Kevin Bacon Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 I never buy a new movie on DVD, Blu-Ray only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 (edited) Yeah, I've stopped buying dvd's now too. Blu-ray is so much better. Edited December 3, 2011 by Magic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lab276 Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 I don't feel like I'm missing out on anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Shorts Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 ^ Whats your current set-up lab? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AASixteen16 Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 This is just my opinion, but Blu-Ray is a waste of money, I'm good with my good ole VHS and DVD player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noctis Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 This is just my opinion, but Blu-Ray is a waste of money, I'm good with my good ole VHS and DVD player.That's what I used to think, but once I bought the Blu-ray player, I realized I had been foolish. Nothing beats Blu-ray except the cinema. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marek the Jedi Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 That's what I used to think, but once I bought the Blu-ray player, I realized I had been foolish. Nothing beats Blu-ray except the cinema.+1 , you are right, nothing beats blu-ray, even cinema have to be very good, if you have big screen and good audio setup..Marek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil in the Blank Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 I consider DVD to be adequate, like a 128kb/s mp3. But why limit yourself, when you can get a higher quality for a reasonable price? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lab276 Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 But it isn't reasonable. Most Blu-rays cost around the $30 mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil in the Blank Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Where I shop there is typically a ~$5 difference between that and the DVD version. When DVDs were first replacing VHS they cost much more than $30. And of course renting a blueray is the same as renting a DVD in all shops I visit... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lab276 Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 I think anything above $15 is pushing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marek the Jedi Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 (edited) But it isn't reasonable. Most Blu-rays cost around the $30 mark.$30 ?? where are you shopping ?I never bought new blu-ray costing more than 30$, many many times around 19$-23$Marek Edited December 14, 2011 by Marek the Jedi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lab276 Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 JB Hi Fi. I buy mostly old stuff anyway, in fact I will rarely spend over $10 on any one single movie.Also, my laptop doesn't play Blu-rays, so they'd be useless anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkshop36 Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 I buy all my Blu-rays from Best Buy either from there budget section, when they have massive sales or if it's a new movie the first week out they sell at reduced prices. Just picked up the first 3 Rambo movies for $5 a piece. I especially like the BR/DVD/Digital copy combo packs that pretty much every new release has now. Why not purchase that for $22.99 or in some cases less, when it just a few dollars more than the single DVD or BR version? Buying it that way gives me options when it comes to watching my movies now. BR for my living room and my sons room. DVD for my bedroom and digital copy for our laptop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeCee Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 (edited) Lab, Phil,Buy Blu-rays from the UK. It's the same region and new release is usually half the price. Amazon has free shipping to Australia on orders over GBP25. New release cost about $18-21 and older films can cost less then $10.ROTPOTAJBHiFi- $32.98AmazonUK-$19.58HP DH part2 3DJBHiFi-$39.98AmazonUK-$19.61Divide the price on the site by 1.2 to remove the VAT then times by the current exchange rate(about *1.57) Edited December 14, 2011 by DC2010 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Old Tele Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 VHS?! Good lord.If you love movies, watching your favorites in Blu-Ray will make you not want to see them any other way.I don't mind watching streaming Netflix for documentaries or movies that don't have any particular strength visually (many comedies, etc), but really, watching a blockbuster or well-crafted film in 1080p is just stunning. It's not just about the resolution, it's about the bandwidth: Blu-Rays are an order of magnitude higher in terms of the bitrate they deliver to your monitor, which means much less compression. Watching a Blu-Ray and then watching an unconverted DVD makes it feel like your monitor or TV is all smeary and needs to be cleaned.I've bought enough DVDs over the years that I don't feel I have to replace all of them -- but for my favorites, I absolutely re-buy the Blu-Ray versions. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkshop36 Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 I've bought enough DVDs over the years that I don't feel I have to replace all of them -- but for my favorites, I absolutely re-buy the Blu-Ray versions.Same here. I'm always checking out the budget sections and sales that my local Best Buy and Target have to see what I can get for cheap on BR to replace certain movies in my DVD collection. Obviously, I won't replace them all but there are definitely certain ones I want on BR. Recently I got Rambo 1-3 for $5 a piece at Target and Alien for $14.99. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
