I typically follow most installments of the Star Trek universe. But one thing I haven’t got around to is Star Trek: Picard. I know it’s livestreaming now. FWIW I only go on my PC about once a week. And then I just stick to what I absolutely have to do (do everything else on my smartphone).
Anyway I know this is going to sound incredibly naïve. But is it ever going to go to DVD? I do have a DVD player.
Thank you all in advance for your kindly and civil replies.
They’ve released the first two seasons of Star Trek: Discovery on DVD, so I’d say “signs point to yes.”
Cool. Because there’s no way I can afford every streaming service out there so if the powers that be aren’t willing to put shows on DVD I’ll never see them.
Some of the original streaming content isn’t released on DVD. For instance, I don’t think some of the Amazon Prime shows have been. You could subscribe to a streaming service like CBS All Access for a month, binge what you want to see and then cancel it. Next month, do the same thing with another service. And some of them have week- or month-long free trials.
I’ve thought of the free month thing, but unlike many I am actually working MORE hours during this pandemic than before and while the price is right I still couldn’t possibly binge everything I’d want to see in a month. Being able to borrow a DVD from the library when I actually have time to watch it works better for me.
I have Amazon Prime and Netflix and that’s my limit for now.
You might consider adding the Netflix DVD-by-mail service to your Netflix subscription. I’ve seen some streaming shows (The Good Fight, 11.22.63, etc) that way.
I’ll certainly consider it.
People still watch standard definition optical discs (DVDs) ? Or are we discussing Blu-ray here? Serious question: I don’t watch either.
That says that it will ship on Sunday, December 30.
That’s when Amazon says it’s being released.
Weird that the release dates are different.
Probably some default “end of the year” date that didn’t get updated.
Yep. I still watch both in my bluray player. Incidentally, spending $50 on a bluray player alone immediately improves the quality of any DVD collection thanks to up-sampling and having an actual HDMI input for the tv instead of those antediluvian RCA plugs most DVD players use. I upgraded to bluray a few years ago for the Netflix DVD by mail service, and all my old DVDs look a million times better now because of it, no need to even upgrade them.
This past week, for example, when Isaias knocked out my power for 5 solid days and then internet/cable/phone for another two days after power came back, I was overjoyed to have a modest few dozen DVDs and Blurays to choose from for something to do in those last two days before internet and cable returned.
Get a roku, which costs around $30 with no recurring charge ever. The services you subscribe to (netflix, cbs all access, etc…) of course charge you, but the roku itself does not. Once you buy a roku it’s yours to do whatever you like. I have a Roku Express and love it, but I just have a regular HD TV, not that fancy 4k or 3d stuff.
Once you have a roku hooked up to your television – it’s sort of like a very small cable box – you can stream shows directly to your television, no need to go to your computer at all.
And like mentioned upthread, you can pick and choose what services to watch, none of them have contracts (all month to month) and all can be cancelled at any time without penalty. So, for example, you’d pay CBS All Access $10 (or whatever it costs) for a month, have a month to watch Picard whenever you like, then cancel, no harm no foul.
Like many people, I keep Prime (mainly for shipping) and Netflix (so much original content!) always, and then rotate in a different 3rd service a few times a year, only ever one at a time. So far that rotation has included Hulu, AppleTV+, and CBS All Access but I expect to add in the occasional HBO Max and others as more services appear.
I have both. Hell, I still have VHS tapes and I still occasionally watch them. Also still have vinyl and a turntable. Sort of like I still have treebooks as well as e-books.
For a TV show, I doubt (and could be very wrong) that there’s much of a difference between a DVD and a Blu Ray.
And yes, people still buy and watch DVDs and Blu Rays, especially for things they’re going to watch more than once. Everyone’s got their own steaming service. But, sometimes I just want to watch Star Trek and not sign up for a free month of whatever.
Agreed, and also for people like me who love commentary tracks. Pretty sure those only exist on DVDs and Blurays and nowhere else.
Most shows stream at 1080p. Some even go to 4k. Max DVD resolution is 480p. Even with upscaling, there’s a big difference.
While true, it’s also true that my cable picture is nicer than any streaming service’s picture I’ve tried. (Netflix, Prime, Hulu, CBS, Apple, Tubi, Vudu.) That could well be due to my bottom shelf roku express which just offers “HD” (as opposed to 4k) and who knows, maybe my wireless is poor so it auto-downgrades the resolution or something. But my tv is just a regular HD tv – no 3d, no 4k, nothing fancy – so the roku express seemed like the way to go.
My experience is that bluray is the best picture I get by a decent margin, then cable is second best by another decent margin, then all streaming and upscaled DVDs are roughly the same picture quality, at least with my setup. Don’t get me wrong, it’s still a fantastic picture compared to my old SD tv. It’s just not nearly as good as bluray or even cable. (Seriously, upscaled DVDs look great. Some remarkably so.)