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Post by Popeye Doyle on Mar 25, 2019 1:14:24 GMT
VHS > Blu-ray > Now onto 4K. If the picture quality is enough of an upgrade, I’ll get the 4K. For example, the 4K release of 2001: A Space Odyssey is stunning. I’m less inclined to upgrade any animated movies to 4K like The Lion King.
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Post by James on Mar 25, 2019 1:19:18 GMT
Usually from VHS to DVD/Blu-ray.
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Post by NewtJorden on Mar 25, 2019 1:47:57 GMT
I went from VHS to DVD to Bluray. I will probably stop at Bluray.
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Post by Ass_E9 on Mar 25, 2019 1:52:02 GMT
Depends on the title and whether the newer edition is a significant upgrade in terms of video quality and/or special features.
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Mar 25, 2019 3:57:07 GMT
Many I still have on VHS. I have a lot of DVDs and I do upgrade to Blu Ray but only if they are cheap.
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Post by ck100 on Mar 25, 2019 4:00:35 GMT
I'm comfy with Blu-ray right now. Unless you have at least a 55 inch screen, you won't see much improvement over Blu-ray picture quality with 4K.
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Post by mslo79 on Mar 25, 2019 7:14:10 GMT
I think as a general guideline... it depends on how much of a upgrade the picture quality is from previous generation (and costs need to be reasonable). so with that in mind... VHS > DVD > Bluray (1080p) is a solid boost from each generation (I am old enough to remember all three well). but going beyond 720p/1080p seems to be minimal gains to where I feel if someone has a standard Bluray (1080p) movie they should be good for a long time without needing to re-buy a movie in a higher res etc. basically I suspect unless someone has a monster sized TV or super high $$$ TV, 4k is not enough of a boost over standard HD (720p/1080p) to justify the cost (hell, I could not even justify spending more than around $1k or so on a TV considering how good modern TV's are and are well priced to. basically it's mostly about bang-for-the-buck which, off the top of my head, I suspect really starts to decline once you exceed somewhere around $1k for a TV). even with my cousin, who I tend to trust in these matters, says while he can see the difference on his TV (I think he's got something around 55") with 4k vs standard HD(720p/1080p) he's not that concerned with having 4k as it's a improvement, but not that much. like the gains ain't what they used to be from VHS > DVD > standard Bluray. but in a way that leap from VHS to DVD was the biggest because even outside of the visual gains, the convenience factor was a solid upgrade to with not having to rewind tapes etc. plus, DVD's just tend to be all around better than tape since a VHS could potentially eat the tape where as (quality made) DVD will be like new for many years to come if handled properly. but anyways, lets just say there is a scenario where 4k is a decent upgrade over 1080p... in this case I 'might' consider it for a select group of movies that are more visually oriented. but overall I just can't see something topping standard Bluray for the foreseeable future that's enough of a visual quality upgrade to justify the costs. because I think once standard HD came along it finally reached a point to where most of the image quality increases have declined from boosting resolution etc to the point I think visual quality increases will mostly come from general TV technology advancements more than increasing from standard Bluray to 4k and so on. but who knows, I suspect it could be possible as TV's advance that eventually going beyond standard Bluray might be worth it (like if TV tech advances enough the difference between 1080p to 4k might be more noticeable and make it worth considering) but I won't be in no rush and we all ain't getting any younger either (i.e. our eyes will inevitably get worse as we age(even those who are fortunate (like myself) to have generally good vision for our age bracket etc will still inevitably get worse eyes once we get old enough). NOTE: I got my current LG 1080p 43" TV in May 2016 (It's mfg date is Jan 2016) for only $222.xx and I won't be dumping that anytime soon. p.s. on a side note... you got steaming tech which seems to be advancing from h264 to vp9 etc as those tend to be more bit rate efficient in that you can get similar picture quality but at a smaller file size etc. but this stuff only seems to be decent for YouTube etc as I am not a fan of streaming when it comes to movies.
Unless one is forced to use VHS, like if a movie is only available on that format, I simply cannot go back to VHS as there is too much of a image quality hit (especially once you factor in that it seems most VHS tapes cut out the image in movies so it fits those old style TV's in full screen instead of a more proper display aspect ratio with black bars etc). once we got used to this modern or semi-modern tech, it's hard to go back to VHS.
while I still got a VHS player I have not used it for movies since probably very early 2000's (I would say by about 2002-2003+ I moved on to DVD etc). I still keep it around for that occasion I might need to convert a VHS to DVD disc (as we got one of those home DVD recorders), for say home videos etc, but that's about it. but then again it seems VHS was mostly a 1990's thing anyways as I think I read that DVD rentals overtook VHS rental around 2003.
but short of that... I can see your point with the whole DVD and Bluray thing. but then again if a movie is good enough to buy, I would rather go Bluray or nothing especially if you don't get the DVD's dirt cheap (although the Bluray's need to be reasonably priced (say roughly $10-15 or less) and not none of that $20-ish range BS especially for most movies it's simply too much $). but with that said... DVD's are still passable in general as I don't mind SD here and there but I usually go HD.
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Post by Marv on Mar 25, 2019 14:09:48 GMT
I probably won’t. If there is some next level past dvd/blue ray I’ll probably just abort the whole ‘collection’ idea and just subscribe to movie streaming websites.
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Post by Feologild Oakes on Mar 25, 2019 15:37:22 GMT
I have only done it from VHS to DVD. I changed all my VHS to DVD years ago
I see no reason to by a movie on Blu-ray that i have on DVD. If i buy a Blu-ray its a movie i don`t have on DVD
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Post by Captain Spencer on Mar 25, 2019 16:30:28 GMT
I usually replace a bare-bones DVD when the movie will come out with a special edition blu-ray release. And I have done this double-dipping many times.
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Post by sdrew13163 on Mar 25, 2019 16:36:08 GMT
I’ve decided Blu-Ray is my endgame. Nothing after that for me or I’ll go broke.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Mar 25, 2019 16:37:40 GMT
Beta to VHS to DVD
Tapes and players on their last legs but some movies are not available on dvd so keep hoping things will still work.
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Post by wmcclain on Mar 25, 2019 16:51:41 GMT
Everyone gets off the bus somewhere. Blu-ray is my stop. I have a lot of deep catalog DVDs that are never getting another release, and that's fine.
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Post by janntosh on Mar 25, 2019 17:42:57 GMT
I will keep upgrading but I will wait for discounts
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Post by taylorfirst1 on Mar 25, 2019 19:08:41 GMT
I'm still in the process of replacing all my VHS with DVD. All the new stuff I buy is DVD.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Mar 25, 2019 19:12:37 GMT
I'm still in the process of replacing all my VHS with DVD. All the new stuff I buy is DVD. I keep finding motherlodes of VHSs at Library and Yard sales and cannot resist a title I want and don't have (even tho' the machine seems to be destined for Re-cycle-ville pretty soon. )
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Post by mecano04 on Mar 25, 2019 21:18:17 GMT
I sold all the VHS a long time ago and now I'm getting the DVDs out. With all that' available on the Internet now, I'm keeping a few I really like but I won't re-buy it in any format.
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Mar 25, 2019 21:35:15 GMT
I've bought Blazing Saddles on DVD three different times, but that's enough.
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Post by vegalyra on Mar 25, 2019 23:40:19 GMT
I'm buying a few select 4K titles. If you have a relatively large sized screen and the TV has Dolby Vision and/or HDR it's absolutely beautiful what you'll see, especially restored catalog titles. I'm not rebuying everything. Only titles I have currently on 4k are the original Halloween, Blade Runner, BR 2049, and Dunkirk. I'm patiently waiting for Lawrence of Arabia. I saw it at the theater a few years back with a 4K remaster and it was absolutely breathtaking.
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Post by darkreviewer2013 on Mar 25, 2019 23:45:47 GMT
I went from VHS to DVD and no further. No interest in either Blu Ray or 4K. My VHS collection was a lot smaller than my current DVD collection though and contained a fair more limited range of titles and genres. There was some overlap, but my DVD collection is no mere facsimile of my old VHS collection.
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