DVD movies....

[warhawk]

hello fellow chrome domes..... me & the wifey R big movie fans.  we luv watching it at the stadium theaters and dvds at home.   i was wondering do u buy dvd movies, rent dvd's at stores, or rent on-line (netflix).

i'll start:  me & the wifey will buy the dvd movies if we like the movie and rent if we are unsure.  however....we have never went on-line such as netflix.  if anyone has rented thru on-line...please share with us your experiences (good or bad).  looking 4ward 2 reading your responses.

WARHAWK

[JDog]

Good topic Mel.


I am an avid DVD fan. I rent all the big ones when they come out as we rarely get a chance to go to the cinema anymore. I usually buy a DVD if the movie is really awesome and I can see myself watching it again.

I own about 60 DVD's. I like going to the stores when they have the sales where you can pick up a lot of the older DVD movies for like 5-6 bucks!

Australia has a similar program to Netflix however you have 2 pay a monthly membership fee of 25.00 and can only rent 2 per order so I havent signed up for it yet.

A close friend of mine has over 1000 DVD's and counting.

[TheSlyBear]

Buy titles that I really like, Netflix the rest.

Library is probably around 200 or so.

[Koaa2]

I use Blockbuster online.

The whole dvd market is about to change. Everything is going to become Blue Ray, and our HD DVD and regular DVDs will be obsolete by the end of the year. Was just reading in the paper that this is going to happen fast and not gradual, like VHS to DVD, probably so Sony can make a zillion dollars getting us to all buyBlue Ray machines and equipment. Good Luck

[Tyler]

We buy the DVDs we like, but I've been considering BlockBuster online or Netflix.  Things are really going to change as VOD (Video On Demand) becomes more available.  This would allow you to watch what you want when you want it either from your cable or over the Internet.  This is actually one of the things I'm going to research at CES this next week.

[Razor X]

We buy the DVDs we like, but I've been considering BlockBuster online or Netflix.  Things are really going to change as VOD (Video On Demand) becomes more available.  This would allow you to watch what you want when you want it either from your cable or over the Internet.  This is actually one of the things I'm going to research at CES this next week.

The one complaint I have about VOD is that new releases aren't available until after they've been out on DVD for several weeks.   I don't rent DVDs very often, and got VOD because it always seemed that it would be 9:00 or 9:30 at night when I would sit down to watch TV and find nothing interesting on and I would never feel like driving out to Blockbuster at that hour.  VOD is great for times like that, but I wish they would get new releases more promptly.  I've never bothered with Netflix because I just don't watch enough movies on a regular basis to make it worthwhile.

I thought that our current DVDs would still work with the new digital technology.  Please don't tell me I'm going to have to replace my whole collection ....   

[Tyler]

The one complaint I have about VOD is that new releases aren't available until after they've been out on DVD for several weeks.   I don't rent DVDs very often, and got VOD because it always seemed that it would be 9:00 or 9:30 at night when I would sit down to watch TV and find nothing interesting on and I would never feel like driving out to Blockbuster at that hour.  VOD is great for times like that, but I wish they would get new releases more promptly.  I've never bothered with Netflix because I just don't watch enough movies on a regular basis to make it worthwhile.

I thought that our current DVDs would still work with the new digital technology.  Please don't tell me I'm going to have to replace my whole collection ....   

VOD will be changing dramatically over the next couple of years.  I'm not talking just about your cable VOD, but there will be other technologies as well. 

As for your current DVDs, they will still play on the HD and Blu-ray players.   

[tomgallagher]

Netflix fo me.

[Razor X]

The one complaint I have about VOD is that new releases aren't available until after they've been out on DVD for several weeks.   I don't rent DVDs very often, and got VOD because it always seemed that it would be 9:00 or 9:30 at night when I would sit down to watch TV and find nothing interesting on and I would never feel like driving out to Blockbuster at that hour.  VOD is great for times like that, but I wish they would get new releases more promptly.  I've never bothered with Netflix because I just don't watch enough movies on a regular basis to make it worthwhile.

I thought that our current DVDs would still work with the new digital technology.  Please don't tell me I'm going to have to replace my whole collection ....   

VOD will be changing dramatically over the next couple of years.  I'm not talking just about your cable VOD, but there will be other technologies as well. 

As for your current DVDs, they will still play on the HD and Blu-ray players.   

BTW, your "driver's license" is showing the wrong hair color.  Shouldn't it say "glossy"?   

[frostillicus123]

I have about 250 DVD and seasons, and if they switch to blue ray format i will not change these dvd's i will just get the propper machine and continue my collection. Too bad we can't bring our DVD and VHS to the store and get an exchange to the new media. I truely hate having to re buy a movie i've already payed for in a different format.

[warhawk]

The whole dvd market is about to change. Everything is going to become Blue Ray, and our HD DVD and regular DVDs will be obsolete by the end of the year.

that's depressing because me & the wifey have collected many dvd's over the years.  and besides blue ray is so costly and i hate that aspect of blue ray.

We buy the DVDs we like, but I've been considering BlockBuster online or Netflix.  Things are really going to change as VOD (Video On Demand) becomes more available.  This would allow you to watch what you want when you want it either from your cable or over the Internet.  This is actually one of the things I'm going to research at CES this next week.

hey tyler....please keep us sly guys posted on the upcoming CES and share with us your review of the whole electronic world especially if they will B phasing out dvds.  man....i hope that they can still keep dvds because blue ray is outrageously overpriced.

WARHAWK

[Razor X]

that's depressing because me & the wifey have collected many dvd's over the years.  and besides blue ray is so costly and i hate that aspect of blue ray.

I'm not even sure what Blue Ray is or why it's any better than what we have now.

[warhawk]

that's depressing because me & the wifey have collected many dvd's over the years.  and besides blue ray is so costly and i hate that aspect of blue ray.

I'm not even sure what Blue Ray is or why it's any better than what we have now.

razor...blueray is supposed 2 have better picture quality than the dvds.  if u have a hd tv or dlp tv the picture quality is supposedly better than the dvds however....the price u pay on a blueray disc compared to a dvd is not worth it IMO.

WARHAWK

[Razor X]

So what's the difference between Blue Ray and an HD DVD?

[warhawk]

So what's the difference between Blue Ray and an HD DVD?

razor....technically i can't answer that but i'm sure we have some sly electronic members like tyler that may answer that.  i'm not sure.

WARHAWK