Do you still buy DVD's. I still do.

Obviously there are some dvd titles that will fetch a decent price but these are usually restricted to deleted discs or harder to find imports - some people dont seem to mind paying extra for a R1 import as long as its supplied from within the UK rather than ordering it themselves at a far cheaper price.

But run of the mill dvd's that are readily available are not worth much these days and its rare to make a profit unless you got it for peanuts in the first place

However its still a cinch to sell most Blurays for at least what you pay for them as so many buyers seem ignorant of online and US bargains
 
Even if the film was available on a pinhead they would still do fancy packaging.

The punter wants to think they are getting a good deal.

Thats why you often get material spread out over more discs than is needed
 
I do understand why you are sticking with your DVD collection. :) for now. I to enjoy the vast range of special,

Limited & Collection disc on DVD, offering tones of extras and great sound in Dolby and DTS. Some DVD's

My own DVD's come in the most amazing DVD Covers Cases, that look GREAT both presentation and contents.

• Standard Edition
• Special Edition
• Limited Edition.
• Deluxe Edition.
• Uncut version director edition
• Box set.
• Superbit
• SteelBook Case:
• Greats Ever:
• The Reel Collection:
• Definitive Collection:


:)
 
Thanks. :)

I do have some very rare DVRAB that I will treasure for a long time, but I mostly concentrate on TV Shows now, it is more important for me to get those fully uncut, and I'm not bothered about extra's for those. :)
 
I buy DVRAB of old movies I havent got - especially if there is no blu-ray option.

I go Blu-Ray on all new movies - or on older movies with SFX that I think will most benefit from the additional resolution (for example - I picked up the Matrix trilogy on Blu-Ray a few months back even though I already have it on DVD. Same will go for LOTR and Starwars when they come out).
 
I'm still a massive fan of "regular" DVD. I still spend a lot of money on my films that way, and have no intention of moving to the BD format or anything else. I'm not saying it isn't a superior picture, just that for my personal use I don't have a need for it. DVD to me has been a stellar format for enjoying movies, and I'm happy to continue spending my money there for many years. I don't take it for granted at all. I have a pretty large collection (well, my missus feels so anyway :D), and to switch to another format now would be pointless to me after I've put so much money and well...love into my film library.
 
Same as me.

When a title is released I will buy the Bluray if it's available.

I will never buy a dvd of a new film again .

But there are lots of older films that are a very long way from being released on Bluray and maybe even dvd so I still buy dvd's.

I recently got the rare Hammer film Crescendo starring Stephanie Powers from 1970 that is only out in the US- and even in the US it's only available by mail order so the chances of a Bluray of that one are pretty slim
 
Blu-Ray is still generally perceived as a DVD though isn't it really?

I mean on a technical level there are differences, but when you get a film on Blu-Ray are you going to say you just bought a new Blu-Ray, or are you going to say that you just bought a new DVD?

For all intents and purposes its still just a stage of evolution of the DVD really isn't it?
The term 'Digital Versatile Disc' still applies.

Really it's still just a disc with a film and/or possibly other media on it.
 
That's one way of doing it, seeing you have 4 DVD players to hand, keeping one of those hooked up for multiregion playback for std DVD's and getting a R2 Bluray player would be another. ;)
I made that mistake with DVD, I replaced my VHS collection with DVD, not going to do it again with Bluray.

I'll only buy new releases on Bluray, I still have a multiregion player which I have kept connected for all R1 playback - though they don't get played much anymore.
I accept everyone is different, for me the step up from SD -> HD and DD5.1/DTS -> HD audio has been worth every penny.
 
.... the next format comes out.

So if we all had your bizarre outlook we would still be watching 405 line b&w tv.

Or is changing to colour and 625 exempt from your ridiculous comments?
 
While music on disc is dying I think it will be many years before video on disc shows any signs of dying.
Everybody knows about the unreliability of PC's and internet connections and how long before you can access thousanRAB of titles in HD and download them to keep in a few minutes?

Not forgetting that collectors like a physical item not just some PC icon that can vanish at the next crash.

And I for one have no desire to connect my PC to my tv - ever

Perhaps when they are all built in .....
 
What some people are unaware of is that a lot of Blu Rays are infact region free there is a pretty up to date list here of region free blu rays:

https://www.usdirect.co.uk/

Just click on the region free blu ray icon on the left hand column.

Over 700 titles there which should be enough for most people for now, and they will play in any blu ray player no chipping, no hacks just pop it in and go.
 
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