I have quite a collection of movies on DVD and I still play them regularly, though it seems people stream movies more often than not. Anybody else still keep an active DVD collection? I recently bought a brand new DVD player attachment when I bought a new desktop computer. Are DVD’s considered to be old-fashioned? I hate to think so, considering that I have such a good DVD collection. I buy DVD movies from Movies Unlimited, Criterion Collection, Amazon and sometimes at my local supermarket.
I do.
Sure I like watching films on cable and amazon, etc, but the issue is- they can go away.
However, I am a little old fashioned.
My husband has a strong preference for owning physical media where possible. I like the special features you can get on DVD/BluRay that aren’t commonly available via streaming.
I do. I sometimes look for something and can’t find it streaming anywhere. If I own it, I can always watch it…goes without saying if I have the equipment to play it on.
Just bought a couple of blurays
I have too many DVDs, including hundreds I ripped and burned. Nine times outa ten it is easier to find it streaming for free somewhere. There are also many times when it’s worth it to pay $2.99 to stream instead of spending thirty minutes searching for my disc.
I frequently watch DVD/Bluerays. I find that Netflix DVD service often provides quicker access to new releases, and a greater selection. There are many things you can find on Netflix DVD that are hard to find elsewhere. And I just enjoy it. I quit getting DVDs for many years, and just went back a couple of years ago. I stream stuff too.
If you own the DVD you can watch it as many times as you want…for free. No need to rent it again or subscribe to another service & no chance of it being removed from a library because it’s now politically incorrect.
I still have all that I bought over the years & will continue to do so, at least until I move.
I don’t stream anything, don’t belong to any streaming services. The majority of my music was ripped from CDs but much of it has been on my computer since before the turn of the century. I’ll still buy CDs if I like the music so that the artists have some chance of receiving the benefit of me being their audience. But before I make that decision I’ll probably Audio Hijack the YouTube of some of their music and listen to it. Some of my music was digitized from vinyl or cassette tape. Some of it was recorded live, either as audio or as video then audio exported.
I have zero interest in “renting” my music. Or putting up with impediments on where and from what device I can play it.
I don’t buy them anymore, but I still have a small collection of DVDs. I even have a few VHS tapes, along with a combination DVD/VHS player that I bought c. 2004.
I still watch DVD’s for certain kinds of content like concert video’s and TV shows that have music in the show. I have found that much of the time YouTube butchers concerts and some TV shows don’t play the original content because of issues with rights to the music (like WKRP in Cincinnati and the Beverly Hillbillies).
But most of the time I’m just too lazy to get off the couch and get the DVD going, much easier to surf the channels and settle on whatever looks interesting.
Music, I gave all of my CD’s to my older cousin (along with many DVD’s), I prefer streaming my music from Spotify as it has everything thing I want (except for Neil Young).
I own somewhere between 400-600 DVDs. Why so many? We have great used stores, so buying a film for $6 is cheaper than going to it in the theater. So I own a lot that I might not keep, but will watch. (someday)
I stream everything. I almost never watch something more than once so it makes the most sense for my use case.
I was recently jonesin’ for some Marx Brothers. Nothing much available to stream for free. However the local library had a 6-DVD “Binge Box” that satisfied my cravings for some time to come.
Do you mean DVD specifically? I’ve been buying Blu-Ray discs since we got a HD TV and they look great. My last DVD was the first Hobbit movie(my first DVD was The Matrix!).
Everything since they has been Blu-ray and I often claim the streaming version on my TV as well.
Speaking of the library, many library systems have access to streaming services for their members where you can “check out” streaming movies and such and watch at home. Services like https://www.hoopladigital.com and https://www.kanopy.com may be available for card holders. They have a wide selection of content that you don’t find on traditional streaming platforms. But if you want traditional media, libraries have a vast collection in their system that you can have transferred to your local branch. So even if you don’t see it on the shelf, check with them to see if they can get it from somewhere else.
We no longer own a DVD player. I don’t think I ever owned more than a handful of DVDs. Generally, I don’t watch a movie more than once. (not that there’s anything wrong with that). So, buying a DVD wasn’t something that would appeal to me. Back in the pre-Netflix era we would certainly rent VHS and DVDs to watch a movie and then return it.
I inherited my brother’s collection - some 3500 DVDs and about 2500 CDs, and have ripped all the CDs to MP3, but will probably just keep the DVDs as is, though we do stream Netflix, Amazon Prime and Youtube for a lot of our entertainment. We have pretty much totally gone no cable, it really isn’t worth it. We are thinking of subscribing to one of the documentary sites that streams because we do like documentaries and there are a couple of them that tease us on youtube.
We have a large collection at our cabin which has terrible internet. They’re great in the winter with a fire and a whiskey.
I recently found that I don’t have a single device in my house that can play disks of any type. So I have DVDs, but I can’t actually use them. The fact that it took me well over a year to realize this tells me that it’s no great loss.