Does anyone still buy Dvds?

sonofenoch

I don't believe I've watched let alone bought a dvd for a long long time, with so much streaming media legal or otherwise now widely available for me anyhow the humble dvd once the most sought after gadget has become obsolete

Archeron

If I see a film for a euro in a car boot sale that I'd like to watch again I'll buy it, but with the intention of giving it or throwing it away immediately after. Its easy to watch on the PC which is hooked to the telly for Netflix anyway. Other than that, no.

Dirty Dingus McGee

Yes.

I like having a physical copy of the shows/films I want to watch.

I must have over 1000 films on DVD currently.

DareGod

I was only wondering about this today myself. I was waiting for a bus outside an Xtra Vision (didn't realise they still even existed) and I had ten minutes to spare so I considered heading inside to have a look. As I walked closer to the door I noticed there were absolutely no customers whatsoever inside, so I thought I better not. I didn't want to get the staff's hopes up when they saw me, getting all excited about - finally! - a potential sale, and then watching me walk straight back out again.

Sciprio

Yes. I prefer to have the physical discs and boxes.

PGE2

Yes, I'll be buying inside out in a few weeks when it's released.

Staplor

People with no internet, or bad internet. Kids for in car DVD. I cleared out my DVD's to the charity shop, only kept few I know I'll will watch again and again.

MilesMorales1

I have a very large blu ray collection, cos I'm a fossil who will always choose physical media over digital. No DVD's though.

DEFTLEFTHAND

I'll still buy CDs on occasion as I like having a physical copy to add to my record collection and to me anyway it's a superior sound.

Turtyturd

Nope, can't actually remember the last time I bought one. I bought a hard drive to keep copies of anything I want to own a copy of, although since I picked up an Android box the hard drive has pretty much become a place to store my comics.

Ruu

I am trying to get rid of my collection, which isn't that large, maybe 100 or so. Rent from library or stream mostly.

Mesrine65

12TB of HDD's filled with a cornucopia of genres, all in HD...

All hail the HDD, DVD is dead

dodderangler

Bought 50 of them for my daughter. They were all classic Pixar and Disney films and box sets aswell for 25 quid
Only time I bought them in years but was defo worth it

Lord PuppyMcSnuggle of Cuddleshire

I do like the occasional DVD box set of something... can't be arsed paying the premium for Bluray, and the selection on Irish Netflix is shíte.

my3cents

Maybe about 4000 of them more if you count boxed sets just bought another 4 at 99p each this week. I collect war films and stuff like that and few of the online services have a fraction of the titles I have.

I don't keep boxes anymore just the actual DVD's so the space they take up is less of an issue.

Also have very poor internet connect (thanks three) so streaming anything isn't an option.

my3cents

Maybe about 4000 of them more if you count boxed sets just bought another 4 at 99p each this week. I collect war films and stuff like that and few of the online services have a fraction of the titles I have.

I don't keep boxes anymore just the actual DVD's so the space they take up is less of an issue.

Also have very poor internet connect (thanks three) so streaming anything isn't an option.

trixychic

We love buying dvds!!!

Cienciano

I hate watching stuff in standard definition

sonofenoch

I'm reminded of the mid 90's when the Dvd first hit, the Virgin megastore on the quays and it's little corner of discs for sale displayed with a player on view that must have cost close to a grand at the time .....it was a place only the inquisitive and rich folk viewed while the rest of us peasants shopped in the row after row of Vhs tapes .....now we've come full circle with row after row of unwanted Dvd discs, progression

Banjoxed

Poxy, expensive internet up here, and I like my extras so thumbs up for DVDs here. Amazon is my friend. So is Cex in Derry.

my3cents

Cienciano wrote: »

I hate watching stuff in standard definition

You can't watch any old films an programs with are only available in standard definition because thats what they were filmed in.

SEPT 23 1989

Yes I buy them to feed my sons Thomas the Tank engine addiction

AMKC

Yes I but blu rays and DVDs . Bought Fast7 on Blu-ray recently. Like buying Box Sets too. Never watch anything like that online just would not enjoy it.

riclad

I think its like buying cds,
people buy them as presents .
Older people buy them .
IF you are a fan of star wars ,mad men you,ll buy the dvd or blue ray ,
for the extra s ,the making of scenes etc
Not everyone has netflix and in rural area,s it can be hard to get a fast broadband connection .
I dont see the point of buying old films on blueray.
ie films made before 2000 ,not filmed in hd format .
I think theres a new bluray hd format coming out but you,ll need a new player
to play the discs ,it,ll also paly dvds and blueray discs .
i think in 10 years some people will have a laptop and tablet and own zero
cds or dvds .
Like people who never get cable tv, and just watch films on the web ,
iplayer etc .

delahuntv

Sound from dvds and cds is way superior to downloads. Also way handier.

As for hmv/xtravision - they made a decent profit last year, as did golden discs.

riclad

All the xtravision shops i used to go to are closed down,
i know there,s a few left .
There seems to be a new format invented every 4 years ,
remember when everyone threw out their vhs tapes and bought dvds.
Or replaced their lps with cds .
Maybe we,ll all be buying 4k films in 5 years .

Dirty Dingus McGee

riclad wrote: »

All the xtravision shops i used to go to are closed down,
i know there,s a few left .
There seems to be a new format invented every 4 years ,
remember when everyone threw out their vhs tapes and bought dvds.
Or replaced their lps with cds .
Maybe we,ll all be buying 4k films in 5 years .

As long as you can still have a device to play DVD's on then they won't become obsolete.

Trying to constantly keep up with format changes is pointless as they change to often.

I've never bought a blu-ray disc and I don't mind if I never see a film on blu-ray.

Mother Brain

I only the other day paid for an album for the first time in about fifteen years.

It was digital as well so...

Do people do it? Yes. Do I though? Not a chance.

DivingDuck

Do BluRays count? I buy them regularly, but haven't bought a standard DVD in years.

I dislike subscription model services, and the reality that their catalogue can and will change at any time.

choons

delahuntv wrote: »

Sound from dvds and cds is way superior to downloads.

That's not true, you can download Bluray ISOs which are the exact same digital files as the physical copy. Netflix streams in DD 5.1 as do many other legal sources.

There are examples where DVD is superior but not the norm.

Edit: As for CDs, Google - HD Tracks, there are music download sites that have bit rates that far exceed CDs. This will only increase with demand where as CD and DVD has reached the limits of their physical media.

Ally Dick

I stream everything at the touch of a button <cough>

Links234

I'll definitely buy some stuff that I really want on Bluray, but it's usually very niche stuff, anime and Japanese movies that you aren't likely to get on netflix. I'll always have to buy all the Ghibli movies, or if there's some really good show like Psycho-Pass or Steins;Gate then it's getting a purchase.

Cienciano

my3cents wrote: »

You can't watch any old films an programs with are only available in standard definition because thats what they were filmed in.

They weren't filmed in any definition, they were filmed on 35mm film which is good enough to be remastered as HD.

jimgoose

Occasionally, yes. I rent the odd one too, in fact I think I'll get Ron Howard's "Rush" tomorrow night.

boobar

When I was younger, for a treat it was always:

A cd
A dvd
A book

That's what I spent my hard earned cash on. Now there are mp3, mp4, .mobi....so I have a lot more money for obvious reasons.

dark crystal

Yes I still buy them - not brand new releases usually, just older films I like or want to watch. You can get them very cheaply now and I just prefer having the physical copy with all the extras etc on them.

Between myself and himself, we have a pretty big collection of them at this stage; well over 1500 or so (films, tv boxsets etc.). I prefer real books over digital ones too - none of that Kindle nonsense.

Might seem old fashioned to some, but who cares? I love finding a bargain gem of a film or book and taking it home to enjoy.

S.O

The only thing Id buy on Dvd would be an Asian subtitled film, last Dvd I bought was well over a year a half ago in Cex, ( Shadow of the wraith ) got it for about €5 at the most, all other stuff Id mainly watch on Netflix or at times I might rent a newer release on Itunes, I find that Netflix a lot of older films out a while or out years are mainly on it, its better for Tv programmes I find, Itunes have a better selection of the newer releases then Netflix, what both Netflix + Itunes don,t really have is a good selection of Asian subtitled films to choose to watch, hence why I said the only thing Id buy on Dvd be Asian films.




http://asianwiki.com/Shadow_of_the_Wraith

Alf Veedersane

I refuse to get an Internet connection at home so yeah, DVDs all the way.

And it's working out fine for getting littl'un her fix of Postman Pat and his special delivery service

Keplar240B

theres a guy on adverts.ie selling blank VHs tapes.

DareGod

my3cents wrote: »

Maybe about 4000 of them more if you count boxed sets just bought another 4 at 99p each this week. I collect war films and stuff like that and few of the online services have a fraction of the titles I have.

I don't keep boxes anymore just the actual DVD's so the space they take up is less of an issue.

Also have very poor internet connect (thanks three) so streaming anything isn't an option.

my3cents wrote: »

Maybe about 4000 of them more if you count boxed sets just bought another 4 at 99p each this week. I collect war films and stuff like that and few of the online services have a fraction of the titles I have.

I don't keep boxes anymore just the actual DVD's so the space they take up is less of an issue.

Also have very poor internet connect (thanks three) so streaming anything isn't an option.

That's 6 cents.

PTH2009

thanks to the man who created the usb key and video file formats. when i started getting tv shows online back about 10 years ago i was downloading them and putting them on blank DVD RWS and it took quite a while but ever since DVD/blu ray players/ tvs came with usb slots its much easier to put shows on keys

Cantona's Collars

I used to buy DVD/Blu Ray's but not anymore.What I have is relegated to storage boxes in the attic.I get all the movies and tv shows I need via Kodi and a nice neat Android box under my tv.

MadDog76

Yeah I still buy DVDs, have about 5000+, but I'm more fussy now about what I buy ........... I also download and use Netflix but if it's a movie I really like and know I'll watch repeatedly then I'll buy it, you can't beat a hard copy in my opinion.

Menas

I only buy a couple a year now...mostly as presents for old family members or for my 4 year old son who loves getting something physical that is 'his'.

murpho999

No dvd's or CDs in my house.

I remember the look of horror on a colleagues face when he offered to lend me a Blu Ray box set and I said I could'nt play it as I didn't have a DVD player. I just skipped it entirely and download what I want in the same quality and don't have bulky boxes etc. Done so since about 2002.

I don't see the need to have a physical copy and cloud storage nowadays is so cheap that you always have back ups.

It always blows people's mind when they ask me a for a copy of somethings )(usually with those USB keys) and an just send them a shared google drive link via email. Much easier.

Also the poster earlier who said the sound quality is better on CDs and DVDs is talking absolute rubbish.

_Kaiser_

I had 2 cabinets full of DVDs at one stage but sold them off about 6 years ago (which wasn't easy either) as they were just taking up space. Nowadays everything is streamed or lives on a server.

Cloud storage would be the next logical step but I'd need TBs of it, and you run the risk of being classed as a file sharer too I'd imagine. Who needs that hassle.

Vision of Disorder

riclad wrote: »

All the xtravision shops i used to go to are closed down,
i know there,s a few left .

There's still between 90-100 including the HMV stores afaik.

KingBrian2

Love DVD's they are great and I keep buying them.

DivingDuck

Vision of Disorder wrote: »

There's still between 90-100 including the HMV stores afaik.

I walked through HMV in Dundrum yesterday on my way to the movies. I don't think they're hurting for business; it was packed.

Sir Osis of Liver.

Did a clear out of my tv unit today .Have a few hundred cds/dvds in a box I want rid of.
Any suggestions?Some were never taken out of their boxes.

MadDog76

Sir Osis of Liver. wrote: »

Did a clear out of my tv unit today .Have a few hundred cds/dvds in a box I want rid of.
Any suggestions?Some were never taken out of their boxes.

I'll take them off you!