# How big is your DVD collection? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 2, 2005, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-is-your-dvd-collection/282746 "2005-01-02T22:28:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2005, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-is-your-dvd-collection/282746/1 "2005-01-02T22:28:41Z")
I’ve been re-organizing my DVDs and so forth today. I’ve been buying them since 2000. It was tough trying to decide how to count box sets (Star Wars, Indiana Jones, etc), so I decided to count the sets as one title unless the individual titles can be purchased separately (like the Lethal Weapon series). I now have 409. Most of them are TV series: Batman: The Animated Series Cheers Seasons 1-3 Cosmos (w/Carl Sagan) Frasier Seasons 1-3 The Critic Chappelle’s Show Season 1 Dilbert Family Guy Seasons 1-3 From the Earth to the Moon Gilligan’s Island Season 1 The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy \* Invader ZIM Seasons 1 & 2 Lost In Space Season 1 & 2 (first half, so far) The Good Life (aka The Good Neighbors) Series 1, 2, & 4 \* MASH Seasons 1-6 Monty Python’s Flying Circus Series 1-4 Michael Palin’s Travel series (Around the World in 80 Days, Pole to Pole, Full Circle, Sahara, & Himalaya) \* The Richard Pryor Show Rising Damp \* The Simpsons Seasons 1-4 Soap Seasons 1 & 2 South Park Seasons 1-4 24 Seasons 1 & 2 The Twilight Zone Seasons 1-5 The X-Files Seasons 1-9 Yes, Minister Series 1-3 \* The Young Ones Series 1 & 2 MST3K - The 6 collections and 12 individual shows Sledge Hammer! Season 1 Star Trek: TNG Seasons 1-7 \* Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Seasons 1-7 \* Star Trek: Voyager Seasons 1-3 \* - are Region 2 So, what do you have? ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2005, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-is-your-dvd-collection/282746/2 "2005-01-02T22:29:54Z")
Oh, yeah: Mork & Mindy Season 1 ---
**Author:** ![pokey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ebca7d/32.png) [@pokey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pokey)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2005, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-is-your-dvd-collection/282746/3 "2005-01-02T22:38:20Z")
I only have about 58. The ones that are TV shows are Pride and Prejudice Mr Show (seasons 1, 2 & 3) Strangers with Candy (1, 2 & 3) Band of Brothers Chappelles Show SNL best of Will Ferrell 😃 My most recent purchase is Anchorman. I love Will Ferrell :o I don’t have anything very exotic. I love my Strangers with Candy DVDs a lot. I watch them over and over and never get tired of them. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2005, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-is-your-dvd-collection/282746/4 "2005-01-02T22:44:18Z")
Infinitesimal. _The Two Towers_, _Return of the King_, and Director’s Cut of _Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home_ are in my possession with _Garden State_ being delivered in the next few days. I also own the two disc version of _Fight Club_ but it’s at my mom’s, 2,500 miles away. My CD and book libraries are similarly tiny. Had to sell most of my stuff to finance my two moves last year and need to build them up again. ---
**Author:** ![stegon66](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee59a6/32.png) [@stegon66](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stegon66)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2005, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-is-your-dvd-collection/282746/5 "2005-01-02T22:54:59Z")
I’d post my collection here, but I’ve got over…800 DVDs. :eek: And that’s AFTER eBaying about a hundred titles due to the paucity of shelf space in my house. (The DVDTracker website seems to be down right now or I’d post the link. Maybe later.) ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2005, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-is-your-dvd-collection/282746/6 "2005-01-02T23:01:49Z")
Got me beat: [http://www.dvdaficionado.com/dvds.html?cat=1&id=tamerlane](http://www.dvdaficionado.com/dvds.html?cat=1&id=tamerlane) - Tamerlane ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2005, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-is-your-dvd-collection/282746/7 "2005-01-02T23:17:07Z")
Here’s [mine](http://www.intervocative.com/dvdcollection.aspx/tapioca) ---
**Author:** ![gobear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2005, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-is-your-dvd-collection/282746/8 "2005-01-02T23:42:17Z")
I have [url=“[http://www.dvdaficionado.com/dvds.html?cat=1&sub=All&id=gobear](http://www.dvdaficionado.com/dvds.html?cat=1&sub=All&id=gobear)”]403. [/ur] ---
**Author:** ![gobear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2005, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-is-your-dvd-collection/282746/9 "2005-01-02T23:44:09Z")
I have [403.](http://www.dvdaficionado.com/dvds.html?cat=1&sub=All&id=gobear) ---
**Author:** ![Insomniactress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/91b2a8/32.png) [@Insomniactress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Insomniactress)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2005, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-is-your-dvd-collection/282746/10 "2005-01-03T00:15:56Z")
I think I have about 300; from the sublime (Family Guy, BlackAdder, Sopranos) to the utterly ridiculous “why on earth would you BUY that?!” travesties such as - ahem - Blade (disclaimer: I did NOT buy that damn movie…the boyfriend did) that bloody Bleargh Witch Project. On the plus side, I do have some gems: Withnail and I; Carry On Up The Khyber; Cracker; 24 (season 1); My Beautiful Laundrette and the wonderful Tampopo. Not sure that excuses Bleargh Witch, though. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Ed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Just\_Ed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Ed)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2005, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-is-your-dvd-collection/282746/11 "2005-01-03T02:04:39Z")
I have [370 titles](http://www.dvdaficionado.com/dvds.html?id=quixotic&count=title). I’ve had a DVD player for over 5 years, but only recently began to pay more attention to collecting. ---
**Author:** ![START](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2bfe46/32.png) [@START](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/START)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2005, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-is-your-dvd-collection/282746/12 "2005-01-03T02:23:53Z")
Have not had a DVD player for very long so the DVD library is very limited but their is variety as you can tell. **Jeepers Creepers Megiddo; Omega Code 2 Freddy Got Fingered The Passion of The Christ A.I. Scribble Jam Jesus, Fact or Fiction? Miracle of the Cards Reefer Madness START’s 10th Birthday Incredible Creatures That Defy Evolution MC BATTLE LIVE Anchorman; The Legend of Ron Burgundy Say Amen Somebody!** ---
**Author:** ![WilhelmGefallen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9f8e36/32.png) [@WilhelmGefallen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WilhelmGefallen)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2005, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-is-your-dvd-collection/282746/13 "2005-01-03T02:29:35Z")
> [@Mr. Blue Sky](#): > > I’ve been re-organizing my DVDs and so forth today. I’ve been buying them since 2000. It was tough trying to decide how to count box sets (Star Wars, Indiana Jones, etc), so I decided to count the sets as one title unless the individual titles can be purchased separately (like the Lethal Weapon > So, what do you have? Probably close to 500 using that criteria, I actually have to go and catalog them all for insurance purposes, anyone know of decent software for that purpose? I was building my own ASP page/Access B/E so that my brother can do his online as well, but decided its too much effort. ---
**Author:** ![Danalan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@Danalan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danalan)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2005, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-is-your-dvd-collection/282746/14 "2005-01-03T02:38:09Z")
Over 400, mostly movies. Some older TV, mainly ‘I Love Lucy’ (the mrs. is a big fan). I’m afraid to count them now – it could be more than 100 over 400 (more than 500, in other words). Somehow that scares me… ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2005, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-is-your-dvd-collection/282746/15 "2005-01-03T03:11:29Z")
I spend more money on TV shows than movies. A lot more. At the moment I’m waiting for Dark Angel season one to arrive in the mail. X-files seasons 1-9 Buffy the Vampire Slayer seasons 1-7 Dawson’s Creek seasons 1-4 Eerie, Indiana the complete series Party of Five season 1 Roswell season 1 The X-Files movie (fight the future) Buffy the Vampire Slayer Go Drive Me Crazy Disturbing Behavior Jurassic Park Jurassic Park: The Lost World Jurassic Park III eXistenZ Mixed Nuts The Santa Clause The Santa Clause 2 Spirited Away Phantoms Ever After I’ve Been Waiting For You Empire Records 10 Things I Hate About You Bring It On The Princess Bride - Don’t Say a Word - American Outlaws In Dreams Clerks Suicide Kings The Wedding Singer Hackers Lord of The Rings: The Fellow Ship… Lord of The Rings: Two Towers Harry Potter:tSS Harry Potter:tCoS Harry Potter:tPoA Pirates of the Caribbean \*\*Chaos Factor The Forsaken The Cutting Edge Midsummer’s Night Dream Much Ado About Nothing - were $3.88 each the day after thanksgiving, so I figured what the hell, I sort of like them. \*\* $1 plus shipping. Still haven’t watched it though. Others that I like but personally haven’t bought because there are already copies of them in the house include things like: Blade I-II, the first two Space Ghost Coast to Coast sets, Boondock Saints, Resident Evil, Titan AE, Batman: The Animated Series, Batman Beyond, William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet, many disney movies and so on. ---
**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2005, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-is-your-dvd-collection/282746/16 "2005-01-03T03:32:11Z")
I have mainly box sets, with only a few individual discs: Midnight Express Reefer Madness The Man With The Golden Arm & Suddenly (2 Frank on 1 disc) Oklahoma! Carousel Amazon Women On The Moon A Hard Day’s Night The Beatles Anthology The Beatles: A Celebration Paul McCartney: Back In The US Paul McCartney: The Music And Animation Collection Yes: Symphonic Live Led Zeppelin: The Song Remains The Same Steely Dan: The Making Of ‘Aja’ The Young Ones: Every Stoopid Episode Red Dwarf I Red Dwarf II Red Dwarf III Red Dwarf IV The Monkees: Season 1 The Monkees: Season 2 The Simpsons: Season 1 The Simpsons: Season 2 The Simpsons: Season 3 The Simpsons: Season 4 Rocky & Bullwinkle: Season 1 Rocky & Bullwinkle: Season 2 Chuck Jones: Extremes & Inbetweens - A Life In Animation _(contained the first ever WB cartoons on DVD)_ Looney Tunes Golden Collection 1 Looney Tunes Golden Collection 2 and somewhere I have a privately made, restored DVD from the 16mm film of The Beatles’ “Let It Be”, before they blew it up to 35mm and cropped a bunch of the picture out. But you can’t buy that one at the store. I might add, I haven’t seen most of these yet. Some of them are still sealed! One of these days… Not many DVDs - but over 3500 CDs. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2005, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-is-your-dvd-collection/282746/17 "2005-01-03T03:40:55Z")
At least [602 titles](http://www.dvdaficionado.com/dvds.html?cat=1&id=little+nemo) - I’m not completely updated. ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2005, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-is-your-dvd-collection/282746/18 "2005-01-03T03:41:41Z")
Wow. I feel really outclassed. I have 14 movies (including the 3 EEs of LOTR), the first four seasons of Buffy, the first two seasons of Angel, and seasons 2-4 of the Simpsons. I have a Netflix subscription, though, which is nice. It takes a lot for me to say “I really like this enough for me to want to watch this multiple times.” Renting is better for me. ---
**Author:** ![Murcielago](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@Murcielago](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Murcielago)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2005, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-is-your-dvd-collection/282746/19 "2005-01-03T03:54:12Z")
I’ll also toss up [my list](http://www.dvdaficionado.com/dvds.html?cat=1&id=murcielago) from DVD Aficionado. 236 titles there, probably about 210 movies along with several TV boxed sets. I like having that page, it’s a damn sight better organized than my shelves. ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2005, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-is-your-dvd-collection/282746/20 "2005-01-03T04:12:35Z")
I feel better after seeing **Kyla** ’s post: I only have 65 titles. 🙂 I count movie box set titles individually, though (e.g., my _Die Hard_ and _Indiana Jones_ box sets each count as 3 titles). I only have 4 television titles:[ul] [li]_Farscape_: The Best of Season One[/li][li]_Firefly_[/li][li]_The Stand_[/li][li]_The West Wing_: The Complete Second Season[/ul][/li]I created a little MS Access database for my DVDs (with a very simple input form and two or three basic reports), and to make life a little easier I use the same genre categories as Netflix: so far, I have more Action/Adventure titles than anything else. 🙂 > [@Kyla](#): > > I have a Netflix subscription, though, which is nice. It takes a lot for me to say “I really like this enough for me to want to watch this multiple times.” Renting is better for me. That’s exactly how I feel, too: I went a little nuts with my VHS collection back in the day, so when I got my DVD player a few years ago I decided to be more selective. My rule of thumb is that I won’t buy a movie unless I’ve seen it, but right before Christmas I broke that rule _twice_, with _Spider-Man 2_ and _I, Robot_. :eek: I’ve watched them both, and don’t regret either purchase. 😃 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-is-your-dvd-collection/282746.md?page=2)