Oh noes teh sky is falling!

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by EricJ

Streaming fans always believe their virtual movies will be around "forever".
And then the N-word happens.

Too true.

[LegacyCosts]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Translation: No woman wants to get with me so I have projected this rejection into an unhealthy misogynistic attitude towards them, and the fallopian filth they call offspring.

Been with my girlfriend for years. I stand by my statement.

[Jett Rink]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

Too true.

[rickah88]

Over/under on how many posts it takes to get this thread locked?

I'm saying 150

And I'm definitely a physical guy...wait a sec....

[Nocturnaloner]

The trend right now is for convenience above all things. Most people don't care very much about the movie watching experience, so they aren't concerned about watching over compressed material on tiny screens, as long as they can take their tablets with them. Just remember, if you have to log in to watch it, or it depends on being connected to someone else's server, you don't own it, period.

Oh yeah and, PHYSICAL MEDIA!! WOOOOOO!!!!

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by Jett Rink

What are you confused about?

[StingingVelvet]

My wife only streams as well. She recently fell in love with Nurse Jackie so I bought her some blu rays of it, since they were so cheap. She asked me why on Earth I would ever buy a show like that and she keeps watching the streaming version because she doesn't care.

I don't think it's a women or young people thing though. It's a "don't care" thing, people who are less into home theater or certain shows than we are. They want convenience over all else and don't see the quality dip or care about the ownership issues. Hopefully there are enough enthusiasts to keep physical media going so the two can live together in the market. I think there are, at least for big stuff and genre shows.

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by StingingVelvet

My wife only streams as well. She recently fell in love with Nurse Jackie so I bought her some blu rays of it, since they were so cheap. She asked me why on Earth I would ever buy a show like that and she keeps watching the streaming version because she doesn't care.

I don't think it's a women or young people thing though. It's a "don't care" thing, people who are less into home theater or certain shows than we are. They want convenience over all else and don't see the quality dip or care about the ownership issues. Hopefully there are enough enthusiasts to keep physical media going so the two can live together in the market. I think there are, at least for big stuff and genre shows.

I agree concerning the don't care argument. My wife is the same way and I never expect her to understand. She brought up the "Why do you have so many movies?" argument again and again I told her that if this is worst thing I collect then you've got nothing to worry about.

[BeWaterMyFriend]

I've had a love for physical media since I was a kid riding my bike to the local Sam Goody to pick up the new Korn or Eminem albums and shaking on the way home because of how badass I thought I was.

Streaming gets better and better every year and I think it's amazing that a service like Netflix can offer huge HD libraries for such a low price so I understand why that is attractive to a lot of people.

But for me.....man, NOTHING beats physical media. If it comes with a digital copy, that is the cherry on top. But picking up a physical package, admiring the artwork, and building a library is all part of the fun of the hobby for me.

I am not a huge slipcover aficionado like some other members here, but every now and then I will pick up a new release and be blown away by the amount of attention to detail goes into some of these slips. Ditto for Steelbooks, Digibooks, collectible gift sets, etc. Stuff like that just can't be replicated with a digital copy of a film.

[honeylatte]

no disc, no buy

[Jett Rink]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

What are you confused about?

What "N" word?

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by Jett Rink

What "N" word?

Begins with N ends with X?

[grape_jelly]

I can't repeat it enough, honestly, but a combination of both is sublime. It's called having your pie, and eating it too.

[FREYMAX 3D]

OK... So we just had a major ice storm here yesterday, and a very large tree branch loaded down with ice snapped off the huge tree in my front yard and brought down the cable TV line to the house along with it, which carries both my internet and phone service. SO, what did we do all day without any internet service and thus no possibility of any streaming? We watched a couple pristine Blu-ray movies in my theater room, on a 120" projection screen... 'nuff said.

[Jett Rink]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

Begins with N ends with X?

PM me.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by Jett Rink

PM me.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by FREYMAX 3D

OK... So we just had a major ice storm here yesterday, and a very large tree branch loaded down with ice snapped off the huge tree in my front yard and brought down the cable TV line to the house along with it, which carries both my internet and phone service. SO, what did we do all day without any internet service and thus no possibility of any streaming? We watched a couple pristine Blu-ray movies in my theater room, on a 120" projection screen... 'nuff said.

My Blu-ray player completely broke, SO what did we do all day without any BD player? Streamed movies online...'nuff said.


argument = can go both ways

[Kevin Holly]

Furthermore, I find streamers hilarious in that they can get literally the same thing via a torrent.

If you're not paying for a plastic box and a physical disc, then you're effectively paying for air.

[Jett Rink]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

[Show spoiler]I know, its so hard isn't it?

[FREYMAX 3D]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

My Blu-ray player completely broke, SO what did we do all day without any BD player? Streamed movies online...'nuff said.


argument = can go both ways

Well, that's your own fault you only own one Blu-ray player - can't help you there...