Question for DVD and Blu Ray Collectors

[Bravestarr]

Hello question Dvds have really gone the way of retirement with blu ray and 4k streaming and other things .my question do you still buy dvds? Maybe stuff OOP ? Or dvds that never nade it to blu ray

[PNGwynne]

Sure--I don't even have a Blu-Ray yet.

And there are definitely some OOP dvds that I want.

[Nostalgiabuff]

I will for some things, TV shows and such. I mean the quality of 70's TV is what it is, putting it on bluray over DVD is not going to make a difference. I occasionally pick up older movies on DVD as well because either it is not out on bluray yet, or I don't care enough about a remastered version to spend the extra money

[Werewolf]

I still buy DVDs. A lot of the cartoons I like have never been (and probably never will be) available on Blu Ray.

[Mr.Marion]

Sure it's becoming obsolete. I buy only several a year now. I couldn't find Six million dollar man Season 5 anywhere, so I bought the DVD. I picked up Wonder Woman and Mission Impossible because I want to watch them anytime.

[Hedji]

I rarely buy DVDs if there is a Blu Ray option, but don't count out the format yet. Walmart seems to sell more DVDs than Blu Rays. I think it comes down to price. Most folks would rather stream a movie than own it. And if they're going to buy physical media, it's likely to be an impulse buy. So if the DVD is half the price of the Blu Ray, that is what the average consumer will go for. I think DVDs will be around for a long time to come. They may even outlast the Blu Ray format, since TV manufacturers are trying to brainwash everyone into believing 4K is the greatest thing since sliced bread.

I don't have the data to back it up, but I wouldn't be surprised if DVD outsells Blu-Ray in total sales. Which would be hilarious when you consider everyone thinking they gotta upgrade to that new 4K TV they saw in the Black Friday ad.

[Iron Mego]

Just bought the DVD of The Evil Dead the other day because it was half as much as the Blu-Ray and had more extras. The difference in quality, at least for a movie like this, is nominal and not terribly important. I do try to get Blu-Rays when I can, but I don't mind getting a DVD when it's the only, or better, option.

[palitoy]

I find a buy a lot smarter these days.

ie There is no need to buy "Suicide Squad" or "Wonder Woman" when they'll be playing on the OnDemand service ad nauseum. Not to mention just about every previous DC and Marvel movie is available for under ten bucks at my grocery store right now.

But I'll never see a Paul Naschy movie or "Yor the Hunter from the Future" in a dump bin. So yeah, that's what I'm into these days, obscurities, exploitation and TV i adore.

[Confessional]

Triple yes on those questions and echoing the sentiment above. In addition there many great classic films that do not benefit from remastering to BluRay, especially those with era-pioneering lighting, make-up, set-design and special effects. They were made *work* in the film format of the day and can look terrible in todays aspect ratios and resolutions.

I'll add a healthy secondary market is compelling. The local Rasputin Music sells thousands of new and used DVDs from $1 – $3. So you can own a flick you were curious about or chasing lower than the cost of rental or on demand service; you can also re-sell it. At any given time there's a dozen people digging through those giant bins with rabid intent… I just wish the hipster employees would make a little effort of organize them, oh and maybe learn about the benefits of cleaning products.

[Bruce Banner]

Most of my DVD purchases now days are of rare, OOP titles or special editions.
But for newer releases I generally go for Blu-ray.

[Klosterheim]

DVD's are in high demand. Many are OOP, which actually did surprise me since they are easy to manufacture, and because there used to be so many around for sale in shops.

(many people are constantly watching and buying DVDs on eBay)

I had to pick up The Night Stalker/The Night Strangler double feature, when one was an acceptable price. Sellers on eBay often try to get $70 for that one.

I'm also a little shocked that Never Say Never Again is out of print on Blu-ray.

DVDs are good to have, especially if the internet is down for some reason.

As long as they will always be playable on a Playstation, I will have a need for them.

There are many good reasons to use DVDs:

Audio Commentaries not found on Streaming Video.

Bonus Features that are not added to Blu-ray discs or online digital movies.

Trailers, sometimes multiple trailers are on DVD only.

Multiple Subtitles and Closed Captions.

Rare & Specialty stuff.

Picture Discs instead of only online posters or images.

There is an original featurette with Charlton Heston on the DVD for The Omega Man, that is not on the Blu-ray version.

Streaming only gives you one version of Legend.

DVDs sometimes come with nice booklets.

DVDs don't try to automatically load more commercials from the internet like some Blu-ray Discs do.

It is the modern televisions that really make the difference in video quality.

Only a few Blu-ray editions really stand out. The exception is Jaws on Blu-ray which is lightyears ahead on video quality.

A good quality of Blu-ray is:

2 versions of Conquest of the Planet of the Apes.

2 versions of I Am Legend.

Conan the Barbarian looks good on there.

And, they are finally making some good ones and special editions on Blu-ray, like They Live, which was a fairly recent release.

[Bravestarr]

Thank you for all the answers