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

[Ender14]

Originally Posted by Lee A Stewart

This is NOT a "movie forum." This is the Blu-Ray Forum. That consists of movies, TV shows, documentaries, games etc.

The reason why I don't post about movies is I rarely watch them. My interest is TV shows and yes I do post in that section.

I post about financial decisions because I had over 30 years experience with them at the highest levels of Corporate America. When a corporation is looking to buy an $80 million dollar Mainframe, there are a dozen executives involved in that decision from the CEO all the way down to the VP of IT.

And if they don't want to buy but instead they want to lease it, the banks that I represented in such a transaction want to know the inner financial dealings of the corporation they are considering lending their money to. So I can read a balance sheet and look for what is not there.

And that knowledge and experience can be used in discussions here at BD.com when the subject comes up.

I think someone is compensating.

[Vilya]

Originally Posted by gotmule

I have officially joined the ranks of region free. Finished season 1 of Gangs of London, and immediately ordered the Sony from 220 Electronics, then ordered season 2 as an import. The player shows up tomorrow, so apparently someone knew I needed to correct this flaw. The show is crazy violent, but it fits the story and not just for the sake of gore. Beautifully shot show with some of the best action I have seen in a long long time.

Congratulations! The world is now your oyster...at least as far as physical media is concerned.

[Vilya]

Originally Posted by Lee A Stewart

I believe I am - that's all that matters to me.

I believe I am Batman- that's all that matters, period.

[veritas]

Originally Posted by Lee A Stewart

This is NOT a "movie forum." This is the Blu-Ray Forum. That consists of movies, TV shows, documentaries, games etc.

The reason why I don't post about movies is I rarely watch them. My interest is TV shows and yes I do post in that section.

I post about financial decisions because I had over 30 years experience with them at the highest levels of Corporate America. When a corporation is looking to buy an $80 million dollar Mainframe, there are a dozen executives involved in that decision from the CEO all the way down to the VP of IT.

And if they don't want to buy but instead they want to lease it, the banks that I represented in such a transaction want to know the inner financial dealings of the corporation they are considering lending their money to. So I can read a balance sheet and look for what is not there.

And that knowledge and experience can be used in discussions here at BD.com when the subject comes up.

You know the irony is that tv shows are kind of the bread of an all you can eat buffet of the streaming world. If you only watch tv series then the savings streaming offers isn't all that good.

examples
I bought community for 20 dollars to break even in value streaming you would need to watch around an hour and a half of the show everyday for the whole month.
weeds cost around 16 dollars and would require that you watch 45 hours of the show in a month to break even streaming the show vs just buying the show.
dbz cost 90 dollars and you would need to watch around 45 mins a day for 5 months to get equivalent value streaming. I also sold it for like 110 to 120 dollars so I'm not sure how streaming could ever offer a better value then that.

and those are the values if you bought something and watched it only once. if you watch something 2 or 3 times over a few years then the streamer would need to be putting in 120 hours a month to get equivalent value streaming.


Really most tv series are long and rather cheap unless you watch them like a full time job on a streaming service you probably could have gotten better value buying the disc and almost definitely could have had better value buying the disc and then selling it when your done.

[Boccaccio]

Originally Posted by Lee A Stewart

Can you be honest? Can you not see how many emotional posts with no facts behind them are posted in the many threads here at BD.com?

Yes, how dare we be passionate about movies ? The horror.
Maybe that's your problem. You're not passionate about anything, except money.
That much is clear now.

[bhampton]

So glad I watched Willow as it's supposed to be removed today or tomorrow. It is very much like a LotR or Game of Thrones with less brutality.

May try to get to The One and Only Ivan if there's still time before it's gone.

Will purchase Willow (series) if it's headed to Disc.

In the meantime, couldn't pass up the deal on Perfect Blue currently for $18 at Amazon. This is a movie I only had online but I like it enough to buy it.

[Boccaccio]

Originally Posted by bhampton

So glad I watched Willow as it's supposed to be removed today or tomorrow. It is very much like a LotR or Game of Thrones with less brutality.

May try to get to The One and Only Ivan if there's still time before it's gone.

Will purchase Willow (series) if it's headed to Disc.

In the meantime, couldn't pass up the deal on Perfect Blue currently for $18 at Amazon. This is a movie I only had online but I like it enough to buy it.

Was Willow a limited series or were there supposed to be more seasons ?

[bhampton]

Originally Posted by Boccaccio

Was Willow a limited series or were there supposed to be more seasons ?

Well,....

[Show spoiler]At the end the closed the book which had the number 1 and put it on a shelf that had books 2 and 3.

[quirkmanly]

Folks, a friendly reminder. Discourse in this thread should be even handed and respectful. Name calling and baseless accusations of subterfuge will not fly and, going forward, will be sanctioned more heavily. And please stop talking specifically about one another.

[bhampton]

76 things on streaming that are literally here today and gone tomorrow.

https://www.indiewire.com/gallery/re...reenshot-38-1/

As with anything in life, I suggest you get it while you can.

[Lee A Stewart]

Originally Posted by Vilya

I believe I am Batman- that's all that matters, period.

Congrats for keeping your identity secret for so long. I never would have guessed.

[bhampton]

Originally Posted by gotmule

We should be good for the 4th! I will text you to figure out details and menu since I know there are a few restrictions.

July 4th ?

Will be such a great day!

[Wendell R. Breland]

Has any European member here looked into procuring the cineULTRA UHD BD player?

[Wendell R. Breland]

From Apple:

Apple is raising the price of this subscription from $4.99 per month to $6.99 per month. Your subscription will automatically renew for $6.99 per month starting June 22 unless you cancel at least a day before. To learn more or cancel, review your subscription.

[bhampton]

We have Apple One which is currently like $33/month!

I had some fun today discovering how many albums I like that are available in ATMOS surround sound. There's quite a lot on Apple Music.

[Wendell R. Breland]

Later this year may look into Apple Music, they, like some others offers a 10% discount for vets. Have had Pandora for many years, upgraded to Pandora Premium sometime back with my VA discount. May give Tidal a trial run. My Yamaha AVP has Napster, SirusXM, Pandora, Spotify, Tidal and Dezzer apps built-in, also has an AirPlay app (here).

Via Net Radio it has airable (here) with thousands of music sources.

[Show spoiler]

[Better in Blu]

Originally Posted by Wendell R. Breland

Later this year may look into Apple Music, they, like some others offers a 10% discount for vets. Have had Pandora for many years, upgraded to Pandora Premium sometime back with my VA discount. May give Tidal a trial run. My Yamaha AVP has Napster, SirusXM, Pandora, Spotify, Tidal and Dezzer apps built-in, also has an AirPlay app (here).

Via Net Radio it has airable (here) with thousands of music sources.

[Show spoiler]

Tidal has noticeably better sound than Pandora, even the second tier plan at 12.99 per month.

[Wendell R. Breland]

Originally Posted by Better in Blu

Tidal has noticeably better sound than Pandora, even the second tier plan at 12.99 per month.

I only pay about $8 a month for Pandora. It is used mostly for background music. The one feature Pandora has is radio like playing. I create a Smooth Jazz radio station with an artist like Paul Hardcastle then Pandora will play other music of similar type. Does Tidal have a similar feature? Currently have about 20 Pandora stations.

For serious music listening I have a music server (Synology) with all my CD's (FLAC) and other music on it.

[Better in Blu]

Yes it does. Similar to the Channel setup with Pandora where it will create "like music" based on your tastes, Tidal will play similar music based on an artist who you like.

[bhampton]

Ordered Avatar 1 & 2 on UHD BD
Still on the fence about the 3D. Maybe I'll watch the second one and then decide.

Avatar is cool in 3D but my favorite 3D BD remains Shark Night.