Collect TV Shows on DVD or wait for Blu-rays?

[PaulDHolloway]

I don't know about anyone else but I have a ton of TV Shows that are on DVD and not blu-ray and it is basically a waiting game to see if they will ever be released. Is it a good idea to just put all TV Shows on DVD that I haven't bought on the backburner and wait for the blu-ray or to go ahead and buy it on blu-ray?

[punking]

I guess it really depends on how old the TV show is, and would it benefit from the blu upgrade. TV shows don't seem to be appearing on Blu at the speed they made it to DVD, and when they do it's sometimes in an odd way. For example, Big Bang Theory season 3, but not 1 or 2.

I don't buy movies on DVD anymore, but I recently picked up 'Miami Vice: The Complete Season' (used) on DVD. While it would look fantastic on blue I'm not sure it will ever be done. The cost for the music rights would be immense, and I'm not sure how well it originally sold.

[HD Goofnut]

Sounds like you need a satellite/cable provider and a DVR to me. That's exactly why I don't buy many TV shows on DVD or BD.

[aiman04]

I never buy DVDs anymore. So if you ask me I will always wait for the blu-ray.

[vidjunkie]

I would like to know why Desperate Housewives and Castle are not on Blu, more so castle, I hate buying the DVD sets for these, but if that is all there is than I have no choice.

[megafan999]

I won't buy DVDs of any current show, and for the ones that aren't released from season 1 I'm not getting either until the whole series is in BD. Older shows are a different story.

Originally Posted by vidjunkie

I would like to know why Desperate Housewives and Castle are not on Blu, more so castle, I hate buying the DVD sets for these, but if that is all there is than I have no choice.

I was actually considering buying DH, but after the last 2-3 seasons, I'm glad they weren't released so I didn't waste my money, I'm just going to watch it once and be done with it.

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by vidjunkie

I would like to know why Desperate Housewives and Castle are not on Blu, more so castle, I hate buying the DVD sets for these, but if that is all there is than I have no choice.

You can add Big Love to that list as well.

[PowellPressburger]

I would really like to see the new show of Hawaii Five O However if it doesn't get a blu-ray release and DVD only I won't be seeing it ever.

It would be nice if more classic shows were released in HD on blu, but I know many tv shows can barely get released on DVD let alone BLU. Twilight Zone being an exception.

[Jimbo976]

Ewww....

You still buy and/or watch DVD?

I have not for years. If they can't put something out on Blu-ray then it's not worth my time.

[Torgon]

I don't think you are going to see a lot of 'older' TV shows on blu-ray, unless they were very popular or the show has a certain niche. There has been talk of 'Friends' coming to blu-ray and maybe 'Seinfeld', but they were fairly big hits. I don't think you'll see the likes of 'The Jeffersons' or 'Family Affair' on blu-ray. I don't think the market is there (maybe one day, but not anytime soon).

[vidjunkie]

I can understand the "older" shows not being on Blu, but these newer ones that are broadcast in HD, like the 2 I mentioned above, plus I am sure there are plenty of others, this just makes no sense, at least I can get the new V on Blu and True Blood

[Ator the Invincible]

If I really want to own it, and it's only available on DVD, I'll buy the DVD. I can always upgrade later if it does eventually get a blu-ray release. A recent example was Archer: Season 1. I was bummed that they only released it on DVD, but that didn't stop me from nabbing it.

[Torgon]

True, newer shows are fine, just don't count on the 'classics' . My 'Smallville' set is half DVD and half Blu-ray, lol.

[G:Box]

Well, im glad my fav shows are on blu, Fringe, Battlestar Glactica and Stargate Atlantis (7/26). As well as others like Lost, V and House. I think universal made a mistake by dropping White Collar and Lie to Me from the blu format.

[fatediesel]

Originally Posted by MrGBox

Well, im glad my fav shows are on blu, Fringe, Battlestar Glactica and Stargate Atlantis (7/26). As well as others like Lost, V and House. I think universal made a mistake by dropping White Collar and Lie to Me from the blu format.

White Collar and Lie to Me are both produced by Fox, not Universal.

Nearly every TV show I want is on Blu-ray now. The only exceptions are Community and Parks and Recreation. I bought Community's first season on DVD and I'll probably buy season 2 as well because I don't think a Blu-ray is likely anytime soon and I want to watch it again. I haven't bought any seasons of Parks and Rec on DVD but the last season was amazing so I'll probably pick it up.

[biglou114]

The only titles I buy on DVD are classic Doctor Who serials. I know for a fact that the image and sound on these DVDs is the best that they'll ever look, and surprisingly for SD video, they look great!

[Zydrate]

It really depends upon how badly you want to watch/own the show. If I see a show I really like that isn't out on Blu, but is on sale for cheap on DVD, I will purchase it. TV doesn't really get the treatment it deserves on Blu-ray yet.

[Dynamo of Eternia]

As much as I do prefer Blu-Ray quality and will choose BD over DVD when the option is available, I do still buy TV shows on DVD if there is no BD option.

There are some things that I just want to own and watch, and while the better quality of BD would be preferable, the content, itself, is more important to me than the video/audio quality (within reason, of course).

Besides, I still have some older standard def CRT TVs laying around that I can watch these on (I find that the 'flaws' of DVDs don't stand out much at all on older TVs like the do on newer, bigger HDTVs), and the HDTV that I have in the bedroom is fairly small, so the flaws of DVDs don't really stand out on it.

There are too many shows that don't seem like they are going to get a BD release... or in some cases had a BD release at some point but the studio decided not to release the newer seasons on BD. It's annoying sometimes having the same series split between DVD and BD (especially when it goes from DVD to BD then back to DVD), but I've decided just to say 'the hell with it' and just collect the show anyway, picking the BD where the option exists. So, yeah, I have seasons 1, 2, 3, and 5 of How I Met Your Mother on DVD, and have Season 4 on BD. I'm not thrilled out this split between them, but I'll live. At least I can still enjoy the show any time that I want to.

[Daikichi Kawachi (河地大吉)]

I bought House S1-5 on DVD as they came out, S6 came out on BD as well as DVD so I stopped buying it and I haven't watched the show since the end of S5 yet. I'm not going to buy S6 on BD in case they don't release S1-5 in that format and I'm not going to buy S6 on DVD because I know there is a better version available. It's now a waiting game to see if the studios will listen to customer demand for popular TV shows on blu-ray and even obscure titles. I am a huge fan of animated TV series from the 1980s/1990s and I would pick up titles like Count Duckula, The Raccoons and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in a second on BD.

[G:Box]

Originally Posted by fatediesel

White Collar and Lie to Me are both produced by Fox, not Universal.

Nearly every TV show I want is on Blu-ray now. The only exceptions are Community and Parks and Recreation. I bought Community's first season on DVD and I'll probably buy season 2 as well because I don't think a Blu-ray is likely anytime soon and I want to watch it again. I haven't bought any seasons of Parks and Rec on DVD but the last season was amazing so I'll probably pick it up.

Thats what i meant