90% of new content is absolutely disposable garbage. We’ve reached our zenith of creativity when it comes to cinema, tv and especially music. Very few offerings now will have a shelf life longer than a few months. They will be consumed age quickly forgotten. Enjoy the classics my friend.
@@bruh_hahaha Yes, I watched Kindergarden COP, and they just can't make films like this anymore because the America of the 1990s is gone. It would be too offensive now. I'm talking about the scene where Arnie asks the children what their fathers do, and when all the children pledge allegiance to the flag. These scenes would just create too much offence now.
@@timetravelfilms727 That’s how cancel cancer culture works. People censor themselves. Everone are scared to do anything because it might be offensive. Now almost every movie have to include "the message”. Who cares about modern movies when we can focus on 70s masterpieces etc.
Oddly enough, it was the Netflix movie Leave The World Behind that really made me think about the importance of physical media! No internet, no entertainment!
Thrift stores, pawn shops and friends of the library is where I always look first. About two years ago I found like almost 50 movies/tv series for a dollar each. Many that were on my wishlist but I didn't want to pay $15 each.
That’s a deal for sure! It’s good to wait it out, keep a wish list like you mentioned, and then you can spring for deals like that and reap the rewards of waiting. Thanks for sharing!
To those of you that live by the motto of “streaming forever!”, have a good time paying higher fees for it with each passing year….while they reduce and reduce and reduce your choices in the blink of an eye. Have a ball!
One thing I'd recommend is know what you want. It can be easy to go to a dollar store and buy some discs, throw them on your shelf, and then...realize you're not remotely interested in watching the media at any point in your life 😂 Making a list has helped me a LOT.
I think what can bring back streaming is for electronic stores to promote bluray and 4K players in commercials to get people to watch their next movie using physical media.
Physical Media Matters! and I don't want to see it completely gone cause if you buy it physically you OWN it ...at least for as long as your media still works, and if you take good care of your stuff you shouldn't worry about that I personally still collect physical media, either it's games or movies cause it sucks if the movie gets taken down from the streaming service, then you have no way of playing or watching it and with so many streaming services, finding that movie that was removed may not be as easy as if you just own it plus there's the collectors editions, if physical media goes away then in theory so will that
If physical movies completely disappears I will continue to enjoy movies and own movies, but I will honestly download them and have them on physical hard drives and pen drives. I'm not interested on any streaming service where they control when they decide I can't watch it anymore. I will continue to buy my favorite movies on Blu-ray until I can't anymore, then I will continue to own it sort of physically on hard drives. For me, streaming movies, I'm ok with free services like Tubi which I don't care if they go away since I'm not paying for it.
And another great topic, and again I am hooked by your positive mindset. I am fully honest, whenever I am not feeling well, your videos make me happy. It’s your positive lifestyle „hey don’t treat Amazon the billion times, they don’t need it. The local store does.“ The community grows and we all sitting together, fascinated by your words and having a good time. Plus we can change also few things in our fast moving lifes. I am so thankful.
I've found that while there are some DVDs I can't get rid of because I will want to watch those movies again, I find myself not buying any new ones or adding to the collection. I just watch movies once and then move on, for the most part. Every movie I own is one I saw ten or more years ago. Nothing since then has moved me enough to make me buy it physically. but CDs? oh man. I need to keep those. I can listen to an album a few times a year and not get sick of it. not the same for movies.
I've waited for 10 years to get The Abyss on Blu-Ray and they JUST released The Abyss on Blu-Ray and 4K Blu-Ray and I got my copy. I think physical is definitely staying around for quite a while, but yes, may stay in more fringe stores and websites. Physical is still a good way for studios to make extra money too
Personally, I'd rather have a DVD or Blu-Ray. Especially after Prime started putting commercials in. The same for books. I don't trust digital media for movies or books. I would rather have it "in hand" so to speak.
I am SURE, you are the reason why I even got my Library card to begin with! I want to say it was one of your videos I watched last year. Sure am glad I came across it.
@@spencers-adventures it sure is, I asked the lady “how is the library still a thing” thinking cause phone/social media addiction killing humanity’s ability to focus on reading. She told me they have more to offer at the place. I am happy they have movies there. And my area has so many branches.
This has been a hard one for me to put my paws on. Part of me wants to say yes, we’re in trouble of losing physical media, but a large majority of consumers still want to purchase physical media. I’m one of those. I learned the hard way by spending big bucks on digital purchases that I lost once the services were cancelled and not transferred. It is because of this concern that knowledgeable consumers may still keep the fire burning for the sales of physical media. Let’s face a few facts. Most people want to spend as little as possible, but once the cost of physical media far exceeds it’s digital counterpart we’re in trouble of losing it.
I’ve been buying a lot of blu rays the last couple months.i started buying vinyl records in the mid 90s ,i have over 5000 records.as someone who saw that being a thing b4 everyone else ,i think that DVDs will make a comeback in years to come..i also was collecting the nes and genesis games in the early 90’s knowing its a nostalgia thing
I’m not a huge fan of torrent and downloading but I think in the futur it can be an another way to keep physical média ( with cd and blu-ray engraving ) . Not legal for sure but in the end if it’s the only way …..
my local library sells DVDs, CDs, and more as a booksale. you can get those for dirt cheap too. I recently got a copy of the movie "Black Swan" from the library. I love getting these things from the library.
Honestly, as someone who has been entirely digital-only for the last decade or so, I prefer it. Super convenient. Amazingly affordable. Even free movies and TV shows on sites like UA-cam. Doesn't matter to me that I i don't own my media. It's not that serious. I'm not a collector. Far better things in life to devote my money and time to (Family. My house. Etc etc). Maybe if physical media started giving away free movies, let you watch a limitless library for less than a day's meal or was as convenient as digital, I'd consider going back.
I bought a copy of Haggard with Bam Margera used off of Amazon a couple of years ago. I'm doing everything to only have physical media now because of your videos.
I've been going to thrift shops, such as Value Village, Goodwill, Half Price Books and small physical media specific video/record stores for MOST of my physical media. Also, while some of their prices are high, Barnes & Noble has decent selections. FYE is another. And, online...besides, Amazon, I go to Ebay and other online auction sites. As for the main topic, I do fear that physical media is disappearing, and part of the reason for my VHS, DVD, blu ray collection is because of that fear.
Not sure we will ever will see the complete end of physical media for some time. To your point about the limited edition MGMT single; there's always going to be enough of a market (be it a small one) who wants the collector's edition this or that or limited edition packaging - and the publisher can sell that all for a hefty profit. In the short term this decline will probably cause a price spike in 4k/blurays and VHS, though it feels like regular DVDs and CDs are the last remaining affordable formats (for now). For me personally, I don't think the quality of the movies and TV that Hollywood is putting out these days has me stressing about this topic too much; It doesn't matter whether that content is locked to streaming, available on physical, or in theaters, I'm not very interested in most of it anymore (with maybe a handful of exceptions each year, e.g. Oppenheimer) I have my small collection of favorite blurays/dvds I could watch a million times over, and be good with that.
Blu ray discs are the sweet spot, though. DVDs shine on old CRTvs and pretty good on a 32inch 720p HD TV. 4K UHD is too much a premium price and it's an overkill for regular HDTVs 50 inch and smaller. Also, the 4K bluray players are expensive.
@@misterlexx2721 yes; Blu Ray looks better but I like the anonymity of playing DVD’s and living off the grid to a certain extent! 🤣 Blu Ray players require internet connectivity. My dvd player just plays everything shoved into it… No questions asked!!
@@Bren71319 My Panasonic Blu- ray player " doesn't require " internet connectivity. It has it internet capability via wifi and ethernet but you are not required to connect to the internet to play any DVD or regular bluray discs. Only if you are going stream the apps such as Netflix on it. Netflix is already built in to my TV.
Sadly, my local Walmart doesn't have the bargain bins for dvds anymore, and they barely carry any at all. My library, thankfully, *does* have a large assortment of dvds, and if they don't have it, they can usually get it from a nearby library. I also found an unexpected place selling dvds and blu rays: my tech repair shop, which is run by just one guy. My city is quite small, but definitely ask around your small businesses to see if they know of any other small businesses who sell them.
I collect and digitize media, or download (ahoy there) if necessary to build my on offline collection. Hard drives are cheap nowadays. You should look into something like jellyfin and do a video on that.
It’s on my list to look into eventually, I’ve heard good things for sure! I like your method of offline collecting. I don’t want a huge shelf of media and the space such a collection requires, but I do want to own the files regardless. A small curated physical collection is where I’m at right now. Good to hear from you buddy!
I haven't been to my library in years. I probably need to get a new library card. I remember getting cds there years ago and ripping the albums i liked to my laptop. Where i live, I've never had internet. For all of my life, it has been an antenna and movies on VHS, DVD, or Blu Ray. The fact that a lot of places are starting to phase out physical media is disconcerting. But now that ive picked a VCR recently, the world is open to more media ive never been able to get on dvd. Especially anime from the 80s and 90s.
Back n 2012 I donated 99% of my dvd collection except for sm tru classics and special releases. To this day I regret getting rid of my old collection. Since then replaced most of what I had with blu ray or 4K/hdr. Finally have a decent collection agn. Ended up getting a Panasonic ub9000 so get btr picture when watchin things So yeh I basically have a wall set up for my media collection including my vinyls, and my old cd collection from the 90s-2015s. I hv it set up nice and get compliments when friends come over. I keep having to say “no, u can’t borrow” to folks. Hahahaha All that to say sm of us will happily keep our media libraries and will find ways to add to it.
I have no doubt that the destruction of physical media would be wayyyy further ahead then what it is, had it not been for boutique labels when it comes to the movie format that's for sure... VHS is a gimmic for collectors now, they don't really collect them now to actually watch them, but more to display them.
Can't see companies bringing back VHS players or even old 8mm projectors etc. When it comes to vinyl, there are still so many high quality (as well as low quality) record players and shops around but a VHS player, you may find one or two at the market gathering dust. There are still tons of specialist vinyl magazines / audio equipment around, can't recall seeing any VHS player mags around for many years. I think blu-ray etc will survive as long as companies produce the players and there is at least some audience / consumers for them. Hopefully it will pick up as people see that streaming really doesn't have everything. It has been great to get back into blu-rays etc and watch loads of old (and loved) movies that will probably never appear on streaming (or continue to appear and disappear). I have bought some VHS tapes of late but for films that have never made it to DVD etc but it required me to pick up a player from a friend who still had one resting in a garage.
Analog will never die. Just like fashion, things that we think will be dead in the future come back. Bell Bottom in the 90s was such an example. People were saying bell bottom would die forever in the 2000s. And guess what happened? People are wearing back bell bottoms.
I've only recent decided to upgrade my collection to 4k BD if available. A few of the ones I want have been discontinued with only out-of-region discs available, often from only no-name sellers.
Red box still exists in some places also And my main stop is Barnes and nobles. They holds the criterion collection of blu-rays. It's a bit pricy but they go on sale a couple times a year. Most are older remastered classics.
I think you're right, physical won't go away, just be more niche. I love physical media and have more vhs now than anything I think 😅 We have Hmv here in the UK which is a music/film shop but they've also had to branch out into figures and colletables, anime etc to survive. It's the only mainstream shop here now so I'd hate for it to shut down. It's been saved once and is doing well apparently so that's good. I do need to buy more from them tbh to support them. The main shop I buy music and films from though is my local oxfam book shop which always has different stuff in it being a well run charity shop. I think people are getting tired I'd streaming and are slowly finding other ways to watch and consume media like ourselves. I do like them especially for their convenience and that's where they've got people tbh. The convenience factor
You’re right Adam, the convenience factor is the biggest hurdle for people. If you can put up with some ads there are some great free alternatives and I’ll be doing a video on that soon! And I’m jealous of HMV - we used to have them in Canada but they shut down 👎
If the music industry can bring back Vinyl then I think we need to bring back Typewriters. I myself use a 3rd party word processor and consider word processors in jeopardy.
I agree with you wholeheartedly about typewriters! One day soon I’ll do a video on my Royal Fleetwood I have. It’s such a neat machine and it makes writing so much more engaging compared to using a computer! What word processor do you use?
@@spencers-adventures Abi Word, both installed on my Windows 7 computer and a "portable" version on my Windows 10 one. Last I heard of it its only supported on Linux OS's.
Oh and I forgot to say, we have a huge thrift shop tomorrow in my hometown. I am so exited ,what will I find ? :) I am looking for some dvd boxes. And I’ve terminated my Netflix and Amazon prime. Still can’t with Crunchyroll just because I love anime’s. But let’s see if I can find a way to watch anime’s without online providers. And more a physical way :)
I bought a VCR a couple years ago on eBay, a few weeks later on market place I found a listing on some tapes for $40, dude begged me to take all his tapes and DVDs. I sure did... Too bad he was a smoker tho... I had to air it all out for the rest of the summer before I put those tapes in my VCR
When it comes to Amazon, they arent the ones carrying the media most of the time they are just a consignment shop. I was looking for around 40 titles on amazon a few months ago because im moving overseas to a area that was very bad internet and almost nothing was shipped and sold by Amazon and was mostly sold by third parties. Ive had better chances on Ebay finding copies of movies.
Dude our library gets stuff right when it comes out. Those poor discs are very abused though, they need HD VHS or something that doesn’t get all scratched up.
Physical media is already a niche market. All my friends and family look at me crazy when I tell them I still buy physical media. They don’t even know what 4Ks are so I don’t even bother explaining 🤓
I think the market is more so transitioning over to boutique labels controlling the physical media market. The issue however, is how long will there be players on the market before they are phased out entirely.
Another side to this is that devices to play physical media are no longer made. You have old DVD/CD players to play the discs on. Once those break, and they are not easy to repair, what are people going to use to play DVD/CD on?
@@jen7662 In that case it's easier to download movies in digital format, why would you need DVDs? In addition, there's DVD rot, which with passage of time makes some DVDs permanently damaged.
I gave up buying used dvds a long time ago because you end up wasting a lot of money on scratched dvds that won’t play. Which also is why Netflix stopped doing dvd’s. I remember at end I would sometimes have to send back 2 or 3 discs before I got a playable one. Why not just buy from Apple, they allow downloads and you can backup all the files, sure you can only play them on Apple devices but so what
I don't care what they say, a 4K ultra Blu-ray is always going to be better quality than streaming. Just not as convenient. Its like going from radio to CD quality.
As much as I want to step away from tech and live more simply and in touch with the present, I've grown tired of moving my massive record collection every time I want to move. I'm in the process of selling 700+ records to pursue a more nomadic lifestyle now that I divorced someone who didn't have that same desire. I just wish there were options better than the current streaming services and that library services like Freegal had more robust selections.
It’s too bad streaming is far from a replacement for owning a physical copy. I don’t remember the last time a favorite title was pulled off my shelf and then put on a shelf I don’t have access to without paying again. Or even having to pay a regular monthly charge whether I watch anything during a month or not. And you don’t have to go to a completely different store to buy a Disney film than a Paramount, or Universal. Streaming does provide things physical can’t, but it doesn’t fully replace it either. Sure, with just a couple streaming services you have access to more choices than you’ll ever have time to watch, but if you want something in particular you may often be out of luck. And as far as physical becoming more niche, it doesn’t seem too promising because the equipment needed to play it isn’t likely to remain available if it’s a small market. Oh well, there was once a time where you no choices other than the dozen or so channels broadcasting live.
Agreed! Especially some of the older formats had such cool cover art. I have a really cool copy of First Blood that I think was only that specific art on the VHS copy. It definitely adds a coolness that can’t be had with digital only, especially streaming
One thing I've thought about it that the majority of modern movies have been...bad. The only physical movie I've wanted to buy recently is "the boy and the heron". I haven't seen any others that I really wanted a hard copy of. Some shows yes like rick and morty. Adventure time. I just bought the whole set of that on Amazon.
I do think physical media is going to narrow down to more of an enthusiast's market, though, I think there is a degree of irony already at play, as I've seen a great many people on other similar channels and on other platforms backpedaling on all streaming and reclaiming their DVD collection. Irony, because the overabundance of streaming services and the way streaming is becoming like cable subscriptions all over again is burning people out and driving them back to physical or to piracy. Companies like Netflix trying to squeeze more money out of people and trying to corner the distribution market in cahoots with movie studios is going to drive customers away and will backfire if enough folks vote with their wallets and influence.
I hope VHS doesn't come back because that format was garbage. I think DVD will always be here because DVD sales are still overall strong. That and, as you mentioned streaming fatigue, DVDs will stick around. Definitely will be more limited though.
How is Vinyl anymore analog than a CD when its coming from the same masters ? Its not like the recordings and Vinyl are done like they were in the 40-60's
Sigh, no, we are not. The tv is still popular, along with physical. Wal-Mart is in the process of selling universal steel books while new linear tv shows are being released. streamming is not really doing well because of content remov and piracy.
Where have you been for the past 20 years? Look at how long DVD lasted. BluRay has been a shell of DVD sales. This is the last generation of consoles with physical media (look at the leaks for confirmation). See a lot of stores selling music CDs in the past 10 years?
No we are not seeing the end of physical media Best Buy is losing money for a while now and Target pulled an Amazon and moved physical media to online store fronts to make room for more players so no we are not seeing the end.
This guy has a more knowledgeable take on online stores.
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not to mention the chinees found a way to put pedabites of data on a disk by layering the information with lasers.
I own 2000 movies on bluray and 4K uhd bluray. . I'm set for life. I don't even need to watch new movies anymore.
That’s an awesome collection! You are for sure set for life 👍
90% of new content is absolutely disposable garbage. We’ve reached our zenith of creativity when it comes to cinema, tv and especially music. Very few offerings now will have a shelf life longer than a few months. They will be consumed age quickly forgotten.
Enjoy the classics my friend.
@@bruh_hahahavery true, i only get a new movie on Blu-ray if i REALLY enjoyed it! I’m young but my physical media collection continues to grow :)
@@bruh_hahaha Yes, I watched Kindergarden COP, and they just can't make films like this anymore because the America of the 1990s is gone. It would be too offensive now. I'm talking about the scene where Arnie asks the children what their fathers do, and when all the children pledge allegiance to the flag. These scenes would just create too much offence now.
@@timetravelfilms727 That’s how cancel cancer culture works. People censor themselves. Everone are scared to do anything because it might be offensive. Now almost every movie have to include "the message”. Who cares about modern movies when we can focus on 70s masterpieces etc.
My personal opinion is that as physical media becomes more rare, people will start to realize how much they still want/need it.
I hope you’re right - I like that take!
This UA-cam channel is slowly changing my life
Oddly enough, it was the Netflix movie Leave The World Behind that really made me think about the importance of physical media! No internet, no entertainment!
Exactly!!! 🙋♀️🙋♀️👏👏
Thrift stores, pawn shops and friends of the library is where I always look first. About two years ago I found like almost 50 movies/tv series for a dollar each. Many that were on my wishlist but I didn't want to pay $15 each.
That’s a deal for sure! It’s good to wait it out, keep a wish list like you mentioned, and then you can spring for deals like that and reap the rewards of waiting. Thanks for sharing!
To those of you that live by the motto of “streaming forever!”, have a good time paying higher fees for it with each passing year….while they reduce and reduce and reduce your choices in the blink of an eye. Have a ball!
One thing I'd recommend is know what you want. It can be easy to go to a dollar store and buy some discs, throw them on your shelf, and then...realize you're not remotely interested in watching the media at any point in your life 😂 Making a list has helped me a LOT.
I love a good list!
I think what can bring back streaming is for electronic stores to promote bluray and 4K players in commercials to get people to watch their next movie using physical media.
I rip the CDs that I borrowed from the library over a decade ago. Free music.
Omg what an amazing idea. Thank you!
You going to return those finally after a decade? 😂
@@YogiTheBearMan Did I really have to say that a returned them dude? Apparently I should’ve stopped returning video tapes 😆
Physical Media Matters!
and I don't want to see it completely gone
cause if you buy it physically you OWN it
...at least for as long as your media still works, and if you take good care of your stuff you shouldn't worry about that
I personally still collect physical media, either it's games or movies
cause it sucks if the movie gets taken down from the streaming service, then you have no way of playing or watching it
and with so many streaming services, finding that movie that was removed may not be as easy as if you just own it
plus there's the collectors editions, if physical media goes away then in theory so will that
If physical movies completely disappears I will continue to enjoy movies and own movies, but I will honestly download them and have them on physical hard drives and pen drives. I'm not interested on any streaming service where they control when they decide I can't watch it anymore. I will continue to buy my favorite movies on Blu-ray until I can't anymore, then I will continue to own it sort of physically on hard drives. For me, streaming movies, I'm ok with free services like Tubi which I don't care if they go away since I'm not paying for it.
What he said is that overblown pusical is not going anywhere. I hate these click baity videos.
And another great topic, and again I am hooked by your positive mindset.
I am fully honest, whenever I am not feeling well, your videos make me happy.
It’s your positive lifestyle „hey don’t treat Amazon the billion times, they don’t need it. The local store does.“
The community grows and we all sitting together, fascinated by your words and having a good time.
Plus we can change also few things in our fast moving lifes.
I am so thankful.
I wonder what the loss of media and culture would be like if there’s an EMP attack or solar burst.
That would likely take down most of the power as well...
I've found that while there are some DVDs I can't get rid of because I will want to watch those movies again, I find myself not buying any new ones or adding to the collection. I just watch movies once and then move on, for the most part. Every movie I own is one I saw ten or more years ago. Nothing since then has moved me enough to make me buy it physically. but CDs? oh man. I need to keep those. I can listen to an album a few times a year and not get sick of it. not the same for movies.
I feel the same way.
I've waited for 10 years to get The Abyss on Blu-Ray and they JUST released The Abyss on Blu-Ray and 4K Blu-Ray and I got my copy. I think physical is definitely staying around for quite a while, but yes, may stay in more fringe stores and websites. Physical is still a good way for studios to make extra money too
We all need to stop equating Best Buy with the end of physical disks, even if Target follows suit, still doesn't mean much.
Personally, I'd rather have a DVD or Blu-Ray. Especially after Prime started putting commercials in. The same for books. I don't trust digital media for movies or books. I would rather have it "in hand" so to speak.
I am SURE, you are the reason why I even got my Library card to begin with! I want to say it was one of your videos I watched last year. Sure am glad I came across it.
So glad to hear you got a library card! It’s such a wonderful resource
@@spencers-adventures it sure is, I asked the lady “how is the library still a thing” thinking cause phone/social media addiction killing humanity’s ability to focus on reading. She told me they have more to offer at the place. I am happy they have movies there. And my area has so many branches.
I’m sure you’re going to get a lot of value from it - I know I have! Enjoy :)
I am up set That the DVDs and blue ray dvds are going out. I still have a blue ray 6 player. At home
My local library has an INSANE selection of DVDs, and they can source almost any film they don't have in stock from across the library system.
This has been a hard one for me to put my paws on. Part of me wants to say yes, we’re in trouble of losing physical media, but a large majority of consumers still want to purchase physical media. I’m one of those. I learned the hard way by spending big bucks on digital purchases that I lost once the services were cancelled and not transferred. It is because of this concern that knowledgeable consumers may still keep the fire burning for the sales of physical media. Let’s face a few facts. Most people want to spend as little as possible, but once the cost of physical media far exceeds it’s digital counterpart we’re in trouble of losing it.
I remember when the same story happened at Best Buy years ago but for CDs. Went during their final days and got myself 10 CDs
And cds are still available hoenstly this worry is overblown.
I’ve been buying a lot of blu rays the last couple months.i started buying vinyl records in the mid 90s ,i have over 5000 records.as someone who saw that being a thing b4 everyone else ,i think that DVDs will make a comeback in years to come..i also was collecting the nes and genesis games in the early 90’s knowing its a nostalgia thing
I’m not a huge fan of torrent and downloading but I think in the futur it can be an another way to keep physical média ( with cd and blu-ray engraving ) . Not legal for sure but in the end if it’s the only way …..
Pawn shops are super slept on for dvds.
If buying isn't owning...
my local library sells DVDs, CDs, and more as a booksale. you can get those for dirt cheap too. I recently got a copy of the movie "Black Swan" from the library. I love getting these things from the library.
That’s so great that they also sell stuff. Bonus points for that library!
I just began collecting again. Steelbooks are amazing. I rebranded my channel to reflect my new collecting obsession. Let’s goo!!
Honestly, as someone who has been entirely digital-only for the last decade or so, I prefer it. Super convenient. Amazingly affordable. Even free movies and TV shows on sites like UA-cam. Doesn't matter to me that I i don't own my media. It's not that serious. I'm not a collector. Far better things in life to devote my money and time to (Family. My house. Etc etc). Maybe if physical media started giving away free movies, let you watch a limitless library for less than a day's meal or was as convenient as digital, I'd consider going back.
Another great video :) I'm always looking out to see if you upload a new one.
I bought a copy of Haggard with Bam Margera used off of Amazon a couple of years ago. I'm doing everything to only have physical media now because of your videos.
Hey Spence, you forgot Barnes and Noble they still have a dvd cd and record section
I've been going to thrift shops, such as Value Village, Goodwill, Half Price Books and small physical media specific video/record stores for MOST of my physical media. Also, while some of their prices are high, Barnes & Noble has decent selections. FYE is another.
And, online...besides, Amazon, I go to Ebay and other online auction sites.
As for the main topic, I do fear that physical media is disappearing, and part of the reason for my VHS, DVD, blu ray collection is because of that fear.
I wish we had a Barnes and Noble in Canada! FYE I think there’s a few locations so I’ll have to seek those out. Thanks for the comment!
Not sure we will ever will see the complete end of physical media for some time. To your point about the limited edition MGMT single; there's always going to be enough of a market (be it a small one) who wants the collector's edition this or that or limited edition packaging - and the publisher can sell that all for a hefty profit. In the short term this decline will probably cause a price spike in 4k/blurays and VHS, though it feels like regular DVDs and CDs are the last remaining affordable formats (for now). For me personally, I don't think the quality of the movies and TV that Hollywood is putting out these days has me stressing about this topic too much; It doesn't matter whether that content is locked to streaming, available on physical, or in theaters, I'm not very interested in most of it anymore (with maybe a handful of exceptions each year, e.g. Oppenheimer) I have my small collection of favorite blurays/dvds I could watch a million times over, and be good with that.
You can order ANY MOVIES you want on the internet I been ordering movies since Covid have to shop around some prices are higher than others
I just got the “Bonanza” Complete Series 100-DVD set that came out last year. DVD is still a more popular format than Blu Ray or 4K.
Blu ray discs are the sweet spot, though. DVDs shine on old CRTvs and pretty good on a 32inch 720p HD TV. 4K UHD is too much a premium price and it's an overkill for regular HDTVs 50 inch and smaller. Also, the 4K bluray players are expensive.
@@misterlexx2721 yes; Blu Ray looks better but I like the anonymity of playing DVD’s and living off the grid to a certain extent! 🤣 Blu Ray players require internet connectivity. My dvd player just plays everything shoved into it… No questions asked!!
@@Bren71319 My Panasonic Blu- ray player " doesn't require " internet connectivity. It has it internet capability via wifi and ethernet but you are not required to connect to the internet to play any DVD or regular bluray discs. Only if you are going stream the apps such as Netflix on it. Netflix is already built in to my TV.
Sadly, my local Walmart doesn't have the bargain bins for dvds anymore, and they barely carry any at all. My library, thankfully, *does* have a large assortment of dvds, and if they don't have it, they can usually get it from a nearby library.
I also found an unexpected place selling dvds and blu rays: my tech repair shop, which is run by just one guy. My city is quite small, but definitely ask around your small businesses to see if they know of any other small businesses who sell them.
I collect and digitize media, or download (ahoy there) if necessary to build my on offline collection. Hard drives are cheap nowadays. You should look into something like jellyfin and do a video on that.
It’s on my list to look into eventually, I’ve heard good things for sure! I like your method of offline collecting. I don’t want a huge shelf of media and the space such a collection requires, but I do want to own the files regardless. A small curated physical collection is where I’m at right now. Good to hear from you buddy!
I haven't been to my library in years. I probably need to get a new library card. I remember getting cds there years ago and ripping the albums i liked to my laptop. Where i live, I've never had internet. For all of my life, it has been an antenna and movies on VHS, DVD, or Blu Ray. The fact that a lot of places are starting to phase out physical media is disconcerting. But now that ive picked a VCR recently, the world is open to more media ive never been able to get on dvd. Especially anime from the 80s and 90s.
Not Amazon though or Walmart online.
Back n 2012 I donated 99% of my dvd collection except for sm tru classics and special releases. To this day I regret getting rid of my old collection. Since then replaced most of what I had with blu ray or 4K/hdr. Finally have a decent collection agn. Ended up getting a Panasonic ub9000 so get btr picture when watchin things
So yeh I basically have a wall set up for my media collection including my vinyls, and my old cd collection from the 90s-2015s. I hv it set up nice and get compliments when friends come over. I keep having to say “no, u can’t borrow” to folks. Hahahaha
All that to say sm of us will happily keep our media libraries and will find ways to add to it.
With all the ad supported crap these days, I could see blu-ray making a minor comeback. Plus a lot of them come with digital codes too
I have no doubt that the destruction of physical media would be wayyyy further ahead then what it is, had it not been for boutique labels when it comes to the movie format that's for sure... VHS is a gimmic for collectors now, they don't really collect them now to actually watch them, but more to display them.
Im in toronto and diddnt know our library had streaming or dvds. Very cool
Maybe I’ll make a dedicated video one day, there’s a lot of great options available with a TPL card!
Redbox sells used dvds and Blu-rays for like $4
Yep in my country we something like that where I buy used blu rays.
Can't see companies bringing back VHS players or even old 8mm projectors etc. When it comes to vinyl, there are still so many high quality (as well as low quality) record players and shops around but a VHS player, you may find one or two at the market gathering dust. There are still tons of specialist vinyl magazines / audio equipment around, can't recall seeing any VHS player mags around for many years. I think blu-ray etc will survive as long as companies produce the players and there is at least some audience / consumers for them. Hopefully it will pick up as people see that streaming really doesn't have everything. It has been great to get back into blu-rays etc and watch loads of old (and loved) movies that will probably never appear on streaming (or continue to appear and disappear). I have bought some VHS tapes of late but for films that have never made it to DVD etc but it required me to pick up a player from a friend who still had one resting in a garage.
i have both around 27/2800 films and tv shows on blu and DVDs try recycling centres they have 1000s
Analog will never die. Just like fashion, things that we think will be dead in the future come back. Bell Bottom in the 90s was such an example. People were saying bell bottom would die forever in the 2000s. And guess what happened? People are wearing back bell bottoms.
I've only recent decided to upgrade my collection to 4k BD if available. A few of the ones I want have been discontinued with only out-of-region discs available, often from only no-name sellers.
Red box still exists in some places also
And my main stop is Barnes and nobles. They holds the criterion collection of blu-rays. It's a bit pricy but they go on sale a couple times a year. Most are older remastered classics.
Love criterion!
Garage Sales are called Car Boot (trunk) sales in The UK.
I love that!
I think you're right, physical won't go away, just be more niche. I love physical media and have more vhs now than anything I think 😅
We have Hmv here in the UK which is a music/film shop but they've also had to branch out into figures and colletables, anime etc to survive. It's the only mainstream shop here now so I'd hate for it to shut down. It's been saved once and is doing well apparently so that's good. I do need to buy more from them tbh to support them.
The main shop I buy music and films from though is my local oxfam book shop which always has different stuff in it being a well run charity shop.
I think people are getting tired I'd streaming and are slowly finding other ways to watch and consume media like ourselves. I do like them especially for their convenience and that's where they've got people tbh. The convenience factor
You’re right Adam, the convenience factor is the biggest hurdle for people. If you can put up with some ads there are some great free alternatives and I’ll be doing a video on that soon! And I’m jealous of HMV - we used to have them in Canada but they shut down 👎
@@spencers-adventures oh right ok, I'll be intrigued in that one! 🤔 Oh that's a shame! They are good and no where else like it now in our area
If the music industry can bring back Vinyl then I think we need to bring back Typewriters. I myself use a 3rd party word processor and consider word processors in jeopardy.
I agree with you wholeheartedly about typewriters! One day soon I’ll do a video on my Royal Fleetwood I have. It’s such a neat machine and it makes writing so much more engaging compared to using a computer! What word processor do you use?
@@spencers-adventures Abi Word, both installed on my Windows 7 computer and a "portable" version on my Windows 10 one. Last I heard of it its only supported on Linux OS's.
Very cool, I’ll look into it!
Oh and I forgot to say, we have a huge thrift shop tomorrow in my hometown.
I am so exited ,what will I find ? :)
I am looking for some dvd boxes.
And I’ve terminated my Netflix and Amazon prime.
Still can’t with Crunchyroll just because I love anime’s.
But let’s see if I can find a way to watch anime’s without online providers. And more a physical way :)
I bought a VCR a couple years ago on eBay, a few weeks later on market place I found a listing on some tapes for $40, dude begged me to take all his tapes and DVDs. I sure did... Too bad he was a smoker tho... I had to air it all out for the rest of the summer before I put those tapes in my VCR
When it comes to Amazon, they arent the ones carrying the media most of the time they are just a consignment shop. I was looking for around 40 titles on amazon a few months ago because im moving overseas to a area that was very bad internet and almost nothing was shipped and sold by Amazon and was mostly sold by third parties. Ive had better chances on Ebay finding copies of movies.
Dude our library gets stuff right when it comes out. Those poor discs are very abused though, they need HD VHS or something that doesn’t get all scratched up.
Physical media is already a niche market. All my friends and family look at me crazy when I tell them I still buy physical media. They don’t even know what 4Ks are so I don’t even bother explaining 🤓
I think the market is more so transitioning over to boutique labels controlling the physical media market. The issue however, is how long will there be players on the market before they are phased out entirely.
Another side to this is that devices to play physical media are no longer made. You have old DVD/CD players to play the discs on. Once those break, and they are not easy to repair, what are people going to use to play DVD/CD on?
You could copy the dvd’s and keep it on a hard drive.
@@jen7662 In that case it's easier to download movies in digital format, why would you need DVDs? In addition, there's DVD rot, which with passage of time makes some DVDs permanently damaged.
@@jen7662Exactly. SSD works with everything. We don't need old physical media forms for physical media.
I gave up buying used dvds a long time ago because you end up wasting a lot of money on scratched dvds that won’t play. Which also is why Netflix stopped doing dvd’s. I remember at end I would sometimes have to send back 2 or 3 discs before I got a playable one. Why not just buy from Apple, they allow downloads and you can backup all the files, sure you can only play them on Apple devices but so what
I don't care what they say, a 4K ultra Blu-ray is always going to be better quality than streaming. Just not as convenient. Its like going from radio to CD quality.
Amazon & Walmart still have physical media.
Vinyl has the advantage of typically sounding better and being less compressed than CD/digital. I don’t know that movies have that same equivalent.
I thought a lot of modern vinyl is digital recordings pressed on vinyl. I find it hard to follow that discussion though.
As much as I want to step away from tech and live more simply and in touch with the present, I've grown tired of moving my massive record collection every time I want to move. I'm in the process of selling 700+ records to pursue a more nomadic lifestyle now that I divorced someone who didn't have that same desire. I just wish there were options better than the current streaming services and that library services like Freegal had more robust selections.
You can try to find someone to copy the record onto a hard drive.
It’s too bad streaming is far from a replacement for owning a physical copy. I don’t remember the last time a favorite title was pulled off my shelf and then put on a shelf I don’t have access to without paying again. Or even having to pay a regular monthly charge whether I watch anything during a month or not. And you don’t have to go to a completely different store to buy a Disney film than a Paramount, or Universal.
Streaming does provide things physical can’t, but it doesn’t fully replace it either. Sure, with just a couple streaming services you have access to more choices than you’ll ever have time to watch, but if you want something in particular you may often be out of luck. And as far as physical becoming more niche, it doesn’t seem too promising because the equipment needed to play it isn’t likely to remain available if it’s a small market. Oh well, there was once a time where you no choices other than the dozen or so channels broadcasting live.
Funny what you said about admiring cover art. I bet my kids' generation doesn't even know about that joy! 🤔
Agreed! Especially some of the older formats had such cool cover art. I have a really cool copy of First Blood that I think was only that specific art on the VHS copy. It definitely adds a coolness that can’t be had with digital only, especially streaming
Feel like I have seen this before
Is this video a re-upload?
I’m sure cd’s had a resurgence last year, or the year before.
One thing I've thought about it that the majority of modern movies have been...bad. The only physical movie I've wanted to buy recently is "the boy and the heron". I haven't seen any others that I really wanted a hard copy of. Some shows yes like rick and morty. Adventure time. I just bought the whole set of that on Amazon.
If it "dies". Well then looking forward to $10 UHD blurays. movies are expensive
We are witnessing the end of big box retail chains. You'd be stupid to pay full price for a digital copy of the real thing.
I do think physical media is going to narrow down to more of an enthusiast's market, though, I think there is a degree of irony already at play, as I've seen a great many people on other similar channels and on other platforms backpedaling on all streaming and reclaiming their DVD collection. Irony, because the overabundance of streaming services and the way streaming is becoming like cable subscriptions all over again is burning people out and driving them back to physical or to piracy. Companies like Netflix trying to squeeze more money out of people and trying to corner the distribution market in cahoots with movie studios is going to drive customers away and will backfire if enough folks vote with their wallets and influence.
It sucks that I just now came back around to owning more physical media again as the availability starts shrinking
You’re lucky that most people still don’t appreciate it so the gettins still good on the used market!
As much as I don't want physical media to die out, I'm afraid the answer is yes.
Great suggestions!
I've never heard it be called a cassingle before. Interesting.
these days we still use cds blu-ray so i don't understand
The best physical media is an 8 TB hard drive filled with MKVs
We're witnessing The End of everything.
Heard that one before
What I think is company want dvd and bluray to died in popularity so someone can make a new media format that offers more space and options
I hope VHS doesn't come back because that format was garbage.
I think DVD will always be here because DVD sales are still overall strong.
That and, as you mentioned streaming fatigue, DVDs will stick around. Definitely will be more limited though.
How is Vinyl anymore analog than a CD when its coming from the same masters ? Its not like the recordings and Vinyl are done like they were in the 40-60's
I have over 3.000 Movies on DVD & Blu Ray.
I hardly buy any new movie because they are all bad.
I'm not going to stop buying physical media, ever.
we are all going back online for somethings
Most new movies aren't even worth owning.
Is this Greg Sestero? ... *Oh hai mark* !
Once out of sight then out of mind…when you cannot see physical media in stores…then fewer will even know about it. It’s on its way out by 2025.
Loving this channel just found it recently, did anyone tell you you look like Alan wake ?
I have heard that once or twice - I welcome the compliment!
Library FTW.
^this guy knows libraries!
Sigh, no, we are not. The tv is still popular, along with physical. Wal-Mart is in the process of selling universal steel books while new linear tv shows are being released. streamming is not really doing well because of content remov and piracy.
Where have you been for the past 20 years? Look at how long DVD lasted. BluRay has been a shell of DVD sales. This is the last generation of consoles with physical media (look at the leaks for confirmation). See a lot of stores selling music CDs in the past 10 years?
No we are not seeing the end of physical media Best Buy is losing money for a while now and Target pulled an Amazon and moved physical media to online store fronts to make room for more players so no we are not seeing the end.
Vinyl is the future....
Not in my house!
No physical media lives forever you just have to find out where it is. Physical media is available world wide so it's always there somewhere
Why do we romanticise dead formats but ignore current ones 😩
No. The short answer is no.
Yoo watching this while high is some of the funniest sht I’ve seen all week. Also this Ben & Jerry’s Cherry Garcia is hitting