As more movies vanish from streaming services, cinephiles are rallying to physical media. Can they save a seemingly dying format?

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As more movies vanish from streaming services, cinephiles are rallying to physical media. Can they save a seemingly dying format?

  • cm0002@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    4 months ago

    Screw physical, you can have your streaming cake and eat it too with Plex/Jellyfin

    All streaming and yet all the digital content files are still under my control…

  • crawancon@lemm.eeEnglish
    2·
    4 months ago

    but, why?

    dvds have a shelf life of ~25-40 years on average. they won’t magically contain all future releases as well (digital only releases, etc)

    Now VHS… that’s a physical medium. lol kidding. they all suck and it’s dumb to stick to a physical anything.

    also screw vinyl.

    • WolfLink@lemmy.mlEnglish
      02·
      4 months ago

      Because streaming services discard shows once they aren’t “new” anymore. There’s a lot of content you simply cannot stream on any streaming service.

      • crawancon@lemm.eeEnglish
        2·
        4 months ago

        you can digitize your own collections and store everything you watch…

        sure you can augment with a streaming svc.

        • WolfLink@lemmy.mlEnglish
          02·
          4 months ago

          That starts with buying physical media. Except music since a lot (but not all) music is sold for DRM-free download on various sites.

  • survivalmachine@beehaw.orgEnglish
    1·
    4 months ago

    I don’t think 99% of people in America would ever stop to think, ‘What would I do if I woke up tomorrow and all access to digital media disappeared?’

    Bruh, I don’t want to be the one to tell you what the first D in DVD stands for.

    • LinkOpensChest.wav@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      1·
      4 months ago

      I’m honestly considering this myself. I’ve started buying copies of the movies and shows I really like when I see them.

      I do know most physical media decays though. Not sure what the best way is to cope with that, but I’ve never been a huge fan of streaming in the first place

      • wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        1·
        4 months ago

        Once you have the physical media, ripping it to a file and using standard backup practices is really your best bet. It’s a bit roundabout, but 4K on disc is significantly higher quality than the compressed bandwidth saving versions available via streaming services.