Disc vs Digital in the 4K age?

[levitate]

I have never been so torn on such an ultimately insignificant issue.



I'm jumping into the realm of 4K. Scouting out TVs, surround sound systems, etc.

The one issue I cant seem to nail down is purchasing 4K discs (UHDs) vs purchasing the digital versions.

This is how I breakdown the choice:

4K Disc Pros - unparalleled video quality, physical copy so no concern for internet or video service being down, discs typically come with a digital code anyway

4K Discs Cons - shyt takes up space, have to get up to change movies

4K Digital Pros - Instant access, takes up no physical space, can watch on multiple devices

4K Digital Cons - Big ass downloads ( coupled with internet data caps), subpar image quality (but will I even notice?), internet outages, less tangible "ownership" (if the video service that I purchase from goes out of business what happens to my copy?)

Last gen (Blu-ray, 1080p) I went full digital for movies.


I'm actually considering going full digital but not buying, instead only renting when I want to watch a film as I rarely watch a movie more than a couple of times.

What are y'all brehs thoughts?

 

[Liquid]

Most physical media is essentially worthless with the certainty that your future devices will no longer support them.

This debate is over. Digital has won.

 

[ColdSlither]

I would never purchase a digital copy of anything. I'll rent, because I think of the same thing. What happens if that company goes out of business. In reality though, these big media companies are never going anywhere. If I'm going to own something then I would rather have a physical copy. I just like holding it. That's even with books. I have a kindle, but I mainly buy cheap novels on it. For books I really want, I get the physical copy. Music is the only thing where I strongly prefer digital, and lately, if I want to have a physical copy, I go retro and get vinyl.

 

[generic-username]

4k downloads take up too much space

 

[Judo]

I will always buy disc till I die. :youknowthiscudi:

 

[daze23]

I got boxes of dvd's in my attic. looking back, it was a waste buying all those movies. sure, it's cool owning some favorites. and it was kinda impressive when I had a big rack of movies on display. but for most of them it's like "do I really need to own this because maybe I'll want to watch it again in 3 years?"

...and yeah, now my 'collection' sits in a box and I really don't care. honestly a few times I rented shyt that I own cause I'm too lazy to dig it out

 

[Zero]

4k downloads take up too much space

And streaming? Forget about it.

Just pop in the disc and be done with it.

 

[Zero]

Most physical media is essentially worthless with the certainty that your future devices will no longer support them.

This debate is over. Digital has won.

I pray for your sake none of your digital licenses expire.

 

[levitate]

Yeah, I'm basically think I'm done with buying movies...digital or physical.

I simply don't watch them enough to justify the cost.

Will just go the digital rental route.

 

[TripleAgent]

Anything I care about, I buy the disc, everything else, Kodi...

 

[Kaydigi]

4k appletv with Atmos for the win.

 

[satam55]

Digital

 

[RennisDeynolds]

I was team physical only but that recent big psn sale was too good to pass up so now I have a mixture of digital.

Price wins in the end when it comes to games for me, but for movies I would buy physical only. That low quality branded as 4k is a no no plus physicals get you multiple copies anyway

 

[shutterguy]

I will always buy disc till I die. :youknowthiscudi:

This, I have over 400 standard and 4K blu-rays, will continue to buy as long as they are produced. I need my Dolby Atmos surround sound bit for bit.

 

[Kang Deezy]

I prefer digital because you’ll always have access to the games with the push of a button on every gen going forward

Especially if you have an xbox