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  1. DaveF

    How do you explain your love of physical media in an era of streaming?

    I buy random older movies on disc that aren’t obviously on streaming. For example, I bought “Love Actually” to add to my Christmas collection. It didn’t come with a streaming code, isn’t available on a streaming platform, and was cheaper on disc than to buy digitally. I also buy random movies...
  2. DaveF

    How do you explain your love of physical media in an era of streaming?

    No, you do need to explain your love of physical media….
  3. DaveF

    How do you explain your love of physical media in an era of streaming?

    I figure I’m watching at least 10% more streaming than most people. And discs are a much smaller percent of what I watch.
  4. DaveF

    How do you explain your love of physical media in an era of streaming?

    The streaming future is here but it’s not equally shared.
  5. DaveF

    How do you explain your love of physical media in an era of streaming?

    Internet access is a big deal. I’ve got gigabit for <$100 a month. Streaming basically always works. It’s about as reliable as electricity. In-laws moved into a ”forever home” which gets at best 3Mbps on DSL. Streaming just doesn’t work for them. So they keep expanding their disc library, which...
  6. DaveF

    How do you explain your love of physical media in an era of streaming?

    I stream about 110% of my viewing and buy about 3% of what I watch. I prefer buying discs for the infrequent movie party, so I can can create a playlist. This weekend, we had a The Lost Boys party, and I had a playlist with trailers for Young Guns and Stand By Me, the stinger for my theater, and...
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