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

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by Vilya

I keep buying movies is the reason for most of my delays.

Break it in with Twin Peaks. You will not regret it. Laura’s screams will rattle you.

[Vilya]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

Break it in with Twin Peaks. You will not regret it. Laura’s screams will rattle you.

Believe it or not, I'm still stuck in the 19th century with my seemingly endless viewings of American history documentaries; none of them have Atmos audio.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by Vilya

Believe it or not, I'm still stuck in the 19th century with my seemingly endless viewings of American history documentaries; none of them have Atmos audio.

You will be stuck in a daze once you finish Twin Peaks. It really is something, although very very different to the last two series. The soundtrack is great imo.

[gotmule]

Originally Posted by Ender14

Agreed. I think this round will go to WAC as $11 per disc is hard to pass up. We are in the middle of purchasing a new house so I can't go too crazy with my spending.

Good luck with the new home. Hopefully you have a great space to set up your system.

[bhampton]

Originally Posted by gotmule

Good luck with the new home. Hopefully you have a great space to set up your system.

The best reason to endure moving

[tvine2000]

Originally Posted by Vilya

Whoever gets an ulcer first wins a prize!

Nothing has changed at home. I still watch my discs and I can still stream when I feel like slumming. Both methods of viewing look and sound their best with the use of my home theater; there is zero chance that my equipment will wind up on the "curbside."

Nothing has changed except for a temporary, or limited, access to commercial theaters. I believe Octagon put it best in another thread: someone will put seats in a front of a screen. If existing theaters go bankrupt, someone will take their place as soon as it is profitable to do so. Studios make tons of money on their theatrical exhibitions and they are not going to just give that up.

In time, people will forget about this pandemic; hell, too many are paying it no mind now. People will resume doing all that they enjoy, including concerts, cinemas, and monster truck rallies.

In the meantime, I am going to continue to make the best of it. I have thousands of discs to watch as well as streaming access. I am as entertained now as I was before the Great Plague of 2020.

Relax and enjoy the now; there's much fun to still be had.

I think streaming and physical can co-exist. There's no need for one to cancel the other out. It's a stupid debate and always will be.

[Ender14]

Originally Posted by gotmule

Good luck with the new home. Hopefully you have a great space to set up your system.

Don't really have a system yet but I will finally have my own man cave room. Not very big but it will allow me to start crafting a system. I really want to go with a 4K projector but my budget may limit me to a 75" TV instead. We shall see!

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by Ender14

Don't really have a system yet but I will finally have my own man cave room. Not very big but it will allow me to start crafting a system. I really want to go with a 4K projector but my budget may limit me to a 75" TV instead. We shall see!

Hope you have a spot for VR reserved.

[Ender14]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

Hope you have a spot for VR reserved.

Of course! It will be theater/gaming room.

[Wendell R. Breland]

Originally Posted by tvine2000

I think streaming and physical can co-exist. There's no need for one to cancel the other out. It's a stupid debate and always will be.

They do co-exist and IMHO they will continue to do so.

For most of us that do both we have a problem when posters say streaming quality = disc quality. Objective and subjective data says otherwise.

[Wendell R. Breland]

For anyone with UHD Netflix, watched episode 1 of a new series Warrior Nun in UHD with Atmos sound. The data rate was 11.44 Mbps, so I checked the Netflix servers speed and it was 220 Mbps via a Nvidia Shield Pro. It has been several weeks since I used Netflix and the last check of UHD content 15.1 Mbps.

[flyry]

Originally Posted by Vilya

The same thing was said six years ago, and every year since, and Bill Hunt was probably one of the geniuses that predicted it back then. The only thing dying is his website; he has to create clickbait articles such as these just to keep it from fading entirely into obscurity.

Nothing clickbait about the article. You clearly did not read it. You sound like one of those outraged Facebook comment posters who never read the article. He never even said what that poster said at all.

[Vilya]

I finished my buying commitment, again, with the Disney Movie Club. I had 6 Disney 4K titles arrive today: A Bug's Life, Frozen II, Moana, Ratatouille, Toy Story 4 and Up.

Now I am trying to decide if the 4 Avengers movies are worth owning on 4K...there's always something to ponder.

[Vilya]

Originally Posted by flyry

Nothing clickbait about the article. You clearly did not read it. You sound like one of those outraged Facebook comment posters who never read the article. He never even said what that poster said at all.

I'm not outraged; it takes a lot to boil my blood and the ramblings at The Digital Conniption Fit do little more than make me . I'm just not a fan of Bill Hunt and I did not read his article because I feel that the vast majority of his stuff is just sensationalist clickbait and, well, I refused to take his latest bait.

I am also tired of his constant begging for money. He's a damn cyber panhandler. If his work had merit, his website would sustain itself without the constant plea for donations.

However, I am in no way surprised that the person who summarized his article misrepresented it as his reading comprehension is all but non-existent.

And I hardly need Bill Hunt's advice to buy more discs.

[Vilya]

Originally Posted by Ender14

Agreed. I think this round will go to WAC as $11 per disc is hard to pass up. We are in the middle of purchasing a new house so I can't go too crazy with my spending.

Congratulations on your new home! I hope you are very happy there.

Remember to drop hints that 4K discs and blu-rays make for awesome housewarming gifts.

[Ender14]

Originally Posted by Vilya

Congratulations on your new home! I hope you are very happy there.

Remember to drop hints that 4K discs and blu-rays make for awesome housewarming gifts.

Thank you! I agree they make great gifts but my wife not so much.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by Vilya

I'm not outraged; it takes a lot to boil my blood and the ramblings at The Digital Conniption Fit do little more than make me . I'm just not a fan of Bill Hunt and I did not read his article because I feel that the vast majority of his stuff is just sensationalist clickbait and, well, I refused to take his latest bait.

I am also tired of his constant begging for money. He's a damn cyber panhandler. If his work had merit, his website would sustain itself without the constant plea for donations.

However, I am in no way surprised that the person who summarized his article misrepresented it as his reading comprehension is all but non-existent.

And I hardly need Bill Hunt's advice to buy more discs.

Flyry gave up the quality train as soon as he went digital. Not surprised he is trying to justify his move now. Those of us that love quality will always seek out Blu-ray/UHD. My discs are going nowhere over the next decade, can we say the same about digital?

[cpr3584]

Regarding Game of Thrones 4K Complete Set, HBO has stated they are working on 4K Content for HBO Max (which I get free), so it will be hard to justify $200 for something I can stream free (even tho the disc is better PQ and AQ, I know, I know). Maybe I'll ask for the discs for Christmas or something

[bhampton]

HboMax isn’t 4K at all.

And if it ever did offer 4K streaming it would be with 90% reduction in file size from the UHD disc.

I get hbomax free also but that about what it’s worth.

I already preordered the Game of Thrones 4K set

[JohnAV]

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Originally Posted by cpr3584

Regarding Game of Thrones 4K Complete Set, HBO has stated they are working on 4K Content for HBO Max (which I get free), so it will be hard to justify $200 for something I can stream free (even tho the disc is better PQ and AQ, I know, I know). Maybe I'll ask for the discs for Christmas or something

I don't know anyone that watches GoT over and over. To be honest if Witcher had seven seasons that would be more interesting to watch on video . GoT started to go down hill when they went forward without the story coming from the author.

So yeah GoT has Dragons, but Witcher has the Witches!

YouTube

PS make GoT seasons available on 4K separately. I have 1, 8