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Live Poll: Your Preferred Movie-Medium
Intro:
Since the birth of moving pictures, the medium they were presented from changed several times. Some people like it "Back to the roots", others enjoy the newest medium. There are several kinds of other media inbetween.
Which is your preferred movie medium?
Tell us here.
Suggestions:
If there are better images or formats I forgot, please suggest.
Maxence_G
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2 years ago
I don't believe in 8k Blu-ray. I don't think collectors should hold their breath. There is no demand for it.
About 4k, it is great, but personally, I own only two. 2001: A Space Odyssey and Bridge on the River Kwai. My father owns Dune (1984) and Tenet. I buy 4k only for grandiose films. Perhaps, I will buy Lawrence of Arabia in 4k if it gets a 60th anniversary release (it better be an extraordinary 4k release).
About Blu-ray, it is my favorite option. The only films I don't buy in Blu-ray are those that I already own on DVD.
About DVD, I only buy them when they are unavailable on Blu-ray.
About VHS, I have thought of buying them for nostalgia, but I realize it is a waste of money. We had a VHS player not so long ago, it broke and I had to upgrade films like The Wizard of Oz to DVD, and The Godfather to Blu-ray.
About celluloid, if I could find one, I would buy it immediately.
About streaming, the quality isn't as high as on Blu-ray, the content is incredibly limited, you don't own it forever. I have Netflix suscription, but it will never replace by DVD/Blu-ray collection.
So, my vote is Blu-ray. I believe that it is the right balance between content, price and quality.
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Breumaster
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165.2K Points
2 years ago
Changed several staetements in the details of the options and added one major point in option DVD:
"There are more classics available on DVD than on any other commercial digital medium."
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Peter_pbn
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326.1K Points
2 years ago
I think you could add digital projection from a DCP, which is how most theatres now show movies.
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jeorj_euler
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224.6K Points
2 years ago
I don't know, but I've gotten very accustomed to streaming (or even downloading), and only deal with other media when something was never available online in some capacity. I also sometimes watch broadcast television (OTA DTV), so airing schedules remain important to me. The nice thing about celluloid is that, it can potentially be viewed without electricity, as there is no decoding to be done. I can imagine building a projector powered by a spring, pendulum or pulley, and using candlelight, prisms, lenses and mirrors to project the image.
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Jessica
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189.4K Points
2 years ago
Please correct
#2: the Video 2000 system and Beta Max lost against the common home cinema king VHS. No matter which of them, video tapes are still my favorite.
#5: but I still like the 3D effect
#6: I prefer streaming.
#7: I prefer to buy them.
#10: I prefer some of these formats - and they are approximately equal
#12: I don't care about it, I just want to watch the movies.
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Pencho15
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115.8K Points
2 years ago
Live Poll: https://www.imdb.com/poll/_ostjlK9Lng/
Congratulations Breu.
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