Collectors VS Renters !

[Scooby Blu]

I have been on the Collector side regarding blu rays since I bought my PS3 July 2007! At that time the High Def war was in full swing. I thought it my duty as a good blu ray warrior to buy as many blus as I could to smoke the red ants back to their holes. Now that WE won the war that objective has clearly changed.

Furthermore, my local Blockbuster did not have a blu selection at all. Until NOW So, my rental pursuit started out with a bang. Renting several blu rays over the weekend.

With the markets and banks going to hell in a handbasket I can now enjoy several blu rays for the price of one! However, the collector side of me still loves to gaze upon The Collection ! And save up for new A/V equipment !

Question: How do you guys feel about the rental vs collector side of our hobby ?

I have decided to rent more saving my money only for the big blu ray sets like Planet of the Apes and other future releases.

What say you ?

[Crim122]

I am def a collector, I buy a movie watch it and just love to keep it so that someone else could watch it (kids friends blah blah). Though its really expensive now that I am transfering over to blu ray...I really dont mind it though ha.

[dgator783]

ill always be a collector....

[Teabaggins]

renter here for sure. 90% of the crap that comes out of hollywood is barely worth watching once, let alone owning it for multiple viewings. I will only buy a BD I know I will want to watch over and over.

[SquidPuppet]

I have a constant NETFLIX stream coming to me (approx 18 per month), however, that doesnt stop me from building my collection of titles that are important to me.

Amazon shipping today...

Madagascar
Body Heat
LA Confidential
Roy Orbison Black and WHite

[Scooby Blu]

Originally Posted by Teabaggins

renter here for sure. 90% of the crap that comes out of hollywood is barely worth watching once, let alone owning it for multiple viewings. I will only buy a BD I know I will want to watch over and over.

100% in Agreement Mr Baggins ! Can anyone say Fast Times at Ridgemont HIGH

[fsavoie]

I only buy the movies I reallllly love (or sure that I will), and for the rest, I rent them throught ZIP (canadian netflix).

I will not double dip my DVD collection (maybe only LOTR).

For PS3 games, I only buy them (rarely rent), but again I'm pretty much selective in my choices

[fatediesel]

I was definitely a collector with dvd, but I'm a bit more selective with blu-ray. I still buy a lot of movies, and I will pounce on a good sale, but with dvd I owned a bunch of movies I never watched and they just took up space. If the Redbox at Wal-Mart near my house got blu-ray I would rent a lot more. Don't understand why Redbox hasn't embraced blu-ray yet.

[Uniquely]

I buy. The way I look at even, even at blu-ray prices, it's still cheaper than actually going to the movies and much more enjoyable. Then I have a nice collection on hand when friends and family come over and want to watch a movie. Those that I truly don't like, I trade in at the used movie store for credit towards other new and used movies.

[Rovic]

I only buy, until my local mom and pops video 1 dollar rental store starts to stocks up on blus, then i'll start renting again....

[mikejet]

Collector. I can't remember the last time I rented a movie. I know the kinds of movies I like.

[BruceWayne]

Definite Collector... only really feels expensive for games though, not so much blus.

[GGX]

This should have been a poll.

Anyways, I am as much a collector as one can possibly get. I care for the total package. Cover art, disc art, menu design and of course PQ and AQ are all important factors for me when it comes to Blu-ray.

[Dirk504]

I'm a collector. I only rent movies that I'm not sure about.... but if I like them, then I'll buy them too.

[supersix4]

Originally Posted by dgator783

ill always be a collector....

lol same even tho like my shelf has 40+ movies unopened its still nice to be able to walk by and say "oh I think I'll watch that one tonight" I might start using the total access again since were paying for it but don't use it. Love to buy tho!

[DetroitSportsFan]

Collector. I usually don't rent.

[foots]

I rent.


I rent around 40 movies a month using Blockbuster Total Access ($34.99 plan). I don't have cable and I rarely buy discs anymore. It is a no brainer considering the costs involved. I never run out of content either.

[SellmeyourDVD]

i've just started cataloging my dvd collection so i can shell it all out to reinvest in blu-rays. I've been buying blus like crazy the past couple weeks here though, before the end of the year i'm hoping to be in the 100+ range

[Scooby Blu]

Originally Posted by SellmeyourDVD

i've just started cataloging my dvd collection so i can shell it all out to reinvest in blu-rays. I've been buying blus like crazy the past couple weeks here though, before the end of the year i'm hoping to be in the 100+ range

I'm at 78 now. That is why this renting biz is quite new to me.

[Heart&Soul]

I was a collector of laserdiscs. Now I'm stuck with over 600 of them and the wife wants the space and is willing to throw them away. I was a collector of dvd's, and I'm stuck with lots of them. I'm trying to be a lot more choosy about Blu-rays, so I only have 43. I try to rent from Netflix those movies I want to see but not buy. I know that doesn't support Blu-ray as much as buying, but I hope Netflix is buying enough to make Blu-ray a success.