Streaming services are the default choice for watching movies these days, since it can make picking and watching a movie much faster. However, owning physical copies of your favorite movies and shows still has its advantages, especially if you value quality and longevity. If you've got a 4K TV, you'll want content that takes full advantage of that resolution, and not all streaming platforms deliver that. Plus, most of the time quality is compressed, so you aren't really getting the experience you deserve. That's where 4K Blu-rays come in, delivering the best picture and sound quality available for you to keep.
Amazon has its Big Spring Sale event going on right now. That means you can score a ton of 4K Blu-rays for $13 or less on Amazon until March 31.
No matter what you're a fan of, there are dozens of titles on sale right now, so you're bound to find something you'll love. And with these super low prices, it's a great time to stock up on your favorites if you don't already have them. Since these 4K Blu-rays are physical discs that you'll buy, you also won't have to worry about no longer being able to access them at some point in the future, unless your Blu-ray player (like a PlayStation 5) breaks down. And again, with 4K Blu-ray quality, you're getting the absolute best picture possible, even possibly beating the quality you'd get from streaming.
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Many of my favorites that are currently on sale. I'm a big Disney fan, so there are plenty of classic Disney animated films on the list, like The Lion King, The Little Mermaid, Lightyear, Toy Story 4 and plenty more. Even if you're not a Disney person but like animated films, the How to Train Your Dragon trilogy is also one of my favorites. And there are a ton of live-action films on sale too. Here's a list of some of my favorites that you can grab at a steep discount during the Amazon Big Spring Sale.
Animated movies
- The Lion King: $13 (save $22)
- The Little Mermaid: $13 (save $26)
- Toy Story 4: $12 (save $23)
- Lightyear: $12 (save $23)
- How to Train Your Dragon trilogy: $12 (save $18)
- Digimon The Movies 1-3 collection: $22 (save $8)
- Despicable Me 4-movie collection: $30 (save $25)
- Kung-Fu Panda 4-movie collection: $27 (save $6)
- The Secret Life of Pets 2-movie collection: $11 (save $19)
- Madagascar: The Ultimate Collection: $14 (save $26)
Live-action movies
- American Psycho: $9 (save $14 with an on-page coupon)
- Everything Everywhere All At Once: $14 (save $5)
- Top Gun: Maverick: $15 (save $11)
- M3gan: $17 (save $13)
- Back to the Future trilogy: $12 (save $18 with on-page coupon)
- Fantastic Beasts 3-film collection: $13 (save $9)
- Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie: $16 (save $9)
- A Quiet Place 2-movie collection: $23 (save $11)
- The Running Man: $20 (save $6)
- Ocean Boy: $9 (save $11)
These are just a few of the dozens of 4K and Blu-ray titles that you can find on Amazon right now for the Big Spring Sale. Make sure to peruse through the full list to find anything that may suit your fancy. Do keep in mind there are also a lot of DVDs thrown into the mix too, so make sure to check that it's the format you want first.
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Why this deal matters
Though streaming has exploded in popularity, it seems we now have too many streaming services and it's harder to find the content you want to watch on the services you subscribe to. Not everyone wants to subscribe to every single streaming service (it's just cable all over again), and it's a pain when the content you want is no longer available on a particular service. That's why buying physical media is getting popular again, and Amazon's Big Spring Sale lets you stock up on 4K Blu-rays for cheap.