Upgrading Your DVD Collection (How & When)

[Sylentwolf]

This Thread reminds me of these Threads...

Do You Still Buy DVDs "Lesser" Releases
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Do You Keep DVDs You've Replaced
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If Blu-Ray Version Is Not Available Do You Buy DVD

If there is BD movies you CAN'T wait to purchase or see (Example: Good Will Hunting, Scarface, Titanic, etc) then I highly recommend purchasing a DVD Version. BUT, if the title IS available (from other Regions, or maybe "Soon To Be Released") I highly suggest that you just wait-it-out and continue collecting OTHER available titles that are or could be on your WISHLIST as well.

JUST REMEMBER...

PRICE (of a movie) = Purchase those movies that you like but not love at a VERY reasonable price. Just wait and see. (My Examples: Couples Retreat, Hot Tube Time Machine, Public Enemies, State of Play, etc)

LOVE (for the movie) = Purchase those movies that you love and not just like that you cannot wait to see. Just save to purchase it on its Release Date, or wait for a drop in price. (My Examples: Avatar:Ultimate Edition, Dances with Wolves, Saving Private Ryan, Walk The Line, etc)

NOT AVAILABLE (in YOUR Region or at all) = Purchase those movies that you like or love if only available from OTHER Regions or just wait it out (until they are available) they may be released in your Region with a better AQ & PQ). (My Examples: The Crow, The Game, Scent of a Woman, Shakespeare In Love, Timecop, etc)

Some people DO NOT believe in ever purchasing a DVD again, but when it comes to your budget, something has to give.... I highly encourage those to wait for a very good price to purchase any BD, especially if it's not highly on your "BD Wishlist" OR if those releases don't have that good of a transfer or lack-there-of. Everyone, from every Region, is training themselves on how & when to buy BDs.

Just remember that you are trying to UPGRADE your collection, not DOWNGRADE it. When in doubt, then just retreat and rethink your choices & budget.

DVD

1. AS GOOD AS IT GETS (N/A)
2. BEAUTIFUL GIRLS (N/A)
3. THE BIG BOUNCE (N/A)
4. CATCH ME IF YOU CAN (N/A)
5. DOWN PERISCOPE (N/A)
6. MAN OF THE YEAR (N/A)
7. REAL GENIUS (N/A) - Another "Forgotten" 80's Movie!
8. THE REPLACEMENTS (N/A)
9. THE SAINT (N/A)

10. TREMORS FINALLY OUT ON BD - NOV 9, 2010
11. ANCHORMAN (The Legend of Ron Burgundy) FINALLY OUT ON BD - AUG 31, 2010

I have most of these on DVD because they are NOT available on BD. These days you don't pay much for DVDs and if I feel like watching ANY of them, I have them. Just like the Tremors release, I've waited, soon it will be available, and now I've decided to wait for a good drop in price, before I pay $24.49 on it's Release Date. I could save for it, but I have the DVD, and there are other titles (on my "BD Wishlist") I would purchase then, instead, for less.

BD AVAILABLE or NOT + DESIRE = PRICE

Originally Posted by detective392

When it comes to finances I get what I really want and just wait to get the others on Blu-ray when I have more money. So even though money comes into it I just wait and still get the Blu-ray.

+1, EXACTLY!