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

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by Anthony P

agree on Godzilla -1
and wish your sister the best of luck

Thanks mate.

[Areyakiddin]

Originally Posted by Vilya

4K UHD discs achieved a 20% weekly format market share as early as 8-17-2019:



...and 4K UHD did 20%+ at least 15 more times after that.

4K UHD discs had two consecutive weeks with a format market share above 30% (31.4% and 32.9%) in November 2023:





4K UHD's best weekly format market share was 35.6% week ending 5-18-2024:



Just a note when searching the older posts in the Home Video Sales thread: many of the older posts are now entirely blank because of the various ways in which different people posted these charts. So, if you see an entirely blank post, this is likely what has happened. I do not have the energy to manually research every one of those old charts and repost the lost images. I wish that I could fix them all, but I just can not do it.

Also, the format market share reports took their sweet time in showing figures for 4K UHD as a distinct format; we don't start seeing separate figures for 4K UHD until about 2018. This is the earliest format market share report showing 4K UHD as its own format that I could find doing a quick search of that thread:

Looks like the week of January 11th 2025 now has the record for the strongest market share for 4K UHD:

[bhampton]

Originally Posted by Areyakiddin

Looks like the week of January 11th 2025 now has the record for the strongest market share for 4K UHD:

The week of Jan 21 is going to be a monster with so many great releases !

[Anthony P]

Originally Posted by crutzulee

When i used to have my physical discs out, I would use IKEA BILLY bookcases... they were cheap, modular and did the job..I still have two half height ones left in the room displaying a few LDs and housing a all the remotes that I don't use (God, the remote that JVC ships with their newer projectors is a piece of shitake)...

I will probably get rid of these as well as they're black is still not as jet as the rest of the room..lol..

just checked that is what I was thinking of Billy is the bookcase and I think oxberg the optional doors

[Steedeel]

Do you guys do anything with the postcard size film stills that sometimes come in special edition packaging? I have a few, thinking about wall mounting them with some form of backlight.

[cheez avenger]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

Do you guys do anything with the postcard size film stills that sometimes come in special edition packaging? I have a few, thinking about wall mounting them with some form of backlight.

I was thinking of doing something similar. Make them into a collage of film cards, mount and frame it as a piece of art on the wall or something.

[Vilya]

Originally Posted by Areyakiddin

Looks like the week of January 11th 2025 now has the record for the strongest market share for 4K UHD:

I can not get any part of the Media Play News site to load for me with either of my browsers or even on my phone. I can not even see the image that you posted; I can only see the web address for it when I reply to your post.

I tried late last night to update the Home Video Sales Thread with this information, but the site just does not work for me.

Perhaps you can do it for me? I always add this little tidbit to go with my updates:

https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=35763

^ It shows what was released during that period.

[Areyakiddin]

Originally Posted by Vilya

I can not get any part of the Media Play News site to load for me with either of my browsers or even on my phone. I can not even see the image that you posted; I can only see the web address for it when I reply to your post.

I tried late last night to update the Home Video Sales Thread with this information, but the site just does not work for me.

Perhaps you can do it for me? I always add this little tidbit to go with my updates:

https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=35763

^ It shows what was released during that period.

Sure, why not?

[Vilya]

Originally Posted by Areyakiddin

Sure, why not?

Thank you for doing that for me!

Oddly enough I can actually see the chart in your post over in the Home Video Sales Thread, but I still can not see it here in this thread.

[Areyakiddin]

Originally Posted by Vilya

Thank you for doing that for me!

Oddly enough I can actually see the chart in your post over in the Home Video Sales Thread, but I still can not see it here in this thread.

For that thread, I re-uploaded the image to Imgur in order to make sure there would be no issues for anyone who wanted to view it.

[Vilya]

Here's an indication of just how high maintenance I was last year:

[Show spoiler]Wellcare Drug Plan End of Year 2024 costs.jpg

That's how much my drugs cost in 2024: $385,485.15. Projected costs for 2025 are over $725,000! Those costs are just for my medications.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by cheez avenger

I was thinking of doing something similar. Make them into a collage of film cards, mount and frame it as a piece of art on the wall or something.

Nice, I have a few now but going to waste. I’m sure we have both bought our fair share of special editions.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by Vilya

Here's an indication of just how high maintenance I was last year:

[Show spoiler]Attachment 311698

That's how much my drugs cost in 2024: $385,485.15. Projected costs for 2025 are over $725,000! Those costs are just for my medications.

You’re worth it!

[Vilya]

I have been changing passwords and adding 2 step authentication where possible after someone attempted, and failed, to open a Disney+ streaming account using my email address on an Android device 350 miles from where I am.

I received a "New login to Disney+" email this morning, so I looked up their contact phone number and called them directly. They told me that someone did attempt to open an account, but that the attempt had failed.

I have never had a Disney+ account. This attempt makes for another reason why I dislike streaming.

[cheez avenger]

Saw The Brutalist this morning. It was glorious in all its splendor. First great film of the year, IMO. Saw it in IMAX and it had a Overture and Intermission. Went in at 10am, and with trailers, left the theater at 3pm. The 4K should be a treat.

[bhampton]

Originally Posted by Vilya

This attempt makes for another reason why I dislike streaming.

I'm reducing the computers I rely on because of the endless spam and hoax's.

It will only get worse so it's time to take action.

[gotmule]

Happy January 21st to all who took advantage of the abundance of titles being released today.

[cheez avenger]

Nosferatu is live (or undead) on digital 4K DV/Atmos. It has the extended cut, as well. Must stay the course until the 4K disc arrives, though.

I have The Substance 4K disc arriving today, along with some 4K discs from the B&N sale. Just placed a jumbo order over at Umbrella Entertainment for The Fall 4K box set, Pulse 4K box set, and Daybreakers 4K box set.

I think I am set for the week!

[gotmule]

Originally Posted by cheez avenger

Nosferatu is live (or undead) on digital 4K DV/Atmos. It has the extended cut, as well. Must stay the course until the 4K disc arrives, though.

I have The Substance 4K disc arriving today, along with some 4K discs from the B&N sale. Just placed a jumbo order over at Umbrella Entertainment for The Fall 4K box set, Pulse 4K box set, and Daybreakers 4K box set.

I think I am set for the week!

Even though Nosferatu is 1.66:1, I am still excited as hell for it.

[Vilya]

Originally Posted by gotmule

Happy January 21st to all who took advantage of the abundance of titles being released today.

I might get some of these later, but I am in a holding pattern for now.

For those of you that jumped on some of these right away, please share your thoughts on how your choices look and sound.