Home Video (VHS, DVD, Blu-ray, 4k)

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On Reddit we have r/dvdcollection, r/boutiquebluray, r/4kbluray, r/steelbook, r/vhs, etc but let's start simply with a community to cover all the forms of home video collecting.

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The future of Blu-ray is looking bleak (and that's a bad thing for everyone) (www.slashgear.com)

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With over 18 years of history, Blu-ray technology was designed to take CDs and DVDs to the next level. Not only can they hold significantly more data than their predecessors, but Blu-ray discs even let you view high-quality (and 3D content) that often are closer to the experience of watching in theaters than the compressed versions you'll find elsewhere. Not to be confused with DVDs, Blu-ray discs use a different kind of laser technology, which eventually became the industry standard for film and movies by 2008. In part, this is due to the fact that its players could be backwards-compatible with DVDs, but not the other way around.

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Although some things can (and have) lasted the test of time, the natural progression of most technology is that something becomes obsolete when a newer, better, or more efficient model comes along. In terms of the Blu-ray discs, there are several things that have pushed them to obsoletion.

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[–] falidorn 42 points 2 weeks ago (9 children)

I will admit that I prefer accessing my movies digitally. I will also admit that I absolutely prefer actually owning things I buy. So the compromise is to buy a disc, rip it onto a computer, and access it from there. Physical media won’t die until digital rights actually represents ownership. Unfortunately procuring those discs will likely continue to be more expensive and the discs themselves less prevalent.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

I understand your point of view but nonetheless I want my media in my hous, no matter what form it takes.

I don't want my media in a computer I do not own.

[–] falidorn 12 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I mean, it is in my house. It’s on my computer. But now I can access it from anywhere too.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Physical media won’t die until digital rights actually represents ownership.

I was aiming my remark on this particular passage.

I understand your take, I respect it, but even when that is true, regarding digital rights, I will still want all my media in my house, in a machine I own, instead of having it stored in a server somewhere.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I will still want all my media in my house, in a machine I own, instead of having it stored in a server somewhere.

If what they're talking about does happen, that would just be personal preference. If you own the media, you can store it wherever you want, be it on your own machine, or on a cloud service if you desire, etc.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

You have permission to watch it, and you will need permission to watch it.

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