Do you loan your Blu-rays out to friends? - Page 19 - Blu-ray Forum

cynatnite · 04-03-2009, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Lucy Diamond

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Yep. I should have looked.

Diesel · 04-03-2009, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by cynatnite

Yep. I should have looked.

its all good

TylerDurden · 11-18-2009, 03:35 AM

Should one be strict when it comes to loaning out your blus to friends or family? My buddy really wants to borrow one but im not sure how fragile they are and if I should allow someone else to handle my precious discs.

jamesdevil · 11-18-2009, 03:38 AM

If they are friend or family and are responsible then it shouldn't be any problem. They are no more fragile than a DVD or CD as far as their physical integrity.

Grand Bob · 11-18-2009, 03:53 AM

I don't mind loaning them out, as long as they find their way back!

ZIPPO · 11-18-2009, 03:54 AM

I've loaned a few to a fellow Blu-ray.com member, who lives nearby.

wnicholas76 · 11-18-2009, 03:55 AM

Do I loan out my Blu-rays? That's a big N-O right there, man. If they want to see the movie so bad, they should just rent it on DVD.

Azyiu · 11-18-2009, 03:55 AM

I only loan to people who take good care of their own discs / cds / movies.

AKORIS · 11-18-2009, 03:57 AM

uhhhhh........... NO!

Moefiz · 11-18-2009, 03:59 AM

No

Rob J in WNY · 11-18-2009, 04:00 AM

No one has asked to borrow any of mine, yet. There is a VERY small circle of people who I would easily let borrow them. I've had some very bad DVD loaning experiences with those outside "the circle of trust."

thesmash · 11-18-2009, 04:04 AM

As long as I know the person well enough to know that they'll take care of them. I don't have many friends with blu-ray players though.

hidef al · 11-18-2009, 04:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Grand Bob

I don't mind loaning them out, as long as they find their way back!

And without any finger prints or scratches.

One time I let a friend borrow a blu-ray (Doomsday) and he return it without the case and the disc had scratches all over it. That made me upset. So I made him buy me a new copy.

So now I don't let no one borrow my blu-rays.

Beta Man · 11-18-2009, 04:04 AM

I took "Up" over to the neighbors, so their kids could see it.... (on DVD... they don't have a Blu-ray player)

A day or so later my "Other" neighbor called me and said "I saw they had this, they said it was yours..... etc. etc.... can I borrow it...... I didn't want to take it without asking you"

This neighbor has a Blu-ray player.... so I actually said.... "Wait, I'll be over there with the Blu-ray" and I gave that neighbor the Blu-ray.... I could have just said "sure... borrow the DVD" but the Blu-ray is great.... why not spread the love around eh?

Romulus · 11-18-2009, 04:08 AM

I'm the only one of my friends that has Blu-ray... so no.

Canuck02 · 11-18-2009, 04:09 AM

Ugghhh..most likely NO!..not to sound bitter but I used to lend my DVDs to family and friends with family when I get them back their full of finger prints and scratches, and with friends 1. they dont return em back 2. if they return em it takes like a year or the case is broke or full of scratches..

so since then I dont lend em out! leraned my lesson so many times!

painted_klown · 11-18-2009, 04:10 AM

I only know two other people with blu-ray players and one of them still buys/watches dvd. I ask him why and he just doesn't want to pay the price for the blu edition...he spends all his extra cash on ps3 games though. The other one never buys movies. Strictly a renter.

lilant2248 · 11-18-2009, 04:12 AM

family only.

bigmonch · 11-18-2009, 04:27 AM

I'm very very careful with my collection even when i only had DVD i was picky about who borrowed my movies. When Batman Begins came out i lent it to my friend and til this day 4 YEARS LATER i still havent gotten it back from him no matter how much i reminded him. I gave up and just bought the blu when i got my player.

As for my blu rays i won't loan those out i work hard for the money needed to get those things

singhcr · 11-18-2009, 05:55 AM

Like anything, there are people you can trust to lend things to and people you cannot.

I remember in high school I lent one friend of mine my copy of Starsiege: Tribes and after two weeks I got it back, scratched up and with a smashed jewel case. It turns out that it got passed around the school and went through 15 people before it got back to me.

My close friends whom I know will take care of things can borrow any movie as long as I have watched it already. We lend each other things all of the time, you just have to know who you can trust.

My uncle lent me a shotgun for deer hunting for 2 months and I've let my friends use my rifles for target shooting. They range in cost from $100-600 and can turn into a pile of rust if they are not cleaned properly after shooting, but I trust these people so they can borrow my stuff as long as they want to.

11-18-2009, 03:35 AM	#363
TylerDurden Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Oct 2009 Location:Seven seas Blu-ray collection:1007 Trading Score:32	Do you loan out your blu-rays? Should one be strict when it comes to loaning out your blus to friends or family? My buddy really wants to borrow one but im not sure how fragile they are and if I should allow someone else to handle my precious discs.

11-18-2009, 03:55 AM	#368
Azyiu Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:May 2008 Location:The Center of Smoked Bacon Research 4K collection:7 Blu-ray collection:369 DVD collection:54 Blu-ray reviews: 14	I only loan to people who take good care of their own discs / cds / movies. Last edited by Azyiu; 11-18-2009 at 03:58 AM.

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11-18-2009, 03:38 AM	#364
jamesdevil Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Oct 2009 Location:Raleigh, NC 4K collection:640 Blu-ray collection:987 DVD collection:18 MA collection:571 Digital collection:25 iTunes collection:119 Trading Score:20	If they are friend or family and are responsible then it shouldn't be any problem. They are no more fragile than a DVD or CD as far as their physical integrity.

11-18-2009, 03:53 AM	#365
Grand Bob Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Seattle Area Home Theater Gallery:9 Blu-ray reviews:1	I don't mind loaning them out, as long as they find their way back!

11-18-2009, 03:54 AM	#366
ZIPPO Blu-ray Guru Member since:May 2008 Location:Columbus, Ohio Home Theater Gallery:148 Blu-ray collection:472 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:3	I've loaned a few to a fellow Blu-ray.com member, who lives nearby.

11-18-2009, 03:55 AM	#367
wnicholas76 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Memphis, TN (for now...) Home Theater Gallery:188 4K collection:495 Blu-ray collection:1068 Blu-ray reviews: 24 Trading Score:12	Do I loan out my Blu-rays? That's a big N-O right there, man. If they want to see the movie so bad, they should just rent it on DVD.

11-18-2009, 03:57 AM	#369
AKORIS Blu-ray Prince Member since:Jul 2008 Location:Beautiful Pacific Northwest 4K collection:662 Blu-ray collection:3655 Blu-ray reviews:19	uhhhhh........... NO!

11-18-2009, 03:59 AM	#370
Moefiz Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jul 2007 Blu-ray collection:288 DVD collection:20 Blu-ray reviews: 15 Trading Score:70	No

11-18-2009, 04:00 AM	#371
Rob J in WNY Blu-ray Guru Member since:Dec 2008 Location:'Western' N.Y. State (MEMBER OF THE "ECPP")™ Home Theater Gallery:24 4K collection:30 Blu-ray collection:486 iTunes collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 15	No one has asked to borrow any of mine, yet. There is a VERY small circle of people who I would easily let borrow them. I've had some very bad DVD loaning experiences with those outside "the circle of trust."

11-18-2009, 04:04 AM	#372
thesmash Member Member since:Aug 2009 Location:Provo, UT 4K collection:368 Blu-ray collection:872	As long as I know the person well enough to know that they'll take care of them. I don't have many friends with blu-ray players though.

11-18-2009, 04:04 AM	#374
Beta Man Moderator Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Juuuuuuuust A Bit Outside.... Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:268 Blu-ray reviews: 18 Trading Score:25	I took "Up" over to the neighbors, so their kids could see it.... (on DVD... they don't have a Blu-ray player) A day or so later my "Other" neighbor called me and said "I saw they had this, they said it was yours..... etc. etc.... can I borrow it...... I didn't want to take it without asking you" This neighbor has a Blu-ray player.... so I actually said.... "Wait, I'll be over there with the Blu-ray" and I gave that neighbor the Blu-ray.... I could have just said "sure... borrow the DVD" but the Blu-ray is great.... why not spread the love around eh?

11-18-2009, 04:08 AM	#375
Romulus Special Member Member since:Mar 2008 4K collection:4 Blu-ray collection:158 Blu-ray reviews:2	I'm the only one of my friends that has Blu-ray... so no.

11-18-2009, 04:09 AM	#376
Canuck02 Member Member since:Jun 2008 Blu-ray collection:80	Ugghhh..most likely NO!..not to sound bitter but I used to lend my DVDs to family and friends with family when I get them back their full of finger prints and scratches, and with friends 1. they dont return em back 2. if they return em it takes like a year or the case is broke or full of scratches.. so since then I dont lend em out! leraned my lesson so many times!

11-18-2009, 04:10 AM	#377
painted_klown Expert Member Member since:Aug 2009 Location:Posting Unpopular Opinions 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:1 Trading Score:23	I only know two other people with blu-ray players and one of them still buys/watches dvd. I ask him why and he just doesn't want to pay the price for the blu edition...he spends all his extra cash on ps3 games though. The other one never buys movies. Strictly a renter.

11-18-2009, 04:12 AM	#378
lilant2248 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Nov 2009 Location:Chicago 4K collection:548 Blu-ray collection:2637 DVD collection:734 Blu-ray reviews:1	family only.

11-18-2009, 04:27 AM	#379
bigmonch Active Member Member since:Oct 2009 Blu-ray collection:312 DVD collection:9 Trading Score:2	I'm very very careful with my collection even when i only had DVD i was picky about who borrowed my movies. When Batman Begins came out i lent it to my friend and til this day 4 YEARS LATER i still havent gotten it back from him no matter how much i reminded him. I gave up and just bought the blu when i got my player. As for my blu rays i won't loan those out i work hard for the money needed to get those things

11-18-2009, 05:55 AM	#380
singhcr Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Apple Valley, MN Home Theater Gallery:11 4K collection:4 Blu-ray collection:26 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:42	Like anything, there are people you can trust to lend things to and people you cannot. I remember in high school I lent one friend of mine my copy of Starsiege: Tribes and after two weeks I got it back, scratched up and with a smashed jewel case. It turns out that it got passed around the school and went through 15 people before it got back to me. My close friends whom I know will take care of things can borrow any movie as long as I have watched it already. We lend each other things all of the time, you just have to know who you can trust. My uncle lent me a shotgun for deer hunting for 2 months and I've let my friends use my rifles for target shooting. They range in cost from $100-600 and can turn into a pile of rust if they are not cleaned properly after shooting, but I trust these people so they can borrow my stuff as long as they want to.

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