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zerpified t1_j1avl3e wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Blu-ray player gathering dust? Turn it into a laser-scanning microscope | Not as powerful as a commerical one, but thousands cheaper. by chrisdh79

Significantly. The slow death of physical media makes me intensely sad

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[deleted] t1_j1awmsz wrote

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zerpified t1_j1awzym wrote

I don't even have a great setup, pretty bare minimum 4k hdr10 tv, and it still makes such a huge difference just in compression alone. I'm not vehemently against streaming, but man physical media is such a better experience.

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Seth_Imperator t1_j1b59kg wrote

But i feel it difficult to find new movies that have added value to watch in 4K atmos nowadays...or is it me? Appart from the marvels/hobbit and 90's blockbusters...it feels like a waste of money. Edit: of course add alien, nolans or the thing

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zerpified t1_j1b6h3m wrote

I mean, that's absolutely a valid opinion, but to me there is a ton of value in it. Some of my favorite 4ks are older movies, like Blade Runner, others are modern action flicks like John Wick that benefit from the wider color pallet of HDR. I'd say, for me, 9 out of 10 times a 4k disc is a notably better experience than streaming the same movie. Plus I just appreciate actually owning the movie. Its always a bummer when I want to watch a comfort movie that I thought was on Netflix, onky to find out that its gone. But that said, if it's not worth it to you, that's cool, I understand it doesn't matter to everyone. I just find it sad that it's becoming difficult to find physical versions of some movies.

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Seth_Imperator t1_j1b6sc0 wrote

Forgot to add, i try to get only 4k BR with actual 4K scans, which is far from 100%. Sadly, we cannot get all the movies when you see the BR prices.

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crazy_gambit t1_j1b8ezi wrote

Physical media for me is a terrible experience. Like I'm not getting up to change a disk. You can rip physical media to an HDD with the same quality and a nice interface to watch all your movies. That seems like a better experience to me.

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zerpified t1_j1b8pjf wrote

That's all well and good, but to rip a disk, you still need the disk in the first place lmao. I do take your point though, I just like actually owning things when I can. Standing up won't kill me, if anything I should do it more

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crazy_gambit t1_j1b92tb wrote

Right...

I mean I can't think of another way it could possibly be done...

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cbzoiav t1_j1cttk8 wrote

You're not getting up for 30s to do something to keep you entertained for 2 hours?

If nothing else you probably want to go to the toilet before starting it playing anyway.

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crazy_gambit t1_j1d57k0 wrote

You overestimate me. I have to get up, look for the case for a lot longer than 30s, pray it's inside the right case, hope it's not scratched to oblivion and then do the same for the case of the disk inside the player.

Yeah, I was not made for physical media. I game on consoles and even understanding the advantages of physical media (namely that you can resell them) I never went back once they offered the option to buy digitally.

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fish_in_a_barrels t1_j1b0dvg wrote

Local server quality seems just as good to me as physical media.

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Mr_pessimister t1_j1b1n4f wrote

It is as long as it's a source quality rip and thus the same bitrate.

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[deleted] t1_j1b8xxm wrote

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fish_in_a_barrels t1_j1bdi1n wrote

I agree.

edit: I looked for a physical copy of halo infinite for 3 days yesterday in a city of 500,000 to no avail.

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Raziel66 t1_j1bkl5x wrote

I thought a physical copy of halo infinite just prompts you to download the game?

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rhandyrhoads t1_j1bvwql wrote

While this is generally the case these days (there are installation files on the discs iirc, but they're usually out of date), the benefit of a physical disc is that you actually own the game. Digital copy it's tied to your account so if you get banned then you lose your games as well while a physical copy you can download across accounts and resell as you wish.

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fish_in_a_barrels t1_j1cb74x wrote

Thanks for this. I asked the store clerk about this and they didn't know shit.

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fish_in_a_barrels t1_j1b1sgk wrote

That's what I figured as long as the hdd isn't some potato from 20 years ago.

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eobardtame t1_j1b24bt wrote

Ebay has become an awesome cheap source for old console games, dvds, blu rays, and audiobooks on CD. No more messing around with what streaming service has what, and when itll randomly disappear. I just keep building the collection

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marklein t1_j1b7wyf wrote

My problem is that I never want to watch anything twice.

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elton_john_lennon t1_j1bbkb9 wrote

Not owning a copy and being able to play it whenever you want is what makes me sad as well.

Streaming platforms can take down whatever they want at any moment, HBO Max is taking down Westworld from the platform, and I feel like the newest season was uploaded yesterday..

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Maktesh t1_j1brb6h wrote

Agreed. I'm not pro-piracy in an unrestricted sense, but I will resort to whatever means necessary to preserve the media I love.

Insofar as quality goes, the difference between watching (true) 4K UHD on disk vs. a compressed steam is quite noticeable. The recent remaster of The Lord of the Rings trilogy is a great example.

  1. Actual ownership
  2. Tangible display
  3. Overall quality

These are reasons enough to maintain some physicality in media.

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Dirtylicious t1_j1bvf18 wrote

They already took it down. I was in the middle of binging and it was suddenly gone. I thought i had until the end of the year.

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PerpetualCalamity t1_j1bxwzi wrote

Aww, wtf. I didn't even get a chance to watch the last season, it was taken down today. I usually pause my subscriptions during the summer thru winter holidays and start them back up again for the slow winter months into spring.

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Two_Coast_Man t1_j1byxws wrote

Consider yourself lucky. I wish someone had told me it was cancelled after season 2 and then I just never found out about the other seasons. It's like season 8 of GOT but somehow makes less sense.

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