there’s nothing quite waking up to the menu replaying over and over but you don’t feel like getting it up to turn it off so you just listen to it for an hour

[@sinistersisterspodcast]

And that weird place between sleep and awake where the DVD menu sounds became part of your dream

[@ludi_64]

I'm still haunted by the time when I was a kid sleeping at my friends house, the Ice Age menu was looping, and it was just sid sliding down some ice going Whoa! every few seconds. this went on for hours, and eventually I got sick of it and went to get up and turn it off, and my friend very seriously said "No, leave it on, I like it!"

[@mightymeatymech]

​@@ludi_64 💀💀💀💀😭we all have our sleep music preferences, I guess... But why was your friend awake 💀💀💀💀💀💀

[@ludi_64]

@@mightymeatymech I don't wanna talk about it...🙊

[@mightymeatymech]

​@@ludi_64 I wish mercy on your soul, I can only imagine 🙉

[@SpookyCelluloid]

As a physical media collector this warms my heart. Long live physical media

[@calebbennett6048]

As a social media collector, I think streaming is the absolute future. All hail netflix

[@haveaniceday.productions]

I'm with you, friend. Physical forever 🙌

[@repsummerslay]

@@calebbennett6048 wow you're so funny

[@yurinoworry]

@@calebbennett6048 as a metaphysical media collector I believe human imagination is the future. all hail the mind’s eye.

[@mike__durrett]

My goal for this year is to start building my own collection. Hell yeah!

[@lrs3]

For some reason there’s something that just feels… right? about physical media. The idea of being able to *own* movies and music just feel so appealing to me.

[@ssnekky]

Yes! That’s part of why I love k-pop. A huge part of it is physically owning the music. And there’s lots of incentives to buy the CDs too!

[@blue1584]

Exactly, imo it’s so much better because you don’t have to worry about paying a monthly subscription to have (temporary) access to them. I feel the same way about software, I absolutely hate when things (like for example Photoshop, Premiere Pro, etc) switched to exclusively using a subscription service vs just being able to buy and own something with no strings attached.

[@MrChoklad]

But at the same time, or maybe I'm just younger, digital copies are just so much easier to deal with. No worries of scratching the disk, losing it, damaging the player, losing cables, damaging cables and yadda yadda. The only physical media I've had in my life are videogames from my childhood and I do understand the good feel of having a copy, but at the same time my steam library seems so convenient that I don't really know if I would ever go back. But also in videogames the platforms that allow you to own and play are fewer and more reliable than streaming services to there's that

[@0spacesuicide]

@@ssnekky yep they give us wayyy more than the CD. Makes it more exciting

[@dq8431]

@@MrChoklad i agree but the biggest collection of physical media i have is cds and i just 'burn' them (basically create digital copies of them) on my computer and still use the physical cd. and it's not that easy to scratch and ruin a disk if you're careful with it

[@katrp_5700]

I’m forever a DVD girly. With the many many problems of streaming like rotation, censorship, edits, money, etc etc it’s just nice to have a physical copy of movies that are special to me. It’s always the highlight of my trip when I go thrifting.

[@Pluralofvinylisvinyls]

no

[@watchforever1724]

Yeah physical media is great

[@LiMe251]

Personally, SD Blu-ray is better.

[@JordanS-ww4eu]

@@watchforever1724yes definitely streaming is so awful and disrespectful to the elderly I for one would love to see Dr Doofenscmertz make an inator to fight against it sorry agent P.

[@jacksmacs8646]

Borat’s dvd release is so funny because of the disc design. It’s made to look like a bootleg, and people on Amazon genuinely think they got a fake copy 😭

[@ChunAsperEndao]

This reminds me that I have a Blu-Ray which briefly brings up a menu screen for Never Been Kissed starring Drew Barrymore, before the screen jumps and switches to the actual movie... Fight Club.

[@MyButterbread]

I bought the DVD at a resale store and totally thought I got a fake copy

[@KeybladeMasterAndy]

Oof

[@jaybruno3571]

Lol I still have it, even the dvd was see through lol

[@theshadowman1398]

I actually have that one. I remember buying it when it just released and removing the plastic while on the train back home, my first reaction was: WTF. And then I got the joke.

[@maximum7790]

i miss movie nights as a child when me and my brother would pick out a dvd or a blueray from the big movie shelf and then we would watch our dad struggle to connect the playstation to the tv 😔

[@ladylark10884]

you can do the same with your local library if they have a dvd section :D?

[@SwesomegamerX]

we used to have friday movie nights at my moms house, choosing from our hefty collection of dvds or what we rented out good times

[@maximum7790]

@@ladylark10884 i know, and we still have the dvds and the playstation but we mostly watch stuff from streaming services bc we dont have more recent stuff on dvds

[@PeesomeHumbert]

@@SwesomegamerXfol off, I lived during betamax era.

[@SmallSpoonBrigade]

@@PeesomeHumbert LOL, I remember those. I had one friend that was super-enthusiastic about them. Yes, they were better, but IIRC, they were also more expensive than VHS. And VHS turned out to be good enough for most people.

[@_EDM115]

let's appreciate how she put every possible PowerPoint transitions

[@chillenjenni]

Hoseptol

[@Kayla-cs9cs]

DVDs will always have a special place in my heart for the emotional connotation I give to them. My dad, when getting back to work, always used to bring my brother and me a new DVD and we used to watch it in the evening all together. Also, being an early-2000s baby, I could experience directly the passage from VHS to DVDs and I still remember the magic of those years. I know I might sound like an old person talking about their youth, but even though I'm barely 22 those years feel really far away now. Plus, I think that having a physical copy of something (being a book or a film) always feels better than consuming a piece of media online.

[@jaimeerindy4573]

I'm actually so glad someone is mentioning the Far Far Away Idol bit from the Shrek 2 DVD. That was comedy gold for me as a kid, and even then I could recognize how much work they put in for just a random DVD extra

[@OutFreak28]

Shrek 2 has probably the best dvd release ever, its not surprise everyone remembers it

[@harukakuroro9396]

I was just gonna comment on that. By watching this video, I just realised that "Shrek 2? What kind of title is that" sentence was engarved in my soul long before I could understand any english.

[@prettyclassyladyOG]

I didn't find it funny

[@DavidMartinez-ce3lp]

@@OutFreak28 it really was awesome!

[@mercilessrebel]

Man I watched that so many times on my shrek 2 dvd as a kid.

[@Josh-os7vn]

Honestly been on a massive DVD binge since it's so easy to find them in charity/thrift shops for dirt cheap

[@ElizabethMidfordHatesCops]

Just yesterday I got three DVDs at a thrift shop! I only have about six episodes of Backyardigans, but with my new purchase I have an additonal three episodes! And last year? Legitimately the best DVD haul I've EVER gotten. I took quite the long drive to visit my friend, and he showed me a local thrift shop. They had nearly every Monster High DVD. They didn't have Haunted nor Scaris, and now those are the only ones I need to complete my collection. Thrift shops are heaven sent.

[@SavedByGrace_CitizenEmperorユウ]

I admit being "lazy" and using streaming plattforms since a few years. I successfully skipped the blu ray, own just 1-2 and just bought a few used. They are not nearly as cheap as the good old dvd. As mentioned, don't watch dvds anymore with few exceptations. Last time I put one in my player, picture quality was not good at all on my 55" tv (had a like 46" before). Am not an HD or 4K fanatic, but watching good looking movies is what I demand. So I'll have to see if my old dvds hold up - or I'll have to watch them on my computer screen.

[@bbloomfield6497]

I got Blade Runner 2049 on blu-ray for US$2.60 the other day. Ghost in the Shell (1995) for 0.65c yesterday. Both thrifted. A market today had easily 300 DVD's, making them the most popular thing being sold. Scanning a shelf or box of titles to find a gem is a bit more fun than being online and being able to choose anything. With what I pay for internet, it works out cheaper than downloading and the quality is better too. When the net drops out, the quality of streaming drops to 0.

[@sonja3993]

fr i got the first 2 seasons of community for a dollar

[@crazyowlgirlcncowner]

​@@ElizabethMidfordHatesCops I got 3 Barbie movies i was missing for my collection at my local thrift store. I still need like 2 more but I was so happy to find the ones I did

[@sseungvy]

your local library will also usually have a DVD collection - I check out DVDs from my library all the time and it's honestly so much easier than hunting around on streaming (plus it supports the library!)

[@aprilbrown8081]

That’s how my 11 year old daughter has watched almost every movie she’s seen in her life. I refuse to subscribe to all the streaming stuff. It seems like such a time and money waste.

[@fancifulimpression]

Agreed I’ve found new dvd releases at my library all the time and sometimes they do have long waitlists but sometimes you luck out. Great way to support your local library.

[@stephanieanderson832]

as a local library employee -- yeah!

[@juliabrown39]

This just unlocked one of my most treasured memories. Every time we went to the library, my brother and I got to pick a DVD to rent. Me, being a stupid little child, chose Shaun the Sheep almost every single time. I wonder if it’s still at that library...I still live near it, I’ll have to go check and see

[@MrChristianDT]

Only thing that sucks about the library is that half of their film collection is already ruined & they don't even know. Particularly the kids movies, the comedies & the big hit TV shows.

[@r0b0m1r0]

My 13 yr old daughter is big on cds and is wanting to get into dvds again. Happy to have had an influence on her. Goodwills and thrift stores are a huge help. Peace!-)

[@kittymelody-9]

Tysmmmmmmm ❤❤❤❤❤

[@baileescott401]

In the Far Far Away Idol game, my Grandma thought Simon wanted you to pick a specific one, so she chose every person, getting more and more angry at Simon. Needless to say, she didn't like him

[@whatdoyousuppose]

That is how it was though from what I remember! If you picked a main character like Shrek, Fiona, Donkey, or Puss in Boots, then they actually won and got to sing their songs. If you pick anyone else besides them, Simon disapproves & proclaims himself the winner singing “My Way” 😅

[@baileescott401]

@@whatdoyousuppose maybe my Gma rage quit before choosing a main character, so it just felt like Simon always won in my memory lol

[@SobrietyandSolace]

Such a good release, even the box talked

[@1Henrink]

Gabi completely blank face while dancing is a total mood

[@TheLifeOfDan1]

I’m a physical media die hard. If you love a movie, buy a physical copy for sure!! Support them. We need it!

[@scorpionwins6378]

I'm the same way with books. No e-books or downloadable pdf nonsense for me. I do not understand how a person can read and/or watch from a tablet or a laptop. Physical copies of things are wonderful.

[@carreviewer6345]

Physical media is a part of my childhood and I don't want it to die out😢

[@watchforever1724]

Me too

[@Tamera.]

Me too. Mainly for my favourite tv shows as you don’t have to subscribe to watch without ads and or have to deal with streaming services raising their prices each time especially when some streaming services remove content after a while and or only have selected seasons available of a tv show.

[@Pixelologist]

Books, music, and movies, too! Voila - you're no longer subject to the vicissitudes of streaming service contracts where the movie or show you previously watched on, say, Netflix is suddenly pulled from that service only to pop up months later on Disney+ (yes, I'm still bitter about Daredevil, dammit).

[@PLAYER42_ready]

1:03 “if you have dvds, they’re probably from over ten years ago” why do I have to feel older and older everyday?!

[@SamOnTehsea]

This video was the trigger for me to start seeing all the downside of video streaming. Now I am starting to build my dvd and blue-ray collection and I don’t regret it.

[@ishkapiska4516]

It’s a good thing cz at least now you own your movies + you’ll get to enjoy them in better quality then the streaming services. I also recommend you look into 4K uhd disks

[@myk1_sp]

My physical media collection really kicked off after I bought Sonic the Hedgehog 2 on Steelbook this year, nothing beats owning media yourself and the higher quality in most cases!

[@myk1_sp]

​@ishkapiska4516 You're definitely correct.

[@KenshiVA]

Ive rebuilt my dvd and VHS collections because nothing beats VHS releases with the iconic previews

[@SamOnTehsea]

@@KenshiVA coming soon on dvd

[@LeonardoKlotz]

There are 2 paradoxes when it comes to streaming services: * The more something is available, the less you'll want it * The more choices you have the less satisfied you are with any particular one

[@Atlasintokyo]

It's how they keep us subscribed

[@Donnirononon]

Got more than 64TB of BD backups i made myself, that is more than 1000 movies and 200 shows. I dont really feel like i have too much of a choice, takes me not long to find something i might want to watch. It is that i have a real choice between good content and not two gems and the rest is garbage.

[@BudzBunny422]

I miss the days when Netflix was the main service I would find sci-fi movies I would of never watched if I had all these choices now

[@Donnirononon]

@@BudzBunny422 the issue is the choice are bad. Have a 40 TB Media Server with my family, 1200+ movies and they are all good (in our opinion) and all hand selected by me. Did you ever scroll down d+ to the very end? It is full of fill up trash. Going back buying blue rays was best decision in terms of Media for me in decades.

[@SillyOmega]

Also if your internet goes. You are out SOL. My Internet has gone out 5 times in a 2 month period.

[@mike__durrett]

Core memory unlocked. I didn't realize how great the Shrek 2 DVD-ROM really was. The Second Harry Potter DVD had a lot of fun little things, too.

[@oktinaa]

SAME!! I must've forgot because i never actually owned the dvd myself but my good friend did and i'd watch it all the time there growing up

[@meerkatablefilms7077]

Omg I remember them, that was my favourite movie for so long. I watched my copies of the first two movies so much we had to get new ones. I still have my old copies though, cause they have a cool case.

[@em-rv8rh]

YES harry potter did soooooo good w this

[@plushdragonteddy]

god i wish i knew where my old dvd/blu ray of the third harry potter movie was, bc it had an interactive section where you could walk through hogsmeade !! i do have a dvd of it today, but it's not the same one, and i doubt it has all those features, but i should check! i wish more media would do stuff like this nowadays

[@ellieevans857]

The Charlie and the chocolate factory disc 2 contained some of my favorite games. I love them so much

[@noelle7042]

My mom runs a little bookstore out of her church, and while visiting for Christmas this year she brought home the stack of Barbie movies she had, as know one was buying them. We have been slowly moving through them reliving my childhood and playing all the special feature games. Also does anymore remember the dvd cases with the little latches you had to pop open before the case would open? The pure satisfaction and nostalgia I get from those lol.

[@Mc-xg6zl]

I grew up on the old barbie movies and they are on dvd only. Now i have fun searching thrift stores for already loved barbie dvds. Also something so fun about dvds are the booklets, the barbie ones had like a whole toy catalog in it.

[@chupawup4517]

barbie for some reason is on and off limited streaming services ALL the time, my younger sister has the whole classic collection and it was worth every penny

[@silversouls1840]

Me too! I have all the early 2000s Barbie movies on dvd 😆

[@FrogJuiceJustice]

The Fairy secret theme song was a staple in my household

[@ellieevans857]

I only know them in German but sometimes I listen to the song from the princess and the pauper on KZbin and it is filled with comments saying "I'm a boy but I love this song so much, it was a great part of my childhood" and that warms my heart. Not only is barbie made for boys too, it also created such a peaceful environment that they feel comfortable enough to talk about it.

[@juliasings6131]

And the barbie DVDs had such fun stuff in them! Like in a Christmas carol, the sing-along with chezzlewit. And the outtakes for diamond castle. And all of the various singalongs for all of them. And, like, fairytopia literally had an entire disk dedicated to a single game! I loved that shit. It was a terrible game to play because it skipped so badly, but it was my childhood

[@nicktrue7915]

You hit the nail on the head with our dependency on internet. I have family who are 20 mins from anywhere here in Indiana, and they have internet slower than DSL. They have a MASSIVE DVD collection from 20 years of purchasing DVDs. They had to throw away all the cases and have at least 10 of those DVD Binders.

[@juliasings6131]

Heyyy fellow Hoosier!

[@sean668]

The Incredible DVD had an entire second disk just for special features that was actually fire. It was all themed like Syndrome's computer and you could go and get these really detailed files about all the background Supers he killed. Some of them even had like recorded "interviews" with the Supers.

[@ElizabethMidfordHatesCops]

THAT'S WHAT THE SECOND DISK WAS FOR!?!?! I literally organized ALL the DVDs in my house Tuesday, and was wondering what the hell that second disk was for. Was never really into The Incredibles so I never found out! I'm literally gonna check that out later.

[@STEV_94]

I used to spend literal hours playing around on that DVD when I was home sick from school.

[@Kyiecutie]

ARE YOU SERIOUS. I can’t believe I never knew this 😭 I loved the incredibles

[@whatdoyousuppose]

I wish I had this! My dad got me a sketchy bootleg DVD of The Incredibles from Venezuela while he was on a work trip, while the movie was still in theaters and an official DVD hadn’t come out yet, it cut out the first like 5 minutes 🤣 I had the official DVDs for other Pixar movies like Finding Nemo and Monsters Inc and those were wonderfully done, super interactive and you could comb though the bonus features for hours!

[@zerpblerd5966]

have it as well! There is also a Soderberg movie Full Frontal almost all of the bonus materials are kind of PART OF the movie because of how the movie is and how they were done - sooo cool

[@theartistwriter4812]

"People aged 25-39 still buy dvds" Me laughs in early 20s 😂

[@valence7]

Same lol. Started young and still going

[@Eclipses915]

I get a lot of DVD’s I’m 23

[@watchforever1724]

Me too

[@homestylereads]

I've been collecting since DVDs became popular. I'm now 25, but I've always loved DVDs!

[@watchforever1724]

@@homestylereads good me too been collecting since I was a kid too

[@brettfo]

PSA: your local library probably has a decent DVD collection. I donated most of DVD collection to a library. Also, if you're dumping your DVD collection, look in to donating it to the library.

[@winnd44]

and many libraries also sell them!

[@nonprofitgirl]

I guarantee you…if your town or city has a library, you’ll be HAPPILY SHOCKED at your dvd choices! And they’re neatly sorted (people who work at libraries-generally- care). You have nothing to lose! A library card is FREE! And you can typically check them out for up to 2 weeks! It’s actually pretty cool…

[@sebili0n99]

Both best andnsad thing is even in the early 2000s when i was a kid my local public library actually had vhs movies and some dvds that i couldve borrowed for free but me and my family still went to block buster to pay and rent films. If only we realized it sooner then we wouldve gone every week borrowing whatever films we couldve watched.

[@TheAbandonedAccount7]

Actually u should donate them to resellers

[@brettfo]

@@TheAbandonedAccount7 why?

[@ritacastagna]

i was literally just talking about cassettes and CDs this morning so i’m excited to have this video be a part of the conversation! there’s something about tangible art that makes it feel more intentional and worth spending money on even if it’s less practical nowadays. but also y’all, LIBRARIES HAVE DVDS!! if you can’t find a movie on streaming, your local library might have it! and it’s FREE! you wanna talk about nostalgia let’s go back to our LOCAL LIBRARIES ✊💥

[@ladyindigo3672]

Ooooh I didn't think about that! I love the DVD extras

[@danieneit6830]

Libraries also have video games!! And if you're lucky enough to have a well funded local library, they sometimes even have games that are pretty recent releases. This can also be good if you want to play an older game made by a company that refuses to offer discounts on their games even after 5+ years of the game being released!

[@studiomangordon2933]

oh yes .. pro tip

[@darkchipcharlie7032]

Yesssss I love all of my physical things and especially my movies and books ❤️ it's so comforting and nice

[@jacobrearrick6101]

​@@danieneit6830 Libraries don't have games. I never see any at the ones here in Springfield Missouri.

[@SoapNugget]

As a Blu-ray collector, I love that people are talking and appreciate it more

[@adoor3712]

The best part of collecting Blu-rays, is that they’re basically dead and cost $5 (for the most part)

[@veryinactiveukmapping]

they're so awesome! i'm trying to get all of the hosoda and nolan films on blu-ray

[@SoapNugget]

@@veryinactiveukmapping Go for the Nolan 4K's (if u have the equipment) they r VASTLY superior to the 1080p Blu-rays

[@veryinactiveukmapping]

@@SoapNugget unfortunately i only have a regular blu-ray player, i can't afford a 4k player and the 4k blu-rays themselves for the time being :/

[@Twinrehz]

Nothing quite like filling up shelves with movie selections that *YOU* like.

[@ladyathena59808]

I was happy to see this; I've continued buying DVDs for years because I don't want to lose a movie that I purchased just because some streaming service goes out of business, or my internet is down!

[@gothghost7491]

That shrek 2 dvd was a masterpiece fr. That's really where society peaked

[@pyeltd.5457]

2004?

[@KeybladeMasterAndy]

There have been some true masterpiece DVDs before and since Shrek 2. Emperor's New Groove Ultimate Groove Edition is one.

[@eddardgreybeard]

​@@KeybladeMasterAndy Emperor's new groove was peak Disney

[@sirmoony5633]

Oh hell yeah!

[@CoasterMan13Official]

See? This sort of crap right here proves our generation is fucked.

[@TheoBrownMusic7]

Been saying this for years. All streaming services (especially Netflix) should do all of the extra things that DVD's used to do. That would make things way more interesting and entertaining. The bloopers especially would be fun!

[@Cyraxior]

The only thing I've seen close to this is the digital streaming for PBS (yes, *that* PBS) where they will release behind the scenes and other related vignettes along with the relevant show. I wish the other services did this too.

[@KeybladeMasterAndy]

​@@Cyraxior Disney Plus did this for some of it's catalog, but not nearly enough.

[@3babylon3]

the criterion channel does this and it's fucking awesome

[@marvinnashsear]

Netflix used to have commentaries on every episode of the first series of House of Cards that weren't on the blu ray. Mike Flanagan has been begging to record commentaries for his Netflix films. Don't know why they don't take him up on it.

[@Pauldjreadman]

That's a fabulous idea.

[@whatthehellisthisname]

Owning physical copies always feels the best, it just triggers childhood nostalgia for me. Be it shows, movies, video games, books.

[@scorpionwins6378]

And don't forget CDs!

[@ShrekShrooms]

​@@scorpionwins6378Nuts

[@ethansouls77]

I actually really love this content. It's always so diverse covering loads of topics. Subscribed

[@deitay]

Watching the shrek 2 dvd screen gave me the strongest feeling of nostalgia I’ve ever experienced

[@Kyiecutie]

ME TOO

[@mumokioko2852]

SAME

[@moonie6368]

YES SAME

[@watchforever1724]

Yeah

[@SHODAN-TriOptimum]

The fact that dvds are now being explained as the “newest” member of the boomer tech collection has me feeling some kind of way.

[@MrChristianDT]

What's weirder is having someone multiple decades older than you say that DVDs are outdated & no one should have them anymore when they kept a giant VHS collection until the 20-teens.

[@Hagashager]

To be honest, even back at the height DVDs felt transitional. VHS lasted as THE medium for nearly 30 years, DVDs lasted about 10, if we're being generous. By 2005 Hi-Def Blue-Ray was on the horizon and even THAT only pulled another 5 years before streaming just curb-stomped physical media. For me, DVDs don't make me feel old, it's more this feeling of, "yeah those were a thing for a hot minute when a teenager."

[@nickb9113]

I can’t tell if by “dvd” we also mean blu rays….because I didn’t know that blu rays went anywhere.

[@MrChristianDT]

@@nickb9113 Neither have DVDs. You can still get both just about anywhere, but people aren't really buying them anymore & opting for streaming instead. That's why most major stores have shrunk their selections significantly, unless that's all they sell.

[@KeybladeMasterAndy]

Blu-ray is not far behind either. 😮

[@tolstukha]

Nice to see younger film fans appreciate physical media And this video is just so funny!

[@axelfiedel3793]

I am 18 and I agree, I still use physical media because I like the Original Theatrical Track of Jaws and The Terminator that I can't find on streaming.

[@louisinese]

@@axelfiedel3793 I want to get terminator on dvd, rn I’m watching older things on 123 sites.

[@TempoLOOKING]

And pants

[@LastXwitness]

The only dvd I really wish I still had was Momento it came in a medical file case and if you took a “mental psych exam” on the dvd it would take Nolan’s film and play it in the order of scene events instead of all over the place like it originally plays. Was awesome

[@cheynespc]

i need to see this movie in the correct order

[@phoebebuffay5098]

I'm 20 and will never give up collecting DVDs. They were one of my favorite things about being a kid in the 2000s. Having your favorites is so much fun because commentary tracks and special features give you so much more insight into how everything was pieced together.

[@beranx]

As an avid DVD collector nearing a thousand titles, I thank you for making this video

[@HeavyInstinct]

​@32discodaveWow! Yours is bigger.

[@mrbrit6746]

Debating starting a collection since DVDs are just cheaper, but worried the quality on a 4K TV will be too noticeable. Should I go for Blu Ray instead?

[@ludwigvanbeethoven5483]

⁠@@mrbrit6746Yea DVD quality is significantly lower quality than streaming and Blu Ray. Blu Ray still has better quality than streaming. 1080p blu ray has higher bitrate and less compression than 4k streaming.

[@petermcnallt12pm]

​@@HeavyInstinctthatswhatshesaid 😅

[@Garchompers]

@mrbrit6746 Personally, I’d definitely go for blu-ray, especially if you’re just starting out and don’t have to worry about doubling up on ones you’ve already got on DVD. I think DVDs are still completely watchable, and if your TV is not that big and you’re sitting a fair distance away you might not even notice the difference much. I was watching a DVD with someone recently though, and as soon as I got a bit closer to their TV, it became extremely obvious how low quality the picture looked compared to the blu-ray and 4K discs that I’m more used to. Blu-rays, at least as far as I know, can also (I don’t think it’s guaranteed) be more resistant to scratches on the underside of the disc. There’s also PAL vs NTSC. If you live in the UK, Europe, Australia or some other countries/areas, your DVDs would often be sold as PAL format, instead of NTSC like the same movie/show would be in the US. If you have a PAL format DVD, at least when the movie/show was made in a country that normally uses NTSC, then, as far as I understand, and I definitely don’t understand it fully, the speed it plays at would be slightly faster than the equivalent NTSC disc, and the music, voices etc. on the PAL disc would be slightly higher pitched too, whereas, as far as I know, a blu-ray in the PAL regions wouldn’t have any of those drawbacks. But that’s all obviously if those differences are worth the extra price to you, and if you’re in the US or another NTSC territory, that last part wouldn’t really apply. There is the initial investment of a blu-ray player too, if you don’t already have one, or a PS3, PS4, PS5, Xbox One or Xbox Series X which can play blu-rays. I’d also mention though that if you’re looking to get more niche stuff outside blockbusters, mainstream tv shows etc., then you might find it harder to stick with DVDs, et least if you’re buying new and not used. As far as I can tell, some smaller boutique labels for movies and shows only do blu-ray and/or 4K releases now, so even if a movie has gotten a re-release on blu-ray/4K in the last year, the newest DVD release still might be years ago, and potentially harder to find new. Or there’s also the chance it could still be in-stock and cheaper due to age, so up to chance there. If you are considering getting any anime in your collection, many new releases there don’t get a DVD release at all anymore. Sentai Filmworks and Discotek are two US anime distributors that now basically just stick to blu-ray, though Discotek might sometimes release the odd 4K. Other companies can still do new DVD releases though so depends which one does the release. Sorry to ramble, but if you hadn’t made a choice already, hope something there might help.

[@Jaxident]

I love that Gabi Balls has been using Comic Sans and Papyrus so much ever since the Papyrus video, like it was a big "cringe is dead, I'm free" moment

[@2cat4life]

balls lol

[@jrrodetiller]

Physical media menus are the BEST, and having just a copy of a no longer popular/ very old movie that is streamed nowhere is special! Love the vid!

[@nocctea]

does anyone else love watching old trailers on dvds too? it’s always super nostalgic for me and it’s cool to see what types of movies were coming out at that time! unfortunately i have no way to play dvds right now but as soon as i do i’m taking like half of my family’s dvd collection with me lol

[@jenny2977]

This !! Hahaha

[@youtoozboi763]

I do

[@patrickcardon1643]

Yup, and trying to figure out if it's already in the stash or you need to put it on the list for your next DVD/BD run 😁

[@doctorslept]

That’s one of my favorite reasons to still buy BluRays! Even if the menu sucks it’s nice to pop in a disc and get a sorta time capsule of the year that disc came out. It’s nice to be reminded that Stuber was a movie that came out and was also released in 2019, or watching Blu-ray Discs from 2009-2011 and being reminded that the way you watched movies digitally back then was by using the “digital disc” and copying it to your laptop

[@mediocre724]

They’re almost always forgotten movies too. It’s the best

[@AlexGledhill237]

I love DVDs. Having DVDs allows you to choose what you want to watch without having to search for it. I hate how Netflix and other services only have the movies on for a certain time and them remove them. You don't get that issue with DVDs. Plus, having a physical collection reflects your personality.

[@fornamnefternamn1532]

I hate that Netflix movies or shows I wanna own without having the subscription cannot be bought physically.

[@Black-Rat]

@@fornamnefternamn1532 Same, now only two TV shows they have, beyond that I'm done with Netflix...

[@scorpionwins6378]

I agree with how your collection reflects your personality. I have just about every movie with Tim Curry in it and it really freaks out my guests when they come to visit.

[@bmasters1981]

@@scorpionwins6378 And I have 6 of Joey King's films on physical media, and 4 of them on Blu as well-- she has had some great pictures in her career in Tinseltown, and I'd love to have her Netflix successes on physical, especially the Kissing Booth trilogy.

[@The90sBro]

When you have a DVD collection like mine, you still have to search for it (nearly 1,200 Titles in my collection).

[@neonbarnowl]

Yes DVD menu appreciation! I remember being being disappointed when Blu rays got more popular because the menus were more basic. I miss the creativity!!! I used to watch the BTS stuff while my mom was fixing our plates for dinner and is a large part of why I developed a passion for film ❤

[@crazyowlgirlcncowner]

Nothing like the Barbie movie menus lol. PS, i also like owls. They're my favorite

[@neonbarnowl]

@@crazyowlgirlcncowner Aaaahhh I used to love the barbie movies even during my "not like other girls" phase haha. Barbie on swan lake was iconic lol Love to see another owl lover too btw 💕

[@endah08]

Yeah that was a shame but, as far as I know, Blu-ray never sold more than DVD and still doesn't

[@sofiastj]

Worked at Barnes and Noble for a year, and was shocked that anyone bought DVD's. (I also got ranted at by older people about how small the section is now). I wanted to cry when I had to search for a specific vinyl/DVD/CD (especially for a phone call), because we often only had one and they're just tedious to look through. Just if you ask for one, please don't be shocked if they can't find it when it says it's in store 😭

[@preachcaleb]

Barnes and Noble was great for their Criterion Collection. I loved perusing the dvd section.

[@YoungRebelRoyalty]

I love that you made a video about this. I've been complaining about reliance on digital/ internet like an old person. BRING BACK DVDS.

[@mordo1191]

I actually have my own dvd collection with 100s of dvds! I think it's just so much easier to physically own everything than pay for 5 different streaming services. My family is really big on media preservation and we still have all our old VHS tapes, CDs, Vinyls, and games. I honestly couldn't imagine living any other way.

[@ladylark10884]

that's so awesome, as someone who's studying to be a librarian media preservation is really important to me too ^-^

[@drbobbybill4185]

Piracy

[@chappellgroan]

The behind the scenes content on the Lord of the Rings Extended Edition DVDs are so comprehensive and well made that I enjoy watching them just as much as the movies themselves! I miss this.

[@haleymist09]

LOTR is the gold standard of DVDs. The collection that launched a million failed movie careers (because movies aren't typically as well crafted and loved while being made)

[@Lustrum0005]

This is exactly what I have always love about DVD's all the special extra features!! They did this to encourage people to buy the DVD instead of the VHS, all these extra features, like Director's or actors commentaries, are lost media, streaming apps do not show you these.

[@rosiejl2798]

Yup as a kid who was fascinated with the filmmaking process I loved the special features and watching the behind the scenes and commentary.

[@mooviedude141]

I remember in the original Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone DVD you could do a point and click walk through of Hogwarts and it blew my 10 year old brain.

[@NovaTheSinger]

Lucky! 😄

[@whogavehimafork]

Yes! I still have that original release!

[@SailorJoestar]

Yes! That and the Lion King DVD safari tour were so cool as a kid

[@elthereall]

My parents are all hip and cool with digital streaming now.... so I have the entire set of our original Harry Potter DVD

[@lukapitkanen3333]

I own every Harry Potter 2 disc dvd editions. Remembering those special features gives me such nostalgia.

[@francispilled]

i’m so happy to see anyone talk about this!! i’m in high school and i absolutely LOVE collecting dvds. there’s something about someone wanting to watch a movie that’s not on any streaming services and being able to say “I HAVE THIS ON DVD WE HAVE TO WATCH THIS RN.” and i genuinely love having them. there’s something i cant put my finger on, but owning all of my favorite movies physically gives me joy i cant get watching them on netflix.

[@robbielloyd213]

There is a movie called “freaks” I thought it was a great twilight zone type twisted story that I recommend everyone to go to Netflix and check out. Then awe….. the only way I know to see it is MY BLU-RAY!!!! movie party at my place because my copy will never disappear

[@GamezGuru1]

Ever heard of bluray?

[@LiMe251]

​@@GamezGuru1Yes, and DVDs, Blu-rays, UHD 4K, and SD Blu-ray need to coexist, so stop acting like it's a replacement.

[@hyperdrivepics]

I miss that golden era of DVDs. I still collect them now, but back then they had all the unique menus and features you mentioned, plus really unique and vibrant disc art that was almost as cool as the movie poster itself. Nowadays you're likely to get a grey disc with the title printed on it, and a still JPEG for a menu that only has the movie and no bonus features.

[@KeybladeMasterAndy]

At least Blu-ray still has the bonuses. Not always the disc art though.

[@bretton_woods]

yeah you could tell with long running series like King of the Hill after season 6 or 7 that Fox just couldn't be bothered doing anything special with the DVDs and so you got just the bare minimum. Just the shows and that's it... kinda sucks. Surely it wouldn't have cost um that much to come up with some special features. Give us a reason not to sail the high seas...

[@donnellcoleman7784]

Golden era is laserdisc n beta max

[@LiMe251]

​@@KeybladeMasterAndyI've seen Blu-rays with unique disc art for each disc AND great bonuses like entire essays on that season of the franchise.

[@AGuyNamedZach]

This brought back so many memories of what it was like owning DVDs. I'm lucky enough to still have the ones I grew up with. It's a shame streaming services aren't able to capture the same magic as physical media, particularly when it comes to what DVDs offer.

[@emmanakhla5557]

i ONLY watched dvds as a kid because my family didn't pay for cable, so i feel like this video was made for me. i literally use the excuse that "I'll have it forever, unlike streaming services...unless of course my house burns down or something" when I want to buy the dvd of my favorite movies.

[@bretton_woods]

it's not an "excuse" just a good reason. I'm the same. I like things i can keep forever. If I lose all my DVDs it probably wouldn't cost too much to replace them, you can buy most of them for pennies right now...

[@donnellcoleman7784]

@@bretton_woods when it out of print price go up so seller hit a lottery when that happen if it complete set & in a good condition too

[@smasherjosh5000]

My family didn't have streaming services until I was 16 (5 years ago), even now I'd rather buy DVDs/Blu-Rays than stream

[@lorenzo_smit]

I also watch dvd’s as a child. But by parents threw most of them away, because I was “too old for them”. Now I’m slowly starting my collection again

[@smasherjosh5000]

@@lorenzo_smit fair enough

[@brandonpuerta3935]

Getting a movie physically on 4K is always going to look and sound superior to streaming as well

[@lucasRem-ku6eb]

i replaced buying DVD for Bluray and now 4k Bluray, love all the discs !

[@jgrab1]

@@lucasRem-ku6eb Yeah, there's no comparison. I wonder why DVD still exists.

[@midosyt]

@@jgrab1its cheaper to produce

[@Redbikemaster]

​@@midosyt it's so freaking cheap lol. It's insane

[@donnellcoleman7784]

@@jgrab1 dvd sell more than 4k & blu-ray

[@sadielappin8862]

Buying a nice DVD from the Criterion Collection has become something I do when I have a little extra money in my paycheck for whatever reason, and I go, "I think I deserve a treat." The bonus materials on them is always awesome, and the box art slaps.

[@GamezGuru1]

Never heard of blurays?

[@stingersplash]

Yeah bluray criterion is what you need.

[@IAmAriqueAlt]

@@stingersplash Even Criterion’s Blu-Ray releases can get a little expensive at times. Every time I look at my Godzilla Showa era set that Criterion put out a few years back, I die a little inside knowing I dropped $130 on that set.

[@holylambmedia]

They have a 50% off sale twice a year June/November and can be purchased off their website or at a physical Barnes and Nobles

[@GamezGuru1]

@@IAmAriqueAlt that's cos criterion is over priced and pretentious. Regular used blurays are like a few bucks each - yet this girl only talks about crappy DVDs, which nobody now would deem as acceptable in terms of quality...

[@stars4charlotte]

my dad buys dvds and i didn’t realize this wasn’t a regular thing

[@SaminaJam96]

I have addiction of buying cheap, DVDs from thrift stores, so I understand completely. I must say, I'm quite proud of my collection!

[@spicygrapes12]

You've convinced me to start buying dvds again. I loved dvds so much when I was younger

[@zerpblerd5966]

yay!!! get used as much as you can! but of course beware scratches

[@Blue-Apple-fc9eo]

@@zerpblerd5966I planned to gonna watch DVDs on my PS5

[@watchforever1724]

Me too

[@JoseMorales-lw5nt]

Being a 41 year old New Yorker, I've never given up on physical media! I still purchase films on DVD. My latest obsession has been The Criterion Collection. Great old school movies given the DVD treatment! Hell, I even bought THE BATMAN... on DVD. Yup, new films are still being released physically. Streaming be damned!

[@zerpblerd5966]

also 41! I don't buy much these days but my DVD library is solid and yes I've bought a handful of Criterions over the past decade of must-haves: Watership Down Until the End of the World each of Kubrick's still waiting for Meet the Feebles

[@daveleo7248]

Very good thinking. I have close to 600 DVDs I have accumulated since the Blockbuster days. For years now I just buy used DVDs for dirt cheap. So, I am with you 100% on this.

[@angelofsarcasm89]

Also, DVDs are infinitely more satisfying as presents than an email with a digital code. I have a long running joke with a friend of gifting the most terrible late 90s/early 2000s low-budget obscure anime movies we can find, and making him physically unwrap some absolute garbage is really the cherry on top.

[@LiMe251]

If it weren't for the fact you were portraying these shows negatively and referring to DVDs instead of SD Blu-ray, I'd think you were talking about Discotek.

[@chupawup4517]

the "find puss in boots" with pinocchio just floating in a bubble actually made me choke laughing

[@tommyw.7850]

I think the really cool DVDs were the Pixar ones, where they actually re-rendered and reframed the movies for the 4:3 DVD resolutions so that you don't miss out on any of the scenes. (Like when disney+ started cropping the jokes out of simpsons episodes) Pixar actually put time and effort into making the DVD the same or better than the experience in the theater.

[@Henkibojj]

Yes, it's very noticeable when a series has been "improved in widescreen". People like widescreen, sure, but would they be as sold on it if they knew the process of it was to have one of those gingerbread cookie shapes, walking up to a painting and then just ripping out whatever section that looked the best, because the shape of the cookie stamper is more appealing? I think not. Any widescreen Seinfeld episode feels like a "close talker" (sorry for the Seinfeld reference) since you're up in their nose rather than watching the entire living room and the interaction between the characters.

[@redx459]

​@@HenkibojjSeinfeld crop is the worst so lame it happened. Uncropped on vudu though

[@Henkibojj]

@@redx459 Or the entire dvd collection. It's surprisingly small on the shelf, just two inches wide for 30 dvds. The menus are very creative and the extra material is VAST with interview series, audio commentary, deleted scenes and so on. I would actually believe that the extra material holds more data than the episodes themselves.

[@HydraSpectre1138]

There were also open matte DVDs, which were films shot on 4:3 but meant to be matted to widescreen for cinemas. Most Blu-rays, digital streams, and widescreen DVDs have the matted widescreen versions from the cinema. But fullscreen DVDs sometimes have an open matte version, which expands the height instead of cropping the sides. This is similar to how some films have an expanded aspect ratio on IMAX. It was great, sort of like IMAX on a CRT. I have a fullscreen DVD of Top Gun and I prefer how the film looks in 4:3 than the intended theatrical CinemaScope version. I really wish they released this 4:3 version on IMAX alongside Top Gun: Maverick. I also have open matte fullscreen DVDs of The Princess Diaries films, Ella Enchanted, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, the Rocky films, many of the ‘60s/‘70s Dark Age Disney films, and Elf. I now love the expanded height of 4:3, especially after Zack Snyder’s Justice League was in open matte 4:3 so Snyder could bring the IMAX experience at home. The Whale was another recent film made in 4:3, and the claustrophobic feel was enhanced by being in 4:3. I really wish widescreen TVs never became the mainstream, and that 4:3 was always the norm while 16:9, 21:9 and 32:9 were relegated to being premium options.

[@kevinrosario2729]

@hydraspectre9493 I remember watching a full screen version of The Incredibles and during scenes where the characters are talking, they would pan the camera to each person.

[@OdysseyCamper]

I’m not sure how you initially showed up in my feed, because your topics are not what I would normally look for. That said--Gen X here absolutely loving your channel! Always something interesting and well produced. Kudos!

[@Cjspectre7782]

Recently had my internet go down, and my DVD collection was there to keep my sane. I'm actually getting more and more into watching movies I own a physical copy of because of the points you mentioned.

[@watchforever1724]

Yeah

[@NidorinoAlliance]

It’s weird to be an older zoomer, where you lived through so many home media eras. To the point where you can remember both the current over saturated streaming service hellscape, as well as the guy from Blockbuster pestering you for not rewinding your VHS tapes before returning them.

[@Miller1989]

Zoomers would remember VHS at blockbuster??? Pretty sure VHS faded by 2003 or 2004 from the video rental stores, since dvd was king by that point. Maybe you’re a millennial after all? Ha

[@Jzombi301]

@@Miller1989 im a Gen Z 2000s kid i have some old memories as a young kid that i just now remembered of rewinding Bob the Builder and some Playdough movie on VHS in my parents bedroom connected to an old box tv. i remember when it got replaced with a DVD player and i was sad

[@whyishoudini]

@@Miller1989 1996 here, I don't remember renting VHS tapes but I absolutely remember watching them. Small town + growing up poor makes trends lag a bit.

[@NidorinoAlliance]

@@Miller1989 I was born 1997. Technically zoomer. So my parents and older sister would get pestered when I’d go in with them lol. But yeah. It was about 2005 they completely died off. But we didn’t have a DVD player for a while.

[@NidorinoAlliance]

Also I’m Australian, which means I live at least 5 years in the past.

[@clairvoyantPastry]

thank you so much for saying "i hate how everything is so internet reliant" until literally last week i was one of those people whose internet was too bad to watch most streaming services. i like to own dvds because they're always reliable and i'll always have them even when my internet isn't working. i really wish more streaming services sold dvds of their shows because they'd be such great items to own and they wouldn't make me unsubscribe from that service. literally they're getting more money

[@NovaTheSinger]

Omg same!!!

[@MrFuggleGuggle]

After seeing multiple films and series this last year alone getting removed from streaming services - with no plan or announcement to grant a physical release to any of them - I do not regret still buying physical media. Every decade we lose films and shows to 'time'. And in the age of streaming, we will likely lose more movies, shows, and video games every year to the abyss of time.

[@morganorwhatever]

This is how I feel about CDs. They aren’t as easily worn out as vinyl, and they have physical liner notes and album art. Plus I hate how much streaming services target suggestions at you. It might not be that insidious, but I don’t like the idea of Spotify creeping on me when I’m playing the same song for the 50th time that day

[@makenzievan6058]

I REALLY love this video promoting DVD’s. I’ve had some thoughts like yours for a while, and I’m soooo mf happy that you’re literally elaborating my thoughts. Streaming services has gotten super annoying about not allowing anyone out of the house to be logged in on, and paying more and more for no ads. My bf literally got me 2 movies he knew i liked out of the blue and I quiet literally cried cause I fuckkng loved the thought and gift

[@randybobandy9828]

Why DVDs tho? Why not blurays? They have been around since 2006. We have had 4k blurays since 2017!. Why not VHS?

[@tristandunn4628]

I'm in my late 40s and have never stopped buying DVDs. I've also never signed up to any streaming services. I just prefer having exactly what I want and not being at the mercy of whatever that service wants to have available at that given time, as well as being able to own that physical copy of the release to watch whenever I want. Love what you were showing about DVD menus. It's a shame that companies got lazy and menus became really minimal. Shrek 2 is a great example of really going all out - as are the individual Red Dwarf releases.

[@wantsome-zs5sq]

I'm 46 and I don't use services either. DVD's all the way.

[@KeybladeMasterAndy]

Early 30's here and same. I view streaming as more like a TV broadcast: good for casual viewing, but I want to own my faves.

[@Paul07791]

Same but mid-40s. Also we subscribe to everything due to my wife's insistence. But if entirely up to me this would be ENTIRELY a dvd (and VHS) house. Can't stream for Jackie Chan, where is he? My DVDs that's where.

[@derek-64]

I'm 44 and i still buy dvds brand new.

[@Animal_lives_matter]

I'm 39 and just got into DVD's for the first time in my life last year. It's such an old format and I was surprised to find I actually dig it. Why? Because television turned to shyte, and the streaming services have the issues you mentioned. DVD comes in and saves the day, giving me what I want, when I want it, for as long as I want. And for older TV shows the DVD paradoxically has the best video quality. Channel BT is pretty good too :o

[@ZodiacBoi42]

I collect tons of dvds, blu-ray, and rare vhs movies, physical media is such a great way nowadays to feel like you actually own something without all the streaming hassle. You get to keep it forever and it has a charm to it.

[@frantictoast3741]

You ma'am have tapped into a vault of my childhood with that Shrek 2 DVD menu. Even now at 31 years old I can still quote Donkey and his entire alternate titles monologue lol

[@EnigmaBarry]

You should look up the story of the the guy who could watch Shrek in his head.

[@MojiBeau]

I can’t stress how influential the Lord of the Rings Special Edition DVD special features were to me. It was a masterclass in filmmaking, showing love to every department and how they all came together to create the final product. Those DVDs are why I became obsessed with the sound department and how important they are. I have over 800 DVDs/blurays. But the new ones are all low to zero effort 😔

[@laurenkaitlyn6341]

I still buy DVDs because I've been collecting every available episode of Doctor Who. They are some good DVDs. They include the option to see the classic 70's and 80's episodes with updated "special effects", and of course the "Easter Eggs" which are secrets options hidden in the menu screen.

[@dutchgamer842]

I prefer Blu-ray over DVD

[@Pidalin]

But 720x576 is not watchable quality today, that's good only for CRT TVs, unfortunately, BD players are still expensive and it almost died, there is literally nothing on market and many movies or shows were never released on BD. Publisher were supposed to push BD more after 2007, I think that physical movies died too soon. Streaming services are terribly regioblocked or there is no your langauge, not even subbtitles and (surprise) most of the world doesn't speak English, so this is a problem when the vast majority of modern blu-rays are in English only.

[@dutchgamer842]

@@Pidalin American movies are in English, not in most other languages. My native language isn't English. Most (so not all) people here prefer American movies in the original audio not in sum audio dub into another or their own language anyway. It looks so weird if the actors speak and you hear another voice instead of the voices of the actors.

[@Pidalin]

@@dutchgamer842 You didn't really get me correctly, all old DVDs had several audio tracks and several subtitles, so you could chose what you want. But modern BD are very often just imported western discs without any localisation and that's a problem when your publishers in your country ignore Blu-Rays completely.

[@KRAFTWERK2K6]

I am currently collecting them too as Germany slowly gets all the classic doctor Who episodes released as well since we only had the 7th and 6th doctor originally, when Dr. Who had its german TV premiere in 1989. So we are now getting all the unaired stories as well.

[@Canbutcant]

I have a very deep love for hard media, it's an experience. The feeling you get when you play a vinyl record is like magic, the rewinding of a VHS tape while staticky white, gray, & black patches appear aggressively on screen, & the Fast Revving noises as the disc gets read, Ect.

[@davidguthriemusic]

7:14 okay was anyone else dying at the all the ridiculous over-the-top transitions used in the middle of the video to replace jumpcuts? that was HILARIOUS lol, such a fun nod to the wacky transitions on old DVD releases! also--this was a great video 🙏

[@hadesKIU]

For the Incredibles 2nd Disc, the Jack Jack Attack and Hero Audio Files were some of the coolest things ever done with DVDs. They both fill in the lore and plot of the actual movie while being good in their own right. No cap 10/10.

[@JamesMyTvJames]

I'm a movie collector and this made my day! Thank you Gabi (:

[@littlebigcomrade]

The best place to be when watching these videos is feeling comfortable knowing you have a giant physical media collection.

[@obrien92]

i LOVE my dvds & blu rays. behind the scenes featurettes and director’s commentary is what made me choose a career in film

[@somethingboutthekiss]

As a fan of Japanese music, Japanese artists still regularly release their concerts on DVD and Blu-ray, sometimes bundled with their latest album. The price can seem a bit steep at first glace (often $60+ dollars for some multi Blu-ray releases), but it's so worth it to be able to own a full concert, and my concert DVDs/Blu-rays are some of my most prized possessions. It is a shame concert blu-rays never caught on with Western artists, so many tours are being lost to history with no official footage being released for purchase. Also the Shrek 2 DVD games were super nostalgic, I still have my copy too. I imagine some of the games weren't working well because of your USB-DVD drive, I've noticed problems when using mine for DVDs in comparison to an internal drive/proper DVD player.

[@heyheyv.1807]

do you have any recommendations for Japanese artist?

[@somethingboutthekiss]

@@heyheyv.1807 The Japanese music scene is huge, so I can't really recommend anything without knowing what else you like. There are so many idol groups, pop soloists, electronic musicians, rock bands of all genres, etc.

[@annas4277]

@@heyheyv.1807 Babymetal!

[@heyheyv.1807]

@@somethingboutthekiss so i mostly like everything! i’m also a Kpop fan maybe that helps you. sometimes i also listen to some rock and indie music. and my fav genre is boss’s nova and i also listend to a little bit of city pop.

[@godzilla2k26]

@@annas4277 Second that

[@FireKnight96]

I spent hours on that Shrek 2 DVD menu. I still collect blurays and 4K movies, but there was a charm to movie menus back in the early 2000s. You just earned yourself a subscriber.

[@Fuzzycatfur]

Is it just me or are 4K discs much more fragile? A lot I've gotten needed an exchange out of the box cause they skipped/froze

[@elishawilson5342]

@@Fuzzycatfur you're not alone that's why I don't really collect 4ks much like that I went through that too

[@Stickers2Go]

@@elishawilson5342 are the 4k menus poop also?

[@elishawilson5342]

@@Stickers2Go yeah DVD menus will always be better

[@toumabernabe737]

DVD and BluRay are INSANELY expensive where I live (Argentina). But in the USA, buying a whole complete season from a series in BluRay is even cheaper than monthly Netflix subscription. It´s a total no-brainer, especially considering you can even start a grat physical collection for less than just renting something forever.

[@MiloFig]

Growing up, my mom’s SUV had a dvd player in it and we always had two DVDs we’d play on repeat. We used to watch Shrek 2 on every road trip. To this day it’s still a 10/10 re watch experience. Those DVD features were top tier

[@slapshotjack9806]

Good grief watching popeye late at night while riding in my moms pathfinder feels like a fever dream now

[@narkash]

This is the reason I buy records. It's nice to know that you have your music no matter what, and you get nice bonuses and art with the record sleeve.

[@abbeypalermo2412]

if you have Elf on dvd, i highly recommend exploring the rest of the features. kept me entertained for literal hours as a kiddo

[@mugabugaYT]

I remember playing the skiing mini game for hours

[@bvbvbvggggdddddd]

im young and i just realized that my parents tv have a bluray disc player, after that i started to find every cd, dvds possible and i just loved it

[@abrahamlincoln1600]

I COMPLETELY forgot how amazing the shrek 2 dvd was. It’s literally a gaming console of its own. Thank you so much for reminding me.

[@romanticpages]

I remember when my family didn't have cable for like a year and a half as a kid so we relied on bootlegs from some guy at the laundromat, blockbuster, and redbox. we watched The Goonies so many times and i still love it

[@Finamajig]

The monsters inc DVD is the perfect version of the movie because the end credits feature the ‘monsters inc company play’ that Mike and Sully perform unlike the Disney+ version. This along with the added animated outtakes extend the length it takes for them to finish their version of “I wouldn’t have nothing if I didn’t have you” across the credits meaning it now perfectly syncs up to finish just as the credits themselves finish. Perfection.

[@regis_c]

What version of the DVD though? Movies are often reissued with different changes, such as the 2002 "Toy Story 2" disc letting you play the movie with only the SFX, not seen anywhere else

[@einstein951]

She's out of our hair And just when I dare to care She says "Au contraire, You're my pair A friend I love you" And so we put that kid back where she came from And she helped us to find A better tomorrow TODAAAAAAY

[@jakevader93]

I remember the vhs copy I had as a kid included that in the credits as well

[@liamwaddleton]

the "this effect requires gpu acceleration" bit at the beginning of the video was funny as hell. also the video is really well made and tbh it's convinced me to start rebuilding up my DVD collection

[@TheAwey21]

The Shrek 2 menu is one of the most anxiety-inducing experiences from my childhood

[@juliabrown39]

I remember being half asleep and faintly hearing “shrek 2? What kinda title is that?” out of nowhere

[@generating_username]

I do have hope physical media will be popular again. My brother and I both collect vinyl, DVDs, CDs, and try to buy physical game copies as much as possible. Books are another thing I collect, when I tell people I'm a big reader they ask about a kindle or something.

[@styxthistle497]

I usually stream if it's free but the beauty of DVDs is that they shouldn't wander off so they're always there, then one day you stumble across something you almost forgot you bought. Like I have a bunch of charity shop DVDs and I've definitely not seen all of them. The other week I finally watched beetlejuice 3 years after I bought it lol Edit: CDs have bonuses too, like the booklets they come with and even the art on the CD is a cool feature. Sure I use Spotify a lot now but it will never be sentimental like a CD

[@Henkibojj]

And, if you care to do the effort, you can just rip some or all your CDs to mp3 or Flac. I think people remember mp3 as either a Napster thing or a hassle to fit as much as possible on your 128 MB mp3 player. There is so much more you can do with it nowadays if you want your music on the go but not want to subscribe to streaming services.

[@styxthistle497]

@@Henkibojj Basically the first thing I do with CDs is rip them onto my laptop. However, I was lucky enough to be invited to share my friend's family plan for Spotify so I don't pay a penny for it lol. I have to say it does make it easier to explore new artists, especially if the CDs are hard to find or particularly expensive

[@giga-chicken]

Your shelf of DVDs is adorable and it reminds me that my parents' video library of over 400 movies on disc is the exception and not the norm.

[@frickusernames]

I love that Gabi posted this video right when I decided I HAD to buy The Land Before Time The Complete Collection on DVD

[@iheartacebear]

Glad I’m not the only one lol

[@Cyraxior]

@@iheartacebear I cannot judge you wrongly for that. *Stares at complete Digimon series on DVD*

[@anastasios0513]

Is that the 15 volume one?! I have been mulling over that purchase...

[@randomtinypotatocried]

Me and my husband have been going back to collecting dvds, especially after seeing companies making it more difficult to watch certain movies

[@yeah493]

The first Shrek movie DVD had a feature to put it in the computer and it allowed you to dub your own voice into certain scenes (it didn't rewrite the disk you just got to watch it back) among heaps of other games, in addition to the ones on the DVD menu when played in a DVD player, and more in SECRET hidden extra game menu (again in a DVD player). Plus I think the version I had had a second disk for the widescreen version which also had a few extra games.

[@adelgaspar9246]

Your videos are like a warm hug on a cold winter night. Thank you!