DVD/Blu-Ray question

[zinfamous]

even if you are not going to replace your dvd collection with BR, it is still a good idea to have a BRD player with good upscaling capabilities. IT can make your DVD look almost as good as HD.


There is no way in hell I am replacing my 1200+ DVDs 😛

ok, maybe if I hit the lottery, but then I would not need to, I'll just buy a theatre.

you would go broke fast trying to accumulate 35mm reals to play in that theater of yours; assuming you can actually obtain them from studios, and assuming that's your intent.

You still need DVD/BD if you want to actually watch something in your theater. 😛

 

[sdifox]

you would go broke fast trying to accumulate 35mm reals to play in that theater of yours; assuming you can actually obtain them from studios, and assuming that's your intent.

You still need DVD/BD if you want to actually watch something in your theater. 😛

rent, buddy, rent. And no, I would not be doing 35mm... Christie 4k PJ FTW!

 

[Fritzo]

Streaming is no where near ready to overtake anything. You cannot stream 1080p with 7.1 let alone 5.1 audio with most of the internet connections people have at home unless they like waiting forever for it. Sure if you don't care about video or audio quality then yea it'll be fine but for others, streaming cannot replace blu-rays any time soon.

You would be considered a "cinephile"---the vast majority of viewers have no idea what 1080p is, 5.1 audio is...a lot of them don't even have HD service on their new 50" TV's. Netflix is already gearing up for the death of the disc:

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Netflix-Streaming-The-Future-After-2013-108641

 

[kalrith]

You would be considered a "cinephile"---the vast majority of viewers have no idea what 1080p is, 5.1 audio is...a lot of them don't even have HD service on their new 50" TV's. Netflix is already gearing up for the death of the disc:

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Netflix-Streaming-The-Future-After-2013-108641

Yep, Netflix is indeed gearing up for the death of the disc...in 2030:

Netflix...still sticks to a previous prediction that they'll rent DVDs until 2030.

 

[sdifox]

lol if I can stream, I may as well torrent.

 

[Fritzo]

Yep, Netflix is indeed gearing up for the death of the disc...in 2030:

I guess you have selective reading, it says they expect disc rentals/sales to peak in 2013. Peak means "Begin to decline".

 

[kalrith]

I guess you have selective reading, it says they expect disc rentals/sales to peak in 2013. Peak means "Begin to decline".

First of all, peak could mean "Remain stagnant." Second, going with your interpretation, "Begin to decline" != "Death of the disc."

If they think it will begin to decline in 2013, but plan to keep renting discs for 17 more years, then I'm pretty sure that doesn't mean that the "death of the disc" will occur in 2013.

All that link says is that from 2013 on, Netflix streaming is expected to increase, and Netflix disc rental is not expected to increase.

Since Netflix != entire DVD/BD industry and even they will continue to rent discs for the next 20 years, I don't see how you jumped to your conclusion. Please enlighten me.