r/PhysicalMediaMatters

After years of not touching a single DVD, I've had it. Streaming services don't offer nearly the same amount as DVDs did. Which is why I hope to soon get a portable DVD player and start collecting them discs as a hobby. My family can continue using streaming services all they want, but as long as they support my choice of wanting to be invested in physical media again. The feeling of actually OWNING your DVD and watching it in peace just sounds so amazing to me. It really makes me sad how everyone suddenly went "fuck you" to DVDs as soon as shit like Disney+ launched.

I already have some DVDs that I feel like collecting when I get my own portable DVD player.

i have a presentation coming up for a debate class and i wanted to talk about how important physical media is :) just want to know if there’s anything in particular i should mention as just a side note

hey guys first time posting and hope this is okay to ask!
little bit of context - im looking to get into physical media and only just learnt a few weeks ago that some blu rays are region locked. im from australia and we dont get a lot of releases here and there are some UHD that i can get on amazon global and until today have just assumed i cant play them here (theres also a little disclaimer on the product saying it wont work in my region). BUT i just saw somewhere that 4k blu rays are almost always region free?

So is it possible if I simply get 4k versions it should play?

specifically this collectors version of The Drama from amazon AU - which has both HD and UHD.

when i click on it, the disclaimer pops but but is it safe to assume that it only applies for the HD disk but the UHD should play fine on any 4k blu ray player?

Hope i explained that well and made sense. Any help from others with similar experience would be greatly appreciated! thank you