I buy almost nothing on Prime or Vudu or iTunes because I have absolutely no faith those purchases will be there in a year or more. The licenses change, Amazon et al cut off access. Only physical!
I buy almost nothing on Prime or Vudu or iTunes because I have absolutely no faith those purchases will be there in a year or more. The licenses change, Amazon et al cut off access. Only physical!
I understand this impulse but does anyone actually go back and watch these things? I have about 1000 DVD's and Blu-Ray's sitting in their own piece of furniture just taking up space in my house. What a waste of money, space, plastic, and the energy to make and ship them. For the $20 I paid for most of them I could have rented them 4 times each and I don't think I made it to that number of watches on any of them, maybe 1 or 2. There is the risk of them disappearing forever but.....meh.
I do rewatch many of my DVDs and Blu-rays. But part of the value of disks is that they can be used to create a renal library (which can't be done with streaming, due to the fact that the content is only licensed to a given service for a limited time). In fact, I seem to recall a company that got its start by mailing disks out in red envelopes to its members...
The other good thing about DVDs and Blu-Rays is the special features they often include.
Every Black Friday, my wife and I peruse the TV collections and buy one of the good shows on Blu-ray. The Office, Parks & Rec, 30 Rock, etc. We can't trust they'll always be available to stream, or if certain episodes won't get magically removed because it's no longer "acceptable".
I am hoping that is more people experience the downsides of both streaming services and digital тАЬownership,тАЬ physical media will begin to make a comeback.
I buy almost nothing on Prime or Vudu or iTunes because I have absolutely no faith those purchases will be there in a year or more. The licenses change, Amazon et al cut off access. Only physical!
I understand this impulse but does anyone actually go back and watch these things? I have about 1000 DVD's and Blu-Ray's sitting in their own piece of furniture just taking up space in my house. What a waste of money, space, plastic, and the energy to make and ship them. For the $20 I paid for most of them I could have rented them 4 times each and I don't think I made it to that number of watches on any of them, maybe 1 or 2. There is the risk of them disappearing forever but.....meh.
I do rewatch many of my DVDs and Blu-rays. But part of the value of disks is that they can be used to create a renal library (which can't be done with streaming, due to the fact that the content is only licensed to a given service for a limited time). In fact, I seem to recall a company that got its start by mailing disks out in red envelopes to its members...
The other good thing about DVDs and Blu-Rays is the special features they often include.
I feel the same way about my Steam library. But I keep buying games there.
Whoa whoa whoa, let's not open this can of worms.
Every Black Friday, my wife and I peruse the TV collections and buy one of the good shows on Blu-ray. The Office, Parks & Rec, 30 Rock, etc. We can't trust they'll always be available to stream, or if certain episodes won't get magically removed because it's no longer "acceptable".
Wow, didn't know that was a risk! Thanks for the tip! Maybe I will end up "renting" digitally more frequently to test drive a movie.
If I were king I would make it illegal for Amazon et al to have "purchase" buttons on these digital properties. It's a real problem! https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/blog/you-dont-own-your-digital-movies/
I am hoping that is more people experience the downsides of both streaming services and digital тАЬownership,тАЬ physical media will begin to make a comeback.
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