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Munkeh111 on 28 December 2013
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SvennoJ said:
Munkeh111 said:
Nope, most people are going digital

I personally still get some things on blu-ray, but I'm generally patient enough to wait to see them on Sky Movies or Netflix

I did just get the complete Spartacus Collection on Blu-ray, but since I received that, I've watched about 10 episodes of tv on netflix, mostly because I don't really want to change the disc

Ha, my wife does that too. Record stuff of tv we have on blu-ray. Drives me crazy. I watch movies I don't expect to be watching a second time on tv or streamed as well, but when I happen on a really promissing movie I stop watching and order the blu-ray to watch with the best possible picture and sound quality on a projector. Plus I also like watching the extras or listening to the commentary tracks.

I realize I'm in the minority though, blu-ray simply isn't user friendly with its load times, manadatory screens, slow menus and copious amounts of commercials. If they don't sort that out 4K blu-ray won't have a chance. Even with instant play discs, universal resume play, or even full disc installs, I'm afraid 4k blu-ray will be a niche product. My hobby is going to become more expensive again, like it was with Laserdisc. The golden era of physical movie ownership is about to end.

Now how long until the full blu-ray experience can be had through streaming media.

I don't quite go that mad, I have been watching OTHER shows instead....

I don't actually go for bonus stuff that much, but I totally agree that blu-ray is a pain. My brother and I were bored the other week, so we watched Scott Pilgrim on blu-ray and wanted to compare it to the quality you get from Sony's video downloads. The difference isn't that great, but you have to sit through  5 minutes of menus before you can start the blu-ray, whereas the digital copy just plays immediately, from where you left it.

If you get a Sony 4K TV, I think you get a HDD with a few free movies rather than the blu-rays. I think physical media is going to be dead* by the end of the generation (in the same way that CDs are dead, ie, not really quite dead)