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Still buying 4K UHD Blu-rays. It’s the best quality source for my home theater. The uncompressed audio on 4K Blu-ray is far superior to what’s available on steaming.
Agreed, I have Peacock as one of my streaming subs, along with YT TV, and a good recent example of the Blu-Ray being better is The Super Mario Bros. movie as I have it on 1080p Blu-Ray, but Peacock is streaming it in "4K" but the 1080p Blu-Ray version gives a cleaner picture, brighter colors, and a wider soundstage on my 5.1 Dolby Digital + home theater setup where I have to turn the sound a few notches down compared to the Peacock "4K" version.
I have bought 7: DVD's, 5: Blu Ray's, and 1 Ultra HD Blu Ray in the past month or so. All but three of those were new. The reason that I have been buying more physical media recently is that I don't trust the streaming services to keep the content I will want to watch in the future.
I buy physical discs every month. Something vintage that isn't available in Blu-Ray and a couple of BRs and 4Ks also. I won't typically pay for anything over $30 unless it's an entire series of a TV show. Many of these are not available through streaming services.
I'm sure you've probably heard that both WalMart _AND_ Best Buy are going to start phasing out discs, and of course Target already started phasing them out some time ago. (Meanwhile they're stocking up on cutting-edge technology, like...vinyl lps... Go figure...)
@@MrPGC137 It might be a collector market. I buy them because I lose power and internet at home on a mountain where there's no cell service or OTA reception. I run a generator and can still have some entertainment while I wait a day or two for it all to be restored.
Lol I got a Vinyl record on sale the other day at Target. I see what you mean, they seem to be pushing vinyl heavily. Today I saw the vinyl albums by the cd and another section of a lot of vinyl. @@MrPGC137
Plus many of them they don't have a rental option for digital, and they want you to pay a crazy price to "own" it, but if the service goes away, then you have lost access to the movie.
Buy 4K disks and streaming videos depending on the movie. Disks provide the best viewing experience and if the Internet goes down you still have access to your video library. As the price of streaming goes up I'm migrating to my disk library and cutting back on my streaming services.
Netflix has not been streaming for 25 years. It started as a dvd delivery system in 1999 and added streaming with a special disk in the PlayStation 3 around 2010.
I bought a DVD last night. I've been watching for it to stream somewhere for over a year, so decided it wasn't going to stream. I've bought several others that used to come up on TV fairly regularly. They appear to be quietly eliminating them since they haven't played for years, so I've recently bought them while I still can.
The last time i bought a dvd and a blu ray was yesterday. There are movies that i choose to have in my collection (which is extensive) and i will watch them over and over. I am devastated that there are movies being made that may not have dvd or blu ray capabilities 😢
I have 4 blu-Ray players I've picked up 2nd hand over the years, and I tried it on one of my Philips players, and my Sony player with a few different services, and the experience was slow, and laggy, reminding me of an early generation Roku when they got hot enough to cook eggs on, so I've never bothered since, and just use my Rokus, or Android TV boxes for streaming.
Last DVD purchase: Back To The Beach about five years ago. Last DVD rentals: At the end of September I got my last Netflix rental DVDs, which, of course, I am allowed to keep. I had been a loyal Netflix DVD rental customer since 2005! So sad about the service ending. What will I do now? Well, it might be a good time to go buy some DVDs.
Yep, and even Walmart last Christmas was pushing vinyl in their ads big time, and is selling many reprints of albums people thought would never get another pressing. I saw 2 kids the other day buying a few vinyl records while I was in the electronics section picking up another USB C cable, and gave them the thumbs up LOL!
Movies and recorded music concerts that I really like I'll buy on disks for the simple reason that service providers discontinue items after a period of time. If the power goes out along with the internet signal, just pop something in the Blu Ray and enjoy. (I have a backup generator for home power). Sometimes a few of us will get together and watch concrets. Jam Fest at home.
I still buy Blu-rays and DVDs but it's only for stuff I can't find anywhere. Like Will Vinton Claymation's holiday specials that are not streamed anywhere which I purchased from Amazon 2 weeks ago and Alien's first Christmas cartoon from Amazon.
I last bought a piece of physical media about a month ago and I purchase maybe 2-4 DVD's / Blu-Rays a year. I've slowed down a lot since the height of the DVD era when my pace was around 20-30 discs a year but I still like to have physical copies of movies I truly appreciate and enjoy.
as far as renting or buying a DVD it has been years (Probably was a Star Wars release). Moved to SC over 3 years ago and have not even connected our Blue Ray DVD player. Have bought a Nvidia Shield, Fire sticks and Roku devices. So stream almost every movie, did go to the movies to see latest Indiana Jones movie.
I literally just purchased the original Star Wars trilogy on sale from Best Buy in 4K blu-ray steelbooks. For classic movies like that, I want to ensure I have the highest quality physical copy available. Is it easier to just click a button or two to stream these movies? Yes. However, the picture and sound from the 4K discs are noticeably better than any streaming service. Plus, you don't have to worry about them removing or changing these movies at any time.
Last time I bought a movie on DVD? Most likely sometime in the mid to late 1990s. Last time I bought a movie on Blu-ray? Never bought movie on Blu-ray.
DVD came out in 96, so it was more than likely the late 90's, or early 00's unless you where an early adopter of the format which was expensive in 96 with some of the first players costing well over $500 USD, and even by the time I got my first Apex branded player in very early 2000 from Best Buy, and this was the budget model, it was still over $220 USD( about $375 USD in 2023 $'s, and we can buy a DVD player for less than $30 now) which was still a lot of money for a high school senior working their first after school job making minimum wage of $5.15 an hour before taxes(about $8.75 in 2023 $'s).
@@CommodoreFan64 Yep, that sounds right. Think I only bought a DVD once and it was either a birthday or Christmas gift for someone. I don't even remember what movie was on it. ツ
I rented a movie on Prime this past weekend. I haven't rented a movie in years because I have so many streaming services and don't want to spend the extra money. But I made an exception for this one. I haven't bought a DVD in many years as there are not that many movies I want to watch over and over again. Plus who needs the clutter?
I probably buy four or five movies or series per year. Some are physical but mostly streaming media that is not available on a subscription streaming service. My problem with everything going streaming is that there's quite a bit of older content that's not available. I'll sometimes come across discussion about a show or movie and find that it's not on any streaming service. Sometimes has never been on a streaming service, and the physical media is out of print. This means it's very difficult to watch. The claims that everything you could possibly want is available on streaming is simply not true.
I seldom pay for any video entertainment, other than sports. However, I have two working DVD recorders on which I create my own copies of internet or S-video in content. Much better than VHS quality. DVD recorders are apparently no longer produced for private use. Why is that?
I still keep my star wars library updated to the latest physical format because I live in an area that doesn't provide fast enough Internet to stream 4k. Other movies of this caliber I also add to my library. Physical is still superior to streaming no compression.
DVD's are NOT HD meaning 1080P or 720P DVD's are only 480p. I can see getting rid of DVD's since they are such low resolution. I would like to hope Blu-Ray and UHD Blu-Ray will stay around for a while longer. I like owning physical copies of my movies so if internet is down or a streaming service goes down you still have access to the movies you have bought.
No DVD is actually 480i not 480p, it's just progressive scan DVD players help upscale them by scanning each frame twice. The reason DVD has hung around for so long is so many people never upgraded to a Blu-Ray, or UHD Blu-Ray player, and I feel a lot of it is the price difference did not help did not help, as even after all these years it's still not gone to the price point of DVD for the players.
@@CommodoreFan64 I never bought a blu-ray player and never will. I was not going to invest in a new player when I already had DVD player and all the movies to play on it. Once streaming came around, all my DVD's went to a second hand store along with the player. I've not operated a DVD player in at least 15 years
Most folks seem fine with sticking a 65 or smaller above their fireplace and maybe add a soundbar. My guess is those who watch larger flagship type TVs front and center and use real sound systems still buy physical media to get the most out of our systems. It's like do you want to go to some dinky screen at a multi-plex with underwhelming sound or go to the Chinese Theater in Hollywood with it's 100' screen and awesome sound system and EXPERIENCE a movie.
That's sooo expensive my parents have it for the NFL gampass but they pay like 300.00+! I'm good! We probably pay half of that maybe even less with Netflix Disney+ and Hulu?? But we don't have any live stuff
If you have good internet then the ONN 4K Streaming boxes for $20 a pop with the base UA-cam TV package can replace your DirecTV giving you 3 streams at a time.
@@SFBenjaminK To a certain extent I'm of the mindset if it ain't broke don't fix it, so I have 4 Blu-Ray players I've picked up 2nd hand that are all at least a decade old with my 2 Philips branded ones(one being part of my 5.1 surround sound setup)as they correctly upscale, and playback my VCD collection of movies unlike many newer models. having said that they are useless for streaming being so slow, and laggy, so I just use my Rokus, and Android TV boxes.
I prefer physical media. While I don't buy new releases, I often pick-up older titles to add to my 250+ DVD and Blu-ray library. Partly because my already overpriced data-capped rural internet throttles my streaming speeds. I don't mind it so much for general streaming, but I want to truly enjoy my movies.
Why people thought Streaming was going to stay that cheap forever is beyond me? I never did but enjoyed it while it did. It cost money to do all that they do and pay the people that work for them.
Still buy blue rays dvds not paying for a streaming service to watch a few things then have it moved to another streaming service or movie are not even paying anymore
You're a year off as Netflix started streaming online in 2007, and the first Roku player that came out on May 20, 2008 being the first stand alone device to be able to stream Netflix, and it only streamed Netflix so that might be where you got confused on the dates.
I still frequently buy content in addition to paying for streaming services. A few months ago I bought the whole Mad Men series. I think I rented a movie through Apple this past Saturday. I buy everything virtual, though; no physical media.
Question for Luke: I have the Roku 12.5 update. But, I don't see the new categories breakdown above my apps on the home screen. Is there something I need to do to make them appear?
A lot of content is locked behind geolocation. For example, I try to listen to Canadian radio station streams but says in cannot be played outside of Canada. And it doesn't matter that I'm just over 2 hours away from the border.
Do buy movies the last digital movie I bought which was within the last month was Scooby-Doo and Krypto too. And a little bit before that so probably within the last month and a half or so I bought a DVD (Hotel Transylvania 4) brand new
Question 4 Luke: when TV went from analog to digital there were converter boxes made available. Do you think once 3.0 tv is widely available there will be converter boxes to take us from 1.0 to 3.0 TV?
There already are ATSC 3.0 tuner boxes, but the whole ATSC 3.0 rollout has been a huge mess as many broadcasters are now encrypting their ATSC 3.0 broadcast meaning many of the early ATSC 3.0 boxes don't have the keys to decrypt the channels, as the channel encryption was added after the boxes got originally certified for the ATSC 3.0 standards Also LG due to patent trolls has is dropping ATSC 3.0 tuners in their TV's going forward, and it looks like more lawsuits are coming from the same patent trolls, so i suspect more TV makers will follow if that happens, and you also need an always on internet connection to use some ATSC 3.0 channels for the interactive features like channel guides, to make the encryption work, along with some rumors of broadcaster paywalling some "OTA" events, and charging for on demand content the same as streaming services. So yeah I don't have confidence in ATSC 3.0 going forward unless the FCC, and FTC step in, and sort this mess out, thankfully it looks like ATSC 1.0 is going to here for at least another 5 to 10 years, and still maybe the standard if ATSC 3.0 does not catch on. You can learn way more about this from the Antenna Man channel, and the LON TV channel who are trying to fight this mess as it's anti consumer, and just plain more corporate greed!!!
Despite the FCC deadline, I don't see 1.0 going away anytime soon. Frankly, I don't see 3.0 being a success. Manufacturers like LG are even dumping their support for it.
@@advlandvideo I truly hope so as with the way ATSC 3.0 is being handled at this point it's nothing but anti consumer, and an endangerment to the public in times of emergency, because at current a broadcaster can choose to shut down their ATSC 1.0 broadcast as long as they have at least one ATSC 3.0 broadcast running that covers most of their given coverage area, and so if that's the main TV station for a given area most can pickup, and say the internet goes out both landline, and mobile then the only source of info people will be left with besides word of mouth is TV, and Radio if there is still grid power, or they have some other source of power, and most won't have a TV that can receive an ATSC 3.0 signal, and for those with bleeding edge TV's that have built in ATSC 3.0 tuners, and early ATSC 3.0 converter boxes won't be able to decrypt the stupid DRM as the broadcaster won't give out the keys yet so the companies can update their firmwares, with a fair chunk of the population not even knowing what a firmware is, thus not knowing they need to do it, or how to do it if it's not done for them automatically, of which it won't be. 🤬
@@CommodoreFan64 As is often the case, it comes down to corporate greed. Far too many people have their hands elbo deep in in the 3.0 cookie joe. Between the DRM and copyright fights, they will likely butcher their cash cow.
Been rocking netflix since its DVD days.... I have a 2014 LG 50" 1080p plasma (last of it's kind) but i dont use it anymore and a lot of those services stopped working with it in 2017-2018. Hulu was one of the first that stopped working. So i had to buy a Roku streaming device for it. Now i have a 2022 65" Sony TV with the Google android platform. Pretty nice
That's why I don't buy smart TV's as they become outdated, and I just buy all my boxes external. I have a Sceptre 4K 55in TV that's just that and it cost me under $300, and it works great with a Roku 4K stick, and a Walmart 2023 ONN 4K Streaming box with Google TV Also my work still has a Zenith(LG)50in plasma on the wall, as they are of the mindset if it ain't broke we ain't replacing it, and it works great with a Roku, and ONN streaming player, but I'd hate to pay the power bill for it LOL!
Question for Luke...At what price point do you see streaming top out at, before customers start cancelling? My personal feeling is around 12 to 15 dollars
I don't buy a lot of discs, but do like to buy them for movies and series I may want to view more than once. I also like the higher quality of blu-ray discs as compared to streaming. Unfortunately, with physical media making up less and less of how people view tv shows and movies, I fear they will eventually simply won't be available. I hope I am wrong on that...
QUESTION FOR LUKE: There are a couple of new sports leagues starting in 2024. The Arena Football League will supposedly be returning in April, while the Pro Volleyball Federation is supposed to start the last weekend of January. Both have promised at least one national "Game of the Week" broadcast, in-market broadcasts for teams, as well as "mainstream" streaming partners. I know Netflix and Max have stated the intent to livestream sports. Of course, there's Peacock, ESPN+, Paramount+ as well as streaming services that provide linear cable channels. Are there any other popular services who could be partnering with these fledgling leagues?
Vhs movies more free whiching in your house now days everything proven people like myself don't want Netflix am sorry I didn't need Netflix my vhs tapes more greater
Streaming devices f*n cheap these days , most of them under $50, who f*n keep or have 15-20 years old bluray player to stream with it 2 LOL .. f*n B.S i collected bluray/DvDs since 90s had over thousand of them & SOLD them all few years back, f*n wasted my time & money got only half what i paid for & was taking room & collect dust year after year on racks ..some of them NEVER even opened it & then subscribed to ALL paid streaming services & f*n lovvin since then, that era is over man just have to roll with it & quit b**cy about it!
I have a 4K player. I only use it to watch blu-rays and 4K discs. I don't use streaming on the device. I have a Firestick 4K Max and a Roku. I use those to stream apps. So this piece of news does not bother me at all.
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Still buying 4K UHD Blu-rays. It’s the best quality source for my home theater. The uncompressed audio on 4K Blu-ray is far superior to what’s available on steaming.
Agreed, I have Peacock as one of my streaming subs, along with YT TV, and a good recent example of the Blu-Ray being better is The Super Mario Bros. movie as I have it on 1080p Blu-Ray, but Peacock is streaming it in "4K" but the 1080p Blu-Ray version gives a cleaner picture, brighter colors, and a wider soundstage on my 5.1 Dolby Digital + home theater setup where I have to turn the sound a few notches down compared to the Peacock "4K" version.
I'm buying them as well. I love the better video and audio quality.
I have bought 7: DVD's, 5: Blu Ray's, and 1 Ultra HD Blu Ray in the past month or so. All but three of those were new. The reason that I have been buying more physical media recently is that I don't trust the streaming services to keep the content I will want to watch in the future.
Agreed.
Big brother 1984 will control what you watch and you will be not happy. Buy media that is your to watch without big brother control over everyone.
You need to learn about VPNs and torrents.
@@mutteringmale I know all about them, but I like to do things honestly.
I buy physical discs every month. Something vintage that isn't available in Blu-Ray and a couple of BRs and 4Ks also. I won't typically pay for anything over $30 unless it's an entire series of a TV show. Many of these are not available through streaming services.
I'm sure you've probably heard that both WalMart _AND_ Best Buy are going to start phasing out discs, and of course Target already started phasing them out some time ago. (Meanwhile they're stocking up on cutting-edge technology, like...vinyl lps... Go figure...)
@@MrPGC137 It might be a collector market. I buy them because I lose power and internet at home on a mountain where there's no cell service or OTA reception. I run a generator and can still have some entertainment while I wait a day or two for it all to be restored.
Lol I got a Vinyl record on sale the other day at Target. I see what you mean, they seem to be pushing vinyl heavily. Today I saw the vinyl albums by the cd and another section of a lot of vinyl. @@MrPGC137
I still purchase DVD, Blu-Ray and 4K UHD Blu-Ray Movies. Most recently was in the past two months. Some movies are just not streaming!!!
Plus many of them they don't have a rental option for digital, and they want you to pay a crazy price to "own" it, but if the service goes away, then you have lost access to the movie.
I want to buy more disc but they don't have much of a selection in stores and I have to rely on Amazon. I try to wait for some sales when I can.
A lot of people still collect physical media
Key word here is "collect." The everyday person doesn't buy physical media for consumption sadly.
about 3 months ago brought the b5 dvd.
Buy 4K disks and streaming videos depending on the movie. Disks provide the best viewing experience and if the Internet goes down you still have access to your video library. As the price of streaming goes up I'm migrating to my disk library and cutting back on my streaming services.
Netflix has not been streaming for 25 years. It started as a dvd delivery system in 1999 and added streaming with a special disk in the PlayStation 3 around 2010.
I bought a DVD last night. I've been watching for it to stream somewhere for over a year, so decided it wasn't going to stream.
I've bought several others that used to come up on TV fairly regularly. They appear to be quietly eliminating them since they haven't played for years, so I've recently bought them while I still can.
The last time i bought a dvd and a blu ray was yesterday. There are movies that i choose to have in my collection (which is extensive) and i will watch them over and over. I am devastated that there are movies being made that may not have dvd or blu ray capabilities 😢
I have two blu Ray players from 2012/2013. Neither one ever used for streaming.
I have 4 blu-Ray players I've picked up 2nd hand over the years, and I tried it on one of my Philips players, and my Sony player with a few different services, and the experience was slow, and laggy, reminding me of an early generation Roku when they got hot enough to cook eggs on, so I've never bothered since, and just use my Rokus, or Android TV boxes for streaming.
A quick correction - DVDs are SD.
MISQUOTE: It is BestBuy stopping the sale of DVD's, not Blockbuster.
Last DVD purchase: Back To The Beach about five years ago. Last DVD rentals: At the end of September I got my last Netflix rental DVDs, which, of course, I am allowed to keep. I had been a loyal Netflix DVD rental customer since 2005! So sad about the service ending. What will I do now? Well, it might be a good time to go buy some DVDs.
The last DVD I bought was prepandemic in 2019. I bought my first firestick in 2020 and haven't bought a DVD since.
How stupid... All they're doing is cutting off their old customers, and giving potential new customers one more reason not to do business with them.
Everyone thought vinyl records where dead too
Yep, and even Walmart last Christmas was pushing vinyl in their ads big time, and is selling many reprints of albums people thought would never get another pressing. I saw 2 kids the other day buying a few vinyl records while I was in the electronics section picking up another USB C cable, and gave them the thumbs up LOL!
Movies and recorded music concerts that I really like I'll buy on disks for the simple reason that service providers discontinue items after a period of time. If the power goes out along with the internet signal, just pop something in the Blu Ray and enjoy. (I have a backup generator for home power). Sometimes a few of us will get together and watch concrets. Jam Fest at home.
I still buy Blu-rays and DVDs but it's only for stuff I can't find anywhere. Like Will Vinton Claymation's holiday specials that are not streamed anywhere which I purchased from Amazon 2 weeks ago and Alien's first Christmas cartoon from Amazon.
I'll stick to DVD/Blue-Ray physical media, for as long as possible. I just bought Blue-ray disc, last week.
Bought a used DVD from eBay about 6 months ago
I've probably bought 3 DVDs and 3 BDs so far in 2023. Some of those are multi-disk packages covering an entire TV series.
Haven't purchased a DVD in at least 15 years. I never did buy a blu-ray player.
I bought a DVD in September. And then I bought another DVD earlier in September so I bought two of them.
I last bought a piece of physical media about a month ago and I purchase maybe 2-4 DVD's / Blu-Rays a year. I've slowed down a lot since the height of the DVD era when my pace was around 20-30 discs a year but I still like to have physical copies of movies I truly appreciate and enjoy.
People are still getting VCR players cleaning tapes vhs movies offline from ebay now days
I believe the last time I bought any DVDs at any given time or streamed was sometime of last year
last DVD: Mama Mia II - 2018
as far as renting or buying a DVD it has been years (Probably was a Star Wars release). Moved to SC over 3 years ago and have not even connected our Blue Ray DVD player. Have bought a Nvidia Shield, Fire sticks and Roku devices. So stream almost every movie, did go to the movies to see latest Indiana Jones movie.
About 15 years since renting movies.
when fast x came out that was the first bluray I've bought in forever
Haven't bought or rented any dvds in over 6 or 7 years
I just purchased the disc M3GAN this week in 4k.
Robot blonde is evil.
Now we can’t say all blonds are dumb.
I literally just purchased the original Star Wars trilogy on sale from Best Buy in 4K blu-ray steelbooks. For classic movies like that, I want to ensure I have the highest quality physical copy available. Is it easier to just click a button or two to stream these movies? Yes. However, the picture and sound from the 4K discs are noticeably better than any streaming service. Plus, you don't have to worry about them removing or changing these movies at any time.
Last time I rented physical movie was a 3 weeks ago, free from the library, they had some older kids stuff not on one of my streaming apps
I bought 2 Blu-rays a few months ago. Lion King and Finding Nemo with the digital codes for my son with special needs.
I am a collector of films & TV showsI like so I buy VHS, DVD & Blue rays. Though I only really get them at second hand. Also on the cheap.
When will DIRECTV Stream start carrying the CW station in Portland Oregon?
The death of DVDs has been greatly exaggerated.
I still buy blu-rays and 4k discs. I just recently bought The Amazing Spiderman II to complete my Spiderman collection.
Last time I bought a movie on DVD? Most likely sometime in the mid to late 1990s.
Last time I bought a movie on Blu-ray? Never bought movie on Blu-ray.
DVD came out in 96, so it was more than likely the late 90's, or early 00's unless you where an early adopter of the format which was expensive in 96 with some of the first players costing well over $500 USD, and even by the time I got my first Apex branded player in very early 2000 from Best Buy, and this was the budget model, it was still over $220 USD( about $375 USD in 2023 $'s, and we can buy a DVD player for less than $30 now) which was still a lot of money for a high school senior working their first after school job making minimum wage of $5.15 an hour before taxes(about $8.75 in 2023 $'s).
@@CommodoreFan64 Yep, that sounds right. Think I only bought a DVD once and it was either a birthday or Christmas gift for someone. I don't even remember what movie was on it. ツ
Just bought eight Discotek BDs.
I rented a movie on Prime this past weekend. I haven't rented a movie in years because I have so many streaming services and don't want to spend the extra money. But I made an exception for this one. I haven't bought a DVD in many years as there are not that many movies I want to watch over and over again. Plus who needs the clutter?
I probably buy four or five movies or series per year. Some are physical but mostly streaming media that is not available on a subscription streaming service.
My problem with everything going streaming is that there's quite a bit of older content that's not available. I'll sometimes come across discussion about a show or movie and find that it's not on any streaming service. Sometimes has never been on a streaming service, and the physical media is out of print. This means it's very difficult to watch. The claims that everything you could possibly want is available on streaming is simply not true.
Buy DVD movie 10/05/2023
Last time I bought any physical media was at least 5 to 7 years ago. Including music CD.
I know people still love to collect Movies but sadly 90 percent of them are practically worthless once you take the shrink wrap off them.
I seldom pay for any video entertainment, other than sports. However, I have two working DVD recorders on which I create my own copies of internet or S-video in content. Much better than VHS quality.
DVD recorders are apparently no longer produced for private use. Why is that?
I still keep my star wars library updated to the latest physical format because I live in an area that doesn't provide fast enough Internet to stream 4k. Other movies of this caliber I also add to my library. Physical is still superior to streaming no compression.
Sky Store Premier shows new movies freshly released digitally. Barbie,
Expendables 4, Equalizer 3 and more are available now.
DVD's are NOT HD meaning 1080P or 720P DVD's are only 480p. I can see getting rid of DVD's since they are such low resolution. I would like to hope Blu-Ray and UHD Blu-Ray will stay around for a while longer. I like owning physical copies of my movies so if internet is down or a streaming service goes down you still have access to the movies you have bought.
You are correct sir.
I still buy DVD's of old movies that were never put on BD much less 4kBD's
HD dvd’s are 1080i.
No DVD is actually 480i not 480p, it's just progressive scan DVD players help upscale them by scanning each frame twice. The reason DVD has hung around for so long is so many people never upgraded to a Blu-Ray, or UHD Blu-Ray player, and I feel a lot of it is the price difference did not help did not help, as even after all these years it's still not gone to the price point of DVD for the players.
@@CommodoreFan64 I never bought a blu-ray player and never will. I was not going to invest in a new player when I already had DVD player and all the movies to play on it. Once streaming came around, all my DVD's went to a second hand store along with the player. I've not operated a DVD player in at least 15 years
Most folks seem fine with sticking a 65 or smaller above their fireplace and maybe add a soundbar. My guess is those who watch larger flagship type TVs front and center and use real sound systems still buy physical media to get the most out of our systems. It's like do you want to go to some dinky screen at a multi-plex with underwhelming sound or go to the Chinese Theater in Hollywood with it's 100' screen and awesome sound system and EXPERIENCE a movie.
I buy discs for content I really like and want to keep.
I really need to turn off my DirecTv but I’m so nervous and scared 😅😩
That's sooo expensive my parents have it for the NFL gampass but they pay like 300.00+!
I'm good!
We probably pay half of that maybe even less with Netflix Disney+ and Hulu?? But we don't have any live stuff
If you have good internet then the ONN 4K Streaming boxes for $20 a pop with the base UA-cam TV package can replace your DirecTV giving you 3 streams at a time.
First Blu-ray I bought in 5? years was Beatles Get Back, only because I no longer have Disney +. Music DVDs are worth picking up.
I have purchased only a handful of movies via a streaming service but I do rent a movie occasionally.
Still buying blu-ray and 4k movies. Just received "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" on blu-ray. Great movie!
this is why i use a streaming player
ever since i have it i dont use cable box in my room
and is f*n cheap , most of them under $50, who f*n keep or have 15-20 years old bluray player ..B.S
@@SFBenjaminK To a certain extent I'm of the mindset if it ain't broke don't fix it, so I have 4 Blu-Ray players I've picked up 2nd hand that are all at least a decade old with my 2 Philips branded ones(one being part of my 5.1 surround sound setup)as they correctly upscale, and playback my VCD collection of movies unlike many newer models. having said that they are useless for streaming being so slow, and laggy, so I just use my Rokus, and Android TV boxes.
I prefer physical media. While I don't buy new releases, I often pick-up older titles to add to my 250+ DVD and Blu-ray library. Partly because my already overpriced data-capped rural internet throttles my streaming speeds. I don't mind it so much for general streaming, but I want to truly enjoy my movies.
Scuttlebut about Hulu purchase interests ?
i just ended support for netflix with their latest price hike
I don't understand how a Blu-ray player has anything to do with streaming.
DVDs are SD
Yep, and a max resolution of 480i
Why people thought Streaming was going to stay that cheap forever is beyond me? I never did but enjoyed it while it did. It cost money to do all that they do and pay the people that work for them.
Still buy blue rays dvds not paying for a streaming service to watch a few things then have it moved to another streaming service or movie are not even paying anymore
I watch streaming and just watch what's available with monthly fee or on free channels
The last time I actually had/rented a DVD was when Blockbuster was around and they had physical stores.
Netflix started streaming in 2008, That 15 years, not 25. =) . Great work though as always
You're a year off as Netflix started streaming online in 2007, and the first Roku player that came out on May 20, 2008 being the first stand alone device to be able to stream Netflix, and it only streamed Netflix so that might be where you got confused on the dates.
Dubbed content from other countries is quite interesting, I only speak English.
I've never owned a Blu ray player outside of my xbox
While I understand not supporting older things, why do these companies always do it so suddenly with only 1 weeks notice.
I buy discs because they can't be censored or canceled.
I still frequently buy content in addition to paying for streaming services. A few months ago I bought the whole Mad Men series. I think I rented a movie through Apple this past Saturday. I buy everything virtual, though; no physical media.
I believe, Nexstar is going to scrap *The CW* channel name and branding as quickly as they can and wonder, if you have any feelers out on that.
Did you turn up ads,seem more on your streams
Sadly ads are controlled 100% by UA-cam soon and they are showing more ads.
Question for Luke: I have the Roku 12.5 update. But, I don't see the new categories breakdown above my apps on the home screen. Is there something I need to do to make them appear?
A lot of content is locked behind geolocation. For example, I try to listen to Canadian radio station streams but says in cannot be played outside of Canada. And it doesn't matter that I'm just over 2 hours away from the border.
That's interesting. I've never run across a radio stream from any country that has been behind a geo wall. What app were you using when this happened
@@greyeagle4388 Sometimes from TuneIn or even the radio stations website itself.
Do buy movies the last digital movie I bought which was within the last month was Scooby-Doo and Krypto too. And a little bit before that so probably within the last month and a half or so I bought a DVD (Hotel Transylvania 4) brand new
Question 4 Luke: when TV went from analog to digital there were converter boxes made available. Do you think once 3.0 tv is widely available there will be converter boxes to take us from 1.0 to 3.0 TV?
There already are ATSC 3.0 tuner boxes, but the whole ATSC 3.0 rollout has been a huge mess as many broadcasters are now encrypting their ATSC 3.0 broadcast meaning many of the early ATSC 3.0 boxes don't have the keys to decrypt the channels, as the channel encryption was added after the boxes got originally certified for the ATSC 3.0 standards
Also LG due to patent trolls has is dropping ATSC 3.0 tuners in their TV's going forward, and it looks like more lawsuits are coming from the same patent trolls, so i suspect more TV makers will follow if that happens, and you also need an always on internet connection to use some ATSC 3.0 channels for the interactive features like channel guides, to make the encryption work, along with some rumors of broadcaster paywalling some "OTA" events, and charging for on demand content the same as streaming services.
So yeah I don't have confidence in ATSC 3.0 going forward unless the FCC, and FTC step in, and sort this mess out, thankfully it looks like ATSC 1.0 is going to here for at least another 5 to 10 years, and still maybe the standard if ATSC 3.0 does not catch on.
You can learn way more about this from the Antenna Man channel, and the LON TV channel who are trying to fight this mess as it's anti consumer, and just plain more corporate greed!!!
Despite the FCC deadline, I don't see 1.0 going away anytime soon. Frankly, I don't see 3.0 being a success. Manufacturers like LG are even dumping their support for it.
@@advlandvideo I truly hope so as with the way ATSC 3.0 is being handled at this point it's nothing but anti consumer, and an endangerment to the public in times of emergency, because at current a broadcaster can choose to shut down their ATSC 1.0 broadcast as long as they have at least one ATSC 3.0 broadcast running that covers most of their given coverage area, and so if that's the main TV station for a given area most can pickup, and say the internet goes out both landline, and mobile then the only source of info people will be left with besides word of mouth is TV, and Radio if there is still grid power, or they have some other source of power, and most won't have a TV that can receive an ATSC 3.0 signal, and for those with bleeding edge TV's that have built in ATSC 3.0 tuners, and early ATSC 3.0 converter boxes won't be able to decrypt the stupid DRM as the broadcaster won't give out the keys yet so the companies can update their firmwares, with a fair chunk of the population not even knowing what a firmware is, thus not knowing they need to do it, or how to do it if it's not done for them automatically, of which it won't be. 🤬
@@CommodoreFan64 As is often the case, it comes down to corporate greed. Far too many people have their hands elbo deep in in the 3.0 cookie joe. Between the DRM and copyright fights, they will likely butcher their cash cow.
Been rocking netflix since its DVD days....
I have a 2014 LG 50" 1080p plasma (last of it's kind) but i dont use it anymore
and a lot of those services stopped working with it in 2017-2018. Hulu was one of the first that stopped working. So i had to buy a Roku streaming device for it.
Now i have a 2022 65" Sony TV with the Google android platform. Pretty nice
That's why I don't buy smart TV's as they become outdated, and I just buy all my boxes external. I have a Sceptre 4K 55in TV that's just that and it cost me under $300, and it works great with a Roku 4K stick, and a Walmart 2023 ONN 4K Streaming box with Google TV
Also my work still has a Zenith(LG)50in plasma on the wall, as they are of the mindset if it ain't broke we ain't replacing it, and it works great with a Roku, and ONN streaming player, but I'd hate to pay the power bill for it LOL!
Question for Luke...At what price point do you see streaming top out at, before customers start cancelling? My personal feeling is around 12 to 15 dollars
I bought the captain marvel 4k and captain america 4k two days ago. On disc
Netflix Began Streaming in 2007....That Would Make It 16 Years 😉
Yup. Netflix started their DVD business in 1997 but the streaming service didn't start until 2007 - 10 years later.
I don't buy a lot of discs, but do like to buy them for movies and series I may want to view more than once. I also like the higher quality of blu-ray discs as compared to streaming. Unfortunately, with physical media making up less and less of how people view tv shows and movies, I fear they will eventually simply won't be available. I hope I am wrong on that...
QUESTION FOR LUKE: There are a couple of new sports leagues starting in 2024. The Arena Football League will supposedly be returning in April, while the Pro Volleyball Federation is supposed to start the last weekend of January. Both have promised at least one national "Game of the Week" broadcast, in-market broadcasts for teams, as well as "mainstream" streaming partners. I know Netflix and Max have stated the intent to livestream sports. Of course, there's Peacock, ESPN+, Paramount+ as well as streaming services that provide linear cable channels. Are there any other popular services who could be partnering with these fledgling leagues?
Question for Luke, where do you see prices going for Max, Disney+ and Netflix in regard to maybe having better content
Make sure to watch tomorrow's video. I will answer your question in it.
Last optical movie disc I bought was Thor: Love & Thunder (4KUHD BD) on release day.
Vhs movies more free whiching in your house now days everything proven people like myself don't want Netflix am sorry I didn't need Netflix my vhs tapes more greater
I haven’t brought a dvd since 2015 when I retired 😂 but I have two metal cases of movies I’ve purchased when I worked.
Streaming devices f*n cheap these days , most of them under $50, who f*n keep or have 15-20 years old bluray player to stream with it 2 LOL .. f*n B.S
i collected bluray/DvDs since 90s had over thousand of them & SOLD them all few years back, f*n wasted my time & money got only half what i paid for & was taking room & collect dust year after year on racks ..some of them NEVER even opened it & then subscribed to ALL paid streaming services & f*n lovvin since then, that era is over man just have to roll with it & quit b**cy about it!
I have a 4K player. I only use it to watch blu-rays and 4K discs. I don't use streaming on the device. I have a Firestick 4K Max and a Roku. I use those to stream apps. So this piece of news does not bother me at all.