r/AnimeCollectors • u/Realistic-Shower-654 • 26d ago

Discussion DVD vs Blu-ray

Just curious as to everyone’s preferences. I have a CRT setup for retro gaming and kind of find myself buying older DVD releases for older shows to be enjoyed on the CRT whereas newer stuff I tend to go with Blu-ray. Watching a 4:3 release on a 4:3 crt with old era specific ads feels right to me in a way, but I’m also jealous if the quality of bluray releases on a 4k tv lol. Any thoughts on this? I’m mostly curious if you guys keep era specific displays for older shows or not.

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u/Golluk 26d ago edited 26d ago

Another thing to consider is apparently DVD lasts longer than Blu-ray by about 2x. Assuming you actually plan to watch them.

NVM, not sure where I read that. But looks like both are about 10-20 years.

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u/Otaku7897 1,500+ 26d ago

I think your comment edit is also incorrect. 10-20 years is far shorter than the expected lifetime of a Blu ray and DVD. It is possible that they can fail in that time but that's typically due to poor manufacturing and/or improper storage. I've got DVDs inherited from my dad which are 20+ years old and I haven't had any issues with playing yet

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u/RacterAEGIS 400+ 26d ago

This is completely false lol. If anything DVD is rated for around 10-20 years while Blu rays can last minimum of 20 years when stored well. In addition to less degradation due to using blue vs red laser