A community to discuss any type of Blu-ray media (including 4K Ultra HD discs) and the use of them in entertainment (films) and storage (archival, like M-DISC).
Anyone Else Wish Disney Would Skip Steelbooks for its Shows and Just Do 4K+BD Sets Instead?
In particular, I’m talking about shows like The Mandalorian and Wandavision.
EVANGELION:3.0+1.11 THRICE UPON A TIME - Blu-ray + 4K UHD Deluxe Edition Preorder
From legendary director Hideaki Anno, EVANGELION:3.0+1.11 THRICE UPON A TIME is the fourth and final installment of the REBUILD OF EVANGELION films, bringing an epic conclusion to the story of Shinji and his fellow Eva pilots, with the stunning visuals and thought-provoking storytelling that has mad...
Also available on Amazon, HMV etc. but only in non-4K form. DVD separately and DVD+Blu-Ray (no 4K) available.
Limited time 20GBP discount on the 4K version through ATA/Anime Ltd. directly.
Looking for a high quality portable player
Thinking about diving back into Bluray and am looking for suggestions on a compact player.
Criterion B&N 50% off Sale Recommendations
The B&N Criterion sale is happening in the states right now and I found this great video with recommendations of what to pick up
Let’s talk about media collections: How do you keep your library of your favorite movies and TV shows?
cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/484144
I recently started buying movies on Vudu. I was struggling for a long time with whether or not I wanted to collect media on physical disks or digitally.
Right now that’s what I’m doing but there’s always the looming fear of anything I buy being taken away if the service gets shut down.
I’m curious how others keep their media collections. Are you a Blu-ray or 4k UHD collector? Do you use a digital service like Vudu or something similar?
Tell me your thoughts!
Welcome to !bluray, everyone! Infomational thread
You're free to talk about Blu-ray entertainment releases, using the discs for making back-ups or any other discussions about Blu-ray media in general.
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Blu-ray discs are the successor to DVD discs and the competitor of the former HD DVD format. The main variants of the Blu-ray discs are capable of storing 25 GB (single layered), 50-66GB (dual layered), or 100-128GB (BDXL). They are commonly used for home releases of films and shows (along with the still popular DVD format), or used for long-term archival through the use of M-DISCs. Blu-ray players are required to play these discs, although video game consoles (the PlayStation 3, the Xbox One, the PlayStation 4, the Xbox Series X|S and the PlayStation 5) nowadays have Blu-ray player functionality built-in. Discs are still capable of region-lo