TV/Movies Megathread

[viper37]

Will LOTR's extended edition finally fit on one disk??
New DVD-Like Disc Holds More Movies Than You Can See in a Lifetime

For certain kind of data storage purposes maybe...but I have the feeling that discs will never be appealing again, no matter the storage capacity.

They might become an item for collectors like vinyl disks.

[grumbler]

I do increasingly see articles with people pushing back against streaming. Wanting to own stuff again, seeing streaming transforming into cable, etc...
Certainly piracy is increasingly a tempting option again... So why not physical media?
Still a niche of course. But a very definite stable niche. Like vinyl.

The resurgence in vinyl though is really just about the esthetics of it.

If you cared about owning physical copies of media you'd be buying physical digital copies - CDs/DVDs and the like.

Possibly true, though analogue music recordings have a much higher dynamic range than digital.  Most people can't reliably tell the difference, but an audiophile with good hearing may (as they claim) get a richer music experience from vinyl.

[Duque de Bragança]

Where do you put them all?

In a CD player to play them, one at a time.

I actually have a carousel CD that lets me put 100 CDs in it. That doesn't solve the problem of the cases, though 

I was expecting at least a 4-CD at once carousel so my expectations were more than met, excedeed actually.
Well done !

[Josephus]

yeah it works like a juke box. the discs go in vertically in a row and are numbered 1-100. I have a book where I put the CD Sleeves that correspond to those numbers. So if I want to listen to, say, Rush's Moving Pictures, I see that it's "#78".

It's actually a 100+1 carousel. The +1 is if I want to listen to a disc, like say something I just bought, before I assign it a more permanent slot.

[Duque de Bragança]

Regarding (no pun intended) the audiophile debate, I switched to DVD-A (RIP), SACD and Blu-ray Audio some time ago, when possible. Even "old" works, recorded on analogue, can sound better, specially the quadraphonic mixes, unavailable on vinyl.
Black Sabbath's Paranoid never sounded better, be it on 4.0 (quadra) or stereo.

[FunkMonk]

[viper37]

Most people can't reliably tell the difference, but an audiophile with good hearing may (as they claim) get a richer music experience from vinyl.

Which is only true for the first or second listening.  After that, the vinyl degrades, unlike the good quality lossless digital music (cd or otherwise) and it becomes worst.  That's assuming you have the hearing to notice it, to begin with.

[viper37]

.
Black Sabbath's Paranoid never sounded better, be it on 4.0 (quadra) or stereo.

Do pray tell, where can I find that?
Amazon returns nothing for "quadio" or "Blu ray audio" for this title, only CD and Vynil, there's no price listed for the blu ray.

[Duque de Bragança]

.
Black Sabbath's Paranoid never sounded better, be it on 4.0 (quadra) or stereo.

Do pray tell, where can I find that?
Amazon returns nothing for "quadio" or "Blu ray audio" for this title, only CD and Vynil, there's no price listed for the blu ray.

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Black-Sabbath-Paranoid-Blu-ray/340658/

Got it through another seller, wowhd, but I don't know how reliable they are for Québec. It's ok for France as long as you don't have easily tempted postmen or neighbors.  Just dropped in your mail box, if it fits, basically. Otherwise, go to the post office.

https://www.wowhd.co.uk/paranoid-quadio/081227820985

https://www.amazon.com/Black-Sabbath-Paranoid-Blu-ray/dp/B0CCB4K6TP?tag=bluray-020-20&linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER

[Josquius]

Most people can't reliably tell the difference, but an audiophile with good hearing may (as they claim) get a richer music experience from vinyl.

Which is only true for the first or second listening.  After that, the vinyl degrades, unlike the good quality lossless digital music (cd or otherwise) and it becomes worst.  That's assuming you have the hearing to notice it, to begin with.

Isn't that what makes vinyl good? The imperfections. Like live versions.
Theyre certainly much better than when cds skip.

[Barrister]

Most people can't reliably tell the difference, but an audiophile with good hearing may (as they claim) get a richer music experience from vinyl.

Which is only true for the first or second listening.  After that, the vinyl degrades, unlike the good quality lossless digital music (cd or otherwise) and it becomes worst.  That's assuming you have the hearing to notice it, to begin with.

Isn't that what makes vinyl good? The imperfections. Like live versions.
Theyre certainly much better than when cds skip.

So like I said - people like vinyl for the esthetics of it.  And not that there's anything wrong with that.

Musically, digital music like CDs are far superior.

[crazy canuck]

I think you have to be careful in describing what aspect is superior. The far superior listening experience is vinyl.  Digital maybe superior for other purposes but for listening enjoyment vinyl is definitely the way to go.

[celedhring]

I think you have to be careful in describing what aspect is superior. The far superior listening experience is vinyl.  Digital maybe superior for other purposes but for listening enjoyment vinyl is definitely the way to go.

That's certainly not true. Just the needle and the turntable - even expensive ones - will always add a degree of noise.

Now, whether you find that noise endearing (I do), that's another question.

[viper37]

Most people can't reliably tell the difference, but an audiophile with good hearing may (as they claim) get a richer music experience from vinyl.

Which is only true for the first or second listening.  After that, the vinyl degrades, unlike the good quality lossless digital music (cd or otherwise) and it becomes worst.  That's assuming you have the hearing to notice it, to begin with.

Isn't that what makes vinyl good? The imperfections. Like live versions.
Theyre certainly much better than when cds skip.

No, that's not the same thing, not these imperfections.

The first time you hear a vinyl recording, it will sound even better than the live version.
The second time, about the same.
By the third time, it gets worst.

It's not something you'll notice unless you are Superman.  Give it a dozen times, 2 dozen times, and it gets worst and worst with every listening because of the wear and tear of the needle.

It's like Gun's 'n Roses in 1986 and Gun's 'n Roses in 2024, except it's happening in 6 months if you listen to it intensively.

Of course, audiophiles are likely to listen to an album once and never touch it again, so it probably does not matter. They might even keep it its original sleeves as a collector item.

[viper37]

The far superior listening experience is vinyl.  Digital maybe superior for other purposes but for listening enjoyment vinyl is definitely the way to go.

This is a false assertion that does not withstand any empirical tests:
Analogue Hearts, Digital Minds, by Michael Uwins.
https://is.gd/VpXZXU