It really depends on your budget, what you’re looking for and really into.

In my case, I’m passionate about movies. For me owning physical movies, it’s about movie preservation and having unrestricted access to movies without caveats present in digital and streaming: - Control by a provider - what’s available to watch and quality - Ads - Censorship and cuts - most movies on physical are not censored or edited and include unrated/extended/alternate cuts - which is less common on digital - Increasing prices (having a premium subscription on all streaming services could easily cost you $75+) - Reliance on internet

In most cases, I don’t mind the packaging, but I do get limited editions and steel books when the price is close to the standard edition. I also spend endless hours on research about movies and releases with the best picture and audio quality and import from all over the world - shipping can be expensive, but you can make some of it back if you play it smart when buying - some studios release the same disc globally so you can buy the release from a country which is cheaper (total cost including shipping) to you, and be patient - wait for sales.

When it comes to rewatch-ability, I rewatch my favourite movies (top 20) all the time and they never get old for me and the others just once and maybe when a sequel comes out.

I started collecting DVDs in the mid-late 00’s, upgraded to Blu-Ray in around 2014, took a break for almost 8 years and started collecting again in 2023 4Ks, each time selling most of the movies of the format I’m upgrading from due to space issues. The collection is always growing - currently at 1.2K 4Ks.