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Member-496106 · 11-02-2024, 05:37 PM

I'm not sure if this is the right place to talk about this but I just wanted to add in my 2 cents. I have almost completely moved away from buying new physical media in favour of seeking out used DVDs at local Goodwills and Value Villages. I've found a lot of good movies and over the past 6 or 7 months I have filled almost an entire bookshelf. I am constantly surprised at what I find at these places and they are worth looking into at least once a week.

I'm discouraged over the pricing of physical media and the push to 4k and I find that I am going back to dvds and happy with them for the first time since 2011 when I started moving into Blu-ray discs. It is great that boutique labels are releasing films but the prices have gotten crazy. I understand that they create limited ultimate editions because that is what is selling, but it seems like a dvd would be just fine for a lot of these. Vinegar Syndrome is releasing a 4k edition of Congo? C'mon man! That would be just fine on DVD.

anyway, thrifting has breathed new life into an old format and physical media for me and I feel like other collectors should look at this as an alternative to the ultra pricey boutique releases. I will still buy the films that I love, but the films are what is important: not the format. It's also kind of fun to see the old non remastered versions of films even if they are at a lower resolution. Not everything needs a remaster! Arrow is releasing Demolition Man in 4k ultra limited hardbox. I have a $2 snap case dvd that looks just fine. lol

11-02-2024, 05:37 PM	#1
Member-496106 Active Member Member since:Feb 2019 Blu-ray collection:288	thrifting for dvds I'm not sure if this is the right place to talk about this but I just wanted to add in my 2 cents. I have almost completely moved away from buying new physical media in favour of seeking out used DVDs at local Goodwills and Value Villages. I've found a lot of good movies and over the past 6 or 7 months I have filled almost an entire bookshelf. I am constantly surprised at what I find at these places and they are worth looking into at least once a week. I'm discouraged over the pricing of physical media and the push to 4k and I find that I am going back to dvds and happy with them for the first time since 2011 when I started moving into Blu-ray discs. It is great that boutique labels are releasing films but the prices have gotten crazy. I understand that they create limited ultimate editions because that is what is selling, but it seems like a dvd would be just fine for a lot of these. Vinegar Syndrome is releasing a 4k edition of Congo? C'mon man! That would be just fine on DVD. anyway, thrifting has breathed new life into an old format and physical media for me and I feel like other collectors should look at this as an alternative to the ultra pricey boutique releases. I will still buy the films that I love, but the films are what is important: not the format. It's also kind of fun to see the old non remastered versions of films even if they are at a lower resolution. Not everything needs a remaster! Arrow is releasing Demolition Man in 4k ultra limited hardbox. I have a $2 snap case dvd that looks just fine. lol

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