IS PHYSICAL MEDIA DEAD? With Bill Hunt (the Digital Bits), Kris Deering (Deep Dive A/V) and TSRAV!
We all heard the big announcement: No more shiny discs at Best Buy after the holidays. But, what does it mean for our hobby? Is this the beginning of the end of physical media? Does it matter? Bill Hunt of Digital Bits, Kris Deering of Deep Dive AV, and John Schuermann and Steve Crabb from TSRAV discuss these and other issues related to physical media, streaming, and how we consume our favorite content. Topics The Best Buy announcement The future of physical media DVD vs. Blu-ray vs. UHD Blu-ray Streaming vs. physical vs. Kaleidescape Alternatives like Plex, Zappiti, R_volution Viewer / listener Q&A Our Special Guests: BILL HUNT Founder/Editor-in-Chief of TheDigitalBits.com for twenty-six years Has covered every major Physical Media story from before the dawn of DVD Broke the "Best Buy Getting Out of Physical Media" story nationally Writer/Author, Speaker, Futurist, Film Critic & Historian Regular advisor/consultant to the Home Entertainment Industry Former columnist for Widescreen Review, Video Business, Video Store, Geek Monthly & more KRIS DEERING Professional AV Calibration, Consulting and Education Services Over two decades of high-level Home Theater experience Consultant for some of the biggest names in the AV industry Onsite/Remote/Pre-Arrival Projector Calibration Services Former Technical Editor/Writer Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity, Home Theater Magazine, and Sound and Vision Magazine 24 years working for and with the US NAVY including as an Acoustic Engineer for the Navy’s submarine acoustic health program
We all heard the big announcement: No more shiny discs at Best Buy after the holidays. But, what does it mean for our hobby? Is this the beginning of the end of physical media? Does it matter? Bill Hunt of Digital Bits, Kris Deering of Deep Dive AV, and John Schuermann and Steve Crabb from TSRAV discuss these and other issues related to physical media, streaming, and how we consume our favorite content. Topics The Best Buy announcement The future of physical media DVD vs. Blu-ray vs. UHD Blu-ray Streaming vs. physical vs. Kaleidescape Alternatives like Plex, Zappiti, R_volution Viewer / listener Q&A Our Special Guests: BILL HUNT Founder/Editor-in-Chief of TheDigitalBits.com for twenty-six years Has covered every major Physical Media story from before the dawn of DVD Broke the "Best Buy Getting Out of Physical Media" story nationally Writer/Author, Speaker, Futurist, Film Critic & Historian Regular advisor/consultant to the Home Entertainment Industry Former columnist for Widescreen Review, Video Business, Video Store, Geek Monthly & more KRIS DEERING Professional AV Calibration, Consulting and Education Services Over two decades of high-level Home Theater experience Consultant for some of the biggest names in the AV industry Onsite/Remote/Pre-Arrival Projector Calibration Services Former Technical Editor/Writer Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity, Home Theater Magazine, and Sound and Vision Magazine 24 years working for and with the US NAVY including as an Acoustic Engineer for the Navy’s submarine acoustic health program