Best Buy to end DVD & Blu-ray disc sales::Best Buy plans to phase out sales of DVDs and Blu-ray discs both in-store and online by early 2024, the company said.
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DVD sure, but why Bluray? They’re actually good…
If you look at the sale numbers, the overwhelming majority of people aren’t buying disks for movies and games, and when people buy consoles with optional drives, they usually end up buying the cheaper digital only version.
It’s a bummer, but the sales are what they are.
I still buy DVD and Blu-rays. Because you have a physical backup, you can watch it without Internet, and they can’t change the media. Like removing scenes or episodes.
I have an external ssd with all my movie, show, and book backups.
This is my biggest gripe. I have all of Mr. Show on DVD because it cant be taken away from me. Netflix deleted an episode of w/ Bob and David, so to watch the whole thing you have to pirate it. And the rub is they deleted it because David does blackface in one of the sketches where he’s trying to provoke cops at a traffic stop.
Scenes of him in the now deleted episode are in the final one because its a documentary of sorts, but that one is still up. So you see them talking about sketches that you have no reference for because Netflix deleted them.
Same thing happened to Community - they removed one of the best episodes because it has blackface, but the context of it is that an actual insane person is doing it and literally Every other character condemns it in no small way (not to mention that it’s not really blackface, because he’s supposed to be a dark troll) - but it still had to go apparently
A dark elf (drow) actually, but I totally agree it’s the most ridiculous example of episode deletion.
They didn’t clarify in the article, but I assume they mean they will still sell 4K UHD discs. Those often include a Blu-ray copy as well.
I hope they continue with 4ks.
I havnt bought a dvd or 1080p BluRay in a long time, but I’m still expanding my 4k collection
Same here
maybe you can read this article and try dvdshrink?
The media, sure. Firmware updates to remove the key to decrypt it? Possible
I haven’t used a DVD in 10-15 years and never used a BluRay but this is still a little surprising to me. Old non-tech-savvy people need movies too.
Physical media is still the best quality for those of us that care. I rip it to watch digitally, but I like having the physical backup and option to watch with minimal compression.
Same. I love my Plex server - I rip all of my physical media audio and video to it and can watch/listen on all of my devices. Music is especially fun on Plex, as it pulls in great bio info for most of the artists, which makes organizing my decent sized music library a fun bit of zen…
I’ve gone back to Blu-Ray for some things because I no longer trust streaming sites to keep them available.
Old people have fire sticks now.
you will own nothing!
And like it
Ahoy, that’s alright with me, matey!
Back when we saw the death of the floppy disk, I knew optical media’s days were numbered. Twenty years ago we had no idea that everything was going to be “something as a service.” Enshitification hadn’t been invented yet.
and now that word is so overused it has lost its meaning.
CDs are still being produced despite most retailers dropping them or massively reducing stock. I’m hoping the same applies for blu-ray.
I want to own the media I pay for. If physical discs go away and there isn’t a DRM-free way to purchase it digitally (not a chance in hell of that happening), I will just pirate what I want to watch.
I buy music because DRM-free digital downloads are the norm.
I buy games because Steam is actually good and DRM-free options are available from Itch and GOG for those with no tolerance for DRM.
The TV and movie industry on the other hand feels like it’s actively trying to get rid of the only remaining way to own the media.
Also, I want to own the proper high quality version of my movies. There’s such a noticeable difference between 4K streaming quality and 4K disc quality… if they stop making discs, there isn’t any website where movies are sold at that uncompressed quality level digitally.
I’d rather watch an HD blu ray than one of these crappy 4K streams provided by Netflix.
But they’re still selling vinyl?
Because that actually sells.
Exactly. A lot of people in the thread seem to miss that point. Best Buy is a physical space with limited real estate. They carry things that people want to buy and taking things off their shelves is a clear indicator of something that isn’t selling anymore. Streaming is not going away. The quality of streaming is good enough for the vast majority of the public.
Honestly, most people can’t tell a difference. Heck, I know what I’m looking for and I can’t either half the time. Convenience over quality will win every time.
Yeah, I haven’t met a single person that that has owned nor have never seen anyone buy bluerays in all the years that it has been available.
It really got a weird timeframe, when internet started to become fast and readily available everywhere, streaming services starting to exist, computers getting smaller and without optical drives… In the last 15 years or more I haven’t owned a computer with a reading optical drive.
People I know with playstations only use it to play mostly and the games are usually digital buys.
I only stream music while driving. I’ve got about 600 vinyl and 400 movies in the various disc formats. I’ve been buying more of them than ever, after watching streaming sites remove content.
Thanks for taking away the last few remaining copies of my hopes and dreams away from me.
I stopped going to bestbuy several years ago when they stopped selling audio CDs. I have to imagine they will be out of business soon.
They have a good business selling appliances, electronics, and computers. I think where they really make their money is on the extended warranties and services. It makes me sad they don’t have media anymore, but most everyone streams these days.
An increasing amount of floor space in my local Best Buy has been for phones.
Wait, you think they are going out of business by not selling cds and dvds? That is not an important business for anyone anymore and they will now have more space for things that generate money.
No one is buying that shit, so why stock it?
When I worked at a record label 15 years ago, Best Buy was our biggest account. Now they don’t carry music at all. Progress comes at you quick
Change isn’t always progress.
I never said it was a good thing, dummy. Today’s world of music by and large sucks with artists catering to streaming. The “album” as a concept is largely ignored and don’t get me started about atrocious sound quality… I can rant about it ad nauseum but that will change nothing
It’s kind of like how discourse has also gone to shit in the age of the internet: you get smoothbrains trying to dunk on you with a quip because they are outrage tourists looking to feel clever in some one sided “argument” they manufactured
Hey fuckwit, I’m not going to read another damn word of your shithead comment after you call me dummy.
Go fuck yourself.
You kiss your dad with that mouth?
God damn you’re a fucking moron.
Bye dumbass.
Stupid piece of shit.
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