Do you still collect DVD, Blu-ray, 4K?

[Admiral Jean-Luc Picard]

Do you still collect DVD, Blu-ray, 4K? I have a massive DVD collection (9 1/2 shelves) and a large Blu-ray collection (2 shelves), or 12 shelves worth of videos. I still collect DVD and Blu-ray. When I upgrade to a 4K player, I'd like to collect 4K titles too. Not everything is streaming. I have Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Hulu, Max, Netflix, Paramount+, Roku, Tubi, and some other freebie streamers. Even then, everything's scattered to the wind, and a lot of what I have on disc is not on the streamers I just listed.

Long live disc media!!!

 

[The Realist]

You're damned straight I still collect physical media. Cold dead hands, etc.

 

[Admiral Jean-Luc Picard]

You're damned straight I still collect physical media. Cold dead hands, etc.

Cold dead hands. Are you like me? DVD & Blu-ray, no 4K, because no 4K player?

 

[The Realist]

Nor 4K TV, as yet.

 

[Admiral Jean-Luc Picard]

Nor 4K TV, as yet.

I aim to get the 4K player so I can play 4K and know they work, get the TV later.

 

[The Wormhole]

Not as much as I used to, but probably still more than the average person. It's mostly only shows and movies that I really love that are a priority, so that I can have a guaranteed way to watch them. Given how things can be removed from streaming services on a whim or a tax write-off.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Not if I can help it, no.

I get all movies through iTunes, and all TV series via streaming.

There, I said it.

Besides, without Paramount+ and Peacock, how the hell am I supposed to watch Liverpool matches?

 

[Moviefan2k4]

I upgraded some of my collection to 4K about 5 months ago, but since my food stamps have gone down, that means less extra cash for non-essentials. At the moment, here's my existing purchases; I also have more than 200 Blu-Rays that I've collected since 2010.

Back to the Future Trilogy (2024 re-release)
The Dark Knight Trilogy
The Matrix Trilogy
Mission: Impossible 6-Film Collection
Top Gun: Double Feature
The Crow (1994)
Escape From New York (Shout! Factory Collector's Edition)
Field of Dreams
Footloose (40th Anniversary)
Highlander
The Italian Job (2003, finally remastered properly)

 

[Tosk]

Primarily Blu-ray. DVD only when no other option is available. I own several 4K combo releases but got them for the Blu-ray that was included. I have no 4K set-up and have no immediate plans to upgrade.

 

[PlainSimpleJoel]

Mostly blu-ray. Very rare now days that I would buy a DVD. But over the past few years, I haven't brought as much as I use too. back say a decade ago. Sadly some titles are no longer available here on physical media.

 

[Moviefan2k4]

Primarily Blu-ray. DVD only when no other option is available. I own several 4K combo releases but got them for the Blu-ray that was included. I have no 4K set-up and have no immediate plans to upgrade.

Overall, 4K is probably much cheaper now than when it was first introduced pre-Covid. My player was only $200 plus tax, and while the playback glitched at first, I soon found a YouTube video that showed me how to fix that, by changing some of the settings.

As for an HDTV, if you don't care about tons of bells or whistles, a decent one can run you about $600. Mine is a 65-inch Vizio, and I paid $650 three years ago. Amazon might even have refurbished ones for less; its always worth checking out.

 

[Moviefan2k4]

I aim to get the 4K player so I can play 4K and know they work, get the TV later.

Contrary to popular belief, you do not need a massively-sized screen to notice and appreciate the improvements in the 4K format. The biggest selling points are greater color variety and improved clarity, thanks to the higher resolution, so anything above a 40 or 50-inch set should work just fine.

 

[Avro Arrow]

Yes. Mainly blu-ray, but if I can afford it at the time, I will spring for 4K for releases I think warrant it. Typically I have to wait for things to go on sale, which means I can't usually get things until they have already been out for at least 6 - 12 months. (Certain things will get exceptions to that, including Star Trek releases. )

I can't say I don't get DVD at all, but I only do so when it is literally the only option available.

 

[Tosk]

Overall, 4K is probably much cheaper now than when it was first introduced pre-Covid. My player was only $200 plus tax, and while the playback glitched at first, I soon found a YouTube video that showed me how to fix that, by changing some of the settings.

As for an HDTV, if you don't care about tons of bells or whistles, a decent one can run you about $600. Mine is a 65-inch Vizio, and I paid $650 three years ago. Amazon might even have refurbished ones for less; its always worth checking out.

All that may be true, I simply have no interest in upgrading. Obviously I'll be forced to eventually, but for now I'm sticking with what I have. I loathe that all TVs are "smart" now, I dearly miss the ability to just plug stuff in and play without all the bullshit.

 

[Firebird]

My collection includes VHS, laserdisc, DVD, Blu-ray, and UHD. I've been building this since my very first DVD purchase of Star Trek: The Motion Picture - The Director's Edition back in 2002. At last count, I have 2778 movies over 3085 individual editions. Including TV seasons, that brings it up another 250 editions.

The only stuff I still have on VHS are a scant few tapes I somehow still have from childhood and a few rare extended editions of movies like The Alamo and Raintree County. My laserdisc collection is more recent, and is all collectors' editions with features that never got ported over to DVD.

Most of what I buy at the moment is Blu-ray since I don't have a UHD player yet. Getting a ton of stuff from the UK, France, Germany, and Australia. Imprint in particular is one of my favorite boutique labels. The shipping fees from Australia suck ass, but it is so, so worth it.

 

[Alexander Corrino]

I get whichever is cheaper. With some stuff the BluRay is cheaper than the DVD for some reason. 4K would be rather pointless for me to collect since my TV is like ten years old or something, lol. But I do make it a point to buy DVDs or BluRays. I want to own things and not have to rely on some Netflix or Disney+ server somewhere.

I also saw that Alien Romulus will get a limited VHS release (I already loved that promo stuff for the movie was being distributed on VHS, apparently). I am SO tempted. I do still have a VHS player, I'd get a kick out of watching a contemporary movie on VHS. It's been a while.

 

[Moviefan2k4]

All that may be true, I simply have no interest in upgrading. Obviously I'll be forced to eventually, but for now I'm sticking with what I have. I loathe that all TVs are "smart" now, I dearly miss the ability to just plug stuff in and play without all the bullshit.

I understand; my TV is "smart" as well, with tons of apps, but I don't use any of them. So its pretty much dedicated to home video only, at least for now/

My collection includes VHS, laserdisc, DVD, Blu-ray, and UHD. I've been building this since my very first DVD purchase of Star Trek: The Motion Picture - The Director's Edition back in 2002. At last count, I have 2778 movies over 3085 individual editions. Including TV seasons, that brings it up another 250 editions.

The only stuff I still have on VHS are a scant few tapes I somehow still have from childhood and a few rare extended editions of movies like The Alamo and Raintree County. My laserdisc collection is more recent, and is all collectors' editions with features that never got ported over to DVD.

Most of what I buy at the moment is Blu-ray since I don't have a UHD player yet. Getting a ton of stuff from the UK, France, Germany, and Australia. Imprint in particular is one of my favorite boutique labels. The shipping fees from Australia suck ass, but it is so, so worth it.

That is extremely impressive! To be honest, I don't even remember the first movie I bought on VHS, but I know it was probably a used copy because my family didn't have a lot of money during my childhood. Mom worked like crazy and so did my uncle, so we never lacked food or clothes...but in retrospect, I'm surprised we wound up okay (at least financially). In fact, there was just one Christmas when my Mom wasn't able to give me anything, and it was the last I celebrated with her. She was in bad health and didn't have a job, so one of my aunts gave me the Blu-Ray release of Guardians of the Galaxy. Mom passed away three months later, and I still have that gift. Even when I upgrade it to 4K, I'll probably keep the original as a memento.

 

[Moviefan2k4]

I want to own things and not have to rely on some Netflix or Disney+ server somewhere.

I don't trust streaming services at all, and it upsets me when studios refuse to release various shows on disc. For example, most of the original Netflix stuff by Marvel never even got placed on Blu-Ray. The first season of Daredevil was, and I was able to import the second year, but that was it. The same thing happened with Agents of SHIELD; the last Blu-Ray released anywhere was for Season 5 in Region 4, five years ago. Only the first two seasons were available in the U.S., and the latter was an Amazon exclusive; they did the same thing with Agent Carter.

 

[Ray Hardgrit]

I've never intended to collect discs, but I've learned that filling shelves is an unavoidable side-effect of buying the things. I can't resist picking up cheap second-hand DVDs, mostly from series where that's the best quality they were released in (Deep Space Nine), or there's something distinctive about that version that was changed later on (Babylon 5).

Then I have to take screencaps and write about them for my site to justify my impulse buy, which is why my TNG reviews have stunning '80s-quality DVD-resolution images.

 

[Alexander Corrino]

I don't trust streaming services at all, and it upsets me when studios refuse to release various shows on disc. For example, most of the original Netflix stuff by Marvel never even got placed on Blu-Ray. The first season of Daredevil was, and I was able to import the second year, but that was it. The same thing happened with Agents of SHIELD; the last Blu-Ray released anywhere was for Season 5 in Region 4, five years ago. Only the first two seasons were available in the U.S., and the latter was an Amazon exclusive; they did the same thing with Agent Carter.

I don't do streaming at all, it's not my thing, and I know I "miss out" on a lot of shows simply because they aren't available on physical media. I've come to a point where I've simply stopped being interested in anything that isn't available on physical media. (It also kinda helps that I have very little interest in modern television as it is, granted. And that I'm old. And that I like to re-watch old shows over and over again instead of checking out new stuff.)