Does anyone leave their Blu-rays SEALED?

[RebelPhoenix]

Just curious, do some of you leave your blu rays sealed? Perhaps because you like the packaging? Or maybe you plan to resell in the future? Do you buy more than 1 copy to leave 1 sealed??

I know sometimes I can be a sucker for packaging, and for the right price buy more than 1 copy to leave 1 sealed.

[Kryptonic]

No. I prefer to watch the movies I buy.

[T2JP]

Originally Posted by kryptonic

no. I prefer to watch the movies i buy.

+1

[Femmeslover]

Originally Posted by kryptonic

no. I prefer to watch the movies i buy.

+2

[Ace of Sevens]

Blu-ray aren't comics books or action figures that will be valuable collectors items. Unless somethign goes out of print, but still has a good deal of demand, it is guaranteed to be worth less than you paid within a few months. If you buy a Blu-ray and don't watch it, it will lose value and you'll have nothing to show for it.

[nmycon]

OMG NOOOO!

Obsolete video formats will never become collectible.

Well, maybe some people will collect the "old tech" of today in 10 years or so, but no one is going to be paying big bucks for 1080p video once 4K video hits.

The only reason records are worth more is because they actually sound better than CDs. 8 tracks, cassettes sound worse and while people do collect them, they aren't paying more than $2-3 for a single cassette

Same with VHS, VCD... Laserdiscs are worth a bit more because of how close the quality comes to DVD and the uncompressed audio...

[NickMate]

I only buy 2 copies of Australia metal slips and keep one sealed. Everyone knows you can make a fortune from these edition

[NickMate]

Originally Posted by nmycon

OMG NOOOO!

Obsolete video formats will never become collectible.

Well, maybe some people will collect the "old tech" of today in 10 years or so, but no one is going to be paying big bucks for 1080p video once 4K video hits.

The only reason records are worth more is because they actually sound better than CDs. 8 tracks, cassettes sound worse and while people do collect them, they aren't paying more than $2-3 for a single cassette

Same with VHS, VCD... Laserdiscs are worth a bit more because of how close the quality comes to DVD and the uncompressed audio...

I agree that there's no point investing a fortune in blurays 1080p but what would you say when 4k hits mainstream? Don't build a collection because 8k is coming soon. I see 4k really being big either late next year or late 2013, since lg has there 4k rolling out this year. I won't stop buying blurays 1080p, I'll just get new release 4k

[hk3cx]

Yes i infact i think i may have ocd because i buy 2 copies of each blu ray one so i can watch and other i keep sealed,

[Femmeslover]

The only 1 in it's wrapping still is fanastic mr fox bc I received 2 copy's from amazon bc my 1st one was super late. And I called them. They sent me another copy for free. And a couple days later I got the 1st one I ordered.

[Dynamo of Eternia]

Originally Posted by Ace of Sevens

Blu-ray aren't comics books or action figures that will be valuable collectors items. Unless somethign goes out of print, but still has a good deal of demand, it is guaranteed to be worth less than you paid within a few months. If you buy a Blu-ray and don't watch it, it will lose value and you'll have nothing to show for it.

Exactly! (and heck, these days even comics and collectible figures are a guessing game as to whether they will go up in value or not).

While I can get particular about my movie packaging and will sometimes go out of my way to get a preferred version if more than 1 version exists and the version that I prefer is a bit more difficult to obtain, I am still ultimately buying it for the movie (or tv show), itself.

Sure, there have been occasions where I have bought a Blu-Ray or DVD movie or TV box set that I didn't get around to watching right away, and in some cases (though few and far between... I am typically in the habbit of opening most things I buy right when I get them) I just never got around to opening the shrink wrap right away for one reason or another. Maybe I set it down, intending to open it in the near future, and then just kind of forgot that I hadn't opened it. Or something like that.


But no, I'm not buying Blu-Rays and keeping them wrapped up for collectible value or anything.

[hk3cx]

Originally Posted by nickmate

i agree that there's no point investing a fortune in blurays 1080p but what would you say when 4k hits mainstream? Don't build a collection because 8k is coming soon. I see 4k really being big either late next year or late 2013, since lg has there 4k rolling out this year. I won't stop buying blurays 1080p, i'll just get new release 4k:d

so your saying in the near future you can watch old movies like the exorcist in 4k and see better pq

[horizonline]

I have a few that are sealed.

[sgmarine]

I only unwrap them when I want to watch. Those not watching so soon (as I ordered a lots) will have to wait. And those with the locked region will not be open until I manage to get a region free player.

[NickMate]

Originally Posted by hk3cx

so your saying in the near future you can watch old movies like the exorcist in 4k and see better pq

There are only certain films where 4k and 8k will benefit them. Most classic films shot in film have no max resolution, only held back by the quality of the technology and encoding. I can see films like Taxi Driver and Apocalypse now looking amazing in 4k, while films such as Step Brothers and older Disney films won't be as good. The excorcist if I remember was shot in 35mm film so 4k would benefit it in a way only technology can provide.
With 4k tvs hitting the homes this year and mid next year and becoming mainstream around 2013-2014, I don't see 1080p going for a while.

[Kryptonic]

Honestly, whenever I buy a movie at a store (which is rare these days) and I always open it when I get back to my car to make sure the correct discs are there and unscratched. This is especially the case with boxsets that have multiple discs or odd packaging.

[NickMate]

Originally Posted by Kryptonic

Honestly, whenever I buy a movie at a store (which is rare these days) and I always open it when I get back to my car to make sure the correct discs are there and unscratched. This is especially the case with boxsets that have multiple discs or odd packaging.

+1 I think have a weird issue that when I buy films, I must unwrap them, watching them or not just for the sake of opening it it's like an Xmas present

[HyperRealist]

They stay sealed until I watch them. After I watch them I reseal them in these bags.
http://www.bagsunlimited.com/p-3455-...-5-78-x-7.aspx

[MovieFanatic2010]

When i buy a Blu-ray i leave it sealed and bury in the back yard for safe keeping. But that's just me.

[Jutty]

The only time my films are still sealed is when i havnt watched them,,otherwise there open