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

[Wendell R. Breland]

Originally Posted by kfbkfb

...streaming services face a growing number of people who regularly switch between streaming services

I have always been in that group.

IMO, there will come a day when some services will attempt a difficult service stoppage like DirecTV, Dish, SiriusXM, Comcast and several others. Easy to signup online but must call in order to cancel and make you wait a long time before answering your call. If any service tries that on me it will get a permanent cancellation. OTOH, with that Jeannie out of the bottle (cancel online) it may be very difficult to reverse that process.

[cheez avenger]

I just subscribed to Epix. They give you 7 free days then it's $5.99 per month thereafter. They have some great looking originals. Some are in 4K SDR, as well.

[JohnAV]

Originally Posted by cheez avenger

I just subscribed to Epix. They give you 7 free days then it's $5.99 per month thereafter. They have some great looking originals. Some are in 4K SDR, as well.

They have lot of older movies to stream.

[unberechenbar]

Originally Posted by kfbkfb

https://www.tvtechnology.com/news/32...ervice-hoppers
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...streaming services face a growing number of people who regularly switch between streaming services


I plan to temporarily subscribe to Netflix to watch S2 and S3 of Lost in Space.

I also plan to temporarily subscribe to Paramount+ (once all of the Picard eps. are available and binge watch them and the other ST streaming only shows).

I always videotape "Red Eye Sci Fi" on MeTV and just started rewatching ST-DS9 on H&I on a LPDTV station.


Kirk Bayne

I didn't expect churn to be that high. I thought it'd be like 10-20% at most.

[Ender14]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

I’m 47 in 2 hours and 16 minutes!

Watched Gog in 3D. Really cool 3D once again by 3DFA.

I turned 48 a few weeks ago so at least you'll always be younger than me .

[bhampton]

Originally Posted by Ender14

I turned 48 a few weeks ago so at least you'll always be younger than me .

Here also.

(What's the limit for few?)

[alchav21]

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April must be a good month for Birthdays, I just had one and I'm holding at 69. Spent it here at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, went to Lago for dinner. Had a Big Beefeaters Martini up Olives with my Cioppino....Cheers!

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by alchav21

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April must be a good month for Birthdays, I just had one and I'm holding at 69. Spent it here at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, went to Lago for dinner. Had a Big Martini with my Cioppino....Cheers!

Enjoy, happy birthday!

69 are my fave numbers!

[Wendell R. Breland]

Originally Posted by alchav21

April must be a good month for Birthdays, I just had one and I'm holding at 69.

Good for you!!!

Had a Big Martini with my Cioppino....Cheers!

Shaken or stirred?

[Wendell R. Breland]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

69 are my fave numbers!

Enjoy a box lunch do you?

[Vilya]

Originally Posted by alchav21

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April must be a good month for Birthdays, I just had one and I'm holding at 69. Spent it here at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, went to Lago for dinner. Had a Big Beefeaters Martini up Olives with my Cioppino....Cheers!

Happy Birthday, alchav!

You must have been "holding at 69" for some time now as that would mean that you were just 15 when you started your tour of duty in the Army.

Originally Posted by alchav21

Some of my most memorable days were serving in Vietnam, Chu Lai and Da Nang 1969-1970.

Chief Warrant Officer II A.L. Chavarin
US Army 1968-1971

Originally Posted by alchav21

In 1968 I had some college but no degree, a friend at work that came out of the Navy told me the Army was taking people into Flight School with only a High School Diploma.

Pretty impressive to have a high school diploma AND some college completed by the age of 15.

C'mon now; how old are you really? Do we need to Carbon 14 date you? Did you need a fire permit to light the candles on your cake?

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by Wendell R. Breland

Enjoy a box lunch do you?

Very much so.

[cheez avenger]

Star Trek Director's Edition is live on Paramount+ and it looked and sounded great! It's in 4K DV / Atmos. We'll get the 4K disc in September, so for now, it's an official P+ exclusive.

[Wendell R. Breland]

A post at the Digital Bits about Star Trek Director's Edition here.

Noteworthy for me, Cat People coming to UHD BD from Shout. I will be real interested to see how well they handle the sound track. The Dolby Stereo (Surround) on the DVD is quite good, the BD and streaming versions might as well be in mono.

[cheez avenger]

Got my tickets for Doctor Strange 2 in Dolby Cinema and The Northman, also in Dolby Cinema. I might watch The Ambulance in IMAX this weekend, but am not sure yet.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by cheez avenger

Got my tickets for Doctor Strange 2 in Dolby Cinema and The Northman, also in Dolby Cinema. I might watch The Ambulance in IMAX this weekend, but am not sure yet.

I’m looking forward to The Northman.

Will pick up the 4K disc of Ambulance, not bothered about catching that one at cinema.

[bhampton]

Originally Posted by Wendell R. Breland

A post at the Digital Bits about Star Trek Director's Edition here.

Noteworthy for me, Cat People coming to UHD BD from Shout. I will be real interested to see how well they handle the sound track. The Dolby Stereo (Surround) on the DVD is quite good, the BD and streaming versions might as well be in mono.

Looking forward to Cat People. Have always liked that movie.

[alchav21]

Originally Posted by bhampton

Looking forward to Cat People. Have always liked that movie.

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I like it too have it in my Collection in HDX!

[Vilya]

Originally Posted by bhampton

Looking forward to Cat People. Have always liked that movie.

I'm a cat person. Scream Factory should give all of us cat people a hefty discount on this title.

[Vilya]

Originally Posted by alchav21

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I like it too have it in my Collection in HDX!

Bragging that you own a HDX digital copy in light of the news of a 4K disc release is like me bragging that I own it on DVD. My DVD and your silly ephemeral digital copy won't be able to hold a candle to the 4K disc.