DVD Does anybody buy DVDs anymore?

[IRON MAN]

I'm thinking about selling my DVD collection to fund my Steelbook (BD) one and am wondering whether there is still a customer base for the aforementioned media format...

So before I go through the trouble of setting up a sales thread, listing prices, taking pics etc... I thought I'd test the waters and get more feedback from the community & see if it's worth it or not, hence the poll.

And feedback/constructive criticism from someone who's done it before would be appreciated

Cheers!

 

[Big_Gareth]

I still actively collect DVD's (and lots of them ). I love the cheaper prices these days and now try to seek out alternative artwork and variations that I missed out on, back in the day.

I only purchase new releases on Blu apart from TV shows and stuff when to be honest the difference in PQ etc. bothers me less.

There must be about 100+ 'old skool' DVD, limited editions that I'm still chasing

 

[ALK]

Not everything will be rereleased from DVD to Blu Ray, so I'll be buying DVDs for a long time to come. My ECW DVDs are a good example since WWE now know the ECW library and only release ECW footage on compilations when it comes to blu ray.

Just one example, I'm sure thousands of TV shows can't benefit from an upscale or whatever for Blu Ray....

 

[Ricker]

No way, too hard to get rid of them.

 

[ghostwhowalks]

All my UK Doctor Who's are DVDs.

 

[b773]

Don't buy DVDs anymore and I'm in the process of upgrading my DVDs to blus.

 

[digitalbabe]

I just got this DVD, since it's not available on blu-ray.

 

[IRON MAN]

Bottom line is, there's still some hope for this medium

 

[pmartin252]

I still buy a few DVD digibooks that I particularly want - mostly Polish - for example Cloud Atlas and Prometheus, I also bought the Fnac exclusive DVD digibook of Los Intocables since no blu-ray version was released.

 

[Sigill]

Bottom line is, there's still some hope for this medium

I personally think DVD's will be around as long as Blu-rays are. There's too many things not available on Blu-ray and the fact that a lot of people still aren't bothered about Hi-Def means they will be around for a good while yet.

 

[IRON MAN]

I personally think DVD's will be around as long as Blu-rays are. There's too many things not available on Blu-ray and the fact that a lot of people still aren't bothered about Hi-Def means they will be around for a good while yet.

True, true. I've come to that same realization lately

 

[pmartin252]

I buy the Polish DVD digibook releases of films I particularly like - recently bought Prometheus (admittedly not a film I'm mad about), Django Unchained, Cloud Atlas and Life of Pi because |I didn't think they would get blu-ray digibook versions any time soon.

 

[pmartin252]

All my UK Doctor Who's are DVDs.

The next version of "Spearhead fron Space" won't be though will it!

 

[Sigill]

I buy the Polish DVD digibook releases of films I particularly like - recently bought Prometheus (admittedly not a film I'm mad about), Django Unchained, Cloud Atlas and Life of Pi because |I didn't think they would get blu-ray digibook versions any time soon.

I didn't know Django had a digibook release! Where can that be found Martin?

 

[Slinchafi]

There are three situations when I'll buy a DVD:

1.) The movie/TV show I'm interested in was only released on DVD and is relatively cheap (up to $5)

2.) I stumble across a movie/TV show I'd like to check out but don't care much about, and is extremely cheap (up to $3)

3.) The movie/TV show that is a low enough budget recording to not make a difference, and is still relatively cheap (up to $5)

 

[snowblood]

I brought Rob Zombies Lords Of Salem a month or so ago because it wasn't released on blu, !

 

[Gamesgaryjp]

I don't buy any movies on dvd anymore, the only dvds i buy are tv series.

 

[tyson25]

no i no longer buy dvds, i still have some of my favourite film's that have still not been released on blu ray.but don't ever buy them anymore

 

[ALK]

The next version of "Spearhead fron Space" won't be though will it!

Yup, but thats the only classic story they filmed with actual film instead of tape due to a strike or something, so it can benefit from a HD Restoration. The others, not so much.