Comments on: Do I need physical media anymore?

By: spkthed

spkthed — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 01:51:05 +0000

Just a thought, but actually owning non-digital media means that either you rip your media (illegal) or you replace it every 7 years as technology changes. Blue-Ray is about to invalidate all of the DVD’s that we own. Jeff, unload them while you can!

By: Fake Larry

Fake Larry — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 08:01:51 +0000

I like to buy used DVDs. I scavenge around and often get them for 5 bucks sometimes even a little less when they do 4 for 15 dollars type sales. It’s generally more worth it that way.

I’ll buy some of anyone’s used DVDs if you gimme a good price especially if I take a lot of them off your hands.

For the time being I still can’t watch anything online. I should save the money for a good internet connection, but believe it or not, buying used DVDs is still cheaper month to month than paying the internet bill for ultra high speed.

That should be part of your calculation too, also in accessing the value of video games. You paid 60 bucks for the game, but how much did it cost you to play online for 5 months?

By: Teen*Idol

Teen*Idol — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:32:07 +0000

I unfortunately have this really bad habit where I refuse to watch some movies if I have the opportunity (internets for example) just because I feel like I rather just buy it. Classic movies that are on Netflix instant are good examples of films I could simply revisit on my 360 FOR FREE, but I just don’t because I feel like as a DVD collector I should own it instead. If I watch it on my 360, next time I see the DVD for sale I won’t buy it because I had just recently seen it. That kills me.

As for music, when it comes to bands I’m not a big fan of but feel like listening to once in a awhile, I just download it. But when it comes to actual bands I love, since my taste of music is basically unheard of and hard to explain, I rather support the band and buy there albums for $5 since they need money for food and gas when they tour. Especially since our little booking site brings these 3 chord pop-punk bands to LA from all around. teenagebonehead.com

By: Sn4tcH

Sn4tcH — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:07:07 +0000

I don’t know, I like to own movies I like, but otherwise I have no problem watching stuff online.

By: jackie

jackie — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:38:08 +0000

Or me – shoot me a list of DVDs you wanna sell.

By: jackie

jackie — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:37:48 +0000

Amazon.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 19:28:34 +0000

Follow-up question: What’s the best way to unload old DVDs and CDs for a few quick bucks?

By: Fake Larry

Fake Larry — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:28:14 +0000

There’s the difference. It sounds like you don’t want to keep movies you don’t plan on watching again. Well, that’s kind of obvious.

I have a modest library of films I watch, some of them almost every year. The others I rent.

They could offer extras in file form too, and they probably will. I’ve predicted that, if you look at recent projects like His Name Is Jason, the “extras” may be coming from other sources anyway.

By: jackie

jackie — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:57:08 +0000

I always delete a movie file after I watch it. I like to have DVDs of my favorite movies because I enjoy the commentary, the cover art and the special features. Not to mention surround sound!