The Importance of Physical Media: DVD, Blu-Ray, Books

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[MollyOKami]

Even before political correctness was an issue, I've preferred physical media. The whole idea of paying for ACCESS to something that could be here today & gone tomorrow with streaming services AND needing to have internet access at all times is ridiculous.

[indiesci-ficritic]

"The moral standards of today are not fit to shine the shoes of the moral standards of decades past." Your best quote to date, Dave. Keep it up!

[ouchyg]

Physical media is also the only way to genuinely own a product. When they say, "you'll own nothing and like it", digital media is a big part of it.

[fearthehoneybadger]

The physical media acts as an archive to prevent the knowledge of the past from being erased.

[tomfink]

I've long preached about the importance of physical media over digital media. Today's equivalent of "Fahrenheit 451" is the ever-increasing censorship and removal of unpopular ideas or whatever makes the most sensitive people uncomfortable.

[HamiltonLLB]

My family and friends jokingly call me “Blockbuster” when I tell them how many DVDs and Blu Rays I have. They all have streaming services. Films and shows they can no longer watch when all I have to do is put a disc into my player.

I love it! Still adding to my collection!

[Gneeznow]

I learned this lesson the hard way and started collecting physical books when in University I got in trouble for using history books from the 40s and 50s, the lecturers didn't like ''the old truth'' and only wanted me to use approved, peer reviewed and nicely sanitised history books that didn't have any awkward things in them. Now a decade later I see this re-writing in real time with subscription media and it's pretty dystopian how fast it is accelerating.

[camotophat]

I'm actively building a DVD/Blu-ray and Book library of rare and important works there in. Its been beyond rewarding and very much worth it.

[EpicTyphlosionTV]

Physical media is incredibly important in the world of video games. Not only does it make it easier for those games to be played without internet, but it makes it much harder for the developers behind them to take away your rights to play it. With digital copies, if you say some no-no words through voice chat, or the game gets too old and it's servers shut down, you can basically kiss it goodbye.

[billygoodmeme]

Calling it now, Dave was absolutely right about the AI thing he discussed here

[thinesa]

I once purchased a live performance DVD of an artist. I also purchased it in a streaming format when it became available. There was a song removed from the stream because it had a mistake in it. It was the most beautiful version of that song I have ever heard EVEN WITH THE MISTAKE! Now, it is not available. Luckily, I have the DVD.
It was so good that at least one orchestra member was crying during the song.

[elck]

It goes beyond media. Apps used to be one-time purchases, and cost fixed amounts like $5 or $10. In their greed, Apple introduced the "subscription" into the app ecosystem, and the rest is history - nowadays, you "rent" apps - not only do you give them your privacy and data, you also have to continuously pay for them to keep feeding off you.

[ProfDragonite]

My archive is my personal project, one I've worked on almost my entire life. From DVDs of classic cartoons and movies, to four generations of console games, to the books that shaped my love of fantasy and sci-fi. And all of it is meant to be handed onto my children; a gift that I pray will be expanded and kept safe throughout the generations.

[EthanKnight]

This message cannot be said any louder. It's outrageous and disturbing the emerging technology for tyrannies of the future. I always strive to collect physical copies whenever I can.

[baahcusegamer]

I do regret offloading many of my books and DVDs a decade or so back to free up space. Smh.

[Shinigamix]

This is why I still support the small amount of mom and pop shops no matter what. Physical media is more important than people think.

[tbc]

What is dangerous about censorship and alterations of books, movies, TV, etc. is how silently it’s done. Physical media is more important than ever. The masses are stupid AF in general. They think they own something when they stream it, when they also complain about how it’s taken off the service without warning.

[clayjohanson]

What Dave talks about happened to me once — ironically, the book in question was a Kindle edition of “1984”. There was a dispute between Amazon and the erstwhile publisher, and Amazon ended up yanking the book off of my devices. They did give me a full refund, and I was able to repurchase the book, but it was scary to think that they could control what I can read on their platform.

Buy books. Buy movies on disc. Buy vinyl records and CDs. OWN the things you enjoy. Don’t rent them.

[burntscribe]

Dante's Peak is one of my favourite disaster movies. It was removed from Netflix without warning, so I managed to find a copy on Blu-ray.

[sueyuen]

Yes. Totally agree with you.
We are destroying our past.
Rewriting the past will haunt us today and the future.
We will not learn from our past mistakes.
I prefer physical media and original books.
We need to keep it to know the who made it and keep the past alive.