The deception of “buying” digital movies
I have started a modest Blu-Ray&#x2F;4k Blu-Ray collection. For me, it is by far the best movie experience I&#x27;ve had with any format. It takes maybe 90 vs 20 seconds to get the movie playing, but in return I get noticeably better quality. 4k Blu-Rays&#x27; bitrates are around 128 Mb&#x2F;s. For comparison, Netflix tops out around 17 Mb&#x2F;s. It really does look and sound noticeably better if you have the TV and surround setup to take advantage of it. Sometimes WAY better.<p>Also, for most physical movies, they had a &quot;+ digital&quot; code included that lets you redeem a digital copy of the movie too. So I can stream most of them on my laptop anyway if I&#x27;m away from home or something.<p>Physical media for movies is super underrated, at least for the situation in my country. It&#x27;s often cheaper than &quot;buying&quot; the digital version! I can even go to my local used bookstore&#x2F;Goodwill and find tons of Blu-Rays for cut rate prices. And then I own it forever, and it&#x27;s 100% legal.