Author Topic: Honest question, do you still buy DVDs? (Read 11447 times)

Jerricson098 · « **on:** Dec 09, 2012 at 07:05 PM »

Me? Yes, because I still don't have an HDTV or a Blu-ray player or a Blu-ray disc yet.

Macmon · « **Reply #1 on:** Dec 09, 2012 at 09:02 PM »

Yes because if it is on sale and at the same time if the movie is just good to see but not to collect.

Dan · « **Reply #2 on:** Dec 09, 2012 at 10:34 PM »

Yes. A lot of DVD video quality still looks great, even on 32-inch LCD screens. Especially the older DVDs.

mujacko2002 · « **Reply #3 on:** Dec 10, 2012 at 12:14 PM »

Mabuhay!

Yes!

fredrk · « **Reply #4 on:** Dec 10, 2012 at 04:26 PM »

Yes! Of course, price would still be a primary factor..

devlin_waugh · « **Reply #5 on:** Dec 10, 2012 at 04:45 PM »

yup becuase most classic, vintage and rare and cult titles still use the DVD format

also big studios at this point don't see any potential big profits in converting old grainy movies for high def video release with the exception of Criterion titles which is a niche market

HD pushers are too busy figuring out how to milk the present crop of big-budget blockbuster CG intensive movies for all they're worth

plus old TV shows that were made to fit conventional 3:4 TVs won't be coming in HD any time soon

Mr. Hankey · « **Reply #6 on:** Dec 10, 2012 at 04:49 PM »

Very rarely. Usually just rare movie/TV titles that I purchase abroad, or for local movies.

And other than Star Cinema titles that never go on sale, I usually wait for local/foreign titles to go on sale before I purchase them. No more rush to watch anything. I still have a very big backlog, anyway.

Dan · « **Reply #7 on:** Dec 10, 2012 at 05:39 PM »

Most blurays I buy are of sci-fi or fantasy movies. Or if the cinematography is really good or there's a certain look to the film that a director applied. I recently got the DVDs for Source Code and Jackass 3 on sale at Astro. And I don't need to see a 'frickin bluray of You've Got Mail, The 40-Year Old Virgin or Bagets 1 and 2 and Mano Po.

Of course, I can't wait for Himala and Oro to be available on bluray.

Here's my loot from my recent trip to HK. I'm not being a curmudgeon or defending the DVD format in any way but, whether bluray or DVD, it's just a matter of preference as of now. As always, change the price, you change the preference.

ETA: By the way, the Empire Records Remix: Special Fan Edition, is terrible. The original version had better pacing and was better edited.

dion · « **Reply #8 on:** Dec 10, 2012 at 05:49 PM »

Yes. Hindi pa afford ang Blu Ray this time, pero hopefully makapag upgrade na din.

Note: I agree with the post above me.

comprador · « **Reply #9 on:** Dec 10, 2012 at 06:15 PM »

Yes I still buy DVDs, I collect WW2 movies and documentaries and most of them are in DVD format

khumpleetist · « **Reply #10 on:** Dec 10, 2012 at 06:46 PM »

I do. Pero limited to local DVDs na lang. Probably anime or cartoons eh DVD format lang ang bibilhin ko.

oReOsHaKe · « **Reply #11 on:** Dec 10, 2012 at 09:13 PM »

Not anymore since I started buying BDs

Macmon · « **Reply #12 on:** Dec 11, 2012 at 08:25 AM »

Exception pala dito ay yung gawa ng Viva na walang kwenta ang PQ ala vcd.

Weng! · « **Reply #13 on:** Dec 11, 2012 at 08:54 AM »

since the birth of hdd-based HD movies, NO.

Daiguru · « **Reply #14 on:** Dec 11, 2012 at 09:34 AM »

Quote from: Macmon on Dec 11, 2012 at 08:25 AM

Exception pala dito ay yung gawa ng Viva na walang kwenta ang PQ ala vcd.

yes i agree!

d4nu65+3R · « **Reply #15 on:** Dec 11, 2012 at 10:57 AM »

the last dvd i bought prior to the tdkr dvd i bought 2 days ago was the last harry potter. i only bought both to complete my sets. frankly, i lost interest ever since the studios started pushing blu. my thinking was, if i shift to blu, what happens when they roll out the next new format?

Nelson de Leon · « **Reply #16 on:** Dec 11, 2012 at 12:13 PM »

Quote from: d4nu65+3R on Dec 11, 2012 at 10:57 AM

the last dvd i bought prior to the tdkr dvd i bought 2 days ago was the last harry potter. i only bought both to complete my sets. frankly, i lost interest ever since the studios started pushing blu. my thinking was, if i shift to blu, what happens when they roll out the next new format?

It's a question we never fail to ask ourselves since the betamax days.

wedge · « **Reply #17 on:** Dec 13, 2012 at 07:47 AM »

Still do. There are some films that don't look good in HD, methinks.

oReOsHaKe · « **Reply #18 on:** Dec 13, 2012 at 02:54 PM »

Quote from: d4nu65+3R on Dec 11, 2012 at 10:57 AM

the last dvd i bought prior to the tdkr dvd i bought 2 days ago was the last harry potter. i only bought both to complete my sets. frankly, i lost interest ever since the studios started pushing blu. my thinking was, if i shift to blu, what happens when they roll out the next new format?

when I started buying blus, I stopped buying DVDs.. 3D is here and Im starting to buy titles I still dont have in BD format. Just the same, most of the 3D titles has the blu-ray version in the package. I dont think Ill upgrade my blu-ray titles to 3D unless the movie is really a favorite..

AICRAG · « **Reply #19 on:** Dec 14, 2012 at 08:29 AM »

After buying Avatar Extended Edition R1, I decided not to buy anymore.

Will buy blus instead.

coastal · « **Reply #20 on:** Dec 14, 2012 at 03:36 PM »

If an opportunity presents itself like tv series, I would still buy the dvd. Hirap lang dito kung minsan hindi buo ang mga series like Heroes S4. Napilitan na lang tuloy akong magDL.

juanch · « **Reply #21 on:** Dec 15, 2012 at 03:55 AM »

This is actually one of the more interesting topics I've encountered here in pdvd inawhile.
And it's actually about DVD's

Well, I share the same sentiments as Dan.

I buy my favorit blockbusters on Blu such as Avengers, The Dark Knight etc. etc.

But for old movies and TV shows I still buy DVD's though the frequency of my DVD purchases have greatly decreased compared to the past 3 years.

coastal · « **Reply #22 on:** Dec 15, 2012 at 06:20 AM »

Some of us may also have overlooked the fact that most bd packages contain the dvd version kaya we are actually still buying dvds di nga lang nagagamit.

daystar · « **Reply #23 on:** Dec 29, 2012 at 03:27 PM »

yes. lagi parin naman kasi may DVD na nilalabas sa mga new movies. so malayo pa siguro mawawala dvd. parang audio cd, til ngayon meron parin. saka mura.

oReOsHaKe · « **Reply #24 on:** Dec 29, 2012 at 09:13 PM »

Quote from: coastal on Dec 14, 2012 at 03:36 PM

If an opportunity presents itself like tv series, I would still buy the dvd. Hirap lang dito kung minsan hindi buo ang mga series like Heroes S4. Napilitan na lang tuloy akong magDL.

for tv series I tend to just download them unless the blu version of a fave tv series is on sale. pag 9.99 per season pinapatulan ko na rin..

james16 · « **Reply #25 on:** Dec 29, 2012 at 11:32 PM »

The only time na napapabili ako ng DVDs ay kapag nakapackage sya sa bd na bibilin ko. I stop buying DVD only last 2010

Dan · « **Reply #26 on:** Dec 30, 2012 at 03:09 AM »

Quote from: coastal on Dec 15, 2012 at 06:20 AM

Some of us may also have overlooked the fact that most bd packages contain the dvd version kaya we are actually still buying dvds di nga lang nagagamit.

I use the included DVD to transfer the film to my portable devices.

Weasel · « **Reply #27 on:** Jan 02, 2013 at 11:46 PM »

Wala na akong nabili since last year but I plan to buy ones that I enjoy watching. They're getting really affordable. I still look into stores and check for titles I might like.

Armz316 · « **Reply #28 on:** Mar 10, 2013 at 07:06 PM »

yes 2x a month. pero puro sale!

non Viva released.

Gob_Loves_Sony · « **Reply #29 on:** Apr 10, 2013 at 05:14 PM »

Hahahaha

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