UMD Video- DVD in your pocket, in 2004.

UMD Video is such a fascinating format to me. Full-length DVD-quality movies in your pocket, at a time when smartphones either didn't exist or hadn't caught on yet. I dunno what it is about UMD Video that makes it so appealing to me, probably just the novelty of tiny discs or having a handheld use discs at all, but I just feel it doesn't get enough love.
I hope you enjoy this video as I put a lot of effort into it and it's one of my best videos yet.
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Thanks to MistR for helping me with the thumbnail, especially adding the UMD logo to it. I couldn't figure out how to do that myself.
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[@Techmoan]

This is an excellent video - top research and presentation. I've had UMD on my to-do list for so long but this is way better than what I'd have come up with.

[@ericbazinga]

Thank you so much, I'm honored!

[@dan3a]

Nice

[@zombiestressin5242]

I had just watch the cassette history and was wondering if you had touched the umd format at all Anyways yes this video it’s amazing a shoutout on the next “sony” related video would be amazing lol just saying

[@Noobsaibot21]

We had DVD/UMD combo packs too (I recall having some when working in Virgin Megastore at the time). No fancy custom cases, it was just the two separate skus bundled together with shrinkwrap. They didn't last long.

[@Clesarie]

We'd still like to see you try.

[@ericbazinga]

Editor's note: Another reason why UMD Video failed was because PSP could also play video files like MP4, so it was common for people to buy DVDs and rip them to their PSP instead of buying the movie on UMD. And ironically there was even a benefit to watching MP4s instead of UMDs, since not needing to use the disc drive equals better battery life. This line was originally in the script but there was too much background noise so I cut it. I kinda regret that actually.

[@aihsanasl]

When you buy DVD and rip it to MP4 format you're losing lots of functions such as chapters, different camera views for concerts. There was a guide in the late PSPISOS forum any saved this web page or know who did it? I had it on one of my HDDs but sadly drive defected.

[@FranchisePlayyer]

The UMD was such a unique format, really fun to collect for too!

[@ANewEra05]

the virgin Gameboy Advance Video VS the CHAD UMD Video

[@ericbazinga]

I respect GBA Video as a feat of engineering, but yeah compared to UMD it's no contest

[@cmatista1]

idk man i’ve seen tenet on gba video

[@carlcarlington7317]

Watching movies on a friends psp in middle school was so cool as a kid.

[@ericbazinga]

Now with captions! Apparently KZbin has this new feature where you can dump your script into the captions system and it'll automatically line it up with the audio. Cool shit!

[@rojeliopaniagua4054]

This is probably the best and most accurate info video about umds. Great stuff. For me, the main failing point was the price point of the umd. Like you said as well, people would pick the dvd because no features and paying same price.

[@ericbazinga]

Thanks so much!

[@yamato_is_bosnian6605]

the more I look into UMD video the more insane it gets

[@justcamille8299]

Very interesting video! I had the PSP growing up, but at the time had no idea they released movies on it. My long hours on the bus/ car would've been spent so much better. I actually looked up if anyone had made any comprehensive videos on UMD after binging some Techmoan myself!

[@TheAbsol7448]

You've got pretty good commentary!

[@ericbazinga]

Thanks, I did my best!

[@KaiNLinda]

I love the umd design. It just looks so sexy.

[@Nexy9]

I remember getting a PSP bundled with Spider-Man 2 (movie) back in the day and watching it like 4 times lol. Good memories. 👍🏻

[@anotheruser8523]

UMD video is pretty awesome. I wish it was more popular

[@Luke29121999]

This is a great and informative video on UMD Video, thanks for making it!

[@realitygroup5081]

They really should have made a cheap UMD player. Imagine it would beat DVD players back in the day

[@charmedx3219]

Love the omage to technology connections and techmoan in the opening . I am halfway through watching doctor who on my PSP and found your video because of it. Thanks for the video man

[@ericbazinga]

No problem

[@blakegriplingph]

This ought to have more views

[@DomZeal]

What a great video, I wish It was longer, a full documentary some sort.

[@ericbazinga]

While I agree it'd be cool to see something longer, I dunno what else there is to say

[@coolkidcody4448]

Im one of the weirdos that collects umd movies idk why its just cool to own to me

[@lesterbronson2385]

Same here man. What’re a few favorites in your collection? Mine are probably: Daft punk interstella 5555, Face/off, and The Departed

[@FunkyStudios]

I wasn't expecting to get jumpscared by the captions

[@PScott-wg7gf]

I love my UMD discs. I also have about 200 laser discs.

[@CrimsonPizza21]

It is kind of unfortunate that UMD video failed but at least it was league's better than GBA video with its notoriously bad picture and audio quality

[@jakedrake3660]

THEY HAD DOCTOR WHO DISCS??????????!!!!!!!!!!!! WHY DID NOONE TELL ME ABOUT THIS???!!!!

[@wilfredwayne7139]

Used to spend my pocket money on psp games and movies all the time.

[@shitpostcentral1802]

This was a pretty informative and nostalgic video. Thanks for uploading this! Brought back memories. :)

[@rayaiken1537]

I like the umds . I'm a minimalist. So some days I don't touch my TV or stereo. I break out psp and watch movies play games then break out my memory card with my play list and have an awesome bday 😁😀

[@Onemurillo]

I'm so sad I was a kid/teen in a third world country during the PSP heyday. My cousin had one when we were kids and then I bought one off a guy from school in HS, but man had I been an adult with money and access to UMD and better accessories the PSP would've been my ultimate media machine! From movies to music to games 😭 I still have that PSP. When my cousin passed away I wanted to inherit his old PSP stuff as a memento from our childhood but never knew how to ask my aunt about it :/

[@smartpug967]

I know this was a failed format but if I had a PSP during this era I would’ve used this far too much

[@lahuk1194]

Cool vid, definitely done the TechMoan style really well. Its dumb that there'd be region locking on UMD flims, but not all of them and none at all on games. Who decides that, I wonder?

[@ericbazinga]

Sony for the games and the individual studios for the movies.

[@lahuk1194]

@@ericbazinga That makes sense. Still dumb

[@adultmoshifan87]

I still think the UMD format is rather good and had a lot of potential! I still swear by the PSP even today, to the point where I even imported a Japanese Tom & Jerry UMD before going to South Africa in 2016, and I overall prefer physical media to digital downloads! Sony really should’ve, as a way of boosting UMD Video/Music sales, released a few portable TVs that could play said discs! Would’ve been great to, even if my PSP broke, be able to pop in a Little Britain UMD after watching The Simpsons on Channel 4!

[@ericbazinga]

I agree that releasing devices other than the PSP that could play UMD Video would've significantly helped sales and help it appeal to more than just PSP gamers. Especially if those devices were affordable.

[@adultmoshifan87]

@@ericbazinga not to mention we could do with widespread portable TVs with digital terrestrial tuners, especially as not everyone can afford cellular plans with big data allowances! I actually recently picked up Chicken Run on UMD after seeing it at the cinema via the Vue cinema chain’s rerelease!

[@lesterbronson2385]

Which Tom and jerry umd did you get? I have one of them too. The cover of Tom playing piano with Jerry. There’s like 6 or 7 Japanese Tom and Jerry umd’s.

[@adultmoshifan87]

@@lesterbronson2385 I just have the one with the golf cover. I ordered the piano one at the same time, alongside the then-new Digimon game for the PlayStation Vita, but they told me after that the piano one had sold out. They offered me either a refund or something similar in price, so I asked them to replace it with a 24 card case for 3DS games.

[@TheFrenchy82]

wow ! excellent video. A very complete tour about UMD !! Well done !!

[@ericbazinga]

Thank you!

[@Azz156]

I had like 20 umd movies back in the day, it made those 2 hour train rides back in 2007 pass super quick. I must have watched steamboy and cowboy bebop the movie a few hundred times. But on a side note umd movies we’re really popular initially that it caught sony by surprise. As for battery life, it wasn’t too bad I usually carried a spare charged battery in my bag just in case. Secondly pro duo cards were crazy expensive back then so putting more then 1 video on it you had to destroy the video quality for it to fit. I remember a 512mb Sony pro duo costing $499 Australian.

[@RealShadowfiend180x]

The region code is a small globe on the case 1 is usa/can 2 is eu/uk 4 is Australia/NZ same as a dvd region code identifier

[@ColinOrJames]

I had Little Britain season 2 on PSP! Great video essay!

[@ericbazinga]

Thanks!

[@clouseau69]

Umd's are great as they are both portable and durable. The disc is protected by the plastic cover, unlike dvd's.

[@guilhermesalles4313]

I am curious with one thing. Isn't mini-DVD compatible with PSP? Since old Playstation devices used the DVD format for games, I am curious if a mini-DVD disc with a UMD case could work.

[@ericbazinga]

UMDs are smaller than mini-DVDs, mini-DVDs just wouldn't fit

[@internettrash5120]

I used custom firmware to play UMD movies not released in the US or are way too expensive on resale. i.e. Reservoir Dogs and Scarface. There's a couple of ROM dumps of UMD movies online

[@muigokublack6487]

Having grown up with a PSP I can understand. I even had a few umds of some films though not many just AVP and Fantastic 4 but it was in alot of ways revolutionary for the time to be able to watch movies on the go. Nowadays as you said it's more a novelty than anything plus even back when the format was popular it was just easier to rip your DVD and put it on there saving battery life. Though I still recommend picking up a few if you can get them cheap like the Sam Raimi Spider-Man Trilogy.

[@frown]

Soo, what the eff trailer is that??

[@JKSmith-qs2ii]

I watched Akira and Advent Children on UMD both in Japanese as I didn't know how to access the 'DVD' menu to select spoken languages and the default for both was Japanese with English subtitles. In the end that was a good thing as the more authentic Japanese dubs are better. Great video! I liked the shot of the store shelves full of UMD films, I have never seen that many in person.

[@lesterbronson2385]

You have Daft punk interstella 5555?! I’m pretty sure it’s one of the rarest umd’s. I finally found one online and ordered it today. Can’t wait. Awesome video man.

[@zidanerick5851]

Great Video, excellently presented. Looking forward to see what else you produce!

[@ericbazinga]

Thank you!

[@mr8I7]

It was such a buzz seeing these at airports as a kid. I was a hard sell back then but damn I was close to buying Casino Royale on UMD.

[@ericbazinga]

Now that I think of it, these would be great for flights. But ideally they should've all been region free in that case. Wouldn't want to be visiting England and finding out your new UMD movie doesn't work in your American PSP

[@cmatista1]

that interstella makes me so damn jealous, saw it on ebay once and i haven’t been able to find it since

[@ericbazinga]

I know the feeling. Took me forever to find this one.

[@cmatista1]

@@ericbazinga how much were you able to get yours for/where?

[@ericbazinga]

@@cmatista1 $50, ebay

[@lesterbronson2385]

I finally found one online! I’ve been searching for years too haha

[@jimsyhammond]

You can use psp av out cables to hook it up too a tv

[@charyxard5086]

The psp is just a beast. Still. Love it.

[@MrBroken030]

great video!

[@ReVita.]

I remember a friend bringing over his PSP with the hit movie, National Treasure! He also had the Ghost Rider video game so now my nostalgia has been overran by Nicolas Cage

[@devoncostello8810]

One weird thing that I ran intro (which I don't know if this just my PSP or something else) But I brought the First SpongeBob Movie on the PSP (Despite I have it on my phone and on DVD but it was mainly for collector snice I collect alot of SpongeBob home video releases anyways) It says on box "Region 1" but however when I try to watch it on my PSP it says "This Disc cannot be Started, The Region code is not correct" I really hope my PSP is actually Region 1, Is there a way to change the PSP region code on any PSPs cause I own the PSP 1000.

[@ericbazinga]

What country do you live in?

[@devoncostello8810]

@@ericbazinga I lived from the US

[@wilfredwayne7139]

I honestly couldn't care less about extra features.

[@aosth5]

I wonder why they called it "Universal" Media Disc if it could only work on the PSP? Did they have bigger plans for UMD? 🤔

[@ericbazinga]

They likely meant something along the lines of "PSP disc that can be used for whatever, not just games"

[@aosth5]

@@ericbazinga That makes sense.

[@jasonroda1731]

is there a website to download movies converted for psp ?

[@Kit_Bear]

No. I use "AnyMP4 Video Converter" but it's a bit of hit and miss with the output files. You need to convert them and test them on the PSP. A majority of the time they work but sometimes the converted files don't. When they do the aspect ratio is sometimes off.

[@bronwaith]

Great video, you earned yourself a sub!

[@ericbazinga]

Thank you!

[@Mariofans-gn1lu]

was umd video like a dvd??

[@Kit_Bear]

Yes.

[@oflodamonster]

Awesome vid!

[@HasibulHasane-z7h]

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[@thompsonevergreen8006]

Good thing you told me they're region locked, I'm planning on collecting these, guess I'll be hacking my psp afterall to unlock the region

[@hoodi3flare]

Great video!, Subbed :)

[@niccage6375]

1:46 is that the Topeka vintage stock?

[@ericbazinga]

No, but it is a Vintage Stock location

[@08samere]

I still have my PSP, had way better battery life than the iPod just small and card duo pro

[@ItsCruzTube]

We want more

[@ericbazinga]

Techmoan and Technology Connections do more of this, this video was more of a one-off

[@ItsCruzTube]

@@ericbazinga it did well so why not a part 2 or something like a collection or something like a 2022 update

[@galactic_leader]

I have Short circuit UMD

[@ericbazinga]

Nice

[@caden3306]

Did you have to use techoman's intro jingle lol

[@ericbazinga]

It was a joke since he inspired me to make the video.

[@paah-gamer3914]

Wou

[@ZTK-RC]

the furry shit is cringe af, but i am sure you knew that, great review!

[@ericbazinga]

I've never been simultaneously insulted and complemented before

[@Poppa]

subd

[@ericbazinga]

Thank you! I actually have a video in the works that will be out next week. But don't tell anyone shhhhhhh

[@GravyBallz]

Ewwwww you play vrchat