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.
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Walmart in Talks Over Managing DVD, Blu-ray Disc Business
Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, is reportedly in talks with Studio Distribution Services (SDS) about helping manage parts of its physical media business.
Despite cutting back its floor space allocated to discs by about 20% late last year, Walmart remains the single largest retail seller of DVDs and Blu-ray Discs, with an estimated market share in excess of 45%.
With discs generating about $2 billion in annual consumer spending, that would value Walmart’s disc business at about $936 million
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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You just rip your own DVDs and then upload them to your own server via Plex app?
I use makemkv to pull the main feature and sound off the BluRay or DVD, saving it on my Synology server. Plex is set up on that server as well and scans for any new media. Then you just run the Plex App on whatever device you want to watch on. Can download media to your tablet, etc. down sample if wifi is bad.
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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.
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.
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I use makemkv to pull the main feature and sound off the BluRay or DVD, saving it on my Synology server. Plex is set up on that server as well and scans for any new media. Then you just run the Plex App on whatever device you want to watch on. Can download media to your tablet, etc. down sample if wifi is bad.
If you don't want to rip your own media and are comfortable with sailing the high seas, you can also look for releases tagged with "Remux". Those are 1:1 lossless bluray rips that will give you the same picture/sound quality as the disc itself
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If you don't want to rip your own media and are comfortable with sailing the high seas, you can also look for releases tagged with "Remux". Those are 1:1 lossless bluray rips that will give you the same picture/sound quality as the disc itself
I may have done some sailing in the past, which might have resulted in a “warning” to stay off the high seas. Not sure if it was legit, but felt like it. Decided sailing might not be for me anymore.
Plus it’s not like I can’t afford to buy, I just hate that digital copies were limited on how you could use them. If I’m buying it, I’ll play it on what ever device I want, thus ripping full quality from purchased hard copies. Guess that’s still taking a dingy out on the pond vs outright sailing.
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Disney has decided to stop putting out physical media in Australia, so after Guardians 3 no more 4K or Blu Ray releases of anything, which sadly also includes the Fox titles. It's only a matter of time before Disney abandons physical media all together, not that they are doing a great job with it right now. They are by far the worst studio for physical media, doing the absolute bare minimum on every title.
In terms of where you can still buy physical media in Calgary, Rough Cut video has become my go to. They specialize in boutique labels and carry labels like Scream Factory, Vinegar Syndrome, and Second Site from England among others. I've been very happy with that new store been able to pick up an absolute ton of 4K releases that were only released in England, and the beauty thing about 4K is that it's region free. Other places I visit are CD Trader in Brentwood, Video Game Trader (solid laserdisc collection), Quick Cash on 16th and lastly The Buy and Sell store.
I may have done some sailing in the past, which might have resulted in a “warning” to stay off the high seas. Not sure if it was legit, but felt like it. Decided sailing might not be for me anymore.
Plus it’s not like I can’t afford to buy, I just hate that digital copies were limited on how you could use them. If I’m buying it, I’ll play it on what ever device I want, thus ripping full quality from purchased hard copies. Guess that’s still taking a dingy out on the pond vs outright sailing.
This is exactly my sentiment too. If I paid for it, I should be able to use and play it however, whenever and on whatever I want.
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I use makemkv to pull the main feature and sound off the BluRay or DVD, saving it on my Synology server. Plex is set up on that server as well and scans for any new media. Then you just run the Plex App on whatever device you want to watch on. Can download media to your tablet, etc. down sample if wifi is bad.
The easiest is to piggy back on someone else’s plex. I used to have access years ago to a friend’s but streaming made it unnecessary. Now I wish I’d kept It.
Haven’t tried a 4K yet (still struggling with getting 4K over CAT to my projector - 40ft from the AV rack) but I don’t think it does any processing of the native file, it just scans the disc, shows you what it found and you select what you want it to compile in the MKV container. For blurays I’ve ripped, I can’t see any difference between the disc and file on the projector.
I used to buy physical copies of my favourite movies, but unfortunately I think my eyes and ears have aged past the point of doing so for quality (probably combined with sufficient improvement of streaming).
Now I'll only do it for something where I want a collectors box set.
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I used to buy physical copies of my favourite movies, but unfortunately I think my eyes and ears have aged past the point of doing so for quality (probably combined with sufficient improvement of streaming).
Now I'll only do it for something where I want a collectors box set.
The vision thing is an issue for me as well, but at four-five feet away from a 60-in TV I can notice a marked improvement of 4k disc over streamed - mainly in the blacks. At my normal distance from TV (6-7 feet) I can't tell
Screaming is generally fine for me, too
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Edgar Wright is hollywoods most over rated director. I’m not sure how he keeps getting gigs. But that movie is pretty good. Best thing he’s done since Shaun of the dead. Only good thing he’s done other than Shaun of the dead.
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Edgar Wright is hollywoods most over rated director. I’m not sure how he keeps getting gigs. But that movie is pretty good. Best thing he’s done since Shaun of the dead. Only good thing he’s done other than Shaun of the dead.
I couldn't disagree more. Wright is a fantastic and unique director. Hot Fuzz is still his best film by far IMO, and holds a permanent spot in my top 10 comedies of all time.
Baby Driver is pretty great though, and I also really enjoyed Last Night in Soho, which I thought was a bold and successful step outside of his usual comedic comfort zone.
