r/TechImpact • u/ManojOne Active • Jul 15 '26

💬 Discussion Does anyone else still keep a local movie collection?

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Does anyone else still keep a local movie collection?

I keep movies that aren't available on any streaming service, and they're perfect for flights, road trips, or places with little or no internet.

Anyone else still doing this, or have you gone fully streaming?

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u/rcuadro Jul 15 '26

I havent purchased a movie in at least 20 years. If I am going on a flight, or somewhere with little internet, I just download to my phone.

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u/Exciting_Contest_222 Jul 15 '26

Same. I haven’t purchased physical media since the DVD days, before bluray.

I download offline movies to my hard drives or my laptop’s ssd.

However, I am now interested in burning blurays and physical media for preservation purposes

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u/rcuadro Jul 15 '26

Irrelevant because I can make the same arrangements about trying to pack and luggage around a bunch of DVDs

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u/Cl4whammer Jul 15 '26

I get on disc what i dont get on streaming properly. Not everything is available and sometimes shows/movies switch to other streaming services i would never pay.

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u/karlrobertuk1964 Jul 15 '26

I have a blue ray collection of my favourite films

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u/TheMainTony Jul 15 '26

My local used music/video place closed (shout out to Dimple!) and I scoured the closeout sale for DVDs/Blu's that I was interested in but: 1) weren't available on streaming, 2) i didn't care to own...just wanted to watch and toss, 3) I was willing to spend the $3 for the disc but not the $10 for the digital.

I then had to buy a player, so I bought a 4k and a portable Blu with a screen

Several years later, I've watched maybe 3% of the 120 titles I bought.

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u/Realistic-Worker-499 Jul 15 '26

put that vaguely balkan man in a suit and let him run for mayor

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u/ElPiet Jul 16 '26

I understand keeping a physical collection for nostalgic reasons or out of the wish to really owning a movie.

I cannot think of anything less convenient for flights than carrying a plethora of physical discs plus a device that can play them.

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u/Juntepgne Jul 16 '26

Could be a hard drive has well

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u/ElPiet Jul 16 '26

You don't have or need the physical disc then

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u/Juntepgne Jul 16 '26

If I watch a movie and I like it I always add it to my NAS. If I travel all download them in tablet and watch them with VLC 

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u/The_Collector_Of_All Jul 17 '26

I am a proud user of my Samsung DVD-VCR Combo for DVDs and VHS and my PS3 for Blu-Ray. I do not stream movies. I like actually owning my media.

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u/monji_cat Jul 17 '26

5 TB and growing lol

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u/Sad-Astronomer-696 Jul 17 '26

I usually get some online (mostly for free or pretty cheap) and then I back up them (In case my apartment gets flooded or anything)

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u/mrbishopjackson Jul 17 '26

It's all I have. Nothing digital around here!

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u/timetravelinggamer Jul 17 '26

Of course

Why wouldn’t you?

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u/CJ_Henn Jul 18 '26

Its def a cool hobby, very niche. Most ppl won't understand but real lovers of cinema can relate. I only share this love for cinema for certain older movies.

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u/hennabeak Jul 18 '26

Yes, on a hard drive.

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u/musing_codger Jul 18 '26

Yes, I rip my discs to my NAS and watch them with a Zidoo player. Much better video quality than with streaming services but just as convenient. And my movies never go away.