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Walnut:
@Onkyo No DVD for me. It's a dead format, with mediocre unwatchable quality. I really don't see the point. And you have already a lot to do with 4K and blu-ray, so adding DVDs would mean less 4K, which would be really disappointing, a clear minus. So, for me: more 4K, and no DVD, and no VHS
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Walnut:
@Onkyo Also uploading DVDs on a regular base doesn't make sense in relation to your uploading logics, which follows 2 trends:
1 - uploading new releases: there have been no DVD new releases for like 15-20 years, the format was discontinued, meaning there's no ground for a regular DVD uploading
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Sammybear:
I have t6o go with @Walnut on this one. DVD's may be required for some special releases, but not at the expense of full Blu-Rays and 4K.
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Sammybear:
The question I have is about the follow-on to Blu-Ray discs. As streaming takes over as the main distribution mode for movies and such, will there be a replacement for Blu-Ray discs that will maintain the quality level that we now have?
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RogerRabbit:
About DVDs : it's good to have them for what doesn't exist on Blu-ray or 4K and it is still a lot material for movies/series/documentaries ... Of course, if a title exist already in Blu-ray or 4K it looks like no use for DVDs but I agree with @Andy about some Bonus ...
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Sammybear:
And there is no time like the present to contradict myself... The movie 'Secret Agent' (1936) is the only major Hitchcock movie that has never been restored to the Blu-ray format. So having that on DVD would be nice.
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@Onkyo Only movies or series that is not available on Blu-ray or 4k, but only on DVD, should still be uploaded, if you ask me. For now I only download 4K and if not available in 4K then I get the Blu-ray and if not available in Blu-ray then I get the DVD. But DVD is low quality today.
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Onkyo:
Okay, there will always be daily DVD updates, but in smaller quantities.
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It makes sense that DVD updates continue, but it also makes sense that they're only a small part of the daily / weekly posts. -
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bulletdodger:
I'm more interested in the quality of the movies / shows themselves, rather than the image quality. I'd prefer a DVD of a 50's noir to a 4k release of Fast and Furious 25.
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bulletdodger:
But I also accept that the majority are interested in the latest stuff, and that's what keeps the site going.
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bulletdodger:
There's no image quailty in the world that will make a bad movie better (or even slightly interesting) and if a good movie is still only available in DVD, I'll take it. So let's not put down DVDs altogether
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RogerRabbit:
@bulletdodger : Totaly agree with you about DVDs !
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Sammybear:
I was interested in the post for 'The Little Princess' (1939). I have a soft spot for the old Shirley Temple and Mickey Rooney films. So I start to download it when I noticed in the post the audio language is "Sinhalese". What the hell is "Sinhalese"??
As it turns out this is the main language spoken in Sri Lanka. So I played the movie hoping to have Shirley Temple speaking "Sinhalese" but, alas, the audio track is actually English. I guess I will have to go to Sri Lanka soon. -
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bulletdodger:
Some newbie rippers fail to properly identify the audio / subtitle languages. There was a horror movie, can't remember whice one, and the info said it had 3 different English subtitles. I assumed they were regular / hearing impaired / commentary. It turned out none of the 3 subtitles were English.
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bulletdodger:
For some reason this happens mostly with German releases.
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Sammybear:
But I wanted to hear "On the Good Ship Lollipop" in Sinhalese!! (even though that song is not in this movie)
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bulletdodger:
Ah, that would happen in the good old days of torrents. When it would take two whole days to download a movie, only to find out that it was in a language you didn't understand.
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bulletdodger:
@RogerRabbit: Thanks. Talking about DVDs makes me feel like a grandpa reminiscing the good ol' days, starting every sentence "You hippie youngsters wouldn't know it, but in my day..." But truth is, they're still relevant.
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AJ1981:
@bulletdodger Yes they are. While I am not championing the uploading of the format (I'm very much a UHD/FHD snob ) DVD as a format is very much alive and well accounting for 60% ($1.5 Billion) of physical sales annually. All major releases come to DVD and its still a thriving format around the world, driven in part by cost of living challenges. I'm all for anything that keeps film and TV accessible to the widest audience possible. -
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AJ1981:
Another way to look at is the proven market for DVD keeps the 4K/FHD bluray releases we all love coming. For that I am grateful.
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Sammybear:
the way I see it, there are only two approaches for handling the DVD / Blu-ray question: 1) Take a poll of the active members to determine their needs and preferences regarding various postings. OR 2) Have @Onkyo use her best judgement and select the postings based on her knowledge of our membership.
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Sammybear:
As for #1, these polls usually start out good but soon become unused while not providing any useful information.
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Sammybear:
However, #2 is the very method we have been using on this site all along. In my opinion the service that @Onkyo has been proving has been nothing short of excellent.
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Sammybear:
My Conclusion: Don't fix what isn't broken.
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