Like this anon is saying blue ray is a superior quality, its the same with VHS, nobody would ever actively want to choose an inferior quality for the sake of it, well other than morons who collect physical shit.
For OPs image, vinyl low fi sound is a different sound than say digital MP3 or whatever file formate main stream shit is sold in now.
There will always be a desire for the crisp sound of vinyl compared to other platforms simply because of the sound quality is different.
Same with movies, I do imagine that 1080p movies, theatre screen and film will always be around as 4K+ has a different visual quality that some people do not like and older image recordings have a different look and feel that newer digital cannot replicate.
What?
DVD and blue ray, its not about their media format, it is the visual quality.
Blue ray is just a more improved version of DVD, so while DVD will die blue ray will live on, similar how betamax died and VHS lived on, but in the case of image quality, 1080p wont die as 4k is a resolution that changes the image so much it can loose its vibe.
Like the difference between film and digital.
The premium isn't justifiable. Most televisions aren't large enough or high enough resolution to make BluRay/4k whatever relevant. Hi-Fi fomo for home theater nerds.
Nah that's not true, 55 inch TV or above have been selling like hot cakes during the last six years, especially during the pandemic sales surged.
I noticed people just don't want to upgrade and buy the movies again, also perception of price/value has changed a lot since Netflix has been shared among families.
Streaming has made people spoiled and lazy as frick to the point where even getting up to put a disc in a player is too much work for people these days.
Where do you live where this is the case?
They literally don't even sell TVs that are below 4k anymore. If you've bought a tv during the last 10 years then 99% chance it's 1080 or beyond
Blue ray usually fricks with colouring and aspect ratio. DVDs are cheaper and I don't give a shit about it being higher quality than that. Some people don't need the newest, highest quality, most expensive bullshit to be happy. You can tell how happy I am because I'm telling you I am.
And blu-ray 4k finally correct them. Between the HDR, the new color grading, the 4k scan of the film, especially for old movie, you miss a lot if you a decent 4k tv
I recommend this channel for comparison, unfortunately they don't upload in HDR, but still they are doing a great job to show the difference for colors, details and sound
Me neither you must just be blind or still watching shit on an SDTV to not give a frick at all about visual quality the only time I buy DVD is if its somehting that's never been released on Blu-Ray or one of those cheap as frick variety packs with a bunch of old or obscure movies on it.
DVDs are comfier because the box is longer and it just has the one-sheet on the front, there's no gay blue strip at the top, although some DVDs now have a black strip that says "DVD". Plus they're cheaper and you can get some great deals. The quality is noticeably worse in some instances though, I will admit.
DVD usually gets the job done good enough to the point that the difference between the two can SOMETIMES be insignificant. That said, overall Blu-ray is singificantly better in many cases. Sometimes companies don't do a good job transfering the movie over to blu-ray, or they just don't have a good enough copy to transfer over (meaning DVD and Blu-ray quality is about the same).
I personally try to get both DVD and Blu-ray when that is the cheapest option available (especially the two-packs). Blu-ray is also patented by Sony, while DVD is a standard format. I don't trust Sony not to do some weird reverse DRM control in the future with Blu-rays like a paranoid person, so I like to have my DVDs as back-up too.
With all that said: I think having a Digital and Physical copy of all your favorite movies is really the best way to go though.
God I hate audiophiles.
There's zero evidence that analog actually sounds better than digital. In fact, many albums released post 1980 were recorded digitally.
Yeah no shit, it's not a case of sounding better because anyone can say what sounds better to them. If anyone cares it's because of the difference of mixes used. Records from the 60s and 70s sound way different in terms of how the records were mixed being much more loose and organic sounding like you're hearing the instruments in the room in all their rough harshness. People are buying records post Ry Cooder's Bop Till You Drop, yes I know you've watched that youtube video gay, (coincidently I own a 1979 pressing of that album lul) mainly for nostalgic and collectors items, not because they truly believe it sounds better.
It doesn't sound better, it sounds different for sure and some people like the "warm" sound, also many old songs has been butchered during their digital transition
Audiogays are deranged and their opinions are worth less than used toilet paper.
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Like this dipshit.
I hate tin ear homosexuals with your moronic on board audio chips so much. You all should be dragged out of your beds in the middle of the night and gassed. Thats too good even. Instead you should be forced to listen to 96kb / 22khz early 2000s MP3s for the next two weeks! On fricking Beats headphones. Insufferable homosexuals.
I have an younger sister who is crazy with Taylor Swift and she got the vinyl too. She doesn't even listen to it because there is no vinyl player at home, it's just a Taylor memorabilia.
Yeah, I used to buy Lady Gaga and other vinlys around 2009-2011. They were a novelty collector's item, no one actually listened to them (at the time; clearly now it's different.)
What nobody wants to address is that we will most likely see a crisis involving the Internet going out en masse within our lifetimes. All of the things you stream will be gone. Just this year, there were multiple instances of TV shows and films disappearing from streaming platforms even for people that purchased the item. The benefits of physical movies are basically neverending. Picture quality on a 1080p Blu-ray is objectively superior to 4k streaming. If you don't physically own your favorite films and shows then you're an absolute fricking moron.
>will most likely see a crisis involving the Internet going out en masse within our lifetimes.
This is why I bought physical versions of my favorite stuff but really if this were to happen I think “oh god how will I watch my favorite movies” would be the least of our problems
I saw a statistic that 50% don't even own a table. I do and I buy a few a year but never listen to them because I live in an apartment and am too self conscious about playing music too loud
I do actually have a headphone amp attached but can't be bothered to do that either. works well with some albums though like the glow pt.2 by the microphones
Probably yeah maybe not DVD but it still makes sense to collect Blu-Ray's since they still have superior audio and visual quality over streaming not to mention being able to just watch your shit anytime you want without it being removed or censored.
There's always some cutie or 2 every time I go to the vinyl section at my local Target. I just want to talk to them and go full audiophile autist on them to see if they're actually listening to them or just buying because Instagram told them to.
Go up to one and ask her for recommendations. If it's something you like, you can start a conversation about that. Tell her she has good taste and ask for her number so you can get more recommendations, or share some stuff you like. If it's something you've never heard of, or something you don't like, ask if you can borrow something similar from her as a sample so you don't have to buy something you're unsure about, then ask for her number. If you don't hit it off then just say "c-cool, you too", then turn 360 degrees and moonwalk away. It's not that hard, don't over think it. The less you say the better, it's good to have an idea of what to say but once you start writing a script in your head it's over.
a couple hundred autistic spergs in the future will probably collect them
and post their stupid sperg collections on the internet just like autistic spergs post their lame ass retro gaming caves
This is the really amusing part of it. Depending on your equipment, there may be a genuinely noticeable difference in actual analog wax. But 99% of what's sold new is certainly not that, so all most people are doing is contributing to how silly it seems to most other people.
No.
I'm willing to bet 80% of those are going to stay shrink wrapped as a collector's item/memorabilia.
Why is it impossible to purchase and download high definition movies for a fair price?
Too many people would download and redistribute it for free. Only streaming has adequate DRM to protect sales.
Every single movie is redistributed for free on torrent sites or just googling "watch x free". this is a moot point
This would make sense, except for the fact that the very second something comes out on streaming its available on TPB in 4k.
post beak and talons.
I don't get why would anyone prefer DVD over Blu-ray nowadays.
Like this anon is saying blue ray is a superior quality, its the same with VHS, nobody would ever actively want to choose an inferior quality for the sake of it, well other than morons who collect physical shit.
For OPs image, vinyl low fi sound is a different sound than say digital MP3 or whatever file formate main stream shit is sold in now.
There will always be a desire for the crisp sound of vinyl compared to other platforms simply because of the sound quality is different.
Same with movies, I do imagine that 1080p movies, theatre screen and film will always be around as 4K+ has a different visual quality that some people do not like and older image recordings have a different look and feel that newer digital cannot replicate.
>its the same with VHS,
They're literally both discs.
What?
DVD and blue ray, its not about their media format, it is the visual quality.
Blue ray is just a more improved version of DVD, so while DVD will die blue ray will live on, similar how betamax died and VHS lived on, but in the case of image quality, 1080p wont die as 4k is a resolution that changes the image so much it can loose its vibe.
Like the difference between film and digital.
aren't some blu rays shitty transfers
The premium isn't justifiable. Most televisions aren't large enough or high enough resolution to make BluRay/4k whatever relevant. Hi-Fi fomo for home theater nerds.
Nah that's not true, 55 inch TV or above have been selling like hot cakes during the last six years, especially during the pandemic sales surged.
I noticed people just don't want to upgrade and buy the movies again, also perception of price/value has changed a lot since Netflix has been shared among families.
Streaming has made people spoiled and lazy as frick to the point where even getting up to put a disc in a player is too much work for people these days.
Where do you live where this is the case?
They literally don't even sell TVs that are below 4k anymore. If you've bought a tv during the last 10 years then 99% chance it's 1080 or beyond
Blue ray usually fricks with colouring and aspect ratio. DVDs are cheaper and I don't give a shit about it being higher quality than that. Some people don't need the newest, highest quality, most expensive bullshit to be happy. You can tell how happy I am because I'm telling you I am.
And blu-ray 4k finally correct them. Between the HDR, the new color grading, the 4k scan of the film, especially for old movie, you miss a lot if you a decent 4k tv
I recommend this channel for comparison, unfortunately they don't upload in HDR, but still they are doing a great job to show the difference for colors, details and sound
Here an example
Me neither you must just be blind or still watching shit on an SDTV to not give a frick at all about visual quality the only time I buy DVD is if its somehting that's never been released on Blu-Ray or one of those cheap as frick variety packs with a bunch of old or obscure movies on it.
DVDs are comfier because the box is longer and it just has the one-sheet on the front, there's no gay blue strip at the top, although some DVDs now have a black strip that says "DVD". Plus they're cheaper and you can get some great deals. The quality is noticeably worse in some instances though, I will admit.
Integer upscaling is usually better from 240/480 to 4k than 720/1080. Frickin magnets.
Ignoring the difference in video quality, blu-rays are made of stronger and more durable materials. They don't scratch or scuff as easily.
DVD usually gets the job done good enough to the point that the difference between the two can SOMETIMES be insignificant. That said, overall Blu-ray is singificantly better in many cases. Sometimes companies don't do a good job transfering the movie over to blu-ray, or they just don't have a good enough copy to transfer over (meaning DVD and Blu-ray quality is about the same).
I personally try to get both DVD and Blu-ray when that is the cheapest option available (especially the two-packs). Blu-ray is also patented by Sony, while DVD is a standard format. I don't trust Sony not to do some weird reverse DRM control in the future with Blu-rays like a paranoid person, so I like to have my DVDs as back-up too.
With all that said: I think having a Digital and Physical copy of all your favorite movies is really the best way to go though.
I saw zoomer girls at the vinyl store the other day, it was pretty hot
God I hate audiophiles.
There's zero evidence that analog actually sounds better than digital. In fact, many albums released post 1980 were recorded digitally.
Yeah no shit, it's not a case of sounding better because anyone can say what sounds better to them. If anyone cares it's because of the difference of mixes used. Records from the 60s and 70s sound way different in terms of how the records were mixed being much more loose and organic sounding like you're hearing the instruments in the room in all their rough harshness. People are buying records post Ry Cooder's Bop Till You Drop, yes I know you've watched that youtube video gay, (coincidently I own a 1979 pressing of that album lul) mainly for nostalgic and collectors items, not because they truly believe it sounds better.
I don't know what video you're talking about. The only ry cooder I've ever heard was chavez ravine.
A decent amount of vinyl heads just like the collection aspect and don't give a frick
t.Used to work at an antique store
It doesn't sound better, it sounds different for sure and some people like the "warm" sound, also many old songs has been butchered during their digital transition
it sounds a lot more heavenly. this is because you are actually hearing the physical manifestation of sound dug into the wax.
on vinyl you are listening to sound. whereas on digital you are listening to a computer listening to music.
Audiogays are deranged and their opinions are worth less than used toilet paper.
Like this dipshit.
I hate tin ear homosexuals with your moronic on board audio chips so much. You all should be dragged out of your beds in the middle of the night and gassed. Thats too good even. Instead you should be forced to listen to 96kb / 22khz early 2000s MP3s for the next two weeks! On fricking Beats headphones. Insufferable homosexuals.
Doubtful. The vinyl schizos are a unique breed of "I like the way this sucks".
I have an younger sister who is crazy with Taylor Swift and she got the vinyl too. She doesn't even listen to it because there is no vinyl player at home, it's just a Taylor memorabilia.
Yeah, I used to buy Lady Gaga and other vinlys around 2009-2011. They were a novelty collector's item, no one actually listened to them (at the time; clearly now it's different.)
What nobody wants to address is that we will most likely see a crisis involving the Internet going out en masse within our lifetimes. All of the things you stream will be gone. Just this year, there were multiple instances of TV shows and films disappearing from streaming platforms even for people that purchased the item. The benefits of physical movies are basically neverending. Picture quality on a 1080p Blu-ray is objectively superior to 4k streaming. If you don't physically own your favorite films and shows then you're an absolute fricking moron.
>will most likely see a crisis involving the Internet going out en masse within our lifetimes.
This is why I bought physical versions of my favorite stuff but really if this were to happen I think “oh god how will I watch my favorite movies” would be the least of our problems
Speak for yourself, dude. I'm shutting myself away and watching movies until I die.
as cancerous as video games are they're by far the best modern business model.
I saw a statistic that 50% don't even own a table. I do and I buy a few a year but never listen to them because I live in an apartment and am too self conscious about playing music too loud
does le warm sound not happen if you plug headphone in it or what?
I do actually have a headphone amp attached but can't be bothered to do that either. works well with some albums though like the glow pt.2 by the microphones
When the frick is this cult of personality going to go away?
shes the last white women celebrity, she is... precious to ussssss....
Taylor Swift rerecording all her music is cringe as frick.
Probably yeah maybe not DVD but it still makes sense to collect Blu-Ray's since they still have superior audio and visual quality over streaming not to mention being able to just watch your shit anytime you want without it being removed or censored.
I still use DVDs.
same
There's always some cutie or 2 every time I go to the vinyl section at my local Target. I just want to talk to them and go full audiophile autist on them to see if they're actually listening to them or just buying because Instagram told them to.
>to see if they're actually listening to them or just buying because Instagram told them to.
c'mon man, you already know, dont embarrass yourself
Go up to one and ask her for recommendations. If it's something you like, you can start a conversation about that. Tell her she has good taste and ask for her number so you can get more recommendations, or share some stuff you like. If it's something you've never heard of, or something you don't like, ask if you can borrow something similar from her as a sample so you don't have to buy something you're unsure about, then ask for her number. If you don't hit it off then just say "c-cool, you too", then turn 360 degrees and moonwalk away. It's not that hard, don't over think it. The less you say the better, it's good to have an idea of what to say but once you start writing a script in your head it's over.
a couple hundred autistic spergs in the future will probably collect them
and post their stupid sperg collections on the internet just like autistic spergs post their lame ass retro gaming caves
the gays who collect vhs tapes bother me. I couldn't tell you exactly why but it just makes me cringe.
The appeal of vinyl now is the collectible cover art and watching the colorful disc go round and round.
moder vinyls are very colorful and coll looking
I went to a media store the other day and saw that they had completely stopped selling physical copies of movies, albums, and games.
Most stores that used to be the main hub for physical media now pride themselves on being mobile device show rooms.
if they'd go back to putting special features on them maybe.
I hope so
I have a collection of 79 DVDs
>morons bought a vinyl edition of a digital recording
Okay.
This is the really amusing part of it. Depending on your equipment, there may be a genuinely noticeable difference in actual analog wax. But 99% of what's sold new is certainly not that, so all most people are doing is contributing to how silly it seems to most other people.
Vinyl is difficult to master at -3 LUFS so it probably has a different master, but yeah it’s stupid
TSwift raped hollywood
As a gen z they already are. I’m in college and I’m seeing as CD collections become a thing again in my dorms.