WHY PHYSICAL MEDIA IS BETTER THAN STREAMING | 4K Resolution

Yo Yo Dudes and Foxy Dudettes, welcome back to the channel! Today we cover an important topic, physical media!
Physical media is so important, as streaming services and digital media rights become more popular and confusing lol, it's important to point out the benefits of owning the movies and TV shows you love, such as Physical ownership and better picture quality and so much more!
If 4k, home theater and physical media is a topic you are interested in and want to learn more about, please check out my friend Jeff's channel Films at Home:
/ filmsathome
#4K #UHD #Streaming
VISIT US:
On Instagram: bit.ly/TWRD-IG
On Facebook: bit.ly/TWRD-FB
Our Website: www.thewellrou...
Use discount code: DUDE10 for 10% off on our Merch page!
📸🎥Producer: Terenti Bittner
www.terentibit...
/ terentibittnerphotography
FEATURED PRODUCTS:
Tiege Hanley: tiege.com/wellr...
Use the link to get a FREE Dopp bag with your first box
Esntls: bit.ly/TWRD-Es...
Use discount code: WELLROUNDED to get 10% off your order!
Anson Belt & Buckle: ansonbelt.com/
Amazing Belts without holes!
Pete & Pedro: bit.ly/31r7TWc
Abaft Clothing: bit.ly/Abaftcl...
Use discount code: 20WELLROUNDED to get 20% off your order!
These are Affiliate Links, GET YOUR STYLE ON!

[@infirmatube1556]

I can't tell you how many times I've had to defend my passion of buying physical media to people who simply stream all their media content. People have loss all appreciation for the power of ownership and true lossless media. Why solely allow large corporations to dictate what media you consume? I truly do think the consequences of exclusively ''renting'' media will do more harm than good for the future of humanity.

[@TheWellRoundedDude]

Agreed! Streaming has its time and place, but I still want physical media. Thanks for watching!

[@jeffshaw526]

I buy what I call 'die hard' films and stream the rest. The ones you watch again and again. Matrix in 4k is amazing as is suicide squad.

[@jgamer2228]

Absolutely right. The recent HBO max cartoon purge is all the evidence you need

[@watchforever1724]

Yeah I know

[@Nick-4K]

I've recently started collecting 4Ks. Crazy how good they look. Netflix 4K looks like physical Blu-ray. Which is fine. But physical 4K is just another level.

[@TheWellRoundedDude]

Agreed! I love the format! Thanks for watching!

[@TheMJKnight]

Facts,

[@user-vf4hg2ev8e]

also when the internet gets interrupted it can mess up the quality of the movie and/or tv show, or the quality seems to fluctuate if the media has not loaded enough yet, with physical you don't have to worry about that :)

[@TheWellRoundedDude]

Exactly! The buffering process can be a pain sometimes! Thanks for watching!

[@danegerous24]

My Plex server and habit of datahording solves all these issues.

[@shawnwacek6791]

Like when the router goes to sleep mode and you're trying to watch a movie stream it and it glitches and causes the app that you're watching the movie on to lose your spot in the movie

[@eternalfire580]

@@danegerous24 You're missing the point we shouldn't have to worry about these things at all

[@boernaut]

Great video. I'm a 20-years old anime and movie collector and like other people have written in the comment section before, I too have to defend that passion of mine. Streaming may have its advantages, but it will never be as good as putting in a disc, falling into that world of that menu while you browse the menu, start the film... and you get to see the ending credits without getting interrupted by Netflix "Hey, do you want to watch this next?" after 5 seconds in. Thanks for listing the pros, I fully agree.

[@TheWellRoundedDude]

Thanks for the kind words and for watching! It's so funny to me that we need to defend our collection of physical media.

[@TheMJKnight]

"Hey, do you want to watch this next?" after 5 seconds in." Oh, don't even get me started on that, lol.

[@boernaut]

@@TheMJKnight Yeah, it's sooo annoying

[@StRoRo]

I prefer the quality of a 1080P bluray over a 4K stream

[@TheWellRoundedDude]

Yes! Standard blu ray is still a great format to enjoy! Thanks for watching!

[@SufficeStudio]

I have a VHS collection amongst my much smaller collection of DVD's and man those really come in handy when the internet is out or when you move into a new home/apartment. Good vid man!

[@TheWellRoundedDude]

So true! I lost internet for a week due to a storm awhile back, and man was I glad for a big movie collection! Thank you for the kind words and thanks so much for watching!

[@salimcobarrubias7590]

Yes, I love watching movies & I love collecting theme. Yesterday I watched Scarface on Netflix. What I did noticed it was just playing regular 1080phd . Just a few day's ago I was watching wanna of my favorite movies growing up gladiator on 4k. And I did noticed the difference Netflix vs physical. While I was watching my movie, I was shocked & surprised at the same time. That's when I said , wow, physical is a lot better then Streaming Services.

[@TheWellRoundedDude]

Thanks for watching! What you described is something that surprises a lot of people!

[@KyleEvra]

Physical media is better. Because you don't have to rely on the internet. You can watch them at any time you like without internet.

[@TheWellRoundedDude]

Couldn't agree more friend! Thank you for watching!

[@greyspace7]

As someone who has been surrounded by DVDs since I was able to walk, I can say that I love physical media and im very disappointed its not used in everyday life anymore. My mother was poor and couldnt afford internet and the cable often went unpaid so DVDs were the norm despite the internet being used by so many households, I was born around when DVDs were going through their downfall during The Great Recession so DVDs were very cheap and easy to get a hold of, me and my brothers loved them! watched them day in and day out on our dvd player and went down to Xtravision (blockbusters) once a week for a rental and let me just say it was the highlight of the week. Now that everything is online and the cinema industry is even facing a downfall I just want to say I am very upset at the way the world now treats physical media. Physical media, whether its VHS, CDS or DVDs will always be the superior format and no one can convince me otherwise.

[@TheWellRoundedDude]

Agreed! Thanks for watching!

[@watchforever1724]

3 years later this video is still good

[@TheWellRoundedDude]

Thank you so much! And thanks for watching! Please subscribe if you haven't yet!

[@cabbyteld399]

One of the downsides is when shows or movies you might want on physical are confined to digital streaming only.

[@TheWellRoundedDude]

True! But thankfully those are few far and in-between! Thanks for watching!

[@sausagefestcity5078]

True...and they cần just disapeer off of streaming services any time. Buy physical media. Youll be happy you did later.

[@brandongovreau9218]

Imagine if there were physical video games on modern consoles that don't need internet for updates or anything and it's completely single player and the complete video game is on the disc would Sony would Microsoft would Nintendo allow that on there consoles?

[@TheOreoritz]

Some modern consoles still use physical media.. though a lot of games are starting to be digital, still like physical though

[@brandongovreau9218]

@@TheOreoritz I do know physical games still exist what I was saying is physical games that don't need internet that are modern

[@KoolAids-vj1ll]

Dawg most physical games don't need updates, especially Nintendo games.

[@miguelcorona6897]

physical media, it gives the actors the option not to sue their film studios

[@TheWellRoundedDude]

Lol true.Thanks for watching!

[@brandongovreau9218]

I have been collecting DVDs and blu-rays for years before that it was VHS the weird thing is I'm 22 years old in the year 2021

[@TheWellRoundedDude]

I have a bunch of vhs as well! I'm glad that physical media is backwards compatible now, so I can still enjoy my dvds on my 4k player! Thanks for watching!

[@brandongovreau9218]

@@TheWellRoundedDude no problem I'm glad I love your content!? Kgjgikgggjh I like being weird sometimes

[@TheWellRoundedDude]

Thank you for the compliment!

[@9latinumStudioz]

GoT looks like a painting on HBO "Max" 🤣 HBO Minimum 😂😂 Films At Home is the ish 👌✨ literally

[@krishnaprasath]

nice review, i love physical media very much, still love collecting DVDs, Blu-rays, 4K UHD and 4K Steelbooks. Love to keep them in my collection. i liked the Chernobyl HBO series very much, bought 2 copies of Blu-ray, trying to get the 4K UHD and 4K Steelbook versions also just for collection.

[@TheWellRoundedDude]

Awesome! Sounds like you've got an amazing collection! Thanks for watching!

[@Onotosho]

Another reason i prefer disc to streaming besides picture quality is the audio quality. Streaming compresses it hard

[@TheWellRoundedDude]

Yes it does! Thanks for watching! If you like the content, please subscribe!

[@Mysticbladegod]

I still maintain a physical movie and video game collection. It's better to own your media.

[@TheWellRoundedDude]

Agreed! Thanks for watching!

[@kiwimangosurprise]

6:32 lol you tried way too hard for that but i laughed at it for a minute

[@TheWellRoundedDude]

It was one of those things that clicked after I read it lol. Thanks for watching!

[@jrudymorganclark2072]

I'm starting to collect WWF Home video collection it's a really cool collection from WrestleMania 15 to unforgiving 2001.

[@TheWellRoundedDude]

Awesome dude! Keep collecting! Thanks for watching!

[@dianasmith1351]

Boy, I just thought plugging in a disc would be a done deal! I sure didn't know all this! Great info and a great video! Please keep up the good work!

[@TheWellRoundedDude]

Will do!

[@RyanBromhead503]

I do buy physical copies of movies/TV shows. If you're lucky when buying physical, you can get cool freebies (like temporary tattoos)

[@TheWellRoundedDude]

I love some of the extra collectible merch that comes with physical copies! Thanks for watching! Please subscribe if you haven't yet!

[@jimtrue1465]

The biggest reason why physical media is better than streaming is ownership. The video or music is yours. It will not disappear is will often happen with streaming services. It will always be there.

[@TheWellRoundedDude]

Agreed! Thanks for watching! Please subscribe if you haven't yet!

[@FilmFan-iv7sz]

Great video very informitive. Lol dvds have better mpbs rate than netflix streaming in 1080p 😅

[@TheWellRoundedDude]

Thanks for watching! And yeah, funny how that works right? Lol

[@kman9387]

Like he said, buy what you like while you can! Here today gone tomorrow is that show you wanted to watch, or the show you want but is not on any streaming service! PHYSICAL MEDIA ALL THE WAY!

[@TheWellRoundedDude]

100% agreed! Thanks for watching!

[@kman9387]

@@TheWellRoundedDude Thank you sir for your support 👍👍👍👍 I've been working in the field of physical media for over 20 years and still going 😎

[@TheWellRoundedDude]

My pleasure, keep up the good work! I plan on releasing more physical media related content in the future!

[@eternalfire580]

Don't forget the part where you need a internet connection at all times but with physical media you never need an internet connection. Also don't use the argument that you can download media from the streaming service I know you can do that but 1. you still need to pay a monthly fee in order to watch your downloaded media 2. You always have to use their app to watch downloaded media and 3. Some streaming services don't even allow you to download media for offline viewing unless you pay for a more expensive subscription

[@TheWellRoundedDude]

Agreed! Thanks for watching!

[@michaelharrington4503]

Actually, physical media that you have can be taken away from you. I remember one time years ago (long before streaming was even a thing and we were still using VHS tapes), we went out for a while, and when we came back, our house was broken into, and many things were taken away! Among the items taken was my Super Nintendo (which actually didn't belong to me, but to my grandmother who was letting me borrow it for a while) and all the games that came with it. Those were all physical copies, but they still got pulled.

[@TheWellRoundedDude]

I'm sorry that happened to you, but that's theft. Which is illegal. Not the kind of takeaway we were discussing in the video.

[@davidarmstrong7549]

Physical media rocks!

[@TheWellRoundedDude]

It sure does! Thanks for watching!

[@TETRARCHFREAK]

I agree with everything you said in this video Physical media rules I will buy it and collect it until the day I die no matter how much or how small there is of it I like streaming to but you don't own it and tv shows and movies get taken off all the time and they can even edit movies which is stupid at the end of the day I need to own certain movies and tv shows so I can watch them whenever I want.

[@TheWellRoundedDude]

Thank you for watching! My hope is that more people learn about physical media and why it's important!

[@TETRARCHFREAK]

@@TheWellRoundedDude yeah in this day and age with all the streaming services that come out they are all trying to get you to spend More money on them just to watch certain shows and movies that aren't on another streaming service with physical media you can select and buy what you want to watch when you have the time and you get all the special features with it to and artwork that you can't get on any streaming service plus director's cut of certain films.

[@nosyajgaming6146]

Thanks for sharing your video more videos to create I can't wait for your next video stay safe always

[@TheWellRoundedDude]

Thank you! Stay safe as well!

[@TheMJKnight]

My dude, I have been saying stuff very similar to this for years. Another good point is: internet outage. If the Net goes out, streaming is useless. Streaming is good if you've never a movie before and want to see what it's like and then buy the Blu-ray. Not a problem with that. But if you want to keep your movie, support the physical release. And I apologise for the crassness of this expression, but it speaks volumes: Money talks and bulls**t walks. Keep getting physical to make money, they'll make more of it. Also, Physical Media accounts for at least $2 Billion worth of revenue. Streaming takes a $1 Trillion. But $2 Billion is still $2 Billion.

[@TheWellRoundedDude]

Spot on dude, thank you. I agree 100%

[@dannypoo3281]

I've started going to my local thrift shop and picking up DVD's. Some DVD's look great, others appear far too compressed. The worst seem to be ones presented in a very wide screen format. The closer they get to a standard TV 16:9, or old full screen 4:3 format the better they (often, not always) look in regards to resolution and detail. I'd love for someone to explain why this happens?

[@TheWellRoundedDude]

My guess would be that they are older dvds and the movie would have been filmed in standard 4:3 ratio. So its in its natural resolution on dvd, that might be why. But that's just a guess. Thanks for watching!

[@jeffshaw526]

I'm lucky enough to have a sonos/ dolby atmos set up. The difference in sound quality with 4k discs vs streaming has to be heard to be believed.

[@TheWellRoundedDude]

Nice set up!

[@victhebric66]

I agree 100% I have a Dobly Atmos surround sound system and I popped in Godzilla (2014) on Blu Ray vs streaming on Hbo max and the difference is insane. The deep rumble sounds are louder and more punchy vs flat sounding and blending with smaller sounds when streaming it. Don't even have to move the volume to hear the difference. Highly recommend physical media when using surround sound system.

[@Stringbean421]

I'm surprised you didn't also mention censoring on the various streaming services with cuts, edits and music replacements that goes on due to either political correctness and music Rights issues. Nobody can come to my house and edit my DVDs. Physical media rules.

[@TheWellRoundedDude]

Exactly! And you're right, at the time of filming this censor edits weren't as big or extreme as they can be now! Thanks for watching!

[@KyleEvra]

Political correctness in my opinion ruins everything. It's just censorship pretending to be manners.

[@Dexter649]

I collect LaserDiscs and I think it is one cool "obsolete" format and it has much better picture and sound than VHS.

[@TheWellRoundedDude]

That's pretty cool! I never had the experience of watching laser disc. Thanks for watching!

[@YouTubeAIbot]

turn your mic up and your intro volume down

[@andrewdriscoll1765]

Physical media is the way to go! I own my favorite films/shows on DVD and Blu ray. Much cheaper in the long run!

[@TheWellRoundedDude]

Agreed!

[@TheJan]

I have my favorite movies on bluray or dvd (and yes its a thrift shop hobby so per movie i pay less then a buck mostly hehe and theres always a story with every purchase!)

[@TheWellRoundedDude]

Very cool! Some of my collection is from there too! Thanks for watching!

[@ThirdEye_oOo]

Prime video is really bad at 4k (film grain dances around the screen, HDR looks completely off) to the point where I'd rather watch 1080p if it would let me. Netflix has actually done a decent job with its 4k VISUAL presentations (with the most noticeable issue being banding) but nothing compares to physical disc for video and especially audio

[@TheWellRoundedDude]

Yeah streaming is a great convenience, but the quality sometimes lacks unfortunately. Thanks for watching!

[@liambmn]

Who is here from the Simpsons DVD video?

[@TheWellRoundedDude]

Thanks for watching!

[@liambmn]

​@@TheWellRoundedDude Your thumbnail was briefly shown in this video :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/sHmrqaibYp2Yb9k

[@TheWellRoundedDude]

Oh that's so cool! I didn't know! Thank you so much for sharing this with me!

[@Nougatschnitte_95]

What about buying 4K on apple? Same different to physical?

[@TheWellRoundedDude]

Hi, I would say no. Your best bet is to always buy physical media. No streaming service is capable of the same quality as a disc, as of now. Thanks for watching!

[@richardameen226]

@@TheWellRoundedDude Yes, nothing is as good as physical media. But Itunes 4k Dolby vision Itunes movies are shockingly close. Anyone that says otherwise hasn't watched enough. Sound is inferior and video quality is inferior to 4k discs. But it's very close and you can never say with a straight face that the itunes digital copy looks or sounds bad. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZOudI2mhrNqaMU&ab_channel=HDTVTest And that link was from 5 years ago. I think you could say this guy is an expert.

[@crikobry9854]

Whoaw!.. thank you for the info bro!

[@TheWellRoundedDude]

My pleasure brother! Glad you enjoyed the video, thank you!

[@shaunsamazingcontent9797]

I was having doubts about my DVD collection and I saw Snyder cut on hbo max and then 4K uhd blu Ray and I cancelled my hbo subscription

[@TheWellRoundedDude]

The Snyder Cut is a personal favorite! I haven't had the opportunity to see it on disc yet. Thanks for watching!

[@moneyinthebankusa]

I still rent movies on Netflix DVD/Blu-ray....way better then the streaming service. Also, gamefly has 4kuhd movie disc

[@TheWellRoundedDude]

I wasn't aware about gamely! Thanks for the heads up, and thanks for watching!

[@kimjongil4497]

That intro was crazy loud!

[@TheWellRoundedDude]

Thanks for the feedback!

[@tuxedoneko370]

I hate the future. 😢

[@mikeingersoll7344]

No internet no monthly bill required for dvd and blu ray ..watch whenever u want screw streaming

[@TheWellRoundedDude]

Agreed!

[@thalapathivijayveriyan8610]

Wow.... So Cool Video Do More Videos Bro... Your New Subscriber❤

[@TheWellRoundedDude]

Thank you for the kind words! Welcome to the TWRD family! Glad you're here!

[@delaunfifield3490]

I AM MY OWN STREAMING SERVICE!! As I type I own 573 DVD's, Blue Ray's and 4k's. Not the largest collection in the world, but not tiny either. And they are all in a media tower that occupies a 2' x 2' space on my floor, almost 6 feet high....and I NEVER worry if a streaming service edits a film (for woke political correctness or any other reason) or drops it all together.... There is a freedom about owning these movies, And there is a bit of also being an archivist as well. Although I have great internet, its not at all a concern when I watch a film. And Top Gun 2 sounds AMAZING on my 7.2 Atmos system with speakers in the ceiling.... There is ZERO comparison to owning vs. streaming. I do not at all ascribe to the idea of "you will own nothing and be happy for it"...the only ones who believe this are those who can't.....just my two cents worth.....

[@TheWellRoundedDude]

Agreed! Thanks for watching!

[@delaunfifield3490]

@@TheWellRoundedDude You are most welcome!

[@jasonleetaiwan]

You should have just re-recorded this man. No point in saying megabytes when you mean megabits.

[@brandongovreau9218]

You want to hear my story how would you react if you were driving on vacation or what some people call Holiday and you wind up in this town mysteriously you don't know how you got there and all the words you recognize is welcome to the place and everything looks like a prop everyone around there looks like they're fake but somehow alive what is your first instinct? Reacting to that situation?

[@Fridge_Fiend]

So basically download your movies and buy your movies as NFT's so you actually own them

[@TheWellRoundedDude]

Just buy physical media. Solves all the problems.

[@Normandu]

I hate people what are asking "why are you buying physical version while you can see it on netflix?" Physical version is just better cause You dont need internet, if you buy physical version you dont have to ever lose money to see it again, and svearing is not cut. I collect blu rays and steelbooks now but if I find a nice movie what is 4k then I buy it. But thanks to this video!!!! I hate to send this to my idiot friends so they will see why they are frong

[@TheWellRoundedDude]

Thank you!

[@gomikuzu8408]

These apples to oranges comparisons are dishonest and misleading. Obviously, a Blu-ray is gonna offer a higher bitrate than a stream, but you could own the same movie/episode as an uncompressed file on a server/computer, without having to clutter your apartment with shelves upon shelves of plastic discs in a plastic case. OWNING drm-free content? Sure, I'm all for it. Stored on physical mediums though? Hello no, why would you.

[@gomikuzu8408]

Not to mention the possibilities you open yourself up to with Plex and whatnot.

[@TheWellRoundedDude]

Well respectfully, I disagree. What I stated in the video is true. But what you're suggesting can be more of a headache and costly. An uncompressed 1080p file takes up a lot of space on a hard drive, not to mention 4k files, I personally have a large movie collection, what size/how many drives am I gonna need for a 300 plus movie collection, not to mention TV seasons. That starts to get expensive real quick. Not to mention if a hard drive fails, you lose your files. This is why physical media is better. It's more cost effective and reliable to the method you are suggesting. So to be clear, I'm not against what you're saying, but it adds a bunch of cost and complication to just enjoy a movie and that's not worth it to me. Thanks for watching.

[@gomikuzu8408]

@@TheWellRoundedDude 300 4K Blu-ray (and I doubt your collection is exclusively 4K) movies would roughly equate to 10TB give or take. An HDD that size is gonna set you back $250-300... how many physical Blu-ray is that? Maybe 10-15? Hardware failure is a valid point though.

[@khanharris]

@@TheWellRoundedDude Not even that, where would you legally get those uncompressed movie files.

[@TheWellRoundedDude]

@Harris Khan Exactly, I agree.

[@creatora123]

I'm a huge physical media advocate, but learn the difference between megabyte and megabit...it's A LOT :) Check your data first before making a fool of yourself like this

[@TheWellRoundedDude]

I do know the difference & I know the data. Don't confuse a slip of the tongue that was corrected, with not knowing the data. Thanks for watching!

[@alanhanna7944]

Dvds and blurays are a waste of money

[@TheWellRoundedDude]

Gotta disagree friend, streaming is a great convenience, that's the only edge it has over physical media.

[@tekwiztv]

I'd disagree. Streaming is the equivalent of yesterday's cable. Soon there will be too many packages, and people will go back to square one which is physical media. So unless you're paying it for convenience, it's a waste of time.

[@watchforever1724]

2 years later not all

[@Darkless4X]

Physical media is lightyears superior than streaming. I started some buying VHS tapes & DVDs just for the sake of nostalgia & the fact that I'm just rebelling against this nonsensical streaming culture & I genuinely do think that streaming shit whether it be on Netflix, Disney+, Hulu, etc, is all just utter peasantry. I just got my VHS copy of a Anime called "Project A-Ko" & boy I am MADLY in love with it! I'm not gonna buy a massive library of VHS tapes & DVDs because I'm only going to buy the ones that are just sentimental for me. There's several Anime VHS tapes & DVDs that I am looking forward to collect & pretty excited about it as well.