Physical media cannot be censored or taken away.

Streaming still cannot compete with the full bit rate audio and video that physical media like 4K HDR offers, that's why I still collect.

There's another reason why PHYSICAL MEDIA is BETTER than STREAMING, and that's because it was a form of gathering... I met a lot of girls at video stores, or renting a movie was a reason to invite your friends over to watch it at home... I remember every movie rental as a special event with lots of people around, shouting, laughing, and eating pizza.

My reasons for owning a physical copy of a favourite movie is 1.Picture and sound quality 2. They can't censor my copy i.e the french connection 3. it can't suddenly disappear from my shelf unlike streaming 4. extra features (which is why I love criterion collection Blu Rays 5. i don't have to rely on my internet connection to watch

Streaming is useful for watching movies unavailable on Blu-ray but I think the main issue with streaming is that the film's won't be on there forever. Often a film is pulled from a streaming platform. With physical media you will always have it to hand.

Physical media is awesome regardless if it's VHS, DVD, Blu-ray, or 4k UHD

One reason why I prefer Physical Media (and movie theaters) over streaming, is due to the fact that your internet can go out mid movie!

I’m literally watching this after Netflix announced they’re taking Goosebumps off for the first time since 2014. The 90s kid in me wasn’t happy. Again, this is why physical media is so important. If you own it, you don’t have to worry about that.

The reason why I collect physical media is for the ownership and nostalgia

I particularly dislike the fact that we don’t get EXTRAS on streaming like we’d gotten accostumed with physical media. The closer we have to that is iTunes Extras.

I own 600+ DVD's, Blu Rays/4K that I play through my 7.2 Atmos Home Theater. NO streaming service can give me the sound/picture quality of most Blue Rays and can't touch 4K. I am my OWN streaming service and I don't worry ONE IOTA about any movie leaving a service or any film being PC edited. I do have a few streaming services (Netflix, Tubi, come to mind) and I do have over 100 digital movies, but I VERY MUCH AGREE that NOTHING is like actually OWNING the physical copy!

I like physical media for the following reasons. 1) You own it. 2) If your internet goes out you can still watch your movies. 3) Better quality/picture no internet buffering 4) You can sell it and make money.

I miss Blockbuster. There was another rental place, Video Square, near my house that closed a few weeks ago. Bought a lot of dvds from there before they officially closed. Another reason I like owning physical media is because with streaming you don't own anything. You watch what they allow you to watch. If they take it off, or censor it, you can no longer watch what you wanna watch. Don't have the same problem with physical media.

In my opinion. Physical media will always be better. 1. When you buy a dvd you keep the movie that you want 2. Streaming media makes you pay monthly for movies when most of the time you'll only watch 1 type of genre on the streaming service. 3. When you buy a dvd you keep it forever. Streaming. After 1 month you gotta waste 8 pounds a month.

You're preaching to the choir, I don't buy digital anything. I also miss Blockbuster, I miss meeting people there and talking to them about movies.

Physical media : once purchased it is there to pick from every time you want it. Streaming: you pay pay pay and end up with nothing (you will own nothing and be happy) and youre at the mercy of the multiple sreaming services releases and continued availability

I still prefer DVD over streaming... The picture is still more raw than streaming.

Good video, keep getting the word out. Keep physical media alive.

DVDs don’t require you to have an account

i really hope digital media starts dying out, having a physical collection is so much better, you don't need internet, you don't need to worry about the movie getting removed from a platform, and you dont need to search for the movie just to find out its on a streaming service you dont have

Just started collecting 4k DVDs and it's definitely worth it. Steaming 4k content is expensive, not many movie options, and movies I like come and go. Way better to own what I want.

Physical Media is king 👑 movie's TV shows music CDs video games no one can take it away from me unlike digital and streaming amd it just feels like holding a trophy 🏆 in my hands when I have it

physical media will always be preferred by collectors

Reason I have 4000 DVD and Blu-ray. Block Buster shut down and I created one in my basement. Plus physical media is unedited e.g Blazing Saddles

My sister and I used to plan for movie releases and hit up block buster every week for the latest release. And if we were in the mood for something else… we’d find it. We spent a lot of time browsing. We were pretty bummed when they closed. Video rental stores were always a highlight of growing up. I definitely miss them. That said, I’m now buying 4K Blu-rays lol.

DVDs CDs and cassettes are way better than today's streaming media.

Better A/V quality alone is enough of a reason to collect 4K and Blu-ray. The real kicker is selection of great older titles is limited and temporary with streaming.

With streaming you may get ads. With DVD and Blu Ray there are no ads. Your collection is always on your shelf . You have total control over your entertainment.

I still have hundreds of discs & will never get rid of them. Studios don't want us to own anything.

I agree with you man I believe that physical media is great and I 100% support it

I totally agree with you, not only as a consumer and a Blue Rays collector but also as filmmaker. Indipendent filmmakers earn very little money from streaming platforms because they can easily fake the earning reports, I'm seriosly thinking to distribuite my next movie only on phisical media and so many other indie filmmakers like me think the same.

I loved the feeling of going into a blockbuster and Hollywood video to rent a movie. Good times

Very passionate! Love the energy! I truly believe that physical media can be reborn if more collectors share your passion and energy with others and ignite the love for movies in others as we have.

Going to a video rental store whether it was Blockbuster or family owned, it was an experience to read the descriptions on the boxes and talk to people about moves. I miss those days and wish it could come back so kids today could experience them.

With you 100 percent it reminds me of when people gave up their vinyl. The tangible part is an important part of the experience.

As long as Dvds, 2k/4K Blu Ray, CDs and LPs are still available for purchase buy them and cherish them forever! Nothing beats a physical copy that you own. No internet required. You watch it when you like as many times as you like from your own library and with much better quality than what streaming can offer. Also many classic films are just not available on streaming platforms and don't have features like directors cut, making of the movie, interviews and deleted scenes etc. You get much better value for money and your stuff is always there unlike streaming platforms where the selection is limited to whatever is there at any given time. You may not be able to find it another time. No way. Hard copies rule and there's no subscription fee. You buy what you like when you like and watch and play it when you like. And the best part is having your physical library you can pull out anything and look at the booklet and check details etc.

i have a friend who keeps going on about streaming likes its the greatest thing ever but i whould like to own what i am paying for thank you it is nice to just hear some one who thinks the same

I always remember renting VHS tapes at Hollywood Video, Woodman's or the local place in town. Remember when DVDs came out and people started finding ways to copy them to DVD-Rs.

4K Steelbooks are my new collectible hobby!

Movies that never were available in streaming, but they are available in physical media (Betamax or VHS or Laserdisc or DVD or Blu-ray): ° Jimi Hendrix 1972 ° The Entity 1982 ° Pink Floyd The Wall 1982 ° Stop Making Sense 1984 ° Cocoon 1985 ° Red Rock West 1993 ° The Good Girl 2002

I just yesterday dug out my old blu-rays and played one and I was immediately blown away with the difference 😮 after streaming for years I’d forgotten how a film should look and sound, even a non 4K Blu-ray Disc is better than a 4K stream hands down ❤

I really felt that about that eBay bit. In my town, new or used DVD still seems to outnumber Blu-Rays 10 to 1 so a good chunk of my collection I've had to order online.

I have films and tv shows in almost every physical media format and and intend to keep buying them as such. I won't cry when platforms crash because I have my stuff in formats I can hold and touch 💪💪 So yes, hail, physical media!

Thrift stores/charity shops have tons and tons of DVDs. I still have a number of the DVDs I had as a kid. I recently bought Jackass 2.5, The Breakfast Club and Johnny English. Looking to get Simpsons seasons 1-18 box set, as well as Family Guy and Futurama. I don't have DisneyPlus anymore, for obvious reasons. They're shit. I'm really gonna get back into collecting DVDs. Here in Melbourne, Australia, we have tons of charity shops. There's one I recently went to, which has multiple stores. The store is called Vinnies. This particular store in that area is massive. Huge, long bookshelves of books, DVDs, CDs, movies, shows, VHS tapes, albums. Everything.

This video is on point! Glad I've just discovered this channel. Awesome , I'm right there with you.. video stores were life when I was growing up

You forgot to mention the extras you get on Blu-ray and the options of commentaries,i got a hd projector and 5.1 speaker sound setup so i need the best quality sound and video

i just got back into vinyl after 30 years

With my masssive physical collection, I can watch anything I want anytime that I want. The streaming channels, as big as they are, are still just offering you a select collection that they have decided on. No different than cable television.

Amen. I love it when 'individuals' cry that they can't watch Home Alone, because it is licensed to a different platform to stream somewhere else. If I want to watch Chopping Mall or Children of the Corn on a Wednesday at 2:30 am I have it. Bling-bling!

I also miss going to hollywood video and blockbuster. I loved going there and walking down the aisles, picking up the dvd cases, reading the synopsis and rent some movies to watch for the weekend. Those were the good old days.

Also I think most humans can agree that subscription models suck for most things. I would rather pay once and the damage is done. Hollywood thinks it's a charity organization.

I must have purchased Casino Royale 4 times. Twice on DVD, once on blu ray and on 4K.

In canada, we have a chain called Sunrise Records, and they have a ludicrous amount of dvds and blurays. Old stuff, new stuff, whatever you want. I shop there often, and I am glad that physical media is so accessible here. 4k streaming cant compare to a 1080p bluray. Streaming services often murder the color depth and audio quality to bring these "4k" movies down to a size that is actually practical for streaming. UHD blurays curbstomp 4k streaming.

With physical media you have it in your hands forever. Including older movies. I collect mostly horror especially foreign ones that streaming doesn't have. I have heard that in streaming they might take away the movies at anytime even the one you have bought! I have been collecting since I got my first VCR in 1984 and continue to this day. Long live physical media physical media forever!✌

May I suggest that you try the local libraries? Around where I live anyway (Upstate NY), there is always a rotating collection, and with the number of movies donated, there are always some for sale at garage sale prices. I will also say that I'm surprised how many digital codes still function when I pick them up at the Library.

Thank you for putting this out here, sir. I've been saying FOR YEARS, why it's important to keep supporting Physical Media because sites like Netflix, Disney, etc, will edit movies and TV shows to where they become different shows and movies and sometimes (more often than not) it might be fans' favourite scenes. Whereas with DVD, Blu-ray, 4k, that won't happen. Very good highlighted point. If the Net goes out for a time or if the site goes bust, you can't watch it. You have Physical, you have that movie for as long as you want it. If it's streaming only.....there's a chance it can be gone forever.

That blockbuster case just warms my heart. Physical media for the win!

Another con of streaming is the platform (Netflix Prime Vide, HBO Max, etc) doesn’t have to completely crash in order for you to not have access to a movie. Sometimes the studio will not reach an agreement with licensing of the movie thus causing the movie to be removed from the platform.

Just started collecting VHS tapes again! The feel is like no other!! :)

I have some Blockbuster VHS covers and tapes. Also have some advertising they put in the boxes.

I'm with this guy. He know what's up

Physical media is important. We are in a downward slope but this will come back. Folks love nostalgia and the boom in vinyl will reach film as well at some point. I'm buying up all the physical media I can. VHS included.

Physical Media is important, otherwise the streamers have way to much control and availability is based on what they want us to see. Besides I like having an impressive DVD and Blu ray collection.

Great video. You're not alone in your love for physical media Sam. 😉

I miss going to Blockbuster

Another big con for streaming is the ads that pop up in the middle of the movie.. That really annoys me

It’s so weird when you see outrage whenever a show or film leaves Netflix cos the license with the studio has expired cos of course they didn’t pay to have it forever, the cost would have been astronomically insane. The problem is most ppl treated streaming companies as a replacement for buying instead of as a modern all-you-can-eat rental service. Even the dumb companies themselves if you look at Disney panicking about not making money back on their huge budget films cos they never realised a flat fee each month for everything they ever make or have made doesn’t cover expenses but they made so many ppl stop going to cinema and buying discs

PHYSICAL FOR LIFE

Great video Sam I'm thinking of starting a little dvd/bluray collection.

awesome informative video, love the cutaways lol

Some older physical media is also the only way to view some movies in their original unedited form and cannot be changed by the director or studio. .

Around my area (Texas) we have this store called movie trading company. You can sell buy and rent any type of physical media. I really hope they don’t close.

For me there are some rare or obscure films that are hard to get hold of on DVD yet alone watching it on line, plus you dont get deleted scenes and un bridged versions on line. I'm trying like made to reduce my collection but struggling to.

There was a time when it all made sent. You had shiny silver discs for music, movies, and video games, and you could play them all on one device. It was a simpler time. I miss music stores. I miss video stores. I miss video rental stores. At least it was a reason to go out of the house.

I had those loading stops and starts and blurry images too! Not enough people bring this up

I still love Physical Media

Thirft stores are a gem for buying old dvd. I got pokemon mewtwos revenge for my kids 😅

Also if your Blu Ray or 4K player up scales it can make DVD's look pretty good

I love the passion. Never let go.

friday night go down to Blockbuster and rent 4 films for the weekend loved this and miss this. Still love discs so much better than streaming

They both have advantages and disadvantages. With streaming it’s a great bargain getting hundreds and hundreds of movies for a low monthly fee but you don’t own the movie and they could remove the movie at any time. Now physical media you can get the best experience and you actually own the movie but at a far greater price and all these disc and cases take up a lot of space. Thanks for the video

With physic media, you can (rarely) get the freebies in the cases, if you get them second hand

Yeah I agree with you mate, I was sure this stuff was coming, since then I've started building up a movie library of my own, took a while beyond that time, I don't like when I have to pay to see each and every times the movie and each time I want to watch them, like you said, movies can be pulled out of any streaming sites for any reasons and whenever they wanted them out and without the customer having a say even when having paid to watch them... But there were stores where we could rent for a few times the movies we wanted to see back during the 80s and 90s and it was a common thing to see people copying movies you rented and make a copy of your own... Same can be said about music and video games... It just pisses me off...

2 interesting points: 1) The version of a movie you see on streaming isn’t guaranteed to be the version the director wants. Christopher Nolan said for Oppenheimer that he prefers we buy the Blu-ray vs streaming since HE HIMSELF has control over what the movie looks/sounds like on Bluray but he doesn’t have that control over the version on Netflix. Nolan also said he did extensive work and effort to make the bluray/4k experience as good as he could. If you wanna support a filmmaker like that who also regularly makes movies you enjoy, then buying their movies’ blu rays/dvds is the best way to support their work. 2) It’s very possible that many classical movies from decades ago that could be considered problematic in today’s culture war could be edited/corrupted or erased from existence entirely via streaming. I think Gone With The Wind was removed from its streaming service despite its legendary status in film history.

There's always the high seas arrrg mi hearties.

I completely agree with what was said in the video, I really enjoyed watching it, I would only have added the issue of extras, which is something I really like and which are also only present on physical media. Here in Portugal, not only did they murder the physical media, but Disney had the inelegance of removing the Portuguese subtitles from all international editions. A shame and a huge lack of respect for our country and for the collectors who supported the industry for decades by purchasing the original films on physical media.

I’ve always thought physical media was superior. Even when I was young I use to watch dvds all day every day.

I understand I grew up in the digital era too miss going to blockbuster video

The only time I ever bought something digitally was when the BBC had a newly recovered missing Doctor Who from the 60s. I wanted to see it ASAP and I think they "ironically" gave art cards to anyone who bought the digital release. Of course I immediately got the physical version and put my art cards inside it, then the digital store closed down and they refunded my money as I could no longer access that digital edition.

I have a large collection of which I intend to load on a media server making access much the same as Netflix, without the subscription and possibility of losing paid for content when they stop distribution with that media company.

AMAZING VIDEO! agree WITH EVERY POINT YOU SAY IN THE VIDEO!

This 1000%

Streaming also can't offer proper HD or 4K. Because of compression, video only shows up at 1080i or 2160i, which doesn't look nearly as good. This video quality will also dip depending on internet speed or how much data other users on your wifi are using up. None of this is a problem when you use physical media with a quality screen. If your vision is really good, it makes all the difference.

Another thing about physical media - extra features, BTS stuff, commentary tracks. These don’t get played on streaming platforms. Plus, you can always make digital copies of your physical media and save to your hard drive as back up. Overtime, discs will scratch.

Yes I totally agree phisical media is the best, in my early teens I used to be a dvd collector it used to make me so happy at the time, I’m no longer a collector I’m older now and I’m focused on other things but damn I used to love to collect dvds, the art work,cover design,slip covers,small booklets,scene selections sheet and the 2 disc special edition dvds, theatrical cut and directors cut on one disc full screen or widescreen versions, directors commentaries, deleted scenes and behind the scenes OK I can going on forever but phisical media wins plus not everyone can afford having internet everything so expansive nowadays..

Waiting for your physical media is worth the wait the feeling you get once it arrives!”

My wife was upset when I bought a decent Blu-ray player. She sat down, watched 4k 2001: Space Odyssey, turned to look at me, and said that I made the right decision. The quality was significantly better than streaming, and the entire presentation has enhanced our watching experience.

I am a massive fan of Physical media, my collection covers VHS, DVD, Blu-ray, 4K Blu-ray and even a small collection of LaserDiscs. I always find physical to be a far better option when it comes to watching movies, especially for the reasons listed in this video. I think the best argument for it though, is that you can have certain movies physically which are just unavailable anywhere else.

Best part about physical, You always have it no monthly pay once you buy it you OWN IT! Again no monthly pay or it being taken you OWN IT and best part no Wi Fi required

Never stopped collecting physical media, I rip stuff to plex though so I have my own streaming service where stuff isn't gonna randomly leave and the discs are still there on my shelf for when I want some bonus features or whatever