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

[cheez avenger]

I watched Tetris on ATV+ and it was a lot of fun. The 4K DV/Atmos was exquisite.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by veritas

Do ads even work at this point on you guys? Like if you make a commercial break long I either give up on the show or walk away. I just noticed a few years ago that commercials seemed really effective on a relatives kids but it feels like white noise to adults. it also doesn’t help that most streaming services bombard you with the same ad on repeat to the point where you go I should pay attention who not to buy from.

Idk it just feels like most ads I either ignore or I’m annoyed by both of which you would think would not be advantageous to selling a product.

Every single person I know grabs their phone when the ads start.

[PenguinInfinity]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

Every single person I know grabs their phone when the ads start.

To order all the wonderful products that are being advertised?

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by PenguinInfinity

To order all the wonderful products that are being advertised?

No, to check for social media updates. (Saddos)

[bhampton]

My Neighbor is my only movie buddy lately and she is heck annoying with the phone.

Seems like she has to update all her profiles to let them know she's watching a movie before we start and then whenever anyone reacts to any of that she has to check that.

Then again, she's single so whatever she needs to do I guess..... it's really not my lifestyle.

[Anthony P]

Originally Posted by bhampton

The gambling, prescription drug, and the political campaign ads are among the most offensive.

Agree. I would add ones aimed at kids to that list.

[Anthony P]

Originally Posted by veritas

Do ads even work at this point on you guys? Like if you make a commercial break long I either give up on the show or walk away. I just noticed a few years ago that commercials seemed really effective on a relatives kids but it feels like white noise to adults. it also doesn’t help that most streaming services bombard you with the same ad on repeat to the point where you go I should pay attention who not to buy from.

Idk it just feels like most ads I either ignore or I’m annoyed by both of which you would think would not be advantageous to selling a product.

I was never one influenced by ads much. as for dealing with them I watch mostly FTAS & OTA that have ads and then for the most part I just skip over them, so it is not the same as for streaming where you can't skip them.

[Anthony P]

Originally Posted by Wendell R. Breland

Experienced a strange LAN problem that I have never had before. Suddenly my office PC lost connection to the internet so I connected direct to the cable modem and the internet was OK. Connected the cable modem back to the Wi-Fi router and no internet via wired but via Wi-Fi did have internet. Next tried to connect to my LAN servers and got a timeout, tried to ping devices and there was no response.

Disconnected all devices from the Wi-Fi router except the office PC and it worked as it should. So through a long process of elimination I discovered it was my Sony BDP-S6700 Blu-ray player. With it connected nothing on the wired LAN worked, with it disconnected all other devices worked as they should. So I did a power cycle on BDP-S6700 and reconnected to the LAN it everything worked fine. GREMLINS

But according to alchev only wi-fi can have issues it happens some times, a device ends up making too much noise on the network. Glad you found the issue and wheree able to fix it.

[Anthony P]

Originally Posted by bhampton

I generally don't give everything network access.

My disc player, my projector, even my sound processor all have no internet privileges. I want them to stay focused and not get distracted by ransomware.

agree I only connect devices when it is needed and never leave devices that don't need it connected. IMHO it is the best way to know what data is coming in and out.

[cheez avenger]

My copy of Watchmen: Ultimate Cut 4K disc arrived this morning. Seeing Dungeons & Dragons in Dolby Cinema in a bit.

[Better in Blu]

Originally Posted by cheez avenger

My copy of Watchmen: Ultimate Cut 4K disc arrived this morning. Seeing Dungeons & Dragons in Dolby Cinema in a bit.

Watchmen is amazing.