No need to buy a DVD when streaming services are providing HD files. Kmart Australia just announced they would no longer be selling DVDs.
I’ve got a box of them and called Cash Converters (pawn store) and they said they pay 10 to 20 cents a disc. That’s a huge drop in value!
Internet does suck when it comes to streaming. But personally, I also like to own the movies I really like.
shareI like to own movies as well. I want to be able to watch something when I want to watch it, not just hope that a streaming service has it available. There are some movies that are just really hard to find. (especially outside of the US) D.A.R.Y.L. anyone? I'd also been scouring consignment stores, flea markets, and used record stores for years hoping to find Pump Up the Volume as my copy was stolen about 20 years ago. Finally found one 6 months ago. So happy!!
I'm also old school. I like to share movies and books with friends.
Look at the resurgence of LPs. Who knows what will happen with the dvd.
I’m with you. I prefer DVDs over streaming. I prefer to purchase my favorites especially the anniversary collections. I pay for both the streaming and the rental DVDs from NetFlix. Dvds are much easier to deal with...just pop them into the tray, close and start the flick. I have a good download speed, but I have a limited amount of data which can be eaten up quickly. The bandwidth is good so the buffering is rare. I truly miss the video stores and the conversations about movies. As they say “It is what it is”. Out with the old and in with the new. I would like to locate an automatic record changer turntable.
Streaming is akin to reading books on a tablet. I would rather hold the book (much easier to use); I prefer to own the DVDs as there are interesting features.
Definitely agree with you about books as well!
shareNetflix has only ever been streaming in Canada, but I do pay for the streaming. I do miss going to the video store and browsing. It was something fun in itself. Spent many a night as a teenager in the video store (renting vhs mind you) and sometimes we'd spend so long picking out a movie we wouldn't have time to watch it.
I also find that when I don't put an effort into picking a movie, like just pressing ok, I don't invest myself in it as much as I used to. I will multi task a bit more and perhaps because there is so much crap that's put out, there are times when I know I've watched something but couldn't tell you what it's about.
I am torn with books, because kindle is so handy when travelling. I can carry 100 books or 1000 and it weighs the same. But I can't share them. I like the feel of turning the pages, and I do think that we remember more when there is tactile stimulation.
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“Look at the resurgence of LPs. Who knows what will happen with the dvd.”
Here are some goodies on Amazon:
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As I wrote previously hoping to locate an automatic changer turntable. Stupid me donated mine when cd’s hit the stores not thinking about the 33 1/3 vinyls I had stored away! Also, a stack of 45’s. Several years later when I was packing to move shock set in as I ran across my vinyls! “Oh no! How am I going to play them?” Another dumb choice I had made! 😡🤬
125 mb/s download speeds here....
Oh wait I'm in America...
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
I'm also in America. My download speed is *supposed* to be 150 mbps. That's what I'm paying for. But in reality I'm only getting 30, and that's during early afternoon on a weekday.
Have you ever tested your download speed to see what you're actually getting? If not, you should.
Still, rarely do I have problems streaming, and it's a good thing because I don't have TV. Pretty sure our libraries still have DVDs, but there aren't any other places to rent them from.
I have a hard time seeing DVDs making a comeback the way vinyl has. No reason for them to.
I do feel for those of you who live where your internet speeds are so slow, streaming isn't viable. Probably DVDs will stick around there, until or unless the speeds increase.
"Pretty sure our libraries still have DVDs, but there aren't any other places to rent them from."
I'm always hearing that these stores are gone...
Is Wisconsin the only state in the US where Family Video exists? We have the stores all over the state. I see them in so many towns and cities here. FYI there really are places to rent them from. My nearest store is just a block away. 😊
EDIT: I checked. I see that there are Family Video stores in Michigan and Illinois as well.
Personally, while I like streaming, I like owning my own movies and box sets. I enjoy special features too.
They closed 4 of the 5 video store left in my town.
Scary for a DVD collector like me
I guess it's Pawn Shops, Second Hand Stores and Rummage Sales once they all go. Of course, there is always Amazon.
shareExactly. I been going there for the last 5 years anyways. I buy bundles of 10 movies for 20$.
My home became a private video store as I own over 100 movies I never even saw once.
You sound a bit like my son. He has an entire room in his apartment devoted to his movie collection. He started it when he was in his teens. He is now in his late 30s.
The room actually does look like a video store. It's a movie library with shelves and shelves of movies. It's all organized and they are all catalogued. People think that my movie collection is huge. I may have hundreds, but he has thousands!
same here in Toronto - all gone I think. You might find some videos to rent in a small mom and pop store.
shareYou'll have to trust me that I know my area better than you do, as I trust you that in your area there still are stores that rent out DVDs (and possibly still video tapes!).
shareI trust you and most people here when they say the video rental stores are pretty much gone. I hate to see them go though. They still do a good business here.
As for tapes, I still have those and a machine to play them on. I hang onto the ones I have that are hard to find anywhere. I see many of them, DVDs and tapes at places like Goodwill and Pawn America. We go to Madison every few months and browse.
i have the feeling that they will be around for a long time.
I miss my neighbourhood video/DVD stores. Nice people ran both of them, and it was fun to run into neighbours there. I became friends with the owner of one of them. She had great taste in movies. In fact one of my top 5 shows/mini series I probably wouldn't have seen if it weren't for her.
It was fun browsing.
I'm glad they're still doing good business where you are. May they live on!
Lots of videos and DVDs at thrift shops and yard sales here. I don't buy any though. Got rid of my own collection of tapes once my player broke down and started eating them! Plus, I've had to go minimalist with where I live now.
I consistently get 200-250 Mbps when using a speedtest site for measurement, but the reality is when streaming direct from my clouds or streaming services I never see speeds top 30 Mbps.
Bottleneck is on their (cloud services) end, not my provider.
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I don't know what happened to my last incomplete post! Deleted it and am starting over :)
Anyway, I tested and got just under 100 mbps. Tested it again just now and got 75. The ISP here isn't known for good service, but it's a monopoly so they get away with it.
Are you paying for 250?
If the streaming services have a problem, nothing much we can do about it. If it's both, well, still nothing we can do about it, but it sucks more.
Yup. I'm paying for 250. Just tested at speedtest.net and got 226. But never stream at more than 31 max.
Streaming providers intentionally put a cap on their per user DL speeds. More economical for them that way.
Make sure you have you have a recent model cable modem. If you're using an older model it could affect your speeds, even if it's docsis 3.0 compliant on paper. If you're leasing you can exchange for an upgrade.
Hm, I've never gotten near 150. The modem belongs to my landlords and is relatively new; the router is mine and it's new.
How do you find out your streaming speed?
The app I'm using measures download speeds as I stream or download or I use iperf to measure. I'm running linux though.
It's quite possible you have faster streaming speeds than I do since I'm going off how fast my cloud service allows me to stream from their servers.
What streaming service do you use?
Netflix is all I use now.
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Probably not. Not everyone has access to streaming services.
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They probably will eventually, Cash Converters here in the U.K sells them at 3 for £1 and decent boxsets like Frasier etc for £2-£3. You'd be lucky to get 10p a disc for selling to them now though.
shareNow days the flash - drives used very often
shareBefore these "dinosaurs" become extinct, and because like others here, I prefer to own the films I like, I just ordered the following
blu-rays or dvds from Amazon ...
To Kill a Mockingbird (blu-ray)
Jeremiah Johnson (blu-ray)
Forbidden Planet (blu-ray)
Black Rain (blu-ray)
The List of Adrian Messenger (blu-ray)
Local Hero (dvd)
The Local Hero purchase was surprisingly difficult. It was the first title I tried to add to my cart, but when I reached the page I saw that the dvd was priced at $94.98 -- not exactly the price I was expecting. Also, a blu-ray version was not listed.
I then clicked on the other offers, but they were all dvds from different regions.
Fortunately, there was one other choice -- TCM Greatest Classic Legends Film Collection: Burt Lancaster.
There were four films in this collection: Local Hero, The Flame and the Arrow, Executive Action and Seven Days In May.
Each film is on a separate disc and the package cost $25 bucks ($6.25 per film).
Besides Local Hero, Seven Days In May is the only one of the other three that I have seen. It's a great film, so I'm happy that I will soon own it.
Has anyone seen the other two: The Flame and the Arrow and Executive Action? If so, what can you tell me about them?
Thanks.
As someone who seen formats of entertainment come and go OR
come (decline in popularity) and then return....don't rule DVD's out just yet.
People have said CD's are over but they still sell, same for vinyl records, which younger people are actually into right now.
A lot of time and effort between 1980 to 1996/1997 was invested in making those huge (record album sized) laser discs that played movies, 'compact' (smaller) size. Which is of course why they're called Compact Discs , or in this case Digital Video Discs.
Not everyone has the knowledge/ability to stream or download and hey...they may not want too. Besides that there's plenty of movies and Tv shows that actually aren't available in the streaming and even less s, on DVD. Some films I ownare only on VHS (Video Home Service) tape. o even streaming or DVD isn't an option because it's though certain filmsor uch aren;t worth the effort cause there's no $ to be made.
We've only had dvd's 21 years and Blue Ray even less. So let's not say it's over just yet. ;)