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Originally Posted by Sr. Mints
We've got a half dozen movie/film/tv/streaming threads going, and I wasn't sure where to put this.
Walmart is reportedly in talks with SDS - a huge player in the bluray and 4k disc market.
Seems like a surprising move for Walmart. With streaming becoming more fragmented every day, I wonder if discs will see a resurgence.
I don't buy physical media anymore, but once I discovered the PS5 plays 4k discs my interest piqued - only enough to pick up a few discs to see what I was missing. The LOTR trilogy being one, '84 Transformers was another. and I think Jaws. They all look superb.
The only store I can think of where you can buy a disc right now is Walmart - and their collection is quite unspectacular. Best Buy's all appliances and cellphones now, and I'm struggling to recall who's left selling media on the brick and mortar front (or left at all . . .) Sunrise Records, I guess.
And of course there's Amazon.
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I'm a collector/film geek, and I still buy a lot of physical media, mostly bluray these days. Sunrise Records is currently my go-to brick & mortar store for any type of physical disc (blurays, DVD, vinyl, CDs). I stream and download as well just like everybody, but I usually prefer the better quality that bluray and 4K offers, especially when it's a movie that I really enjoy.
There's another store here in Vancouver called Videomatica which specializes in rare hard to find stuff from boutique labels like Shout Factory, Criterion, Arrow Films, Vinegar Syndrome, and Kino Lorber. They have an awesome horror section in particular, and I'm always able to find things there that you can't get on any streaming platform.
If I want to buy the latest blockbuster release, I'll still hit up Walmart though because they're usually cheaper than the indie shops or Sunrise.