Single seasons Vs Complete box set? - Blu-ray Forum

CMM · 08-01-2009, 09:45 PM

Do you wait for the complete set of a series or do you buy them individually?

Just curious. I've always bought them individually because the complete box sets never fit on my shelf.

quexos · 08-01-2009, 09:49 PM

Not knowing when a show will be in its last season I would of course get season by season like I did with Futurama. But If I discovered a show after it has been completed and I'd love it enough to purchase it then I'd get the whole thing from beginning to end.

Steve · 08-01-2009, 11:23 PM

I suspect most people will buy single seasons, just because buying an entire series all at once can be very expensive, especially if it ran for 5 or more seasons.

Infrared Sight · 08-01-2009, 11:44 PM

I buy them individually. I don't recall anytime that I have noticed that the box set has ever been as cheap as the individual releases. The single releases have way better deals I have noticed.

P@t_Mtl · 08-01-2009, 11:55 PM

I prefer the complete set

supersix4 · 08-02-2009, 04:31 AM

From what I've found the complete sets have been much cheaper granted I've waited along time to pick shows up I got EBLR for 80, Seinfeld for 100, The shield for 115, West wing for 90, friends for 89, and King of queens for 110. I have more but those are some of the best deals I've gotten on Shows.

Clark Kent · 08-02-2009, 04:33 AM

Complete sets end up being cheaper but almost always are packaged with inferior designs that fall apart too easily. I just go season by season.

Sagacious Koreo · 08-02-2009, 12:16 PM

I prefer complete sets as well. I don't like to buy things little by little. I like to have all of them at once most of the time. I don't watch too much t.v. so when I want to watch a t.v. show I like to get the whole thing so I don't ever miss anything. It's just easier for me.

fatediesel · 08-03-2009, 12:47 PM

I have no patience so there's no way I could wait for a complete set to come out. I did but the complete set of Angel just because it was cheap during a Gold Box sale and I'd never seen the show but heard good things (I still haven't gotten around to watching it). I also don't like how complete sets look. I want my collection to look as uniform as possible and most sets are abnormal looking, and sometimes they are packaged so they wouldn't even fit on a shelf.

Chordata · 08-03-2009, 12:48 PM

Single seasons, so I don't have to wait years to enjoy the whole thing.

Azyiu · 08-03-2009, 12:53 PM

If I like the show enough to want to buy an entire season, so why wait? I would buy the single season set the first day it comes out, period!

Blu-Benny · 08-03-2009, 01:18 PM

i buy them as they come out, same for movies in a series like harry potter.

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08-01-2009, 09:45 PM	#1
CMM Banned Member since:Dec 2008 Location:I have to return some videotapes Blu-ray collection:42	Single seasons Vs Complete box set? Do you wait for the complete set of a series or do you buy them individually? Just curious. I've always bought them individually because the complete box sets never fit on my shelf.

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08-01-2009, 09:49 PM	#2
quexos Banned Member since:May 2007 Location:Brussels, Belgium	Not knowing when a show will be in its last season I would of course get season by season like I did with Futurama. But If I discovered a show after it has been completed and I'd love it enough to purchase it then I'd get the whole thing from beginning to end.

08-01-2009, 11:23 PM	#3
Steve Blu-ray Knight Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:May 2008 Location:Anna, TX 4K collection:128 Blu-ray collection:416 Trading Score:41	I suspect most people will buy single seasons, just because buying an entire series all at once can be very expensive, especially if it ran for 5 or more seasons.

08-01-2009, 11:44 PM	#4
Infrared Sight Expert Member Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Southern Utah Home Theater Gallery:65 4K collection:26 Blu-ray collection:630 Trading Score:38	I buy them individually. I don't recall anytime that I have noticed that the box set has ever been as cheap as the individual releases. The single releases have way better deals I have noticed.

08-01-2009, 11:55 PM	#5
P@t_Mtl Blu-ray Duke Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Montreal Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:452 DVD collection:513 Trading Score:3	I prefer the complete set

08-02-2009, 04:31 AM	#6
supersix4 Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Mar 2007 Blu-ray collection:572 Blu-ray reviews: 53 Trading Score:3	From what I've found the complete sets have been much cheaper granted I've waited along time to pick shows up I got EBLR for 80, Seinfeld for 100, The shield for 115, West wing for 90, friends for 89, and King of queens for 110. I have more but those are some of the best deals I've gotten on Shows.

08-02-2009, 04:33 AM	#7
Clark Kent Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Metropolis Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:184	Complete sets end up being cheaper but almost always are packaged with inferior designs that fall apart too easily. I just go season by season.

08-02-2009, 12:16 PM	#8
Sagacious Koreo Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:May 2009 Blu-ray collection:685 Trading Score:3	I prefer complete sets as well. I don't like to buy things little by little. I like to have all of them at once most of the time. I don't watch too much t.v. so when I want to watch a t.v. show I like to get the whole thing so I don't ever miss anything. It's just easier for me.

08-03-2009, 12:47 PM	#9
fatediesel Blu-ray Count Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Iowa Blu-ray collection:410 Trading Score:47	I have no patience so there's no way I could wait for a complete set to come out. I did but the complete set of Angel just because it was cheap during a Gold Box sale and I'd never seen the show but heard good things (I still haven't gotten around to watching it). I also don't like how complete sets look. I want my collection to look as uniform as possible and most sets are abnormal looking, and sometimes they are packaged so they wouldn't even fit on a shelf.

08-03-2009, 12:48 PM	#10
Chordata Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Home of N'Sync and the Backstreet Boys Blu-ray collection:75 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:1	Single seasons, so I don't have to wait years to enjoy the whole thing.

08-03-2009, 12:53 PM	#11
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	If I like the show enough to want to buy an entire season, so why wait? I would buy the single season set the first day it comes out, period!

08-03-2009, 01:18 PM	#12
Blu-Benny Michael Bay's #1 Fan Top contributor Member since:Aug 2008 Location:Wisconsin Home Theater Gallery:39 Blu-ray collection:552 DVD collection:108 Trading Score:138	i buy them as they come out, same for movies in a series like harry potter.

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