Physical Media

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Welcome to Physical Media!

This is the spot for anyone who loves collecting and talking about physical media. From DVDs and Blu-rays to VHS tapes, game discs, vinyl records, and even old-school cassettes—if it’s something you can hold in your hands and enjoy, it belongs here.

Show off your collection, share your favorite finds, or just join in on conversations about why physical media still matters. Whether it’s for the artwork, the nostalgia, or just the love of owning something real, we’re here to celebrate it all.

Let’s keep the love for physical media going!

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Two manufacturers commit to keep Blu-ray alive after others quit manufacturing — Verbatim and I-O Data extend Blu-ray supply pledge as manufacturers exit the market (www.tomshardware.com)

submitted 3 days ago by cm0002@lemmings.world to c/physicalmedia@sh.itjust.works

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[–] Steve@startrek.website 1 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Why?

Arrrr….

[–] Zedstrian@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Without Blu-Ray, the best quality releases wouldn't be available to pirate in the first place. Digital 4K releases often have lower bitrates, for instance.

[–] Steve@startrek.website 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Blu ray isnt even 4k as I understand. Its 1080.

[–] cm0002@lemmings.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's definitely in 4K, they're usually on Blu-Ray triple layer discs which gets them ~100GB of storage

[–] Steve@startrek.website 2 points 2 days ago

I guess I’ve been out of that game for too long.

[–] cm0002@lemmings.world 0 points 2 days ago

Quad layer (~150GB) discs can be a viable alternative for long term archival storage