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

[gotmule]

Originally Posted by Vilya

The last movie that alchav said he watched was Unhinged and I don't recall anyone making fun of him for it. People commented about the movie itself, but that's to be expected. I'm still catching up with this thread, but I didn't see any criticism directed at him for watching this movie.

I haven't seen it, but I'd be willing to give it a try.

I remember making a derogatory comment about the movie Rogue a few months ago, which after the fact made me wondering how many things I buy that may be questioned. I know I commented on Unhinged where I preferred Falling Down more, but don’t think that was derogatory having remembered the Rogue incident.

[Vilya]

Originally Posted by alchav21

[Show spoiler]The Land Down Under, that beach looks inviting. Don't jump on Steedeel there are others far worse that would do just about anything to protect their precious Physical Media.

The smart HT Enthusiasts will have Source Input access to view all Content, and not limit themselves to one Format. Even I still have easy access to all my BD's and DVD's.

[Show spoiler]Thanks Cevolution for your open attitude and the way you view the Future of Home Entertainment! I use to play a lot of tennis in my younger days, and right now the Australian Open is being played down there in your warm sunny climate.....What a Joy!

Most of us do use multiple formats: various legacy formats, DVD, Blu-ray, 3D blu-ray, 4K disc, EST, VOD, and SVOD. Very few of us use physical media or digital distribution exclusively. My digital collection is now comparable to yours; did you ever imagine that would happen?

[Anthony P]

Originally Posted by Lee A Stewart

No problem:

95 million X $4.03 = $382 million/mo. X 12 = $4.6 billion/year.

Should we add the other 51 million subs from Hulu (35M), Hulu Live (4M) and ESPN+(12M)?

Now . . . what would you like me to compare that to, staying in home entertainment as that is where the goal posts are fixed.

profits revenue is OK and it keeps the cashflow rolling, but losses mean money needs to be taken away from other divisions.

Personally between
a) someone giving me 4.6B and I need to give them 5B back
b) someone giving me 1B and I need to give him 0.5B back
I would pick b

[Wendell R. Breland]

For those with short memories, have the following IPTV accounts or club accounts and IPTV capable devices:

Amazon Prime
Britbox
Disney
Disney Club
Disney Movie Rewards
Disney+
Fandango
Flixster (defunct)
HBO Max
JustWatch
Google
Movies Anywhere
Netflix
Nvidia Shield
Paramount
Roku
Universal
Vudu

Mainly used for streaming:
Sony FMP-X10 ● $470 (sold for $120)
Sony BDP-S6700 ● $88.00
Sony UBP-X800/BM ● $268.00
Sony UBP-X1000ES ● $498.00

Streaming only:
Amazon Fire TV Cube ● $120
Apple TV 4K (2021) ● $192.13 + Mac Mini, keyboard & mouse $197.87 (total $390)
Nvidia Shield Pro 2019 ● $199.99 + FLIRC Receiver $23 + Inteset IReTV USB IR Receiver $24
Roku Ultra 2019 ● $83
(2) Chromecast Audio ● $35.00 each

For a total of $2,137 for hardware

The first page for the Apple TV, Shield and CX-A5100 AVP on my MX-980 remote. For anyone that has done similar graphics and programming will appreciate the amount of work needed to do this.

[Show spoiler]

In the process of programming for the new Tascam BD-MP4K UHD Blu-ray player. Some should like page 2.

[Show spoiler]

[Vilya]

Alchav is a veteran of the U.S. military; he served in the Vietnam War. He is fully capable of standing up for himself.

No matter how often I have disagreed with him here at blu-ray.com, he will always have my respect for his service record alone.

[Vilya]

Originally Posted by Wendell R. Breland

[Show spoiler]For those with short memories, have the following IPTV accounts or club accounts and IPTV capable devices:

Disney
Disney Club
Disney Movie Rewards
Disney+
Fandango
Flixster (defunct)
JustWatch
Google
Movies Anywhere
Netflix
Nvidia Shield
Paramount
Roku
Universal
Vudu

Mainly used for streaming:
Sony FMP-X10 ● $470 (sold for $120)
Sony BDP-S6700 ● $88.00
Sony UBP-X800/BM ● $268.00
Sony UBP-X1000ES ● $498.00

Streaming only:
Amazon Fire TV Cube ● $120
Nvidia Shield Pro 2019 ● $199.99 + FLIRC Receiver $23 + Inteset IReTV USB IR Receiver $24
Roku Ultra 2019 ● $83
(2) Chromecast Audio ● $35.00 each

For a total of $1,723 for hardware

The first page for the Roku, Shield and CX-A5100 AVP on my MX-980 remote. For anyone that has done similar graphics and programming will appreciate the amount of work needed to do this.

[Show spoiler]

In the process of programming for the new Tascam BD-MP4K UHD Blu-ray player. Some should like page 2.

[Show spoiler]

I am looking forward to your review of the new Tascam 4K disc player after you have had a chance to fully test it.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by Vilya

Alchav is a veteran of the U.S. military; he served in the Vietnam War. He is fully capable of standing up for himself.

No matter how often I have disagreed with him here at blu-ray.com, he will always have my respect for his service record alone.

Away from our passion for HT, I feel that way too. Alchav can be a wind up merchant, do doubt about it and some of his posts are just plain wrong but he is always amongst the first members to offer his best wishes if any of us are going through a bad time.

[cheez avenger]

Get your HBO MAX systems ready!

Final trailer:

Zack Snyder's Justice League | Official Trailer | HBO Max - YouTube

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by cheez avenger

Get your HBO MAX systems ready!

Final trailer:


Zack Snyder's Justice League | Official Trailer | HBO Max - YouTube

Looking forward to the 4K disc. I hope it’s not a let down film wise.

[cheez avenger]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

Looking forward to the 4K disc. I hope it’s not a let down film wise.

Me too. On both counts. Did you hear that Zack Snyder is also remastering Batman Vs Superman Ultimate Cut for an eventual release? I'm curious about that one, because I don't own the 4K disc of BvS ultimate cut.

[Wendell R. Breland]

Originally Posted by Vilya

I am looking forward to your review of the new Tascam 4K disc player after you have had a chance to fully test it.

Will be glad to post in terms of general use, do not have enough test equipment to do a definitive electrical test.

Here is hopping some of these preform extensive test on this unit: Stacey Spears, Kris Deering, Geoff D, Sledgehamma and the folks at Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity and Widescreen Review. Because this unit is intended for commercial use there may not be much interest.

[Wendell R. Breland]

Originally Posted by cheez avenger

Me too. On both counts. Did you hear that Zack Snyder is also remastering Batman Vs Superman Ultimate Cut for an eventual release? I'm curious about that one, because I don't own the 4K disc of BvS ultimate cut.

Have that one but not watched in recent times. From my notes:

Lots of handheld camera work. Gritty, dark picture. Very good sound track and LFE.

Will give it another spin soon.

Will add Justice League to my HBO Max list.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by cheez avenger

Me too. On both counts. Did you hear that Zack Snyder is also remastering Batman Vs Superman Ultimate Cut for an eventual release? I'm curious about that one, because I don't own the 4K disc of BvS ultimate cut.

That would be interesting.

[Lee A Stewart]

Originally Posted by Anthony P

profits revenue is OK and it keeps the cashflow rolling, but losses mean money needs to be taken away from other divisions.

Personally between
a) someone giving me 4.6B and I need to give them 5B back
b) someone giving me 1B and I need to give him 0.5B back
I would pick b

Building a new business takes time. And of course money - it's an investment in the future. The payoff isn't immediate. But once it comes, it's a tidal wave of profit, as long as the business plan is sound. And we do know that it is - no question.

Losses can be dealt with in two ways: "rob Peter to pay Paul" or borrow the money to cover the losses, knowing that it's short term only.

[stonesfan129]

I just rent things digitally through Vudu or iTunes apps on my Roku now. If I really enjoy something to where I think I will watch it again more than a few times, I'll pick up the Blu-ray. I'm just starting to find less and less new content I really want to watch, much less watch again.

[lgans316]

Originally Posted by Vilya

Alchav is a veteran of the U.S. military; he served in the Vietnam War. He is fully capable of standing up for himself.

No matter how often I have disagreed with him here at blu-ray.com, he will always have my respect for his service record alone.

We may all have different opinions and interests and may even loathe each other in the thread but posts like this will bring us together. We are only human after all.

[Vilya]

Originally Posted by Wendell R. Breland

Will be glad to post in terms of general use, do not have enough test equipment to do a definitive electrical test.

Here is hopping some of these preform extensive test on this unit: Stacey Spears, Kris Deering, Geoff D, Sledgehamma and the folks at Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity and Widescreen Review. Because this unit is intended for commercial use there may not be much interest.

Intended for commercial use notwithstanding, I think many people will be happy to see a new 4K disc player at the mid tier price point of $599.99.

It can be directly ordered from Tascam with estimated delivery on March 12th.

https://tascam.com/us/product/bd-mp4k/top

[gotmule]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

Looking forward to the 4K disc. I hope it’s not a let down film wise.

Ditto. The 4:3 aspect ratio is odd to me though.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by gotmule

Ditto. The 4:3 aspect ratio is odd to me though.

Same here. Was that initially for opening up the full IMAX image at the cinema?

[JohnAV]

Originally Posted by Vilya

I am looking forward to your review of the new Tascam 4K disc player after you have had a chance to fully test it.

You have to remember this Teac product is unsupportive of HDR10+ or DV. Its OK for projector that support HDR10 I assume.

specs


Its doesn't even say it supports HDMI 2.0/HDCP 2.2 on anything.