Sonic67
Ex Member
My view is can I sell these disks?My view on media is (and always has been) that you never 'own' it, you just own a license to play the media.
Yes.
You are missing something.
When I sell them, the person I sell them to then also has the license. They can then keep the disks or they can sell them again. The license limits you in that you can't open your own cinema and charge people to watch your blurays. It's not stopping you watching them or whoever you sell them on to.
See Sony v Microsoft before the consoles came out. Sony made a big thing as to how their games could be swapped, sold second hand etc.
You are bad at storage. Your problem and your character. You could just as easily get some shelving. Or cupboards or whatever. You are making it a problem by just throwing them in a box. It's not a fault of the medium. I have lots of important paperwork. If I don't file it in some kind of order that's my fault. If it comes to it write on the box what's in it or write A-H on the side of the first box and then throw the appropriate films in. If you are choosing to make things hard for yourself that's your problem.I've got countless boxes full of media
Again your choice. You could have sold them, gave them to charity, gave them to friends. You chose to bin them. They had value. May be just a quid a DVD or something but still value.and I even skipped a load of DVDs a year or so ago (just keeping a couple hundred select titles) as I would never watch them.
Also it's no different if you had purchased them on Amazon. You said some you would never watch. Similar situation if you had purchased them via Amazon, or whatever. If you aren't watching them you aren't watching them. Would be even more bizarre if you had them on disk and repurchased them but didn't want to watch them again.
Again this suits YOU. It's like being told by someone living in London how wonderful the London Underground is and how cars are now a thing of the past.When I can stream them, at better quality from the comfort of my sofa, why would I go scrabbling about through boxes of discs to find a low res version of the film?
How does this suit ME?
You paid money to rewatch a film you already own and couldn't be bothered looking for as you throw all your films into a box. So you have poor organisation, were lazy and flush with money?I fancied watching Transporting the other night so did I go and get my DVD out of a box somewhere? No I just paid £4 to download it in 1080p. If it had been on a streaming service, then i'd have just watched it on there.
Top tip. Don't just put them all in a box... You advocate streaming and buying films on disk? Well you are in a position to choose.As I have also stated a few times however, I will get a 4K BR player and will certainly get some movies on UHD disc, to experience them in the very best way in my home.
And as above good for you, go you etc. And those without a fast connection?What this article demonstrates however, is that streaming technology is coming on really well, which means that those of us who like the convenience of streaming media, are getting that media at ever increasing quality levels. That can only be a good thing IMO.