Is Upgrading Dvds To Blurays (Or 4K's) Worth It? + Movie Collecting Advice
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- Опубликовано: 31 май 2024
- It's the age old question: Should you re-buy the titles that you've already bought again when better formats come out - Or if you have only just come to appreciate Blu-Rays like I have. See, this past few months I've fallen in love with the blu-rays and finally have begun to realise how much better they are than your standard DVD's, I was in denial for a long time and couldn't see the difference! But if you've been following my channel you know that I've quickly built up a collection of them now - In fact I had only 16 in total mid-last year but the last few months I've added over 200 blu-rays to my collection! At first though I had been buying only new (to me) movies that I didn't already own on DVD; I refused to re-buy the same movie twice - But lately I've come to want to upgrade all my favourites - and movies I atleast like if theyre cheap lol - to Blu-ray. But it makes me wonder if it's worth the money? This video is all about this topic and in it I discuss all my thoughts reguarding it - And I'm curious to hear what other people think... It's an interesting topic I think...
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But I then go on to give some advice based on my collecting expierence particularly over the last few months in which I've heavily grown my collection in a short amount of time. I talk about how YOU can do it too if you're looking to, and discuss some the advice I have to give.
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For all the young collectors, get blu-rays and 4Ks, more durable, better quality, and at this point only a few bucks more
Its a no for me, staying with dvd and just increasing my collection. I just want to be able to watch a movie or show whenever I want. I didn't see the majority of them in blue ray or 4k the first time around so I dont care for the upgrade. To me its closer to what I saw originally with dvd. Its also cheaper. I get the argument for watching the higher quality but I still dont care. Having the movies/series available to me without internet access is all I care about 🤷♂️ gone from around 110 dvds before lockdown to now sitting at 300 ish
How about now? Blurays cheap on ebay
@@DJTXD123 lol
Yes, because Guardians of the galaxy is sooooo tolerable in DVD 480p..huh?
@@TheHealthLife Yes, yes it is.
@film fan from 480p upscaled...wow...whatever bro.
Backwards compatibility. It was probably always the best idea to just buy a Blu Ray player to start with and buy DVDs when you can find them cheap (used). Then you can upgrade to Blu Ray if you love them and take the DVDs to a second hand shop to pass them onto (hopefully) another good home. Essentially, even though it feels like a waste of money, it's just like any other hobby. It's not gonna be free and you're gonna make mistakes in the beginning. But even your mistakes are keeping the hobby alive for other people (and thus, also for yourself).
Depends on what the movie is honestly. If its a big action movie, it needs to be blu ray. A comedy tho, dvd works just fine
Blu rays are so much better. DVDs especially on big tvs like 55 inch or more, look terrible. And 4k is even better because hdr is a game changer.
i always love movies, and i used to upgrade all the time from VCD to DVD to Bluray; they always advertise the same thing. When DVD came, they said its the Ultimate way to watch movies. When bluray came, they said the same thing. Naturally when UHD bluray came, they said the same thing. I then looked back and remember that i love movies, not Formats. after i realise that, i am fine with not upgrading anything. its sad to me when people care more about the format than the actual movie, and anything not HD is automatically Trash. there was no bluray when i was a kid, and that does not mean my experience was lesser than today... but thats just me...
Right on I enjoyed your take on this 💯 the focus should be watch a good movie. You can have the best format there is but if the movie sucks it still sucks regardless of the format. If you think about it watching it on a HD format you get to see the suckyness better 😅 and yeah I remember going to the theaters to see Terminator 2 which is my favorite movie of all time. I had a great time watching that movie at the theater and on home video no HD back then but it was a still Kick-Ass experience
That being said, DVD is kind of trashy in 2024, unless you're watching on a 40" 1080P LCD TV. I refuse to give away or throw away any of my DVDs but new purchases will only be for bluray and 4k UHD discs. Since buying an LG C1 65" OLED in late 2022, which has excellent HDR, I can really see the upgrade of 4k. Now I'm mostly buying 4Ks unless the bluray is really inexpensive. I was around for VHS and analog TV, and I appreciate the advancements along the way.
@@frommatorav1 my TV is a Mitsubishi rear projection 1080 i from 2001 and watching DVDs on it looks great
@@RetroreviewsPlus On older and smaller TVs, the DVDs do look better than on larger 4k TVs. Especially when compared to 4k with HDR on discs or streaming.
Also most (about 80%) of all blu rays come bundled with a DVD as well in a Blu Ray + DVD combo pack so you are pretty much getting both if you go with the blu ray
I've been asked this by a friend too, and the advice I gave him, which was something you mentioned, was to not upgrade every dvd to blu ray. I have nearly 60 dvds myself, but I only plan on upgrading 8 of them. Having that kind of mindset really puts me at ease and at the end of the day, I'm just glad that I at least own those films in my collection and save a lot of money. The 8 movies I mentioned are ones that I know I'll be rewatching over and over again. It would be very foolish of me to upgrade my Citizen Kane DVD to blu ray because I have no desire to revisit it anytime soon. So for me, upgrading your dvds (or at least certain dvds) to blu rays is definitely worth it.
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For me, Blu-ray is the default. If I want to get something, then a Blu-ray is almost always going to be the better option, balancing picture/sound quality, price, and how good the feature is. Main thing is that I'm now used to HD, and SD often seems like poor quality nowadays.
I still get DVDs for things I'm not sure about, or if the upgrade in quality doesn't make a whole lot of sense (such as old TV shows, or cartoons). With my setup, this isn't too much of a tradeoff anyway, as my TV does an excellent job of upscaling the quality. It's far from HD, but it's definitely a sharper and clearer image.
I only ever get 4K if I really want to enjoy the full cinema experience. This is for visually stunning movies, my absolute favourites, and anything that will properly benefit from the format.
As for upgrading, I'll only do it if there's something that excites me about the product. So far, I've only upgraded to the Alien Anthology set from the Alien Quadrilogy set, my Doctor Who The Collection sets are absolutely worth double dipping, and if a nice steelbook comes out, I may consider it. Other than that, I haven't really upgraded anything. I've still got my old LOTR extended editions on DVD. Wanted to upgrade to 4K, but haven't so far. May do at some point, but still haven't fully committed.
Oh, and 8K absolutely will not be worth it. 4K is pushing the boundaries of diminishing returns for resolution, but gets a pass with HDR.
This is definitely not a waste of time or money. Just look at South Park. HBO Max has deleted or censored multiple episodes. So they released Blu-ray box sets of 5 seasons each. All the old episodes (except the pilot) were completely re-animated in HD & widescreen. Worth every penny. I already owned the old seasons on DVD but they look terrible on a 4K TV. And don't even get me started about Disney Plus. F them. Deleting classic Simpsons episodes. What a bunch of losers. Why is it ok for Disney to buy up all their competition? Get as much physical media while you still can! It won't be around forever. Nintendo America recently sued a man for selling a used N64. Claiming copyright issues. All this because Nintendo has a new N64 subscription service. Buy up all the physical media & convert it all to a hard drive. The only reason the original version of Star Wars still exists (kinda) is because they released it on laserdisc many years ago. If we don't collect physical media, the streaming sites will decide what you get to see. Screw that!
If I have it on DVD, I upgrade it to 4k. If I have it on 1080p Blu, then I don't upgrade it. My TV and Bluray player do a great job of upgrading the 1080p discs. If I don't own it at all I buy it on 4k if available, if not available like Picard Season 3, then I buy it on 1080p Blu. 1080p Blu is redonculously cheap used, like 2-5 for easier to find titles. Oop is Oop so there are times It's available on DVD for reasonable, but stupid priced on Blu, so I still make the occasional DVD purchase just because you can't find it for reasonable cash. I got to admit 4k discs rock and if it's a favorite like The Matrix 1999, then ya I've bought that every disc generation because I want my fav's in the best definition possible.
I currently have this dilemma too haha. Honestly, I think I’m gonna go for the upgrade as well. I noticed with the release of The Black Phone, sometimes the DVD format is getting harder to get ahold of. This isn’t usually the case, but it’s making me think about the future! I may sell all my DVDs to fund the blu ray upgrades. Already started a list of my movie essentials lol
I'm thinking about starting a collection and not sure whether to go full Blu ray or not. I've had a look online and have noticed a couple movies I would like that aren't in Blu ray. Might need to do a mix, not sure what to do
I've been collecting blu rays for several years now (mostly for new releases) BUT I've slowly started going through some of my favorite films I had on dvd and have been upgrading them to blu ray/4k. Luckily I have a rad place near me called Bullmoose that I've been trading a lot of my duplicate titles on dvd that I have on blu ray/4k now so I can get more new titles without paying anything or much so that always works 😅 Great video man!
Aaahh that Bullmoose place hahaha. Sorry I just saw this now dude 😉
Wish we had a place like that ..:I’m so mad I got to buy blu ray 4K
And then special steelbook versions
I’m basically going to have 10 copies of 1 movie lol
I got ocd so this is hard for me
I can understand people not updating their entire collection to bluray if they have a sizeable amount- that's insane
But bluray is just better than DVD. More storage(less discs), better looking, far more durable and will last longer. A well kept collection of bluray should outlive yourself with no issue
As for 4K... That's a tossup. DVD to Blu-ray is standard definition to high definition. That's a big increase, not to mention all the aforementioned benefits of the disc itself. 1080p to 4k is still a big jump, but not nearly as noticeable as 480p to 1080p. There's a reason 1080p is still a default option for consumer electronic displays, despite the existence of 4K and 8K... It still looks very sharp to the human eye. Just the same, there's no real disadvantage to playing a 4K bluray on a 1080p display either, so I'd still spring for 4K bluray when available, unless you're completely OCD about the black cases interfering with the blue color scheme of your collection lmao
In short, just buy bluray standard for most of your purchases and you'll be just fine. Don't obsess over upgrading all your DVDs, nor getting 4K unless you MUST have the best of the best for your home theatre(in which case, you knew already what you needed and don't need RUclips comments and videos to help you decide)
If you own a big screen TV, upgrading from DVD to Blu ray is well worth it. The sound and pic alone changes the experience. I’ve now started to upgrade 4K to Blu ray.
Thats a downgrade from 4k to bluray
4k on 1080p tv is trash
why use 1080p tv for 4k movies get a 4k tv
@@johnburien4391 not if u have a 4K tv
DVDs are 480P video quality or Standard Definition Video quality where Blu Rays are 1080P High Definition video quality 4K is 2160P Ultra High Definition video quality each one of those numbers represents the amount of pixels that are on your screen while watching the content technically going from blu ray to 4k is as big of a jump as going from DVD to blu ray only difference is as long as you are not watching it on a 90+ inch TV you will probably not notice a big difference the best thing going from Blu Ray to 4K is not even the picture quality because your eye can’t really tell that kind of a difference from far away only if you get really close it’s actually the HDR (high definition Range) color grading that’s included on the 4K discs which makes the picture pop a lot more and a lot of modern higher range TVs will also play them at a higher frame rate
Damn I thought DVDs were 720?
@@LetsCrashThisParade no they are 480P most blu rays are 1080P like 95% are some of them are 720P which is also HD but it’s the lowest HD quality there is so technically blu rays can be anywhere from 720P to 1080P but majority are 1080P where DVDs are all 480P or 480i
@@LetsCrashThisParade DVDs are 720/480. Bluray is 1920/1080. 4K Ultra is 3840/2160 plus many are in HDR, which is a big upgrade with the right TV.
I'm old enough to remember that leap from video to DVD. There are lots of films I've owned on 3-4 formats across that last 30 years.
I got rid of almost all my physical media fairly recently but I can feel the pull to go there again on 4K when I eventually get the PS5 but maybe only for the really special films.
I had a few VHSs when I was a kid, but my life was all about DVDs for a long time there haha. Really Ive been collecting since I was a kid but I kind of.. didn't realise it yet..? It wasn't like a big thing I was really IN to, but even as a kid I had a sizeable collection. Some of that is of course gone and some I still have to this day
until streaming has EVERYTHING I want AND..has the upped their streaming quality to match physical media, instead of some of the BS they send down the line (even though people have a 100mb connection) then Blu Ray and 4k will still rule supreme.
Also, the way this world is going...being ruled by leftist F^%%^^%^ ...you won't be able to stream with a bad social credit score...you have to be a good boy and agree with their BS agenda to get your monthly privileges.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts! I'll buy a used Blu Ray player when I find a good one at a thrit store or on Ebay. Here's my thoughts. The backwards compatibility with DVD and CD already makes it worth it, and the picture and audio are so much nicer. 4K players aren't worth it however, they're too expensive and don't look too much nicer than Blu ray. Ironically, most blu ray discs are actually about 50 cents cheaper or expensive than DVD's, while 4K discs are about double.
I primarily only buy blu rays of movies I do not own already, the only real exceptions to that are if it is a dvd I had as a kid that got scratched up that I might upgrade or if it is one of my all time favorite movies, sometimes I will upgrade them because I like that blu rays are more scratch resistant. Besides that I think the only times I have upgraded were if I found a blu ray at a dollar store of a movie that I already had.
Right that's how I started - not wanting to duplicate. But at one point it another I went down that rabbit whole and I'll upgrade if I see stuff cheap. Like I just bought The Raid on Blu-ray for 6 bucks the other day when I already had it on dvd
Honestly I've seen some dvds that looked pretty decent compared to older Blu Ray releases . For me it depends on digital noise , artifacts , black crush , color timing , if it's a movie I know I will always watch for example Tropic thunder . I've watch the dvd like 10 times or more . However I never got around to buying it on Blu Ray now I found out there's a 4k remaster being released soon so I will probally just buy that instead and I get the original Blu Ray version I never had to begin with
I still don't get why criterion felt the need to crop their Kubrick releases to 16:9. Well I do get it, to match how he wanted them shown in cinemas but the DVDs I have of The Shining, Dr. Strangelove and Full Metal Jacket are still my preferred ways to view them.
So I have a question for anyone I just started collecting blue ray movies and when I buy them off Amazon they gave me different options of blue ray for the same movie like a 2008 version and 2015 version so my question is does it matter what year of blue ray the movie is in on or should I get the most recent version of blue ray or it doesn't matter what year of blue ray it came out of for the same movie?
Usually newer releases are a better remaster
Yeah Im still undecided on blu ray too. As a collector, its my desire to keep anything i collect forever, so if theres a chance dvds might deteriorate over time while blu rays don't, then its worth it to switch over. DVD just feels more like the epitome of physical visual media, but i guess theres not really any reason not to feel that way about blu ray, since blu ray doesnt really compromise on the feel or anything in exchange for being more "modern", like streaming does.
DVDs look much better on a shelf, IMO.
They day you posted this. I replaced my dvd copies of Man of Tai Chi and BKO: Bangkok Knockout with Blu Rays. And I don’t regret it one bit. It can be harder when I’m trying to replace my Hong Kong classics. As some of their Blu rays can cost about 40 bucks, and for many I’m gonna have to find a region free BluRay player which can cost about 100 bucks.
Right yeah yeah foreign films on Bluray can be hard to get here. Really expensive stuff in stores unless it's something hugely popular like Parasite. Ive been looking to get a European movie called "The Hunt" for a few years now but I can never find it at a reasonable price. Old Boy I'd like to get too and a few more they are just super expensive or not found at all depending on the title.
Funny to see were going through the same decision in upgrading st the same time though haha
I started collecting movies when VHS was the main format. Then I upgraded to DVDs, then Blu Ray and now 4K. I have around 80 DVDs that haven't been released in BD/4K. Those that have, I've gotten the attitude of "do I REALLY need to upgrade"? Not really if the source used is crisp, clean & good color. Another reason is the price of a BD, especially if it's OOP. I recently bought a new DVD for $8 and it looks pretty good. My only other option would have been a used BD for $50. I can buy a lot of DVDs for that amount. It's an individual choice.
While I'm not nearly the collector I used to be, if I'm going to buy a physical movie, usually it's because it's a nice collectors edition, newer criterion, or a steelbook which are all usually blu-rays. Like you, I'm worried about potentially collecting something that might be obsolete one day but I think that's part of the charm.
For sure, tbh it's kind of likely to all be obseelete. And pretty soon too sadly. But that is totally part of the appeal too. There's only a limited number of dedicated collectors out there and it's cool being one of them
The probl4m with that, is that Blu Ray will too be "obsolete" one day. It's a slippery slope. Own what you love.
I like blu ray over dvd for sure! For me when I’m getting a blu ray I look and see if the 4K is on sale or a similar price and comes with a Blu-ray. If it does I’ll grab the 4K, if not I don’t need the 4K
I always like to get the best of the best, but I've no desire to replace a lot of my collection with superior formats.
If you don't care that much about VQ DVDs are fine. However, I'm sure as hell not going to watch Lawrence Of Arabia or Barry Lyndon on anything less than the best available quality.
I would recommend just going after blu rays in pawn shops. They are $2 each at my local pawnshop. I only buy 4k for movies I really like. To be honest, I mostly tossed my dvds because my collection was fairly small, the only one I bought was a double pack of Ghostbusters because I couldn't find it in blu ray.
That's what I do mate! The large majority of my collection has been bought this way. That's how I was able to build it up so quickly in the past few months. I love doing it, I'll spend a day going to various second hand stores and just hunt for what I can! And my wife tags along and buys books for herself while I'm at it, so it's win-win!
I've been re-buying everything since VHS, suffered through VHS "rental pricing" paying $100+ for a fullscreen "pan and scan" tape, got onboard with DVD in 1996, started buying everything again, skipped laserdisc and HD-DVD and started re-buying everything on Blu Ray in 2006, fell in love with "active 3D" home playback, bought every 3D Blu Ray I could find, now I'm buying everything on 4K/UHD discs. I had to sell thousands of my DVDs for pennies on the dollar before Blu Ray came out due to job loss related poverty, I've still never reacquired my entire DVD collection on Blu Ray, mostly because not every title got an upgrade. Oddly enough, the movies I've bought the most times are the Raimi Spider-Man trilogy, DVD, superbit DVD, bare bones DVD, collector's edition. Then Blu Ray, Blu Ray trilogy box set and the 4k ultra HD set with the producer's cut of Spider-Man 3. As Rob Zombie said about his dvd collection on his episode of MTV 'Cribs' it's a "sickness."
Haha we can't escape re-buying Spider-Man it seems. And wow, I only really got through DVDs after all my life recently and got into blurays haha. There are a surprising amount of titles that are only on DVD and not on Bluray let alone 4k, but sometimes it's fine because it usually means I can end up getting it cheap. Or sometimes I'll see a cheap DVD and compare the prices online and it'll be a bit of a rarer movie that's like $50+ for the Bluray! I bought the movie Damsel on DVD yesterday for like 8 bucks and the Bluray was $50, no way in hell I'm paying they much for one movie lol. I might be cheap but, eh, if so whatever I'm cheap then I guess lol.
I only ever had a couple VHS's when I was younger but they were more my family's than mine. I had some of the Batman movies from the 90s, Hardy Potter 1+2 and I think I had Shrek as well lol. I'm sure there were more but those were the ones I cared about at the time haha so it's all I remember
It'll be nuts to upgrade anymore if they release 18k discs.
Or if everything goes digital. Only got Avatar 2 on 4K blu ray since I was able to get a 4k blu ray player.
A lot of my dvds and blu rays I currently own already look great. They did say in commercials for blu ray that it makes dvds look better than before too.
Also I miss the classic blu ray combo packs that were sold with dvds that sometimes have awesome video game like special features on the animated films.
Great video. I have a huge collection of a combination of steelbooks, digi-books, Blu-rays, and DVDs. As anyone who has a large collection knows....it was expensive enough, to build it up, and will just cost you more $$ to upgrade. If the DVD is a B & W movie (Citizen Kane, Raging Bull, The man who wasn't there, etc...), or a cop/action movie, I really don't see the reason for a Blu-ray upgrade. If it's a Western, with nice wide vista/canyon shots, or a Sci-fi or Superhero movie.....Blu-ray upgrade is a must, in my opinion. Good luck for all you movie collectors out there.
Big no for me. Sticking to DVD's as I've been collecting those for 30 years now.
Its worth upgrading for the right price. I’ll buy dvds, bluray, 4ks if the price is right and or if the difference in quality is worth the money, i buy dvds for stuff not available on bluray or the bluray is crazy expensive. And I buy 4ks when its a good transfer and its obviously better. Some 4ks arn’t any better than blurays (you’ll have to research them). But I will say older movies with a real 4k transfer shot on film look amazing in 4k much more than modern movies shot digitally (e.i. Shining, 2001, apocalypse now).
If I find a bluray I don't have or one that I do, I'll upgrade since it's super affordable. I only buy blurays new when they're cheaper than the dvd and still affordable, which seems to be somewhat common on Amazon. I don't think it's worth it for MSRP, but for 3 to 10 dollars, sure.
I never got into blu ray for many reason
1. I couldn’t be bothered forking out and buying a more expensive player
2. I didn’t think spending more money for better image quality was worth it
3. I’m usually very slow with advancing and adapting to new technology (I still bought VHS tapes in 2002/2003)
4. I didn’t care for HD quality
5. I didn’t buy my first blueray compatible player (Xbox one) until 2019.
I never even bought my first blu ray until 2023 and that was solely because I was meeting celebs at comic conventions and wanted them to sign a copy of the movies they were in
The only films that I have 2 copies of are the Lord of the Rings Trilogy. Have the theatrical version on DVD and then bought the extended Blu-Ray. At some point I might get the 4K version. I have the Dark Knight Trilogy and Inception on Blu-Ray might consider getting those on 4K. Those are my favorite films, huge rewatchability. Christopher Nolan is my favorite director if you couldn’t tell. I have Harry Potter and most of the Star Wars (7 films) on Blu-ray I don’t see myself upgrading those to 4K.
The way I choose Blu-ray or DVD is the experience on the disk does the DVD have an awesome special edition that the blue ray version doesn't. If that is the case than why upgrade. I have a few Blu-rays in my collection that are pretty much a stripped-down version of the DVD. The main menu is static and they lack a lot of the cool Interactiveness and bonuses of the DVD release.
That's a pretty fair way to decide yeah
I found myself getting excited for special features but then never actually watching any of them lol
That is more a thing of an era... When DVD was big, also did books and CD-based computer games. It was just cool to put effort into it. Nowadays side content is on the interwebs. A modern special edition is not less on BR than on DVD. BR can even be way more interactive as it allows full java games.
The menu that pops up before you play the disc is about as meaningful as the packaging that contain the discs. Once you click play, it's still only DVD quality. I like special features but interactive menus won't make up for poor visual quality for 2 hours. Keep the DVD for nostalgia sake but the movie in HD or 4k is going to look better.
Here's my thoughts an how I go about it all if its just something I want to watch in general. It doesn't matter if its on DVD because I don't care about any bonus features other then deleted scenes. But if its something I really like or love I try to get the version with the most bonus features. To learn all I can about it in those cases its always going to be a Blu-ray version. In most cases so then I would say its worth the upgrade to Blu-ray. Like for example I got that Shout/Scream Factory Collector's Edition of Halloween 3 Session of the Witch. On DVD because that was all that was available at the time. But I just ordered the new Collector's Edition of it wich comes on 4k wich I don't care about. Along with Blu-ray wich is why I ordered it because it. Has more bonus features then their earlier releases of it. On the Blu-ray only so its worth the upgrade to me because of the bonus features. Because I love that movie an want to learn more about it.
So upgrade or not to update an is it worth it or not is something. That can be put down to why you're thinking of doing it. Because I only upgrade things I like an love if there is enough new bonus features to justify it.
Then I always go for collectors editions or directors or uncut versions. If I can an most of the time those are Blu-rays. That or if someone like say Shout/Scream Factory makes a collectors edition. Because I have the collectors edition of Pumpkin head on DVD. Its perfectly fine with a good amount of bonus features. But I upgraded to Shout/Scream Factorys Collector's Edition of it on Blu-ray. Because it had more bonus features including one dedicated to the late Stan Wisten. All about him an his life an his legacy an how it continues. So everything he learned is still being passed on to new people.
I have a hard time making the switch. If I buy a blu-Ray, I already have the DVD or I’m buying a dual pack. Now that I’ve started making videos-I mean, making perfectly legal digital copies for my own personal use, ahem-it’s even harder, because Blu-Rays are harder to rip and make for much bigger file sizes.
Also, the placement of the movie “UPGRADE” is awesome unintentional subliminal messaging.
Haha oh yeah I hadn't even thought about that side of things. I just get what I can get off trailers and other scenes I can find on RUclips for my videos (honestly because I don't know how to rip discs tbh and my laptop doesn't even have a disc tray anyway!) But yeah it took me a long time to finally take the plunge and decided to make that switch. And it's all been documented here in the past few months haha
@@TheUnapologeticGeek 😂😂 I only noticed that once I was editing to be honest!! How funny
I upgraded my VHS collection when DVD came out. I'll never do that again. When a new format comes out I just start buying my new movies in that format. I never replace DVD with Blu Ray or Blu Ray with 4K. Every movie is subject to the year it was made. A movie made in the 80's/90's can never be a true 4K so there is no point in upgrading those old movies beyond DVD as far as I am concerned. Eventually a serious movie collection will grow too large to upgrade. As it is it would take the rest of my life to upgrade my DVDs to Blu-Ray and that's if I never bought any new movies ever again. You will drive yourself mad upgrading and new movies are being made constantly.
There are movies shot in the 60's on 70mm film, which quality was totally destroyed in DVD conversion. So that is pretty much a bogus argument. Blu Ray solved the main problem with VHS/DVD in that both formats were CRT first: force the film into interlaced NTSC/PAL junk. BR is filmmaker first. The content is as close as the maker made it. The playback device may figure out what can be played back by the consumer. So BR can be 1:1 aspect, 2:2.35, 24fps, 50fps, 100fps.... That is a godsend. It is a glitch of history that they didn't fix this already on DVD. Those discs could have been 576x1024 pixels non-interlaced 23.976fps just as good, and it was a piece of cake when the DVD player came out to make variable timing on a CRT tube, we had multisync on PC monitors as well. 576p 24fps could have been implemented on tubes in the early nineties.
I would really enjoy collecting vhs too, if it werent for the potential of vhs's to degrade on their own without even being mishandled
Dvds have extra features that blu rays dont have.
I get my weirdos/rares on DVD.
Blu-ray are aim generally.
4K for films I LOVE and have a high re-watch-ability for me personally.
Today I picked up Alita Battle Angel in a triple box set of 4K Disc, 3D Blu-ray and regular Blu-ray from a charity shop for 50p that's about 80 cents (US$), Bargain!
Everybody, do you think certain movies or genres benefit from lower resolution, such as horror?
It doesn't matter what you get. There will be always be upgrades.
That's definitely an aspect too. Like if I get all these blurays too and then 4ks become extra cheap... Well shit... And the. If 4ks get cheap and the norm becomes 8k or some 3d variation or something else... Well shit again 😂
I second that. And, My 4k player has an excellent upconvert engine. The dvd looks very good.
Not true - not everything makes sense for consumers - "8k" capacity discs will likely be used for storage by companies & even if there is an "upgrade" less & less are getting transferred - 400,000 movies - 245k dvds - 28k Blu rays - 759 4ks as of '21 - I learned that from Films At Home 👌
Blu-rays if I can find reasonably cheap, occasionally at higher cost for special movies especially ones with awesome scenery or I'd want to have a movie party with. Otherwise DVD ain't that bad even when watching on a huge area (I project onto the wall). Blu-ray definitely looks better but it's not worth it to upgrade everything.
We have mostly dvd many we got for free. But if we buy a movie we go for Blu-ray or 4k. Or if we really like the movie would consider upgrading. But it would be to expensive to upgrade everything. To be honest the dvd with the upscale on my 4k player the picture is acceptable to me.
After collecting DVDs for 15-18 years, can't remember, I have finally rebuilt my Collection from the old VHS days. I have no interest in switching to Blu-Ray because, so far, except for some Animation, I can get everything I want in DVD and they are cheaper, and I can get TV Shows on DVD!
I’ve used upgrading as a way to tell me what movies are important to me and which ones are not. If I can’t justify a few $ to upgrade, why is it in my collection? Use the opportunity to cull cull cull. The culling helps pay for the upgrades. So you win on both ends.
Right yes I think you've told me about your strategy before! I think that's definitely a "responsible" way to go about it, that way you're not wasting money and your focusing on what you really want. Reckon that's definitely a good thing. I'm still a bit topsy turvy in mainly buying what I love but still buying cheap if I can too lol. I won't necessarily buy a movie that I'm not a massive massive fan of on Bluray if I already have the DVD though so I'm kinda on board for how you do it too though. Thanks for watching and commenting mate, always appreciated 😁
Buy the DVD
Obtain the higher visual fidelity versions by any means you care to. Making people pay so they can see more detail of something they've already essentially viewed is dumb. It made sense from VHS to DVD, it made a little sense from DvD to blu ray but now these 4k ones are coming out at like 40 quid a go where I live, if It was something new and it's some budding indie filmmaker with a promising future who I wish to support, that's different. But selling high quality scans of film from 30/40/50 years ago at truly unacceptable prices... (higher than they've ever been even with inflation taken into account) for anyone who wants to casually collect films whilst being able to afford things like food and rent, just isn't viable. I think the film industry is trying to kill physical releases for many various reasons, so preservation may become a lot more important when your favourite film is suddenly only available on some dvd halfway across the planet or the bay of pirates. I'm ranting like a schizo but uh, DVD gang stay strong 💪 always keep a dehumidifier in the area where you store your cases of disc based media!
Price is always a factor. The only time I bought a 4k movie on release day, it was $20. I understand not wanting to spend 40 quid. I normally wait awhile and pick up something on sale for $10-$20. I probably bought a 100 DVDs in my life and I have no plans to throw them away. However, any new purchase will be either 4k at a decent price or an inexpensive bluray.
DVD has to many distractions when it’s upscaled to 4k , they look great on a 1080p display, so I bet we’ll need 4ks if they go to 8k displays. I hope not.
Depends on the movie for me e.g Star Wars and Alien franchise, for sure and in fact SW I got on 4k. Other movies like Nightmare on Elm Street movies, happy with dvd.
I'm naive... I thought Blu-Rays were always 4K. I thought that was the whole point. What was the original resolution of Blu-Rays, then? (I don't own any Blu-Rays, BTW.)
Blurays have a resolution of 1920x1080. 4k UHD has resolution of 3840x2160 and many have HDR (High Dynamic Range). HDR is a nice upgrade if you have a high-end TV.
If you're rocking a 1080p TV than bluray is all that is needed. However, if it's a movie you love and the 4k comes with a bluray, you can get it in case you ever upgrade your setup. You also need a player to watch them, unless you have a game system with the player.
@@frommatorav1 Thanks for the explanation...!
Yes i could definetly see the difference now between dvd and blu-ray. The picture quality on bluray is way better than dvd. So I'm on the same boat as you now lol. I'm collecting bluray only if it's a movie I really enjoy
Similar situation for me yeah haha. I dunno I refused to see a difference before!? I just couldn't really see it but now I definitely definitely can and prefer the quality of blu-rays lol. I probably wasted some money on DVDs over those later years or collecting but ah well
I don't think 8k physical media is coming - it's too expensive - those discs will be for companies to store stuff on 👌✨ go for 4k - most things you probably want are still on Blu Ray - even though wayyy more is on DVD - it gets less & less
I still collect DVDs and I’m not ashamed of it if I can get them cheap and I just wanna watch the movie. Of course I’m going to buy a DVD I just got a 4K player and I noticed some difference between Blu-ray but I’m not a snob enough to turn everything in the 4K And DVD movies they look good on 4K players and I have surroundsound and the picture looks really good. There’s some that are grainy, but I’m just wanting to watch the movie. Good topic dude.
The next thing from 4K is digital only for total controll for the studios.
I only buying the absolute stunners on 4k, I buy blu rays 2nd hand mostly....
You have to mind, blu rays getting re edited, color graded, re cut compare to old DVD's. So if you want to be close to the original release, most likely it's only on DVD.
When you say absolute stunners do you mean the movies themselves or the transfers? Because how do you know if it'll be any good or not before buying? (Genuine question, I want to get better at this lol)
@@LetsCrashThisParade I mean the "transfers" and the way the movie was shot. I mean resolution, the colours, the hdr effects, audio should be much better than the blu ray release..... there are many indication or info, forums, reviews on 4k discs so it's not hard to find out and choose from those what you like...
I prefer movies shot on video, super clean, or large format films with extra care.... poppin colours...
Some of my must haves: The Revenant, Matrix 4, Tenet, Ad Astra, La la land, Ghostbusters 2016, Gemini Man, John Wick 2.
@@opupfg cool good to know, I love some of those movies too especially The Revenant and La La Land
@@LetsCrashThisParade Yeah... Revenant is a super clean video, with natural lighting, ...La la land has awesome colours on film.
Blu ray upscaled by a 4K TV looks great so don't see the point in making that leap to 4K discs.
love blue rays last 1 i got was the breaking bad box set.
I was buying hd dvd in 2006 so your not as dumb as me. Haha but here is my take. If you watching on a tv then keep your dvd with a good player they Dont take ways from the viewing experience and you still enjoy the film the same amount as blu ray. Now on the other hand i have a constant image hight projector setup so a 16:9 film my screen is about 100 inches. But when i watch a 2.4 film my screen is like 135 inches and on that size dvd is distracting for sure. So i upgrade dvd that i I'm going to rewatch
YES!
Some of the Blu-Rays and 4Ks are missing the extras, 4K is the optimal better picture , blu rays is a great image , a lot better than DVD , but the extras , idk .
do 1080p bluray look good on a 4k tv?
I made another comment here ranting like a schizo but essentially I just feel quite strong about the issue, my dad is pretty close to dead broke and I had to spend a couple months trying to get him not to get a 4k blu ray player as the upgrade is nearly negligible for the price and the types of films he watches (not much new stuff, and the restorations on old films can be hit or miss), we came to a happy medium where we now have a little usb stick which I put some *legally obtained* 4k media on once a week.
If your TV is 32" or less then it does'nt really make a big difference it seems. Movies still look good. It's when you go to 42" or more when you sit further away from TV does DVD not look so great and Blu-rays look much better. THough buying blu-rays or even 4k movies these days for new releases at least you get a dvd in the bundle anyway.
If I find a bluray of a DVD that I have on the cheap sometimes I buy it if I'm going to watch it again.
I only buy certain movies on blu ray. Disaster movies, comic book movies, big blockbusters, my all time favorites.
Ahh yeah the visual showcase type of stuff. I can get behind that logic cause some movies don't super require the upgrade. Comedies and slow dramas and whatnot are typically fine on DVD... That being said like you're saying if I love it though imma upgrade 😂
it’s not for me because if you take care of your movies the discs shouldn’t scratch that easily. also it looks the same once you pop in the dvd in to the dvd player or your playstation or xbox.
I still buy DVD's at times, if its not on blu-ray or the dvd has more features than the blu-ray print. Mostly purchase blu-ray. 4K is only if its cheap.
My 4k player has a great up-scale engine which makes my dvd look good. There is a difference in dvd and blu-ray, I can easily see it but its not a deal breaker. I enjoy the dvd's I own.
The only deal breaker I have is I will not pay retail for 4k......4K is visually better than blu-ray but not enough to cause the difference to weigh on my mind.
Also, a dvd on a smaller tv like 32" and in a highly rated 4k player with up-scale is outstanding. Doesn't look like a dvd.
My summary, its not worth upgrading the DVD you already have, spend the money on a movie you don't have.
I prefer Blu ray but will purchase DVD if it is cheap and not something I really care if it is Hi-Def or not. 4K starts to go beyond the point of a theater experience. Too much detail no longer looks like film to me. I usually watch 80's movies and earlier. Love the old Technicolor films.
I collect dvds.I don't own bluray player.Why no one talks about the problems of bluray players. You stop the movie for 10 minutes to go to the kitchen and as soon as you come back, the movie starts from the beginning and not from where you stopped!!!! Also the image freezes and other very strange things. You can't relax watching a movie.....Up to 42 inches screen you are ok with dvds picture.The image is not an end in itself, but the case and the film are. Then the sound and finally the image.
Playstation? I never understand why one would buy a single-purpose BR player for double the money of a second hand PS3. It does not have the problems you state, it even skips ads and those "nag screens" from the authorities.
Upgrading to 4K is Expensive..
If you can do it, fine.
I don't need a Movie Theater in my home.
Blu Ray is great if you have surround sound, If not, you won't notice yoo much of a difference from DVD.
I only buy Blu-Ray / 4k if the it received a great review on the transfer and It's a very re-watchable movie. Otherwise it's DVDs....
For me personally I don’t think it’s worth it unless you really want to upgrade but it would be a lot of money wasted because it would take awhile so Yeah just buy what you like and find what your looking for and not everything on dvds or Blu-ray or 4k do your research basically buy what you can find want to watch
I can definitely see that perspective. I'm ok with the upgrades because I pretty much never pay full price. It's annoying to have to look for stuff cheap I guess but that's kind of part of the fun too. I'd pretty much almost never pay full price for a movie tbh
I think it's you're prerogative. Do what you want to do. There's no shame in owning two of the same movie; also no shame in owning DVDs. I think that everyone's in a different financial situation and whatever works for you and your budget is completely valid. no matter what anyone says, they aren't you and they aren't going through whatever you are.
P.S. As for 4k, I'd say check if your TV and media player support to format. If your media player supports 4k but your TV is 1080p (for example), it'll still just show up in 1080p. That said, if your media player supports 1080p but your TV is 4k, the discs won't even play. Since you own a 4k disc, checking the media player should be easy. As for the TV, if you google the model number on the back, you should find a definitive answer. If both support the format, then whether you begin collecting 4k discs or not is entirely up to you from that point on.
Ive got a 4k tv but it's on the cheaper end so I don't know that makes a difference. And I play my discs off of my Xbox one and I don't know if that's 4k or not.. are you aware of this? Either way thanks for the tips though
@@LetsCrashThisParade Hey, to my knowledge, the original Xbox One has no 4k capabilities, however, the Xbox One S and Xbox One X do. The difference between these two is the One X uses native 4k, whereas the One S uses 4k upscaling. So, in other words, the S simply won't be quite as high quality as the X, because rather than taking that information directly from the disc (like the X), the system itself graphically upgrades the graphics. Either way, it's still higher quality than a normal blu ray player. Hope this helps. Keep doing what you're doing, I love your videos. you're my favorite RUclipsr.
Animated movies on 4K blu-ray should still look better due to the HDR alone
Most 4k Blu-ray movies look better
It’s worth it. I mostly do 4Ks now
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Dvds still look pretty good if u sitting 5 to 7 feet from a tv but obviously if u can afford it go for it .
Companies need to stop making and rereleasing DVD and go full Blu and 4K, in my opinion! Superior sound and picture! DVD is truly showing it's age and doesn't hold up well...
DVD sells more than Blu-ray & 4k combined . Crazy 🤷♂️
I still steal new DVDs from Walmart (don't even need to need to scan them, because that's how irrelevant they've become to the world). I just like having a physical copy of my favorite movies. I don't care about how it looks when I pop them in. DVDs are still very watchable, especially with modern up-conversion. Most of them come with digital codes which are 1080p if you're REALLY picky.
What an upstanding citizen you are. I hope you get caught.
DVDs still look great upscaled on my Sony Bravia. It is a shameful waste of money.
l only buy Blu-rays of movies I don't own or unless they were terribly mastered on DVD.
4K is just like bluray, in the fact that new releases cost a lot. If you can wait till sales or just time, you can get lots of 4k heavily discounted. Also 4K should be the pinnacle, 8K for the standard TV size and sitting distance is pointless. 4K OLED is very nice, especially with the HDR. Also so many blu rays now are super cheap.
I like to rip BRs on the home network. Unfortunately that is a PITA with 4K discs. 1080p is good enough. Most arthouse stuff we watch is even projected as 1080p in theaters. You'll be surprised. I think RUclipsrs make a higher percentage of 4K content than cineasts.
Can’t stand collecting anymore
Triple dip on stuff
Buying for art work
I miss when I bought DVDs for movie that’s all
Now I’m going thru 500 DVDs and saying should I upgrade to Blu? What if 4k comes out?
And going thru 500 Blu-ray’s thinking same about upgrading lol
I had 3,000 movies
I just started getting rid of them so I won’t be tempted to rebuy
4K has been out for 8 years. Keep the movies you like to watch. Why "get rid of them"? seems wasteful
I'll usually buy DVD first and Blu Ray only if I can't find the dvd version.
Ahh ok, yeah I was kind of an exclusive DVD guy up until not too long ago so I feel ya, is that just cause of price or is there an actual preference for the DVD there? Because I kind of personally prefer the slightly taller cases of DVDs but the quality of blu-rays trump's the competition for me
@@LetsCrashThisParade My collection is mostly DVDs so I just find it easier to stick to them, and I'm not really bothered about quality.
@@tshoey fair enough! I get that, and there's something nice about having a whole collection match as well
Nice color coding... 🌈 📚 📀
Considering how cheap I find blu-rays and I absolutely love HD visual and audio quality, it's definitely worth the upgrade. Unless it's a film that definitely doesn't need an HD upgrade. Same with upgrading blu-ray to 4K. In my honest opinion some "4k" Blu-Rays Have the same quality and sometimes worse quality as Blu-Ray.
Yes! Exactly, were thinking alike here. Some movies don't super warrant the upgrade but mainly I'm going for it if I like a movie enough, it's definitely a superior platform. And I get 4ks when I can but it's pretty rare, Ive only got 3 atm
Yeah alot of older movies that don’t really benefit from the jump in visual quality. Some actually look worse as blu ray vs dvd.
Blu-ray - yes. 4K - sometimes.
Upgrading to BD from DVD.....
Is it worth it?
Sometimes, yes
Sometimes, no
Sometimes, the Dvd version is better.
BD is a great medium. The high definition, color, sound can be vivid.
However, Some movies do not transfer well.
With some films, you can barely notice a difference between BD and DVD.
With others, the difference is dramatic!
Some Blu Rays are just a poor DVD transfer....DVD-R
Example, Star Wars looks Great on Blu Ray
Older films may not.
Worth it? What decade are you guys stuck in? I've been watching 4Ks so long, I can't even stand DVD's anymore. I give them away to friends.
I own mostly DVD. I own 95% DVD. I dont upgrade from DVD to Blue-Ray. I personally don't see the difference.
Nah fair call, if you don't see much of a difference you may as well go with the cheaper option. I'm for it mate
@@LetsCrashThisParade thanks mate.
You can’t see properly then
Maybe, I got glasses after this 😂
It definitely isn't worth it especially money wise unless you have iTunes movies
agree and reat score the trilogy cost me 7 ha :)
Oh even that's pretty damn good mate! I was stoked as to see it so cheap!!
No it’s not really worth it because it’s still a DVD Digital Video Disc
The visual quality for me is worth it
DVD are perfectly fine. this obsession with picture quality is ridiculous imo.
DVD is unwatchable
Ps5 plays dvds just fine.
Upgrading DVDs to Blu-rays worth it because you can see hair and small letters more clear. 🤣🤣🤣 But serious now, I don't think that we were need anything better than DVDs. They make new things to sell and earn more money. Most people are not even notice the diferece especially on sound. Thats why DVDs are selling better. You get something good in half price. And something else: Bitrate makes the quality not the resolution.
Sorry, but Blu Rays are cheaper than DVD's. That is what amazes me most. Sure 4K BR's are more expensive, but I don't care about those.
You are seriously late to the party. But I can't blame you. We are mostly dumb sheep used to getting DVD's totally unknowing our PS3 we have for over 10 years could play back Blu Ray just fine, we never knew we had a Blu Ray player in house. So EU please help us to detox: forbid DVD sales. For the sake of film makers, for the sake of humanity. It is a rotten format in every aspect, it ruins film makers work for the sake of CRT playback!
I got my first Blu Rays around 2010. I bought a super cheap USB BR drive for 20€ that still works today, and thanks to the indefinite free keys for MakeMKV, I play them on my Mac for over a decade now. They are all backed up to a 16TB HD on the house network. In rare situations I put a disc in a Playstation for direct playback.