I have every DAC released in its most upgraded format, be that Blu-ray or 4K. When a new DAC (or Pixar film) comes out, I always buy it on 4K (as long as that option is available, and so far it always has been, but who knows what the future holds?). I would say that my spending on new home media has slowed down in general, but I think that has as much to do with studio’s home media releases slowing down as my own spending habits. My DAC collection is basically complete, but if Disney released a wave of Walt-era films on 4K tomorrow I’d snap them up as soon as I could.
Even though I have all the updated Blu-ray or 4K versions, I’ve kept many of the DVD copies of my Disney films. Partly because 1) I can’t remember what bonus features were ported over or not and I am loathe to accidentally sell or donate something with an exclusive bonus feature, and 2) many of my DVDs hold sentimental value because they were gifts from people I love who are no longer with me (my great grandmother who died in 2005 gave me a full screen DVD of Holes I’ll never part with, even though I have the DMC BD).
I own multiple copies of some films on the same format— when TLM was released on Diamond edition, I bought the standard cover, the gold cover, and the 3D release all at the same time. Even though I already had the standard releases, I bought the DMC exclusive covers for BATB and Snow White (had to support Paige’s artwork for BATB, one of these days I’ll buy the TLM steel book with her artwork, too. And the original Snow White poster is one of my all-time favorites)
I don’t own any VHS or Laserdisc! I had them as a kid, and they’re all gone now. I always think about buying a big, cheap lot of VHS tapes if only to display the covers on my shelves.
I do watch my DVDs and BDs. I’m an old fuddy duddy and I like the ritual of scanning my collection’s spines, selecting a film, admiring the artwork of the cover or the nowadays rare disc art, popping in the disc and watching my movie. I concede streaming is a lot quicker and easier, but movies are a thing I value and I value taking a little time to savor them. I usually have a disc in my player and and a stack of discs waiting to be played next to it— currently, it’s The Children of Paradise in the player, Gone With the Wind, Moulin Rouge, and The Passion of Joan of Arc in the queue (okay, no Disney today! But sometime soon, I’m sure). I say that I usually have a disc in the player because even a relatively short movie will end up being broken up in chunks over a period of nights.
Even though I have all the updated Blu-ray or 4K versions, I’ve kept many of the DVD copies of my Disney films. Partly because 1) I can’t remember what bonus features were ported over or not and I am loathe to accidentally sell or donate something with an exclusive bonus feature, and 2) many of my DVDs hold sentimental value because they were gifts from people I love who are no longer with me (my great grandmother who died in 2005 gave me a full screen DVD of Holes I’ll never part with, even though I have the DMC BD).
I own multiple copies of some films on the same format— when TLM was released on Diamond edition, I bought the standard cover, the gold cover, and the 3D release all at the same time. Even though I already had the standard releases, I bought the DMC exclusive covers for BATB and Snow White (had to support Paige’s artwork for BATB, one of these days I’ll buy the TLM steel book with her artwork, too. And the original Snow White poster is one of my all-time favorites)
I don’t own any VHS or Laserdisc! I had them as a kid, and they’re all gone now. I always think about buying a big, cheap lot of VHS tapes if only to display the covers on my shelves.
I do watch my DVDs and BDs. I’m an old fuddy duddy and I like the ritual of scanning my collection’s spines, selecting a film, admiring the artwork of the cover or the nowadays rare disc art, popping in the disc and watching my movie. I concede streaming is a lot quicker and easier, but movies are a thing I value and I value taking a little time to savor them. I usually have a disc in my player and and a stack of discs waiting to be played next to it— currently, it’s The Children of Paradise in the player, Gone With the Wind, Moulin Rouge, and The Passion of Joan of Arc in the queue (okay, no Disney today! But sometime soon, I’m sure). I say that I usually have a disc in the player because even a relatively short movie will end up being broken up in chunks over a period of nights.
Statistics: Posted by UmbrellaFish — Mon Jul 29, 2024 6:30 pm