I might be asking a rhetorical question here but I was curious as to the overall consensus on physical media. Do support it because, unlike streaming, media can’t take away what you’ve payed for? or are you against because it’s a waste of money when you can “acquire” it through “alternative means?” I’m also thinking about getting a 4K Blu Ray player for when my wife and I get a new place; preferably one that can also play self hosted media. What do you guys think?
For many years I would buy physical media, to the point where storage was a huge problem. Initially I ripped them to digital copies but honestly I did a terrible job ands most of them were too low of a quality to make it worth while. Pirates know how to rip stuff while keeping sizes under control and the quality top notch.
Now I can watch Blu-ray quality movies without have to deal with disks. So while I am not opposed to physical media, in most cases I still prefer digital.
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For many years I would buy physical media, to the point where storage was a huge problem. Initially I ripped them to digital copies but honestly I did a terrible job ands most of them were too low of a quality to make it worth while. Pirates know how to rip stuff while keeping sizes under control and the quality top notch.
Now I can watch Blu-ray quality movies without have to deal with disks. So while I am not opposed to physical media, in most cases I still prefer digital.