Physical Media Is Cheaper Than Streaming

[@valiantparagonvideos2383]

The point at the end is really the big thing. Intentionality. People lose so much money because they aren't aware of their money. It's on a subscription that's tied to a credit card that you just make a payment on at the end of every month. This is gaming and not movie related, but I subscribe to Xbox Game Pass in one month intervals only when there's a game coming out I want to play on it. So I played Starfield for 10 dollars instead of 70. If I had kept that subscription, it wouldn't work out in my favor, but I don't, so it does. That's the real trick. Paying attention to what you're doing and being intentional in what you're doing.

[@DavidMartinez-ce3lp]

Very good point

[@breloopharos1919]

Gamepass feels illegal sometimes because of this, the industry is raising the base prices from 60 to 70 dollars but here's gamepass.

[@Brisingr73]

​@@imacg5 Credit cards are completely fine. Issues arise when the person using the credit card doesn't have discipline.

[@Dadum-bass]

It's almost as if people don't have an understanding of keeping a balanced budget. Ie: tracking where all your money goes to ensure you're not being wasteful.

[@caveake]

...And them there is me, who got Xbox game pass for free for one month with new laptop... Player for 2 weeks and then forgot to cancel subscription for few months.

[@Jessevancoller]

I would also argue that you get your time back by using physical media. You’re not just watching things for the sake of filling your time because you’re bored. You’re more interested in what you’re watching and intentional about when you are watching it.

[@NomadOverNormal]

Couldn’t have said it better myself:) great addition to the convo. Thanks for sharing that

[@spaceodds1985]

Very true

[@dallassegno]

Ownership is identity is human being. They're trying to sell you on dissolution. It's retired.

[@pixalmasterstudios2485]

Absolutely agreed

[@kerningandleading]

I have been finding that true since dusting off my old iPod and being intentional in picking the music out I listen to instead of just going with whatever The Algorithm provides. I have been enjoying music more now that I am more intentional about it

[@ErikIversen]

Another benefit of physical media is that some films on streaming services are edited or censored, and not the full version that was originally released.

[@BringBackClassAndMaturity]

I turned on Peter Pan (the original) on Disney Plus and it gave me a MANDATORY 10 second trigger warning before it would play. My kids can't even watch this movie without having to read about what the people working at Disney Plus are forcing on them as supposedly triggering.

[@QuentinWash]

​@@BringBackClassAndMaturity this is why I pirate everything in sight. Dont like to use these streaming services at all

[@QuentinWash]

@@ErikIversen better to just pirate so it's yours digitally forever

[@theprotagonist1311]

​@@BringBackClassAndMaturity "Jesse what the Fuck are you talking about?"

[@tommymaxey2665]

True. Netflix censored The Other Guys because the line Derek Jeter says at the end, "The whole damn system is clogged up with dirty money. And the news doesn't say a word about it. 'Cause who owns them? The same corporations that own the government. Courts and the law is all we have left. So here's you guys' next case. Guy by the name of Carl Bachand, CEO of Killister Bank. He took three billions in TARP funds. He's crooked. He's real crooked. Take him down, but be careful. He's got Blackwater mercenaries 24/7." They removed it because that is legit whag is happening right now. And said billion dollar companies don't want people to find out about it and want to change the subject

[@robderiche]

3 more reasons to get physical: 1) extra features 2) content can’t be retroactively re-edited (/as was recently done with The French Connection) 3) with TV show, you get all the episodes, unlike streaming that suppresses “controversial” content such as Community DnD episodes

[@Mintthingy]

community mention!!

[@GNewcomb-q9v]

Disney removed an episode of Golden Girls on streaming for “black face”!

[@k1ng_chicken]

Those dirty commies can’t get ahold of them medias!

[@StarvinMartian-l6t]

Supernatural on streaming didn't have music rights to AC/DC and switched it with generic stock rock music. Physical media is the way to see the pure intended original

[@Gilokee]

same with the Netflix re-dub of Evangelion. They couldn't get the rights to Fly Me to the Moon, so they just played other music from the show. Super lame!

[@dityacivilizacii]

Wait what - when someone buys rights to a movie, they have to buy rights to each song playing in that movie? That’s insane

[@CarlWheathers-ch5xs]

The Supernatural box set is so tempting when it’s on sale, but there are so many discs to check for defects within such a short return period I always back down 😂.

[@GNewcomb-q9v]

@@CarlWheathers-ch5xsyou have 30 days to return & you can’t check them during that time? It’s always an excuse! Out of all the DVDs & Blu Rays I have bought over the years, including VHS as well, I might have had to return 10 total! Even most of those were not playback related! Broken or missing is the majority of my returns on those!

[@GNewcomb-q9v]

It’s the rights to many songs from season 1 & another season they somehow lost the rights to!

[@lolgod1695]

I'm most annoyed by tools that are subscription services (especially Adobe products)

[@NomadOverNormal]

I totally agree

[@melikaibun]

shout out to whoever made blender and Davinci tho 🙌🏽

[@idabblediy]

This

[@tan89284]

I’m still using an old Adobe cc from 2014 😅 I refuse to subscribe to get the newer versions

[@QuentinWash]

You can literally pirate the entire 2024 adobe Creative cloud and every application for free

[@logan317b]

"Unlimited movies" meanwhile more and more movies are being taken down and moved to an ever-increasing amount of streaming services

[@spencerblaiklock]

Remembering that libraries exist has been a huge game changer for me. Mine has almost the entire Criterion Collection and an interesting selection of CDs, like compilations and soundtracks that aren’t on streaming services. I have a branch on my way home from work and I’m overflowing with interesting things to watch, listen to, and read.

[@lorla85]

Yes, I have been ordering 2 Blu-ray’s a week from my library, and I can watch it for free! 😊 I love it

[@ms.ellenlevy5667]

The library is the best. I can take out 4 movies at a time and I get them for two weeks. Also my library has a book sale every month. You are allowed to take 2 grocery bags of books ,cds and dvds for a donation. It’s really not a sale per se but I get so much for a small donation to keep my library going cause it’s a free library , they depend on donations and stuff to stay open.

[@nickydee569]

Its def the buffet fallacy. People are sold on the idea they're renting millions of albums but really they only listen to like a few dozen throughout the year. Whatever they paid for that they could've bought the CDs for

[@lucidragon5260]

Completely agree! Though in my case, I was making good use of my Spotify subscription. I started out by buying songs but realized it would be cheaper to just get Spotify. I had my Spotify subscription for about 6 years, and just recently canceled it. Even if it is cheaper, I don't think it's worth it. You don't own the songs and the price just keeps rising. Now that I have a CD collection, I'm more excited about listening to music. I don't have much to listen to now, but just thinking of how much my collection will have grown in a few years makes me really happy. And I know at some point I'll go a few months without buying a new album. If I kept going with Spotify, I'd have had to keep paying for the rest of my life.

[@willscorner8423]

And have a lot of trash then at home. Not a good exchange.

[@LuisPerez-5]

And the cost of those few dozen is more than the subscription for the year.

[@LuisPerez-5]

​@@lucidragon5260you do know Spotify is free right?

[@lucidragon5260]

@@LuisPerez-5 Yep, which as I said was one of the reasons I started the subscription to begin with. But I have no desire to go back any time soon. Even if it's more expensive right now, I think it's worth it for being able to own my music and better support my favorite artists. Luckily I have enough money that the couple extra dollars it costs a month isn't that big of a deal, and it's nice to know too that if later on for some reason I have to stop spending money on music, at least I already own some of my favorites.

[@TheDeceptiveHero]

If buying isn’t owning, piracy isn’t stealing. You cannot steal what you cannot own.

[@JeffersonPalad-hv2ho]

You can’t steal something that was designed to be free

[@theliampetersen]

Bro is being philosophical

[@TheClassicalFatCat]

​@@theliampetersenBro really said "bro is being philosophical"

[@samuellabrecque1682]

You got that dang right lol

[@theliampetersen]

@@TheClassicalFatCat bro really said “bro really said “bro is being philosophical””

[@themancoat]

A coworker and I have been talking about this and recently decided to collect physical media and use ebay a lot. Blu rays are so cheap.

[@NomadOverNormal]

those bulk lots are a great deal>>

[@jessed1586]

Makes me wonder. I started up again a physical collection 1 1/2 yrs ago. With so many people coming back to physical media will it create a shortage? Will blue rays and dvds increase in value in the future? Idk but right now it’s great for collectors. I go to the flea market and get some Blu rays for $.25.

[@writerpatrick]

@@jessed1586 I wouldn't worry about a shortage. Remember these were often printed in the millions. The most people who would buy something is when the material is new. What you can get is what we saw with records where some music became very popular for collectors and went up in value, but not everything did. You may also find that as the interest in physical media increases the prices also increase but there's no way to know how much or what will go up.

[@koifry35]

i buy bulk lots then resell or donate what i dont keep been doing that for years

[@acrosstheuniverse17]

same or check out local thrift stores I got a lot of DVDS for $1-2. There’s one in my area where u can buy four DVDS for $1!!! So definitely check out your local areas. I think it’s fun to hunt for my fav movies and makes it almost like rewarding when I find one of my fav movies and know I can have it and watch it whenever

[@brandimate]

Def by design. The corporations purposely phased out the physical media/DVD era, to convince consumers to subscribe monthly to streaming. With almost everything being a subscription service is so dystopian.

[@NomadOverNormal]

It’s a million times more profitable. You even see it in the B2B space now. I believe Adobe was one of the innovators of this whole thing, taking what was a several hundred dollar product that lasted 5 years, to making it several hundred dollars per year with constant “updates” - definitely I’m going to try and make more videos around this kind of topic.

[@InflationProof28]

​@@NomadOverNormalyou should do one on iPhones. They're the worst.😂

[@NomadOverNormal]

iPhone upgrades? or something else that im not picking up on

[@pwcorgi2000]

And people are stupid by allowing this to get too far.

[@cltinturkey]

@@NomadOverNormal Apple engineers ALL of its projects to become obsolete, or function poorly, over time. They bake in the need to buy upgraded products on the regular.

[@janaekelis]

its actually sickening that i pay for just netflix and its completely unpredictable when a show i like will move to another service, or be completely gone from all legal streaming!

[@nsgames24]

That's very relatable. My membership for both Netflix and hulu expired this year and I didn't care about renewing them because I moved on to DVDs and Blu-rays.

[@Mowglibaloo2]

That was the last straw for me.

[@christinathomas9548]

Yes when you get emotionally invested in a series only to find out season 2 has been cancelled 😢

[@k1ng_chicken]

Absolutely. It’s an unnecessary middle man that acts like a dictatorship.

[@joshyguuu]

I started collecting physical media (primarily 4Ks) early this year and I absolutely love it. The quality is way better, especially the sound and even not watching them feels good because I know I can watch them whenever I want, without streaming companies taking them away from me without a warning. Always look for people selling their collections or part of them. Buying in bulk is way cheaper and you can just sell the movies you don't like

[@AndyGneiss]

There's something to be said about the positive & reassuring feeling of stability. Also, a rack or shelf full of disk cases are a great conversation starter when someone comes to visit you or you go visit someone else's place. "Hey, I see you have ___ movie/show. What did you think of it?" and the like.

[@GNewcomb-q9v]

I have did the test between 4K & Blu Ray, there really is no difference in quality! It’s the same thing they did when getting people to fall for digital streaming! They claimed the sound was better but it’s truly not! When you get to checking into the compression to the “top quality”, it’s more compressed than the previous formats! You have to take into account the resolution of 4K is supposed to be higher than Blu Ray. Well, that takes up more space! It’s the same with digital streaming vs. CD! CD is the least compressed format of music on the market! Blu Ray is less compressed than 4K! It’s a big reason why I stick with CDs & Blu Ray, better quality!

[@Akanisen049]

I have a 4ktv as well as a 3dtv and what I've learned is it really depends on your tv. If you have a tv built specifically for bluray (like a 3dtv) then bluray will look far better than 4k, but if not then 4k will look better. It all depends on the hardware.

[@DurableCatnip]

I'm not the target audience for this video as I don't use any paid streaming services, but I wholeheartedly agree with the message. Another thing you didn't touch is a lot of those services suggest that infinite tv show's and movies are a positive thing, but anyone who's used them will also tell you that having more choices does not actually make decisions come easier. Some people have named this The Paradox of Choice.

[@NomadOverNormal]

Exactly right. You’re also consuming whatever is being fed to you, rather than intentionally seeking it out

[@b4rs629]

I feel streaming is a nice way to discover new things you have never seen or never heard of. It introduced me to a lot of things I now love and own on physical media. Alice in Borderlands, Queen's Gambit, Cobra Kai, Squid Game, Black Mirror, Beef, Merlin, Doctor who, Torchwood, Snabba Cash, Continuum, Being Human, Orange is the new black, breaking bad, 2 broke girls, super store, Chuck, Gotham, The 100, Shannara Chronicles, Z-Nation, & so much more.

[@morreddie717]

Digging the greats has a great video series about this, it's called the ipod series (I think)

[@BringBackClassAndMaturity]

Analysis Paralysis.

[@GNewcomb-q9v]

Don’t care if they have “more choices”, if it doesn’t interest my spouse or myself, we don’t give it a second thought! It’s the same thing we do with terrestrial TV shows!

[@ChadAV69]

I went through this in 2021. I noticed I kept watching the same stuff over and over, so I cancelled everything and just bought those movies.

[@ActualMachinery]

Same! Maybe when we were stuck at home we realized the fault in our streaming services.

[@NomadOverNormal]

My biggest opening weekend for a video ever. Breaking box office records here. Thank you everyone for your passion towards intentional living, and please consider subscribing to allow me to keep spreading these messages further.

[@yerabbit]

As a physical media collector since the 90s, the resurgeance of collecting makes me so happy. It's so much better in every way! And as a bonus the more people buy physical media, the more physical media will be released! Win win.

[@willscorner8423]

Physical media is waste of resources and space at home.

[@Mysticbladegod]

My physical media collection is growing and I love it. I have plenty of shows, films, and music that are all mine with no ads, Internet, or drm. Life is good!

[@zkiller195]

I absolutely agree with the underlying point here, but a big factor being overlooked is the exclusivity of a lot of movies and shows on streaming. Unfortunately, most of the original content on these streaming services isn't even available on physical media. There are notable exceptions (many bigger HBO releases still get physical releases, as well as a handful of Netflix shows, Apple's Ted Lasso, and Hulu's Prey). But these exceptions are becoming rarer as time goes on. I find what works best for me is to purchase the movies and shows that I absolutely love. These are few and far between, maybe only a few per year, but movies and shows that I will revisit. Then I'll subscribe to services just one service and one month at a time. I'm not always subscribed to a service, but when I am it's only one at a time and I'll try to catch up with whatever I want to watch on that platform. The end result is I'm only paying for 9 or 10 months of subscriptions for the entire year, but I rotate services and watch everything I want. Seems like the best option to watch everything you want without sailing the seven seas.

[@thejman3489]

@zkiller195 It's been almost a year and I still can't get Killers of the Flower Moon on Blu-Ray. One of my favorites from 2023. Apple simply won't release it. Same with Napoleon. The shitty thing is the directors who made those movies are all for physical media. It really sucks.

[@zkiller195]

@@thejman3489 Killers of the Flower Moon did get an Italian physical release. While the Blu Ray is region locked, supposedly the Italian 4k release is region free. It's not ideal, because it comes in a combo pack with a region locked Blu Ray, but on the 4k disc the menus, audio, and subtitles have english options. Price will also probably be higher than you'd pay for a US release on sale. It's not ideal and definitely feels like jumping through hoops, but it's an option. I could also see Killers of the Flower Moon getting a Criterion release at some point (though that's purely speculation).

[@Lona_Chess]

A fair point. And it’s another reason I don’t like giving my money to streaming platforms. But I’ll make two points about it 1) Exclusivity is not an inherent drawback to physical media but an occasional problem forced onto us by greedy streaming platforms, 2) It doesn’t have to be one or the other. You can stream what’s exclusive to the platforms while still buying whatever interests you that’s on physical media.

[@kristileemaiellachoreo]

Brb going out to grab all my favorite comfort shows on DVD!

[@NomadOverNormal]

That's the right move:)

[@roseangel1111]

I'm doing this now, I recently bought Matilda (1996) 🥰

[@sachsvv3231]

For me it's mostly about not supporting greedy companies, while also enjoying art of cinema. I just can't stand the idea of them making garbage with money I paid for the subscription. Physical is great and dirt cheap, while also providing the necessary inconvenience.

[@NomadOverNormal]

great point.

[@ActualMachinery]

Yes! Thats what makes buying all this physical media used, is even better. lol

[@JoezCodes]

Nearly everything you've said is exactly what's been on my mind for the past few months. It's almost like there's been this general awakening in people that subscription services don't always mean owning, rather it's more akin to renting. You don't truly own, and in an instant, it could all be taken away. Physically owning your own personal copy seems to be the way to go. Great video!

[@oopartsw911]

I’m 30 and I’ve never paid for a streaming service (except Apple Music but I use that everyday for hours at work). It’s just funny when my coworkers or my family ask me if I’ve watched a movie or show and I say No and they say, “It’s on (insert streaming service).” And I’m like, “Cool. I don’t have any streaming subscriptions.” lol my wife and I have an extensive physical media collection with us only buying new movies maybe two or three times a year. We own the Office, Big Bang Theory, Seinfeld, George Lopez, Drake & Josh, iCarly, and Victorious. It takes us about 6-7 months to watch them all and then we buy one new show to add to the rotation. Next we’re planning on Neds Declassified, Suite Life of Zack and Cody, and Kim Possible. We also want physical media so when we have kids, they can have quality entertainment while learning to take care of your things and learning inconvenience in an ever growing convenient society. We even plan on shelling out some decent cash to buy our kids new Gameboys and older game consoles with CRTV’s in order for them to appreciate the past instead of taking things for granted.

[@NomadOverNormal]

Being married watching Nickelodeon shows at night hits different in this new decade, huh lol

[@PraveenSrJ01]

I’m 41 going on 42.

[@Rleatfitness]

The thing I liked about DVDs is all the extra content they came with like deleted scenes and behind the scenes

[@ActualMachinery]

And you get to see nostalgic movie previews when you play and older DVD. lol

[@maikomarx]

My most recent living situation had very limited internet capabilities. So my collection of physical media became very useful during that time period! Having all my favorite movies and shows without having to worry about internet usage is pretty great. And you get to enjoy the lost art of DVD menu designs!

[@CatheterCollector]

"You will own nothing, and you will be happy" -Klaus Schwab

[@NomadOverNormal]

and that's what I'm aiming to address with videos like this!

[@chrisbeaudoin9818]

Capitalism in crisis

[@pwcorgi2000]

BULL CRAP!

[@petermcnallt12pm]

Will there ever be another quote used in these kind of videos, ever?! Yawn every time i see this quote now.

[@claudecoats4696]

Resist the NWO

[@danchez90]

That’s why I as an music lover prefer to use CDs and even cassettes, because 1. The quality is ironically still higher, and 2. No one can take my CD away through not paying a service.

[@antonzadorozhniy6605]

It's also important to note that physical media sort of stopped in it's development. For example there're 100Gb Blu-ray disks now, so those all seasons collections could fit on quarter of disks, but that's not going to happen because most money is made in streaming.

[@GNewcomb-q9v]

Thanks for telling many of us you have no clue! Compression is what happens when you put movies, shows or music on a format! It’s why you get multiple discs, (Blu Ray included) with seasons of shows! They are compressed less that way! They are putting shows on Blu Ray! Disney Plus put several of their exclusive shows on Blu Ray back in December! Paramount Plus puts them out as well! We bought 1883 on Blu Ray!

[@antonzadorozhniy6605]

@@GNewcomb-q9v I'm doing that as well, and I rip those blurays, and transcode to smaller resolution/format so I can fit all seasons on a single disk, it's much easier to manage that way. My point was that 100Gb disks has been the biggest BDXL format for a while, it stopped developing.

[@meozones]

my local thrift store has a sale and I just bought 15 dvd's for €1,50.. also the feeling of watching a dvd and letting the end credits roll without a new show immediately popping up on the screen is so nice.

[@SketchCartoonGuy]

For consumers who primarily want to watch completed shows I would say they're better off with buying physical media on sale or finding a sale for digital copies (if you want to minimize physical discs). The problem is keeping up with current shows that are exclusive to streaming services. If you care about that, your best options are sharing accounts (while you can) or only paying for one or two at a time.

[@TheAmazingBLYATman]

Unfortunately, Netflix caught on the whole sharing thing and implemented strict measures to prevent this... ironically they endorsed this moto when they first released their service

[@RealCloudArchitect]

I've been rebuilding and replacing my former DVD collection with second-hand Blu-rays over the last 12 months. I take backup copies (non-compressed, but minus the extras, menus, etc), and store those on a NAS device accessible from most screens in the house using plex, and then store the physical media in my office (I thought I was the only person buying physical media storage in 2024, but seems like there's a few of us doing it!). I'm currently at about 400 movies, and about 30-40 TV shows, which surprisingly takes up less space than you might think, both physically and digitally. I love seeing all the cases on display. I no longer subscribe to any streaming services, but spend about £10-£25 a month on physical media, sometimes that a few movies, other times that might just be 1 depending on the scarcity of the item, but then I own it, and in higher quality then most streaming services actually offer. For the most part I watch the same TV shows on repeat, and will pick up some older shows that hit the nostalgic spot.

[@thecastiel69]

Don't use just random DVD sleeves/binders, spend a little bit more and get which comes with good materials

[@eprahs1]

When the internet goes out, i can always rely on my library of books or DVD collection. they will always be there

[@Jan12700]

5:03 Only if you want to watch in 4K and HDR. Also normal people wouldn't see the difference in a blind test. 5:45 Why you say Streaming has a worse Quality, but then buy DVDs that are still SD (480p/576p), so not even HD (720p) or even FullHD (1080p) 8:20 Tell me technically how! Also in the end one thing about owning them. You own them, but this is still no guarantee that you can watch them in the future. Discs, especially if they are not pressed with high quality or even are just burned, lasts only a few years. They start to rot and one day they can't be read anymore. So to have them available for your whole life you need to back them up, with is also an ongoing cost.

[@NomadOverNormal]

Instead of resolution, I look at bit rate. Bit rate is the amount of data in a file. Usually Netflix streams at 5mbps, and dvd’s are about 11mbps which is double the data in an image. And blu rays are 40mbps.

[@Jan12700]

@@NomadOverNormal But only because on Discs the data is either not good encoded, in H264 or with luck in H265. Netflix uses AV1 that has better image Quality even on lower Bitrates. Also what does it matter if I have a better Bitrate, when I can't make out details with a Quality of SD. And so in the end this does not matter much if you don't want 4K and HDR, that you can't get on DVDs.

[@davidtames6081]

@@NomadOverNormal DVDs are NEVER 11 Mbps as you can hardly fit anything on the disc. A TV series is around 6 Mbps MPEG2. And 1080p 5 Mbps x264 streams always look better than DVDs unless it's a botched re-master such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer or a botched encode which is rare. That's because x264 is twice as efficient as MPEG2 and you don't get pixellation artifacts on x264 as the codec smoothes them out (excluding colour banding). You must be comparing the DVD and stream on a TV smaller than 55 inch if you think the DVD is better quality than the 1080p stream. TV series DVDs have obvious compression artifacts that aren't in even 1080p 5 Mbps streams and the streams have more detail that you can't see on the DVD. I've seen 2 Mbps 1080p cartoon TV series streams that look better than the DVDs.

[@judemiller]

Thank you for mentioning the library! I was surprised to see what my local ones had. Also, if you have access to a university library, they usually have a great selection.

[@NomadOverNormal]

I'm out of college unfortunately, but it was in my senior year that I discovered the library... I have multiple videos on my channel about the library:) I love it so much.

[@TheFeyClan]

why is there this notion that you have to subscribe to multiple services? you can literally pick any one, subscribe for a month and move on to the next. this is one of the main benefits we’ve gained from streaming services, we can cancel with a couple of clicks instead of being on the phone for hours as they persuade you not to cancel.

[@NomadOverNormal]

That’s a great idea! Most people are a bit too lazy to follow, and like gym memberships, streaming services count on you not doing that

[@splashpit]

Absolutely, you get to a point where there’s nothing you want to watch so you drop that service and get a different one or get it for free with some other service you purchased then switch to another.

[@SamuelSarette]

This doesn't really work in a household with multiple people that watch different types of things. I might only really watch things on Paramount but my wife only watches the things on Netflix etc

[@TheFourthWinchester]

Have you tried living with a family of your own then?

[@mayneman3861]

Most people don't pay attention to their subscriptions like this

[@joshslater2426]

Look, I’ve been buying DVDs all my life. If you buy a DVD, that means you own it. No one can block it behind a paywall or take away your viewing rights. Streaming services have their benefits (you can try something for the first time to see if you like it or not) but it shouldn’t replace physical media.

[@ObamaoZedong]

Subscriptions cost more because the payment is unconscious. When you buy physical media, you weigh whether you really want it or not, and end up spending less because you choose your entertainment expenses deliberately and waste less of your precious time watching things you don't really like.

[@NomadOverNormal]

"unconscious" is a beautiful word to use here. Thanks for adding this to the conversation!

[@bmasters1981]

That is true-- many of my favorites are from long past (50s-80s), which streaming services rarely have; physical media makes it easy for me to determine if I indeed will enjoy something I try out (also, when Netflix was sending discs, I could test-drive certain shows to see if they had any merit; nowadays, in order to make that judgment, you have to get the whole season or the all-in-one [complete series], but as you say, that's still far better than streaming).

[@GNewcomb-q9v]

Why would anyone waste time watching something they don’t like to begin with?

[@erinrising2799]

my only complaint is some of the series' DVD boxes are designed terribly.

[@gamegab7271]

Indeed! When DVDs/Blu-rays/4K discs are stacked in those cases, it is a cause for concern!

[@coolduder1001]

2:40 The average person rented. We went every week to Family Video and got a the cheaper movies for like $0.50 per movie for 3 days. If you just go to your local library you'll probably find tons still for rent. I even saw that you rented The Office from your library in this video.

[@NomadOverNormal]

we know all about libraries on this channel:)

[@ChaseDowell]

The only issue with this is streaming services that produce their own exclusive tv shows. I don't think those will ever be available on physical media.

[@turokforever007]

You can find them

[@EvHocks]

They often are but I notice the price can be a lot higher. You just rent the service for the month to watch them if you arent rewatching

[@palehorse3435]

disney plus has some of their shows on dvd, if you decide to waste your time and money on the newest star wars shows

[@Musikchic47]

I miss when Netflix used to send you DVDs

[@NomadOverNormal]

They had that service up until recently I think! Those days were fun. It was so different and unique. I remember getting Adam Sandler's version of the longest yard haha

[@ResistanceQuest]

That was the golden age of dvd. And, arguably, netflix

[@GNewcomb-q9v]

I miss the experience of going to a store & looking for something to rent!

[@CanadianBacon6ix]

Having a physical media collection allows me to have only one streaming platform at a time and alternate every few weeks or months before i change platform.

[@shmackatrotsky5394]

i hope you don't throw away those dvd cases. i love the artwork on them. also, if you throw them in storage boxes, then when you have more space, you could display them on shelves, or sell them.

[@AndyGneiss]

A display shelf or rack of such disk cases can make for a good conversation starter.

[@erikabearika3249]

People need to check out their library for movies they actually wanna watch

[@jinxglow6695]

Agree with absolutely everything you said. I’m very much the same with physical video games and music CDs. Just recently some of my favorite movie soundtracks were pulled from KZbin for some reason and have become largely lost media except for their cd releases. It’s the same thing with gaming. I have PlayStation Plus which would let me play older games if I want, but I always opt to just buy the physical copies instead. You never know when these things will go away and owning the physical copies can be a lot of fun.

[@JacqueCRISCOsd]

I cancelled everything and just rented movies on Amazon for a while. The streaming services have a lot of good shows on their own. The ultimate hack is the only subscribe to one at a time, white what you want, cancel it, then check out another service for another month.

[@busbybinne]

I read an article recently that said Netflix was going to start charging more for someone to reinstate their account if they do something like this. That might have been a click bait, but I wouldn't put it past them.

[@JacqueCRISCOsd]

@@busbybinne I feel like that could hurt their business. It would be one thing if they locked you in at a cheap price, but they don’t. If I was still locked in at like nine dollars, I never would’ve canceled.

[@ben99ny69]

Hard to coordinate that when the family uses the services.

[@Neon_Bayhem]

A lot of people do this.

[@idabblediy]

I agree with this. I pay for two subscriptions, Crunchyroll and Spotify. It comes out to roughly $20 per month for me. If there was a cheaper alternative that wasn't sketchy or inconvenient then I would take it. But while that isn't the case, I'm happy with my two very well used subscriptions

[@oliviawa1000]

I kinda miss when Netflix was a service that sent you a max of 3 DVDs at a time. It was a decent catalouge, and because you couldn't get another DVD until one was sent back we were motivated to watch the ones we had. Now I have all the options at my fingertips (sort of, their streaming catalouge has always been subpar) but I can never actually decide on a movie to watch.

[@JaspRemains-v7c]

I could sense their burning desire to go all digital, the Netflix was well named, they basically apologixed on those days for not killing the industry fast enough. "Rent cheaper from us", oh boy here we went

[@hunteranderson9755]

Cool collection tip: don’t throw away the cases. Take them to your local media store: Game store, movie store, record shop, etc. They might have use for your old throwaways.

[@DavidMartinez-ce3lp]

Agreed, and i don't want to pay for permission to watch what i wanna watch. I'll stick to my physical media collection. Where i can watch whatever i wanna watch, whenever i wanna watch it.

[@JosephDickson]

Just bought the complete series of Star Trek Discovery for the cost of about four months of Paramount+. Considering Trek is the only thing I watch it's an investment. 🖖😄

[@BrettAbaurrea]

I never realized how good the sound is on DVDs (& blu rays) compared to streaming until you brought it up but you’re so right! My DVD movies sound soooooo good compared to those same movies on streaming

[@redwizxrd]

I already collect physical media so you're preaching to the choir, but this is a very well made video so I'm finishing it anyway, lol

[@NomadOverNormal]

I appreciate that! Thank you for sticking around

[@dcarbs2979]

In music you can buy a CD album for 50p or £1. With 10 tracks (to make the maths easy), that's 5p a track and you can sell the physical item once ripped to your personal library. For £10 a month you'd need to play 200 tracks to be an equal price. For TV etc, I've not sen anything new worth watching in the last 20 years. For anything older, I have the DVDs for barely pence in charity shops. Even those I rarely feel the need to watch because I know them so well. I don't get modern culture for the new shows to appeal to me.

[@LilannB]

I purchased the special edition DVDs of Fight Club and SE7EN in 2000. I watched both films a few months ago. So for a one time purchase price 24 years ago I still own the movies and can still enjoy them anytime I want. That is what I enjoy about physical media. I pay once and can enjoy my purchase for decades. I still own a few CDs from the 1980s and many from the 1990s and I am still enjoy those CDs 30 years later for a one time purchase price. For me that is better then a recurring monthly fee for something you never own.

[@joshuagaude6084]

Also, if you live in a decently sized area, you can buy yourself a TV antenna and get Fox, CBS, NBC, ABC, and other over-the-air channels for free. So you can at least still watch the biggest games of the year. You can also rip your DVD library to your computer and run a program like Emby or Jellyfin and turn your library into your own personal Netflix. That way you can minimize the wear and tear on your physical discs and have them as a backup years down the road.

[@NomadOverNormal]

people don't know this!! Good info.

[@gbottesini]

Paying for access and not owning what you watch is not an issue by itself. I have DVDs and Blu-rays that I haven't touched in over 10 years - good quality ones, like special edition box sets. They became items of decoration (I will probably stream the same movies I own in physical format). I've also become very annoyed by clutter recently and physical media definitely adds to clutter. The smart thing to do is to just rotate your streaming services every 3 months or so (not that easy when you have kids though)

[@PrayTellGaming]

When I moved back into my parents house a few years ago I set up their old VCR and with all the VHS movies they had from the 90's I didn't need streaming.

[@LouisSubearth]

If you can get those movies on a disc format instead do get them because tape degradation can affect VHS tapes.

[@lucidragon5260]

I recently got a CD player from a thrift store and canceled my Spotify subscription. I love listening to music and Spotify is an amazing streaming service, but I hate how the price keeps rising. At first I said I would put 12 dollars a month in my budget to buy CDs, but I completely overspent in the beginning to get a collection going. I love it. My way of listening to music has changed, and I have listened to and appreciated songs that I would never have given a chance on Spotify. Plus you can still rip the CDs and have the songs digitally. Another plus is that one of my friends also got into CDs. She's burning a mixtape for me and I'm thinking of making one for her. It just has a different and more real feel to exchange CDs rather than just send links with recommendations. Plus there is a lot more thought going into CDs. Which songs do you choose? What order do they go in?

[@NomadOverNormal]

That's so neat! What would you say to someone that says, "yeah but then how do you discover new music?"

[@lucidragon5260]

@@NomadOverNormal Honestly the methods are pretty similar to when I had Spotify. The main ways I find new songs are looking at different songs of artists I like, playing rhythm games (or just video games in general), and KZbin recommendations. If someone was asking for advice, I would also suggest listening to the radio or going to a store, seeing what CDs are on sale, and listening to a few songs from it on KZbin/Spotify (the free versions) to see if they might be interested.

[@Summer_and_Rain]

I am already experience the issues of not being able to own some of the media I enjoy. Like Arcane or The Sea Beast. If Netflix stop showing it and no one else picks it up, then bye bye to something that was never physical released, unless I decided to go an illegal route, which I think most of us don't want to do.

[@kevinholley8538]

Same here. I’m a big physical collector and I’d love to own Netflix’s Klaus, a good animated Christmas movie. But they haven’t released it physically at all :(

[@Summer_and_Rain]

@@kevinholley8538 Klaus is a good movie. There have been some amazing animation films these years :)

[@quidquopro1185]

This is what they do not want you to know. I stopped with streaming services when all the other services started coming into the picture and host their stuff on their platform because to watch everything I wanted I needed to subscribe to basically everything, costing >$100 every month! Now I have my small collection with what I always watch and from time to time by something new from Ebay, never looked back!

[@bosstuna8115]

"I'll become the king of the pirates" - A certain anime.

[@lilPopper]

Taking back control is the key. Owning what you buy and watching when you want and not relying too much on the Internet and not worrying when the platform will remove it from their servers is a relief. Secondly, it's a rip off now that paid streaming services like Netflix are putting advertisements during your watch. I personally am streaming on Pluto, Tubi and even regular KZbin -- they may put advertisements between watches but they are free.

[@erikbrock5444]

The biggest advantage to me that you don't need the Internet. You can dig a hole in the side of a hill and sit there watching movies until you turn into Gollum as long as you've got a way to power your laptop, which thanks to advancements in solar power over this last decade is now entirely possible.

[@katherinelangford981]

My issue is I don't rewatch shows or movies. I watch once and I'm done. Only a few like Xmas movies get rewatched. The selection in streaming became smaller and the cost went up. So I canceled them. Now I'm watching more youtube (have premium), I'm going to movies in theatre, and using the library to borrow, but I don't want to own these shows or movies. I may actually get cable again because for $5 more a month over my internet they'll add a basic cable package. I'm surprised to hear football can't be watched in TV anymore. I can't believe that may people are paying $73/mnth to watch. You'd be better to go to the local bar and meet with friends and buy a drink.

[@GNewcomb-q9v]

I watch football on an antenna! Don’t know where you get you can’t watch it on tv anymore! Even the Super Bowl is on either ABC, CBS, NBC or Fox & all those channels are picked up with an antenna! Besides, the video is for people who enjoy watching things more than once & not for people like you who don’t!

[@annakrull7072]

you can rent DVDs at most libraries!

[@joshslater2426]

Christmas DVDs are definitely something worth having on DVD. Even if you only watch them on one month a year, it’s worth having a copy readily available all the time. You should probably also do the same with your all-time favourite films.

[@katherinelangford981]

@joshslater2426 i have 3 Xmas movies in DVD. I could see adding a few more. Movies i don't have any I watch over and over. So I'm ok there. We did get cable again, and that's been good. My Dad is loving news stations, and I'll find him watching some shows here and there. I actually saved $5 over the previous bill by getting slower internet, which I didn't need 1GB downloads, and adding the TV package. So it worked out

[@Ben_10_4EVAR]

You make a very good point point but what to do when a show is still running?? That's where sailing the seven seas comes in

[@redwizxrd]

Throwing away all the cases just hurt my soul... I know everyone isn't a collector though lol

[@ladyWhiteadder]

Let me add one more option: tv recordings. Ok this depends on where you are located. But in Germany and Austria you often already pay for tv anyway (at least for the basic public channels). In Austria I get to see movies in TV without ad breaks on public tv - perhaps a few months after they appeared in Streaming services. Add classic movies that will be played in between. I am doing this several years already and have a collection of over 800 movies on my home media server from recordings as well as physical media I saved on the server. TV recordings right now have mostly HD quality- fine for most „popcorn content“. Beloved movies I will buy as physical media (4k if possible) for the better quality, extras etc. TV Shows bought as boxes with all the seasons are great for binge watching 😊 I still occasionally subscribe one or two streaming services for one month or so but not permanently. Usually when I am on a longer vacation (mostly Christmas holidays) because then I have time to actually browse the catalog, watch movies and try out new tv shows.

[@coolchameleon21]

it just sucks that some of my favorite more recent shows aren’t sold on DVD or blu-ray :/

[@ryanjones9765]

My mom was showing me Beverly Hills 90201 and due to copyright issues there are just completely missing episodes. Like big story lines are completely missing. So we bought the DVD’s and never looked back

[@susvne]

seems like a lot depends on what and how much you actually watch,, if one's take is that they don't use a streaming service for months then yeah that makes sense, but most people i know watch stuff on daily,, either movies or series, sometimes both....

[@scottgardener]

The math checks out. If one is spending $120 a month on multiple streaming video subscriptions, to watch about the same amount of content that is on $40 worth of DVDs and Blu-Rays, then that is $80 over-spent. The streaming services get you by having new releases that are exclusive, which won’t be out on physical media for maybe 9-12 months. Even movies released theatrically by comparison come out on media in 3-4 months.

[@berneymark]

EDIT: It isn’t feasible and isn’t possible to own all of my shows on DVD. Many are Originals and don’t exist on DVD and many again are not Originals but are still new and that doesn’t exist. I don’t believe the average person just watches one show forever like Gilmore Girls or The Office because you do. In my country it is incredibly difficult to just buy, even find a DVD for the show you want. It gets even worse when so many of the shows I love are X Y OR Z Originals. So I’ll just have to…find an…MP4 to have for shows and buy movie DVDs.

[@jonathancunningham8739]

Piracy then if the service get rid of them. PS I mean free watching not downloading downloading can be a big legal problem I do not know if the downloader would get in trouble.

[@dono42]

I still regularly purchase Blu-rays and the occasional DVD. (Though it is becoming problematic storing them all.) The only streaming service that I have is Amazon Prime, but that is mostly for the free shipping; Prime being included is just a bonus.

[@TabaGlorg]

Dude, I love your videos! They are so well made and it really shows - you have hyper-coherent scripts, they are super good at proving a point like a well-written argumentative essay, and the audio/visual experience is delightful :):) not too much stuff flying at me all at once, but always enough going on to keep me engaged with the point of the video. Thanks for making!! I appreciate your effort!

[@NomadOverNormal]

This means a lot! It's so difficult to feel confident to ship work out when you know it can always be better. But I'm very happy it is good enough for you and many others to enjoy and take something away from it.

[@Yunahsky]

Someone needs to make the Steam of digital media.

[@flowwithali]

Finally had a chance to watch and loved it. I see why this video is taking off. You have us all thinking about making more changes and inspired to make our lives better!!

[@nathonso_edits]

Gotta disagree on this, lots of people share accounts, the only subscription I pay for is KZbin premium, get other services from friends and family. I know netflix has cracked down on a bit (can't watch on multiple houses tvs, but still works on my laptop) but everywhere else is still fine.

[@jap7790]

If you mostly just rewatch films or if you watch maybe 10-15 new movies a year buying is the better option. However, if you watch over a hundred or more it's not as feasible. Especially if what you want to watch is new releases which cost 20 a pop

[@Snappy1143]

This is really only true if you just want to watch the same old movies and shows you've already seen over and over again

[@MindCaged]

Part of what draws people into streaming is: 1. Variety. You can find all sorts of stuff to watch when you're bored. Even stuff that you wouldn't normally love enough to be worth getting the disc. 2. Convenience. With search functions and favorites lists you can pull up the movie/show you want easily without having to get out of your seat. However you're right in that if you don't stream surf trying to find new things to watch and only re-watch a small selection of your favorites again and again, then you're better off getting the discs.

[@actualnotanewbie]

4:17 I am pretty sure that NFL Sunday Ticket was originally a specific add-on for DirecTV, that let you watch more NFL games than you otherwise had access to (like out-of-market games broadcast on the local teams' RSNs), as well as a split-screen mode that let you watch multiple games at the same time. You can still watch the NFL without the NFL Sunday Ticket, you just need access to the cable or broadcast channels that air those games, like NBC, CBS, ABC, ESPN, etc.

[@Halalmeat5000rh]

It moved to KZbin TV.

[@actualnotanewbie]

@@Halalmeat5000rh Still, you can watch the NFL without it.

[@DXGNa]

Totally agree with buying physical media if you rewatch content, especially often. I didn't realize that I was in the minority where I only watch new shows/ movies. But love the point of being intentional with your subscriptions. If you make use of your subscriptions by intentionally watching new content, I think you're still in the spirit of the video by being intentional

[@AlyciawithaY]

Also streaming sometimes has to change music on shows because of music rights.

[@avourrito1819]

Everytime I open KZbin on my TV, there would be 2-4 unskippable ads and the kept saying "I want cable back"

[@moonkilig3234]

i started my physical media collection because i wanted to watch my favorite shows in their original aspect ratio

[@Uncle_Jacob]

And as for the "collectors". The price does add up but it will be much more rewarding having the collection than having the subscription.

[@froggyfresh08]

I get what you’re saying but I’m a massive movie person. I’d be buying stuff once every day or 2 if it weren’t for streaming.

[@oathdagger627]

I've been collecting and using physical media since I was a kid. CDs, DVDs, VHS, ect. It's honestly very comforting to know if I want to listen to an album or watch a movie, I always have it on hand and not paying for something every month I don't use most of the time. Also books, physical books are a blessing and a great way to fill your time. I never stopped collecting and owning and probably won't ever. It's a lifetime investment.

[@skywalkerhunter95]

if its a movie you are curious about, i think you can rent it online (or use VPN to... you know...). but if its a movie you will watch over and over, better get the combo pack disc version; i paid once for my copy of King Kong set back in 2005, was in 5th grade. watched that over and over, and i can still play it today without paying anything. paid once, and thats it. also, VCDs, DVDs, Blu-rays are also digital (the 'D' in DVD stands for Digital, right? we tend to forget that) so with a compatible disc drive and a computer, we can copy the disc 😂 by paying that once you have the freedom to keep it, copy it, lend it, burn it, break it, throw it, sell it, etc, its yours 😂

[@MrMRMONKEY232]

It's worth mentioning if you don't want to keep the dvds or do menus can rip them to a hard drive and plug that in or make a server with the drive and raspberry pi or pc

[@wolfious9618]

at that point you might as well just pirate the films/shows, better use of your time imo

[@heyitsthatmoviedude1627]

I wanted to watch Power Rangers In Space, so I bought the DVD collection. I wanted to watch Friends, so i bought the DVD collection. I wanted to watch True Blood, so i bought the DVD collection. Ok, you get the normal shows, but what about censorship on streaming services? If you wana watch Buffy The Vampire Slayer, you gotta buy the originally unchanged DVD collection before streaming services ruined the series in HD. It's only a singular example, but it's the perfect one - streaming services only need to supply you with enough entertainment to keep you busy for the next rollover.

[@winterschick5162]

I've been collecting DVDs for years and the pride and joy of my collection is a special edition copy of Dogma, which has been NOTORIOUSLY difficult to watch/find basically since it's release and it's one of my favorite movies of all time. If I hadn't inherited it from my parents when they were getting rid of a bunch of their old DVDs, I doubt I ever would have watched it, despite Kevin Smith recently getting the rights for it back from the Weinsteins. It would have been just another 90s comedy my parents watched back in the day and mentioned once or twice since. It makes me sad to think of all the great media that may be lost forever, simply because it's no longer in print and the generations born after it's release didn't think it was worth preserving. So much care and effort put into something that no one felt like was important enough to keep around. To me, it's not only about owning the things you love or taking the power of distribution (or lack thereof) away from corporations. It's about preserving cultural history. It's about remembering the people who came before us and the stories they felt were important enough to tell. Things gain value the older they are because less and less of them continue to exist as time moves forward. Why should media be any different?

[@Burn_In_Oled_On_Purpose]

Even with an amazon prime membership, you still have to pay for certain movies that are not labeled as amazon prime since certain movies and tv shows that are not labeled amazon prime still cost money. What's the point of paying for amazon prime for movies and tv shows when amazon is still nickel and diming there customer even with customers already paying for amazon prime. On top of streaming services, they are nickel and diming the customers to pay to remove ads. All the corporations have gotten greedy to the point that they are nickel and diming there customers with whatever ways that they can think of.

[@Macro117]

Are you being for real? They offer a digital marketplace and a streaming subscription, they can't include every single movie and shown that ever releases in a subscription just because they sell them on their digital marketplace

[@Burn_In_Oled_On_Purpose]

@@Macro117 The movies that don't have amazon prime label have a price next to the non amazon prime movies. The movies that are labeled with amazon prime are included in amazon prime otherwise it will still cost money for certain movies. It's why I don't pay for amazon prime because amazon still wants to nickel and dime there paying customers. My sister logged into her amazon prime account on my tv and that's how I found out about movies with amazon prime.

[@speedracer123222]

7:54 I know it saves a lot of space putting them in a dvd binder, though it’s not exactly best way to store discs as it’s not as protected for DataRot as say a hard case. I would recommend is putting these in pc cd cases, you can find very slim ones and it will provide adequate protection and moisture control. While it save pretty close to the binder’s amount of space. a binder tend to scratch discs over time which is why cd’s are also served in a case than a plastic or paper sleeve because it’s not contacting the sleeve. Some are served that way but is usually intended to be not used as much like a motherboard bios cd.

[@NomadOverNormal]

Ive gotten plenty of comments telling me not to put them in binders, without explanation. So thanks for bringing this up to me:) makes a lot of sense.

[@speedracer123222]

@@NomadOverNormal I haven’t looked extensively in comments so didn’t know that but I try to explain reasoning for what I say. If you mean from other videos, tbh this ism g first video I’ve seen of yours. 😉

[@THRILLSON2183]

Throwing out cases is sacrilegious! I switched to streaming around 2013, because it was genuinely cheaper than tv, and Netflix had EVERYTHING. I switched back to physical media 5 years later when everyone started creating their own streaming service. It became the same price as cable. I only buy the top quality release, so 4K if available, so i probably spend more than you, but it still probably works out cheaper. I buy 12 movies or less a year, which is cheaper than Netlfix’s top package. I borrow from friends, and go to the theatre more. There are a lot of cheap or free ways to get movies, and nothing stopping you from ripping them to a server or your computer and selling the discs after. I have a 4k bluray player and it has unmatched visual quality. This all started because I have a home theatre, and streaming does not offer uncompressed surround sound. I think it is only a matter of time before there is another “cord cutting” like with cable 10 years ago.

[@danthesquirrel]

We? I only have one streaming service at a time, don't start a service unless there is a new season of something I want to watch and I stop or pause the service when there isn't enough fresh content to justify spending money on it. I never pay for more than a month at a time. Sometimes I rent a movie on Amazon if the price is $5 or less. If streaming isn't cheap you are doing it wrong. Paying for 4 streaming services at one time can be fixed in less than 5 minutes by going to each service and setting monthly renewal to off. If there is something you want to watch it takes one minute of your time to turn the service on and if you are forgetful and lazy you could turn renewal off at the same time because they always give you the option to switch renewal to on before it expires and there is zero penalty for letting it expire and restarting it.

[@jonmichaelsmith325]

I feel like people were more excited and satisfied when you have to physically go/research look at digital media before streaming became a thing.

[@NomadOverNormal]

that's a good way of putting it

[@shiba2ndworlder]

My family still has a collection of movie disks, and a DVD-player - don't even remeber my dad wasting money on it, besides buying multiple disks in bulk once, and never more onward.

[@imbrenojansen]

You know what's even cheaper? Pirating.

[@luxurybuzz3681]

Illegal by Federal Law