I ordered a ton of stuff from Ken Crane’s when laserdiscs were still the best home video option. I bought a couple of wood
storage crates to house the discs, which I still use to display a few dozen titles as part of my film collection.
I listen to Eddie Trunk’s show on the Volume channel on SiriusXM, and he recently said CASSETTES are actually making a mark in physical media sales. This baffles me.
It should be a mandate, not a courtesy. Fans should be told up front that what they’re purchasing might not be what they’re expecting to see. Just my 2 cents.
I’m sure this question has been asked, and probably answered before-
Do video releases or streaming programs have to include a “edited for...” message, if the video release/streaming is in any way different from the original broadcast?
On another thread, someone posted a list of physical media sales from 2019- Avengers Endgame sold almost 3.8 million units, with an estimated 65% BluRay, 35% DVD split. This means that about 2.456 million BluRays of
Avengers Endgame sold. Physical media isn’t dying just yet.
I burned a ton of CDs using my Pioneer CD recorder (I think it still works- I haven’t used it in quite some time). That was great for compilation discs for car trips. Of course we now use memory sticks in our newer cars, or stream through a Bluetooth into the head unit.
I’m sure someone here has already brought this up- not long ago, I went to the Best Buy store I usually go to, looking for physical media to just browse and see if I could get a cheap deal. I was sad to discover that the store only had 2 small display racks of a handful of new releases. Seems...