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

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by Dynamo of Eternia

You keep worrying about the most ridiculous of things ("mobile is going to take over"), keep going on and on and on and on about them, and then you get upset and wonder why you get the responses that you do.

You may as well be arguing that the Earth was created by Smurfs and we must worship them with every fiber of our being, or in the afterlife we will be eternally punished by Gargamel. That is pretty much just as absurd as many of the things that you do post.

What does it have to do with anything though. It was just a normal discussion about the difference in seating distances. Living rooms in general in this country are very wide. There has to be a snide little comment by one of you lot.

[Dynamo of Eternia]

The bottom line, given many of the things that you post (while no where near as out there as your other comments, even some of your TV distance statements were silly), you either better get used to jokes and sarcasm, or just find something else to do than post here. Because the jokes and sarcasm aren't going anywhere.

[Wendell R. Breland]

Originally Posted by dublinbluray108

That is sad news abut Filmstruck.

In the US it appears all the majors are headed to providing their own streaming service. IIRC, most of the Disney content will be removed from Netflix at the end of the year. Just a matter of time till all the Showtime content is removed. Same could be said about HBO content on Amazon Prime.

[Remo]

Originally Posted by Wendell R. Breland

In the US it appears all the majors are headed to providing their own streaming service. IIRC, most of the Disney content will be removed from Netflix at the end of the year. Just a matter of time till all the Showtime content is removed. Same could be said about HBO content on Amazon Prime.

It's a long term strategic move from the cable/media giants. Pull thier content, make thier own individual streaming services. It might knock down Netflix, prime, Hulu ECT... a bit. Then everyone will get back onboard with cable service, because it would be cost prohibitive to sucbribe to everyone's streaming services.

[Vilya]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

Look, someone asked me the question. It was a fair enough discussion. Distance is obviously going to be relevant when watching streaming content. The further away you are, the more it disguises the compression problems. Or do you have to take the piss out of every post now? Right bunch of comedians you lot.

It was just a joke and a harmless one by any objective measure. I initially answered that post of yours with a joke aimed squarely at someone else and I noticed that you had no problem with it. The person who the joke was directed at had no problem with it because that poster is not as insecure as you apparently are. Everyone else is fair game in your eyes, but you are off limits; is that how it is supposed to work? What a delicate fragile little hypocrite.

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...ostcount=12154

^You even thanked me for joking about someone else!

"A joke’s always funny when it’s on someone else, right? "

Yes, so long as the "someone" isn't you.

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...ostcount=12213

"There has to be a snide little comment by one of you lot."

It wouldn't take much effort to repost your long list of similar remarks. You make as many such comments as anyone ever has; the difference is the rest of us are able to take it and we are not hypocrites about it.

[The_Donster]

I honestly don’t see these streaming services being any different than when cable started popping up when I was a teenager. It was only a matter of time before the studios got wise and cut out the middle man. If not for my MiL, we’d go down to streaming at this point. Most of what she watches can be found on disc or streaming.

Cable here is a bit better than before, but not by much. Plus, my wife and I only watch HGTV and The Good Place and both channels have an app. Our son is either watching discs, gaming or streaming. So it just feels like money better spent elsewhere

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by Vilya

It was just a joke and a harmless one by any objective measure. I initially answered that post of yours with a joke aimed squarely at someone else and I noticed that you had no problem with it. The person who the joke was directed at had no problem with it because that poster is not as insecure as you apparently are. Everyone else is fair game in your eyes, but you are off limits; is that how it is supposed to work? What a delicate fragile little hypocrite.

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...ostcount=12154

^You even thanked me for joking about someone else!

It wasn’t even a joke, that’s why. It was a snide little comment imo. There was no joke there.

[Vilya]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

It wasn’t even a joke, that’s why. It was a snide little comment imo. There was no joke there.

Of course it was; a 19" CRT and headphones could not be construed as anything but a joke. The reference was as clear as you are obtuse. And it was a "snide little comment" that you liked and thanked me for.

Is there anyone here who can not tell who I was referencing? Is there anyone here who can not see that it was a joke, regardless of how funny or not they found that joke to be?

I made a LOT of fun of that same poster here:

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...ostcount=12136

And you thanked me there, too.

I give that guy the business a great deal, but he takes it all in stride. I can respect that. You, on the other hand, are instantly and mortally wounded over the slightest use of humor when it is directed at you, crying to the heavens about how unfair and cruelly you are being treated.

You routinely thank people when jokes are made about anyone but yourself. If you are the subject of the joke, however, then it is not a joke anymore. It is instead a grievous insult of the worst possible taste. You have ZERO problem with humor aimed at others, but you cry foul anytime any is directed towards you.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by Vilya

Of course it was; a 19" CRT and headphones could not be construed as anything but a joke. The reference was as clear as you are obtuse. And it was a "snide little comment" that you liked and thanked me for.

Is there anyone here who can not tell who I was referencing? Is there anyone here who can not see that it was a joke, regardless of how funny or not they found that joke to be?

I made a LOT of fun of that same poster here:

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...ostcount=12136

And you thanked me there, too.

You routinely thank people when jokes are made about anyone but yourself. If you are the subject of the joke, however, then it is not a joke anymore. It is instead a grievous insult of the worst possible taste. You have ZERO problem with humor aimed at others, but you cry foul anytime any is directed towards you.

Not true, I was completely absent from the free for all against Alchav. The pop was at me, you can’t deny it. Anyway, whatever. I know what’s happening here, that’s all that matters.

[Petra_Kalbrain]

This thread could easily replace the current top 5 soap operas on TV!

[Vilya]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

Not true, I was completely absent from the free for all against Alchav. The pop was at me, you can’t deny it. Anyway, whatever. I know what’s happening here, that’s all that matters.

I have never denied any of my "pops" towards anyone. I linked directly to alchav in one of the two posts where I was making fun of his comments and you thanked me for that post. Headphones were mentioned in both posts; the link was obvious.

He was the ONLY person to talk about headphones in any context over the last several days, other than my replies to him, and you were present during all of it. When I mentioned headphones in these posts, you knew exactly who I was talking about.

Furthermore, you thanked me for that post as well. You have never thanked anyone, that I can recall, when they were joking about you. When you are the subject of a joke, you cry and cry about how unfairly you are being treated. You knew who I was poking fun at both times and you thanked me both times.

You have no clue what is happening here nor likely anywhere else. Believe what you want because I simply do not care.

All of this over a turntable joke!

[Wendell R. Breland]

Did anyone get in on the recent Target sale of the Sony UBP-X800 for $89.00? They are back to $299.00

[Vilya]

Originally Posted by Wendell R. Breland

Did anyone get in on the recent Target sale of the Sony UBP-X800 for $89.00? They are back to $299.00

I was unaware of it, but I was not in the market for a 4K disc player. Still, I am glad to see that some players are becoming so affordable, even if only during a sale. Economically priced players will only help the 4K disc format grow and that is a great thing for physical media fans.

[Dynamo of Eternia]

Originally Posted by Wendell R. Breland

Did anyone get in on the recent Target sale of the Sony UBP-X800 for $89.00? They are back to $299.00

Thanks for bringing it to our attention after the sale ended!

In all seriousness, if I had known about it, I might have picked one up, not that I really "need" one at this point. But there will be future sales.

[Dynamo of Eternia]

Originally Posted by Vilya

I have never denied any of my "pops" towards anyone. I linked directly to alchav in one of the two posts where I was making fun of his comments and you thanked me for that post. Headphones were mentioned in both posts; the link was obvious.

He was the ONLY person to talk about headphones in any context over the last several days, other than my replies to him, and you were present during all of it. When I mentioned headphones in these posts, you knew exactly who I was talking about.

Furthermore, you thanked me for that post as well. You have never thanked anyone, that I can recall, when they were joking about you. When you are the subject of a joke, you cry and cry about how unfairly you are being treated. You knew who I was poking fun at both times and you thanked me both times.

You have no clue what is happening here nor likely anywhere else. Believe what you want because I simply do not care.

All of this over a turntable joke!

You better be careful. You replied to Steedeel quite a bit here over a few recent posts (and in some cases with more than just a sentence or two) accurately pointing out his nonsense and hypocrisy. Groot may come and berate you for giving Steedeel too hard of a time over his ridiculous nonsense because of what a gosh-golly-shucks-GeeWhiz nice guy he is.

[Vilya]

Originally Posted by Dynamo of Eternia

You better be careful. You replied to Steedeel quite a bit here over a few recent posts (and in some cases with more than just a sentence or two) accurately pointing out his nonsense and hypocrisy. Groot may come and berate you for giving Steedeel too hard of a time over his ridiculous nonsense because of what a gosh-golly-shucks-GeeWhiz nice guy he is.

I wasn't expecting to walk into a shitestorm today over such a silly little innocuous one liner. I prefer to see this dumpster fire burn itself out.

[Groot]

Originally Posted by Dynamo of Eternia

You better be careful. You replied to Steedeel quite a bit here over a few recent posts (and in some cases with more than just a sentence or two) accurately pointing out his nonsense and hypocrisy. Groot may come and berate you for giving Steedeel too hard of a time over his ridiculous nonsense because of what a gosh-golly-shucks-GeeWhiz nice guy he is.

I haven't said anything further after stating my issue with the constant shit-talking you guys do to him. I know the idea of someone defending someone they consider a friend on and off this board is a wild concept for you, but it is what it is.

With that said:

[randian]

Originally Posted by Remo

It's a long term strategic move from the cable/media giants. Pull thier content, make thier own individual streaming services. It might knock down Netflix, prime, Hulu ECT... a bit. Then everyone will get back onboard with cable service, because it would be cost prohibitive to sucbribe to everyone's streaming services.

Just about the only reason I still have cable is ease of recording and dvr commercial skip. I never, ever watch anything live. Access to marginal channels like NBCSN (I'm a Formula 1 fan) is useful as well.

If their plan is to push everybody back to cable then I'm really bothered by that. Comcast's video output is downrezzed and compressed so badly it's like watching low-quality SD. Streaming content looks quite a bit better.

I would probably go Prime + Netflix + Hulu if I could get all the shows I watch in commercial free form. Local network channels like CW are a problem. CBS is already it's own streaming service, can you imagine paying $10 each for ABC, NBC, and the CW? Then there are the cable channels to consider, I don't think Syfy offers current-year episodes on any streaming service and I watch a lot of their shows.

[Dynamo of Eternia]

Originally Posted by Groot

I haven't said anything further after stating my issue with the constant shit-talking you guys do to him. I know the idea of someone defending someone they consider a friend on and off this board is a wild concept for you, but it is what it is.

With that said:

No, thanks. I'm good.

[Groot]

Originally Posted by Dynamo of Eternia

No, thanks. I'm good.