haha... it's nice to be back here after being nearly two years absent! just checking-in to see if this forum is still alive. oh well it still does!

just curious what are the patterns of all of us here on whether we're still actively collecting physical media like before; since nowadays becoming very2 slow aka too many streaming services (which in ways are good), shipping fees have changed at amazon to some degree post-pandemic (bad when there's no more standard shipping hence becoming more expensive with global expedited mode being the cheapest option, but good when it becomes faster in terms of delivery durations) and our ringgit being very weak especially now and soon inflation is forthcoming!

are you guys still actively buying at amazon.... or if there are other places (websites) with better prices and as reliable as amazon's? for me, i'm in a bit of financial crisis especially after pandemic... and will only buy if prices are really worth the while like during black friday sales (not sure if this year's will still be good, last year's and the one before were meh... ) would appreaciate anyone's thoughts on this.

btw, i still love physical media and quite jealous when i see collectors in the states go blu-rays and 4ks hunting on their respective youtube channels weekly...

absolutely agree with you there... the prices, our budgets, shipping fee increments, weak currency etc have turned me off a bit on the purchases of physicals, and we don't even have any brick & mortar stores here in m'sia to go to for options (speedy being the last store to closed down; wished we have walmart, target or best buys here... well, not that our stores here before offer anything like from the US ) and with the digital media / streaming... absolutely can't match the quality of stand-alone AV from physicals

as for me too, i'll pop in my blu-ray once in a while for the supplementaries / behind the scenes stuff as our streaming services here don't offer some of those like in the US... except only on youtube

This post has been edited by fadthil: Sep 25 2022, 02:00 PM

owh that's interesting... what is plex? i've googled it, isn't it something like an online streaming / digital service too? how does it work bro? you mean you uploaded your digital files from your physical medias there and you made it something like a netflix but with your own collection? i'm intrigued...

wOw, that's impressive... are all those your collection? great! so do you upload all your digital files (movies) into plex, is that how it works? it uses your hard disk space or plex's cloud space? i wont have the knowledge or gears to do this but this is really amazing... thanks bro for sharing!

interesting, btw can i ask, how many shows (or titles) have you uploaded onto your PLEX platform, that include series if any too...?

ok i get it... it acts as a software to organise and play your file contents from your remote computer or hard disk, right? sorry, i am new to this... usually will just play my content direct from player or watch digitally via streaming services

so anybody here planning to buy any physical media (4Ks, blu-rays, DVDs) during Black Friday later this month? Or you guys already stop buying since economy is bad and Ringgit very weak now... for me I'm torn... Ringgit very weak, financial this year also not so good but if my favourite titles dropped prices like crazy and offer really good deal, then I'll be cursing later if I skip and not buying because I have not been buying any physical medias during non-Black Friday season ever since 4-5 years ago!

On the other hand, I hope the titles I wanted won't be on sale or won't be too cheap so I won't feel too bad afterwards

Does anyone still buying physical media (dvd, blu-ray, 4k) around here? The last time I bought from Amazon was at the end of 2022 black friday! I just found out that Amazon now offered free shipping to Malaysia when you purchased and reached certain amount... not sure what's the catch though

alright... that's great, thanks for sharing! btw can i ask... since there's also this feature "Estimated Sales Tax to be collected", our items won't be held back for further tax from our Customs anymore right? and when you made that purchase last night, did you choose to pay in USD or converted to RM with the added "exchange rate guarantee fee"? Which one is better or your preference?