Thanks for the comments and insights. We completely cut the CATV cord for cable tv. The Sling and Hulu Premium fees are outrageous. I killed Xfinity for the $100/month and don’t need a replacement streaming service for $70/month.
I still subscribe to Netflix DVD and get a lot of classics that way, but their library continues to shrink. I have a lot of films in my Queue, but every ti,e I look, another handful are moved to “Saved” which means they are probably gone for good.
I find I can get a lot of good DVDs and Blu-Rays at the public library. In the worst case, I buy a disk on eBay or Amazon. I just bought the Russian anti war film Blu-Ray “Come and See” because it wasn’t on any streaming service and the library DVD quality was so bad that it was unwatchable. Plus, the subtitles were mushy gray and unreadable.
One reason I use an Apple TV for streaming is that I can often use iTunes find digital copies of classic films for low prices. iTunes is always having some titles on sale. I usually check THIS SITE to see what is on sale. I rarely pay more than $4.99 for a movie. They are in HD or 4K and most are at least Blu-ray quality. If I don't want to spend the bucks for a Blu-ray I will look for a digital copy.
“Come and See”
I’ve go that on standard definition DVD. A truly brutal war film. Subtitles on it are just fine.