Physical & Digital EST: The Future of Home Video Discussion Thread

[Wendell R. Breland]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

Preparation is everything. I already have 7 vintage 3D titles in the bag!

I need to get off my butt and install my new lamp in the projector and charge-up our glasses. Have several 3D titles we have not watched. Really nice to have frame packed 3D via Blu-ray and none of the SbS or ToB the streamers have to watch.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by Wendell R. Breland

I need to get off my butt and install my new lamp in the projector and charge-up our glasses. Have several 3D titles we have not watched. Really nice to have frame packed 3D via Blu-ray and none of the SbS or ToB the streamers have to watch.

Which titles have you not seen yet?

Yeah, watching The Mad Magician 3D tonight which happens to feature two 15 minute ‘The Three Stooges’ shorts. Really looking forward to it.

Watched 3D Rarities volume 2 at the weekend and it included some 35mm Kodachrome 3D stills. They look absolutely superb on a projector.

[cheez avenger]

Originally Posted by Wendell R. Breland

What is your point? It is all pay TV and nothing to do with ownership.

Since the pandemic, ownership, I'd wager, is taking a nose dive. Especially if folks want to order via online retailers -- non-essential items are not being shipped out right away. Digital is thriving since the pandemic hit because folks can't leave the house.

I thought it was interesting.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by cheez avenger

Since the pandemic, ownership, I'd wager, is taking a nose dive. Especially if folks want to order via online retailers -- non-essential items are not being shipped out right away. Digital is thriving since the pandemic hit because folks can't leave the house.

I thought it was interesting.

You thought wrong.

[Wendell R. Breland]

Originally Posted by cheez avenger

Digital is thriving since the pandemic hit because folks can't leave the house.

Clarification, streaming pay TV is thriving since the pandemic, it was even predicted this would happen.

EST (ownership of sorts) and PPV will probably see a bump as well.

[Vilya]

Originally Posted by Wendell R. Breland

I need to get off my butt and install my new lamp in the projector and charge-up our glasses. Have several 3D titles we have not watched. Really nice to have frame packed 3D via Blu-ray and none of the SbS or ToB the streamers have to watch.

We can both thank someone we know here for putting 3D on our minds.

3D is loads of fun and I, too, have lots of 3D movies to watch. My recent batch of imports contained even more. I am way behind in my Marvel movies and I have a lot of those in 3D.

I need to retire a second time to increase my available free time.

[Wendell R. Breland]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

Which titles have you not seen yet?

73     Blade Runner 2049 3D    164 mins    2.40:1    Blu-ray 3D    Dolby Atmos
173    Everest 3DP    150 mins    2.40:1    Blu-ray 3D    Dolby Atmos
177    Exodus: Gods And Kings 3D    150 mins    2.40:1    Blu-ray 3D    DTS-HD MA 7.1
257    The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies 3D    144 mins    2.40:1    Blu-ray 3D    DTS-HD MA 7.1
272    Ice Age: Continental Drift 3D    94 mins    2.40:1    Blu-ray 3D    DTS-HD MA 7.1
369    Monsters University 3D    104 mins    1.85:1    Blu-ray 3D    DTS-HD MA 7.1
396    Parasite 3D    84 mins    2.40:1    Blu-ray 3D    
504    Thor: The Dark World 3DP    112 mins    2.40:1    Blu-ray 3D    DTS-HD MA 7.1
505    Thor: Ragnarök 3DP    130 mins    2.40:1    Blu-ray 3D    DTS-HD MA 7.1
513    Transformers: Dark Of The Moon - 3D    154 mins    2.40:1    Blu-ray 3D    Dolby TrueHD 5.1
558    Wonder Woman 3D    141 mins    2.40:1    Blu-ray 3D    Dolby Atmos

For 2.39:1 movies I just use 2.40:1 in the notation. I have a scope screen (2.35:1) so for movie time I need to know if I need to mask for 1.85 (or 1.78) or un-mask and zoom for 2.39.

[Vilya]

Originally Posted by cheez avenger

Since the pandemic, ownership, I'd wager, is taking a nose dive. Especially if folks want to order via online retailers -- non-essential items are not being shipped out right away. Digital is thriving since the pandemic hit because folks can't leave the house.

I thought it was interesting.

Sales of a great many tangible things are taking a nosedive right now. Still, if you order discs from a website that only sells non-essential items, they are shipping normally. 3rd party sellers on the giant websites are shipping normally also. Where there's a will, there's a way.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by Vilya

We can both thank someone we know here for putting 3D on our minds.

3D is loads of fun and I, too, have lots of 3D movies to watch. My recent batch of imports contained even more. I am way behind in my Marvel movies and I have a lot of those in 3D.

I need to retire a second time to increase my available free time.

Thanks to the dedication of the 3D Film Archive team, I have been able to experience two eras of 3D in one decade. Modern 3D AND vintage. I wasn’t around the first time so it’s been all kinds of cool to see the likes of House Of Wax, Inferno, It Came From Outer Space etc on a projector screen.

Modern wise, I would put Gravity, The Walk and Black Panther in my top 3D transfers.

[Vilya]

Originally Posted by Wendell R. Breland

[Show spoiler]

73     Blade Runner 2049 3D    164 mins    2.40:1    Blu-ray 3D    Dolby Atmos
173    Everest 3DP    150 mins    2.40:1    Blu-ray 3D    Dolby Atmos
177    Exodus: Gods And Kings 3D    150 mins    2.40:1    Blu-ray 3D    DTS-HD MA 7.1
257    The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies 3D    144 mins    2.40:1    Blu-ray 3D    DTS-HD MA 7.1
272    Ice Age: Continental Drift 3D    94 mins    2.40:1    Blu-ray 3D    DTS-HD MA 7.1
369    Monsters University 3D    104 mins    1.85:1    Blu-ray 3D    DTS-HD MA 7.1
396    Parasite 3D    84 mins    2.40:1    Blu-ray 3D    
504    Thor: The Dark World 3DP    112 mins    2.40:1    Blu-ray 3D    DTS-HD MA 7.1
505    Thor: Ragnarök 3DP    130 mins    2.40:1    Blu-ray 3D    DTS-HD MA 7.1
513    Transformers: Dark Of The Moon - 3D    154 mins    2.40:1    Blu-ray 3D    Dolby TrueHD 5.1
558    Wonder Woman 3D    141 mins    2.40:1    Blu-ray 3D    Dolby Atmos

You call that a list? That's just 3 days worth of 3D viewing at a leisurely pace.

Hop to it!

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by Vilya

Sales of a great many tangible things are taking a nosedive right now. Still, if you order discs from a website that only sells non-essential items, they are shipping normally. 3rd party sellers on the giant websites are shipping normally also. Where there's a will, there's a way.

My ordering hasn’t been affected too much. Maybe a day or two late with a couple.

[Vilya]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

Thanks to the dedication of the 3D Film Archive team, I have been able to experience two eras of 3D in one decade. Modern 3D AND vintage. I wasn’t around the first time so it’s been all kinds of cool to see the likes of House Of Wax, Inferno, It Came From Outer Space etc on a projector screen.

Modern wise, I would put Gravity, The Walk and Black Panther in my top 3D transfers.

I just checked and I have 279 titles in 3D and I know there are lots of titles among them that I have yet to watch.

I will be adding your favorite in about a month: Star Wars: The Rise Of StreetWalker 3D; it's the NC-17 edition.

[cheez avenger]

I am not 3-D enabled, but I did receive a screener Blu-ray of that Rarities Vol. 2 disc.

[Lee A Stewart]

‘Fantasy Island’ Unrated Edition Traveling to Digital April 14, Disc May 12

Is that the normal time difference between digital and disc?

[Vilya]

Originally Posted by Lee A Stewart

‘Fantasy Island’ Unrated Edition Traveling to Digital April 14, Disc May 12

Is that the normal time difference between digital and disc?

Four weeks seems a little bit longer than usual; I thought a two to three weeks difference was more common, but I'm just guessing as I do not actively track such things.

[cheez avenger]

It's usually 2-4 weeks in some cases.

[Vilya]

Originally Posted by cheez avenger

I am not 3-D enabled, but I did receive a screener Blu-ray of that Rarities Vol. 2 disc.

I usually love irony, but not when it makes me jealous.

[JohnAV]

Originally Posted by Vilya

I usually love irony, but not when it makes me jealous.

You'll like this.

Hello (from the Inside) An Adele Parody by Chris Mann - YouTube

[Vilya]

Who gets to say "The plane! The plane!" in the movie version?

The ratings for the movie version of Fantasy Island are pretty poor; looks like potential subscription streaming fodder to me or a "free with ads" selection on Vudu.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by Wendell R. Breland

73     Blade Runner 2049 3D    164 mins    2.40:1    Blu-ray 3D    Dolby Atmos
173    Everest 3DP    150 mins    2.40:1    Blu-ray 3D    Dolby Atmos
177    Exodus: Gods And Kings 3D    150 mins    2.40:1    Blu-ray 3D    DTS-HD MA 7.1
257    The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies 3D    144 mins    2.40:1    Blu-ray 3D    DTS-HD MA 7.1
272    Ice Age: Continental Drift 3D    94 mins    2.40:1    Blu-ray 3D    DTS-HD MA 7.1
369    Monsters University 3D    104 mins    1.85:1    Blu-ray 3D    DTS-HD MA 7.1
396    Parasite 3D    84 mins    2.40:1    Blu-ray 3D    
504    Thor: The Dark World 3DP    112 mins    2.40:1    Blu-ray 3D    DTS-HD MA 7.1
505    Thor: Ragnarök 3DP    130 mins    2.40:1    Blu-ray 3D    DTS-HD MA 7.1
513    Transformers: Dark Of The Moon - 3D    154 mins    2.40:1    Blu-ray 3D    Dolby TrueHD 5.1
558    Wonder Woman 3D    141 mins    2.40:1    Blu-ray 3D    Dolby Atmos

For 2.39:1 movies I just use 2.40:1 in the notation. I have a scope screen (2.35:1) so for movie time I need to know if I need to mask for 1.85 (or 1.78) or un-mask and zoom for 2.39.

From memory, I seem to recall Wonder Woman, Transformers and The Hobbit having the most impressive 3D of that bundle.