Goodbye 3DTV
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@travisdh1 said in Goodbye 3DTV:
But with the evolution of technology still increasing, I am starting to believe that discs in general will eventually become a thing of the past.
I don't think there is a consumer market 4k player yet, is there? The only sources I know of are streaming services like Netflix and Prime.
I thought discs went away years ago.
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@travisdh1 said in Goodbye 3DTV:
@NerdyDad said in Goodbye 3DTV:
I didn't even bother with 3D TV's. Always thought it was a way for them to jack up the prices. When I buy movies, I mainly want the Blu-Ray disc and never ever concerned with the 3D disc.
However, I am currently waiting for the price of 4k players to come down so that I can get one of those and begin playing 4k movies in true 4k. But with the evolution of technology still increasing, I am starting to believe that discs in general will eventually become a thing of the past.
I don't think there is a consumer market 4k player yet, is there? The only sources I know of are streaming services like Netflix and Prime.
There are some 4k players out there, but they're still pretty pricey. Looking at about $300+ for a player.
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@scottalanmiller said in Goodbye 3DTV:
@travisdh1 said in Goodbye 3DTV:
But with the evolution of technology still increasing, I am starting to believe that discs in general will eventually become a thing of the past.
I don't think there is a consumer market 4k player yet, is there? The only sources I know of are streaming services like Netflix and Prime.
I thought discs went away years ago.
Nope, still selling discs. Mainly in combo packs, such as the DVD, Blu-Ray, and a digital download for $20-25 per movie.
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I only buy movies in disc format... than convert to what format I want it in.
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@scottalanmiller said in Goodbye 3DTV:
@travisdh1 said in Goodbye 3DTV:
But with the evolution of technology still increasing, I am starting to believe that discs in general will eventually become a thing of the past.
I don't think there is a consumer market 4k player yet, is there? The only sources I know of are streaming services like Netflix and Prime.
I thought discs went away years ago.
If you place a value on not replacing the things every 4-5 years, then yes, they did.
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@brianlittlejohn said in Goodbye 3DTV:
I only buy movies in disc format... than convert to what format I want it in.
Done that before, trying to persuade the wife to looking at either Plex or XBMC, but she's not too impressed with either one. She's not impressed with watching movies stored from a hard drive. She feels that it is still piracy, even though I tried to explain to her that we are not selling or giving away copies to the Internet and that it is still staying in our possession and that we have the right to backup the movie for archival purposes. Still not working.
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@NerdyDad It's very much a grey area....its understandable.
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@NerdyDad said in Goodbye 3DTV:
@brianlittlejohn said in Goodbye 3DTV:
I only buy movies in disc format... than convert to what format I want it in.
Done that before, trying to persuade the wife to looking at either Plex or XBMC, but she's not too impressed with either one. She's not impressed with watching movies stored from a hard drive. She feels that it is still piracy, even though I tried to explain to her that we are not selling or giving away copies to the Internet and that it is still staying in our possession and that we have the right to backup the movie for archival purposes. Still not working.
I once had a large portion of my media ripped, but I need to do it again in quality this time. Also need to pick a playback method.
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I have a 3D tv. I really like it and I've used it for several 3D movies. So far, the best ones are animated, like Nightmare Before Christmas and Monsters vs Aliens. It's interesting that there's such a dichotomy in 3D - we all want to see 3D movies in the theater but not at home? I'm all for the 3D experience.
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@Grey said in Goodbye 3DTV:
I have a 3D tv. I really like it and I've used it for several 3D movies. So far, the best ones are animated, like Nightmare Before Christmas and Monsters vs Aliens. It's interesting that there's such a dichotomy in 3D - we all want to see 3D movies in the theater but not at home? I'm all for the 3D experience.
Tried 3D before and had to take off the glasses about half way through as it was about to give me a headache. Wife can't stand 3D movies as she gets motion sick pretty easily.
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@NerdyDad said in Goodbye 3DTV:
I didn't even bother with 3D TV's. Always thought it was a way for them to jack up the prices. When I buy movies, I mainly want the Blu-Ray disc and never ever concerned with the 3D disc.
However, I am currently waiting for the price of 4k players to come down so that I can get one of those and begin playing 4k movies in true 4k. But with the evolution of technology still increasing, I am starting to believe that discs in general will eventually become a thing of the past.
yeah - I'm annoyed that 4K movies are $30 a pop for either bluray or digital content. A movie is barely worth $15 for me, but $30, no way!
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@Dashrender said in Goodbye 3DTV:
yeah - I'm annoyed that 4K movies are $30 a pop for either bluray or digital content. A movie is barely worth $15 for me, but $30, no way!
Where are you paying that?
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@NerdyDad said in Goodbye 3DTV:
@brianlittlejohn said in Goodbye 3DTV:
I only buy movies in disc format... than convert to what format I want it in.
Done that before, trying to persuade the wife to looking at either Plex or XBMC, but she's not too impressed with either one. She's not impressed with watching movies stored from a hard drive. She feels that it is still piracy, even though I tried to explain to her that we are not selling or giving away copies to the Internet and that it is still staying in our possession and that we have the right to backup the movie for archival purposes. Still not working.
that's the first I've ever heard of that train of thought.
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@scottalanmiller said in Goodbye 3DTV:
@Dashrender said in Goodbye 3DTV:
yeah - I'm annoyed that 4K movies are $30 a pop for either bluray or digital content. A movie is barely worth $15 for me, but $30, no way!
Where are you paying that?
The walmart $5-bin for 3-year old DVDs.
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@scottalanmiller said in Goodbye 3DTV:
@Dashrender said in Goodbye 3DTV:
yeah - I'm annoyed that 4K movies are $30 a pop for either bluray or digital content. A movie is barely worth $15 for me, but $30, no way!
Where are you paying that?
that's the thing, I'm not. But where have I seen that price - Walmart, Target, Best Buy.
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@NerdyDad said in Goodbye 3DTV:
@brianlittlejohn said in Goodbye 3DTV:
I only buy movies in disc format... than convert to what format I want it in.
Done that before, trying to persuade the wife to looking at either Plex or XBMC, but she's not too impressed with either one. She's not impressed with watching movies stored from a hard drive. She feels that it is still piracy, even though I tried to explain to her that we are not selling or giving away copies to the Internet and that it is still staying in our possession and that we have the right to backup the movie for archival purposes. Still not working.
Does she feel that way about watching television or DVDs? If not, why not?
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@NerdyDad said in Goodbye 3DTV:
@scottalanmiller said in Goodbye 3DTV:
@Dashrender said in Goodbye 3DTV:
yeah - I'm annoyed that 4K movies are $30 a pop for either bluray or digital content. A movie is barely worth $15 for me, but $30, no way!
Where are you paying that?
The walmart $5-bin for 3-year old DVDs.
Yeah, 340 line DVD - no thanks.. I'll take my BluRays... and even then, not really, mostly Vudu for me.
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@Dashrender said in Goodbye 3DTV:
@scottalanmiller said in Goodbye 3DTV:
@Dashrender said in Goodbye 3DTV:
yeah - I'm annoyed that 4K movies are $30 a pop for either bluray or digital content. A movie is barely worth $15 for me, but $30, no way!
Where are you paying that?
that's the thing, I'm not. But where have I seen that price - Walmart, Target, Best Buy.
Try Amazon. Welcome to the Internet age.
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@scottalanmiller said in Goodbye 3DTV:
@NerdyDad said in Goodbye 3DTV:
@brianlittlejohn said in Goodbye 3DTV:
I only buy movies in disc format... than convert to what format I want it in.
Done that before, trying to persuade the wife to looking at either Plex or XBMC, but she's not too impressed with either one. She's not impressed with watching movies stored from a hard drive. She feels that it is still piracy, even though I tried to explain to her that we are not selling or giving away copies to the Internet and that it is still staying in our possession and that we have the right to backup the movie for archival purposes. Still not working.
Does she feel that way about watching television or DVDs? If not, why not?
Absolutely not. She has no problem buying a movie and watching it at home or just watching general TV. Shoot. We have VHS tapes of movies that they recorded 20-30 years go off of the TV (Yes, I do still have a VCR.) I try to bring that example up as to how is that better than ripping the DVD to data?
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@scottalanmiller said in Goodbye 3DTV:
@Dashrender said in Goodbye 3DTV:
@scottalanmiller said in Goodbye 3DTV:
@Dashrender said in Goodbye 3DTV:
yeah - I'm annoyed that 4K movies are $30 a pop for either bluray or digital content. A movie is barely worth $15 for me, but $30, no way!
Where are you paying that?
that's the thing, I'm not. But where have I seen that price - Walmart, Target, Best Buy.
Try Amazon. Welcome to the Internet age.
Again, until they hit $15 or less, not really interested.. and frankly, even then I'm not, as I mostly just want Vudu, and they don't offer the specials on new/current stuff. So I'm sometimes forced to buy the physical media in the store/online, then add the code to my account, and sell the disk (I don't rip it).
