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Starting to collect DVDs now...bad idea?
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I don't think so. Are you interested in HD content? That should be your main concern, since standard DVDs aren't HD. But even if you are, standard DVDs will still rule for several years. I don't even expect to see either HD-DVD or BRD replace DVD. The upgrade that they offer isn't significant enough for average consumers, and it's too expensive - just like HDTVs. It'll probably be the next format that will do the "replacing" (but if I'm wrong, Blu-Ray will obviously be the winner).
truffleshuffle83
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no, dvd's are cheaper than ever now and you can get a pretty good jump on your collection since best buy/ circuit city has $5 dvd sales every week. also if you have an hd set you could buy a upconversion dvd player and use hdmi cables and it will make them look much better.
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
If you're gonna buy a new TV in the next five years (which is probably going to be HDTV), or if you already own the HDTV, I see no point in ammasing the DVD collection, honestly. Why spend money on something when you know you'll just be itching to replace it with better version so soon after you bough it.
The only DVDs I'm buying nowadays are movies like dramas and in general those that don't rely on impressive visuals. However, buying stuff like LOTR or Star Wars on DVD to me equals throwing money away, as I KNOW I will want those visually impressive movies in hi-def, as soon as next year.
Btw, upconversion, heh, don't think that it'll make stuff magically look much better. As soneone who's seen the difference between upconverted and actual hi-def, I can tell you it won't. Someone should bust out that thread with comparision of upconverted LOTR vs. real hidef.
The only DVDs I'm buying nowadays are movies like dramas and in general those that don't rely on impressive visuals. However, buying stuff like LOTR or Star Wars on DVD to me equals throwing money away, as I KNOW I will want those visually impressive movies in hi-def, as soon as next year.
Btw, upconversion, heh, don't think that it'll make stuff magically look much better. As soneone who's seen the difference between upconverted and actual hi-def, I can tell you it won't. Someone should bust out that thread with comparision of upconverted LOTR vs. real hidef.
heavy liquid
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It's not a bad time to start. It'll be at least five years before next-gen DVDs catch up to where standard DVD is at now, and start putting out some of the deeper catalogue stuff that's out. So I would start with collecting all of the more obscure films and sets that won't see the HD light of day for years.
I have a large collection of DVDs that I've collected over the past 5+ years. I haven't counted them, but I'm sure it's over 300. This is after I trimmed it down and sold off about 80 or so last fall.
Now I mostly rent them. I rarely buy DVDs any more unless it's some I really want to have, because I realized that I just hardly watched them more than once or twice. Even movies that I love.
I have a large collection of DVDs that I've collected over the past 5+ years. I haven't counted them, but I'm sure it's over 300. This is after I trimmed it down and sold off about 80 or so last fall.
Now I mostly rent them. I rarely buy DVDs any more unless it's some I really want to have, because I realized that I just hardly watched them more than once or twice. Even movies that I love.
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
That's probably a good idea, and just what I'm doing (I have a very small collection, though)
truffleshuffle83
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of course upconverted movies wont look as good as high def. but high def movies wont be hitting bargain bins for a long time, and with dvd's the degredation of the quality of the movie isnt something you have to worry about like with vhs. so i say stay away from major movies like LOTR/STAR Wars as others have suggested and pick up older movies on dvd because if they werent shot in high def they can only look so good.
I've cut my purchase of mainstream studio DVDs to almost nothing (and I used to buy a few discs a week). Most of the DVDs I buy are either studio films at dirtcheap prices (Total Recall for $6, or Ghostbusters 1+2 for $12) or DVDs from boutique houses like Criterion and Kino, since those probably aren't going to see new editions for several years after the hi-def standard is established.
I recently sold my entire collection of over 500 DVD. Not because of the coming generation, which I don't think is going to suceed in providing nearly as many titles -- especially niche films -- as DVD has.
I'm just trying to cut down on my massive media collections. I just moved across the country and the idea of bringing 1500 LPs (the hardest thing to cut loose) and tons of movies wasn't that appealing.
Besides, I can rent pretty much any movie I want on DVD via Netflix and Nicheflix without much hassle. M
The best benefit of having a big movie catalog at home, was the ability to loan movies to friends. Now that I'm 1000s of miles away from them, that benefit is moot.
I'm just trying to cut down on my massive media collections. I just moved across the country and the idea of bringing 1500 LPs (the hardest thing to cut loose) and tons of movies wasn't that appealing.
Besides, I can rent pretty much any movie I want on DVD via Netflix and Nicheflix without much hassle. M
The best benefit of having a big movie catalog at home, was the ability to loan movies to friends. Now that I'm 1000s of miles away from them, that benefit is moot.
Squirrel Killer
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So... you don't expect to make new friends now that you've moved?Flynn said:
Squirrel Killer said:So... you don't expect to make new friends now that you've moved?
I've been joking that I'm going to rebuff all attempts at friendship, but I know that won't be the case. I'm too social.
Anyway, who would want to be friends with somebody that doesn't have their own Netflix accout?
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