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

[Warm Gun]

Placed another UK to USA order. Have watched about half of them. Wasn't happy about that 33 pounds and shipping for Dawn of the Dead, but I didn't know when I'd order from Amazon UK again and I've been curious about the movie for too long.



Still haven't purchased a new cabinet. Can't find one I like. Collection is a mess, soon to get worse.

Edit: Oh, France already has a 4K of The Great Silence. Cancelled that one.

[veritas]

So how have the prices you guys are willing to pay changed over the last decade?

A decade ago I remember buying some blu rays at 10 dollars a piece and thinking that was a great deal. some 3d blu rays I was paying like 20 to 25 for some movies. I bought a few DVDs at a couple of dollars a piece.

These days I don’t buy many blu rays if the 4k is out and my price range for a bd when a 4k does exist can be like 2 dollars. As for 4k blu rays my price range is probably around 10 dollars if it’s a movie I’m pretty sure I would like.

I’m not really sure what lowered my expected price so much. Part of it was blu rays became inferior goods so it didn’t make sense to pay a premium for them. I think the bigger part was streaming made the rush to get most movies none existent.

The other thing that’s semi connected with my devaluing of movies is the used market is really low these days. The going prices for movies these days is just lower then it was a decade ago.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by The_Donster

Wow, lots to catch up on, but more of the same since I took a hiatus. I see everyone is still very passionate on their platform of choice. I’ve nothing to really to add. I do wish I had picked up a few foreign steelbooks when I had the money, but maybe down the pike. It has been a minute since I actually bought something. I’m mostly streaming and playing Red Dead Redemption 2 with my son at the moment.



I saw that he posted after you made this post, but haven’t seen him here since. Do you have any idea how he’s doing? I pm’d him before I saw this in the thread.





How dare you attack a national treasure, good sir. Seriously, I get it, but it’s one of my favorite movies and television series. Not to mention one of the best cult classics from the 80’s.



This has to be one of the most underrated modern westerns made. A close second is, Open Range. I watched both thanks to the old Netflix disc rental a few years back. I’ve since let my subscription lapse since I moved. I’ve been streaming more than buying at this point. Mostly due to financial issues from my custody battle for my son and not having a pot to piss in.



This is something that drives me absolutely bonkers when I was more frequent in forums and groups. My feeling is, you need to leave the original post up with the infraction or forum violation. Otherwise, you leave it up for speculation on what happened. But that’s just my 2 pence worth.

Hi there, I Sent a message to Vilya last week but I’m guessing he is too weak or maybe simply not up to correspondence so I just left it there until he gets in touch with us.
He did initially send us the sad news via PM and we are all shocked and saddened. His is in my prayers and hopefully they can somehow extend the time he has left.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by The_Donster

Wow, lots to catch up on, but more of the same since I took a hiatus. I see everyone is still very passionate on their platform of choice. I’ve nothing to really to add. I do wish I had picked up a few foreign steelbooks when I had the money, but maybe down the pike. It has been a minute since I actually bought something. I’m mostly streaming and playing Red Dead Redemption 2 with my son at the moment.



I saw that he posted after you made this post, but haven’t seen him here since. Do you have any idea how he’s doing? I pm’d him before I saw this in the thread.





How dare you attack a national treasure, good sir. Seriously, I get it, but it’s one of my favorite movies and television series. Not to mention one of the best cult classics from the 80’s.



This has to be one of the most underrated modern westerns made. A close second is, Open Range. I watched both thanks to the old Netflix disc rental a few years back. I’ve since let my subscription lapse since I moved. I’ve been streaming more than buying at this point. Mostly due to financial issues from my custody battle for my son and not having a pot to piss in.



This is something that drives me absolutely bonkers when I was more frequent in forums and groups. My feeling is, you need to leave the original post up with the infraction or forum violation. Otherwise, you leave it up for speculation on what happened. But that’s just my 2 pence worth.

Yeah, Highlander was a let down!

I get why it has a cult following but it wasn’t for me.
That soundtrack though! Easily the best thing about it.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by veritas

So how have the prices you guys are willing to pay changed over the last decade?

A decade ago I remember buying some blu rays at 10 dollars a piece and thinking that was a great deal. some 3d blu rays I was paying like 20 to 25 for some movies. I bought a few DVDs at a couple of dollars a piece.

These days I don’t buy many blu rays if the 4k is out and my price range for a bd when a 4k does exist can be like 2 dollars. As for 4k blu rays my price range is probably around 10 dollars if it’s a movie I’m pretty sure I would like.

I’m not really sure what lowered my expected price so much. Part of it was blu rays became inferior goods so it didn’t make sense to pay a premium for them. I think the bigger part was streaming made the rush to get most movies none existent.

The other thing that’s semi connected with my devaluing of movies is the used market is really low these days. The going prices for movies these days is just lower then it was a decade ago.

Discs are still essential to me so I will pay the going rate. 4K disc is superior to a streaming version and the surround sound blows it out of the water. Disc is HT movie night, Netflix, Disney etc.. is just catching a movie on the sofa. Different experiences.

[Boccaccio]

Originally Posted by veritas

So how have the prices you guys are willing to pay changed over the last decade?

A decade ago I remember buying some blu rays at 10 dollars a piece and thinking that was a great deal. some 3d blu rays I was paying like 20 to 25 for some movies. I bought a few DVDs at a couple of dollars a piece.

These days I don’t buy many blu rays if the 4k is out and my price range for a bd when a 4k does exist can be like 2 dollars. As for 4k blu rays my price range is probably around 10 dollars if it’s a movie I’m pretty sure I would like.

I’m not really sure what lowered my expected price so much. Part of it was blu rays became inferior goods so it didn’t make sense to pay a premium for them. I think the bigger part was streaming made the rush to get most movies none existent.

The other thing that’s semi connected with my devaluing of movies is the used market is really low these days. The going prices for movies these days is just lower then it was a decade ago.

I still buy everything I want on disc. Price isn't the main issue for me.

A new Blu is usually between 15-20€. A new 4K between 20-26€ which seems fair to me.

[Boccaccio]

Originally Posted by Warm Gun

Placed another UK to USA order. Have watched about half of them. Wasn't happy about that 33 pounds and shipping for Dawn of the Dead, but I didn't know when I'd order from Amazon UK again and I've been curious about the movie for too long.

[Show spoiler]

Still haven't purchased a new cabinet. Can't find one I like. Collection is a mess, soon to get worse.

Edit: Oh, France already has a 4K of The Great Silence. Cancelled that one.

Wait, you paid 33 £ shipping for Dawn of the Dead alone or for the whole bunch you posted ?

[stonesfan129]

Originally Posted by veritas

So how have the prices you guys are willing to pay changed over the last decade?

A decade ago I remember buying some blu rays at 10 dollars a piece and thinking that was a great deal. some 3d blu rays I was paying like 20 to 25 for some movies. I bought a few DVDs at a couple of dollars a piece.

These days I don’t buy many blu rays if the 4k is out and my price range for a bd when a 4k does exist can be like 2 dollars. As for 4k blu rays my price range is probably around 10 dollars if it’s a movie I’m pretty sure I would like.

I’m not really sure what lowered my expected price so much. Part of it was blu rays became inferior goods so it didn’t make sense to pay a premium for them. I think the bigger part was streaming made the rush to get most movies none existent.

The other thing that’s semi connected with my devaluing of movies is the used market is really low these days. The going prices for movies these days is just lower then it was a decade ago.

$20-22 is pretty much my upper limit for new movies. Beyond that, I'll wait a few weeks or a month for it to show up used somewhere.

[Wendell R. Breland]

Originally Posted by The_Donster

Wow, lots to catch up on, but more of the same since I took a hiatus. I see everyone is still very passionate on their platform of choice.

Good to see you are still kicking!

On the streaming front Apple has released a tweaked ATV4K for less money, on the UHD Blu-ray side there has been 3 or 4 players released all aimed at the high end side.

Added a Apple TV4K (2nd gen), Nvidia Shield Pro, Roku Ultra and FireTV Cube to my streaming hardware. Added a Zappiti NAS and Neo player to my disc side of things, have all my Blu-ray titles on the NAS.

I saw that he posted after you made this post, but haven’t seen him here since. Do you have any idea how he’s doing? I pm’d him before I saw this in the thread.

Most of us do not know when our ticket will be punched so I don’t know what I would do if I were in Vilya’s shoes. Law of averages says I do not have many ticks remaining because of my age so we are trying to make the best of what we remaining, hope Vilya does too.

This has to be one of the most underrated modern westerns made. A close second is, Open Range.

Agreed, have both on Blu-ray, had to import Open Range. Have you viewed Sweetwater? Harris is a hoot in that one.

[Warm Gun]

Originally Posted by Boccaccio

Wait, you paid 33 £ shipping for Dawn of the Dead alone or for the whole bunch you posted ?

I paid 33 pounds AND shipping cost for Dawn of the Dead. 33 pounds for shipping that whole bunch I posted would be wonderful.

[Steedeel]

So glad I listened to you guys and bought Bullet Train. Beautiful looking, sounding and thoroughly entertained.

Film 4/5
Picture 5/5
Audio 5/5

[Steedeel]

Enjoyed Knock At The Cabin on Saturday. Ordered the 4K Steelbook today.

[Boccaccio]

Originally Posted by Warm Gun

I paid 33 pounds AND shipping cost for Dawn of the Dead. 33 pounds for shipping that whole bunch I posted would be wonderful.

OK, I misunderstood. I knew that couldn't be right.

[Ender14]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

Enjoyed Knock At The Cabin on Saturday. Ordered the 4K Steelbook today.

I quite enjoyed it as well. Definite 4K purchase down the road.

[Boccaccio]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

Enjoyed Knock At The Cabin on Saturday. Ordered the 4K Steelbook today.

I think early Shyamalan was a lot better with his movies. The only one I liked of him lately was Split.
His first 3 movies were great but he never reached those heights again imo. Not expecting much from this one either.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by Boccaccio

I think early Shyamalan was a lot better with his movies. The only one I liked of him lately was Split.
His first 3 movies were great but he never reached those heights again imo. Not expecting much from this one either.

I’m a day one guy with M.Night. Really enjoyed OLD and KATC.

My top films of his are as follows:

The Sixth Sense 5/5
Unbreakable 4.5/5
Split 4.5/5
Signs 4/5
OLD 4/5
KATC 4/5
The Visit 3.5/5
Glass 3.5/5
Th Village 3/5
Lady In The Water 2/5
The Happening 2/5

[Boccaccio]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

I’m a day one guy with M.Night. Really enjoyed OLD and KATC.

My top films of his are as follows:

The Sixth Sense 5/5
Unbreakable 4.5/5
Split 4.5/5
Signs 4/5
OLD 4/5
KATC 4/5
The Visit 3.5/5
Glass 3.5/5
Th Village 3/5
Lady In The Water 2/5
The Happening 2/5

For me his best is Unbreakable. Truly great movie.
The Sixth Sense, Signs and Split are good.
The Village and Glass were average.
The Happening, Lady in the Water and Old were just bad imo.
Haven't seen The Visit.

[gotmule]

Originally Posted by Ender14

I quite enjoyed it as well. Definite 4K purchase down the road.

Better than Old I am guessing?

[Ender14]

Originally Posted by gotmule

Better than Old I am guessing?

Yeah, I thought so.

[The_Donster]

Originally Posted by Boccaccio

I think early Shyamalan was a lot better with his movies. The only one I liked of him lately was Split.
His first 3 movies were great but he never reached those heights again imo. Not expecting much from this one either.

I think The Village or Signs were where I jumped off. For me, it’s a bit of predictability and pretentiousness. I did however enjoy Split, but haven’t seen Glass yet.