Hard drive is objectively better in every way, but if you want to collect, then collect. I have a bunch of vinyl even though digital is obviously a higher quality and more convenient medium.
An analog recording of analog instruments on an analog disc (I'm talking original 1960s or whatever pressings, not the modern digitally remastered ones) through an analog system sounds incredible.
The thing is I can't let people borrow my hdd files because they are tech illiterate and that's fine.
Downloading to a hard drive is best but still buy the blurays for movies that have special features you want since not all of those are so easy to find online.
2.7 billion users but all of them non paying, netflix actually makes more than youtube if you are talking about revenue (they made 31 billion dollars while netflix made 33 billion dollars), and serve only 270 million users
if you do the math, they have more money, way less users to serve (meaning they have to spend less money because they have less users), have less content in their database (youtube have a gazillion videos while netflix only has their own catalogue) and somehow they cant give their users a better bitrate
so yeah, saying somehow here makes sense, you absolute mongoloid
it's almost like the company that has their own infrastructure provides better service while the one that uses a 3rd party cucks out on quality to save themselves money.
Having physical media should always be the priority. And the next thing to worry about is "future proofing" your collection. My parents have a great VHS collection. I have a collection of DVDs. Once you have your collection, you should rip it (or download it) to your local computer.
Buy DVD/Blu-ray/4k if you want a disc with the highest birate possible, special features, secured in a disc (Blu-ray and 4k discs are basically scratch proof from their coating). Get it if it's something you absolutely love, want to watch over and over, or want to share with people at the highest quality.
Downloading lower quality rips for mediocre movies or "I wonder if it's any good", or getting higher resolution files because the actress is hot or nude, or perhaps you don't want a huge box set of a TV show, or the only disc release they did is out of print and the film isnt even available on digital retailers... There's all kinds of reasons for digital media.
If a disc comes with a digital code that's just a bonus for me. Or downloading an already ripped version of your owned disc is time saving. Sometimes it's space saving since a pure 4k rip is around 60GB while a decent conversion at lesser qualitt is around 3-4GB.
This anon completely gets it. The other issue is that a pure 1:1 rip on a server will lag on wifi streaming / overwhelm the client software/app. I’ve never got, for example, plex to play a full 4K rip, and it often has issues with BluRay + DTS or multichannel audio. Meanwhile, pop in a disk and it’s 4K atmos etc no issues, easy. Want to suddenly listen to the directors commentary track? No problem, press a button. Want to go back? Ditto.
>a pure 1:1 rip on a server will lag on wifi streaming / overwhelm the client software/app.
works on my machine.
sshfs you can stream or move files at whatever bitrate your network can handle, mine does 1.4gbit/s, bottlenecked by hdd reading at 180mbps, if i put stuff on ssd it'll go the full 2.5gbit.
I have some decent discs. Blu-Ray also uses java so they can sometimes have more interesting menus and even games and shit, if they took the time. Most don't.
I have every thing on my HD. But I want to collect 4k movies for a back up just in case. I'm just worried i will spend all that money on them and then a better format will come out. I did that when vhs went to dvd. I don't want to do that BS all over again.
No I can do both
>No I can do both
gay
>doesn't even have highlander
Hard drive is objectively better in every way, but if you want to collect, then collect. I have a bunch of vinyl even though digital is obviously a higher quality and more convenient medium.
An analog recording of analog instruments on an analog disc (I'm talking original 1960s or whatever pressings, not the modern digitally remastered ones) through an analog system sounds incredible.
The thing is I can't let people borrow my hdd files because they are tech illiterate and that's fine.
Downloading to a hard drive is best but still buy the blurays for movies that have special features you want since not all of those are so easy to find online.
Streaming is infinitely superior.
>Streaming is infinitely superior.
GET OUT
Yes, even Get Out, although I didn't like that movie terribly much myself.
Bait/10
>youtube premium is somehow higher than all the others
wtf?
>youtube
>somehow
>youtube
>owned by google
>somehow
>2.7 billion users monthly
>somehow
2.7 billion users but all of them non paying, netflix actually makes more than youtube if you are talking about revenue (they made 31 billion dollars while netflix made 33 billion dollars), and serve only 270 million users
if you do the math, they have more money, way less users to serve (meaning they have to spend less money because they have less users), have less content in their database (youtube have a gazillion videos while netflix only has their own catalogue) and somehow they cant give their users a better bitrate
so yeah, saying somehow here makes sense, you absolute mongoloid
>if you do the math, they have more money
>GOOGLE
>ALPHABET
>2.19 TRILLION MARKET CAP
>netflix market cap 288 billion
it's almost like the company that has their own infrastructure provides better service while the one that uses a 3rd party cucks out on quality to save themselves money.
that makes sense, thanks for explaning
they don't care
Yeah.
Streaming from my private server with Jellyfin lmao.
>Streaming from my private server with Jellyfin lmao.
almost as bloated as plex
both
Jarvis, make a back up of my collection
physical media is cheap and the quality is superior.
If there can be only one it certainly isnt either of those.
Having physical media should always be the priority. And the next thing to worry about is "future proofing" your collection. My parents have a great VHS collection. I have a collection of DVDs. Once you have your collection, you should rip it (or download it) to your local computer.
>there can be only one
Wrong.
downloading movies to your personal ssd for maximum speed opening the file
Both.
Buy DVD/Blu-ray/4k if you want a disc with the highest birate possible, special features, secured in a disc (Blu-ray and 4k discs are basically scratch proof from their coating). Get it if it's something you absolutely love, want to watch over and over, or want to share with people at the highest quality.
Downloading lower quality rips for mediocre movies or "I wonder if it's any good", or getting higher resolution files because the actress is hot or nude, or perhaps you don't want a huge box set of a TV show, or the only disc release they did is out of print and the film isnt even available on digital retailers... There's all kinds of reasons for digital media.
If a disc comes with a digital code that's just a bonus for me. Or downloading an already ripped version of your owned disc is time saving. Sometimes it's space saving since a pure 4k rip is around 60GB while a decent conversion at lesser qualitt is around 3-4GB.
>secured in a disc (Blu-ray and 4k discs are basically scratch proof from their coating).
BUT WHAT ABOUT BITROT REEEEEEEEEEE
This anon completely gets it. The other issue is that a pure 1:1 rip on a server will lag on wifi streaming / overwhelm the client software/app. I’ve never got, for example, plex to play a full 4K rip, and it often has issues with BluRay + DTS or multichannel audio. Meanwhile, pop in a disk and it’s 4K atmos etc no issues, easy. Want to suddenly listen to the directors commentary track? No problem, press a button. Want to go back? Ditto.
>a pure 1:1 rip on a server will lag on wifi streaming / overwhelm the client software/app.
works on my machine.
sshfs you can stream or move files at whatever bitrate your network can handle, mine does 1.4gbit/s, bottlenecked by hdd reading at 180mbps, if i put stuff on ssd it'll go the full 2.5gbit.
blurays are temporary, remuxes are eternal
I used to buy DVDs almost compulsively and had quite a "collection" then one day I gave/threw them away and just pirated everything, no ragrets
>no korean kinos
>no anime
why bother
I really like the blu-ray "experience" tbh. Lots of goodies, good quality media.
Not enough to save the industry though.
They typically dont come with the extras you got on the dvds, no inserts and no menus.
I have some decent discs. Blu-Ray also uses java so they can sometimes have more interesting menus and even games and shit, if they took the time. Most don't.
It’s ‘which’ is better. When you have limited choices, it’s ‘which’ not ‘what’.
either or
you can use either
I have every thing on my HD. But I want to collect 4k movies for a back up just in case. I'm just worried i will spend all that money on them and then a better format will come out. I did that when vhs went to dvd. I don't want to do that BS all over again.
the backup is private trackers, i can replace my entire 10tb of media in as long as it takes for me to download it again.