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Disc market share for week ending in 2024-05-18: As it is written, the Lisan al Gaib will save the 4K UHD format! (lemmy.ml)

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Top 20 Selling Blu-ray Discs

Dune: Part Two
Dune: Part One
Killer Klowns from Outer Space
Imaginary
Once Upon a Time in the West
Dune 2-Film Collection
The Beekeeper
The Crow
Madame Web
American Sniper
Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi
Dream Scenario
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
The Thing
Ordinary Angels
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
The Iron Claw
Blade Runner 2049
Barbie
Oppenheimer

Source: Circana VideoScan First Alert (based on unit sales from reporting retailers)

Top 20 Selling 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Discs

Dune: Part Two
Killer Klowns from Outer Space
Once Upon a Time in the West
Dune: Part One
Dune 2-Film Collection
The Crow
American Sniper
The Thing
Blade Runner 2049
Mad Max: Fury Road 11 .Barbie
Inglorious Basterds
The Shining
Edge of Tomorrow
Dunkirk
Jaws
Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi
Jurassic Park
Scarface
The Big Lebowski

Source: Circana VideoScan First Alert (based on unit sales from reporting retailers)

https://www.mediaplaynews.com/research/top-20-selling-blu-ray-and-4k-discs-for-week-ended-5-18-24/

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Ladies and gentlemen, the savior of physical media!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

You are overlooking the surprise success of the Killer Klowns.

[–] paraphrand 4 points 1 month ago

Oh, interesting. The ratios change a lot every week. I see.

[–] thecrowpit24 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Why DVD's sales are doing better than Blu-ray is beyond me.

[–] CitizenKong 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

A lot of Boomers still having DVD players and "I see no difference" (because their eyes are already bad anyway).

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Not a boomer and have no issues with seeing things at any decent range but there is no difference if you are watching from a proper viewing distance. Of course if you have a huge TV and play DVD on it, then walk up next to it, you're going to see a less than ideal image. Sit back where you are supposed to be sitting and watch the video in motion (not paused) and tell me you can tell any actual difference.

If you say you can, you're a liar and brainwashed by this ultramegagigahyperHD Special Edition fake hype. Shameful.

[–] CitizenKong 4 points 1 month ago

There is definitely a difference between DVD and Bluray, even if you are not that close to the TV. You might be nearsighted? ;) Just kidding, but I can't imagine how one can't see a difference there. I do agree that there are diminishing returns with 4K-Blurays though. Since your 4K TV usually upscales the image anyway, it's really hard to see a difference unless you have a really big TV or watch with a beamer.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I agree. But I will say if the DVD copy doesn't have HDR and the Blu-ray does, you will definitely notice that if your TV supports HDR. HDR probably made the biggest difference for me than DVD to Blu-ray ever did.

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

I still have a 1080p TV and I ain't getting a new one since they are all now infested with spyware for some god forsaken reason.