Why Do You Buy DVD's?
 

I'm motivated to buy DVD's upon their release because I want the satisfaction of knowing that I can watch it when I want to. I also buy DVD's of older movies that are released for the first time because my video store rarely stocks up on vintage new releases.

But, I got to thinking: If I just rented a new release for $2, I could rent it up to 10 times and that would be the price of purchasing it new. DVD's you rent in the video store contain the same extra's, so it's not like there's any benefit from buying it new.

My question is this: Why do you buy DVD's?

Because.

there's a difference between renting and owning, for example if you have hbo and a movie you OWN is on hbo you're more inclined to watch it because its on than you are to pick up your dvd and put it into the dvd player. its the same way with the video store and your own collection, you're more inclined to walk over to where you keep your dvds in your house, than to get in the car to drive to the video store specifically to rent that movie, and once you're at the video store you're not going to rent a movie you've already seen, you're going to be surrounded by new films to distract you from paying to see the movie you've seen over seeing a new film with the money. :eek:

For goodness sake -- why would you drive to the video store 10 different times to rent the same darn movie? I've never understood people who go to Blockbusters or Hollywood Video and rent the same movie repeatedly. Are they in love with that particular video cassette or DVD? Do they go on five day vacations to Florida and make love to it on the sand in the beach? I think you may have explained it to me now, though.

But I don't like that idea. If you love or like the movie, why not just buy it? It's good to have collections. They make you healthy, less wealthy, and wise. Here's to my DVDs. *raises glass in the air*

a toast to dvds! :eek:

I only buy DVD's because i like the extra's (commentary, bloopers, insights, etc, etc) and than if they dont come with any extras than i will settle for the cheaper VHS, unless of course it is a movie (as SC said before) is one i would watch over and over than i go for a little splurge and buy myself the DVD instead of wasting $1000 on the movie rental.

Because I want them… I’ve almost got one wall covered so I can start on another… saves me the hassle of deciding how to decorate… :laugh: … Actually I like being able to watch them whenever I want to and it’s cheaper for me to buy than rent most of the time here… they rent for about 5.00 a piece and I can normally buy the same movie for less than 20.00 and since I’m famous for late fees… I might as well just buy it... :D

I'm an addict. I watch films over and over... I just like to.



...and pretty soon I'm gonna f*cking kill someone :eek: :eek:

i buy them for the deleted scenes and other extras...also because i like widescreen....


i love watching movies over and over again...

I want the best a movie can offer...Simple.

I have to agree with Jonny here. I buy DVD's not just for the extras, but because it's the best copy of a movie I can get. I want to watch a film in the highest possible quality, I want the images I see to be truest to the original vision or product. In this sense, I have a lot of trouble even renting VHS movies, because if I'm not watching a movie in widescreen, then I feel that I'm not even watching the real movie. I might as well be catching it on tv.

Although the commentaries, chapter selection, and extras certainly do seal the deal.

I myself, is for a bit of both, I want the selected case, and I want the specials, just in case im bored and I wanna watch a film, but do not have time.

As well as the quality, extras etc DVD's are cool because they are thinner than videos. Also when throwing at a friend, you gain much more accuracy than you would using a video.

i buy dvds because i'm addicted to it and love watching them fill up my shelves because i'm sad like that and it gives me an odd sense of satisfaction. oh, and i love films.

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Because I'm a woman.....and I have to buy something!!!!

I buy them for the extras..............alternative endings.....stuff like that...........

Add to the list:

-For watching with friends who may have not seen the movie yet.

-Bragging rights. "Look at all my DVD's!"

Has anyone had a DVD accident yet ?

I have a few hundred dvds on a top shelf, kind of piled on top of each other until i get some decent racks. Just the other day I thought like watching Alice in Wonderland so I scooped my hand into the mass (standing on my toes) and attempted to slide it out. Little did I know that my Evil Dead 2 DVD was sliding out too. The result ? Three hundred dvds on my head. :mad:

Holden must have a whopper...

Now the thread is over . :laugh:

Awesome Scanners avatar, jrs! That is the most kickass avatar I've seen!

i think that this is interesting because i rarely rent DVDs but i buy them like crazy. when it's a rental, it skips, it freezes, too many problems. but they are the best way to watch movies and they take up so much less space than videos. (and if you live in a small apartment, trust me, you know this is a problem.) my question... will i ever be able to rent DVDs? or am i destined to a VHS future? :eek:

CaptJackie

I agree... by the time you rent it 5-6 times you could have BOUGHT it, and then you would have it to veiw at your leisure ANYTIME you wanted (without having to pay more money).... 2am...fu** it, you can watch it.. no waiting for the store to open...

Sweetie,
I am a video store manager, and the bottom line is this...
I have begged them to let me bring one of those little electric, cleaner buffer thingys to the store, I wanted to clean the dvd's upon return ect... and they just wont kick out the cash....

their theory is since dvd's are so cheap for the store... why buy the equiptment, and waste time when they can just send a new dvd...

it will get better, in the future for the customer though, cause you got people like me who are trying to change the way it works...
it just aint easy.

also,our compnay makes us put these fu**ing little dvd sheilds on there with our company logo ect.... so if they arent applied just right you get these little bubbles and alot of dvd players will kisk out the disc because the little bubble will make the disc weighted on one side.... so personally, i i think they should stop that too... but will they....
hmmmmm....

back on point.. just give it time.

film... i suppose i am just better off buying. no late fees, either. ;)
still, i hope there will someday be a time when i can rent DVDs without worrying if i will be able to watch the whole thing.

capt_jackie

Why buy.....easy enough, have you ever seen the condition of most DVDS in video stores.....who knows what people have been doing with them.

easy answer...

WE ARE ALL DUMB AMERICANS.

That and the fact that knowing you OWN the movie is very empowering. I have bout 16 DVD movies myself (thats alot comnsidering i got my surround sound system and DVD player less than two months ago)

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