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I like having DVDs. It is a physical form of a movie or TV show. Depending on streaming, I use it as an addition. the movie or TV show may not be available. If I have it on DVD, I will always have access to it. Streaming is fine for movies/shows that haven't been available in DVD form though. It is nice to have access to both.
They are NOT dead. I can still buy them in the store. I much rather buy physical copy then a digital copy. With a hard copy. They can't edit the movie. A digital copy, they can.
I got tired of the versions. A movie would be released on DVD, then 20th anniversary DVD with more content, then Blu-Ray, then 3D Blu-Ray, then steelbook, then 4K. Each new version cost more $ too. I still buy some physical media, but it’s mostly video games because I can play one for weeks and they hold value pretty well.
I love DVDs and Blu-rays because of the bonus features. The extras are an awesome addition to the movie or TV series that I want to keep in my library. Also, as others have pointed out, you can't trust streaming services to always provide the movie/TV series you like. It's nice to be able to pull out a Blu-ray to watch without it being behind a paywall.
@@TEN-ve8mp yes they will grow up and listen to the music over bluetooth ear pods streaming digital audio off their phone from apps like Spotify and RUclips.
Anytime you go virtual, you are buying into the promise of permanence. Be it movies, games, or currency, virtual possessions are a button push away from vanishing. Some folks value convenience, and I get that, but there are unacceptable risks that go with it. A couple of examples: Gone with the Wind unaltered, and any legacy music that hasn’t been autotuned.
Streaming services come and go. My biggest problem with streaming services is that their content goes away. Something I wanted to watch just isn't there when I finally decide to watch it. Of course this is also a problem with over-the-air stations, showing a movie at only one time and cancelling well-loved series. DVDs solve this problem. I have never rented a DVD from RedBox, but I rarely ever rented a videotape from one of those stores. I've once bought a few DVD in a store, mostly Costco, and the closeout bins at Walmart and Dollar General. We've always been all about Netflix until they ended their DVD service last September. Now (as with videotapes) I depend on my public library and on Amazon. I have sets of some of my favorite TV series and my favorite movies. I don't have to worry about them going away. I get Ion on my over-the-air channels and I don't watch it there. I prefer MeTV, Comet, Charge and Grit (those last three are also on Sling but I just watch them over the air).
I disagree that DVD's Blu-rays and 4K ultra HD Blu-rays are dead, I think they will make a comeback, more and more people getting into owning physical medium, it the same way vinyl and cd's are making a comeback. People are getting sick of streaming services because of the cost and the content not staying on there and being removed and disappearing when people want to watch it.
Well I've had trouble finding a few blurays the last few years but those were ones usually produced by streaming companies like Netflix. Most of the newer ones released in theaters appear to be still available online. I wanted to see if Dune 2 was available and it is. Just can't walk into any stores to buy them or it anymore.
I like dvd's because you actually own them matter what, such as bankruptcy or like sony has done, remove them from you library. Common sense comes with age.
I only get DVD when it is part of bundle, as I have moved on to Blu-ray and and occasional 4K. I really do like the "DVD, Blu-ray, with Digital" as bundle.
I just bought 4 titles this week alone in both DVD and Blue Ray. IMHO, We will always have them to buy. NOW, will the distributors be selling any new titles will depend on companies making them! The final thing is that those who can't afford an online service, DVDs are all they have left other than their local libraries!
I'm holding on to my physical media. CDs, DVDs, and Blu-rays. I have quite a bit of stuff that can't be found streaming and I don't have to worry about a movie being edited in the digital version. The writing is on the one for DVDs and Blu-rays but I will buy them while I can.
With Redbox and it's parent company shutting down, over 26,000 kiosks will be shut down permanently. And I'm worried that my location's kiosks are gonna be permanently shut down.
DVDs are outselling all other physical media and it’s not even close, and that comes from the mouth of the former boss of Scream and Shout Factory, Cliff Macmillan who now works for Arrow Video. So DVDs are nowhere near being dead. People simply don’t want to rent physical media anymore, they’d rather buy them and own them. Plus, a lot of Walmarts went through remodels and dropped the Redbox kiosks at that point. So that’s what happened. It’s not physical media being dead, it’s simply Walmart no longer having room to carry the kiosks. Also, Walmart has been selling out majorly on steelbooks for DVDs, blu rays and 4Ks so the myth about physical media dying? 100% false. I can prove it because myself and other people have vouched for this by seeing shelves at Walmarts being empty due to selling out. Content creators even asked if Walmart had the new Bloody Disgusting section which sells horror movies and employees flat out said as soon as those movies were put on shelves, they immediately sold out. So that clears it up. DVDs and other physical media are NOT dying. Redbox is because Walmart doesn’t have the kiosks as much anymore. Also, Redbox is streaming with content. So no, it’s not DVDs dying. It’s people wanting to BUY instead of RENT.
@@thedude5040 wrong. They’re outselling blu rays and 4K by a lot. So you’re wrong and even Cliff MacMillan formerly of Scream Factory and now of Arrow has confirmed not only is physical media strong, but DVDs are still going.
I can understand the death of Redbox rentals. Nearly everything they rent is available for viewing online. DVD sales are another matter. Maybe that slowdown is due to there being fewer movies people want to own for multiple viewings. Seeing most current movies once is enough for me. Most of the DVDs in my collection are older classic movies that are rarely equaled now.
I don’t think so, with PAID networks now forcing commercials, I’ve started buying dvds …… I borrow from the library also. Honestly I haven’t seen a Redbox in a while?
I have a collection of over 2,000 DVDs and Blurays. Although I have not purchased any new media for 3 or 4 years. DVDs and Blurays are soon dead. However, I am so glad that I have a wonderful collection of physical media to watch whenever I want. Streaming does not have everything. Good to have this backup.
Wrong. They’re not dead and read my statement above. The former boss of Shout Factory who now has a prominent job at Arrow Video even said DVDs are outselling other physical media by a lot and physical media isn’t even close to being dead.
When you ask if DVDs are dying, are we lumping together all physical media (Blue-ray, 4K UHD) or are we speaking on the DVD format specifically? If it's the latter, I would say it's most certainly "dying" and will be relegated to collectors and enthusiasts similarly to VHS. If we're speaking on physical media as a whole, no, I don't think physical media will cease to exist any time soon. Even though I do think digital is "the future" in terms of the lions share of revenue, I still believe in physical media, its strengths and advantages, and I feel it will have an enduring life amongst those inclined to seek (better?) streaming alternatives.
DVDs are outselling blu rays and 4ks. That’s from the former boss of Shout and Scream Factory who now works at Arrow Video and others have said the same thing. They’re not dying.
@@Trekapedia If that's a fact, and it reflects the market as a whole and not just Shout/Scream Factory, then I stand corrected. It would appear to have more life left than I gave it credit for.
Also I think I failed to take into account that while Blu-ray has certainly grown in popularity, DVD has what I would assume is a significantly higher adoption rate, both from a production/distribution standpoint and from a consumer standpoint. It has vastly more boots on the ground, and will have for some time I would assume.
If DVDs go away-the collection I used to have was destroyed in a house fire. If I can’t get them anymore-will not buy another TV. The stuff on cable,satellite, and broadcast TV is TRASH! Not worth watching or paying for.
If DVDs go away-the collection I used to have was destroyed in a house fire. If I can’t get them anymore-will not buy another TV. The stuff on cable,satellite, and broadcast TV is TRASH! Not worth watching or paying for.
DVD are not Dead as Walmart the only one that has them cheap or a decent price. Target sucks and best buy was too overpriced for DVDs. I have a Redbox account and haven't used their DVD or streaming service for years. I will use other streaming services and watch my own DVD i have.
Redbox should sell all DVD's currently in the machines for$2 each. They must have 10 million or DVD in the Redbox machines. That would net $20 million and help the company. The ability to sell DVD's is already in the machines
@GreyEagleMovieLounge movie collectors just want working blurays to rip the movie into plex. That's what I do with every purchased blueray. Then I trash the case and the disk goes into a binder to save space.
@@GreyEagleMovieLounge I collect and will gladly buy used if it's in good condition, and yes I want DVD when there's not a Blu-ray option. Hell I still have VCD, & VHS in my collection, because some movies are not on a newer format than maybe streaming.
Cookie Cutter approach is hurting a lot of free streaming services. TUBI is a beast in the free streaming Services along with Pluto. ROKU got smart in their approach later on.
There’s nothing on cable or paid streaming services that interests me. I don’t see a point of paying for something that i’ll never watch. Yes, I still purchase DVDs, watch tv OTA, and watch free streaming apps. The only thing that I pay for is my internet. I can chose what I want and what i enjoying watch with DVDs. As for streaming services, I’m at the mercy of the service.
I see where the market is going with DVD's and Blu-ray's , I do still like to buy mine in a hard copy format. one the DVD and Blu-ray are gone you know prices are going to go up even more on streaming and access to digital copies because now we no longer have access to the hard copies. I do realize i am in the minority is this , I have really seen this coming for years once streaming started. we do like convenience not everyone has money to pay for the price increases coming for those convenience's.
Let’s start with I live in a fairly rural area and my internet isn’t always good enough to support top quality streaming. So if there were ever to be a really good movie I’d still but it just so I could see the high octane version on my home theater. I don’t think DVDs are dead, there just aren’t enough good movies to warrant the purchase of a disk. What were the last BD’s I bought? Bullet Train and Fury, I think. If there as a good movie in theaters I’d buy it but that animal just doesn’t seem to exist anymore.
Streaming is nice for a movie you plan to maybe to watch once or twice, but if you plan on wanting to view it a number of times, you should get physical media. There is no guarantee it will stay on any one streaming service, or always be available.
Lol. We need everything on atsc 1.0 to use better encoding than archaic mpeg2 from the 1990s with 480p minimum/ 720p minimum preferred. If you cannot maintain that then you have too many sub channels.
What's up with RUclipsTv saying you have to subscribe to 4k plus to watch the first 3 episodes of Shogun? Thought if you added a show to your library you could watch for 9 months.
I admit I don't buy physical media like I _used to_ but I _still do buy some Blue-Ray or DVD if the BR isn't available. Generally, if I think I'll watch the movie more than twice I'll buy it. Also, if buying it on Disc is within a few dollars of the on-line version I'll buy the media...
I haven't seen a RedBox machine in quite a while, are they still in any stores? I still pick up a DVD once in a while for movies that are good to re-watch every few years, especially 'campy' sci-fi stuff and animated movies. Yep, my local library still has a great selection of DVDs/Bluerays and they add new ones too.
There are still some Redbox machines around me, but fewer than before. The last big new movie they put in them was Barbie. I don’t use them as much as I used to due to lack of new movies.
Honestly on e thing is the quality of the current movies and most tv shows are not of a level that most people feel are good enough to own a permanent copy in their collection. I have a fairly decent selection of DVD's and Blurays and I find the majority of those disc are either movies which are older or considered classics and/or concert Blurays of my favorite bands again with most having originated and started playing in thee 60's and 70's. Perhaps if the current Hollywood writers would actually come up with GOOD original material and make good movies rather than constant failed "remakes" of what were really good original movies then the sales and rentals of the disc would not be in the crapper today! One of the biggest failures of recent Hollywood was caving in to giving the writers a raise for the substandard material that has been and still is coming out of Hollywood for quite a long time!
Problem with streaming new movies if your data line isn't fast enough streaming isn't an option. I'm not renting a new movie to watch in SD and loading screens.
They are not dead but not mainstream any longer. Cassette audio tapes are having a comeback. Vinyl LP albums came back, I still buy CDs, DVDs and BlueRay to own the media. Almost no media type other than floppy discs have ever completely died. The problem with only buying streaming media is when the company goes out of business or finds a way to cheat people out of virtual ownership, they will. My daughter lost all of her Nintendo games when they closed the WII store and renamed it a few years ago. Nintendo didn't even go out of business but they found away to take away online games that millions of people paid for. Had those games been in physical media in customer's homes, they could not have stolen the purchased software.
Lol cassette and vinyl are not coming back. I explain this to many older people that young people and teens just buy the vinyls literally for wall art. Heck they even sell record players that you mount on a wall for your vinyl wall art collection. The record players technically work, but in practice are never used.
The problem with Nintendo is also a bit of a cultural difference between America and Japanese, but yes nintendo has made millions of gamers mad because you also cannot host live events to play Nintendo games with other people without Nintendo sending you legal notice to quit hosting in person video game events using Nintendo games... even if you paid for multiple copies of the games.
It’s a catch-22 situation though. If not enough people rent, they can’t afford newer movies, but if they don’t have newer movies, few people rent. People gradually get out of the habit of renting, then they die. It happened to Netflix disc-by-mail too. About a year before they stopped, I noticed that most of the movies said “long wait” or “short wait” suddenly, and I realized they were selling off the discs and I left.
People just do not want to have a superior picture quality to streaming and a superior audio which physical media provides you have a condensed picture when you stream but people don't care about that me, I have an expensive TV and expensive audio system and I want to be able to see and hear my physical media
Redbox is now Deadbox!!! Seriously, this isn’t surprising, considering how much everyone is streaming. Just like everything else, this hurts people with lower incomes who can’t afford subscriptions to Netflix or other streaming services, and depended on Redbox for their entertainment. You’re right, Luke, they’ll have to go to the library for DVDs. However, the down side of that is that, much of the time, CDs and DVDs at public libraries are scratched up and sometimes can’t play. So it will be literally playing Russian Roulette in seeing if these can work. How sad!!! And to answer your question, I think Redbox won’t be renting out videos for too much longer-no matter how much longer that may be. There just isn’t enough money in it for them to continue. I also think DVDs should continue to be made and be available. It’s like with music, in that with a DVD (like an LP or CD), you own it and have something tangible that you can hold. You have neither with a download or a stream. People like to own things, so that they can feel like it’s theirs. There’s no feelings of ownership with a download or a stream. So long live the DVD!!!
Are vinyl dead? There is a collectors market for dvd's and even vhs that will keep the formats alive. They may be dead for the average person who casually may want to watch a blockbuster movie for time to time but the diehard movie collectors will keep physical media alive.
The last time I was on CBS' website, you could watch the about the most recent two episodes or so after they air but only for a short time. That is an acceptable middle ground for me, but if they end that, we're gonna have problems.
Since DVDs are dying out when we go to a movie are we still going to get some of the same features we get on DVD like Behind the scenes bloopers the making of the movie and so on?
No. Movies that do well in the box office might have something similar to stream in the future, but it's really not worth the data storage for a streaming provider to offer similar features for every movie
The word "profitable" comes up all the time on this channel. The reality is not enough profit because I think the level of profit is the real motivation.
So Redbox is owned by chicken soup for the soul? So what..it’s not gonna be the end of dvd because Redbox is not only a dvd service but it’s also a streaming service. People are buying dvds from Amazon. It’s not gonna gonna go away cause physical media is still popular. My prediction is that like it will stick around just like amc theaters did when they filed for bankruptcy during COVID and will remain open like amc theaters is and I think chicken soup for the soul will get red box out of the situation that they got into when they bought Redbox.
Question for luke?: why is it that ota channels cant be picked up by cable companies? I'm forced to have cable by my complex, but I can't get me tv toons. Ugh.
Question for Luke... why dont you ever talk about TV streaming services like The Blaze and Daily Wire? DW has fantastic shows and documentaries and their children programming is second to none. The non media conglomerate companies are great options for streaming great content. You should mention them as an option. Thank you.
I like having a movie 🍿🎥 collection.... you can't not beat having your own copy in your hand....when you open up a media disk.. It is part of the experience...the art work.... reading about the movie.... DVDS and blu ray are fun.... like having your favorite album by your favorite band 😮
I just spent the last week ripping all my DVDs and music CDs to store on my NAS, so I can get rid of all the discs. The NAS takes up far less space. And I knew it was something I should do now, while I still have a laptop with a drive that can read them. My next laptop might not have one. That's how relevant disc media has become.
So I did that. Then 5 years I had some drives die, no big deal just use the backups and ordered new drives. A few days later lighting took out my backup drives before the new drives were delivered. Don't be me.
@@thedude5040 3-2-1 backup plans are good...3 copies, 2 different media, 1 offsite. If you had done that, like I do with all my data, you'd still have your collection.
Who's got a DVD player anywhere? Haveuhad one in years!! Used to use Redbox for years till my dad got sick with alzhiemers and passed a couple years ago
Do my bad internet I need optical discs. DVD can go the way the Audio CD since Blu-ray is so much better. In fact this bad internet is one of the resaons why I miss Blockbuster and is unhappy with Insomniac Games for not offering the PC version on Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart on blu-ray.
@crosslink1493 a bit unfair. I got what he is saying. Dvds are a waste of plastic because blurays offer so much better video quality, but he needs physical discs because of bad internet options.
The title of this clip is lame and a total mischaracterization - so is the commentary about DVDs. DVDs are not "dying." They are just being scaled back to a more niche market - the same place that they began. It is also a fact that specialty and boutique Blu-Ray/DVD sellers and online retailers are exploding in number because there is a clear increasing demand, and there are many more new independent Blu-Ray/DVD retailers cropping up all the time. Just because a majority of people have foolishly embraced streaming services, there are many more physical media enthusiasts like myself who recognize that relying on streaming services is folly and not in one's best interest. And many other people are already beginning to learn that lesson the hard way, having experienced the multitude of negative consequences of relying on streaming companies (to name a few consequences: ridiculous renewing licensing fees for already made purchases, some streamers closing down and people losing their entire digital libraries, authoritarian companies editing content with no notice and no warning and censoring some things in their entirety, etc.). I suspect that very soon many mainstream types who rely on streaming will once again return to physical media - Blu-Ray/DVD sales in fact will once again increase in the near future. Chicken Little types that claim the Blu-Ray/DVD sky is falling are just engaging in drama and perpetuating a false narrative. Yes, some major retailers like Target and Best Buy have announced that they intend to cease selling physical media, but this is simply because their business models and market realities at the present time are not conducive to allocating expensive floor space to such inventory in terms of profit margin. But this will not affect the overall Blu-Ray/DVD market - and, in fact, other retailers like Wal-Mart are increasing their physical media footprint because they have seen the reversal back to physical media writing on the wall, and other online specialty retailers like GRUV are also acting as physical media sales hubs for major studios like Universal. Anyway, the future belong to Blu-Ray/DVD/physical media loyalists.
It wasn't a full transfer. The main reason for that was/is cost and availability. If Blu-Ray fully won, more computers would have come with Blu-Ray dives as the standard. From what I've recall over the years, it went from DVD-RW to Blu-Ray(think player) as an option/upgrade, to dropping the optical standard. Think the reason, why Blu-Ray didn't fully take over is due to cost, with few benefits.
No computers come with any kind of optical drive anymore. There's a few "all in one desktops" aimed at old people that still has a DVD drive, but that's it.
@@thedude5040 please reread; was giving a history lesson of sorts. From DVD only, to Blu-Ray as maybe an option to no/very few DVD drives left in computers. If Blu Ray truly won, there would have been very little to no transition; think CD to DVD. Think the reason it never fully caught on was twofold, first the cost has always been several times more expensive than DVD. An example is today for a bluray burner is around 100 vs maybe 30 for DVD Burner. Back in the day(mid 00s) if memory serves for an internal BluRay Burner(for a desktop), was around 500 vs maybe 100 for DVD burner(all before inflation). This lead me to the second point Blu Ray are better than DVD if you care about getting the absolute best picture quality that you can out of a movie. But the tradeoff is one will be losing unique menus, and extra content that was available on DVD. It was one of those things where from a technical standpoint Blu-Ray might be better; However due to how it was implemented(ie not including everything from past releases), it really only applied to the most hardcore movie buffs.
Blu-Ray didn’t kill DVD because of Hollywood’s greed. Each new disc (Blu-Ray, 4K) they charged more $ for, but they knew not everyone would pay the extra $ for, so they kept DVD around.
All my shops have no DVDs blue rays 4ks but Walmart and fyi target and best buy have no area at all and in my area not in stock online I did go to my the cap saw a mom pops store saw some DVDs blue rays only I recently got rid of my PS2 do to disc rot this deal with disc issues on games DVD blue rays 4k were it because unplayable
I quit buying DVD/Blurays almost a decade ago wasted my money buying & collecting them since 90s , over thousand of them was sits on rack some of them i never opened them & collect dusk year after year. I sold all of them few years back ,lost alots of money of course & then subbed to all paid streaming services since then & much happier , that was then this is now, just like DVD came alone VHS tapes or 8 tracks went to dust.. quit crying is end of the era, they don't even make f*n bluray player anymore like used to be & i dont gave a F about Fubo never had or will , i have YTTV since 2017 when i cut the cord & lovin it best if the best piss on the rest!
Streaming movies can not beat the AV quality of well made disks. Since I have pieced together a pretty good small HT I have found disk are so much better. I hope discs will always be made. I would fully support a bigger better disc format if someone makes it.
@@palmshoot If you are speaking of Kaleidescape then yes you are correct, but that system is very, very expensive. None of the movies that I have rented or own on VUDU, Disney+ or Apple TV come close to the same movie I also own on BluRay or 4k disc. VUDU/Fandango is the worst for Dolby Atmos audio for me and they have no answers for the problem for the last 5+ years. I've asked and asked them for help, but nothing the standard script. I'm pretty sure they do not stream Dolby Atmos audio to anyone even though the VUDU info about the movie says Dolby Atmos. I bought the VUDU movies in 4k for the Atmos audio and no Atmos audio from the VUDU stream. So, I've stopped buying from VUDU/Fandango and I recommend that no one else does either. I get okay Dolby Atmos audio from Apple TV, Netflix and Disney+. All the best, Kevin
Isn't FanDuel one of the online sports gaming sites? If they acquire Bally Sports then that means its most definitely gone, at least going to change its name and focus under new ownership.
@@crosslink1493 fan dual isn't acquiring anyone. It's just a naming contract.. aka advertisement. Much like how stadiums get named after the person who donated/paid the most.
I STRONGLY DISLIKE FEAR MONGERING. You are NOT in a position to proclaim the end of DVD’s. Once Amazon stops selling DVD’s, that will probably end the sale of NEW DVD’s. What YOU NEED TO THINK ABOUT, is who do DVD’s appeal to? The elderly… like my Mom. RedBox locations seem to have dwindled over the past decade. Why is that? I can tell you why… because people have to go out to the RedBox’s. That’s bad in hot weather and bad weather. Some people are physically unable to go out. Some people get their daily exercise just by going to their porch to retrieve a package. Amazon ships right to a customer’s front door… IN ALL WEATHER. RedBox requires a person to go out to their vending machines. Think about the elderly, with marginal eyesight, driving out to a RedBox. Amazon delivering right to a front door, is safer. By using Amazon, a person DOES NOT have to own transportation, buy gas, get a vehicle inspected, maintain car insurance, risk being in a road rage incident, etc… I gladly embrace Amazon for that. Unfortunately, there are people out there like my Mom who HATE the Internet and refuse to watch any streaming service. My Mom enjoys owning tangible media she can see. She also enjoys her antiquated 4:3 aspect ratio CRT television. She says widescreen TV’s give her a headache. My Mom is very stubborn and set in her ways… she finds comfort in that. We know there are many more people like her out in the world. She is physically unable to leave her home, so I order new DVD’s for her… I just can’t tell her they are from Amazon. She misses the days where she could call SEARS and order from their catalog.
You named a very niche population. Dvds are dying. Not sure how you define bad weather, I've been to redbox in bad weather simply because there was nothing else to do. -10deg F with -40def F windchills, 110deg F, 65mph wind, 12in of snow, thunder storm warnings, tornado watches, ext. Sounds like you live on the coast that never has any exciting weather.
DVD's are dead as we once knew them. The amount of movies still released on DVD is a fraction of what it once was. Collectors will still buy them, but it is for sure a niche audience today.
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I do a lot of streaming, but I still buy DVDs because that’s the only true way you own the movie.
I like having DVDs. It is a physical form of a movie or TV show. Depending on streaming, I use it as an addition. the movie or TV show may not be available. If I have it on DVD, I will always have access to it. Streaming is fine for movies/shows that haven't been available in DVD form though. It is nice to have access to both.
They are NOT dead. I can still buy them in the store. I much rather buy physical copy then a digital copy. With a hard copy. They can't edit the movie. A digital copy, they can.
I agree we can spread the word a campaign that will keep DVDs alive along with blu-rays too as well
Plus, they can't delete it off the market too.
Anything you stream can be taken away. DVDs can't be taken away.
Already doing it with new dvds
I got tired of the versions. A movie would be released on DVD, then 20th anniversary DVD with more content, then Blu-Ray, then 3D Blu-Ray, then steelbook, then 4K. Each new version cost more $ too. I still buy some physical media, but it’s mostly video games because I can play one for weeks and they hold value pretty well.
I love DVDs and Blu-rays because of the bonus features. The extras are an awesome addition to the movie or TV series that I want to keep in my library. Also, as others have pointed out, you can't trust streaming services to always provide the movie/TV series you like. It's nice to be able to pull out a Blu-ray to watch without it being behind a paywall.
People thought LPs were dead too.
LPs are dead. Old people don't realize teens just buy albums to hang on the wall like a cheap painting.
@@TEN-ve8mp yes they will grow up and listen to the music over bluetooth ear pods streaming digital audio off their phone from apps like Spotify and RUclips.
@@thedude5040Have you checked out LP prices lately? Not exactly cheap.
Anytime you go virtual, you are buying into the promise of permanence. Be it movies, games, or currency, virtual possessions are a button push away from vanishing. Some folks value convenience, and I get that, but there are unacceptable risks that go with it. A couple of examples: Gone with the Wind unaltered, and any legacy music that hasn’t been autotuned.
Streaming services come and go. My biggest problem with streaming services is that their content goes away. Something I wanted to watch just isn't there when I finally decide to watch it.
Of course this is also a problem with over-the-air stations, showing a movie at only one time and cancelling well-loved series.
DVDs solve this problem.
I have never rented a DVD from RedBox, but I rarely ever rented a videotape from one of those stores.
I've once bought a few DVD in a store, mostly Costco, and the closeout bins at Walmart and Dollar General.
We've always been all about Netflix until they ended their DVD service last September.
Now (as with videotapes) I depend on my public library and on Amazon.
I have sets of some of my favorite TV series and my favorite movies. I don't have to worry about them going away.
I get Ion on my over-the-air channels and I don't watch it there. I prefer MeTV, Comet, Charge and Grit (those last three are also on Sling but I just watch them over the air).
I disagree that DVD's Blu-rays and 4K ultra HD Blu-rays are dead, I think they will make a comeback, more and more people getting into owning physical medium, it the same way vinyl and cd's are making a comeback. People are getting sick of streaming services because of the cost and the content not staying on there and being removed and disappearing when people want to watch it.
Where are going to get them from?
@@brandonatech3629 Amazon for one
Well I've had trouble finding a few blurays the last few years but those were ones usually produced by streaming companies like Netflix. Most of the newer ones released in theaters appear to be still available online. I wanted to see if Dune 2 was available and it is. Just can't walk into any stores to buy them or it anymore.
MeTV Toons is great. We watch it to fall asleep to every night so far since launch.
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I like dvd's because you actually own them matter what, such as bankruptcy or like sony has done, remove them from you library. Common sense comes with age.
I only get DVD when it is part of bundle, as I have moved on to Blu-ray and and occasional 4K.
I really do like the "DVD, Blu-ray, with Digital" as bundle.
I just bought 4 titles this week alone in both DVD and Blue Ray. IMHO, We will always have them to buy.
NOW, will the distributors be selling any new titles will depend on companies making them!
The final thing is that those who can't afford an online service, DVDs are all they have left other than their local libraries!
I'm holding on to my physical media. CDs, DVDs, and Blu-rays. I have quite a bit of stuff that can't be found streaming and I don't have to worry about a movie being edited in the digital version. The writing is on the one for DVDs and Blu-rays but I will buy them while I can.
With Redbox and it's parent company shutting down, over 26,000 kiosks will be shut down permanently. And I'm worried that my location's kiosks are gonna be permanently shut down.
Dollar General says hold my beer😂
kind of makes 0 sense wagie
DVDs are outselling all other physical media and it’s not even close, and that comes from the mouth of the former boss of Scream and Shout Factory, Cliff Macmillan who now works for Arrow Video. So DVDs are nowhere near being dead. People simply don’t want to rent physical media anymore, they’d rather buy them and own them.
Plus, a lot of Walmarts went through remodels and dropped the Redbox kiosks at that point. So that’s what happened. It’s not physical media being dead, it’s simply Walmart no longer having room to carry the kiosks.
Also, Walmart has been selling out majorly on steelbooks for DVDs, blu rays and 4Ks so the myth about physical media dying? 100% false. I can prove it because myself and other people have vouched for this by seeing shelves at Walmarts being empty due to selling out. Content creators even asked if Walmart had the new Bloody Disgusting section which sells horror movies and employees flat out said as soon as those movies were put on shelves, they immediately sold out.
So that clears it up. DVDs and other physical media are NOT dying. Redbox is because Walmart doesn’t have the kiosks as much anymore. Also, Redbox is streaming with content. So no, it’s not DVDs dying. It’s people wanting to BUY instead of RENT.
Dvds are dying
@@thedude5040 wrong. They’re outselling blu rays and 4K by a lot. So you’re wrong and even Cliff MacMillan formerly of Scream Factory and now of Arrow has confirmed not only is physical media strong, but DVDs are still going.
I can understand the death of Redbox rentals. Nearly everything they rent is available for viewing online. DVD sales are another matter. Maybe that slowdown is due to there being fewer movies people want to own for multiple viewings. Seeing most current movies once is enough for me. Most of the DVDs in my collection are older classic movies that are rarely equaled now.
Discs of new movies are pretty expensive these days. When I buy discs, it’s usually of a TV show I know I’ll watch more than once.
I don’t think so, with PAID networks now forcing commercials, I’ve started buying dvds …… I borrow from the library also. Honestly I haven’t seen a Redbox in a while?
All I got is VHS WILL NEVER DIE LOL Way ahead of it
I have a collection of over 2,000 DVDs and Blurays. Although I have not purchased any new media for 3 or 4 years. DVDs and Blurays are soon dead. However, I am so glad that I have a wonderful collection of physical media to watch whenever I want. Streaming does not have everything. Good to have this backup.
Wrong. They’re not dead and read my statement above. The former boss of Shout Factory who now has a prominent job at Arrow Video even said DVDs are outselling other physical media by a lot and physical media isn’t even close to being dead.
Best way to start Monday morning…a CCN update! Thanks, Luke!
Thanks!
Too much uncertainty in most streaming services. Content keeps changing. Alliances keep changing. Lawsuits.
When you ask if DVDs are dying, are we lumping together all physical media (Blue-ray, 4K UHD) or are we speaking on the DVD format specifically? If it's the latter, I would say it's most certainly "dying" and will be relegated to collectors and enthusiasts similarly to VHS. If we're speaking on physical media as a whole, no, I don't think physical media will cease to exist any time soon. Even though I do think digital is "the future" in terms of the lions share of revenue, I still believe in physical media, its strengths and advantages, and I feel it will have an enduring life amongst those inclined to seek (better?) streaming alternatives.
DVDs are outselling blu rays and 4ks. That’s from the former boss of Shout and Scream Factory who now works at Arrow Video and others have said the same thing. They’re not dying.
@@Trekapedia If that's a fact, and it reflects the market as a whole and not just Shout/Scream Factory, then I stand corrected. It would appear to have more life left than I gave it credit for.
Also I think I failed to take into account that while Blu-ray has certainly grown in popularity, DVD has what I would assume is a significantly higher adoption rate, both from a production/distribution standpoint and from a consumer standpoint. It has vastly more boots on the ground, and will have for some time I would assume.
If DVDs go away-the collection I used to have was destroyed in a house fire. If I can’t get them anymore-will not buy another TV. The stuff on cable,satellite, and broadcast TV is TRASH! Not worth watching or paying for.
If DVDs go away-the collection I used to have was destroyed in a house fire. If I can’t get them anymore-will not buy another TV. The stuff on cable,satellite, and broadcast TV is TRASH! Not worth watching or paying for.
I have lots of DVDs, and the last time I viewed any of them was over 4 years ago.
DVD are not Dead as Walmart the only one that has them cheap or a decent price. Target sucks and best buy was too overpriced for DVDs. I have a Redbox account and haven't used their DVD or streaming service for years. I will use other streaming services and watch my own DVD i have.
It’s not that DVD’s (Blu-ray) are dead, it’s that Hollywood is dying. There are no movies good enough to buy.
Thank you for the update, amigo.
Correct.
Rest in peace to Redbox 😢
I stopped using dvds years ago. And not afraid to admit it.
We used to have Redbox in our market now it is gone.... just like Blockbuster years old
Blockbuster tried DVD kiosk rental one time like Redbox but was not successful.
I’ve said it before, if the new service VENU launches, Fubo goes away.
Redbox should sell all DVD's currently in the machines for$2 each. They must have 10 million or DVD in the Redbox machines. That would net $20 million and help the company. The ability to sell DVD's is already in the machines
No one even wants the DVDs. Blurays still have some value
If I'm buying a DVD, or Blu-ray I want the complete package not a scratched up disc with no case.
Nobody wants them. I wouldn't take them if they were free. Your movie collectors (the one's still buying them) don't want used DVD's either
@GreyEagleMovieLounge movie collectors just want working blurays to rip the movie into plex. That's what I do with every purchased blueray. Then I trash the case and the disk goes into a binder to save space.
@@GreyEagleMovieLounge I collect and will gladly buy used if it's in good condition, and yes I want DVD when there's not a Blu-ray option. Hell I still have VCD, & VHS in my collection, because some movies are not on a newer format than maybe streaming.
Cookie Cutter approach is hurting a lot of free streaming services. TUBI is a beast in the free streaming Services along with Pluto. ROKU got smart in their approach later on.
There’s nothing on cable or paid streaming services that interests me. I don’t see a point of paying for something that i’ll never watch.
Yes, I still purchase DVDs, watch tv OTA, and watch free streaming apps. The only thing that I pay for is my internet.
I can chose what I want and what i enjoying watch with DVDs. As for streaming services, I’m at the mercy of the service.
Supermarket Sweep is just what I want to watch on over a dozen different services.
I see where the market is going with DVD's and Blu-ray's , I do still like to buy mine in a hard copy format. one the DVD and Blu-ray are gone you know prices are going to go up even more on streaming and access to digital copies because now we no longer have access to the hard copies. I do realize i am in the minority is this , I have really seen this coming for years once streaming started. we do like convenience not everyone has money to pay for the price increases coming for those convenience's.
I buy used DVDs every chance I get, pawn shops and thrift stores are an invaluable resource for me.
Let’s start with I live in a fairly rural area and my internet isn’t always good enough to support top quality streaming. So if there were ever to be a really good movie I’d still but it just so I could see the high octane version on my home theater. I don’t think DVDs are dead, there just aren’t enough good movies to warrant the purchase of a disk. What were the last BD’s I bought? Bullet Train and Fury, I think. If there as a good movie in theaters I’d buy it but that animal just doesn’t seem to exist anymore.
Streaming is nice for a movie you plan to maybe to watch once or twice, but if you plan on wanting to view it a number of times, you should get physical media. There is no guarantee it will stay on any one streaming service, or always be available.
Even though DVD purchases/rentals have dropped due to online purchases, I still think there will be a market for purchasing collector edition DVDs.
I hope you're right
Ion plus is in glorious 480i on my antenna! Yay!!
Lol. We need everything on atsc 1.0 to use better encoding than archaic mpeg2 from the 1990s with 480p minimum/ 720p minimum preferred. If you cannot maintain that then you have too many sub channels.
I Still Buy DVDs Because With Digital Media The Logos Can Plastered or Certain Scenes Can Be Censored.
But Not With Physical Media.
What's up with RUclipsTv saying you have to subscribe to 4k plus to watch the first 3 episodes of Shogun? Thought if you added a show to your library you could watch for 9 months.
I admit I don't buy physical media like I _used to_ but I _still do buy some Blue-Ray or DVD if the BR isn't available. Generally, if I think I'll watch the movie more than twice I'll buy it. Also, if buying it on Disc is within a few dollars of the on-line version I'll buy the media...
take two 😮
I still prefer physical media. I live in the DC area, and just recently lost ION mystery, so I wonder if the new ION channel is replacing it?
Thank you Cord Cutters News. :)
I haven't seen a RedBox machine in quite a while, are they still in any stores? I still pick up a DVD once in a while for movies that are good to re-watch every few years, especially 'campy' sci-fi stuff and animated movies. Yep, my local library still has a great selection of DVDs/Bluerays and they add new ones too.
There are still some Redbox machines around me, but fewer than before. The last big new movie they put in them was Barbie. I don’t use them as much as I used to due to lack of new movies.
Honestly on e thing is the quality of the current movies and most tv shows are not of a level that most people feel are good enough to own a permanent copy in their collection.
I have a fairly decent selection of DVD's and Blurays and I find the majority of those disc are either movies which are older or considered classics and/or concert Blurays of my favorite bands again with most having originated and started playing in thee 60's and 70's.
Perhaps if the current Hollywood writers would actually come up with GOOD original material and make good movies rather than constant failed "remakes" of what were really good original movies then the sales and rentals of the disc would not be in the crapper today!
One of the biggest failures of recent Hollywood was caving in to giving the writers a raise for the substandard material that has been and still is coming out of Hollywood for quite a long time!
METV Toons is now available OTA in Pittsburgh on 61.1
RUclips TV needs Reelz
Problem with streaming new movies if your data line isn't fast enough streaming isn't an option. I'm not renting a new movie to watch in SD and loading screens.
Very few people don't have internet fast enough to stream
I prefer to have everything digitally stored on external SSD's and HDD's.
They are not dead but not mainstream any longer. Cassette audio tapes are having a comeback. Vinyl LP albums came back, I still buy CDs, DVDs and BlueRay to own the media. Almost no media type other than floppy discs have ever completely died. The problem with only buying streaming media is when the company goes out of business or finds a way to cheat people out of virtual ownership, they will. My daughter lost all of her Nintendo games when they closed the WII store and renamed it a few years ago. Nintendo didn't even go out of business but they found away to take away online games that millions of people paid for. Had those games been in physical media in customer's homes, they could not have stolen the purchased software.
Lol cassette and vinyl are not coming back. I explain this to many older people that young people and teens just buy the vinyls literally for wall art. Heck they even sell record players that you mount on a wall for your vinyl wall art collection. The record players technically work, but in practice are never used.
The problem with Nintendo is also a bit of a cultural difference between America and Japanese, but yes nintendo has made millions of gamers mad because you also cannot host live events to play Nintendo games with other people without Nintendo sending you legal notice to quit hosting in person video game events using Nintendo games... even if you paid for multiple copies of the games.
Question for Luke
Do you have any idea what’s going on with LocalBTV?
I was saying that Redbox should just stay streaming service. I don’t know if they ever come back to DVDs, but I don’t want them to go back up at all.
Do any of you guys know of a website where I can buy
blue ray wholesale. I watch concerts. Thanks!
Maybe if Redbox had added any new releases since Barbie came out last fall, they’d be doing better.
It’s a catch-22 situation though. If not enough people rent, they can’t afford newer movies, but if they don’t have newer movies, few people rent. People gradually get out of the habit of renting, then they die. It happened to Netflix disc-by-mail too. About a year before they stopped, I noticed that most of the movies said “long wait” or “short wait” suddenly, and I realized they were selling off the discs and I left.
People just do not want to have a superior picture quality to streaming and a superior audio which physical media provides you have a condensed picture when you stream but people don't care about that me, I have an expensive TV and expensive audio system and I want to be able to see and hear my physical media
Redbox is now Deadbox!!!
Seriously, this isn’t surprising, considering how much everyone is streaming. Just like everything else, this hurts people with lower incomes who can’t afford subscriptions to Netflix or other streaming services, and depended on Redbox for their entertainment. You’re right, Luke, they’ll have to go to the library for DVDs. However, the down side of that is that, much of the time, CDs and DVDs at public libraries are scratched up and sometimes can’t play. So it will be literally playing Russian Roulette in seeing if these can work. How sad!!!
And to answer your question, I think Redbox won’t be renting out videos for too much longer-no matter how much longer that may be. There just isn’t enough money in it for them to continue.
I also think DVDs should continue to be made and be available. It’s like with music, in that with a DVD (like an LP or CD), you own it and have something tangible that you can hold. You have neither with a download or a stream. People like to own things, so that they can feel like it’s theirs. There’s no feelings of ownership with a download or a stream. So long live the DVD!!!
Some of the red box sites where I'm at are shut down.
Are vinyl dead? There is a collectors market for dvd's and even vhs that will keep the formats alive. They may be dead for the average person who casually may want to watch a blockbuster movie for time to time but the diehard movie collectors will keep physical media alive.
Fubo is not the sports channel. Without Turner networks, that is impossible.
The last time I was on CBS' website, you could watch the about the most recent two episodes or so after they air but only for a short time. That is an acceptable middle ground for me, but if they end that, we're gonna have problems.
Agree
Can Roku add to Xfinity X1 Box And Remote too
Redbox has major problems. They stopped carrying new releases since the end of Last year which saw a huge drop in revenue this year
Since DVDs are dying out when we go to a movie are we still going to get some of the same features we get on DVD like Behind the scenes bloopers the making of the movie and so on?
No. Movies that do well in the box office might have something similar to stream in the future, but it's really not worth the data storage for a streaming provider to offer similar features for every movie
They are all the same they need to add the Network....live baseball ⚾ and football 🏈... they keep adding stuff that must people don't want 😮
What is this obsession with death? Why is everything dying with you, Luke??
“…the higher the chance they raise your content”
You meant “price”. lol
Yeah no duh 🙄. No one is perfect genius
The word "profitable" comes up all the time on this channel. The reality is not enough profit because I think the level of profit is the real motivation.
So Redbox is owned by chicken soup for the soul? So what..it’s not gonna be the end of dvd because Redbox is not only a dvd service but it’s also a streaming service. People are buying dvds from Amazon.
It’s not gonna gonna go away cause physical media is still popular.
My prediction is that like it will stick around just like amc theaters did when they filed for bankruptcy during COVID and will remain open like amc theaters is and I think chicken soup for the soul will get red box out of the situation that they got into when they bought Redbox.
Bally Sports is the ONLY reason I subscribe to FUBO. I love the Atlanta Braves and if FUBO loses them, I’m gone.
Question for luke?: why is it that ota channels cant be picked up by cable companies? I'm forced to have cable by my complex, but I can't get me tv toons. Ugh.
Its a contract issue and I'm sure someday many cable companies will offer it.
@@CordCuttersNews Sigh. Big media has got to be reorganized.
have you tried an antenna?
It is free to access (antenna) it is NOT free to rebroadcast.
@@kngrfdegj5940 antenna signals are blocked in my complex.
Question for Luke... why dont you ever talk about TV streaming services like The Blaze and Daily Wire? DW has fantastic shows and documentaries and their children programming is second to none. The non media conglomerate companies are great options for streaming great content. You should mention them as an option. Thank you.
We have but there hasn't been a lot of news there.
@@CordCuttersNews thank you for the reply. I saw this week DW is buy a year get a year free. I truly enjoy your channel. Thank you for the hard work.
I like having a movie 🍿🎥 collection.... you can't not beat having your own copy in your hand....when you open up a media disk..
It is part of the experience...the art work.... reading about the movie.... DVDS and blu ray are fun.... like having your favorite album by your favorite band 😮
Paper artwork has a low color gamut. Paper also degrades. Also, artwork on cases aren't necessarily made made the makers of the movies.
No their not, I'll say they are going to have renaissance with the way streaming services act 😂
they’re not their nor there
Anything you stream can be taken away.
I just spent the last week ripping all my DVDs and music CDs to store on my NAS, so I can get rid of all the discs. The NAS takes up far less space. And I knew it was something I should do now, while I still have a laptop with a drive that can read them. My next laptop might not have one. That's how relevant disc media has become.
So I did that. Then 5 years I had some drives die, no big deal just use the backups and ordered new drives. A few days later lighting took out my backup drives before the new drives were delivered. Don't be me.
@@thedude5040 3-2-1 backup plans are good...3 copies, 2 different media, 1 offsite.
If you had done that, like I do with all my data, you'd still have your collection.
@@thedude5040 A 3-2-1 backup plan is a good idea, for ALL of your data.
The bare minimum is...
3 copies
2 different media
1 stored offsite
Who's got a DVD player anywhere? Haveuhad one in years!! Used to use Redbox for years till my dad got sick with alzhiemers and passed a couple years ago
I've got two of them, one is used for CDs and as a back-up DVD player if the main DVD player breaks down.
From a self-help book to bankrupt Redbox owner
red riding hood. why would you go and pay when you could check out dvds from the library for free.
try watching this with CC 😂
Do my bad internet I need optical discs. DVD can go the way the Audio CD since Blu-ray is so much better. In fact this bad internet is one of the resaons why I miss Blockbuster and is unhappy with Insomniac Games for not offering the PC version on Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart on blu-ray.
@lap456 have you looked at internet options in the last 6 months? It's now uncommon to have such poor internet that you cannot stream.
FYI: DVDs are optical discs. Just sayin' so no one thinks you don't know. I won't tell anyone else.
@crosslink1493 a bit unfair. I got what he is saying. Dvds are a waste of plastic because blurays offer so much better video quality, but he needs physical discs because of bad internet options.
What are DVDs? (he says jokingly)
A Question for Luke: what is the future of Universal kids
Make sure to watch tomorrow's video. I will answer your question at the end.
The title of this clip is lame and a total mischaracterization - so is the commentary about DVDs. DVDs are not "dying." They are just being scaled back to a more niche market - the same place that they began.
It is also a fact that specialty and boutique Blu-Ray/DVD sellers and online retailers are exploding in number because there is a clear increasing demand, and there are many more new independent Blu-Ray/DVD retailers cropping up all the time. Just because a majority of people have foolishly embraced streaming services, there are many more physical media enthusiasts like myself who recognize that relying on streaming services is folly and not in one's best interest. And many other people are already beginning to learn that lesson the hard way, having experienced the multitude of negative consequences of relying on streaming companies (to name a few consequences: ridiculous renewing licensing fees for already made purchases, some streamers closing down and people losing their entire digital libraries, authoritarian companies editing content with no notice and no warning and censoring some things in their entirety, etc.). I suspect that very soon many mainstream types who rely on streaming will once again return to physical media - Blu-Ray/DVD sales in fact will once again increase in the near future.
Chicken Little types that claim the Blu-Ray/DVD sky is falling are just engaging in drama and perpetuating a false narrative. Yes, some major retailers like Target and Best Buy have announced that they intend to cease selling physical media, but this is simply because their business models and market realities at the present time are not conducive to allocating expensive floor space to such inventory in terms of profit margin. But this will not affect the overall Blu-Ray/DVD market - and, in fact, other retailers like Wal-Mart are increasing their physical media footprint because they have seen the reversal back to physical media writing on the wall, and other online specialty retailers like GRUV are also acting as physical media sales hubs for major studios like Universal.
Anyway, the future belong to Blu-Ray/DVD/physical media loyalists.
Didn't we move on from DVD's to Blu-Ray?
It wasn't a full transfer. The main reason for that was/is cost and availability. If Blu-Ray fully won, more computers would have come with Blu-Ray dives as the standard. From what I've recall over the years, it went from DVD-RW to Blu-Ray(think player) as an option/upgrade, to dropping the optical standard. Think the reason, why Blu-Ray didn't fully take over is due to cost, with few benefits.
No computers come with any kind of optical drive anymore. There's a few "all in one desktops" aimed at old people that still has a DVD drive, but that's it.
@@thedude5040 please reread; was giving a history lesson of sorts. From DVD only, to Blu-Ray as maybe an option to no/very few DVD drives left in computers. If Blu Ray truly won, there would have been very little to no transition; think CD to DVD. Think the reason it never fully caught on was twofold, first the cost has always been several times more expensive than DVD. An example is today for a bluray burner is around 100 vs maybe 30 for DVD Burner. Back in the day(mid 00s) if memory serves for an internal BluRay Burner(for a desktop), was around 500 vs maybe 100 for DVD burner(all before inflation). This lead me to the second point Blu Ray are better than DVD if you care about getting the absolute best picture quality that you can out of a movie. But the tradeoff is one will be losing unique menus, and extra content that was available on DVD. It was one of those things where from a technical standpoint Blu-Ray might be better; However due to how it was implemented(ie not including everything from past releases), it really only applied to the most hardcore movie buffs.
Blu-Ray didn’t kill DVD because of Hollywood’s greed. Each new disc (Blu-Ray, 4K) they charged more $ for, but they knew not everyone would pay the extra $ for, so they kept DVD around.
Optical media already has one foot in the grave with the other foot’s toes touching it.
All my shops have no DVDs blue rays 4ks but Walmart and fyi target and best buy have no area at all and in my area not in stock online I did go to my the cap saw a mom pops store saw some DVDs blue rays only I recently got rid of my PS2 do to disc rot this deal with disc issues on games DVD blue rays 4k were it because unplayable
I quit buying DVD/Blurays almost a decade ago wasted my money buying & collecting them since 90s , over thousand of them was sits on rack some of them i never opened them & collect dusk year after year. I sold all of them few years back ,lost alots of money of course & then subbed to all paid streaming services since then & much happier , that was then this is now, just like DVD came alone VHS tapes or 8 tracks went to dust.. quit crying is end of the era, they don't even make f*n bluray player anymore like used to be & i dont gave a F about Fubo never had or will , i have YTTV since 2017 when i cut the cord & lovin it best if the best piss on the rest!
ROKU TV ONLY WAY TO GO !
Streaming movies can not beat the AV quality of well made disks. Since I have pieced together a pretty good small HT I have found disk are so much better. I hope discs will always be made. I would fully support a bigger better disc format if someone makes it.
Digital rentals can.
@@palmshoot If you are speaking of Kaleidescape then yes you are correct, but that system is very, very expensive. None of the movies that I have rented or own on VUDU, Disney+ or Apple TV come close to the same movie I also own on BluRay or 4k disc. VUDU/Fandango is the worst for Dolby Atmos audio for me and they have no answers for the problem for the last 5+ years. I've asked and asked them for help, but nothing the standard script. I'm pretty sure they do not stream Dolby Atmos audio to anyone even though the VUDU info about the movie says Dolby Atmos. I bought the VUDU movies in 4k for the Atmos audio and no Atmos audio from the VUDU stream. So, I've stopped buying from VUDU/Fandango and I recommend that no one else does either. I get okay Dolby Atmos audio from Apple TV, Netflix and Disney+.
All the best, Kevin
I've never owned a DVD player and never will.
Bally Isn't going under. This fall after MLB season is over they're changing to a new name. I heard FanDuel might be it. Have to wait and see.
Bally, the regional sports TV network, is most certainly going under.
Isn't FanDuel one of the online sports gaming sites? If they acquire Bally Sports then that means its most definitely gone, at least going to change its name and focus under new ownership.
@@crosslink1493 fan dual isn't acquiring anyone. It's just a naming contract.. aka advertisement. Much like how stadiums get named after the person who donated/paid the most.
I STRONGLY DISLIKE FEAR MONGERING. You are NOT in a position to proclaim the end of DVD’s. Once Amazon stops selling DVD’s, that will probably end the sale of NEW DVD’s.
What YOU NEED TO THINK ABOUT, is who do DVD’s appeal to? The elderly… like my Mom. RedBox locations seem to have dwindled over the past decade. Why is that? I can tell you why… because people have to go out to the RedBox’s. That’s bad in hot weather and bad weather. Some people are physically unable to go out. Some people get their daily exercise just by going to their porch to retrieve a package. Amazon ships right to a customer’s front door… IN ALL WEATHER. RedBox requires a person to go out to their vending machines. Think about the elderly, with marginal eyesight, driving out to a RedBox. Amazon delivering right to a front door, is safer. By using Amazon, a person DOES NOT have to own transportation, buy gas, get a vehicle inspected, maintain car insurance, risk being in a road rage incident, etc… I gladly embrace Amazon for that.
Unfortunately, there are people out there like my Mom who HATE the Internet and refuse to watch any streaming service. My Mom enjoys owning tangible media she can see. She also enjoys her antiquated 4:3 aspect ratio CRT television. She says widescreen TV’s give her a headache. My Mom is very stubborn and set in her ways… she finds comfort in that. We know there are many more people like her out in the world. She is physically unable to leave her home, so I order new DVD’s for her… I just can’t tell her they are from Amazon. She misses the days where she could call SEARS and order from their catalog.
Well, Disney stopped selling DVDs, Netflix gave all theirs away, and many PCs, I'm told, don't even come with disc drives.
@palmshoot "zero" new PCs come with any optical disk reader. Computer cases don't even have the frame cutout for one either.
You named a very niche population. Dvds are dying. Not sure how you define bad weather, I've been to redbox in bad weather simply because there was nothing else to do. -10deg F with -40def F windchills, 110deg F, 65mph wind, 12in of snow, thunder storm warnings, tornado watches, ext. Sounds like you live on the coast that never has any exciting weather.
@@thedude5040 If you order a prebuilt PC from HP, they give you the option of an optical drive.
@@palmshoot only limited models.
DVD's are dead as we once knew them. The amount of movies still released on DVD is a fraction of what it once was. Collectors will still buy them, but it is for sure a niche audience today.
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