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Title: Honest question, do you still buy DVDs?
Post by: 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.
Title: Re: Honest question, do you still buy DVDs?
Post by: Macmon 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.
Title: Re: Honest question, do you still buy DVDs?
Post by: Dan 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.
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Post by: mujacko2002 on Dec 10, 2012 at 12:14 PM
Mabuhay!

Yes!
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Post by: fredrk on Dec 10, 2012 at 04:26 PM
Yes! Of course, price would still be a primary factor.. :)
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Post by: devlin_waugh 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
Title: Re: Honest question, do you still buy DVDs?
Post by: Mr. Hankey 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.
Title: Re: Honest question, do you still buy DVDs?
Post by: Dan 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.

(http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/972/80905698704f09a1a1c5o.jpg)


ETA: By the way, the Empire Records Remix: Special Fan Edition, is terrible. The original version had better pacing and was better edited.
Title: Re: Honest question, do you still buy DVDs?
Post by: dion 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.
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Post by: comprador 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
Title: Re: Honest question, do you still buy DVDs?
Post by: khumpleetist 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.
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Post by: oReOsHaKe on Dec 10, 2012 at 09:13 PM
Not anymore since I started buying BDs
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Post by: Macmon on Dec 11, 2012 at 08:25 AM
Exception pala dito ay yung gawa ng Viva na walang kwenta ang PQ ala vcd.
Title: Re: Honest question, do you still buy DVDs?
Post by: Weng! on Dec 11, 2012 at 08:54 AM
since the birth of hdd-based HD movies, NO.
Title: Re: Honest question, do you still buy DVDs?
Post by: Daiguru on Dec 11, 2012 at 09:34 AM
Exception pala dito ay yung gawa ng Viva na walang kwenta ang PQ ala vcd.
yes i agree! :( :(
Title: Re: Honest question, do you still buy DVDs?
Post by: 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? 
Title: Re: Honest question, do you still buy DVDs?
Post by: Nelson de Leon on Dec 11, 2012 at 12:13 PM
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.  ;D
Title: Re: Honest question, do you still buy DVDs?
Post by: wedge on Dec 13, 2012 at 07:47 AM
Still do. There are some films that don't look good in HD, methinks.
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Post by: oReOsHaKe on Dec 13, 2012 at 02:54 PM
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..
Title: Re: Honest question, do you still buy DVDs?
Post by: AICRAG on Dec 14, 2012 at 08:29 AM
After buying Avatar Extended Edition R1, I decided not to buy anymore.

Will buy blus instead.
Title: Re: Honest question, do you still buy DVDs?
Post by: 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.
Title: Re: Honest question, do you still buy DVDs?
Post by: juanch 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  ;D

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.
Title: Re: Honest question, do you still buy DVDs?
Post by: 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.
Title: Re: Honest question, do you still buy DVDs?
Post by: daystar 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. :)
Title: Re: Honest question, do you still buy DVDs?
Post by: oReOsHaKe on Dec 29, 2012 at 09:13 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..
Title: Re: Honest question, do you still buy DVDs?
Post by: james16 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
Title: Re: Honest question, do you still buy DVDs?
Post by: Dan on Dec 30, 2012 at 03:09 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.
Title: Re: Honest question, do you still buy DVDs?
Post by: Weasel 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.
Title: Re: Honest question, do you still buy DVDs?
Post by: Armz316 on Mar 10, 2013 at 07:06 PM


yes 2x a month. pero puro sale! :) non Viva released. :)
Title: Re: Honest question, do you still buy DVDs?
Post by: Gob_Loves_Sony on Apr 10, 2013 at 05:14 PM
Hahahaha O0...
Title: Re: Honest question, do you still buy DVDs?
Post by: Verbl Kint on May 02, 2013 at 01:32 AM
Most of the remastered pinoy classics probably won't come out on blu-ray, so DVD's will still have to be on the shopping list for the foreseeable future.
Title: Re: Honest question, do you still buy DVDs?
Post by: hammaeus on May 21, 2013 at 02:34 PM
Yes, I still buy DVDs and Blu-Rays, and sometimes even still buy vhs tapes if I see them in a thrift store.
Title: Re: Honest question, do you still buy DVDs?
Post by: Kd Jb on May 21, 2013 at 02:39 PM
Ako oo kasi palagi bluray dvd combo nabibili ko sa amazon haha. Gus2 ko na nga ibenta para bluray lang.
Title: Re: Honest question, do you still buy DVDs?
Post by: at_sunset_blvd on May 27, 2013 at 06:49 AM
Yes Tagalog movies  ;D
Title: Re: Honest question, do you still buy DVDs?
Post by: mattia on May 27, 2013 at 07:18 AM
Yes definitely.

For movies I like that are not in BD yet.  My bro in NZ recently got me a dvd of A Bronx Tale.  It's on sale.  Wala dito.  And wala sa BD :(

For DVDs on sale at di naman kelangan BD ;D  Recently bought Margot at the Wedding, Straw Dogs on sale for P100 only.
Title: Re: Honest question, do you still buy DVDs?
Post by: Kd Jb on May 27, 2013 at 07:28 AM
Dahil sa dvd rot ayoko na bumili ng dvd. I still keep some of my dvd lalo na yung me mga special features na wala sa bd version. But since i experienced dvd rot gus2 ko na ibackup lahat yun sa hd.
Title: Re: Honest question, do you still buy DVDs?
Post by: onkyo616 on Jun 05, 2013 at 02:13 PM
ako hindi na gumagamit ng dvd, puro download na lang galing sa mga kaibigan then played
sa multimedia player  he he he, hirap kasi mag maintain ng dvd nasisira at nagwa warp sila
Title: Re: Honest question, do you still buy DVDs?
Post by: devlin_waugh on Jun 05, 2013 at 02:20 PM
^advocating piracy?  ::)
Title: Re: Honest question, do you still buy DVDs?
Post by: frootloops on Jun 05, 2013 at 02:44 PM
I dont know if the humidity has something to do with the rot coz fortunately for me, i havent had a single rot in my collection. All are stored inside my HT wherein no sunlight goes in, year long room temperature? Imagine a room in a basement.

To answer the TS, i still do but only the blockbusters, most especially what my kids like..but no more hoarding this time. Wala na yung magnet na humihila sa akin tuwing dadaan ako sa video store.
Title: Re: Honest question, do you still buy DVDs?
Post by: Clondalkin on Jun 05, 2013 at 03:07 PM
Yeah I think humidity and average room temp.  My very first DVD that I bought in 1998 and the newest ones in 2006, wala ni isang rot.  Yung mga CDs ko bought from 1990-2006, wala ni isang rot.

Kaso I dont buy DVDs or CDs no more kasi a good friend introduced me to something in 2006.



I dont know if the humidity has something to do with the rot coz fortunately for me, i havent had a single rot in my collection. All are stored inside my HT wherein no sunlight goes in, year long room temperature? Imagine a room in a basement.

To answer the TS, i still do but only the blockbusters, most especially what my kids like..but no more hoarding this time. Wala na yung magnet na humihila sa akin tuwing dadaan ako sa video store.
Title: Re: Honest question, do you still buy DVDs?
Post by: frootloops on Jun 05, 2013 at 03:28 PM
Yeah I think humidity and average room temp.  My very first DVD that I bought in 1998 and the newest ones in 2006, wala ni isang rot.  Yung mga CDs ko bought from 1990-2006, wala ni isang rot.

Kaso I dont buy DVDs or CDs no more kasi a good friend introduced me to something in 2006.




I think I also met your friend. Good guy and very reliable...efficient and convincing pa! :D

Aside from the room temp, all my DVD and CD's are sealed with a plastic....dust free. I was able to buy that DVD plastic in Japan wherein i use a hair dryer to vacuum seal my DVD. As for the CD, i bought that imported thick resealable plastic cover years back for 25cents each. Guess the extra cost is all worth it after all.
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Post by: rexFi on Jun 05, 2013 at 03:38 PM
bibilhin ko next is Miami Heat 2012 Champions, then next Miami Heat 2013 Champions.

AFAIK DVDs lang meron siya. Ayoko naman iDownload. ;D