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[pagemaster]

Originally Posted by Canada

I like physical copies of movies/music having it stored digitally is nice for transporting files, but with digital media I don't know why but it feels temporary and it doesn't feel like I really own the movie/music.

What are your thoughts on the quality of digital media?

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by pagemaster

What are your thoughts on the quality of digital media?

As a final post on this topic may I offer my thoughts? Digital media is fine for throwaway tv and films that you are undecided about. The quality is similar to DVD but with hd colours if that makes sense. The banding and blocking I used to see and get agitated by is still very visible with streaming media. Therefore, it is in my opinion, a poor way to watch movies and I only resort to it to catch TV and the odd film I may have missed. Bluray looks a thousand times better and everyone knows it. On a small tv streaming may look ok, but blow that image up and Kansas is going bye bye!

[Canada]

Originally Posted by pagemaster

What are your thoughts on the quality of digital media?

Well the sound quality of MP3's suck and I canceled Netflix because the picture wasn't all that good and the selection sucked, mind you I had crappy Canadian Netflix.

[pagemaster]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

As a final post on this topic may I offer my thoughts? Digital media is fine for throwaway tv and films that you are undecided about. The quality is similar to DVD but with hd colours if that makes sense. The banding and blocking I used to see and get agitated by is still very visible with streaming media. Therefore, it is in my opinion, a poor way to watch movies and I only resort to it to catch TV and the odd film I may have missed. Bluray looks a thousand times better and everyone knows it. On a small tv streaming may look ok, but blow that image up and Kansas is going bye bye!

Fair enough that you feel this way as your final post, however I do not agree with you. ITunes on Apple TV is a very good alternative to blu ray, however you would have to get the current generation model Apple TV as together previous models were only 720p capable.

For ownership, I would rather own a disc on blu ray if i want to own the movie. But with Apple TV,I have moved on from the idea that I need to own a movie to be able to watch it. If I really like the movie I would rather own the movie on disc as storing it in the cloud is not as fun as having the disc.

I still like the packaging of laserdisc and DVD over blu ray as I hate the idea of the blue part of almost every blu ray made. Blu ray packaging is boring.

All in all, I am glad we have the options we do, I might actually give redbox a try this week as they are opening up a new location closer to my home. Too bad the shopping plaza next door does not have one yet.

[wormraper]

Originally Posted by pagemaster

Fair enough that you feel this way as your final post, however I do not agree with you. ITunes on Apple TV is a very good alternative to blu ray, however you would have to get the current generation model Apple TV as together previous models were only 720p capable.

For ownership, I would rather own a disc on blu ray if i want to own the movie. But with Apple TV,I have moved on from the idea that I need to own a movie to be able to watch it. If I really like the movie I would rather own the movie on disc as storing it in the cloud is not as fun as having the disc.

I still like the packaging of laserdisc and DVD over blu ray as I hate the idea of the blue part of almost every blu ray made. Blu ray packaging is boring.

All in all, I am glad we have the options we do, I might actually give redbox a try this week as they are opening up a new location closer to my home. Too bad the shopping plaza next door does not have one yet.

I'm honestly surprised that you don't have a redbox closer. I LITERALLY can not hit a gas station or grocery store in 30 mile radius that doesn't have one. I have over 20 in a 3 mile radius

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

I don't get you page master! Why can't you see the logic behind bluray presentation as well? I don't get your logic, I really don't.

The primary posting logic is the purposeful elicitation of a reply from others….the easiest vehicle to that end is to criticize, diminish or in some way marginalize Blu-ray on a forum devoted to Blu-ray enthusiasm.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

The primary posting logic is the purposeful elicitation of a reply from others….the easiest vehicle to that end is to criticize, diminish or in some way marginalize Blu-ray on a forum devoted to Blu-ray enthusiasm.

Yep, although I have been a bit of an ass with my strong defending of the format in the past. I like to think I have learned from that though. From people like yourself, I enjoy nuggets of information and feel I needed to gain some respect, hopefully I have done that. It always came from my passion though, nothing else.

By the way, was I right about the football ground in your link? Or we're you enquiring rather than already knowing the answer?

[Penton-Man]

Just posted a F/U here...https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...lp#post7263029

[Steedeel]

Will stick my neck out and say I am correct. Hopefully Tob can confirm?

[SolidRaider]

Because it sort of makes me question if I still want to keep collecting Blu-rays. I know that Netflix can't compete with Blu-ray when it comes to audio, but not all movies have dynamic audio that you would need lossless audio for everything.

I was watching How to Murder your Wife (1965) on Netflix in HD, or as they now call it "Super HD", and I had the resolution setting set to 1080p thinking it was a 720p image upscaled to 1080p. I kept thinking to myself "This looks too good for a Netflix movie." A lot of detail, the colors were good, deep blacks, etc.

So I googled "Netflix 1080p" and to my surprise, it's true. Netflix now streams their HD movies in 1080p, or to be politically correct "Super HD". Now I feel conflicted. I love owning the physical format of a movie but I don't love throwing money away if the difference is becoming less dramatic. Don't get me wrong, I love Blu-rays but the digital, non-physical copy, streaming video is somewhat owning the demand for physical disks....


EDIT:

Originally Posted by SolidRaider

Most movies on Netflix only go up to 720p. The stuff I found to be 1080p was the IMAX 40 minute documentaries.

I apologize for this thread.

[42041]

If you're happy with how it looks, then what's the problem?

From my viewing distance no online stream could possibly compete with a well-mastered blu-ray, but if your setup is less demanding, it's quite possible that streaming is good enough visually.

[remake]

Netflix streaming is 70% straight to video crap though. Why would you give up your blu-ray collection for that?

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by undiscovered

Netflix streaming is 70% straight to video crap though. Why would you give up your blu-ray collection for that?

Clueless person is clueless.

[SolidRaider]

Originally Posted by undiscovered

Netflix streaming is 70% straight to video crap though. Why would you give up your blu-ray collection for that?

Out of paranoia, I started to "test" other movies/shows that Netflix has in HD and I have relaxed. Not everything looks as good as the movie I was originally watching that made me question my lifestyle as a collector.

[SolidRaider]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Clueless person is clueless.

There is a lot of classic movies on Netflix if you search them. I can name 50 if challenged.

[BStecke]

I've gotten a lot more realistic in terms of how often do I REALLY watch the movies that I buy, and if it's an older movie available on Netflix or Amazon streaming in HD, that's usually sufficient for me. I honestly have so much stuff going on right now that I'm just happy if I have time to watch a movie, so I don't really bother critiquing a/v much anymore. I'm becoming a big fan of Redbox as well.

There are certain movies I'll pretty much always buy, ie comic book movies and catalog titles I just have to have, but my collecting of Blu-rays has almost been completely replaced by other things.

[remake]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Clueless person is clueless.

[animefan77]

Yeah, I think it's getting better. But Netflix doesn't have every titles you want. And I LOVE special features too much to give up the blu-ray yet. Plus, I personally love displaying my collections too. It gives me certain pride that streaming can't offer.

[Visco.]

Originally Posted by undiscovered

Netflix streaming is 70% straight to video crap though. Why would you give up your blu-ray collection for that?

That number better be an exaggeration.

[MifuneFan]

As for the op, Netflix has saved me some money, but has also made me spend some on Blu-rays too. With SuperHD, movies stream in full 1080P.. It's definitely not as good as Blu-ray, but with some movies that I'm on the fence about, it'll probably sway me towards streaming it, than buying it.

I've watched a lot of stuff on Netflix that I wouldn't just outright buy. Stuff like "Jeff who lives at home" and the 1984 version of Metropolis. But after seeing both, I want them to be in my physical collection too.

I see Netflix, and even Ultraviolet as merely a compliment to my physical collection. I use Netflix primarily for their TV shows. Stuff like Breaking Bad, Archer, Portlania, Walking Dead, etc.. The quality is just fine for me, and I can save money, and space by not needing to buy them all to watch them (I got rid of cable). It's also way easier to just turn on the PS3 and decide which show I feel like watching, than going through various shows' seasons to pick the disc every night.