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

[Wendell R. Breland]

Amazon has several UHD BD titles for ≤ $10 US, easy view here.

[cheez avenger]

So WW84 going to HBO Max. Will play free to existing subscribers for about a month then release into theaters and eventually home video. Merry Christmas!

With a second wave of COVID-19 impacting many parts of the globe, Wonder Woman 1984 is changing course yet again.

The tentpole is all but giving up on a traditional theatrical release and will instead bow in whatever cinemas remain open Dec. 25 as well as stream on HBO Max in the U.S. for one month beginning on Christmas Day. In international markets where HBO Max is not available, the film starts rolling out Dec. 16.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/he...heaters-dec-25


Big ass precedent set here.

[cheez avenger]

Originally Posted by Wendell R. Breland

Amazon has several UHD BD titles for ≤ $10 US, easy view here.

Best Buy, too. Scooped up 3 more titles:

Fury
Spiderman: Homecoming
Air Force One

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by cheez avenger

So WW84 going to HBO Max. Will play free to existing subscribers for about a month then release into theaters and eventually home video. Merry Christmas!



https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/he...heaters-dec-25


Big ass precedent set here.

Sad times.

[Lee A Stewart]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

Sad times.

As you have repeatedly said . . . it's the pandemic. It's an anomaly. Things will go back to normal when this is all over.

Don't you believe in your own observations?

[Vilya]

Originally Posted by lgans316

[Show spoiler]Not on my Panny OLED which handles poorly compressed material / near blacks (near black chrominance overshoot as Vincent Teoh calls) very well.

I am keeping a track of streaming bit rates in my spreadsheet. Wherever it is way too deficient and the picture is not satisfactory, I buy the disc version. this way I need not buy every disc that's out there and keep it to bare minimum.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...it?usp=sharing

Btw, I jumped to digital as I ran out of shelf space. It's simply not affordable for me and I am not going to bury my head in the sand and pretend that high quality streaming is shite.

Anyway, my last post in this thread. Enjoy debating whilst I enjoy both formats subject to time and convenience.

You are resorting to hyperbole now. No one said that "streaming is shite." If it were "shite" we would not use it at all.

What was said was that we still see compression artifacts even with the best streaming sources. The only subjective part to this is how much any given one of us cares about that fact.

[gotmule]

Originally Posted by cheez avenger

Best Buy, too. Scooped up 3 more titles:

Fury
Spiderman: Homecoming
Air Force One

Fury is an insane test to your system. Love the movie too.

[gotmule]

Originally Posted by Wendell R. Breland

Amazon has several UHD BD titles for ≤ $10 US, easy view here.

One of the ones I was waiting for was District 9 4K, so grabbed that when it popped up. I also grabbed the Blu-ray for the Watchmen tv series for $10 and the 2nd Fantastic Beasts on 4K, but I am now probably on some list somewhere because Johnny Depp is in it.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by Lee A Stewart

As you have repeatedly said . . . it's the pandemic. It's an anomaly. Things will go back to normal when this is all over.

Don't you believe in your own observations?

100% yes. How do you reach those conclusions from my post?

Sad times meaning no global cinema release and a debut on a service limited to 1080p and DD 5.1.

To me that is sad times. Do I believe the theatrical experience will return? 100% yes.

[Vilya]

Originally Posted by cheez avenger

So WW84 going to HBO Max. Will play free to existing subscribers for about a month then release into theaters and eventually home video. Merry Christmas!



https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/he...heaters-dec-25


Big ass precedent set here.

So long as titles still come to disc, I do not care who gets them first. I have plenty to watch in the meantime.

I haven't watched the first Wonder Woman yet and I have it in 3D even; that shows you how much of a hurry I am in to be among those who see something the instant that it is released.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by Vilya

So long as titles still come to disc, I do not care who gets them first. I have plenty to watch in the meantime.

I haven't watched the first Wonder Woman yet and I have it in 3D even; that shows you how much of a hurry I am in to be among those who see something the instant that it is released.

Tell me about it! It took you 3 years to watch Twin Peaks!

[JohnAV]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

Sad times.

In glorious HD on HBO Max.

[Wendell R. Breland]

Originally Posted by gotmule

Fury is an insane test to your system. Love the movie too.

. Do you have Disney+? If so, have you watched any of The Mandalorian and what did you think of the Atmos sound track? For me, it is really lacking?

[Wendell R. Breland]

Originally Posted by Vilya

I haven't watched the first Wonder Woman yet and I have it in 3D even; that shows you how much of a hurry I am in to be among those who see something the instant that it is released.

Watched in UHD BD but have not watched my 3D version.

[Lee A Stewart]

Originally Posted by JohnAV

In glorious HD on HBO Max.

That's what 60% of US Households have . . . an HDTV

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by JohnAV

In glorious HD on HBO Max.

Brings a whole new meaning to ‘blockbuster’!

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by Wendell R. Breland

Watched in UHD BD but have not watched my 3D version.

3D is great.

[Lee A Stewart]

1.53 Million Homes Added Broadband in Q3 — The Most in 11 Years

https://www.mediaplaynews.com/1-53-m...t-in-11-years/

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by Lee A Stewart

That's what 60% of US Households have . . . an HDTV

So stuff the 40%? Stuff the folk who will be getting g a nice shiny 4K set for Christmas for their next gen consoles?

[gotmule]

Originally Posted by Wendell R. Breland

. Do you have Disney+? If so, have you watched any of The Mandalorian and what did you think of the Atmos sound track? For me, it is really lacking?

I don’t have it, but have been tempted to in order to watch it. I have heard the same about it, so have held off since I know I would be probably disappointed with the mix.

I don’t have as many discs waiting to be watched as Vilya, but I still have 3 seasons left of Bates Motel and Boardwalk Empire. I haven’t started 12 Monkeys yet and just picked up Watchmen today. In December season 4 of the Expanse is released so I have more than enough tv shows on disc to keep me occupied. Side note on the Expanse is that it is one of the best sounding tv shows I have heard.