I’m fifteen and I still collect DVDs and prefer physical media over streaming.

@HomeVideoHangouts

3 ай бұрын

Thats awesome! You have your whole life ahead of you to build a collection!

@LIL_MEECA

3 ай бұрын

Me too

@LIL_MEECA

3 ай бұрын

Kids now wont understand when our parents used to buy dvd for us

@kyro1999

2 ай бұрын

Top man 🙏🏼🙌🤘🏼

@Virtual_Edits2

2 ай бұрын

True ​@@LIL_MEECA

I’m 22, still collecting DVDs and Blu-rays, and even making my own physical media of movies and TV shows that don’t have a physical release yet.

Collecting dvd films is like having your own home movie theatre, plus the extra features like the directors commentary. Its a great hobby if your a movie buff.

@HomeVideoHangouts

25 күн бұрын

Very True!

My daughter who is 8 years old just got me into DVDs again. I’m 32 and it’s a hobby of ours now we go to yard sales and thrift stores and buy movies and tv shows we like. It feels so good to just watch what you want without having to worry about internet connection, not to mention the special features and commentary on some DVDs.

@HomeVideoHangouts

3 ай бұрын

Yes! Thats great you get to enjoy the hobby with your daughter!

Bought a dvd player for $8 at goodwill and now I mob around looking for dvds. No internet? Bad weather giving you spotty reception? No issue. Pop in a dvd and enjoy.

I'm 62 and still love DVDs.Although uhd4k has ruined by VHS watching. So I just moved them to my Museum portion of my private library with my Betamax and cartrivision tapes because "They belong...In a museum!'' Collecting since 1992. Cheers

@HomeVideoHangouts

10 күн бұрын

Glad your having fun with your collection!

2:11 - 2:23 THAT'S ME! As long as I have the ability to own/watch ALL of my movies/tv shows as many times as I want, then I'm happy.

@HomeVideoHangouts

3 ай бұрын

Same Here! Thanks for sharing!

YESSSS! Keep your physical media- skip streaming

I was buying DVDs for a long time when they were cheap like $0.50 Acquired a collection of 500+. I'm done. Blu-rays are getting cheap and I'm starting that but currently focused on PS3 and actually playing my backlog of great games

@HomeVideoHangouts

4 ай бұрын

I can relate to that! If you checkout my videogame collection video you will see I have a big backlog of videogames as well.

@kurtrussell5228

Ай бұрын

Be careful, not some blurays are a massive improvement over a dvd, and some titles the bluray isn't worth the upgrade, waste of money

I used to collect dvds but then started to upgrade to blu ray. I recently bought a ps5 and I am astonished at how great dvd upscale on my 65 inch tv, dvds look very good obviously not as amazing as blu ray but not far off and I love this as I still have a big collection of dvds that never came out on blu ray including lots of concerts and music documentaries.

@HomeVideoHangouts

17 күн бұрын

Thats awesome! Upscaling is definitely nice for films that weren't released on a higher format.

I agree 100% about DVDS. I just hope I still have a place in Santa Cruz to buy new DVDS. Best Buy is bailing on me

@HomeVideoHangouts

4 ай бұрын

There still are multiple places im santa cruz that sell DVD’s. Streetlight records, abbots thrift, goodwill, friends of the library are all good places to look.

@BebeKirsten

4 ай бұрын

I love the Capitola Friends of the Library store in the Capitola Mall

@mrsturtevant1

4 ай бұрын

Yeah, I just don't know where to go when a new movie comes out on DVD. Target might be my only option but I was avoiding them

@teslagoth9401

4 ай бұрын

I heard Best Buy is going to stop selling dvds

I do the best of both worlds, I have over 3000 blu rays and rip em on to a NAS Hard drive for Plex to stream my library with metadata, synopsis, rotten tomato score, actor info, my own star ratings, etc on all my TVs. I highly recommend every physical media owner take the time and to do the same, makes organizing and watching your flicks super easy, fun, and convenient instead of walking up and down your shelves of movies and reading the spine to pick one. Saves yours discs too from being physically played. Tons of videos on how to do it rather easily.

@iwatchforknowledge2766

27 күн бұрын

I use Emby but I love collecting and adding to my media server.

@gooxh

24 күн бұрын

Thought i was the only one!! I have roughly 1000 dvds on NAS and counting

Hi Cody Talking of DVDs, GREAT subject I would never ever throw any of mine away . Music magpie give you insulting prices for your collection. I just keep them on the shelf now. I’ve got everything re-organised. Even my old VHS tapes and my laser discs I keep in the cupboard just for a rainy day never throw your movies out. Keep them. They’re cool to watch again. Obviously technology has moved on with Blu-ray and 4K love all my movies with my little home theatre thx Deon LONDON 🇬🇧😁

It's disappointing that physical media is dying the way it is, and most folks don't understand what is disappearing (the actual ownership of what they are buying). Between streamers having the right to completely remove movies and shows from their platforms at any time, adding advertisements to the viewing experience, and charging monthly subscriptions or individual viewings of movies and shows, it is insane to NOT collect physical media now more than ever.

@HomeVideoHangouts

4 ай бұрын

That is very true! I think as streaming services get more and more expensive were going to see more and more people collecting physical media

@CJVisnic-wi7pv

3 ай бұрын

It’s because people in this generation are lazy or they are to focused tick too to go out and buy dvds

@supersentaiguy

3 ай бұрын

It’s forcibly being killed. It will come back.

In my experience, dvds are more delicate than blu rays, other than that I completely agree. I also have a problem with subtitles in dvds, they usually suck because of the font or resolution that they use.

I think personally it’s very important to own the DVD on the disk format. There’s so much you can stream now it’s like vinyl they’re coming back into fashion and some are worth big money so hold onto all your discs movies records ☺️🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 Deon LONDON 😊

I’d like to see a video on movies that you can only get on DVD. For example my daughter recently asked me for sisterhood of the traveling pants but from what I can tell it never got a blu ray release. Great content and thanks for the video.

@HomeVideoHangouts

4 ай бұрын

Thats a great idea and I likely will do a video like that at some point. I have both of the sisterhood of the traveling pants movies because my wife likes them and I have them on DVD but the second one is available on blu-ray and its not too hard to find for sale online. I also may do a video ok out of print movies because sometimes even if a movie is on blu-ray its expensive if its out of print.

@kurtrussell5228

Ай бұрын

......that's a horrible movie

My library sells there old DVDs for $1. I found some gems. Lincoln, Life of Pi. I just found Parasite on Blu ray for $1. These aren’t d- list movies that no one has heard of they are best picture winners., Moonlight, and foreign films, Chocolat by Claire Denis. Life the complete documentary by David Attenborough, the Spider man trilogy, that box set was $2. Just amazing, I never know what I’m gonna find, and all the money goes to my local library which I feel great about.

It is nice to see someone realistic. I hate the dudes that are all "I feel bad for people still watching dvd" ! I mean there are gate keepers in all hobbies and the board game and metal head dudes are worse but it is still lame.

@HomeVideoHangouts

4 ай бұрын

Yes! DVD's are not right for everyone but they still have their place and are very cost effective compared to higher formats or streaming.

I just bought multiple complete Television series on DVD last month, odds are they will never be on Blu-ray and I would be absolute gobsmacked if there's ever a TV series on 4KUHD

@HomeVideoHangouts

3 ай бұрын

Nice!

I grab DVDs for certain TV shows since a lot of order shows haven’t been properly upscaled to 1080 anyway. Heck, a lot of them don’t have the source material to even get the proper treatment for 1080. So nothing wrong with goin the DVD route on that! Plus I have a few CRTs kicking around for VHS, gaming, and watching old cartoon DVDs from my youth. And with my Panasonic 4K player, the upscaling on that is pretty impressive for even DVD so I’m just fine with having a few banging around the ol collection.

I use the slipcover as a "file folder" for many of my DVDs, but keep my blu-rays in their cases.

@HomeVideoHangouts

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

Commentary tracks (esp when picked up cheap a thrift stores!)

Actually, Blu-ray discs have a higher scratch resistance compared to DVDs. They are coated with a special hard coating layer, making them more resistant to scratches. However, they can still be scratched if handled carelessly.

@HomeVideoHangouts

6 күн бұрын

I have found that blu-rays are more scratch resistant but DVDS are more likely to play once scratched. I played a DVD from the library the other night that looked like it has been raked across asphalt and it still played fine. I was shocked!

I can’t stop buying 4ks. It’s an addiction now. I’m buying 10 a month. Getting ready to get Once upon a Time in the West, Glory steelcase, Star Trek III steelcase and High Noon next. My girlfriend is complaining about it so I got her Star is Born and Dirty Dancing

@HomeVideoHangouts

2 ай бұрын

haha thats understandable. Im always excited to buy 4K's as well.

I invested in dvd cd cases that hold 400. I almost filled 2 of them. Look for garage sales..

@HomeVideoHangouts

3 ай бұрын

Yes! Garage sales are a great place to look!

I am 30 and have collected all my life or close to it, mainly dvd and games now with in reason, if I don't like it it goes

@HomeVideoHangouts

3 ай бұрын

Awesome! I only hold onto the ones I like as well but I still enjoy blind buying movies when their cheap.

Just traded my quest 2 I got about a year and a half ago (paid 250) for a collection of about 400 dvds

@HomeVideoHangouts

6 күн бұрын

Nice! Sounds like a good value!

@ThePopeOfDrumIsland

6 күн бұрын

@@HomeVideoHangouts especially considering the quest is only worth about $100 now 😂 but he was aware and was just trying to collect different VR headsets so I guess we all have our weird collections

At thrift stores and pwn shops DVDs are cheaper to buy now than it used to be to rent at Blockbuster. So I always buyDVDs of movies i would like to watch and think of them like rentals back in the day. I’ll accumulate a small stack, watch them, and then donate them back to the thrift store. Usually keeping one or two I really like and adding them to my collection. For specific movies I absolutely loved I will some times purchase on BR or 4K. Another way to make this work for your budget is to only pay for 1 streaming service per month and then you can check if the DVD is streaming on that service, if it is not, then that is a good buy. It’s cheaper than paying for 2-4 services every month. Right now I only have Hulu. If I see a dvd for 50 cents that I want to watch and it’s not streaming on Hulu then I buy it. Ends up being way cheaper than having Netflix, Hulu, and Max. Plus I own the movie.

@HomeVideoHangouts

3 ай бұрын

Thats a good strategy! I find it fun to pick up movies on physical media cheap and then have a collection that I can pull from anytime I want to watch something. I have over 1700 movies on physical media at this point at most of them are movies I haven't seen yet but I enjoy slowly watching them and reselling the ones I don't like and then picking up more to slowly curate my collection.

I grew up with dvds, but when I was a teenager and started to collect it was all about blu rays. What I like about dvds over blu rays is their price, and how almost any title is available in that format. Specifically foreign films. I am still waiting for some movies to get a blu ray release and it is very annoying.

@HomeVideoHangouts

3 ай бұрын

ya and sometimes even when there is a Blu-Ray release its way more expensive than the DVD version which is also frustrating.

😅 I have a massive collection and I also have lots of unopened unused VHS tapes and a brand new still in the box VCR that's about 30 years old. 😂😂😂

It's funny. Watching this I'm reminded on almost a daily basis of how fantastic 4K is. The problem is when 4K came out you were expected to buy a new machine and a new TV and spend a significant amount on the disc itself. I just can't justify that. Now don't get me wrong, if someone rolls up to my door and says here have a free tv player and 100 discs I'm not going to turn it down. That's one of the things I liked when I got my first Blu-ray player. I found out it was backwards compatible with all of my dvds. I don't know if that's the same case with a 4K player.

@HomeVideoHangouts

Ай бұрын

4K players are backwards compatible and actually upscale older formats too. My 4K blu ray player upscales dvds and blu rays to 4k. I even have a separate bluray player that upscales vhs tapes to 1080p quality.

I was collecting my favourite movies on dvd. Then when I had seen how much better quality visually and in audio these same movies were on Blu Ray I never looked back. And Disc Doctor's are HORRIBLE for resurfacing discs.

@HomeVideoHangouts

Күн бұрын

Thanks for sharing

The only reason why I own Blu-ray is the fact that Blu-ray discs don't get scratched like DVDs

@HomeVideoHangouts

2 ай бұрын

That is an extra benefit.

Great videos . I agree on buying dvds over streaming as I can never find the film I want on streaming and also it’s usually double the price over a dvd of the same film .

@HomeVideoHangouts

3 ай бұрын

Yes! Streaming is getting more and more expensive.

Physical media is awesome

I'm about to be 43 years old and I still have physical dvds and bluray. I even have a roku box "f*ckyou" box I'm about to toss out because I hate ads and forced arbitration, I might consider using kodi on a mini pc to replace my roku.

It depends for me when it comes to DVDs. If it is the only format it comes in then I will buy it.

@HomeVideoHangouts

3 ай бұрын

Not a bad strategy.

I still collect dvds im 32 the reason i collect dvds its cheaper than streaming streaming is high and they take movies off when i can own it and watch it over again i like dvds better than streaming

@HomeVideoHangouts

2 ай бұрын

Yes! DVD's are a great affordable option!

Thank you

@HomeVideoHangouts

3 ай бұрын

You're welcome

Great points. I have 500 dvds and about 60 BRays. The streaming services are on the decline with woke films and expensive fees. Its beat to rewatxh a classic movie or special features. Owning media is the new way..

@HomeVideoHangouts

Ай бұрын

Glad you agree!

love dvd quality

I'm in my mid 20's and have stacks of DVDs and a hand full of blu rays I went to a charity/thrift shop and picked up a blu ray film for £1 and it was factory sealed

@HomeVideoHangouts

3 ай бұрын

Awesome! Great find!

I'm going to buy both dvd and blu ray before the end of 2025

@HomeVideoHangouts

Ай бұрын

Nice! Good plan!

Ime done with streaming, i went full Dvd&BlueRay.

@HomeVideoHangouts

2 ай бұрын

Nice!

A person has to be careful who they buy these DVD's from. I just bought one from Ebay. It wasn't cheap, this one cost me over $22. It was the only seller any where that had the title Silver River with Errol Flynn and Ann Sheridan starring. This disc won't even load let alone play and I understand there are older Warner Bros. discs that don't play but I don't even believe this is a real Warner Bros. disc. I have a lot of them and none of them have a purple color to the read side of the disc. I think this is a poor example of a pirated disc. There is no way to contact the seller because he has contact turned off. I have to wait 7 days to give it a bad review according to what Ebay's rules are. Now I have to find out how to get my money back from Ebay. Now I have asked Ebay for a refund and this guy was reported.

buy dvd and put to the garbage these horrible plastic case to avoid these shells full of plastic. since I bought plastic sleeve for my dvd, I reduced 90% of storage . I have them in some kind of box like you choose vinyl in a store. it's nicer and CLEAN. all used dvd you buy have horrible dirty case. Put them to "recyclage" and buy slim sleeve ;) Believe me it's a game changer !

I come from Drogheda Ireland there's 1shop that sells dvds it's only shop in Drogheda there 50cent and1euro and there second hand

@HomeVideoHangouts

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing! Hopefully there will be more in the future if collecting physical media gains popularity again.

i would just do blu ray because dvd are made for crt there 480i

@LarryFleetwood8675

3 ай бұрын

On a good upscaling Blu-ray player, DVD will actually look pretty good enough to entertain most people unless it's younger a person who wants a spotless smooth picture and can't have dirt on movies like most of us are used to seeing.

Streaming stinks! I’m getting Gremlins in the mail today lol

@HomeVideoHangouts

4 ай бұрын

Awesome! We all need to support physical media to keep it alive, and Gremlins is a fun movie.

I respect your enthusiasm for collecting DVD’s but I can’t get passed the lower picture quality with everything is high def nowadays. I am all for collecting physical medias but if your collecting anything lower than blu rays is a lost cause.

@HomeVideoHangouts

3 ай бұрын

ya DVD's aren't for everyone. Thanks for the comment and for sharing your perspective.

@bennyvermeulen7255

3 ай бұрын

I go also minimum for blu ray. But if I don’t find it on blu ray or 4K I take the dvd. Even if the price is too high for a blu ray or 4K.

@HomeVideoHangouts

3 ай бұрын

Ya price is definitely a factor as well. It's unfortunate when the 4k release of a movie goes out of print and therefore gets very expensive.

where are people buying dvds for 1.00?

@HomeVideoHangouts

4 ай бұрын

I actually made a whole video on where to buy movies cheap. You can check it out here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/Y42Hj5eoepm6ZbA.htmlsi=XzN2yxYcO0pVnLrc Some places you can find them cheap are thrift stores, library stores, record stores to name a few.

@techos32

3 ай бұрын

Swap meets and salvation army stores

@HomeVideoHangouts

3 ай бұрын

Both great options

@jparker71

3 ай бұрын

Called Charity shops in UK, people donate their collections, and they resurface here. Usually 3 for £1... !!😁

I support DVDS

@HomeVideoHangouts

2 ай бұрын

Awesome!

The most expensive dvds ever made are the Dragon ball Z Dragon Box dvds Fyi.

@HomeVideoHangouts

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing

@ShawnStafford-1978

Ай бұрын

Not sure? I bought The Sopranos seasons on DVD and they were expensive

i preffer dvds , blue rays, because its bad watch movies from netflix, because they take of movies , editing and not last, and is expensive,

blu rays not dvd’s imo

@HomeVideoHangouts

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing.