Why Blu-ray Still Matters In A World of 4K Movies

Even in the new world of physical media where 4K movies seem to dominate the headlines, 1080p Blu-ray and even DVD still play a major role for collectors...even those like myself who focus on 4K!

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[ddc]

Blu-Ray will forever be the backbone of almost any collectors’ shelves.

[AzeezFarooqi]

Blu Rays have existed for 15 years?? Holy crap I feel like a dinosaur. Blu rays still feel new to me

[westmcgee]

This dude is killing it with his rational, reasoned approach and explanation.

[NoirFan]

BluRays still look terrific, especially with all the restoration jobs done on the films now, I have no desire to upgrade all my BluRay movies that have been put on 4K to 4K, I just do so for a few of my favourites or epics/spectacles that I feel will appreciate the most for it. We are so spoilt now for our accessibility to great film & quality of which we see them.

[ukgladiatorsfan]

I love my blu ray collection. I will take them any day over anything that is streaming!

[jackhackett]

Best thing about Blu-Ray is watching restored films pre-1980. Anyone who remembers watching things like Lawrence of Arabia, or even the Good, Bad, Ugly on old television or VHS will appreciate Blu Ray the most

[byron]

DVD is not only sticking around, it's still dominating the sales of physical media

[karanvirkooner]

physical media for life
physical media forever

I buy on DVD BluRay 3D BluRay and 4K UltraHD BluRay I don’t mind 1080p as long as it looks good

[sulaco]

Lots of movies still need to come out on blu Ray

[tgc]

I got discouraged and quit collecting blu rays about 5 years ago bc I thought wide availablity of streaming, often at 4k res, had made them obsolete. Of course I did absolutely no research on the quality of streaming vs physical and just assumed 4k good, 1080p bad and moved on. I’m glad I found your channel. It’s really helped encourage me to start up collecting again.

[memphus]

It's also worth noting that upscaling tech is really good. A 1080p blu ray on my ub820 looks and sounds MILES better than any 4k stream even comes close to.

[olli]

I feel like the 4K sales would go up if people knew more about the benefits. Blu-ray should already be the standard for everyone. Can’t imagine buying for example Tenet on DVD.

[StaticBlaster]

I wish The Abyss and True Lies would come to bluray and 4k.

[dravenlee]

While I'll take a UHD over a Blu-ray any chance I get, I'm still more than happy with Blu-ray. It's extremely close to the theatrical experience as far as resolution is concerned. If I can only get a Blu-ray instead of an UHD, I'm content. UHD feels like icing on the cake to me. If it happens, great. If not, Blu-ray is fantastic as it is.

[paulzenco]

I miss video stores so much… . Im not talking about Blockbuster, but small stores. . Going to the store, talking to the (usually) owner and others about movies there. it was a very nice time in itself. Golden age for me was when DVD came out, upto 2004 aprox.

[ravf]

1080p blu ray excites me as much as 4k. Been saying this forever. The upscale on 4k players on tvs is magnificent

[sacflies]

After seeing how good DVDs look played on my Panasonic 820 to my Sony 4k TV I have been buying DVDs again. Especially at Goodwill!

[StaticBlaster]

I'll buy 4ks only if they are cheap. Usually I just stick to blurays because the quality is still awesome and of course as implied, they are usually cheaper.

[CDubya.]

Even when I get a 4K title, I ensure it has the standard 1080 Bluray in there with the 4K disc. Standard Bluray is still my default collection choice. 4K is a bonus if available and DVD if no other choice.

[richardb.]

I'm over 50 and I have to put on glasses to see all that high resolution anyway. So I buy em all. If it's a movie or series I want, I'm happy to have it in any format.