Jurassic Shark 11,957 Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Tell the shark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,306 Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Why? 1977 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 11,957 Posted February 23, 2020 Author Share Posted February 23, 2020 Why you'd have a bluray player? To watch films in greater resolution or to listen to audio in better quality, I'd guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post toothless 961 Posted February 23, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2020 Even though I’m only 27 and I am a tech guy, I have a 4K BR player and a BR collection for one reason. When Netflix and all inevitably shut down, people will look back at their 10 years of subscription at 16€/month. They’ll realize it amounts to around 1920€ for owning NOTHING. Now you’ll ask: why would Netflix collapse? The industry is trying to mimick the success of Spotify, Deezer, Apple Music, Tidal etc. But almost everything is the same on these platforms to the point where you can pay only a small amount and get all the music you want. Now we have Netflix, Hulu, HBO Max, Disney+, Peacock and whatever else is being created right now. Each service recalling there content to the point where you will have to pay for all of them if you want the convenience of being able to watch whatever movie you want. At the end of the day, It’ll go back to being as expansive as buying BR. So I suspect people will massively go back to illegal download, sadly. And this is why I think this business model of subscription won’t last. On a personal note, I’d rather pay the same price for a physical Blu-ray than for countless subscription For music though I’m sticking with deezer and I hope the music industry won’t do the same as the movie. Jurassic Shark, gkgyver, crocodile and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,939 Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 I own a couple of 4K UHD players. One of them I just need to get rid of as it doesn't support DV. Never had a regular one, only used PS4 as my player before 4K. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,306 Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 58 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said: Why you'd have a bluray player? To watch films in greater resolution or to listen to audio in better quality, I'd guess. No, why do you want to know? Why do you care? What's so special about owning a Blu-ray player? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 11,957 Posted February 23, 2020 Author Share Posted February 23, 2020 26 minutes ago, Alexcremers said: No, why do you want to know? Why do you care? What's so special about owning a Blu-ray player? Nothing special that I know if - I've never had one. I'm just curious about what a community that's above average interested in films thinks of it. Is it necessary for proper film enjoyment on a HD (2K) screen? Is it worth it, considering the much higher prices of the films? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Blu-ray generally does look sharper and more film accurate than DVD, and even moreso in 4K UHD. If it has lossless audio that's in the correct film speed and pitch, great! I have one 4K UHD player, three blu-ray players, and one DVD player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 11,957 Posted February 23, 2020 Author Share Posted February 23, 2020 31 minutes ago, Þekþiþm said: I have one 4K UHD player, three blu-ray players, and one DVD player. Really? I thought you only had VHS. And three regular br players? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Yeah. A Yamaha blu-ray player with XLR outputs for music, and two cheapie Laser ones that are able to play discs from any region. One is in my bedroom, the other is in the loungeroom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 11,957 Posted February 23, 2020 Author Share Posted February 23, 2020 16 minutes ago, Þekþiþm said: able to play discs from any region. One is in my bedroom X-rated Asian flicks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,306 Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Þekþiþm said: Blu-ray generally does look sharper and more film accurate than DVD ... Why does this thread feels like it's 2006? Ricard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Owning movies on disc is the new taboo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 11,957 Posted February 23, 2020 Author Share Posted February 23, 2020 20 minutes ago, Alexcremers said: Why does this thread feels like it's 2006? 2008, you mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 4 hours ago, Jurassic Shark said: Nothing special that I know if - I've never had one. I'm just curious about what a community that's above average interested in films thinks of it. Is it necessary for proper film enjoyment on a HD (2K) screen? Is it worth it, considering the much higher prices of the films? Blu-rays have been as cheap as DVDs for like 10 years. It amazes me that there are still people that consider it a luxury when it’s the standard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 11,957 Posted February 23, 2020 Author Share Posted February 23, 2020 18 minutes ago, Koray Savas said: Blu-rays have been as cheap as DVDs for like 10 years That's almost never the case where I do my shopping, including the European branches of amazon, but then I don't buy superhero movies either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,089 Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 26 minutes ago, Koray Savas said: Blu-rays have been as cheap as DVDs for like 10 years. It amazes me that there are still people that consider it a luxury when it’s the standard. In the two years or so before I switched to Blu (some 10 years ago), I used to buy DVDs for something like €4. I still rarely find Blus for no more than €5, the usual price is €8 or higher - that's twice as high as what I used to pay for DVDs in the end. Plus German Blu releases are getting worse and worse - many don't have English sub titles, an increasing number actually has all in-movie titles and text displays in German as well. And many discs have the "startup trailers" only in German, and also use German as the default language rather than checking the default I've configured in my player's preferences. Which means that I have to get quite a few of my Blus from Amazon UK and the like, which is often more expensive plus includes additional shipping costs. And will only get more expensive once Brexit takes effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rough cut 1,713 Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 I told my colleagues that I intended to pick up some titles on disc for the Black Friday deals, looking to make some bargains. They looked at me as if I’d spoken in another language. They smiled with that “I hear you talking but don’t understand what you’re saying”-smile. It’s a very select few who still buy physical media these days. 1 hour ago, Marian Schedenig said: German Blu releases are getting worse and worse - many don't have English sub titles, an increasing number actually has all in-movie titles and text displays in German as well. And many discs have the "startup trailers" only in German, and also use German as the default language rather than checking the default I've configured in my player's preferences. Do Germany still have exclusive releases for the German market though? I remember this being a thing a couple of years ago... For example, I think this was the case for Strange Days (1995) and it’s 30th anniversary release, remastered in 2015. Shame that such a great movie gets such a limited release, but better than not having it at all, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,089 Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 It very much depends on the studio. Most studios (especially when the film distribution and the home video rights side are the same) use the same transfer for various international releases, and often also have the same language selections etc. But some, especially (if I recall correctly) StudioCanal and Arthaus, consistently drop the original subtitles for their German releases, for whatever reason. And sometimes you get different transfers and audio tracks - recent case in point: Chernobyl. The US and French releases have a proper transfer, while the UK release has a 1080i 50Hz video track, i.e. both interlaced and the wrong frame rate. The German release has the same transfer as the UK version, plus drops the English subtitles and replaces all in-video texts with German translations. Also, sometimes you get very localised releases, like for La fille sur le pont, one of my favourite films, so far only released in France (as far as I'm aware), with French audio and only French subtitles. My first go-to site for checking if a release is ok is still http://www.dvdcompare.net/, but they're not nearly as exhaustive these days as they used to be in the DVD era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,308 Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 I chose no, but that's not really correct: I bought one in 2011 and it broke down after three months, hardly used it. It's still somewhere in a drawer I guess. Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1977 1,743 Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Yes, I have a Toshiba Blu-ray player (multi-region for BD and DVD), an LG BD writer (external) and a PS3. I do plan to pick up a UHD 4K player or XBox One S (or possibly both) at some stage too, once I have a capable display. I also have two HD-DVD players, a DVD/HDD recorder, four Laserdisc players and two VHS recorders, but I doubt you care about those 2 hours ago, rough cut said: I told my colleagues that I intended to pick up some titles on disc for the Black Friday deals, looking to make some bargains. They looked at me as if I’d spoken in another language. They smiled with that “I hear you talking but don’t understand what you’re saying”-smile. Where I live people who buy movies are considered odd, which makes me the king of odd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 11,957 Posted February 23, 2020 Author Share Posted February 23, 2020 17 minutes ago, JTWfan77 said: four Laserdisc players Perhaps you could sell three of them and make a few bucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1977 1,743 Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Not likely. I've already sold the six others I had (and I'm not even kidding) but decided to keep these as they are the cream of the crop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 11,957 Posted February 23, 2020 Author Share Posted February 23, 2020 2 minutes ago, JTWfan77 said: they are the cream of the crop. That would give you even more money! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1977 1,743 Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 It's small change. Besides if I sell three of them and the last one breaks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 11,957 Posted February 23, 2020 Author Share Posted February 23, 2020 If they're in good condition, I'm sure they're sought after! And you could keep two! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manakin Skywalker 4,854 Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 What is this, 2010? 1977 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 I don't understand how some people just woke up someday and decided they were going to get rid of their DVDs or Blus. My family has boxes and boxes of VHS tapes we still haven't gotten rid of yet. A lot of them are home movies that need archived, but who has the time? 1977 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 11,957 Posted February 23, 2020 Author Share Posted February 23, 2020 Better let them decay slowly over time, I say! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent B 334 Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Not now but hopefully sometime this year I can build me a new PC and it'll for sure have a Blu-Ray drive in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Start selling lightsabers. Koray Savas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,306 Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 So what do we think about SACD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manakin Skywalker 4,854 Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 The blu-ray drive in my PC is so old I plan on upgrading to a flashed 4K drive in a few months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent B 334 Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 17 minutes ago, woj said: Start selling lightsabers. Funny but seriously the only lightsaber I have is a 3D printed accurate Obi-Wan TPM saber and that I'm not selling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 11,957 Posted February 23, 2020 Author Share Posted February 23, 2020 10 minutes ago, Alexcremers said: So what do we think about SACD? Hey, make your own thread! A24 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,450 Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Alexcremers said: So what do we think about SACD? I've done an A-B-C comparison on DVD-A, DTS, and SACD (I've not had the opportunity to compare SACD to Blu), of the same recording, and I can, honestly find little to choose, between them (although I'd favour DTS, over the other two). There are many good SACDs out there (BROTHERS IN ARMS sounds like a million dollars!), but you need a Sony player, to enjoy them (yah, boo, sucks!). To précis: yer pays yer money, and yer takes yer choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,620 Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 My old PC had one but I didn't want to pay for playback software so I didn't use it. My new PC came with a free copy of PowerDVD so I celebrated by buying an Imagine Dragons concert Blu-ray. I still don't watch much on it (I'm a Netflixer/Primer) but it's there. I also means that if I decide to buy any movies in the future, there's question I buy the BD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toothless 961 Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 As for me here is what I have https://www.avforums.com/reviews/panasonic-dp-ub820-review.15619 1977 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,089 Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 I finally used the region A player I picked up in NYC last summer for the first time. So I currently have one region A and two region B players in use (A & B on the projector, and the other B on the TV in the bedroom), not counting the PS3 and PS4. I also have a region free Blu player (my first) that will still play DVDs but chokes on Blus, and another region B player that won't play anything. They seem to die more quickly than plain DVD players used to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkgyver 1,645 Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 What's a blue Ray? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent B 334 Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 I take that back I do have a machine that plays Blu-Rays. It's the old "fatty" PS3. I don't use it anymore and it's in my closet collecting dust. It's pretty old and has been showing signs of it going out. I'm surprised it had not. As I said I plan to put a Blu-Ray drive in my next PC build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 10 hours ago, Jurassic Shark said: That's almost never the case where I do my shopping, including the European branches of amazon, but then I don't buy superhero movies either. Touché salesman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 2 hours ago, Trent B said: I plan to put a Blu-Ray drive in my next PC build. All jokes aside, have you considered simply getting an external Blu-ray drive for your computer? Since you said PC, that implies a desktop. My desktop has a Blu-Ray drive, but I have turned the computer on once in the last three years, simply to upgrade from 7 to 10 before it's no longer possible. It's been almost totally replaced by my second laptop, which has no internal optical drive. It makes it so much lighter for normal use. My first laptop had an internal Blu-ray drive, and when that laptop would no longer boot, I salvaged everything that I could, which included buying a $12 USB 3 housing for the old drive. It kinda sticks out funny but it works. The only other useful piece of salvage was the SODIMM. 1977 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HunterTech 972 Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 I bought an internal BD drive for my PC purely for the purposes of ripping a film that I needed for a project I was working on. It was rendered a bit pointless when I eventually got what I needed from someone else, but it still prove useful for other stuff I did down the road. I'd have done external if they weren't pricier in comparison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 6 hours ago, Naïve Old Fart said: I've done an A-B-C comparison on DVD-A, DTS, and SACD (I've not had the opportunity to compare SACD to Blu), of the same recording, and I can, honestly find little to choose, between them (although I'd favour DTS, over the other two). There are many good SACDs out there (BROTHERS IN ARMS sounds like a million dollars!), but you need a Sony player, to enjoy them (yah, boo, sucks!). To précis: yer pays yer money, and yer takes yer choice. I'm an SACD fanboy, but I find it adds little to orchestral recordings in multichannel. Prog rock recordings like DSOTM and Jeff Wayne's WOTW sound incredible, as does Chicago. The 2004 Phantom of the Opera sounds okay but not a reference disc. ET was a right bloody disappointment, the Telarc discs are better in stereo, Titanic is fine but not essential, ditto to A Beautiful Mind and Timeline, Star Trek Nemesis seems to have more punch in stereo, but The Legend of Zorro is godlike. Haven't heard Christus Apollo yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 11,957 Posted February 24, 2020 Author Share Posted February 24, 2020 4 hours ago, gkgyver said: What's a blue Ray? 405 nm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 On 2/23/2020 at 4:17 AM, Jurassic Shark said: Nothing special that I know if - I've never had one. I'm just curious about what a community that's above average interested in films thinks of it. Is it necessary for proper film enjoyment on a HD (2K) screen? Is it worth it, considering the much higher prices of the films? The pricing structure is insignificant between dvd/br/4k but the picture quality is noticeable. With the introduction of 5G streaming quality will improve dramatically but i wanf the extras that come with owning a film. It just comes down to want eat individual want. JP you should be scolded harshly for not making this a public poll. Anonymity is such matters diminishes the polls worthiness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1977 1,743 Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 19 hours ago, Manakin Skywalker said: The blu-ray drive in my PC is so old I plan on upgrading to a flashed 4K drive in a few months. Flashed? 19 hours ago, woj said: I don't understand how some people just woke up someday and decided they were going to get rid of their DVDs or Blus. My family has boxes and boxes of VHS tapes we still haven't gotten rid of yet. A lot of them are home movies that need archived, but who has the time? Yeah, I get it. Everytime I post pics in the recent film purchases thread of used DVDs that I've picked up I get asked "but why didn't you buy the Blu-rays instead?" Answer: because they are much more expensive and hard to find where I live. Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 11,957 Posted February 24, 2020 Author Share Posted February 24, 2020 1 hour ago, JoeinAR said: The pricing structure is insignificant between dvd/br/4k Really? The 4K releases I've stumbled upon have been quite expensive. 1 hour ago, JoeinAR said: JS you should be scolded harshly for not making this a public poll. I want people to be allowed to choose whether to subject themselves to Joe's wrath. Practically all people who have voted No have revealed themselves in a comment. 1 hour ago, JoeinAR said: Anonymity is such matters diminishes the polls worthiness. Why do you think so? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 1.At Christmas the 4k's were on sale cheaper than the blu rays. I always sale shop. 2. If the posters here a too scared to post their own information thats on them. 3. Transparency Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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