Physical Media is dying

All great points. Especially: -Collect what you love - Be aware of the space needed - budget

They're not talking about people like you they're talking about 20 and under. Physical media doesn't matter to the streaming generation.

You mentioned the availability of 28 Days Later. I just looked it up and it apparently isn't available to stream through legal means anywhere right now in the US. Of course I have the DVD and you can still buy a copy, but if that physical version wasn't available then everyone who wanted to watch it would have to resort to the high seas (or using a VPN) without a legal means to watch in their region

I've watched so many times companies removing movies that people really want to watch off of their main site and just making it so you physically have to rent it or buy it especially around Halloween or Christmas. I've also seen a number of movies that I wanted to watch all of a sudden no longer be available. And your right people like all the extras with dvds and blu-rays too, I've been able to watch some things just because I the dvds and blu-rays of them. Some versions of some movies are even better on VHS because they changed all the later versions .. like with Star Wars, It's better sometimes not to have the companies have control over your media. I collect and I sell a lot of media on Ebay as well.

Streaming is digital rental. Even individual digital purchases are along the same lines, because you are usually still tied to the internet, the actual video service, have zero control over availability and modifications, and no ability to sell movies you no longer watch or purchase used content.

Walmart in the United States had been backing away from physical media, but that’s changed now that they have an exclusive deal to release steelbooks that used to be only at Best Buy. But with Best Buy having gotten out of the physical store business a month or so ago, Walmart has snagged those rights. The downside is that if one lives outside U.S., you have to rely on someone buying them and then shipping it to me. It’s a bit expensive, but I’m lucky in that my best friend lives in the States. As for Costco, they got out of the physical media business a few years back. The only physical media they still carry are books. Just found your channel today and this is the third one I have watched. Thanks from another Commonwealth country, Canada…

Loving the content, Jamie! I can seriously relate to your reasonings and justification for your collection. Especially the part about our society’s push towards how “you will own nothing…” “Oh really? You think so..? Let’s see how that plays out..!”

I watched a lot of edited, trimmed, and commercial injected movies as a kid in the 80/90s on tv. I really enjoy having the original unedited copies and have a whole new appreciation an adult. Was always Personally concerned things would be “lost to time” but in more recent years, “edited for modern audiences” in newer iterations or worst case, being completely suppressed due to being deemed offensive by the ever changing social standards of the day. Even movies from 10 years ago could fall into this category.

I recently discovered your content. I have the same feeling about physical video games. All my friends just use the online stores, but I still like to have the discs. Unfortunately more and more games are releasing digital only these days.

Well, I've seen the quality that has come out these days concerning the newer movies and TV-shows. Hmmm...I'm not buying that much physical media these days concerning the newer movies and TV-shows. Most of the new movies and TV-shows...yeah....I'm never going to buy these on physical media! The older movies and TV-shows...yeah...like them a lot!

I watched my T2 ultimate edition on dvd the other day, it has some scenes that aren't in the theatrical edition, that's good enough.

I have a personal library of over 1000 books on topics i love. Also have a Bluray and DVD collection and pulp art gallery. Its not dyimg its definitely growing! Edit: also have a metal CD collection started in my teens. Im 30.

Duel was a fantastic pull!

In Canada BestBuy, Costco , HMV, and walmart no longer sell movies or are getting out of it. Its becoming harder and harder to buy movies at a store. I buy mostly from Amazon its a real shame its all going to the digital streaming. I buy Blue - Ray and 4k I want own it and also for the sound quality your getting Atmos DTS HD ect .

We all love movies indeed! Thanks for another great video.

I buy because I fear movies will go out of print (soon). So I have around 200-300 DVDs/Blu-Rays of movies I never watched and another 300 Blu-Rays/4k Blu-Rays which I would consider as my collection. But every time I watch a movie from this „movies I never watched“ stack, I immediately decide if the DVD/Blu-Ray will end up on eBay. I don‘t need movies in my collection which I will never watch again in the next 10 years or so

Great Channel great content I only buy Physical now after being digital only.

What you said about “collect what you love and not out of competition” is great. Wise words. Thanks for the great videos. 😎👍

I tried to go all digital but then I realized that often the price for a new movie including a code is the same as just buying it digitally, so it was so stupid not to do that 😊

Just seems like most physical media collectors today are just chasing the next release Try watching what's on your shelf before you worry about what comes out next month.🤘💿🤘ps Numbers don't mean 💩i could have a half a dozen releases that are worth more than three hundred of your dollar store movies Collect what you love don't double dip