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

[unberechenbar]

Looking forward to getting Jungle Cruise on disc. Actually went on the ride a few weeks ago for the first time.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by Anthony P

I know what your fear is , it just does not make any sense IMHO.

1) I am sure there are people here that change TVs every year. But that is not typical what ever jump in price you think will happen to Tvs you need to put it in perspective with the number of years they will keep it for (some more then a decade)

2) TVs need to be shipped, but a 20' container is about the size of a small cabin on a cruise ship. That cabin fits a couple, that container fits 400 TVs. now you will say that TVs need manufacturing and plastic..... but a cruise ship has ballrooms and show rooms and dining rooms.... the carbon cost of a cruise is orders higher then a TV. But if you want to lower your crbon foot print go with a projector (smaller- fits more in a container, lighter, less material)

Forgot to mention, future huge Micro LED displays (100 inches+) may be frowned upon by future society as too wasteful and energy intensive. While 50 inch is the new small, I believe in future we will see a return to smaller 42 inch TVs at least. That’s for those that still have them, many may make do with laptops or smart phones.

It’s going to be a shit world, no takeaway food, no films and expensive tech, would rather burn.

Society in general will fall in line, they are like sheep at the end of thee day. Climate guilt along with tax will kill all the good stuff.

[Lee A Stewart]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

Forgot to mention, future huge Micro LED displays (100 inches+) musesay be frowned upon by future society as too wasteful and energy intensive. While 50 inch is the new small, I believe in future we will see a return to smaller 42 inch TVs at least. That’s for those that still have them, many may make do with laptops or smart phones.

It’s going to be a shit world, no takeaway food, no films and expensive tech, would rather burn.

Society in general will fall in line, they are like sheep at the end of thee day. Climate guilt along with tax will kill all the good stuff.

MicroLED uses less power than LCD and OLED. So you don't have to worry about that. It's the greenest display technology.

[Lee A Stewart]

I enjoyed Jungle Cruise. Give it an 8.5/10.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by Lee A Stewart

MicroLED uses less power than LCD and OLED. So you don't have to worry about that. It's the greenest display technology.

The big question for me is if a carbon tax would influence People to stop watching the likes of Netflix, Amazon, Disney+, HBO etc.. in whatever countries the carbon tax is applied to.

Or whether those companies doing more to go carbon neutral or net zero would be enough to ease things.

I wouldn’t feel remotely guilty but there are some muppets out there who drink the kool aid.

[bhampton]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

The big question for me is if a carbon tax would influence People to stop watching the likes of Netflix, Amazon, Disney+, HBO etc.. in whatever countries the carbon tax is applied to.

Or whether those companies doing more to go carbon neutral or net zero would be enough to ease things.

I wouldn’t feel remotely guilty but there are some muppets out there who drink the kool aid.

Nothing will turn back the tide on streaming, it's good enough for the unwashed masses. Like the DVDs at Walmart. I do relate to people who want it "simple" .. I want simple as well but I'm not going to get a soundbar or a direct view display for my home theater. Technology doesn't always turn for the better but time moves on thankfully.

Get the superior physical media while you can. There will always be a market for high quality.

Be happy you can tell the difference and moreover you know how to get the higher quality media.

[bhampton]

Originally Posted by Lee A Stewart

MicroLED uses less power than LCD and OLED. So you don't have to worry about that. It's the greenest display technology.

Esp during the time in which regular people don't have access to it. Maximum energy savings !

I understand it's coming to phones and laptops and ipad type stuff soon. OLED can't go away fast enough IMO. See the burn.
(edit - perhaps the saddest thing is this display was killed by endless loop of the Emoji movie trailer.)

[Anthony P]

Originally Posted by Lee A Stewart

MicroLED uses less power than LCD and OLED. So you don't have to worry about that. It's the greenest display technology.

plus like everything electric the carbon footprint of the electricity depends on the source.

[Anthony P]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

The big question for me is if a carbon tax would influence People to stop watching the likes of Netflix, Amazon, Disney+, HBO etc.. in whatever countries the carbon tax is applied to.

Or whether those companies doing more to go carbon neutral or net zero would be enough to ease things.

I wouldn’t feel remotely guilty but there are some muppets out there who drink the kool aid.

I say neither.
1) people want to be entertained either at home or with others so entertainment won't go anywhere. I know you like films, and most people don't care, but do you think just because they don't care about presentation they will just sit in their living room with the lights close.

2) saying they are going green is just lip service. yes maybe some of the offices can go green and get big headlines on how responsible corporations they are but in the need it is meaningless. They can't affect what you watch it on or how much of your electricity comes from fossil fuels, they don't run the network where the data travels on to get to you, for the most part they don't run their own datacenters.....

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by Anthony P

I say neither.
1) people want to be entertained either at home or with others so entertainment won't go anywhere. I know you like films, and most people don't care, but do you think just because they don't care about presentation they will just sit in their living room with the lights close.

2) saying they are going green is just lip service. yes maybe some of the offices can go green and get big headlines on how responsible corporations they are but in the need it is meaningless. They can't affect what you watch it on or how much of your electricity comes from fossil fuels, they don't run the network where the data travels on to get to you, for the most part they don't run their own datacenters.....

I need to stop worrying about this as it’s starting to consume me.

I have stuff going on in my private life at the moment and these concerns seem to manifest the worst when I’m under pressure mentally.

[Anthony P]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

I need to stop worrying about this as it’s starting to consume me.

I have stuff going on in my private life at the moment and these concerns seem to manifest the worst when I’m under pressure mentally.

I get it, take care of yourself.

[alchav21]

Originally Posted by bhampton

Get the superior physical media while you can. There will always be a market for high quality.

Be happy you can tell the difference and moreover you know how to get the higher quality media.

What is the price for this High Quality? That's why I say it's all Subjective, one Man's Quality Set-up can be a Cheap Set-up to the next Man! What is the minimum cost for a Quality Projector or Flat-Panel and Sound System?

While you guys are chasing this elusive Quality, I'm enjoying the Abundance of Streaming Content! Watched Red Notice on Netflix with Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Reynolds, and Gal Gadot. Fun Movie with lot's of action, great cast, and I highly recommend it!

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by alchav21

What is the price for this High Quality? That's why I say it's all Subjective, one Man's Quality Set-up can be a Cheap Set-up to the next Man! What is the minimum cost for a Quality Projector or Flat-Panel and Sound System?

While you guys are chasing this elusive Quality, I'm enjoying the Abundance of Streaming Content! Watched Red Notice on Netflix with Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Reynolds, and Gal Gadot. Fun Movie with lot's of action, great cast, and I highly recommend it!

Quality is not subjective in terms of compression. It’s either done well or it isn’t.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by Anthony P

I get it, take care of yourself.

Thank you.

[JohnAV]

Box Office: ‘Clifford’ Opens to Frisky $22M, ‘Eternals’ Stays No. 1 - Hollywood Reporter 11/14

Elsewhere, 'Venom: Let There Be Carnage' becomes only the second film of the pandemic era to cross $200 million domestically, while 'No Time to Die' clears $150 million.

Clifford the Big Red Dog beat expectations in its North American box office debut, hightailing it to a five-day opening of $22 million even though it was also available stream via Paramount+. That’s among the best starts of the pandemic era for a family film.

The movie, which launched Wednesday in order to take advantage of Veterans Day, earned $16.4 million for the three-day weekend proper from 3,700 theaters to place No. 2 domestically behind Marvel and Disney’s Eternals.

From Marvel and Disney, Eternals — which has been hampered by middling reviews and not-so-great audience scores — grossed $27.5 million from 4,090 cinemas in its sophomore outing for a 10-day domestic total of $118.4 million. The ensemble superhero pic fell 61 percent, less than Venom 2 and Black Widow but more than Shangi-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.

Eternals continues to impress overseas, where it earned another $48 million from 45 materials markets for a foreign tally of $162.6 million and $281.4 million globally.

Eternals is only available in theaters, while Clifford launched simultaneously in theaters and on Paramount+ in North America, a hybrid release designed to reach as many families as possible amid ongoing concerns over COVID-19. (Paramount used the same strategy for sleeper hit PAW Patrol: The Movie.) Studio executives say it will take time for younger moviegoers to be vaccinated.

“We know that segments of the family audience are not ready to come back,” says Paramount Pictures domestic distribution president Chris Aronson. “Until vax levels are more robust, this release strategy is very successful because it is priming the exhibition pump, which we very much believe in.”

Paramount+ did not release opening viewership numbers.

Clifford adapts Norman Bridwell’s beloved children’s book series about a young New Yorker named Emily whose tiny new puppy grows 10 feet tall overnight. It earned an A CinemaScore, and played to an ethnically diverse audience.

The film stars Darby Camp as Emily, as well as Jack Whitehall, John Cleese and Tony Hale. Walt Becker directs the film. Jay Scherick, David Ronn and Blaise Hemingway penned the screenplay from a story by Justin Malen and Ellen Rapoport. Jordan Kerner and Iole Lucchese are producers.

A popular animated Clifford series has aired on PBS since 2000. In July, Paramount pulled the feature film from a September theatrical release amid concerns over the delta variant.

Elsewhere, Dune held at No. 3 domestically, followed by No Time to Die, which cleared the $150 million mark in its sixth weekend, and Venom: Let There Be Carnage, which crossed the $200 million milestone in North America. (It is only the second film of the pandemic era to do so behind Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.)

Venom 2 finished Sunday with a domestic total of $202.7 million and $441.5 million globally.

At the U.S. specialty box office, Focus Features and Kenneth Branagh’s acclaimed coming-of-age drama Belfast opened to a solid $1.8 million from 580 locations as awards season heats up.

Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch crossed $11 million in its fourth weekend, earning an estimated $1.8 to tie with Belfast for No. 7 and finishing Sunday with a domestic tally of $11.5 million for Searchlight Pictures and $26.7 million globally.

Among other specialty offerings, Spencer followed at No. 9 in its second weekend with an estimated $1.5 million for a domestic cume of $4.7 million.

Sony Pictures Classics’ new Julia Child documentary Julia cooked up a location average of $4,159 — one of the best of the weekend — when debuting in five cinemas.

[Wendell R. Breland]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

Quality is not subjective in terms of compression. It’s either done well or it isn’t.

That one can not grasp the difference between objective and subjective. None of my media has been elusive and I certainly did not have to chase after it.

[JohnAV]

You can get a entire set of Star Wars 4Ks for $12.99 each right now, BB kicked this sale off. see https://www.blu-ray.com/deals/?retailerid=2

[bhampton]

Walmart has them also. For some reason Walmart put a bunch of Black Friday sales out already.

Lots of MCU at that price as well.

And, if you LOVE dvd then Walmart is the place to be because most of the Black Friday deals I saw were DVDs. I almost bought the Cobra Kai set on DVD but .... it's DVD... I coudn't do it.

[JohnAV]

Originally Posted by bhampton

Walmart has them also. For some reason Walmart put a bunch of Black Friday sales out already.

Lots of MCU at that price as well.

And, if you LOVE dvd then Walmart is the place to be because most of the Black Friday deals I saw were DVDs. I almost bought the Cobra Kai set on DVD but .... it's DVD... I coudn't do it.

I think they all are trying to do what they did last year which is move a lot of merchandise before Thanksgiving so stores remain uncrowded.

Hope all find something they like on sale.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by JohnAV

You can get a entire set of Star Wars 4Ks for $12.99 each right now, BB kicked this sale off. see https://www.blu-ray.com/deals/?retailerid=2

Rise Of Skywalker killed that franchise for me. Just happy with original trilogy.