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DVDs Blu-rays vs Streaming

Users debate preferring physical DVDs and Blu-rays over streaming services for superior quality, ownership without vendor lock-in, better selection, and the ability to rip discs for personal media servers.

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mentat • Jun 16, 2014 • View on HN

Reducing the incentive to host uncompressed DVDs / BluRay?

skeeter2020 • Jun 30, 2025 • View on HN

why not DVD, wtih hardware & movies that are just as cheap and better in almost every way?

bananamerica • May 30, 2024 • View on HN

I'm sorry. I genuinely thought you might be watching DVD disks.

ByQuyzzy • Mar 24, 2024 • View on HN

Blu-Rays? No thanks. DVD's all you need. Plus they're dirt cheap used.

walterbell • Aug 12, 2025 • View on HN

Looks like Blu-ray/DVD physical media are still being sold.

weegee • Jun 13, 2009 • View on HN

the solution is just don't buy Blu-ray. problem solved.

serge2k • Jan 6, 2012 • View on HN

I pirated it, but I also preordered the blu rays yesterday. i am willingto pay, but i want the flexibility of streaming or disks.

ttymck • Jan 28, 2024 • View on HN

DVDs exist. This hypothetical is answered.

greener_grass • Sep 10, 2024 • View on HN

This is fun, but wouldn't some second hand Blu Rays have been simpler?

skrebbel • Dec 6, 2011 • View on HN

I'm buying this even though I've no way to play blurays.