IS PHYSICAL MEDIA DEAD? With Bill Hunt (the Digital Bits), Kris Deering (Deep Dive A/V) and TSRAV!

We all heard the big announcement: No more shiny discs at Best Buy after the holidays. But, what does it mean for our hobby? Is this the beginning of the end of physical media? Does it matter? Bill Hunt of Digital Bits, Kris Deering of Deep Dive AV, and John Schuermann and Steve Crabb from TSRAV discuss these and other issues related to physical media, streaming, and how we consume our favorite content.​

Topics

The Best Buy announcement
The future of physical media
DVD vs. Blu-ray vs. UHD Blu-ray
Streaming vs. physical vs. Kaleidescape
Alternatives like Plex, Zappiti, R_volution
Viewer / listener Q&A

Our Special Guests:​

BILL HUNT
Founder/Editor-in-Chief of TheDigitalBits.com for twenty-six years
Has covered every major Physical Media story from before the dawn of DVD
Broke the "Best Buy Getting Out of Physical Media" story nationally
Writer/Author, Speaker, Futurist, Film Critic & Historian
Regular advisor/consultant to the Home Entertainment Industry
Former columnist for Widescreen Review, Video Business, Video Store, Geek Monthly & more​

KRIS DEERING

Professional AV Calibration, Consulting and Education Services
Over two decades of high-level Home Theater experience
Consultant for some of the biggest names in the AV industry
Onsite/Remote/Pre-Arrival Projector Calibration Services
Former Technical Editor/Writer Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity, Home Theater Magazine, and Sound and Vision Magazine
24 years working for and with the US NAVY including as an Acoustic Engineer for the Navy’s submarine acoustic health program