Author Topic: Is DVD dead or dying locally? (Read 55372 times)

jiggs84 · « **Reply #30 on:** Apr 12, 2011 at 10:27 AM »

i share the same observation as techdude. i noticed that the dvd part of this forum has less movements/updates. there are more updates in TV's, home theaters, etc.

i also notice less updates on DVD sales unlike 2 or 3 years ago...

vortex1 · « **Reply #31 on:** Apr 12, 2011 at 10:39 AM »

Quote from: ABCmotorparts on Apr 12, 2011 at 09:26 AM

There are plenty of sites to choose from to find the correct subtitle for the movie,
kadalasan naman ng problema ng sub ay ang pagiging out of sync,
encountered such, pero hanap lang ulit ng ibang version ng subs...

Cheers...

OT: to prevent out of synch subtitles, always search for the same title/movie name and uploader e.g. iron.man.2.720p.DTS - BRD

HTH.

NMT/bluray is really the main reason I stopped buying DVDs.anlaki talaga ng PQ difference eh.
I already sold or given most of my DVD collections.

Once you're hooked on high def, you're never going back to dvd/vcd.

BusyChild · « **Reply #32 on:** Apr 12, 2011 at 11:13 AM »

Quote from: vortex1 on Apr 12, 2011 at 10:39 AM

NMT/bluray is really the main reason I stopped buying DVDs.anlaki talaga ng PQ difference eh.
I already sold or given most of my DVD collections.

Once you're hooked on high def, you're never going back to dvd/vcd.

I am still into DVDs since I really don't have the patience in downloading files especially my dsl is kinda slow (for downloading). Regarding NMT, where or how do you get your movie files? A friend suggested this to me too na magswitch na raw ako sa NMT instead of buying DVDs... mas makakatipid daw ako. But if I do, I don't know how or where to get my movie files. Online? Baka mamaya virus pa madownload ko... hehe.

So for now... dead or alive... DVDs muna ako.

thebat · « **Reply #33 on:** Apr 12, 2011 at 03:50 PM »

Same here, sir, this is my main reason why I have not bought an NMT pa. Tamad ako mag download lalo na yung iba raw overnight kung mag download ng movie (

).

Quote from: BusyChild on Apr 12, 2011 at 11:13 AM

I am still into DVDs since I really don't have the patience in downloading files especially my dsl is kinda slow (for downloading). Regarding NMT, where or how do you get your movie files? A friend suggested this to me too na magswitch na raw ako sa NMT instead of buying DVDs... mas makakatipid daw ako. But if I do, I don't know how or where to get my movie files. Online? Baka mamaya virus pa madownload ko... hehe.

So for now... dead or alive... DVDs muna ako.

devlin_waugh · « **Reply #34 on:** Apr 12, 2011 at 04:23 PM »

between VCDs, DVDs and BluRay, DVD's the format with the most number of titles available

even the most obscure movies are in this format and I doubt if Blurays will stay long enough to cover those

moreover, in such that NMTs are basically devices that store converted files of all those formats (and even those predating them) I'd really be hard put to proudly display a gazillion terrabyte storage device that houses my entire movie collection even if those titles are hard to find

no such thing as a collector's/special/deluxe/limited edition NMT...

Jerricson098 · « **Reply #35 on:** Apr 12, 2011 at 04:29 PM »

I disagree...but yeah, VCD/DVD here at Region 3 is being produced slowly, just like downloading

mujacko2002 · « **Reply #36 on:** Apr 12, 2011 at 08:07 PM »

Mabuhay!

I like the physical media. I still watch my VCDs that i bought since I started collecting way back 2000 ata. Actually, i still have a couple of VCDs & DVDs (to date i only have 3 BRs) that was never opened or i haven't watched yet. When i am cleaning my collections and holding my firsts VCDs/DVDs it would bring back some memories of the things i've done just to get that movie. The friends i've made (up until now) visiting videostores are really priceless. So if ever i go the NMT route, its just for mobility and easy access.

to answer the question : Personally, not for me especially now that the prices are going so down low in a couple of months.

JMTCW.

techdude · « **Reply #37 on:** Apr 12, 2011 at 08:40 PM »

Quote from: BusyChild on Apr 12, 2011 at 11:13 AM

I am still into DVDs since I really don't have the patience in downloading files especially my dsl is kinda slow (for downloading). Regarding NMT, where or how do you get your movie files? A friend suggested this to me too na magswitch na raw ako sa NMT instead of buying DVDs... mas makakatipid daw ako. But if I do, I don't know how or where to get my movie files. Online? Baka mamaya virus pa madownload ko... hehe.

I think the answer to your question is already a discussion on piracy (or source of pirate movies), which is strictly prohibited here. Please be guided accordingly...

torque · « **Reply #38 on:** Apr 12, 2011 at 09:05 PM »

Quote from: thebat on Apr 12, 2011 at 03:50 PM

Same here, sir, this is my main reason why I have not bought an NMT pa. Tamad ako mag download lalo na yung iba raw overnight kung mag download ng movie ().

Ako huminto na bumili ng DVDs 2 years ago. I'm into NMT, downloading and file sharing, malaki kasi ang tipid compare to buying orig and pirated DVDs. Saka malaki ang difference ng PQ of DVD and downloaded HD movies. Lagi pa ako updated sa latest episodes ng mga TV series. Matagal lang nga magdownload kasi umaabot ng ilang araw pag HD files, no complains naman. Most of my officemates are into downloading kaya file sharing nalang.

BTW, last January I bought a Pioneer DV-610. Primary reason for buying is for music listening, secondary na lang yung for watching DVDs.

Gob_Loves_Sony · « **Reply #39 on:** Apr 12, 2011 at 10:46 PM »

mga 3-5 yrs pa yan dvd...

jekoy · « **Reply #40 on:** Apr 13, 2011 at 12:03 AM »

it will also depend if you really are into collecting or just watching the films. i, for one, still want a hard copy of my favorite films.

dj · « **Reply #41 on:** Apr 13, 2011 at 05:26 AM »

Quote from: Gob_Loves_Sony on Apr 12, 2011 at 10:46 PM

mga 3-5 yrs pa yan dvd...

^ sir ako 2-3years pa siguro dvd depende kung gaano kabilis dadalin ng mga nagpaparating ng generic dvd players sa pinas ang nmt's from china.

after dvd im going to bluray na sana, sa kakaintay ko sa price to get down like nung nagdive ako sa dvd around 2001 nag uturn ako bigla ako sa nmt. but i wont sell my dvd collections just like my ld collection nandito pa sila

ABCmotorparts · « **Reply #42 on:** Apr 13, 2011 at 06:46 AM »

Quote from: dj on Apr 13, 2011 at 05:26 AM

^ sir ako 2-3years pa siguro dvd depende kung gaano kabilis dadalin ng mga nagpaparating ng generic dvd players sa pinas ang nmt's from china.

after dvd im going to bluray na sana, sa kakaintay ko sa price to get down like nung nagdive ako sa dvd around 2001 nag uturn ako bigla ako sa nmt. but i wont sell my dvd collections just like my ld collection nandito pa sila

Have no plans of selling my collections as well,
sabi nga nila, nakauna ka naman na nag-enjoy ng pelikula then sa DVD,
kaya lang its sad to see na ang laki rin ng investment natin,
during those time nasa 1200 to 1500 per title tayo, tapos ngayon
halos wala ng price ang collection na yun, in any case masarap lang na may
hard copy ka ng isang paborito mong pelikula, in the case of the NMT naman,
backup lang naman ang katapat nyan, and most of your investment ay sa hardware (hard drive)
napupunta, and somehow it won't be rendered useless in the end coz nagagamit mo rin
naman siya sa PC,...

cheers...

aszamora · « **Reply #43 on:** Apr 13, 2011 at 07:04 AM »

I was still into VHS around the time VCD and DVD were becoming the norm so I'm used to watching in a napaglipasan na format.

My first DVD was Daredevil in 2003. I'm also into collecting (I even collected cinema tickets I bought since watching Phantom Menace in 1999) myself and I enjoy looking at my DVD library from time to time. As long as I can buy DVDs, I'll buy them although I usually buy R1s na ulit except for better R3 counterparts like Inception and HP7 which are 2-discs locally.

Moks007 · « **Reply #44 on:** Apr 13, 2011 at 07:07 AM »

Quote from: ABCmotorparts on Apr 13, 2011 at 06:46 AM

Have no plans of selling my collections as well,
sabi nga nila, nakauna ka naman na nag-enjoy ng pelikula then sa DVD,
kaya lang its sad to see na ang laki rin ng investment natin,
during those time nasa 1200 to 1500 per title tayo, tapos ngayon
halos wala ng price ang collection na yun, in any case masarap lang na may
hard copy ka ng isang paborito mong pelikula, in the case of the NMT naman,
backup lang naman ang katapat nyan, and most of your investment ay sa hardware (hard drive)
napupunta, and somehow it won't be rendered useless in the end coz nagagamit mo rin
naman siya sa PC,...

cheers...

I'm like that too.

Nahinayang lang ako if I sell it. Even if na upgrade ko na yun title sa blu-ray I might not sell it bec. I can view that dvd in my kid's room or sa car. I recently bought a cdrking blu-ray player for my living room, so I have both nmt and blu-ray there.

The only dvd's I buy now are concerts, tv series, documentaries and mga educational or cartoons/animation for my daughter. Oh ya and mga tagalog movies that my wife likes.

I just wish they come out with the Crispa vs. Toyota basketball series. Or mga Crispa or Toyota dynasty set. I will be the first one to buy it.

jekoy · « **Reply #45 on:** Apr 13, 2011 at 09:42 AM »

pag namatay ang dvd, magiging collectibles na ang collection natin! tulad ng betamax at vhs ngayon. nagsisisi nga ako sa pagbebenta ko nga mga vhs ko noon lalo na 'yung mga tagalog titles.

JT · « **Reply #46 on:** Apr 13, 2011 at 09:57 AM »

Its dying slowly here in Singapore but will take sometime. Not all are jumping into the HD bandwagon.

For me, im ripping some of my dvd collections into my harddisk. As Im not planning to buy all the movie titles in bluray.

juanch · « **Reply #47 on:** Apr 13, 2011 at 10:19 AM »

As far as I'm concerned, I know I'll still be watching DVD's many years down the road.

If you have a really good upscaler, the DVD's picture quality can still be quite great.

titles such as those from Pixar, Dreamworks, Die Hard 4, Lord of the Rings, Star Wars 2&3, Star Trek and many many more still look great to my eyes.

AC · « **Reply #48 on:** Apr 13, 2011 at 10:22 AM »

hula ko lang po ha.. hehe

pag nagtitipid nagdodownload nalang...
yung dati naman willing bumili ng dvd... bluray na binibili...

kaya.. bumaba sales.. hehe

lalo na at... meron nading mga affordable bluray players

El Zar · « **Reply #49 on:** Apr 13, 2011 at 10:28 AM »

As you get older as a collector, you'll run out of space to put stuff and say "enough!"

Moks007 · « **Reply #50 on:** Apr 13, 2011 at 10:48 AM »

Quote from: juancho on Apr 13, 2011 at 10:19 AM

As far as I'm concerned, I know I'll still be watching DVD's many years down the road.

If you have a really good upscaler, the DVD's picture quality can still be quite great.

titles such as those from Pixar, Dreamworks, Die Hard 4, Lord of the Rings, Star Wars 2&3, Star Trek and many many more still look great to my eyes.

Yes, I agree with you. Recently, I put in the dvd (that came with the bluray) lang of sound of music and to my surprise it looks pretty good. On some parts (more on close ups) nga close na to hd

. Pixar and dreamworks look great.

Quote from: El Zar on Apr 13, 2011 at 10:28 AM

As you get older as a collector, you'll run out of space to put stuff and say "enough!"

This also is my number one reason why I really slowed down my buying. My wife is already complaining that our bedroom is full of dvds and blu-ray. Pag lapit ng menstruation niya, she will be so hot headed and trip on my stuff.

It has come to the point hey I might need a new house just to store my dvds and blu-rays. That's ridiculous and I keep telling myself "enough na".

The problem is I love movies too much and this is just part of my life na.

I will continue to buy (can't resist

) but maximize everything and just buy the blu-ray version. Yes there are a few dvds I wanna get rid in my inventory bec. of space constraint. If I keep it, I don't want naman to remove them from their cases and put it in those dvd holders.

BusyChild · « **Reply #51 on:** Apr 13, 2011 at 10:54 AM »

Are we just talking about Manila here? I wonder sa mga provinces, like those really really far.... kung DVD pa rin binibili nila.

Prometheus75 · « **Reply #52 on:** Apr 13, 2011 at 11:01 AM »

Ironically, it just might be the bootleg market (IMHO) that could prolong the relevance of DVD as a storage medium, at least here in the Philippines. You'd be surprised at the sheer number of VCDs that are still being peddled in Quiapo, so what more DVDs, right?

Gob_Loves_Sony · « **Reply #53 on:** Apr 13, 2011 at 11:14 AM »

Quote from: BusyChild on Apr 13, 2011 at 10:54 AM

Are we just talking about Manila here? I wonder sa mga provinces, like those really really far.... kung DVD pa rin binibili nila.

sir sa mga probinsya pirated dvd's yata mas sikat...

Gob_Loves_Sony · « **Reply #54 on:** Apr 13, 2011 at 11:17 AM »

ano b mas kalaban ng dvd? nmt o bluray? or piracy?

sayang din kung malalaos ang dvd..dami ko na din nakolekta...pero maganda din kung magmumura siya n tipong kasing baba ng presyo ng vcd...

jekoy · « **Reply #55 on:** Apr 13, 2011 at 11:25 AM »

Quote from: El Zar on Apr 13, 2011 at 10:28 AM

As you get older as a collector, you'll run out of space to put stuff and say "enough!"

totoo!

BusyChild · « **Reply #56 on:** Apr 13, 2011 at 11:30 AM »

^^ pero nakaka-addict magcollect eh... Whether it be or original or *******. So mahirap magsabi ng "Enough!!!!".

ABCmotorparts · « **Reply #57 on:** Apr 13, 2011 at 11:51 AM »

Quote from: El Zar on Apr 13, 2011 at 10:28 AM

As you get older as a collector, you'll run out of space to put stuff and say "enough!"

True sir,....

Sa dami ng titles ko, and double dipped pa ang iba,
napilitan na akong magpamigay to free up space,...

ABCmotorparts · « **Reply #58 on:** Apr 13, 2011 at 11:55 AM »

Quote from: BusyChild on Apr 13, 2011 at 10:54 AM

Are we just talking about Manila here? I wonder sa mga provinces, like those really really far.... kung DVD pa rin binibili nila.

Here in Nueva Ecija, may 1 or 2 pa naman ng DVD rental shops,
though malaki ang inihina nila sa pagkalat ng mga bootlegs,
majority kasi ng tao sa lansangan mas pipiliin na lang na bumili ng titles
sa mga naglalako sa kalsada sa halip na pumunta sa mga rental shops,...

dominiclovesnarnia · « **Reply #59 on:** Apr 13, 2011 at 02:44 PM »

YEP! The DVD is DEAD! Bakit kaya hindi nila maintindihan na hindi lahat ng tao sa Mundong ito ang may Blu-ray!? Pawala na ng pawala ang mga DVDs. Nung bumili ako ng 'Inception' grabe, pati 'Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader', super BONELESS! Wala ng SPECIAL FEATURES.. P750 un, last 2008 nung binili ko ung "Narnia: Prince Caspian", parehong presyo dn, pero punong puno ng FEATURES.. pero ngayon, wala na ...