#dvds

[legality-graphics]

Physical media disc related web graphics!

None of these were made by me. Please read my pinned post before asking me any questions..

[bleedingspiral]

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[prokopetz]

I want owned physical media back, but I'm not sad to see DVDs go – optical media was always a transitional technology, and suffers from a number of intractable drawbacks. I want them to start selling movies on indestructible solid-state cartridges the size of a quarter, so I can keep my entire media collection in an unsorted pile in a random cabinet drawer and have to go rummaging through it like an amateur chef trying to find the lemon zester every single time I want to watch something. Do you understand? I want to lose the entire Star Wars trilogy between my couch cushions.

[djkerr]

Noah Wyle + Criterion Closet Picks 🎞✨

Noah has such an extensive knowledge of films. He could teach a master's program on cinema.

Noah shares his intimate connections to EATING RAOUL and THE GREAT ESCAPE.

[tortured-poets11]

I love you DVDs, I love you VHS Tapes, I love you Cassettes, I love you Records, I love you CDs, I love you Books, I love you Journals

[witchrealms]

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[squuidzx]

okay rant time. Why are people so bothered by people collecting physical media (cds, vinyls, dvds, VHS, etc) and or people who prefer 'single- purpose' devices. "OH but you have spotify" "Oh but streaming exists" Well I DO NOT CARE. Spotify is problematic, Streaming sucks ass with the fact shows/movies are getting pulled off left and right and streaming prices keep increasing not to mention the AMOUNT of streaming sites there are now. Is it difficult to process that some people prefer ACTUALLY owning the shit they like. "OH BUT ITS SOOO INCONVENIENT" but atleast it's intentional? Atleast it's mine? I get to snap a DVD in and own it and watch it offline without fear of it being pulled off a streaming site. If i'm listening to music on my phone and i get a notification- I will immediately pause that song, get distracted and not actually enjoy the music when sometimes I just want to unplug and listen to music un-interrupted and with cds/vinyls ATLEAST i can do that. I use an MP3 player for the single purpose of listening to music. "Your phone can do that" but I do nottt wanna use my phone all the time because it feels like every app on there is CONSTANTLY fighting for my attention or shoving AI in my face and i'm just TIIIRED of it. I've been ignoring these types of people but whenever I do actually check the comments of other physical media collectors like myself the comments are FILLED with people being so mean or judgmental and honestly i'm just sick of seeing it. NO ONE is telling you to switch to physical media, no one is shoving it to your face- People finally found a lifestyle they enjoyed, their collection is NOT harming you. I grew up on DVDS, getting back into building my own collection again has been healing. I'm from somewhere where there are NO dvd stores anymore and it's practically extinct which means it's been hard to collect them and yet I still do because I love owning the shows I like and something about seeing my collection grow with stuff I enjoy and want to watch has brought me so much joy. Its MY collection, its MY media, I became my own algorithm and library and i genuinely love that.