Curious if anyone else collects movies virtually on Apple? If so, how many do you have? I’m currently at 1477 movies.🍿 🎥
Over 500 movies (majority of them HDR and/or DolbyVision) and 30 different tv show collections. All on my Win11 media server. But shared and available via the Infuse tvOS app for my ATV4K.
1000+ movies, and many other series.
I’ve recently started to build a collection again, I used to have a large physical collection in the early 2000s but then cleared it all out in my minimalist phase.
I pretty much only buy 4K movies I like that are on offer on Apple TV app and relevant bundles, I’ve accrued about 100 movies in 6 months.
If you’re in the Apple ecosystem, getting movies and shows on iTunes is the best place. Great player, tons of deals, synced across all devices seamlessly. If not, VUDU is pretty much the next best. I have an xbox and amazon prime and even with deep sales, I almost never get a move or tv show there unless it’s on iTunes. I’d rather wait for the sale to show up there instead. It’s just that much better and simple IMO.
Yes, I agree! Not sure if you hear of blu-ray.com? They show all movies that are currently discounted. You can filter by 4k/HD. I’ve been using for years and it helps you save on Apple movies.
Better to use the app CheapCharts
I’ve been doing two things, using cheapcharts and Ms Rewards. I’ll only buy a movie on my xbox if I know for sure it has movies anywhere enabled. Learned my lesson when I first started collecting and bought all John Wick movies there. Ugh. I heard good things about the Blu-ray site too, so it doesn’t hurt to double check. Using the wishlist feature on iTunes is useful too, as cheapcharts doesn’t show a sale immediately. Another reason I prefer Apple is cause I’m partially deaf. I’ve never encountered a movie or show on appletv app that shows subs incorrectly or with delayed input. Parent Trap, the Jetsons, and a few other shows have horrible captions. I actually bought the Jetsons a second time on iTunes just to “fix” this.
Only downside to Blu-ray.com is the titles need to be in their database first otherwise you won’t know about all titles that get a drop. I mainly use Blu-ray.com as a purchase log.
Another alternative is CheapCharts, their app can even give notifications as and when price drops happen and alert you separately when any movies or tv shows you’ve placed in your wish list have had a drop.
Good to know! Thank you!
Just over 10000 now. Love the multiples…
344 non-MA
Yeah I’ve started buying my movies on iTunes, I’ve just bought a Hisense L9H projector with a 100” screen. I’m pretty addicted to buying movies at the moment…
I used to have 500 blu rays but decided to sell them. I thought about upgrading to 4K blu ray but I’m not paying £20 for a single film. Once I saw Scarface for £2.99 on Apple I bought it. All this ‘you don’t own it’ talk doesn’t bother me. It’s £2.99. I’ll cope if it ever disappears. I now have about 50 films and growing in my digital collection and my house is much tidier.
Same here, I have a UK and US account as so easy to switch between the two on Apple TV. Gladiator in 4K US store, HD UK only and Titanic is HD only for £13.99 but 4K for $7.99.
I do. Not as many as you, though!
Just starting out. 52 movies.
Just my preference, but I will only buy movies physically. I realize that physical media is dying out, but I hear too many stories of people losing digitally bought movies, or having the versions altered.
That said, however, I hope you enjoy your collection! : Everyone has their own preferences.
This is The Way although me saying the same is getting people’s adenchrome flowing.
Starting collecting 3 months ago and have about 530
3 months, and 530. now, i feel good about myself, i thought spending too much on movies. Just curious what sources you use for finding decent price for buying movies?
Cheap Charts. I usually hold out for 4.99 or 7.99 or good bundles if there’s a super sale.
There’s maybe only about 3 movies I paid full price for, mainly because the girlfriend wanted movie night. I probably could have held out longer and paid half price. Examples are Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny for $20 and The Creator for $20.
Yes, but not through Apple. I still pay for the best cable package available. I pay for pretty much every streaming service out there, and pay for HD/4K. But everything I watch (outside of sports, which I watch through my Apple TV through the Channels app and a couple of HD Homeruns I have) is through Plex using files I’ve “acquired”. Nothing I’ve watched in the past decade has been something that hasn’t been available through one of those services. But it allows me to have one place for all of my media, organized how I want it, and keeps track of things much better.
I bought a couple of albums on Apple Music. They’re no longer available to me. If it’s not on your shelf, all you’re buying is access to their file and you own NOTHING. Good day, sir!
This shit gets boring, this wasn’t what was asked. But the anti-digital media crowd always have to pop their head out and echo the same thing over and over and over. Even when nobody asked.
What does Apple Music have to do with anything? And if you are so concerned with your access just download the music files?
Physical collector and digital (iTunes UK) collector too. Mainly horror/sci-fi and always on the lookout for good deals on 4k and HD releases.