ALL physical media matters. The enjoyment of the program or movie is what's important, whether you're watching it on 8mm, 16mm, 35mm, VHS, Betamax, SelectAVision, LaserDisc, VCD, DVD, Blu-ray, or 4K UHD. It ALL matters, and nobody should be ashamed at all. Keep the physical media flame burning, sir. Your opinions and feelings are just as important on the matter at hand! :)
Great comment. I saw Betamax video recently and was impressed (relatively of course), hard to believe it lost out over VHS. I’m into retro tech. Now I think I want a reconditioned one. :-)
I couldn't agree with you anymore. In fact I watched a few DVDs on my 4k oled and was actually blown away by the quality and how much better up converted images in sub HD looked. Years ago I remembered how exactly unconverted images were very rough looking vs 1080p images.
@@JamesMurphyYT I agree with basically everything you've said in this video. We have came a long way, when it comes to image quality/video quality. Although I am glad the days of 480p/VHS are over. I honestly think 1280x720p/ALWAYS 16X9, is good enough, granted 18x9 is okay for SOME, especially people with adequate sized TVs, but I think 1920x1080p is perfect and 4k/3840x2160p isn't necessary, AT ALL, BUT CAN be nice. I would also say if you have a Blu-ray player that has the ability to upscale DVDs, then DVDs are even less of a problem visually. I prefer larger TVs and it can require a small adjustment period, to get used to bigger TVs, but once you get used to a bigger TV, you won't want to go back, my last TV was 55inches and my current TV is 65inches. Also I will agree, SOME movies, even new movies, only have a DVD and a Blu-ray version isn't available, which CAN be aggravating at times, but I will still get the DVD, if no Blu-ray version is available, and honestly with upscaling now days DVDs don't really look bad. I don't have problems hearing, YET, and I try and wear ear protection when using loud tools/equipment, but I have noticed a significant drop in how loud audio is now days, when compared to the days when 4:3/square TVs were a thing, and I have a good surround sound system, but I just think audio is lower than it once was, ESPECIALLY voices, making the action scenes really loud/some times you have to increase and decrease volume settings, while watching movies, because of the fluctuation in sound, between scenes, but honestly I think DVDs are fine. Although my Entire collection of movies/TV shows are Blu-rays, except for maybe a few DVDs, that don't have Blu-ray versions. Also I know you mentioned A LOT of this or all of this in the video, but I DEFINITELY agree with the assessments you've made.
I've tried never to become obsessed with picture quality. The whole point for me of viewing a TV show or movie is to have a deep and rewarding experience. That depends much more on writing, acting, directing, creativity, music, and humor than it does on picture quality.
True but blu ray is closer in quality to what a director intended and newer blu rays are often remastered versions- again, closer to what the director intended and closer to how they would have been viewed upon release. There’s no denying the dvds are much compromised from the original experience.
@benoakes01 Not really. Sometimes they screw up and the BluRay looks nothing like it was intended to look like. They change the way it looked originally too much.
I agree to a point but ultimately picture (and sound) is how the "rewarding experience" is delivered...so having better picture (and sound) can only enhance the experience. Movies that are totally dialogue driven will benefit less from the upgrades but it's still more involving/rewarding to appreciate the subtle nuances of the expressions on the actors faces on a good picture than a mediocre one...and ofc movies that have great visuals, cinematography and effects can never be fully appreciated with poor image quality. The "question" posed by the video though I feel is more about does DVD provide "sufficient quality" rather than is picture quality important and imo a good DVD on a good upscale (eg. Bicentennial Man) definitely can be but a "bad transfer" non-anamorphic DVD (eg. the Abyss) cannot. Fortunately (in my experience at least) most DVDs are very good quality, especially newer releases...and those old non-anamorphic disks are rare. If I really like a movie and I want it in my collection then I'll try to get the blu-ray (or 4K) if it's not too expensive...but if it's not available on Blu-ray or it's too expensive, well I'll take the DVD for sure ! A good movie with "acceptable" picture quality is a vastly better experience than a terrible movie on the best 4K that money can buy ! 😃
I still use DVD's. It's such a weird first world problem for people to take issue with a format simply because they hate scratches and can't be bothered 0.5% to take care of their DVD's.
Dirt and such on DVDs that sometimes freeze the picture and annoying glitches like that, can be cleaned easily, basically just wash them gently dry them and they're playable again in many cases unless it's a factory glitch but other things need not be a problem.
DVD’s upscaled on a blu ray or 4K player is perfectly fine. We were watching my dvd copy of the Burbs on a blu ray player and were blown away at the quality. It looked like we were streaming an hd version of the film. Also, I buy more DVD’s than blu rays at this point, as I already own all my favorite films that I would want on blu ray, so when there’s a film I want to add to the collection I’ll just get it on DVD as I’ll save a fortune rather than getting them all on blu ray. Just my two cents, love your content!
Agree, but there are many cheap and new blu rays these days. I bought the 25 BD brand new collection of James Bond for 80€, that’s 3,2 € a disc. With subtitles of my language, what is hard to find sometimes. Like Conan the barbarian, they ask more then 80€ with subtitles in my language what I not buy. Found one BD that is priced for 34€, still thinking about it. There are some movies I like to have in BD, and movies I’m happy with on DVD. I have a 4K TV and you notice the difference between DVD OR BD.
No, DVDs are phenomenal. The picture quality doesn't change my enjoyment of the film at all. I love the interactive Menu screens and extra features that most DVDs have. I love DVDs
I used to be fine with whichever picture quality, on old movies and tv shows it often adds a certain charm, but my eye sight is getting worse, and I really appreciate decent picture quality. DVD quality is more then fine however. I don't need to be able to count the number of pores in an actors face.
@@michaelhawkins7389 After losing everything when I lost my business, I just didn't have the money to spend on frivolities like DVD at the time. Feeding my kids was more important.
I am neither a video snob nor audiosnob, and I don't want a TV much larger than 32-inches. While I have some Blu-Rays, most of my vast collection is DVD. No 4K for me - how much resolution do you *really* need? My tv's are only 1080 and 720, so there's no point in my going 4K. DVD resolution upscaled on a Blu-Ray player is sufficient enough for my purposes. I like a certain amount of texture, grain, and softness in viewing vintage material. It's an aesthetic thing for me.
I agree, upscaled DVD on a good Blu-ray player such as my trusted region-free Panasonic, is perfectly fine for me too it brings out a lot more detail and sharpness than an old standard DVD player, quite the revelation the difference. There's a grittiness to it I like, when watched in 576p/480p player settting, films and old TV shows say Columbo or whatever look excellent. DVD I like too, because on older releases we get no messing around with say the grading like so often on newer Blu-ray or 4K releases.
For me it's about a 70/30 split, DVD/Blu ray respectively. For the average movie or tv series, DVD is absolutely fine. I reserve blu ray purchases for certain movies that I deem worthy of the quality upgrade, such as the Fast and the Furious, Back to the Future, Jurassic Park, Lord of the Rings, etc. I spend the majority of my time watching Andy Griffith or I Love Lucy reruns. DVDs are just fine for that, but there are certain times that I enjoy the upgrade. That's where I stand.
Your comment made me smile. My mom loved Lucy. She's gone now and when i miss her I watch that show. People are always surprised that I'm young and know about that show.
@@AaronRodriguez-i5wThanks for sharing that! Special memories are so nice to have. By the way, I'm 35 and I live on classic comedies too! It's awesome to find other young fans to carry on the legacy.
I am a DVD and Blu-ray man myself, I don't see myself ever upgrading to 4k. I am perfectly fine with the quality on a DVD especially when you consider that the older shows never looked this good when they first aired meaning a DVD is still an improvemrnt.
Same here, not going with 4K either I've noticed the odd revisionist colours that many classics suddenly have on that format (happens on Blu-ray as well) and that's not for me, no thanks.
It really depends on what you are after as a viewer. I appreciate that there are people that really enjoy looking at the sharpest images and best sound possible and thats great. Similar to audiophiles with vinyl. I'm older and have lived through VHS to 4K and really can't afford the cash required for new 4Ks. My interests are primarily 60's/70's Giallo, 40's/50's Noir and any/all horror. Many of these cannot be even found even on blu-ray and likely never will, so DVD works fine for me. The higher quality adds little to these movies anyway and I'm into immersion in the story more. More recent movies or TV that I really like, I do get on blu ray. You can sink a lot of money into building a high quality collection that is likely irredeemable and I've learned that lesson before.
Great points, another few reasons for me: I've noticed some Special Edition DVDs have unique bonus content that weren't always moved over to the Blu-ray versions. And some of the 90's and 2000's DVD menu backgrounds and animations are really creative and a joy to watch. Also DVD's are a hell of a lot cheaper nowadays to collect, even cheaper than to temporarily rent and stream from amazon or youtube or wherever, except you get to keep it forever.
One thing that did enter my mind is that some titles may be in DVD, but not on BluRay. A DVD could be out of print, or copyright and/or licensing might be in limbo for a BluRay release. From what I've seen at some thrift stores in my area, DVDs are abundant, and dirt cheap.
I actually have a rule of thumb..movies are mostly on Blu Ray ..and TV series and documentaries I just have on DVD only...and any modern TV will upscale anyway....and yes i agree modern programmes are full of mumble vision subtitles are a must...
The mumbling and indecipherable dialogue in modern films is real as far as I understand, there's a video about it somewhere. There was a few different factors to it; actors not needing to speak that clearly because of lav mics, reducing from amazing surround to stereo, and bizarrely... artistic choice if you can believe it.
It's a crazy world when mumbling is thought of as an art form! I heard it's on purpose. I have subtitles on all the time these days. Thanks for watching.
Hello sir. I just discovered your channel via RUclips recommendations. It’s honestly nice and refreshing to listen to someone besides myself that still enjoys dvds. As you said for the most part the picture and sound is fine. It’s very lovely coming across your channel, can’t wait to see more and go back in a watch some other videos. Cheers mate and have a lovely weekend.
i dont have the money to spend all of my money on blu ray and 4k films. i only save those for films i truly believe need to be viewed as such. even then, i too have a 32 inch tv in my room that i use to watch my movies on and only occasionally go downstairs to the 55 inch to watch 4k films with my family (not to mention most of the films i watch are weird horror movies so it's nice to not have someone walk in and judge whatever weird thing i have on). DVDs are cost effective and the difference between them and blu ray are absolutely there, but not enough for me to want to commit to one format only
I like DVDs. I like collecting old series and many of them aren't on BluRay. Mind you I've bought a few BluRays but I still think DVD will be the backbone of my collection
Totally agree with the point you made about mumbling! Im 40 but i started to notice it in my early 30s and my hearing is fine. I had absolutely no plans to buy a 4k tv but i ended up inheriting one along with about 40 4k films. I've no plans to replace blu ray with 4k and i also still by dvd
In early 2020 I bought a big flatscreen TV. At that point I started buying Blu-ray and 4K but up until 2019 I only had a 32 inch flatscreen in my bedroom and in my living room I had an old box TV that was about 30 inches. I was still watching DVDs and VHS tapes up until that point. I still watch a movie on just about any format I can get my hands on there’s nothing wrong with any way you are consuming your movies if you are happy with it.
Oh James I so agree. I grew up watching a box in the corner, our black & white TV, so I'm not a fanatic about picture quality . And the first thing I do with a DVD is turn it over and look for the Closed Captions symbol.
Everything you have said about buying and watching DVD's makes perfect sense. I still have many DVDs, and I know they are always there any time I want to to watch them, I am not at the mercy of streaming services. I have enjoyed your videos on this subject, thanks.
Exactly my thoughts, I am happy with DVD as well as Blu Ray and 4K (as well as VHS) as well as streaming (for many shows I will never see in any physical format) as well as RUclips. Many of my DVDs are old TV series such as Terry And June / Rising Damp etc and I suspect they will never get the 4K release any time soon. Generally pick up the Blu Ray (4K ones for my all time favourites) but happy with many films to be still on DVD and DVD picked up at local charity stores can be 20p or so. The key thing for me has always been the story
The only DVDs I hate are the ones that are 2 sided flipper discs for some TV shows and some movies that are very long so instead of continuing the movie on a second disc the studio just finished the content on the flipside to save some money. When this happens I hate it because it's hard for me to turn the DVD over without getting my fingerprints on it which is why I went to bluray. However, I still sometimes buy DVD because I know that this rarely happens, but when I run into a DVD that is 2 sided, I'll try and wait for the bluray version so I won't have to deal with that rare problem.
I love your channel, a welcome antidote to the loud obnoxious know it all types that seem to clutter the platform these days and I completely agree with you on Dvd too. Keep up the fine work Sir.👍
I have a 19-inch monitor. I started buying DVD's because television got too annoying for me. Though serious books are my main interest, I like watching music documentaries and art films and early silent films. Jean-Luc Goddard and Greta Garbo and Charlie Chaplin, not to mention Nick Drake and Sandy Denny. These discs are a great source of our cultural jewels. Thanks for the video.
I’m 37 and when I was a child i grew up with VHS and I will never forget the first time I watched a DVD 📀 THE PERFECT STORM with George Clooney in the year 2000 on a 32 inch wide screen television 📺 I was 14 years old and I was blown away with the quality!!!! I agree with you DVD doesn’t hold up to well today if you have anything bigger than a 32inch screen I do like physical media but sadly it takes up a lot of space in the house. If you have a massive space for a cinema room a physical collection would be cool .. Otherwise streaming, downloading is space saving and convenient
I've also noticed the audio on at least some movies seems lower and the actors mumble, but thought it was my hearing as I'm getting older. I have no problem with regular DVDs since my living room is rather small and the tv is only 32". Even if someone gave me a huge tv I'd have no place to put it. The only reason I buy Blu-ray is if it's not available on DVD or if the Blu-ray has bonus content.
Even today, I still often buy second-hand DVDs instead of BluRay. DVDs are often 2-3€ cheaper. It's worth it for several films. I watch the films on a modern 52" 4k TV, but I'm sitting over 3m away. Thanks to the upscaling of my player, the picture looks good enough. After a few minutes, I forget that I'm watching a film on DVD. I have to admit that I somehow quite like the slight blurring and the imperfect picture. It has a nostalgic aesthetic.
I think there is also a difference for example between DVD in the USA (NTSC) and Europe (PAL). USA used 60hz 480i vs 50hz 580i . Also in Europe we have scart which has an rgb output . In the USA mostly they have to stick with composite output , which sucks .
I have some Region 1 DVDs too.i don't.mind that they're a little worse quality than ours because they were thinks I couldn't get in the UK, although I recently bought a BluRay player and have been able to pick up films that weren't available here in the Europe format!
I’m 100% with you on DVDs. I only have a 43 inch tv and my player upscales DVDs so I won’t be paying extra to upgrade my existing collection. I do have lots of Blu rays and 4k movies but some films don’t look that much better in Blu ray. Also it’s the cost in replacing my collection it would cost a small fortune. Many of my tv boxsets are dvd and I watch them regularly with no issues.
I'm a fairly techy person. I think that ripping DVDs and using old hardware as a home plex server where the videos are stored can be useful, which would allow me to watch my DVDs in any hardware in my house (including my phone) that are connected to my home network. I'd get the best of what streaming services have to offer but on my own terms. Also the DVDs would be kept out of harm's way.
In the room where I usually watch movies and TV(as well as playing video games), I'm using a 43" Samsung Crystal UHD 7 Series with a Roku soundbar and Sony Blu-ray player. After reading about the audio and video quality of streaming being lower than physical media due to bit rate compression, I tested a 4K stream on Vudu(bit rate varies by service) against a DVD of the same title, and I noticed a marked improvement of audio and video on the DVD. Blu-ray is even better and more noticeable, but the DVD still looked great compared to 4K streaming. Also, you are very correct about titles never making it to Blu-ray. I have just under 2,000 titles on Blu-ray, DVD, and even VHS, and there are a lot of things that never made the format change. Just a couple of years ago, I bought a VHS because it was the only format on which the title was released. I still buy whatever physical format that I need to in order to get the titles I want. I even recently purchased a digital movie, even though I have no idea how long I'll actually have access to it, because it was never released on physical media. This is especially true for older horror and made-for-TV movies.
I've been very lucky over the years and have probably only had a handful damaged by scratching or degradation, but I do know it's been a problem for some. Thanks for commebting
I am a older person who is into 4k, and the picture and sound quality are superb. However, I come from a film-making background so that is why I want the closest resolution to a 35/70 mm print. That said, it is an expensive format, especially with the video bouquets and their specialized packaging and supplements. I say do whatever you can afford and makes you happy, every purchase towards any kind of physical media is a win for all of us as it tells companies that people are still invested in home entertainment equipment and content.
I agree I'm a Blu-ray man myself, but I once had quite the DVD collection myself mine just quit on me. So I upgraded to Blu-ray. Thank you for your video. I enjoy em, and you're so right people do mumble in movies today.
if i have a dvd, the only way I would upgrade it is if I find a bluray very cheap or a collectors edition DVD, with tons of extras or a fancy slipcover... I'm a sucker for holographic or 3d slipcovers
I am pretty much the same. I've only recently started getting BluRay to add to or replace some DVDs but I personally don't have a problem with DVD. I'm more interested in the story of the film than the quality of the picture. I think BluRay is better when watching action films or films with loads of special effects, but as they're not the genre of movies I'm drawn to, I don't feel I'm missing anything.
I have no qualms with dvds. The disk rot is really uncommon. Some 2001 mgm titles like Terminator and Silence of the Lambs are prone to misting. I hear keeping disks away from damp and heat is the best tip for pro -longing life. I also recommend storing those small silica gel packets on the shelf’s as another step I’ve taken to help them over the coming years. Great vid. 😊
Yet to see an example of disk rot and I've bought tons of DVDs from charity stores and who know how they were stored over the years. Interesting suggestion about the silica gels, they are the first thing I throw away when I get one ... maybe I shouldn't do that !
Like you, I've been around long enough to watch the evolution of movies and formats. When I started my movie collection back in 1979 on VHS, in the beginning the movies were recoredd straight off the TV as that is all we could get. Then pre-recorded VHS movies came along, and that was a step up in picture quality. The big leap came with DVDs - the picture quality was 80% better. To be honest, when Bluray came out I was disappointed - the picture improvement at best compared to DVD was maybe 10% - and a lot of the early Bluray movies had lots of black bars and for some reason the audio was always quieter. And the truth is, on most TVs, you can't tell the difference between a DVD and a Bluray - not enough to justify paying the extra price - and I think that is why Blurays never took off to the same extent that DVDs did - the picture and sound quality on DVDs remains very high.
I've recently joined the BluRay world and on my TV, it doesn't seem that much better...but my TV is old! I just view it as a another format, and if I see something I want on it I'll get it. 20 years down the road though, I still love the DVD format and am still buying them. I don't understand the snobbery about it...it's not as though they're coming around my house to see them. I'm happy with my choices over the years and still think back to those days when I had Papillon on VHS and how I loved it along with pirate copies of RockyIII with the silhouette of people walking be the screeen when it had been filmed. Those of VHS film had memories that went with them just as my DVDs anf now BluRays have. And at the end of the day, as long as we're happy with our choices, that's all that matters. Thanks for commenting!
One thing I like better with Blu-ray Disc is the newer movies that I format from a Blu-ray Disc into mp4 look great when played back on a 4K tv after formatting it from Blu-ray.
@@JamesMurphyYT Yeah I too have a big DVDs collection, since that is how my collection started with DVDs when I first only had the old picture tube TVs. Then after I got my first 1080p flat screen TV I started collecting Blu-ray Disc. Now I have a Samsung 55 inch QLED 4K TV.
I believe content is king, I have never really been all too obsessed with the highest possible picture quality and sound. I laugh at these people who have these expensive superior systems and like 30 4K blue rays they watch over and over. My collection is 720/1080p, I am perfectly happy with that. Up until recently, I had a 32" TV in my bedroom, my main TV, didn't bother me so long as the show/movie entertained me.
I never really jumped on the bluray bandwagon, but then i bought a couple of 4k discs of my favorite movies, and i must say, its a bit hard to go back to dvds from that, blurays i find is okay but dvds are a bit hard to watch sometimes, but its like you said once the film starts to roll the image quality is less and less important.
Blu-ray has a better video and audio quality than DVD. But with streaming the quality might not be as good as the DVD or Blu-ray and on streaming change or remove episodes or scenes that they don't like. Also some things might not always be available or they can choose to remove it when they want.
I agree about DVD. Even on a 55" monitor (which is big enough for me) I'm satisfied with how movies & shows look on DVD. The picture quality from DVD to Blu-ray on many movies is barely even noticeable a lot of the time. Having said that I do notice better picture quality on Blu-ray in some instances, but not enough to kick DVD to the curb. Both formats can get along together in my collection. :)
I have a lot of older TV series on DVD, which were only made in standard definition anyway. (Star Trek Voyager and DS9 for example). My Panny 4k player upscales them really well on my 50" TV. I always try to buy films on blu ray or 4k though.
One of my favorite movies, The 13th Warrior, is not available on blu-ray. So, I bought the DVD. Like you said, not all movies are available on blu-ray! Agree on the audio problems with mumbling. I often use the subtitles...
Fair enough. I prefer blu-rays, and have been collecting 4Ks for when I upgrade to 4K, but DVD is fine for 32-inch and smaller TVs. It sucks that some people have to be uncivil about these things. I’m keeping quite a few DVDs of movies I’ve upgraded because they have special features that the blu-rays might not have, or they just have cooler packaging. I recently got the Warner Archive blu-ray of “Pump Up The Volume”, an upgrade from my DVD that has both full frame and widescreen presentations. The blu-ray is a big improvement over the widescreen DVD presentation, but I decided to keep the DVD just because the full frame version is open matted, and kind of interesting to watch in that way.
You would think that BluRay would have more extras but that's not always the case. On some of the BluRays I've bought , there are different extras too.
This is great. I’ve actually been promoting to make DVDs rad again in my videos. Such a great time as a collector and there were so many great editions back then. Love seeing more dvd love 🤜🤛
I'm a die hard 4K/Blu-ray collector. DVDs aren't bad per se but I do think if I had the choice, I'd stream over DVD. There's just too much of a dip in quality with DVD vs. the other formats. It's acceptable but not ideal. For me, the entire fantasy of watching a movie at home was getting as close to a 1:1 copy of the movie as you saw in theaters. Blu-ray is very close but 4K UHD pretty much IS 1:1 and even better with HDR. Ultimately, I'm not a disc collector - I'm a movie collector and want my movies in the best possible format with as much physical control as possible.
I've started buying dvds around the same time as you. There just isn't enough money to upgrade everything. But i have upgraded some stuff. Before i do now, though, I check my dvd and see if i think the upgrade would be worth the money.
I usually get 4k's (most come with Blu-Ray's included) for my tv in my living room but i still use DVD's for my portable DVD player, portable Blu-ray players are still quite expensive
I’m right with you. I do love Blu-ray and 4K but when I can get a film for $2 that would cost me $25-30 on Blu-ray or 4K I’m probably going with DVD.And I have a huge tv. It is not OLED though. I think it 😅s tge tvs that run in the $1000s where you notice the video artifacts of dvd. My $800 TCL handles them fine. Is it as beautiful as the 4K? Obviously not but how many 4ks can I afford? So far just around 60-70.
I've started to buy BluRay and to be honest, the difference ine the ones I've bought so far haven't seemed so outstandingly different. I shall pick up ones that are cheap, butI dodnt think I'll be spending a lot on them.
I went to S. Beretania Goodwill and found a Skip Dr. Premier for $5.99 plus Hawaii GET. Seems like it was not used. My first Skip Dr. electrically powered.
Some people don’t understand that a lot of content only got dvd release and never blueray. Also some old films that get remastered and upscaled actually doesn’t look good in 4k due to it being lower resolution when made. I used to work in the film industry and know this problem very well.
@@JamesMurphyYTI agree. Streaming is actually not best quality due to compression from being able to send the picture through internet. Also most people pay for the tier that has ads which gives you a lower quality picture that is of the likes of dvd. Not to mention buffering of internet. So in a sense, dvd wins here!
I've been collecting since 2000 and still have over 400 DVDs. My 4k player/tv upgrades the picture good enough UNLESS its a movie with a lot of motion. The crowd in the colosseum of "The Robe" was just a mass of color moving around. I upgraded to BD, and the mass became distinct individuals. Instead of spending the money to upgrade every DVD, I'd rather expand my collection with new movies. And, i still buy DVDs today (a DVD of "House of Bamboo for $8 or a BD for $50?)
I now have bluray, and the ones I've upgraded don't seem that much better. I think it works better with action films, but for the most part, that's not a genre I go for very often
DVD often provides that soft romantic classic theatrical feel visually. High Definition makes it look more like a TV show. I've always been under the impression that the theatre and TV were two different realms.
To save space and box away my films, I've started to 'RIP' my DVD's to my NAS computer, using 'MakeMKV' to backup a DVD and then use 'Handbrake' to save to MP4 format. By playing the film using a program called VLC, I am able to stream my cheap DVD's to my big 70inch TV and it looks perfectly fine quality... MY DVD player also, is able to upscale... why throw money away.. carry on DVD..!!
I use VLC to rip my DVDs as well, so nice to see someone else putting it to good use... By the way, being the genius I am, I came up with the following two tricks: 1): If you download a YT video and want to embed (burn in) the subtitles into it, simply make sure you download the .srt file when you download the video then combine them using VLC by using the convert/save option (what you would already use for ripping) and select the appropriate profile but add that srt file into the subtitles option and in the settings next to the profile make sure to head to the subtitles tag and tick both the boxes. 2): If you want to strip the soundtrack from a video (for example if you want to add your own custom dub using another application), just select the convert/save option and in the settings tick the "keep original video track" but make sure the audio section is completely greyed out (this is by unticking the audio boxes until the audio settings grey out). Start the rip and presto, silent movie!
Personally I've upgraded to the new format as fast as I've been able to, goin from "VHS" 2 "DVD" 2 "Blu-ray" 2 "4k" and could not see myself goin back to buying anything "new" on either "VHS" or "DVD" (Don't have a single VHS in my collection, but I do have several DVDs of my favorite 80's toons I grew up with) in this day and age... but as long as it's "physical media" I'm not gonna put anybody else down over which format they prefer (agree or disagree with it).
I know some people who always want the best picture quality, the best sound quality, but they do not seem to even understand the difference, they just follow the trend. Me personally, I'm not an audiophile or anything like that. Even VHS would be good for me if I had a CRT. I'm watching movies because they are interesting, not because I want to see actor's skin to be exactly the same color as it should be.
I happen to have an old Hitachi Fujian CRT TV I picked up from a flea market that is in colour and I play my DVD player on it using a VCR as the middleman (TV only has an antenna jack and luckily I still have two of those cables lying around). The quality is beautiful as even my homemade double feature DVDs I print on either my laptop or on any of the five DVD recorders I've owned look awesome on them - and I grew up watching bootleg VHS tapes in the 1980s and proper VHS tapes in the 1990s so I have the experience to know that the young'uns of today care only about the HD gloss, not the SD story. I love a nice picture, but HD is taking things a little too far. I believe there will come a time when society shifts back to SD but that will likely take a while...
I once had close to 400 DVD's, but I found out that at least 10% of them wouldn't play at all or were so 'glitchy' they weren't worth bothering with. I even had a few that when I loaded them into the DVD player it would read 'no disc'. How is that even possible? I still have over 100 discs, but most of them are Criterion titles, which have all been problem free. I still buy a few DVD's a year, but I buy them on the cheap-----at dollar stores!
I got rid of all my physical media about 15 years ago when I moved countries. But recently I decided to start collecting again. The idea was to get just Blu rays, because they are the sweet spot of quality and price. I've now got a collection of about 60 awesome movies which I've got almost exclusively from charity shops for the equivalent of £1 each. You can't beat that! I have ended up with a lot of DVDs along the way too as you can't always find everything on BD. But they were even cheaper! Viva the physical revolution!
@@yannisgk yeah and good ones too, including rare ones like Running man and Star wars steelbooks. All Blu Ray. I got the Jurassic Park trilogy BD for £3 just today. I think I did well to miss the period when they were full price but be early enough before they're heavily sought after. Seeing how cheap they were was the reason I started collecting. We're in a golden period now!
The majority of what I watch is on DVD (480p). Naturally, on a 4k TV, the image quality is quite poor. Anybody have recommendations for decent and affordable 480p/720p to 4k up-converter?
I have zero issue with dvd. Most times they can be better, when it comes to menu presentation and extras. 70s-90s movies i just like watching in that quality, very nostalgic for me lol. There is odd movies/shows i will get on blu ray, when i want to see practicle effects at better quality, and they can be very cheap too so i’ll grab them then too. Like you said, a lot of movies/shows didn’t get a blu ray release either
I have a lot of standards dvd’s and some are Blu-ray. I do have a few 4k video’s. I do have several boxed sets of tv shows that I watched growing up. I have a couple of collectors edition vhs tapes. I would rather watch standard DVD’s and some of them will have extras like a gag or bloopers reel.
DVDs are amazing! I'm 56 and I grew up with VHS. In 2002 I bought my first DVD player and Star Wars Episode 1 on DVD. It was awesome. Since then I now have all my favorite movie movies and TV shows on DVD. I did buy some of my favorite movies like the Star Wars and Indiana Jones movies on 4k Blu-ray but the majority of my collection is going to stay on DVD. Also none of these garbage commercials are going to be on your DVDs.
I agree with you. I am content with dvds. I grew up on fuzzy tv and worn out vhs tapes. I only buy blu ray if the price is comparable. I cant justify upgrading ally dvds. Dont care. I just bought the Bionic Woman tv show on Amazon. The blu ray set is currently 106 dollars, and the dvd set is 15 dollars. Both brand new. Ya, i got the dvd set. I am perfectly content.
I totally agree with you. I still love my DVDs. I still by them when I see them and when I find a Blu-ray upgrade for right price I buy that to. I really have a soft spot for physical movies as I used to rent movies with my dad every weekend from local stores and sadly he passed away last September. So now I hold on to the memories more than ever associated with the older movies
DVD is good enough unless you don't already own the movie and you can get the Blu-Ray for the same price. What I usually do if I'm buying a new movie that I don't already own is I look for a combo pack that comes with DVD and Blu-Ray in the same box. That way I've covered all the bases. Buying used is the way to go if you can. I've found many movies I always wanted for just a couple of dollars used. I would have never bought this many at the prices they were charging years ago.
Like yourself, we simply had far too many DVD's to start upgrading to BluRay. We did eventually get a BluRay player but it was only for a very select few movies & like you mentioned - not everything got reissued onto BluRay anyway. Also, when we got our very first cheapo projector we were more than happy watching all our DVD's through it & that was with them just being projected onto the wall too. We didn't feel like we were watching anything inferior. It was just amazing being able to watch a movie on a larger scale just like at the pictures. Ooh, Event Horizon, Serenity, Starship Troopers, 2001, The Fifth Element, in fact, any space movie was great through the projector onto the wall. TRON and TRON:Legacy were amazing too, even without the soundsystem set up & 3D. Actually, I seem to remember one of our friends complaining that all we ever did in our downtime since we got the projector was "spend all our time in bed now watching movies". Well, there are far worse ways to spend a Sunday.
i recently tried some old dvds and after watching hd blurays for so long a dvd now looks like those pirate movies we used to get yrs ago. its hard to go back to dvds after that nice clear screen sharpness of hd
I loved this, real passion for medium and not based on having "The best visual quality" Media and art is part of the period of time it's from, there is something special about even an old video or VHS and you can see the noise on the screen. I'm less bothered about the quality of the picture and more about the quality of the story being told. On yersel mate! Top man Subbed for that purpose!
Thank you. The story has always been more important. I remember seeing some of the worst picture quality pirates back in the 80s with the best stories. And because of the stories, I bought the VHS and DVDs when they came out!
@@JamesMurphyYT 100% It's the same argument as big vs low budget. One of my all time favourite films was Split Second, not exactly big budget but I've seen lots of style over substance films that are all visual and really not much else to offer. Keep up the good work :)
Great video! I remember when I starting watching dvds upconverted to 720p on my 32" 720p tv. That made a huge difference! Especially with the clarity of the letters in the credits. I love 4K now, but I have and watch all kids of formats. Showing my kids VHS has been fun.
Some DVDs played on my 4K UHD player in a 65” TV look OK, some look awful. I tend not to upscale anything as you can’t create something out of nothing. I’ve actually ripped a load of VHS tapes to digital, for my own archive purposes. Again, I’ve not upscaled as I want to see them as I watched them as a kid. For example I’ve ripped films I have in VHS from their ITV premier in the 80’s. Pure nostalgia. I still watched them but have sleeves hundreds recently and saved A LOT of space. Sadly I can’t sleeve VHS🤔 Great video.
The biggest leap in picture quality was when we went from VHS to DVD in the late 90s - early 2000s. Suddenly we have a format that can provide the best picture it was possible to achieve on the PAL SD system here in Europe, with high quality digital multichannel audio. DVD to Blu-ray is more of a gradual improvement. Comparing the DVD and Blu-ray versions of films I own, the improved image quality is noticable but not anywhere near as dramatic as VHS to DVD; this was on both my old 51" plasma (full HD 1080) and my current 65" 4K OLED telly. The biggest difference is sound quality - the audio on blu-ray is far better, unless you were lucky enough to get hold of a DVD movie with a DTS soundtrack. Another thing worth pointing out (and the main reason I've 'upgraded' as much of my movie collection as possible) is that blu-ray (and HD-DVD when it was available) runs at the 'correct' frame rate for cinema releases, ie 24-frame. PAL DVDs speed up the film to 25-frame which causes a pitch shift on the audio, and NTSC DVDs use 3:2 pulldown to fit 24 frames into 60 fields, causing a noticable juddering especially on horizontal motion. Blu-ray, running at native 24-frame, doesn't have these problems. This is more of an advantage to me than either the improved audio or picture. That said, I still hold that DVD was absolutely revolutionary when it landed over 25 years ago.
I've recently bought a BluRay player so have now started collecting BluRays, and you're right, the upgrade is nowhere close to being as noticable as when we wend from VHS to DVD. I don't thik I notice the diferences that you described because I just get involved in the film and don't really notice - in fact, the quality of the film doesn't affect me as much as he quality of the content in it (if that makes sense!) Thanks for your comments.
@@JamesMurphyYT I'm a part-time musician and the pitch shift on PAL did bother me a little (and the 'helium voices' - after you get used to watching Blu-ray movies this becomes an issue on PAL DVDs). However, I get what you're saying. The first time I watched The Terminator (the original one) it was on a black & white 12" telly with a manual tuning dial, a loop aerial giving a slightly snowy and ghosted picture, and muffled audio. I still thoroughly enjoyed it. Mind you I was about 10 years old at the time!
I bought Crocodile Dundee on DVD last year having watched the film on a UK HD channel a few days before. The broadcast version was edited and the picture was soft and lacking in colour, it looked pale. The DVD, however, being only standard def don't forget, was a vast improvement. It was completely uncut and the picture was sharp with rich colours. How about that.
Less is more. So many avenues to the movies nowadays. Too much, too many ? I remember as a boy how exciting Christmas television was. And one of the reasons was you knew friends, family, next door neighbours, the man down the street, was also watching and enjoying. ( The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Special, the Christmas movie, Are you Being Served Christmas Special, Top of the Tops, and so on. Less is more.
I loved Chritmas telly as a kid. We'd sit on the floor with a glass of cherryade and a bowl of sweets and watch the programmes you're talking about. Happy days
Oh, man. Watch what you want. How you want. As long as you support physical media. DVD's are still great - I still have about 200 of them. There was a celebratory vibe to those old DVD special editions that has only carried though to the current generation on the boutique labels like Arrow and Shout Factory. I've gone through all the different permutations of physical media. I have over 200 4K UHD Blu-rays at this point. But a few years ago, I actually started collecting VHS tapes again. And not just for the cool-ass cover art - I watch them, too. Some movies just have a certain charm about them in a degraded presentation. Tell me that The Texas Chain Saw Massacre doesn't somehow feel more at home on VHS. Nostalgia is a powerful thing.
When you get a really nice big TV like an OLED and home theatre to boot, Dvds just look awful. It's a shame but it's why you have to upgrade format after you upgrade tv. On smaller screens dvds are great same as on a VHS on a crt TV
I have boght many DVD's from charity shops at $1 a disc and if I think i'll rewatch them I try and find a cheap Blu ray copy cheap from a charity shop\pawn store etc
I've only upgraded films one time, from the Star Wars Trilogy VHS to the Special Edition VHS, and I don't know if that really even counts. I've bought a few DVDs at a going out of business sale, and started buying a few Blu-rays in 2007, but I've always preferred renting (thank you Red Box). I finally got a 4K TV last year, and have bought a handful of 4K Blu-rays on sale. Honestly, I can't really tell the difference between up-scaled standard Blu-rays and the 4K discs, but they do look much better than my DVDs. I may need to check some thrift shops for discs, because one thing I can't stand is streaming. I have no subs, just the free stuff, and it always takes 1/2 hour just to find something decent to watch.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I don't have a 4k TV so I can't say about quality of picture, but I expect its much better than mine. Thanks for sharing
When they started filming with digital cameras the quality was in fact a step back. The choice to go digital was convenience editing the movie over quality. I noticed (without knowing back in the day) this with music videos on MTV & such. A DVD can look identical to BD under certain circumstances. I noticed something else. A bad recording on CD will sound worse on a better hifi...but that is another topic I guess.
Agree 100%. I have about 800 Blu-rays, and 2,000+ DVDs. I primarily buy Blu-ray, but even some of the newer films are DVD only. I really feel DVD is still a great format.
I feel exactly the same about DVD vs blu-ray etc. My collection is about 80% DVD and the rest are Blu-Ray, and while I'd always pick the Blu-Ray over the DVD if available, I'm usually quite satisfied by the DVD copy.
On that commemorator; DVD quality is much better then 0.3 Megapixel and came along much past 1940. Do you ever find old ones that the library deaccessions and sells?
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ALL physical media matters. The enjoyment of the program or movie is what's important, whether you're watching it on 8mm, 16mm, 35mm, VHS, Betamax, SelectAVision, LaserDisc, VCD, DVD, Blu-ray, or 4K UHD. It ALL matters, and nobody should be ashamed at all. Keep the physical media flame burning, sir. Your opinions and feelings are just as important on the matter at hand! :)
Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
Ahh, Betamax. We were the only family who still had one but the picture quality was gorgeous.
@StevieZala apparently the quality was way in front of VHS
Great comment. I saw Betamax video recently and was impressed (relatively of course), hard to believe it lost out over VHS. I’m into retro tech. Now I think I want a reconditioned one. :-)
I couldn't agree with you anymore. In fact I watched a few DVDs on my 4k oled and was actually blown away by the quality and how much better up converted images in sub HD looked. Years ago I remembered how exactly unconverted images were very rough looking vs 1080p images.
The same people that are complaining about DVD video and audio quality are watching blurry and shaky Tic Tok video on their 6in smart phone.😀😀
Sure enough hahaha.
Thanks for watching!@@Retospacemonkey
Well.. No. Never even had TikTok
Me either@@DCMedien
@@JamesMurphyYT I agree with basically everything you've said in this video.
We have came a long way, when it comes to image quality/video quality.
Although I am glad the days of 480p/VHS are over.
I honestly think 1280x720p/ALWAYS 16X9, is good enough, granted 18x9 is okay for SOME, especially people with adequate sized TVs, but I think 1920x1080p is perfect and 4k/3840x2160p isn't necessary, AT ALL, BUT CAN be nice.
I would also say if you have a Blu-ray player that has the ability to upscale DVDs, then DVDs are even less of a problem visually.
I prefer larger TVs and it can require a small adjustment period, to get used to bigger TVs, but once you get used to a bigger TV, you won't want to go back, my last TV was 55inches and my current TV is 65inches.
Also I will agree, SOME movies, even new movies, only have a DVD and a Blu-ray version isn't available, which CAN be aggravating at times, but I will still get the DVD, if no Blu-ray version is available, and honestly with upscaling now days DVDs don't really look bad.
I don't have problems hearing, YET, and I try and wear ear protection when using loud tools/equipment, but I have noticed a significant drop in how loud audio is now days, when compared to the days when 4:3/square TVs were a thing, and I have a good surround sound system, but I just think audio is lower than it once was, ESPECIALLY voices, making the action scenes really loud/some times you have to increase and decrease volume settings, while watching movies, because of the fluctuation in sound, between scenes, but honestly I think DVDs are fine.
Although my Entire collection of movies/TV shows are Blu-rays, except for maybe a few DVDs, that don't have Blu-ray versions.
Also I know you mentioned A LOT of this or all of this in the video, but I DEFINITELY agree with the assessments you've made.
I've tried never to become obsessed with picture quality. The whole point for me of viewing a TV show or movie is to have a deep and rewarding experience. That depends much more on writing, acting, directing, creativity, music, and humor than it does on picture quality.
I agree entirely. Thanks for commenting.
True but blu ray is closer in quality to what a director intended and newer blu rays are often remastered versions- again, closer to what the director intended and closer to how they would have been viewed upon release. There’s no denying the dvds are much compromised from the original experience.
@@benoakes01 maybe, but with around 800 in my collection, I'll live with it and am used to the experience. Thanks for commenting.
@benoakes01 Not really. Sometimes they screw up and the BluRay looks nothing like it was intended to look like. They change the way it looked originally too much.
I agree to a point but ultimately picture (and sound) is how the "rewarding experience" is delivered...so having better picture (and sound) can only enhance the experience. Movies that are totally dialogue driven will benefit less from the upgrades but it's still more involving/rewarding to appreciate the subtle nuances of the expressions on the actors faces on a good picture than a mediocre one...and ofc movies that have great visuals, cinematography and effects can never be fully appreciated with poor image quality. The "question" posed by the video though I feel is more about does DVD provide "sufficient quality" rather than is picture quality important and imo a good DVD on a good upscale (eg. Bicentennial Man) definitely can be but a "bad transfer" non-anamorphic DVD (eg. the Abyss) cannot. Fortunately (in my experience at least) most DVDs are very good quality, especially newer releases...and those old non-anamorphic disks are rare. If I really like a movie and I want it in my collection then I'll try to get the blu-ray (or 4K) if it's not too expensive...but if it's not available on Blu-ray or it's too expensive, well I'll take the DVD for sure ! A good movie with "acceptable" picture quality is a vastly better experience than a terrible movie on the best 4K that money can buy ! 😃
I still use DVD's. It's such a weird first world problem for people to take issue with a format simply because they hate scratches and can't be bothered 0.5% to take care of their DVD's.
Sure enough. Thanks for watching!
Dirt and such on DVDs that sometimes freeze the picture and annoying glitches like that, can be cleaned easily, basically just wash them gently dry them and they're playable again in many cases unless it's a factory glitch but other things need not be a problem.
DVD’s upscaled on a blu ray or 4K player is perfectly fine. We were watching my dvd copy of the Burbs on a blu ray player and were blown away at the quality. It looked like we were streaming an hd version of the film.
Also, I buy more DVD’s than blu rays at this point, as I already own all my favorite films that I would want on blu ray, so when there’s a film I want to add to the collection I’ll just get it on DVD as I’ll save a fortune rather than getting them all on blu ray.
Just my two cents, love your content!
Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
Agree, but there are many cheap and new blu rays these days. I bought the 25 BD brand new collection of James Bond for 80€, that’s 3,2 € a disc. With subtitles of my language, what is hard to find sometimes. Like Conan the barbarian, they ask more then 80€ with subtitles in my language what I not buy. Found one BD that is priced for 34€, still thinking about it. There are some movies I like to have in BD, and movies I’m happy with on DVD. I have a 4K TV and you notice the difference between DVD OR BD.
I forgot to say, many BD movies I find under 10€, and I only buying movies I will watch more the once. My mood mostly tell me what I will watch.
Try it on 83 " oled 😅😫😫😫😫😫😫
It wouldn't fit in my room! Thanks for watching@@LEMON48
No, DVDs are phenomenal. The picture quality doesn't change my enjoyment of the film at all. I love the interactive Menu screens and extra features that most DVDs have. I love DVDs
I'm with you on that. Thanks for commenting.
Agree but on small panels 1080p
@@LEMON48 No, I'm watching on a 65 inch now. Looks great
I used to be fine with whichever picture quality, on old movies and tv shows it often adds a certain charm, but my eye sight is getting worse, and I really appreciate decent picture quality. DVD quality is more then fine however. I don't need to be able to count the number of pores in an actors face.
Count the pores...brilliant!
Thanks for sharing!
@@JamesMurphyYT Just a question, how come you only started collecting dvds in the early 2000s? they had been around since the late 1990s
@@michaelhawkins7389 After losing everything when I lost my business, I just didn't have the money to spend on frivolities like DVD at the time. Feeding my kids was more important.
I am neither a video snob nor audiosnob, and I don't want a TV much larger than 32-inches. While I have some Blu-Rays, most of my vast collection is DVD. No 4K for me - how much resolution do you *really* need? My tv's are only 1080 and 720, so there's no point in my going 4K.
DVD resolution upscaled on a Blu-Ray player is sufficient enough for my purposes. I like a certain amount of texture, grain, and softness in viewing vintage material. It's an aesthetic thing for me.
Thanks for your comments. I'm of the same mindset.
I agree, upscaled DVD on a good Blu-ray player such as my trusted region-free Panasonic, is perfectly fine for me too it brings out a lot more detail and sharpness than an old standard DVD player, quite the revelation the difference. There's a grittiness to it I like, when watched in 576p/480p player settting, films and old TV shows say Columbo or whatever look excellent. DVD I like too, because on older releases we get no messing around with say the grading like so often on newer Blu-ray or 4K releases.
For me it's about a 70/30 split, DVD/Blu ray respectively. For the average movie or tv series, DVD is absolutely fine. I reserve blu ray purchases for certain movies that I deem worthy of the quality upgrade, such as the Fast and the Furious, Back to the Future, Jurassic Park, Lord of the Rings, etc. I spend the majority of my time watching Andy Griffith or I Love Lucy reruns. DVDs are just fine for that, but there are certain times that I enjoy the upgrade. That's where I stand.
Fully understandable and that's where I'm going. I've just started buying BluRay for those occasions too.
Thanks for sharing.
Your comment made me smile. My mom loved Lucy. She's gone now and when i miss her I watch that show. People are always surprised that I'm young and know about that show.
@@AaronRodriguez-i5wThanks for sharing that! Special memories are so nice to have. By the way, I'm 35 and I live on classic comedies too! It's awesome to find other young fans to carry on the legacy.
I Agree 💯👍
Yes i love the quality of a Bluray or 4K Disc but my Heart is still go on with the good old DVD ❤💿🤗
Thanks for sharing.
I am a DVD and Blu-ray man myself, I don't see myself ever upgrading to 4k. I am perfectly fine with the quality on a DVD especially when you consider that the older shows never looked this good when they first aired meaning a DVD is still an improvemrnt.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts
Same here, not going with 4K either I've noticed the odd revisionist colours that many classics suddenly have on that format (happens on Blu-ray as well) and that's not for me, no thanks.
It really depends on what you are after as a viewer. I appreciate that there are people that really enjoy looking at the sharpest images and best sound possible and thats great. Similar to audiophiles with vinyl. I'm older and have lived through VHS to 4K and really can't afford the cash required for new 4Ks. My interests are primarily 60's/70's Giallo, 40's/50's Noir and any/all horror. Many of these cannot be even found even on blu-ray and likely never will, so DVD works fine for me. The higher quality adds little to these movies anyway and I'm into immersion in the story more. More recent movies or TV that I really like, I do get on blu ray. You can sink a lot of money into building a high quality collection that is likely irredeemable and I've learned that lesson before.
I fully agree with what you're saying.
Thanks for commenting.
Great points, another few reasons for me:
I've noticed some Special Edition DVDs have unique bonus content that weren't always moved over to the Blu-ray versions.
And some of the 90's and 2000's DVD menu backgrounds and animations are really creative and a joy to watch.
Also DVD's are a hell of a lot cheaper nowadays to collect, even cheaper than to temporarily rent and stream from amazon or youtube or wherever, except you get to keep it forever.
Yes, they all sound right to me!
One thing that did enter my mind is that some titles may be in DVD, but not on BluRay. A DVD could be out of print, or copyright and/or licensing might be in limbo for a BluRay release. From what I've seen at some thrift stores in my area, DVDs are abundant, and dirt cheap.
It's the same here. Both DVDs and Blu Ray are really good prices in our Charity Shops.
I think the same as you on how I'm buying.
Thanks for watching.
Your voice is coming back! It's funny how people feel someone's personal opinion affects them in any way. Glad to see you on the mend!
It's getting there. Thanks for watching and commenting.
I actually have a rule of thumb..movies are mostly on Blu Ray ..and TV series and documentaries I just have on DVD only...and any modern TV will upscale anyway....and yes i agree modern programmes are full of mumble vision subtitles are a must...
That makes sense to me! Thanks for watching!
The mumbling and indecipherable dialogue in modern films is real as far as I understand, there's a video about it somewhere. There was a few different factors to it; actors not needing to speak that clearly because of lav mics, reducing from amazing surround to stereo, and bizarrely... artistic choice if you can believe it.
It's a crazy world when mumbling is thought of as an art form!
I heard it's on purpose.
I have subtitles on all the time these days.
Thanks for watching.
Although I buy mostly Blu ray, I know DVD has a few advantages. And is still a MAJOR part of my physical media collection.
Thanks for commenting. Good to hear that.
Hello sir. I just discovered your channel via RUclips recommendations. It’s honestly nice and refreshing to listen to someone besides myself that still enjoys dvds. As you said for the most part the picture and sound is fine. It’s very lovely coming across your channel, can’t wait to see more and go back in a watch some other videos. Cheers mate and have a lovely weekend.
Thank you for your support. It's much appreciated.
Wow…you are back so soon with a great subject!
Thanks for watching!
i dont have the money to spend all of my money on blu ray and 4k films. i only save those for films i truly believe need to be viewed as such. even then, i too have a 32 inch tv in my room that i use to watch my movies on and only occasionally go downstairs to the 55 inch to watch 4k films with my family (not to mention most of the films i watch are weird horror movies so it's nice to not have someone walk in and judge whatever weird thing i have on). DVDs are cost effective and the difference between them and blu ray are absolutely there, but not enough for me to want to commit to one format only
I like DVDs. I like collecting old series and many of them aren't on BluRay. Mind you I've bought a few BluRays but I still think DVD will be the backbone of my collection
Totally agree with the point you made about mumbling! Im 40 but i started to notice it in my early 30s and my hearing is fine.
I had absolutely no plans to buy a 4k tv but i ended up inheriting one along with about 40 4k films. I've no plans to replace blu ray with 4k and i also still by dvd
I thought it was me. My hearing isn't great and I struggle hearing some thing and I thought the TV was one of them.
In early 2020 I bought a big flatscreen TV. At that point I started buying Blu-ray and 4K but up until 2019 I only had a 32 inch flatscreen in my bedroom and in my living room I had an old box TV that was about 30 inches. I was still watching DVDs and VHS tapes up until that point. I still watch a movie on just about any format I can get my hands on there’s nothing wrong with any way you are consuming your movies if you are happy with it.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts
Oh James I so agree. I grew up watching a box in the corner, our black & white TV, so I'm not a fanatic about picture quality . And the first thing I do with a DVD is turn it over and look for the Closed Captions symbol.
I do exactly the same. My hearing isn't what it used to be so most of the time I have subtitles on. Thank for commenting.
Everything you have said about buying and watching DVD's makes perfect sense. I still have many DVDs, and I know they are always there any time I want to to watch them, I am not at the mercy of streaming services. I have enjoyed your videos on this subject, thanks.
Thanks for your kind comment.
Exactly my thoughts, I am happy with DVD as well as Blu Ray and 4K (as well as VHS) as well as streaming (for many shows I will never see in any physical format) as well as RUclips. Many of my DVDs are old TV series such as Terry And June / Rising Damp etc and I suspect they will never get the 4K release any time soon. Generally pick up the Blu Ray (4K ones for my all time favourites) but happy with many films to be still on DVD and DVD picked up at local charity stores can be 20p or so. The key thing for me has always been the story
Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
The only DVDs I hate are the ones that are 2 sided flipper discs for some TV shows and some movies that are very long so instead of continuing the movie on a second disc the studio just finished the content on the flipside to save some money. When this happens I hate it because it's hard for me to turn the DVD over without getting my fingerprints on it which is why I went to bluray. However, I still sometimes buy DVD because I know that this rarely happens, but when I run into a DVD that is 2 sided, I'll try and wait for the bluray version so I won't have to deal with that rare problem.
I've had those problems too. Also teh writing on themselves so small I struggle putting the right fist side in ! Thanks for watching!
s@@JamesMurphyYT My sister had the same problem with Stephen King's IT. LOL
I love your channel, a welcome antidote to the loud obnoxious know it all types that seem to clutter the platform these days and I completely agree with you on Dvd too. Keep up the fine work Sir.👍
Thank you. Much appreciated!
I have a 19-inch monitor. I started buying DVD's because television got too annoying for me. Though serious books are my main interest, I like watching music documentaries and art films and early silent films. Jean-Luc Goddard and Greta Garbo and Charlie Chaplin, not to mention Nick Drake and Sandy Denny. These discs are a great source of our cultural jewels. Thanks for the video.
It sounds as though you have an electic collection and that sounds great to me.
Thanks for sharing.
I’m 37 and when I was a child i grew up with VHS and I will never forget the first time I watched a DVD 📀
THE PERFECT STORM with George Clooney in the year 2000 on a 32 inch wide screen television 📺 I was 14 years old and I was blown away with the quality!!!!
I agree with you DVD doesn’t hold up to well today if you have anything bigger than a 32inch screen
I do like physical media but sadly it takes up a lot of space in the house.
If you have a massive space for a cinema room a physical collection would be cool ..
Otherwise streaming, downloading is space saving and convenient
I've still got The Perfect Storm on DVD. It was a great film!.
It was one of the first DVDs I bought!
Couldn't have said it better myself! Glad to see you back!
Thanks for watching!
I've also noticed the audio on at least some movies seems lower and the actors mumble, but thought it was my hearing as I'm getting older. I have no problem with regular DVDs since my living room is rather small and the tv is only 32". Even if someone gave me a huge tv I'd have no place to put it. The only reason I buy Blu-ray is if it's not available on DVD or if the Blu-ray has bonus content.
I have the same situation with TV size. And I am going deaf!
Thanks for commenting.
Even today, I still often buy second-hand DVDs instead of BluRay. DVDs are often 2-3€ cheaper. It's worth it for several films. I watch the films on a modern 52" 4k TV, but I'm sitting over 3m away. Thanks to the upscaling of my player, the picture looks good enough. After a few minutes, I forget that I'm watching a film on DVD. I have to admit that I somehow quite like the slight blurring and the imperfect picture. It has a nostalgic aesthetic.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts
I think there is also a difference for example between DVD in the USA (NTSC) and Europe (PAL). USA used 60hz 480i vs 50hz 580i . Also in Europe we have scart which has an rgb output . In the USA mostly they have to stick with composite output , which sucks .
I have some Region 1 DVDs too.i don't.mind that they're a little worse quality than ours because they were thinks I couldn't get in the UK, although I recently bought a BluRay player and have been able to pick up films that weren't available here in the Europe format!
I’m 100% with you on DVDs. I only have a 43 inch tv and my player upscales DVDs so I won’t be paying extra to upgrade my existing collection. I do have lots of Blu rays and 4k movies but some films don’t look that much better in Blu ray. Also it’s the cost in replacing my collection it would cost a small fortune. Many of my tv boxsets are dvd and I watch them regularly with no issues.
That's pleasing to hear. Thanks for watching
I'm a fairly techy person. I think that ripping DVDs and using old hardware as a home plex server where the videos are stored can be useful, which would allow me to watch my DVDs in any hardware in my house (including my phone) that are connected to my home network.
I'd get the best of what streaming services have to offer but on my own terms. Also the DVDs would be kept out of harm's way.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
In the room where I usually watch movies and TV(as well as playing video games), I'm using a 43" Samsung Crystal UHD 7 Series with a Roku soundbar and Sony Blu-ray player. After reading about the audio and video quality of streaming being lower than physical media due to bit rate compression, I tested a 4K stream on Vudu(bit rate varies by service) against a DVD of the same title, and I noticed a marked improvement of audio and video on the DVD. Blu-ray is even better and more noticeable, but the DVD still looked great compared to 4K streaming. Also, you are very correct about titles never making it to Blu-ray. I have just under 2,000 titles on Blu-ray, DVD, and even VHS, and there are a lot of things that never made the format change. Just a couple of years ago, I bought a VHS because it was the only format on which the title was released. I still buy whatever physical format that I need to in order to get the titles I want. I even recently purchased a digital movie, even though I have no idea how long I'll actually have access to it, because it was never released on physical media. This is especially true for older horror and made-for-TV movies.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
My issue with DVDs is not the video quality, but how prone they are to scratches, one scratch is enough for it to malfunction.
I've been very lucky over the years and have probably only had a handful damaged by scratching or degradation, but I do know it's been a problem for some.
Thanks for commebting
Totally agree, I have dvds and don’t feel the need to upgrade all mine to blueray. Glad you’re feeling better.😃👍
Thank you. And thanks for watching!
I am a older person who is into 4k, and the picture and sound quality are superb. However, I come from a film-making background so that is why I want the closest resolution to a 35/70 mm print. That said, it is an expensive format, especially with the video bouquets and their specialized packaging and supplements. I say do whatever you can afford and makes you happy, every purchase towards any kind of physical media is a win for all of us as it tells companies that people are still invested in home entertainment equipment and content.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts
I agree I'm a Blu-ray man myself, but I once had quite the DVD collection myself mine just quit on me. So I upgraded to Blu-ray. Thank you for your video. I enjoy em, and you're so right people do mumble in movies today.
I thought it was just me going deaf!
Thanks for watching.
if i have a dvd, the only way I would upgrade it is if I find a bluray very cheap or a collectors edition DVD, with tons of extras or a fancy slipcover... I'm a sucker for holographic or 3d slipcovers
I am pretty much the same. I've only recently started getting BluRay to add to or replace some DVDs but I personally don't have a problem with DVD.
I'm more interested in the story of the film than the quality of the picture.
I think BluRay is better when watching action films or films with loads of special effects, but as they're not the genre of movies I'm drawn to, I don't feel I'm missing anything.
I have no qualms with dvds. The disk rot is really uncommon. Some 2001 mgm titles like Terminator and Silence of the Lambs are prone to misting. I hear keeping disks away from damp and heat is the best tip for pro -longing life. I also recommend storing those small silica gel packets on the shelf’s as another step I’ve taken to help them over the coming years. Great vid. 😊
I've never thought of putting silica in the box. Great idea.
Thanks for commenting.
Yet to see an example of disk rot and I've bought tons of DVDs from charity stores and who know how they were stored over the years. Interesting suggestion about the silica gels, they are the first thing I throw away when I get one ... maybe I shouldn't do that !
I've only had disc rot on DVD-Rs I made myself 20 years ago.
Like you, I've been around long enough to watch the evolution of movies and formats. When I started my movie collection back in 1979 on VHS, in the beginning the movies were recoredd straight off the TV as that is all we could get. Then pre-recorded VHS movies came along, and that was a step up in picture quality. The big leap came with DVDs - the picture quality was 80% better. To be honest, when Bluray came out I was disappointed - the picture improvement at best compared to DVD was maybe 10% - and a lot of the early Bluray movies had lots of black bars and for some reason the audio was always quieter. And the truth is, on most TVs, you can't tell the difference between a DVD and a Bluray - not enough to justify paying the extra price - and I think that is why Blurays never took off to the same extent that DVDs did - the picture and sound quality on DVDs remains very high.
I've recently joined the BluRay world and on my TV, it doesn't seem that much better...but my TV is old! I just view it as a another format, and if I see something I want on it I'll get it.
20 years down the road though, I still love the DVD format and am still buying them. I don't understand the snobbery about it...it's not as though they're coming around my house to see them.
I'm happy with my choices over the years and still think back to those days when I had Papillon on VHS and how I loved it along with pirate copies of RockyIII with the silhouette of people walking be the screeen when it had been filmed.
Those of VHS film had memories that went with them just as my DVDs anf now BluRays have.
And at the end of the day, as long as we're happy with our choices, that's all that matters.
Thanks for commenting!
One thing I like better with Blu-ray Disc is the newer movies that I format from a Blu-ray Disc into mp4 look great when played back on a 4K tv after formatting it from Blu-ray.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts
I only talk about my DVDs as I,ve got a collection I've been building since the early 2000s.
Thanks for watching.
@@JamesMurphyYT Yeah I too have a big DVDs collection, since that is how my collection started with DVDs when I first only had the old picture tube TVs. Then after I got my first 1080p flat screen TV I started collecting Blu-ray Disc. Now I have a Samsung 55 inch QLED 4K TV.
I believe content is king, I have never really been all too obsessed with the highest possible picture quality and sound. I laugh at these people who have these expensive superior systems and like 30 4K blue rays they watch over and over. My collection is 720/1080p, I am perfectly happy with that. Up until recently, I had a 32" TV in my bedroom, my main TV, didn't bother me so long as the show/movie entertained me.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
I never really jumped on the bluray bandwagon, but then i bought a couple of 4k discs of my favorite movies, and i must say, its a bit hard to go back to dvds from that, blurays i find is okay but dvds are a bit hard to watch sometimes, but its like you said once the film starts to roll the image quality is less and less important.
Thanks for commenting.
Blu-ray has a better video and audio quality than DVD. But with streaming the quality might not be as good as the DVD or Blu-ray and on streaming change or remove episodes or scenes that they don't like. Also some things might not always be available or they can choose to remove it when they want.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
I agree about DVD. Even on a 55" monitor (which is big enough for me) I'm satisfied with how movies & shows look on DVD. The picture quality from DVD to Blu-ray on many movies is barely even noticeable a lot of the time. Having said that I do notice better picture quality on Blu-ray in some instances, but not enough to kick DVD to the curb. Both formats can get along together in my collection. :)
Thanks for sharing your thoughts
I have a lot of older TV series on DVD, which were only made in standard definition anyway. (Star Trek Voyager and DS9 for example). My Panny 4k player upscales them really well on my 50" TV. I always try to buy films on blu ray or 4k though.
Seems sensible to me. Thanks for watching.
One of my favorite movies, The 13th Warrior, is not available on blu-ray. So, I bought the DVD. Like you said, not all movies are available on blu-ray!
Agree on the audio problems with mumbling. I often use the subtitles...
Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
Fair enough. I prefer blu-rays, and have been collecting 4Ks for when I upgrade to 4K, but DVD is fine for 32-inch and smaller TVs. It sucks that some people have to be uncivil about these things.
I’m keeping quite a few DVDs of movies I’ve upgraded because they have special features that the blu-rays might not have, or they just have cooler packaging. I recently got the Warner Archive blu-ray of “Pump Up The Volume”, an upgrade from my DVD that has both full frame and widescreen presentations. The blu-ray is a big improvement over the widescreen DVD presentation, but I decided to keep the DVD just because the full frame version is open matted, and kind of interesting to watch in that way.
You would think that BluRay would have more extras but that's not always the case. On some of the BluRays I've bought , there are different extras too.
Toward the end. A lot of my DVD's started to pause on me or not play a certain scene. And I always took care of them.
I must have been lucky. Mine are still playing fine.
Thanks for commenting.
This is great. I’ve actually been promoting to make DVDs rad again in my videos. Such a great time as a collector and there were so many great editions back then. Love seeing more dvd love 🤜🤛
Glad it struck a chord with you. Thanks!
I'm a die hard 4K/Blu-ray collector. DVDs aren't bad per se but I do think if I had the choice, I'd stream over DVD. There's just too much of a dip in quality with DVD vs. the other formats. It's acceptable but not ideal. For me, the entire fantasy of watching a movie at home was getting as close to a 1:1 copy of the movie as you saw in theaters. Blu-ray is very close but 4K UHD pretty much IS 1:1 and even better with HDR. Ultimately, I'm not a disc collector - I'm a movie collector and want my movies in the best possible format with as much physical control as possible.
And that's as it should be. Thanks for commenting.
I've started buying dvds around the same time as you. There just isn't enough money to upgrade everything. But i have upgraded some stuff. Before i do now, though, I check my dvd and see if i think the upgrade would be worth the money.
Thanks for sharing .
I usually get 4k's (most come with Blu-Ray's included) for my tv in my living room but i still use DVD's for my portable DVD player, portable Blu-ray players are still quite expensive
I now have a bluray player and some bluray films.
I still enjoy my DVDs ss well though
@@JamesMurphyYT a mix of both is always the best, glad I discovered your channel. You have a calming voice lol
@@starforce1310 thank you.
I’m right with you. I do love Blu-ray and 4K but when I can get a film for $2 that would cost me $25-30 on Blu-ray or 4K I’m probably going with DVD.And I have a huge tv. It is not OLED though. I think it 😅s tge tvs that run in the $1000s where you notice the video artifacts of dvd. My $800 TCL handles them fine. Is it as beautiful as the 4K? Obviously not but how many 4ks can I afford? So far just around 60-70.
I've started to buy BluRay and to be honest, the difference ine the ones I've bought so far haven't seemed so outstandingly different.
I shall pick up ones that are cheap, butI dodnt think I'll be spending a lot on them.
I went to S. Beretania Goodwill and found a Skip Dr. Premier for $5.99 plus Hawaii GET. Seems like it was not used. My first Skip Dr. electrically powered.
That sounds a good price. Thanks for watching!
Some people don’t understand that a lot of content only got dvd release and never blueray.
Also some old films that get remastered and upscaled actually doesn’t look good in 4k due to it being lower resolution when made.
I used to work in the film industry and know this problem very well.
That's very true. I'm happy to get the content I want on DVD. If I get it on BluRay that's good, but I don't get miserable about it if I don't.
@@JamesMurphyYTI agree. Streaming is actually not best quality due to compression from being able to send the picture through internet. Also most people pay for the tier that has ads which gives you a lower quality picture that is of the likes of dvd. Not to mention buffering of internet.
So in a sense, dvd wins here!
@@KawaiiCat2 it certainly does!
I've been collecting since 2000 and still have over 400 DVDs. My 4k player/tv upgrades the picture good enough UNLESS its a movie with a lot of motion. The crowd in the colosseum of "The Robe" was just a mass of color moving around. I upgraded to BD, and the mass became distinct individuals. Instead of spending the money to upgrade every DVD, I'd rather expand my collection with new movies. And, i still buy DVDs today (a DVD of "House of Bamboo for $8 or a BD for $50?)
I now have bluray, and the ones I've upgraded don't seem that much better.
I think it works better with action films, but for the most part, that's not a genre I go for very often
DVD often provides that soft romantic classic theatrical feel visually. High Definition makes it look more like a TV show. I've always been under the impression that the theatre and TV were two different realms.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
I haven't had a problem with disc rot on either DVD or Blu-Ray, but Laserdisc is another story.
I've never had laserdisc so can't comment. I've been lucky with DVD other than those I did myself tears ago.
Thanks for sharing.
I watched scream on dvd on a big screen thanks to the upscaling of my Denon player 3313 …just excellent picture and sound.
I haven't got a huge telly, but with a bluray play that upscale, my DVDs look fine too.
To save space and box away my films, I've started to 'RIP' my DVD's to my NAS computer, using 'MakeMKV' to backup a DVD and then use 'Handbrake' to save to MP4 format. By playing the film using a program called VLC, I am able to stream my cheap DVD's to my big 70inch TV and it looks perfectly fine quality... MY DVD player also, is able to upscale... why throw money away.. carry on DVD..!!
Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
I also found MakeMKV useful for this!
I use VLC to rip my DVDs as well, so nice to see someone else putting it to good use...
By the way, being the genius I am, I came up with the following two tricks:
1): If you download a YT video and want to embed (burn in) the subtitles into it, simply make sure you download the .srt file when you download the video then combine them using VLC by using the convert/save option (what you would already use for ripping) and select the appropriate profile but add that srt file into the subtitles option and in the settings next to the profile make sure to head to the subtitles tag and tick both the boxes.
2): If you want to strip the soundtrack from a video (for example if you want to add your own custom dub using another application), just select the convert/save option and in the settings tick the "keep original video track" but make sure the audio section is completely greyed out (this is by unticking the audio boxes until the audio settings grey out). Start the rip and presto, silent movie!
Personally I've upgraded to the new format as fast as I've been able to, goin from "VHS" 2 "DVD" 2 "Blu-ray" 2 "4k" and could not see myself goin back to buying anything "new" on either "VHS" or "DVD" (Don't have a single VHS in my collection, but I do have several DVDs of my favorite 80's toons I grew up with) in this day and age... but as long as it's "physical media" I'm not gonna put anybody else down over which format they prefer (agree or disagree with it).
Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
Also, OMG I haven't seen Gladiator in years. I should see that film again.
It's still a great film.
I know some people who always want the best picture quality, the best sound quality, but they do not seem to even understand the difference, they just follow the trend. Me personally, I'm not an audiophile or anything like that. Even VHS would be good for me if I had a CRT. I'm watching movies because they are interesting, not because I want to see actor's skin to be exactly the same color as it should be.
That's how I felt about it as well. Thanks for commenting.
Agree. Can definitely relate to that.
I happen to have an old Hitachi Fujian CRT TV I picked up from a flea market that is in colour and I play my DVD player on it using a VCR as the middleman (TV only has an antenna jack and luckily I still have two of those cables lying around). The quality is beautiful as even my homemade double feature DVDs I print on either my laptop or on any of the five DVD recorders I've owned look awesome on them - and I grew up watching bootleg VHS tapes in the 1980s and proper VHS tapes in the 1990s so I have the experience to know that the young'uns of today care only about the HD gloss, not the SD story.
I love a nice picture, but HD is taking things a little too far. I believe there will come a time when society shifts back to SD but that will likely take a while...
Thanks for sharing your thoughts.@@milesipka
I once had close to 400 DVD's, but I found out that at least 10% of them wouldn't play at all or were so 'glitchy' they weren't worth bothering with. I even had a few that when I loaded them into the DVD player it would read 'no disc'. How is that even possible? I still have over 100 discs, but most of them are Criterion titles, which have all been problem free. I still buy a few DVD's a year, but I buy them on the cheap-----at dollar stores!
I'm lucky I haven't had that happen. The Criterion range are very good.
Thanks for commenting.
I want to thank you for your passing comment on Corner Gas in your other dvd video. I checked out some clips. I was sold! Ordered the dvd box set. 👍
I hope you enjoy it as much as I did - thanks for watching!
I got rid of all my physical media about 15 years ago when I moved countries. But recently I decided to start collecting again. The idea was to get just Blu rays, because they are the sweet spot of quality and price. I've now got a collection of about 60 awesome movies which I've got almost exclusively from charity shops for the equivalent of £1 each. You can't beat that! I have ended up with a lot of DVDs along the way too as you can't always find everything on BD. But they were even cheaper!
Viva the physical revolution!
It's exciting going on the hunt and finding a gem! Thanks for sharing.
you mean with 60 pounds you bought 60 movies??? fckng wow!!!
@@yannisgk yeah and good ones too, including rare ones like Running man and Star wars steelbooks. All Blu Ray. I got the Jurassic Park trilogy BD for £3 just today. I think I did well to miss the period when they were full price but be early enough before they're heavily sought after. Seeing how cheap they were was the reason I started collecting. We're in a golden period now!
The majority of what I watch is on DVD (480p). Naturally, on a 4k TV, the image quality is quite poor. Anybody have recommendations for decent and affordable 480p/720p to 4k up-converter?
I bought a BluRay player which has helped.
I have zero issue with dvd. Most times they can be better, when it comes to menu presentation and extras. 70s-90s movies i just like watching in that quality, very nostalgic for me lol. There is odd movies/shows i will get on blu ray, when i want to see practicle effects at better quality, and they can be very cheap too so i’ll grab them then too. Like you said, a lot of movies/shows didn’t get a blu ray release either
I'm glad the video struck a chord with you. Thanks for your comment.
@ you're very welcome James! I'll definitely be checking out more videos on your page. Have a good day!
I have a lot of standards dvd’s and some are Blu-ray. I do have a few 4k video’s. I do have several boxed sets of tv shows that I watched growing up. I have a couple of collectors edition vhs tapes. I would rather watch standard DVD’s and some of them will have extras like a gag or bloopers reel.
I now have started collecting BluRay as well, and they're Ann addition to my DVDs.
It's lovely rekindling my live of DVDs.
Thanks for commenting.
DVDs are amazing! I'm 56 and I grew up with VHS. In 2002 I bought my first DVD player and Star Wars Episode 1 on DVD. It was awesome. Since then I now have all my favorite movie movies and TV shows on DVD. I did buy some of my favorite movies like the Star Wars and Indiana Jones movies on 4k Blu-ray but the majority of my collection is going to stay on DVD. Also none of these garbage commercials are going to be on your DVDs.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
I agree with you. I am content with dvds. I grew up on fuzzy tv and worn out vhs tapes.
I only buy blu ray if the price is comparable. I cant justify upgrading ally dvds. Dont care.
I just bought the Bionic Woman tv show on Amazon. The blu ray set is currently 106 dollars, and the dvd set is 15 dollars. Both brand new. Ya, i got the dvd set. I am perfectly content.
I've just started buying BluRay but I expect I'll still buy more DVDs.
Thanks for commenting.
I totally agree with you. I still love my DVDs. I still by them when I see them and when I find a Blu-ray upgrade for right price I buy that to. I really have a soft spot for physical movies as I used to rent movies with my dad every weekend from local stores and sadly he passed away last September. So now I hold on to the memories more than ever associated with the older movies
Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
DVD is good enough unless you don't already own the movie and you can get the Blu-Ray for the same price. What I usually do if I'm buying a new movie that I don't already own is I look for a combo pack that comes with DVD and Blu-Ray in the same box. That way I've covered all the bases.
Buying used is the way to go if you can. I've found many movies I always wanted for just a couple of dollars used. I would have never bought this many at the prices they were charging years ago.
At the moment it's a buyer's market, so I'm making the most of it!
Thanks for watching!
Like yourself, we simply had far too many DVD's to start upgrading to BluRay. We did eventually get a BluRay player but it was only for a very select few movies & like you mentioned - not everything got reissued onto BluRay anyway. Also, when we got our very first cheapo projector we were more than happy watching all our DVD's through it & that was with them just being projected onto the wall too. We didn't feel like we were watching anything inferior. It was just amazing being able to watch a movie on a larger scale just like at the pictures. Ooh, Event Horizon, Serenity, Starship Troopers, 2001, The Fifth Element, in fact, any space movie was great through the projector onto the wall. TRON and TRON:Legacy were amazing too, even without the soundsystem set up & 3D. Actually, I seem to remember one of our friends complaining that all we ever did in our downtime since we got the projector was "spend all our time in bed now watching movies". Well, there are far worse ways to spend a Sunday.
Thanks for sharing your experiences. It doesn't sound too bad to me!
Oh I was luckier here, as we use the Xbox one for a dvd player which could easily play blu ray and normal DVDs.
Can we have a tour of all your dvds please?
That's a tempting thought. I've got around 800 films and box sets, so it may take a while.
But I don't see why not.
Thanks for watching!
DVD'S are priceless....
Don't forget those Blu-ray disc's either..
Great sound and picture in your home
Commercial free too.
I couldn't agree more! Thanks!
Oh my gosh, the silhouette of a person walking by, i miss that! Lol
Those were the days!
I collect all formats, 4k,bluray,dvd and even VHS. i recently watched the hobbit trilogy on DVD and it looked great.
Good to hear Ricardo. Thanks for your comment, and Happy New Year to you.
i recently tried some old dvds and after watching hd blurays for so long a dvd now looks like those pirate movies we used to get yrs ago.
its hard to go back to dvds after that nice clear screen sharpness of hd
Fortunately I've not got there yet, so I'm Ok for now.
Thanks for watching.
I loved this, real passion for medium and not based on having "The best visual quality" Media and art is part of the period of time it's from, there is something special about even an old video or VHS and you can see the noise on the screen. I'm less bothered about the quality of the picture and more about the quality of the story being told. On yersel mate!
Top man
Subbed for that purpose!
Thank you. The story has always been more important.
I remember seeing some of the worst picture quality pirates back in the 80s with the best stories.
And because of the stories, I bought the VHS and DVDs when they came out!
@@JamesMurphyYT 100% It's the same argument as big vs low budget. One of my all time favourite films was Split Second, not exactly big budget but I've seen lots of style over substance films that are all visual and really not much else to offer. Keep up the good work :)
@@ATPNHL Thank you!
Great video! I remember when I starting watching dvds upconverted to 720p on my 32" 720p tv. That made a huge difference! Especially with the clarity of the letters in the credits. I love 4K now, but I have and watch all kids of formats. Showing my kids VHS has been fun.
Thanks for sharing.
Some DVDs played on my 4K UHD player in a 65” TV look OK, some look awful. I tend not to upscale anything as you can’t create something out of nothing.
I’ve actually ripped a load of VHS tapes to digital, for my own archive purposes. Again, I’ve not upscaled as I want to see them as I watched them as a kid. For example I’ve ripped films I have in VHS from their ITV premier in the 80’s. Pure nostalgia.
I still watched them but have sleeves hundreds recently and saved A LOT of space.
Sadly I can’t sleeve VHS🤔
Great video.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
The biggest leap in picture quality was when we went from VHS to DVD in the late 90s - early 2000s. Suddenly we have a format that can provide the best picture it was possible to achieve on the PAL SD system here in Europe, with high quality digital multichannel audio.
DVD to Blu-ray is more of a gradual improvement. Comparing the DVD and Blu-ray versions of films I own, the improved image quality is noticable but not anywhere near as dramatic as VHS to DVD; this was on both my old 51" plasma (full HD 1080) and my current 65" 4K OLED telly. The biggest difference is sound quality - the audio on blu-ray is far better, unless you were lucky enough to get hold of a DVD movie with a DTS soundtrack.
Another thing worth pointing out (and the main reason I've 'upgraded' as much of my movie collection as possible) is that blu-ray (and HD-DVD when it was available) runs at the 'correct' frame rate for cinema releases, ie 24-frame. PAL DVDs speed up the film to 25-frame which causes a pitch shift on the audio, and NTSC DVDs use 3:2 pulldown to fit 24 frames into 60 fields, causing a noticable juddering especially on horizontal motion. Blu-ray, running at native 24-frame, doesn't have these problems. This is more of an advantage to me than either the improved audio or picture.
That said, I still hold that DVD was absolutely revolutionary when it landed over 25 years ago.
I've recently bought a BluRay player so have now started collecting BluRays, and you're right, the upgrade is nowhere close to being as noticable as when we wend from VHS to DVD.
I don't thik I notice the diferences that you described because I just get involved in the film and don't really notice - in fact, the quality of the film doesn't affect me as much as he quality of the content in it (if that makes sense!)
Thanks for your comments.
@@JamesMurphyYT I'm a part-time musician and the pitch shift on PAL did bother me a little (and the 'helium voices' - after you get used to watching Blu-ray movies this becomes an issue on PAL DVDs). However, I get what you're saying. The first time I watched The Terminator (the original one) it was on a black & white 12" telly with a manual tuning dial, a loop aerial giving a slightly snowy and ghosted picture, and muffled audio. I still thoroughly enjoyed it.
Mind you I was about 10 years old at the time!
I bought Crocodile Dundee on DVD last year having watched the film on a UK HD channel a few days before. The broadcast version was edited and the picture was soft and lacking in colour, it looked pale. The DVD, however, being only standard def don't forget, was a vast improvement. It was completely uncut and the picture was sharp with rich colours. How about that.
I'm not that surprised to be honest - thanks for sharing!
Less is more. So many avenues to the movies nowadays. Too much, too many ? I remember as a boy how exciting Christmas television was. And one of the reasons was you knew friends, family, next door neighbours, the man down the street, was also watching and enjoying. ( The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Special, the Christmas movie, Are you Being Served Christmas Special, Top of the Tops, and so on.
Less is more.
I loved Chritmas telly as a kid. We'd sit on the floor with a glass of cherryade and a bowl of sweets and watch the programmes you're talking about.
Happy days
Oh, man. Watch what you want. How you want. As long as you support physical media. DVD's are still great - I still have about 200 of them. There was a celebratory vibe to those old DVD special editions that has only carried though to the current generation on the boutique labels like Arrow and Shout Factory. I've gone through all the different permutations of physical media. I have over 200 4K UHD Blu-rays at this point. But a few years ago, I actually started collecting VHS tapes again. And not just for the cool-ass cover art - I watch them, too. Some movies just have a certain charm about them in a degraded presentation. Tell me that The Texas Chain Saw Massacre doesn't somehow feel more at home on VHS. Nostalgia is a powerful thing.
Agree totally about nostalgia. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
When you get a really nice big TV like an OLED and home theatre to boot, Dvds just look awful. It's a shame but it's why you have to upgrade format after you upgrade tv.
On smaller screens dvds are great same as on a VHS on a crt TV
Unlikely to happen as I don't have the room for a bigger tv and in my 60s I don't see me getting a bigger house.
I have boght many DVD's from charity shops at $1 a disc and if I think i'll rewatch them I try and find a cheap Blu ray copy cheap from a charity shop\pawn store etc
Thanks for commenting.
I've only upgraded films one time, from the Star Wars Trilogy VHS to the Special Edition VHS, and I don't know if that really even counts. I've bought a few DVDs at a going out of business sale, and started buying a few Blu-rays in 2007, but I've always preferred renting (thank you Red Box). I finally got a 4K TV last year, and have bought a handful of 4K Blu-rays on sale. Honestly, I can't really tell the difference between up-scaled standard Blu-rays and the 4K discs, but they do look much better than my DVDs. I may need to check some thrift shops for discs, because one thing I can't stand is streaming. I have no subs, just the free stuff, and it always takes 1/2 hour just to find something decent to watch.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I don't have a 4k TV so I can't say about quality of picture, but I expect its much better than mine. Thanks for sharing
I love physical Media. I have DVDs and VHS tapes and CDs and I don't care what people think. I enjoy them and that's what is important.
Absolutely! Good for you. Thanks for sharing.
When they started filming with digital cameras the quality was in fact a step back. The choice to go digital was convenience editing the movie over quality. I noticed (without knowing back in the day) this with music videos on MTV & such.
A DVD can look identical to BD under certain circumstances.
I noticed something else. A bad recording on CD will sound worse on a better hifi...but that is another topic I guess.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
They complain about DVD quality yet when your internet isn't working that well your pictures quality goes below 360p or just stops working altogether
Sure enough!
Agree 100%. I have about 800 Blu-rays, and 2,000+ DVDs. I primarily buy Blu-ray, but even some of the newer films are DVD only. I really feel DVD is still a great format.
Thanks for commenting.
I feel exactly the same about DVD vs blu-ray etc. My collection is about 80% DVD and the rest are Blu-Ray, and while I'd always pick the Blu-Ray over the DVD if available, I'm usually quite satisfied by the DVD copy.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts,
On that commemorator; DVD quality is much better then 0.3 Megapixel and came along much past 1940. Do you ever find old ones that the library deaccessions and sells?
Our library doesn't do them, sadly.