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by fogihujy 1857 days ago
Not to mention TV post-digitalization. Nowadays one can't watch TV or streamed videos without getting annoyed over how poor trees, bodies of water or audiences in arenas look due to the compression artefacts. Ironically, I prefer buying a DVD for a few € to streaming a movie simply because there's less visible artefacts.
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>I prefer buying a DVD

DVDs are horrible quality though. Compression everywhere and low resolution. The streaming services that I've watched are all better than DVD, at least 720p.

If compared to DVB-T with far to low bitrates, or streaming over crappy Internet connections, DVD's are far better in comparison.

Blu-ray is obviously the better option, but they're more expansive and not always available, especially when it comes to stuff that isn't produced in the U.S.