† poetictragedy Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 I've always liked physical copies more. And especially now that I recently had a fiasco at Gamestop that caused me to have to re-download all my digital 3DS games and start over, I'm DEFINITELY sticking to physical from now on. And besides, if you get bored of games or movies, you can always trade them in. You're pretty much stuck with digital copies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElementalCards Posted November 11, 2014 Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 I have a nice collection of physical media. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilServo Posted November 11, 2014 Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 well i wud physical for those i absolutely love and digital for those that i don't really care about and iw ud delete them easily Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defaultdotxbe Posted November 13, 2014 Report Share Posted November 13, 2014 I prefer physical, but I always rip my DVDs/BDs to mkv files these days 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilServo Posted November 15, 2014 Report Share Posted November 15, 2014 do u upload as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
professa X Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 Physical to digital. Superior quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SenshiKeizu Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 Physical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lostsoul111 Posted December 20, 2014 Report Share Posted December 20, 2014 I say Digital > Physical.While I hate the part of looking through my digital collection on my HDD to decide what to watch and the potential of losing most of it if said HDD were to get damage, it's just easier for me because I don't really have too much money to waste on physical products.If I had money to spare, I would be a physical nut with all the powers. I do enjoy physical games though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkGanta Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 Physical because it is aesthetically pleasing, it has resale value (if you're into that), special editions have cool stuff (sometimes), and most of all you own it where as digital gives you the "rights" to download and store it so long as the service is in effect. I just feel I'm getting ripped off if I buy digital, as it's costing little to nothing for the company to produce on the market and rarely do I see a price difference to reflect it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doko Posted September 20, 2015 Report Share Posted September 20, 2015 (edited) I keep the physical copy mostly as a backup, because digital is much more convenient to use.Having a Smart TV with a USB port will spoil you for good. EDIT: The USB port of my TV has been failing on occasion, and this reminds me that even if you don't have a TV with a USB port you can still enjoy putting video in a USB drive and watching it on your TV -- all you need is a "media player" device (you can search Amazon or similar for various models). They usually have a USB slot for you to insert USB drives, and an HDMI output for you to hook into your TV for HD video and audio. Some even come with a remote. Edited September 20, 2015 by doko Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToukoClefant Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 Physical by far. Digital is good in terms of like PC games but with how digital tends to be that you're leased a license and don't actually own whatever thing it is you bought (In terms of DRM, limiting your installs or something) I vastly prefer physical since that stuff comes across as somewhat bullshit. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrApyArd209 Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 Hmm some of you guy make great point, my opinion I prefer physical over digital mostly bluray/dvd combo. reason why because of the bonus feature and 5.1 surround audio output. I'm not sure if anime digital are sold with 5.1 surround output (dues to most of digital I brought are stereo format). And second thing I hate about digital is the fact how I forget my login to access the content. I had brought from lot of different vendor and forgot what username or email i had used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StaticX Posted September 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 Physical by far. Digital is good in terms of like PC games but with how digital tends to be that you're leased a license and don't actually own whatever thing it is you bought (In terms of DRM, limiting your installs or something) I vastly prefer physical since that stuff comes across as somewhat bullshit. yeah, I'd prefer digital with PC games a.k.a Steam since it auto-updates games so you don't need to download patches. But with Movies, TV Shows, Music, I'd prefer physical content over something like itunes, because would you rather pay $20 for a itunes rip? Or would you just go out and buy the Bluray/Audio CD at perfect quality and Rip it yourself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaingoro Posted September 24, 2015 Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 I'm kind of on the fence on this one. On one hand, I really enjoy having physical copies of my favorite manga and movies and anime. I like the packaging, I like having them all nicely arranged on my shelves. It's just very pleasant. On the other hand, there are distinct advantages to digital media that probably make me lean more in favor of it. If damage is done to physical media it's hard to recover it, but if you rip your favorite anime to your computer and host it on a private server somewhere, then you don't have to worry about losing it and becoming unable to watch it should something happen to the physical copy. It's also convenient if you're on the computer to just click on the file, open it up and watch as opposed to fetching the physical copy and loading it in (yeah I know this sounds incredibly lazy). In terms of price, I buy digital if I need something for convenience; if I want something for collection purposes, I buy the physical copy. While you may end up paying more for a physical copy, you do get more than just the rip of whatever it is you bought. On the downside for each, there is a risk of your physical copies being damaged like I mentioned above. With digital media, some others mentioned it already but there are limitations put in place. Limits on installs of digital purchases (software is a good example here), DRM protections on digital media you purchase off Amazon that can make it hard to transfer it to devices that may not readily be supported, etc. For me, it really comes down to what I plan to use the stuff for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadowghost Posted October 1, 2015 Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 For me Digital Media is just more useful, especially regarding accessing and playing over multiple devices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petrus1997 Posted October 2, 2015 Report Share Posted October 2, 2015 In my opinion, Physical Media serve for library purpose, I mean Digital Media is good, you can store as much without losing any space or rearranging here there so much, and in terms of the data, I think Physical Media purposely doing well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k5yrhwdt1j Posted October 2, 2015 Report Share Posted October 2, 2015 Digital has the advantage of taking up very little physical space, instead of having to be lugging around boxes full of stuff. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meowth Posted October 2, 2015 Report Share Posted October 2, 2015 Definitely physical media. Being a DVD collector, there's just something about having it in my hands and on my shelf that feels so right. It's also awesome showing off my DVD collection when I have company over. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayshway Posted October 2, 2015 Report Share Posted October 2, 2015 I prefer my music to be digital and my video to be psychical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havic626 Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 digital, hate losing stuff i bought due to a scratch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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