Physical Media Is Cheaper Than Streaming

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Physical media has a major argument against it: That it's more expensive than streaming services. There's a wrong perception that streaming services are less expensive than buying movies and tv shows to physically own, and that's just wrong.

Sure, there are expensive... people that are hyper-collectors of physical media. Just like there are ultra-consumers of streaming services like Netflix on the opposite side. But for the vast majority of us, I think I can lay down a decent argument as to why I believe streaming is costing us more money than we really think.

If this video does anything, I hope it is to help us just sit back and reflect on what it is we're actually spending our money on, and if it's worth it. This video is for those in search of physical media.

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[CatheterCollector]

"You will own nothing, and you will be happy" -Klaus Schwab

[themancoat]

A coworker and I have been talking about this and recently decided to collect physical media and use ebay a lot. Blu rays are so cheap.

[brandimate]

Def by design. The corporations purposely phased out the physical media/DVD era, to convince consumers to subscribe monthly to streaming. With almost everything being a subscription service is so dystopian.

[TheDeceptiveHero]

If buying isn’t owning, piracy isn’t stealing. You cannot steal what you cannot own.

[antonzadorozhniy]

It's also important to note that physical media sort of stopped in it's development. For example there're 100Gb Blu-ray disks now, so those all seasons collections could fit on quarter of disks, but that's not going to happen because most money is made in streaming.

[lolgod]

I'm most annoyed by tools that are subscription services (especially Adobe products)

[JacqueCRISCOsd]

I cancelled everything and just rented movies on Amazon for a while.

The streaming services have a lot of good shows on their own. The ultimate hack is the only subscribe to one at a time, white what you want, cancel it, then check out another service for another month.

[fungjungkung]

My dad used to have a decently sized VHS collection and never had cable or anything. By the time he watched all the movies and shows that he wanted to, he would just watch them again

[kristileemaiellachoreo]

Brb going out to grab all my favorite comfort shows on DVD!

[Musikchic]

I miss when Netflix used to send you DVDs

[Lizzy--fpw]

I had about 7 or 8 streaming subscriptions and also a nice selection of blu rays and dvd’s of my favourite movies and series. I browsed through every streaming service not finding anything I wanted to watch. I still would stream a movie, watch for 20 minutes, get bored and play a game on my iPad. I haven’t bought any physical media or watched any dvd or blu ray for years until a few months ago. I actually bought some second hand blu rays. When they arrived I wanted to see if they would play so I put it in the player and I was speechless 😮. Everything was so bright and colourful. Sharp images and the sound was magical. I never knew, I never noticed. I feel ashamed that I was too lazy to pick a blu ray. Instead I just streamed like being in an automatic circle and now I’ve noticed that streaming made me tired and it took so much energy out of me. It also has to do with my circumstances. That’s another story. I have cancelled all my streaming subscriptions. I’m having fun buying movies on blu ray and dvd, second hand for a nice price. They will be mine forever and I enjoy watching movies again. I will never go back!!! 😊

[erinrising]

my only complaint is some of the series' DVD boxes are designed terribly.

[DurableCatnip]

I'm not the target audience for this video as I don't use any paid streaming services, but I wholeheartedly agree with the message. Another thing you didn't touch is a lot of those services suggest that infinite tv show's and movies are a positive thing, but anyone who's used them will also tell you that having more choices does not actually make decisions come easier. Some people have named this The Paradox of Choice.

[cp-ulbz]

Having a physical media collection allows me to have only one streaming platform at a time and alternate every few weeks or months before i change platform.

[bloodydominations]

It’s not just cost and quality, the idea that streaming services offer infinite selection of movies is an illusion. There are far more titles available on physical than streaming.

[ObamaoZedong]

Subscriptions cost more because the payment is unconscious. When you buy physical media, you weigh whether you really want it or not, and end up spending less because you choose your entertainment expenses deliberately and waste less of your precious time watching things you don't really like.

[actualnotanewbie]

4:17 I am pretty sure that NFL Sunday Ticket was originally a specific add-on for DirecTV, that let you watch more NFL games than you otherwise had access to (like out-of-market games broadcast on the local teams' RSNs), as well as a split-screen mode that let you watch multiple games at the same time. You can still watch the NFL without the NFL Sunday Ticket, you just need access to the cable or broadcast channels that air those games, like NBC, CBS, ABC, ESPN, etc.

[jonmichaelsmith]

I feel like people were more excited and satisfied when you have to physically go/research look at digital media before streaming became a thing.

[TheFeyClan]

why is there this notion that you have to subscribe to multiple services? you can literally pick any one, subscribe for a month and move on to the next.

this is one of the main benefits we’ve gained from streaming services, we can cancel with a couple of clicks instead of being on the phone for hours as they persuade you not to cancel.

[lakerskid]

One thing nobody ever talks about is that physical media and cable really go hand in hand with each other. After all, it’s no coincidence that both have decreased in popularity at the same time. I’m more traditionalist and I am not into paying for any streaming services whatsoever. Although there’s not many DVDs I have or disc versions of games for my gaming consoles, I still believe physical media holds value. Even my basic package with DirecTV feels good enough for me with what I can watch but I don’t think either cable or physical media will go away anytime soon.