But could they? So when you buy a BD/DVD/etc, it comes with a limited license to view the contents. Theoretically it might be possible to revoke that license making it illegal for you to play the disk. Of course it would be practically impossible to enforce this in any meaningful way, unless companies start putting "dial home DRM" on their physical media.
As a fan of one of the most volatile forms of media in existence (anime) a physical copy is an absolute MUST. Licenses to various anime films and shows vanish all the time in the blink of an eye so a bluray or DVD is simply a requirement at this point.
Physical media is the best. You never have to worry about the streaming service or wifi being down, you don’t have to pay a monthly subscription fee, you don’t have to worry about a movie getting taken down due to copyright issues, and aside from the previews you can fast forward there are no ads on dvds and bluray discs. (vhs tapes as well if you’re really old school) I love collecting DVDs.
My favorite movie is Titanic (1997). I purchased the 3D version in 2012. This version came with a digital copy that I uploaded to Itunes. One day I noticed Titanic was missing from my Itunes digital library. I called customer service and they told me they no longer had the license for the film. So the digital copy I thought I "owned" was no longer available to me. That has made me hesitant about digital movies. The one downside to me about physical media is the clutter aspect. As physical copies do take up space.
OK you don’t have to worry about the clutter anymore because DVDs have been pulled from all platforms other than eBay. Now you will have your choice of woke garbage so enjoy.
It definitely pays to have your own local copies, whether physical or digital, rather than relying on streaming. Some movies that were only released on streaming are now not available legally as the streaming platform decided to remove them and you can now only watch them by pirating them!
Physical media is king. Censoring classics or in the case of video games outright removing or refusing access to the digital content is beyond deplorable to me. There are confirmed instances where this has happened too and it's unacceptable. I now know how 8-track ppl felt. lol
You have to be careful not to "catastrophize" digital movie collecting. Take into account the long-running success of the Steam gaming platform. If you're a PC gamer, it's almost unthinkable to avoid Steam. Do I own the 200 games I've bought over the years? Yes and no, for exactly the same reasons you articulate regarding the ownership of movies. But does the digital format work? Absolutely. The one thing that would make digital movie collecting perfect would be if Amazon allowed movies to be downloaded to your computer without copy-protection - exactly what they now allow for digital music purchases. Maybe that will happen.
Yup even when these platforms do allow download always concerned about DRM or some other system that might still potentially prevent viewing. I also now have digital backups of my favorite physical movies 😁
I’m glad that I came across videos about four months ago saying that physical media is going to be pulled from all platforms. I panicked, and I bought more DVDs in the last four months than I’ve bought in the last five years. I bought about 40 DVDs. I haven’t bought that many DVDs since like 2018. Thankfully, I am a pack rat and I have been collecting DVDs for 22 years and I have never sold or traded or given away any of them. Now that there are not even DVDs available on Amazon the stupid unwashed masses are going to see their mistake in getting behind streaming. When your digital purchases start to disappear because of the musical chair, nature of the streaming landscape, they are going to realize that you truly do own nothing.
I am mostly a music person. I habe 800 plus vinyl records and it definitely is nice that those will be there even if they get taken off streaming, or have been changed retroactively from the version I'm familiar with and in some cases have just never been on streaming (and maybe never will) in the first place. I use streaming too tho. Great tool for discovery and there are always stuff added to my physical collection every year that I first heard on streaming, especially now and more and more of my life is after I started using streaming.
Well, if you can actually download digital media to your local hard drive, you also have more control over it. Assuming they don't have some kind of DRMA stuff that makes it unable to play the file. This is a good reason to have a home computer, and not just a smartphone, so you have storage capability.
I have thousands of dvd's and blu-rays, and by far the best thing you can do is buy physical disks and then get into a routine of using a good quality 4k blu-ray ripper to make your own digital backups of each movie, then investing in a ton of storage space and putting everything into a plex media server. Even better if you can have all of your movies uploaded into the cloud in case of fire, robbery, etc. Yes we own the physical disks, but they won't last forever. Especially if you're constantly playing them. Best thing is rip the movie, then put it safely back into its case and store it.
A bit of a correction - digital media operates on a LICENSE, which you called out correctly. However, that license is used to create ENTITLEMENTS, and not "rents". An entitlement is simply a very long number (for example, 256 bits), which grants you the ability to consume content for a limited time (say, 24h).
I own the original series Star Wars DVDs that include the theatrical cuts too... fun to have, but it is a bit of a bummer because they are honestly pretty terrible transfers. I think they are straight transfers from the LaserDiscs and not good ones. The best way to watch the theatrical versions aren't entirely legal, probably. heh
4k everything! My roommate has close to every 4k movie that's been released from a none boutique label. Over 400 4k. I have about 200 4k movies. Been collecting movies since the 2000s. The one downside to physical media collecting is the space. Last move I had 1500 movies and shows I had to ship lol.
I love physical media!! If I do a "blind" watch on a streaming platform and enjoyed the movie (ie. horror movie) I will go hunting for a physical copy!
You are right in what you say you don't actually own the rights to the movie. But another thing that you've got to consider discs will only last so long and then you get disc rot
I never stopped collecting physical media at the same time I don’t own more than maybe two hundred. I find clean dvds, cds, OG Xbox, and PS2 video games at second hand stores, the library, dollar store, a collector platform call Whatnot, and especially Toycons. Great video. Never trust the cloud for physical media entertainment. External dardrives are so cheep now, too. 🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿
But the difference is no one can take them away from you yes we don't own the content, but no one can force you to do away with your physical media just because the rights of licensing ownership changed hands
@@logicrules5793 True but a lot of the time it's just the way you've searched it or people have titled the torrent. If you can't find the obscure movie you are looking for then try the title.with.dots.inbetween.instead.of.spaces
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The media companies can't revoke your right to watch physical media.
Lol True 🤣
But could they? So when you buy a BD/DVD/etc, it comes with a limited license to view the contents. Theoretically it might be possible to revoke that license making it illegal for you to play the disk. Of course it would be practically impossible to enforce this in any meaningful way, unless companies start putting "dial home DRM" on their physical media.
unless you download it to a harddrive
As a fan of one of the most volatile forms of media in existence (anime) a physical copy is an absolute MUST. Licenses to various anime films and shows vanish all the time in the blink of an eye so a bluray or DVD is simply a requirement at this point.
Yup I agree 👍
Physical media is the best. You never have to worry about the streaming service or wifi being down, you don’t have to pay a monthly subscription fee, you don’t have to worry about a movie getting taken down due to copyright issues, and aside from the previews you can fast forward there are no ads on dvds and bluray discs. (vhs tapes as well if you’re really old school) I love collecting DVDs.
Yeah for sure never know what's gonna happen with these services 💯
My favorite movie is Titanic (1997). I purchased the 3D version in 2012. This version came with a digital copy that I uploaded to Itunes. One day I noticed Titanic was missing from my Itunes digital library. I called customer service and they told me they no longer had the license for the film. So the digital copy I thought I "owned" was no longer available to me. That has made me hesitant about digital movies. The one downside to me about physical media is the clutter aspect. As physical copies do take up space.
OK you don’t have to worry about the clutter anymore because DVDs have been pulled from all platforms other than eBay. Now you will have your choice of woke garbage so enjoy.
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I've been saying this for years and why I never stopped buying physical media.
Yup 💯
I mean, you can say the same WRONG thing for years and you'd still be WRONG. Congrats.
It definitely pays to have your own local copies, whether physical or digital, rather than relying on streaming. Some movies that were only released on streaming are now not available legally as the streaming platform decided to remove them and you can now only watch them by pirating them!
yup for sure! Pirate life on the rise 😁
I only buy physical, and never pay for any streaming service.
Yeah I stopped paying as well 💯
I have a huge collection of DVDs, Blu-rays, and 4K Blu-rays along with CDs! I'll never get rid of physical media!
Sweet! Gonna build my CD back up as well 💯
better back it up before the thin strip metal film tarnishes.
Physical media is king. Censoring classics or in the case of video games outright removing or refusing access to the digital content is beyond deplorable to me. There are confirmed instances where this has happened too and it's unacceptable. I now know how 8-track ppl felt. lol
Yeah really scary when classics are changed and 8-track lolz 🤣
I own a physical copy of all my favorite movies and TV shows and always will
Yup for sure 💯💯💯
You have to be careful not to "catastrophize" digital movie collecting. Take into account the long-running success of the Steam gaming platform. If you're a PC gamer, it's almost unthinkable to avoid Steam. Do I own the 200 games I've bought over the years? Yes and no, for exactly the same reasons you articulate regarding the ownership of movies. But does the digital format work? Absolutely. The one thing that would make digital movie collecting perfect would be if Amazon allowed movies to be downloaded to your computer without copy-protection - exactly what they now allow for digital music purchases. Maybe that will happen.
Yup even when these platforms do allow download always concerned about DRM or some other system that might still potentially prevent viewing. I also now have digital backups of my favorite physical movies 😁
I get the best of both worlds by buying physical media and backing it up to my plex server :D
Absolutely best way physical and digital backups of possible 👍
I’m glad that I came across videos about four months ago saying that physical media is going to be pulled from all platforms. I panicked, and I bought more DVDs in the last four months than I’ve bought in the last five years. I bought about 40 DVDs. I haven’t bought that many DVDs since like 2018. Thankfully, I am a pack rat and I have been collecting DVDs for 22 years and I have never sold or traded or given away any of them. Now that there are not even DVDs available on Amazon the stupid unwashed masses are going to see their mistake in getting behind streaming. When your digital purchases start to disappear because of the musical chair, nature of the streaming landscape, they are going to realize that you truly do own nothing.
Oh wow yeah I'm kinda in the same spot for Blu Rays just started 😁
Ah yes, panic buying and hoarding, totally normal behavior from well adjusted mentally sound individuals.
I am mostly a music person.
I habe 800 plus vinyl records and it definitely is nice that those will be there even if they get taken off streaming, or have been changed retroactively from the version I'm familiar with and in some cases have just never been on streaming (and maybe never will) in the first place.
I use streaming too tho. Great tool for discovery and there are always stuff added to my physical collection every year that I first heard on streaming, especially now and more and more of my life is after I started using streaming.
Yup great option to have physical and streaming when needed. Oh and that's a huge vinyl collection 😁
Well, if you can actually download digital media to your local hard drive, you also have more control over it. Assuming they don't have some kind of DRMA stuff that makes it unable to play the file. This is a good reason to have a home computer, and not just a smartphone, so you have storage capability.
Yup making digital backups of your collection is also very important if possible 👍
@@GOMoviesGeek Yes, because nothing is more infuriating than your dvd getting scratched up and not playing right.
I have thousands of dvd's and blu-rays, and by far the best thing you can do is buy physical disks and then get into a routine of using a good quality 4k blu-ray ripper to make your own digital backups of each movie, then investing in a ton of storage space and putting everything into a plex media server. Even better if you can have all of your movies uploaded into the cloud in case of fire, robbery, etc. Yes we own the physical disks, but they won't last forever. Especially if you're constantly playing them. Best thing is rip the movie, then put it safely back into its case and store it.
Yup absolutely! Physical and digital backups. Just started mine with Jellyfin.
A bit of a correction - digital media operates on a LICENSE, which you called out correctly. However, that license is used to create ENTITLEMENTS, and not "rents". An entitlement is simply a very long number (for example, 256 bits), which grants you the ability to consume content for a limited time (say, 24h).
Nice thx 👍
I’ve collected blu rays of some my favorite movies thanks for the video
Sure thing I've just started my Blu ray collection journey 😁
I own the original series Star Wars DVDs that include the theatrical cuts too... fun to have, but it is a bit of a bummer because they are honestly pretty terrible transfers. I think they are straight transfers from the LaserDiscs and not good ones. The best way to watch the theatrical versions aren't entirely legal, probably. heh
Oh yeah you're right they are from Laser Disc version. Hopefully, they'll eventually release the theatrical on blu ray and 4k in the future 🤞
4k everything! My roommate has close to every 4k movie that's been released from a none boutique label. Over 400 4k. I have about 200 4k movies. Been collecting movies since the 2000s. The one downside to physical media collecting is the space. Last move I had 1500 movies and shows I had to ship lol.
Whoa that's a crazy 4k collection plus 1500 🔥
I love physical media!! If I do a "blind" watch on a streaming platform and enjoyed the movie (ie. horror movie) I will go hunting for a physical copy!
Great plan!
You are right in what you say you don't actually own the rights to the movie. But another thing that you've got to consider discs will only last so long and then you get disc rot
Hmmm never experienced disc rot in over 20+ years but I also have digital backups of physical media as well 😁
I never stopped collecting physical media at the same time I don’t own more than maybe two hundred. I find clean dvds, cds, OG Xbox, and PS2 video games at second hand stores, the library, dollar store, a collector platform call Whatnot, and especially Toycons. Great video. Never trust the cloud for physical media entertainment. External dardrives are so cheep now, too. 🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿
That's a real nice collection and variety. And yup external drives are cheaper now.
I buy it.
I own it.
Simple as that.
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best Definition & explanation of owning physical media i've heard of so far👍
Thx glad you enjoyed it 👍
No Thank You for spreading the word!
Keep up the good Work😊
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But the difference is no one can take them away from you yes we don't own the content, but no one can force you to do away with your physical media just because the rights of licensing ownership changed hands
Yup and hopefully the physical media police won't show up in the future 😁
@@GOMoviesGeek if they do it'll take a mean motherfucker to take em away from me lol
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Duhhh. Look bruh, I own the movie. You want me to prove it. Come to try to take it from me.
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Heeeeey, girlfriend. Has anyone ever told you that you look just like Johnny Depp?
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own physical books, no point in owning physical movies when you can torrent any movie ever created for free.
Lol 🤣🤣🤣
Not everything is available to download. People refused to seed most of the time, and some things are just too obscure or old and lost to history.
@@logicrules5793 True but a lot of the time it's just the way you've searched it or people have titled the torrent. If you can't find the obscure movie you are looking for then try the title.with.dots.inbetween.instead.of.spaces
torrent, baby
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