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

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by Fiffy

My burgers do pretty well on my 7ft screen.

A steak would do better! After all a Digital movie looking good on that screen is rare! (See what I did there?) I'm here all week for bookings.

[Cevolution]

Originally Posted by Cranston37

If you think the average Joe, like the Mom with 4 kids, is interested in importing blu-rays, you're nuts.

Why would you have thought for one second that I was referring to average Joe's, like the mum with 4 kids? Obviously I was referring to collectors, my comment was purely based on the membership of this site, and my observation of them, which is why I mentioned packaging and some being silly about importing. I see some members always listing the same titles on their want/wishlists, when the title is already available in another country and is English friendly. However they choose to ignore it as if it doesn't exist (sometimes the reasons seem so silly that these people can come across as over patriotic or racist). "I want a North American release"...

Originally Posted by Cranston37

You're also assuming that the titles you want will be released in other countries at all

Clearly I was talking about titles that have been released on Blu-ray.

Originally Posted by Cranston37

True, you could be referring to the collector, but there just aren't enough of those around anymore to continue to sustain the market.

Other countries have their own established markets, and are sustained by their own domestic populations.

Each market has some titles that have been released on Blu-ray that aren't available in other markets (it's similar to Netflix offering different content between regions).

[Fiffy]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

A steak would do better! After all a Digital movie looking good on that screen is rare! (See what I did there?) I'm here all week for bookings.

Nah, my burgers are well done. OK, that was the last one.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by Fiffy

Nah, my burgers are well done. OK, that was the last one.

Sirloin, farewell.

[alchav21]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

Originally Posted by Fiffy:
My burgers do pretty well on my 7ft screen.

A steak would do better! After all a Digital movie looking good on that screen is rare! (See what I did there?) I'm here all week for bookings.

I just have to jump in here, because I Love My Steaks Bloody Red. So a Digital HD Movie on a Big Screen HDTV is right up my alley.

I know it was just a play on words, but does anyone see the similarities in this example? Just like Fine Foods, Movies are all in the Eye of the Beholder. A nice Rare Bone-In Rib Eye or a Digital HD Movie viewed on the best equipment. Both require a taste for the best!

[Rocket Richard]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

Better than starting to shrink! Get those phones out guys!

For anyone who thinks Theatres are disappearing, you gotta check out the 4DX experience coming to Cineplex. It has wind blowing in your face, the feel of water and snow, not to mention the seats that already move & shake. All in digital.

Now the day you can have the 4DX experience at home, will be just phucking awesome!!!!

[Krizzle1]

Originally Posted by Rocket Richard

For anyone who thinks Theatres are disappearing, you gotta check out the 4DX experience coming to Cineplex. It has wind blowing in your face, the feel of water and snow, not to mention the seats that already move & shake. All in digital.

Now the day you can have the 4DX experience at home, will be just phucking awesome!!!!

Imagine seeing The Revenant in 4DX

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by Rocket Richard

For anyone who thinks Theatres are disappearing, you gotta check out the 4DX experience coming to Cineplex. It has wind blowing in your face, the feel of water and snow, not to mention the seats that already move & shake. All in digital.

Now the day you can have the 4DX experience at home, will be just phucking awesome!!!!

The ultimate of gimmicks.

[Rocket Richard]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

The ultimate of gimmicks.

Would you rather watch it on a phone???

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by Rocket Richard

Would you rather watch it on a phone???

No, i would call it a day if we get to that point.

[audiobean]

Physical copy blu-ray for me. Unless the Digital copy would be 20GB per movie, but that is not the case for Itunes Netflix Amazon, is it? Let's not talk about BT full blu-ray download.

So what is there to compare really? Yes I'm implying that less file size means more inferior picture, whether or not one can see the difference will depend.

[PCFan]

When you start accumulating at 200+ blu-rays, that's going to take up so much shelf space unless you butcher your blu-ray collection, lower resale value drastically in the process, by storing them in CD binders and throw out or recycle the jewel cases, if you want to keep all the blu-rays. It will also make it harder to search for a specific movie once you have them all stored in binders, even more so if they are stored in multiple binders. Some people don't have big shelves or rooms dedicated to storing physical media. With digital you can have over 1000 movies in your account, and not take up any shelf space.

[echopulse]

One guy on vudu had almost 10,000 movies. Imagine how much space that would take up.

[OLY82]

Digital is far better than Physical❗️

[Greyman]

Originally Posted by OLY82

Digital is far better than Physical❗️

Now the fingers in your avatar make sense.

[Mr Kite]

This is what I can not figure out, why would you prefer shelf space over picture quality. Bit like these super ultra thin TV's, I mean what is the point, it's not as if your going to pick them up and carry them to the bathroom with you?

[hogger129]

I just went out and bought a big plastic tub and a couple of large CD binders. I don't mind flipping through to find a movie. All the cases get put away in the tub and the discs go into my binders. Store them alphabetically. Not too tough to find stuff that way.

I would gladly move to digital downloads if there was one DRM system that worked everywhere, if the quality was the same, and if the price were competitive. Right now those things don't exist in digital downloads.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by OLY82

Digital is far better than Physical❗️

Yes! And the world is full of honest people with no crime, no taxes and every politician has our best interests at heart! Oh, and sweet shops everywhere with cotton candy!

[master gandhi]

I'm very curious to see how digital develops over the years, and I'm also hopeful that studios really push for UHD Blu-ray later this year. It needs all the help it can get, despite its clear superiority over digital and standard Blu-ray.

It's nice to have this ongoing debate.

Digital has been gaining momentum due to its convenience-factor. Not just the convenience of being able to watch it the moment you buy it online, but also being able to watch it with the click of a button anytime, even on the go. It also doesn't have FBI warnings at the beginning of the disc/movie.

Physical media (BD and UHD BD) is 99.9% of the time superior to digital (HD/UHD) in terms of pictures/sound quality and isn't reliant on internet, or the continued presence of digital service providers like iTunes, Amazon or Vudu.

The debate mostly comes down to preference for most people. For some, it's much more serious than that. Digital represents a threat to physical media. It always has. Yet, they've already co-existed for a bit and will likely continue to do so.

[alchav21]

Originally Posted by master gandhi

It's nice to have this ongoing debate.

Digital has been gaining momentum due to its convenience-factor. Not just the convenience of being able to watch it the moment you buy it online, but also being able to watch it with the click of a button anytime, even on the go. It also doesn't have FBI warnings at the beginning of the disc/movie.

Physical media (BD and UHD BD) is 99.9% of the time superior to digital (HD/UHD) in terms of pictures/sound quality and isn't reliant on internet, or the continued presence of digital service providers like iTunes, Amazon or Vudu.

The debate mostly comes down to preference for most people. For some, it's much more serious than that. Digital represents a threat to physical media. It always has. Yet, they've already co-existed for a bit and will likely continue to do so.

The "Experts" say Digital UHD has already won, because it has been out longer and available on more Movies than Physical UHD. I'm sure like you say Physical will be around a long time, but I think UHD will be the last. People want their Entertainment now, and there is no faster way than Digital. More Movies are coming out Digital before Physical, and I think this trend will continue except for Major Movies. I still think the only way to really tell the difference is with good equipment.....55" or greater HDTV, with 25+Mbps Solid Internet Connection.