Comment on DVDs are dying right as streaming has made them appealing again
victorz@lemmy.world 2 months agoSurely not? DVD is 576p/i (PAL) and 480p/i 💀. Not even 720p. 720p looks like garbage on a 4K display IMO. I really hope you are getting higher resolution from your streaming services than that, otherwise I think you’re getting ripped off. (Streaming services are a ripoff to me regardless, but that’s another point.)
Gestrid@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
Others replying to the comment included Blu-ray, so I did, too. I assumed it was a given to include that since others had already brought it up.
victorz@lemmy.world 2 months ago
No harm done. I’m mostly just being facetious. 😅❤️
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
No, you’re absolutely correct. Many people just don’t realize how crappy the resolution is on DVD, and I would hate for people to buy some and be surprised at how bad it looks.
I ripped all of my DVDs because I have them, and combined they’re something like the size of one or two 4k Blurays. So don’t go out and buy a bunch of old DVDs if Blurays are an option for you.
victorz@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Ha! That’s pretty funny to me.
I think that would be a fun hobby for me, if I had the time for it. To gather a sizable blu-ray collection, and rip into a smaller size media library. There’s so much to get into though, with all the codec options and settings and quantizing and shit. Mind-boggling when you haven’t even started researching yet. 😅