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

[Adrian Wright]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

Yes mate. Just oxygen thieves using the current climate as an excuse to trash the city. How thick do people have to be to damage their own businesses and area?

Stay safe tomorrow Adrian.

Agree entirely my friend, and you too when you do venture out there

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by crutzulee

My family absolutely adored our time in Edinburgh and Manchester this year... Lovely country and lovely people... there are a vocal minority of bad eggs everywhere.

There certainly are, police station set alight, police car also, shops trashed, and police attacked. The true people of Sunderland have tidied all the mess up this morning.

[bhampton]

What happened there was horrific. And the response was misguided and ineffective.

Like when Philly fans their own city because their team won the SB. The truth is there are some empty heads and a lot of people who aren't good at alcohol.

Are we going to make it ? I don't know, but I'm limited in not only what I can do but what I'm still willing to do.

[Anthony P]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

I’m getting a multi region player, to heck with it

Originally Posted by russweiss1

I know that not everyone agrees but I've always felt people that spend time on a blu-ray forum should be region free.

I feel any real movie fan will have a region free player.

[Anthony P]

Originally Posted by crutzulee

..and yet I am left devestated by the news, upon our return home of the passing of a dear friend who tonight lost her battle with cancer...she was younger than I am..leaving behind children younger than I have...

my condolence

[Anthony P]

Originally Posted by Vilya

I'm glad that you did it. I think that you will come to love having the ability to buy and watch any disc released anywhere in the world.

For me it is more than that Hollywood might be well known but every country has its own movie and TV industry. It opens up the world of so much content you would otherwise never have access to. It might be a bit different with region 2 DVDC in the UK encompassed all of Europe and a few other countries, But here in Canada it limited us to region 1 (i.e. US and Canada) so local and Hollywood.

With BD itt was not as bad A= Americas and a bit of Asia

but still not the whole world. There is a lot of good UK, Ireland, France, Australia... content that I can easily understand but would not have access to without a region free player.

Don't get me wrong there is the occasional " film was released in a better way in some other part of the world" and that is a nice bonus that we can buy them. But for me the real reason is there is so much internati9onal content that would otherwise not be available in my region.

[Anthony P]

Originally Posted by bhampton

What happened there was horrific. And the response was misguided and ineffective.

Like when Philly fans their own city because their team won the SB. The truth is there are some empty heads and a lot of people who aren't good at alcohol.

Are we going to make it ? I don't know, but I'm limited in not only what I can do but what I'm still willing to do.

I think the issue is some bad elements use the chaos to their advantage and then things escalate.

[gotmule]

Originally Posted by Anthony P

I think the issue is some bad elements use the chaos to their advantage and then things escalate.

Speaking from experience, you are 100% right. St Louis has had its history of protests, some peaceful, and some not peaceful at all. While I managed an Apple Store in town, we had our share of protests come through the mall, and always with cameras rolling. We went through training on how to handle these since they seemed to be a weekly thing at one point, and during that training, we learned that certain groups will drive to the location just to light a match to the powder keg and to cause disruption. They don’t even necessarily have to agree with the cause, but more so look for an opportunity to incite a riot or disturbance to capitalize in one way or another.

My store was actually a target one time where the 100 or so protesters were planning on coming in to take over my store and to potentially steal product. I sensed something was happening when I noticed a small group outside the store gathering and then start to grow in size. I approached one of them to see it they needed any help, and the guy couldn’t even look me in the eye. I closed my doors with customers inside just as the larger group showed up with cameras rolling. The police told me that I did the right thing as the group did not plan to be peaceful.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by Anthony P

I feel any real movie fan will have a region free player.

I’m an incredibly real movie fan Anthony. Been so since I was 5!

[Vilya]

I received this today for free by using some of my Disney Reward points:



This is not a movie that I would have bought, but I will give it a chance as a freebie.

The movie selections at Disney Movie Insiders have been rather for a long time now, so much so that I have been using reward points to get Funko Pops instead.

[Vilya]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

I’m an incredibly real movie fan Anthony. Been so since I was 5!

Larger than life even.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by Vilya

Larger than life even.

A ‘character’, so to speak?

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by gotmule

Speaking from experience, you are 100% right. St Louis has had its history of protests, some peaceful, and some not peaceful at all. While I managed an Apple Store in town, we had our share of protests come through the mall, and always with cameras rolling. We went through training on how to handle these since they seemed to be a weekly thing at one point, and during that training, we learned that certain groups will drive to the location just to light a match to the powder keg and to cause disruption. They don’t even necessarily have to agree with the cause, but more so look for an opportunity to incite a riot or disturbance to capitalize in one way or another.

My store was actually a target one time where the 100 or so protesters were planning on coming in to take over my store and to potentially steal product. I sensed something was happening when I noticed a small group outside the store gathering and then start to grow in size. I approached one of them to see it they needed any help, and the guy couldn’t even look me in the eye. I closed my doors with customers inside just as the larger group showed up with cameras rolling. The police told me that I did the right thing as the group did not plan to be peaceful.

Sadly, riots have broke out across the country today. Hull, Stoke, Blackburn, Nottingham and Liverpool adding to the growing list.

[gotmule]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

Sadly, riots have broke out across the country today. Hull, Stoke, Blackburn, Nottingham and Liverpool adding to the growing list.

Sorry your country is going through all this. Stay vigilant.

[bhampton]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

Sadly, riots have broke out across the country today. Hull, Stoke, Blackburn, Nottingham and Liverpool adding to the growing list.

I really don't understand. I guess it's simple people jumping at the chance to live in a PURGE movie.

.... not great.

Good golly- I looked it up and it makes no sense at all.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by gotmule

Sorry your country is going through all this. Stay vigilant.

Just to add fuel to the fire, Muslim groups now forming with reports of them carrying weapons. It’s a scary time in UK mate.

[Steedeel]

[QUOTE=bhampton;22331064]I really don't understand. I guess it's simple people jumping at the chance to live in a PURGE movie.

.... not great.

Good golly- I looked it up and it makes no sense at all.[/QUOTE

It’s crazy.

[crutzulee]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

Just to add fuel to the fire, Muslim groups now forming with reports of them carrying weapons. It’s a scary time in UK mate.

It's a sad state of affairs to be sure...but I can't blame them if that's what they feel they need to do to feel safe...

I don't believe that guns have any place in a civilized society, but I would definitely own one if I lived in the U.S...

[russweiss1]

Originally Posted by crutzulee

It's a sad state of affairs to be sure...but I can't blame them if that's what they feel they need to do to feel safe...

I don't believe that guns have any place in a civilized society, but I would definitely own one if I lived in the U.S...

I live in the U.S. and wish nobody owned a gun. The amount of deaths due to firearms here is out of control and the country is too corrupt to enact any sensible laws.

[Vilya]

Be careful not to stray into politics, guys. That's taboo here.

I certainly hope that order is restored in the U.K. soon.