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Why collect DVDs?

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Violanthe

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The current trend seems to be collecting DVDs. Do you buy them? If so, why? Do you get them just to have a large collection? Do you own just your favorites in film and tv that you would watch again? What have DVDs added to the film industry? Are they an improvement over VHS, or just another marketing ploy?
 
Violanthe said:
What have DVDs added to the film industry? Are they an improvement over VHS, or just another marketing ploy?
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They obliterated the term: "Be Kind, Rewind." 'Nuf said.
 
Violanthe said:
The current trend seems to be collecting DVDs. Do you buy them? If so, why? Do you get them just to have a large collection? Do you own just your favorites in film and tv that you would watch again? What have DVDs added to the film industry? Are they an improvement over VHS, or just another marketing ploy?
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yes i buy them. i'm not sure why. addictive compulsive habit maybe. i never collected vhs tapes like this. i try to limit it to just stuff i'd watch again, but i've grown quite a film library over the years. in some ways it's a lot like book collecting i guess.

i think part of it is that dvds have a longer lifespan than vhs tapes. although they still deteriorate over time, it does take much longer.
 
VHS sucks in quality. I don't buy movies but I have a collection of porn. Dvd is brilliant - it doesn't wear out with repeated plays and pauses, and my player has a zoom function.

Perfect.
 
I couldn't say, or everyone will want to join. I'm not a very good monk, I'm afraid.

And no, it's all mine mine mine
 
My pile of DVDs is still relatively humble. I have about as many DVDs as I have VHS tapes. I don't find it appealing to start a large collection but I would certainly understand if someone have more movies than books since most people probably are more likely to rewatch favourite movies more times than favourite books are reread and libraries don't stack as much movies for some reason.

Better quality and longer lifespan is dandy but my favourite feature with DVDs is to be able to choose to have subtitles or not and choosing languages in animes and other dubbed movies for example.
 
good points with the quality and subtitles. special features is another thing. and easter eggs.

i pop in a vhs tape every now and then and can't believe how terrible the quality is that i used to put up with. i'm definitely dvd spoiled.
 
I don't.

We go through phases of buying dvds, not to collect, just to watch. Even films we really really like though, we are unlikely to watch over and over again, so really it is a waste of money. Saying that, we probably have about 100 dvds, most of which will probably get sold or something when we get round to it. I'm a member of an online dvd rental thingy so see buying dvds as a waste of money... though of course, buying books isn't! ;)
 
My DVD collection isn't really that large; about 30 movies or so (with several other DVDs being TV series). I only buy them if they're affordable and if I really enjoy the movies.

As to whether they're an improvement over VHS... definitely. You can't skip to your favorite part on VHS and the picture quality on a DVD (if mastered right) is so much better. Plus a good helping of bonus features is always fun :).
 
I enjoy getting my favorite tv shows on DVD. It used to be that tv shows were rarely put up for sale because VHS was so bulky. The size of the DVD has really revolutionized the availablity of television
 
most dvds that I have are tv series on dvd. I don't buy nearly as many dvds as i used to, thanks to netflix.

I hate watching VHS now, it just looks so bad compared to dvd.

I like being to watch my favorite movies whenever I want to, plus the special features, and the sound. I like being able to watch stuff in 5.1 surround sound.
 
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The size of the DVD has really revolutionized the availablity of television.
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i agree. good point.

for awhile, i really thought i wouldn't buy many tv sets, but i've already proven myself wrong several times over.

a good place for tv-dvd info is tvshowsondvd.com
 
I buy lots of dvds i must have over 200 many are films but i do buy tv series as well.
I like the fact theres no rewinding of tapes etc and the picture quality and sound is far better than videos.
 
I have a very small collection, mostly kids movies. I don't watch much TV, I rather read a book.

My book collection is larger then my DVD collection. I rent often for my family in place of buying them.
 
One of the great aspects of dvd is the huge amount of cult/exploitation titles that are now available that were never available before. Some of them started to appear on VHS right before dvd made it's debut. I guess they finally figured out that there was a market for this stuff. I mean, look at all the giallos and Italian 70's exploitation movies that you can get. If someone told me 15 years ago that I could get a copy of an obscure title like, What Have You Done to Solange, widescreen and with extras, I would've told you no way that will ever happen, yet it's widely available. It has definitely had an impact on my wallet.

Netflix is also great as they carry a lot of these titles as well. I think it's great that there is so much stuff available to watch on dvd.
 
I have several hundred back home - I just love the quality of them, how clear the picture it is, and how easy they are to use. However I don't really buy them anymore, because I found that the majority I'd watch once only. :rolleyes: If/when I move back overseas, I plan on selling them all on Ebay. :rolleyes:
 
It really depends on the movie for me. If it is one that I have seen and really liked, I will probably buy the DVD, especially if it has appealing features added. Sometimes those can be good, other times they can be worthless. Iffy movies I might still purchase on VHS or ones that I can't find the DVD for. I seen a cassette of Captain Blood at Sam Goody's last year and had to buy it, but a few weeks later I heard it was being released on DVD. Oh, well. I still like tapes even though they take up an awful amount of space. I got rid of a lot of movies (on tape) that I had bought over the years and only watched once, like The Deer Hunter. Nowadays I only buy if it has multiple viewing potential. Otherwise I rent from the stores and library, or borrow from my friends.

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i think part of it is that dvds have a longer lifespan than vhs tapes. although they still deteriorate over time, it does take much longer.
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How long does that usually take? *panics*
 
In Germany DVDs are the easiest and most inexpensive way to get a movie in the original language. Since I own a DVD-Player I watch more movies than ever. I have pretty much DVDs even though I only buy DVDs I really want to watch more than one time.
 
I have loads of dvd's and actually am now in need of a larger bookcase to store them all.

It is a compulsive thing with me I think. Until I bought a DVD player I never collected anything apart from books of course.

The majority of the films I own I would watch again and again but I think there are about 10 or so that I still haven't watched.

I also rent dvd's from lovefilm which I wouldn't buy or newer stuff from the local blockbusters.

With that and reading you can probably guess I have no social life.
 
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