# What was the first DVD you bought? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 15, 2010, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-dvd-you-bought/550328 "2010-08-15T14:49:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2010, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-dvd-you-bought/550328/81 "2010-08-19T16:18:39Z")
Ghost Dog: the Way of the Samurai ---
**Author:** ![Engineer\_Dude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9fc29f/32.png) [@Engineer\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Engineer_Dude)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2010, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-dvd-you-bought/550328/82 "2010-08-19T18:13:57Z")
_The Simpsons: Season 1_, since it was a DVD exclusive and had commentaries for each episode. I used the computer DVD-ROM drive to play it; didn’t get an actual standalone DVD player for another year. ---
**Author:** ![FalconFinder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/51bf81/32.png) [@FalconFinder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FalconFinder)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2010, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-dvd-you-bought/550328/83 "2010-08-19T23:53:44Z")
When I finally broke down and got a DVD Player, I bought two DVD’s at the same time: Def Leppard’s Visualize/Video Archive & Historia/InThe Round & In Your Face ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2010, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-dvd-you-bought/550328/84 "2010-08-20T00:35:58Z")
Looking through my collection it reminded me of a dishonorable mention: Batman & Robin came free with my player. ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2010, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-dvd-you-bought/550328/85 "2010-08-20T07:02:39Z")
_The World is Not Enough_…ten years ago, probably to the month. …WAIT! I’m sorry, on checking my files, it might actually have been Sarah Brightman’s _One Night in Eden_ concert. God, they knew how _make_ 'em back then…two-pieced hinged plastic case, heavy enough to bash someone’s skull with; auto-playing main feature after an intro movie…_sniff_ it makes me a little teary-eyed just thinking about it. Good times. The first DVD I _watched_ was _The Matrix_. IIRC, Apple still hadn’t fixed the software drivers on the Apple DVD player, so the sound sync was off. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2010, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-dvd-you-bought/550328/86 "2010-08-20T13:13:32Z")
The first DVD I bought was Goodfellas. I like the movie and there wasn’t too many choices back then. However it was badly dated Single Layer technology- the disc had to be flipped in the middle of the movie. I gave that movie and my DVD player to a friend when I bought my PS3. I now enjoy Goodfellas in Blu-Ray. ---
**Author:** ![BigDadWolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aeb1de/32.png) [@BigDadWolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigDadWolf)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2010, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-dvd-you-bought/550328/87 "2010-08-20T14:13:39Z")
The first DVD I bought was O Brother, Where Art Thou? because I was sure it would continue to be entertaining even after many viewings - and it has been. ---
**Author:** ![BG43214\_YAHOO.COM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/58f4c7/32.png) [@BG43214\_YAHOO.COM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BG43214_YAHOO.COM)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2010, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-dvd-you-bought/550328/88 "2010-08-20T14:22:09Z")
I actually bought TWO DVDs as my ‘first ones’…Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, and Gone with the Wind…now I have WAY too many DVDs…but I guess there are worse things you can do with your money!!!🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2010, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-dvd-you-bought/550328/89 "2010-08-20T14:25:05Z")
> [@Jman](#): > > Saving Private Ryan was my first DVD. Same here! ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2010, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-dvd-you-bought/550328/90 "2010-08-20T14:44:45Z")
**The Lost World** the silent version, in the Eastman House dub. It wasn’t until years later that the 95% complete dub came out, so at the time this was the best version available. ---
**Author:** ![Big\_Norse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/big_norse/32/9954_2.png) [@Big\_Norse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Big_Norse)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2010, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-dvd-you-bought/550328/91 "2010-08-20T15:57:59Z")
_The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai_, purchased before I had a DVD player because I was so excited to see it was out on DVD. ---
**Author:** ![Pushkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ee59a6/32.png) [@Pushkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pushkin)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2010, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-dvd-you-bought/550328/92 "2010-08-20T20:11:58Z")
> [@jackdavinci](#): > > To make it more interesting (not counting copied/pirated things, only bought or gifted): Let me see… First LP: Jethro Tull’s Catfish Rising, actually bought only in the past year or two First casette: Gifted, one of those Now collections First CD: Garbage’s Version 2.0 First MP3 or digital album: Something for free with a Coke offer, had a couple of them, all forgotten First film reel: N/A First Beta: N/A First VHS: Tron. Bought it from now defunct UK chain Woolworths, still has the old price sticker on it. First laserdisc: N/A First DVD: As above, Men in Black First BlueRay: Not yet upgraded First MP4/iTunes movie: Haven’t tried iTunes, too much for free on the BBC iPlayer. I believe I started using it to catch up on the last series of Doctor Who ---
**Author:** ![woodstockbirdybird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/woodstockbirdybird/32/7905_2.png) [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2010, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-dvd-you-bought/550328/93 "2010-08-20T20:15:51Z")
First LP: Elvis Presley - Elvis’ Golden Records First cassette: Queen - Live Killers First VHS - The Breakfast Club First CD - Husker Du - Flip Your Wig First DVD - The Last Dragon (man, did that shit not hold up well) First Blu-Ray - Chungking Express ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2010, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-dvd-you-bought/550328/94 "2010-08-21T14:42:45Z")
We bought our first DVD player in 2004. They threw in a free copy of the second LOTR movie, so that one doesn’t count. I’m pretty sure the first DVD we actually bought was _Kill Bill_. ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2010, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-dvd-you-bought/550328/95 "2010-08-22T04:20:04Z")
I think I own maybe 6 DVD’s, and that includes ones that came free with certain artists’ CD releases. The first DVD movie I purchased with intent was Labrynth! My favorite movie ever. Yes, I’m just a big girl. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-dvd-you-bought/550328.md?page=4)