My streaming fatigue got so bad I started collecting DVDs
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Re: My streaming fatigue got so bad I started collecting DVDs
#2I'm quite annoyed that netflix let their DVD service just rot. For quite awhile I was using it as a nice value add to the couple of streaming services I had, to watch new movies or catch a single show from some service I wasn't interested in subscribing too. But then they stopped even replacing broken discs so there were holes in series so it lost a lot its usefulness.
Re: My streaming fatigue got so bad I started collecting DVDs
#3> The variety in Walmart’s DVD bin is seemingly endless: and for a price of about $5 per disc that you can hang onto forever, you can’t really go wrong.
Am I the only one who thinks that this premise is flawed? DVDs, like any physical storage medium, have a limited lease on life. If I was serious enough about movies to go into a store and pick them by hand, the first thing in would do is to create a digital backup. And when you already have a social copy, why not just watch that one instead?
Re: My streaming fatigue got so bad I started collecting DVDs
#4I'm doing the same with music. But streaming of music is not so bad. I just think I want to have access to my favourite music for the whole my life
Re: My streaming fatigue got so bad I started collecting DVDs
#5> The variety in Walmart’s DVD bin is seemingly endless: and for a price of about $5 per disc that you can hang onto forever, you can’t really go wrong. Am I the only one who thinks that this premise is flawed? DVDs, like any physical storage medium, have a limited lease on life. If I was serious enough about movies to go into a store and pick them by hand, the first thing in would do is to create a digital backup. A…
People forgot about scratched dvds, it’s been too long ;)
Re: My streaming fatigue got so bad I started collecting DVDs
#6I'm quite annoyed that netflix let their DVD service just rot. For quite awhile I was using it as a nice value add to the couple of streaming services I had, to watch new movies or catch a single show from some service I wasn't interested in subscribing too. But then they stopped even replacing broken discs so there were holes in series so it lost a lot its usefulness.
How does Redbox compare? I always see their kiosks, but I never think to look. I'm also surprised and amused to learn it's owned by Chicken Soup for the Soul. Yes, that Chicken Soup for the Soul.
Re: My streaming fatigue got so bad I started collecting DVDs
#7I'm quite annoyed that netflix let their DVD service just rot. For quite awhile I was using it as a nice value add to the couple of streaming services I had, to watch new movies or catch a single show from some service I wasn't interested in subscribing too. But then they stopped even replacing broken discs so there were holes in series so it lost a lot its usefulness.
This. And in many cases, it was not just a supplement to their streaming catalogue. A family friend lives in Alaska and has a very low data cap and relied on Netflix's DVD service, and obviously can't be use Netflix anymore. I get cases like this are a very very low percentage of their userbase, but still unfortunate for so many to lose access to an easy media solution that never cost Netflix much to begin with
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#8The thing I find most annoying is that no single streaming platform has all the things I want to watch (which admittedly is not a lot, mostly old films that are considered "classics").
So streaming is exactly the same as cable and satellite packages of old.
At least with DVDs, you can buy the ones you want, and keep them on the same shelf.
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#9I'm doing the same with music. But streaming of music is not so bad. I just think I want to have access to my favourite music for the whole my life
Same here, I'm buying my favorite albums in Bandcamp and uploading them to my jellyfin, from there I give access to my music interested friends, so we always know what bands to listen or talk about when we meet for lunch/beers
Re: My streaming fatigue got so bad I started collecting DVDs
#10> The variety in Walmart’s DVD bin is seemingly endless: and for a price of about $5 per disc that you can hang onto forever, you can’t really go wrong. Am I the only one who thinks that this premise is flawed? DVDs, like any physical storage medium, have a limited lease on life. If I was serious enough about movies to go into a store and pick them by hand, the first thing in would do is to create a digital backup. A…
DVDs and Blu-Rays can be easily backed up.