I don't want physical media anymore.

neil3k

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Is anyone else in the same predicament?

I want to buy a new film say Interstellar but I don't want to buy it on physical media. I want to to download it to my NAS and then stream it to a tv in my house.

Is there anyway of buying movies without DRM legally?
 
So you don't care about the quality of the video you are watching?

With Remuxes, the sound quality is great & the video quality is nearly up to par with that of a good quality blu-ray player... but it's just not quite up to scratch yet.

Good luck trying to get a remux legitimately online though, most places I know only offer very poor quality encodes, the likes of Netflix streaming.

The closest you will get to blu-ray quality without the physical media legally is by buying the blu-ray and ripping it to your NAS yourself.

However, if you are a member of a decent torrent tracker... then surely as long as you have purchased the physical media, then there is nothing illegal about downloading a full quality remux from an online source?
 
I'm a very touchy-feely tactile kinda person, so I'm still into physical media in some respects...
I have the Kindle app on my phone and use it daily, but still love the feel of an actual book.
I keep a load of films and songs electronically, but still love DVD Special Features and CD lyric sleeves, liner notes, gate-fold vinyl, etc.

I don't buy many films these days, preferring to rent them from online services, but most of them are utter crap not even worth the few quid rental fee. I will buy the few that are good, but then only the top-end collectors editions.
 
Hate media.
Generally wait for stuff to come out on Netflix/nowtv/amazon prime.

The few I have purchased has been on Xbox movies. A) all my stuff is MS and B) most likley to be cross platform, with there new take on things.
But no, as far as I know there's no truly DRM ways of getting normal films. Some places offer it, but 99% are unheard of films from nobody's.

Don't really see the point in buying. blue ray just isn't worth the large cost for the extra fidelity.
 
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Are they really that much more?

If you buy on release you can quite easily pay £15-20 for a 2D disk and £18-22 for a 3D disk.

The online purchasing and downloads I have seen for new releases have easily been £12-14 for 2D and not much for 3D and the difference in quality is almost like jumping from Standard dvd to Bly ray.

Wait a couple of months and you can easily get the 2D disks for under £10 new and 3D anywhere from £10-18.
 
I always flog my blu's now after I've watched them. Unlike others, I just cannot see the point in watching a film more than once. Once I've watched it, it's gone, and the price difference between buying and selling is only a couple of quid. Cheaper than a rental from someone like Cinema Paradiso.

I have a 48inch TV and sit at recommended THX distance, so quality really does matter and downloaded stuff is just not entirely up to scratch just yet. However if you're watching on say, a 42 inch screen from 10 or so feet away, you really wont notice the difference between blu and streaming much at all.
 
Blue ray is stilll the answer really. I have amazon prime and netflix and will not watch films on them. my system shows them up - they're terrible quality. I don't download films but those tha I have seen have been terrible too - for me physical media is still the best way, but I too don't like ot buy them or stor them so I rent them....

have you considered renting them?

I get blu-rays through lovefilm by post (comes via amazon now) - okay they're not for keeps but I have 3 discs at a time, all of the time and I don't have to store them, or pay to keep them. I can hang on to them for as long as I want / need.

I rarely get a damaged one; the coating on blu-rays means they're many times more resistant to damage than DVDs were.
 
I love watching movies from a blu ray disc as you just don't get the sound or picture quality from streaming media say from Netflix or Amazon Prime.

Even when i have ripped films it's still not as good as playing from a physical disc
 
Glaucus said:
£10 compared to £5.99 for several thousand.
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Ah I see... Netflix doesn't even come into the equation for me... quality not good enough, sound or video.

robfosters said:
I always flog my blu's now after I've watched them. Unlike others, I just cannot see the point in watching a film more than once. Once I've watched it, it's gone, and the price difference between buying and selling is only a couple of quid. Cheaper than a rental from someone like Cinema Paradiso.

I have a 48inch TV and sit at recommended THX distance, so quality really does matter and downloaded stuff is just not entirely up to scratch just yet. However if you're watching on say, a 42 inch screen from 10 or so feet away, you really wont notice the difference between blu and streaming much at all.
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My main movie watching experience now is a 150" 1080p screen at about 5-6 meters distance.

But even on my 50" 1080p plasma at 6-7m... I can still tell the difference between the likes of netflix and bluray... even if I don't have my contact lenses in...

R B Customs said:
Blue ray is stilll the answer really. I have amazon prime and netflix and will not watch films on them. my system shows them up - they're terrible quality. I don't download films but those tha I have seen have been terrible too - for me physical media is still the best way, but I too don't like ot buy them or stor them so I rent them....

have you considered renting them?

I get blu-rays through lovefilm by post (comes via amazon now) - okay they're not for keeps but I have 3 discs at a time, all of the time and I don't have to store them, or pay to keep them. I can hang on to them for as long as I want / need.

I rarely get a damaged one; the coating on blu-rays means they're many times more resistant to damage than DVDs were.
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Lovefilm's a good service, if I was still in the UK most of the time then I would use it :)
 
I've just signed up to a Lovefilm free trial. I'm already an instant video subscriber, so there was some kind of deal. Can't remember now.

Awaiting my first discs, but 2 films at once, as many as you like a month for £7.99 is a pretty good deal in my book. They just seem a little slow with their release dates.
 
It's a long time since i bought physical media. I got some for Christmas and inside was a bit annoyed. But the plus with blu rays is the quality. I will not throw any blu rays away. DVD's I couldn't care less. Unless their rare.
 
crinkleshoes said:
However, if you are a member of a decent torrent tracker... then surely as long as you have purchased the physical media, then there is nothing illegal about downloading a full quality remux from an online source?
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I don't think so. Problem with torrents is you have to upload (distribute copies), and with private trackers there is incentive to distribute even more copies.

As you also suggested I think ripping the media yourself (direct download if you have to) and keeping proof of purchase is the safest method.
 
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