Why DVD's are the best for watching movies and shows
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If you've been reading my blog for a while, you're probably wondering why I'm promoting DVDs in the age of digital streaming and downloads. In this post, I'll explain why you should watch films and movies on DVDs for the best results.
I'll compare DVDs with streaming sites first then compare them with digital downloads and theater versions.
DVDs have tangible ownership, streams don't - When you buy DVDs, you technically own them. With streams, you only pay for permission to watch them. If a company no longer wants to have its content in say Netflix's library, the company can request Netflix to remove it. You won't be able to stream it anymore. If a company stops selling a movie on DVD, that's the worst thing they can do. The company won't bother to confiscate your DVD. Even if you lose it, you can just buy used copies at affordable prices.
Streaming libraries can be limited, unlike DVDs - If a streaming service hasn't updated their libraries, you can't watch everything you want. With DVDs, you can watch anything you want as long as there's a copy of the movie.
DVDs vs. streaming services:
DVDs are cheaper - Streaming sites are a waste of money. When you compare the time you're not using your monthly subscription to the time you are, you'll see you're not getting your money's worth. It's worse if your internet is poor to where your movies buffer. You're wasting money paying monthly fees. If you pay more for better internet, that's even worse. With DVDs, you only make one-time buys which save you a ton of money long-term.
DVDs have tangible ownership, streams don't - When you buy DVDs, you technically own them. With streams, you only pay for permission to watch them. If a company no longer wants to have its content in say Netflix's library, the company can request Netflix to remove it. You won't be able to stream it anymore. If a company stops selling a movie on DVD, that's the worst thing they can do. The company won't bother to confiscate your DVD. Even if you lose it, you can just buy used copies at affordable prices.
DVDs have exclusive content, streams don't - DVDs (namely special editions) have much more content than streaming services such as extended editions, unrated editions, deleted scenes, interviews, "making of" documentaries, etc. Movie streams don't. Typically, streaming services play only standard editions of movies.
Streaming libraries can be limited, unlike DVDs - If a streaming service hasn't updated their libraries, you can't watch everything you want. With DVDs, you can watch anything you want as long as there's a copy of the movie.
You can resell DVDs but not streams - You can resell DVDs since you have tangible ownership of them. With streams, you don't own them so you can't. Once again, you save a ton more money buying DVDs than streaming.
DVDs have better quality than streams - Quality is determined by bitrate. Higher bitrate means higher quality video and audio. Quality can also be affected by codec encoding and compression techniques. Regular DVDs run at 6-8 megabits per second. Streams usually play movies at lower rates. Netflix for example plays movies at around 5 megabits with a standard connection.
DVDs don't require Internet, streams do - If your internet connection or streaming service fails, you won't be able to finish watching your favorite movies and shows. Nothing is worse than watching one of the most critical and intense scenes in a movie only to be interrupted by say internet lag. It ruins the viewing experience. With DVDs, you don't have those problems.
DVDs vs. digital downloads:
DVDs are easier to resell than digital downloads - You can't really resell digital downloads as you don't own them.
DVDs have better quality - Whether we're discussing legal digital downloads or illegal ones, DVDs have consistently better quality. I used to torrent a lot and I noticed you aren't guaranteed high-quality content with torrenting. Sometimes, one movie came in two parts. That interrupts your viewing experience. The picture and audio quality can be terrible as well. Other times, the movie has a company logo on the lower far right corner of your screen which is annoying. You don't have those issues with DVDs if you buy them brand new. DVDs run at higher bitrates than even high-definition digital downloads.
Digital downloads can be limited - If streaming services offering digital downloads have a limited library, you can't download your favorite movies and shows. Even if you try to download movies illegally, the same could happen. I tried to torrent some of my favorite pro-wrestling matches and couldn't find them. This is because they were rare, old, and not very popular. That's why I could find DVD versions of them.
DVDs have tangible ownership, digital downloads don't - When you buy DVDs, you technically own them. With digital downloads, you only pay for permission to watch content. If someone removes the content from the streaming service's library, you can't redownload it.
You can resell DVDs but not digital downloads - You can't sell digital downloads. You can resell DVDs easily.
Now let's compare DVDs to movie theaters.
DVDs are cheaper - You can watch movies at the lowest price if you rent them. You can't with theater tickets.
DVDs save a ton of money - You can watch movies on DVD as many times as you want once you buy them. If you want to watch movies in theaters, you have to keep paying money to buy viewing rights and gas to drive to the theater. Movies are available in theaters for a limited time. After that, you have to pay a huge amount of money to watch them again if you're even fortunate enough to have that chance.
DVDs are portable - As long as you have a DVD player, you can watch movies anywhere. You can't with theater versions of movies.
DVDs have better quality - Based on my research, you're not guaranteed high-quality movies at your local movie theaters. Movie theaters aren't doing much to ensure people watch movies of their best quality. Projector brightness and screen masking can ruin picture quality. You don't have those issues if you buy DVDs brand new.
DVDs have exclusive content - Movies in theaters don't have extended editions, deleted scenes, uncensored editions, etc. like DVDs do. Theaters play movies in standard editions.
DVDs are more customizable - You can add subtitles to DVDs, pause them, play them at different speeds, play them in different languages, etc. There's no customization when you watch movies in theaters.
The last reason DVDs are superior to movie theaters, digital downloads, and streaming services is DVDs look great in your library. You can proudly display your favorite DVDs on your bookshelf or wherever. You can appreciate box artwork. You can't do the same with digital downloads and streams. In conclusion, you're getting better value with DVDs than other forms of digital cinema.
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