How many of you buy because renting HD is so expensive?

[BLUNT]

After getting hooked on HD video and sound, I think the biggest reason I ended up on this site was to read reviews on bd movies I was thinking of buying. I even appreciate the reviews on movies I'v seen hundreds of times (like Goodfellas). My main point is, normally I would just rent a movie and judge its quality for myself then decide if I want to buy it, but because renting is so damn expensive it doesnt make much sense to rent a BD for $6.00-$7.00 from Blockbuster, etc.... only to confirm that its a movie I want to pay another $20.00+ to add to my humble collection. So thank you for your fair and accurate reviews. You've saved me money.

[ground chuck]

i rent as well as buy. my rental is through blockbuster, it allows to me to view movies that i would be hesitant about buying. if i liked it i may go out and buy it too.

[BStecke]

I'm pretty much right on the edge of canceling my Netflix subscription. Their Blu-ray support pretty much sucks . . . I tried the Blockbuster online deal and that was worse. I have a Blockbuster right down the street from me, but I hate going there because it's always busy and the staff is slow as hell.

I always gather as much information as possible before making a blind buy and only have one movie that I've been pretty disappointed in. If it wasn't worth the purchase, most Blu-ray's can be sold for enough that it basically costs you a rental fee.

[bhampton]

I have the 3 at a time plan with Netflix and I guess the area I live in doesn't have as many Blu Ray owners as other areas.

Because,.. It's as easy to rent a Blu Ray as a regular DVD. Even though I own 74 Blu Rays thus far,.. I've rented a bunch more. Now,.. I still rent DVD's if a movie I want to see isn't on Blu Ray yet.

To me it costs the same to rent Blu Ray or DVD and the cost is very low anyway. I get 15 movies a month or so for about $17 or something (don't remember the exact cost but it went down recently for some reason.)

-Brian

p.s. - If I like a movie after renting it I will usually hunt it down and buy it. I love buying movies that I like.

[bdLuvr]

Originally Posted by ground chuck

i rent as well as buy. my rental is through blockbuster, it allows to me to view movies that i would be hesitant about buying. if i liked it i may go out and buy it too.

I dont mind renting. Im used to that with video games. Id rent a game. Have it for a week almost finishing, then end up buying the actual one cause I like it. Movies the same for me

[Beta Man]

Originally Posted by BStecke

I'm pretty much right on the edge of canceling my Netflix subscription. Their Blu-ray support pretty much sucks . . . I tried the Blockbuster online deal and that was worse. I have a Blockbuster right down the street from me, but I hate going there because it's always busy and the staff is slow as hell.

I always gather as much information as possible before making a blind buy and only have one movie that I've been pretty disappointed in. If it wasn't worth the purchase, most Blu-ray's can be sold for enough that it basically costs you a rental fee.

I may be a little different, in the fact that I will rent the standard DVD from netflix, if they don't have the title on, or readily available on, Blu.... If I like it on standard, no risk in buying it on Blu. I (not yet at least) have not purchased a blu-ray movie because the picture and sound was awesome, despite a crappy plot/acting, etc.

Since I'm listening to a commercial for it right now....... I gotta say "No Country for Old Men", although I didn't catch it in theaters, it's not going on the netflix queue, it's gonna be a blind-purchase because it looks AWESOME.

[BStecke]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

I may be a little different, in the fact that I will rent the standard DVD from netflix, if they don't have the title on, or readily available on, Blu....

Unless it's something I HAVE to see/own that's not on Blu-ray, I don't buy/rent DVD anymore. If I'm watching a film for the first time, I want it to be the best way possible. I never understood how people can download a movie in pirated crap quality and watch it that way before seeing it in the theater.

[MasterXeus]

Originally Posted by BLUNT

After getting hooked on HD video and sound, I think the biggest reason I ended up on this site was to read reviews on bd movies I was thinking of buying. I even appreciate the reviews on movies I'v seen hundreds of times (like Goodfellas). My main point is, normally I would just rent a movie and judge its quality for myself then decide if I want to buy it, but because renting is so damn expensive it doesnt make much sense to rent a BD for $6.00-$7.00 from Blockbuster, etc.... only to confirm that its a movie I want to pay another $20.00+ to add to my humble collection. So thank you for your fair and accurate reviews. You've saved me money.

You could try Netflix, it's cheaper than renting from Blockbuster.

[BStecke]

Originally Posted by MasterXeus

You could try Netflix, it's cheaper than renting from Blockbuster.

I used to be a pretty vocal supporter of Netflix . . . in the past few months however, I can't seem to get any Blu-rays that have been released within the past six months.

[Beta Man]

Originally Posted by BStecke

I used to be a pretty vocal supporter of Netflix . . . in the past few months however, I can't seem to get any Blu-rays that have been released within the past six months.

That might be a positive sign of the masses adopting Blu-Ray......

Always look on the bright side of Life!

[turboedguy]

Originally Posted by BStecke

Unless it's something I HAVE to see/own that's not on Blu-ray, I don't buy/rent DVD anymore. If I'm watching a film for the first time, I want it to be the best way possible. I never understood how people can download a movie in pirated crap quality and watch it that way before seeing it in the theater.

Ive got a buddy that buys bootleg DVDs on a regular basis. He brought Simpsons bootleg DVD over and I compared it to my Blu-ray version.

I almost wanted to keep it just to enjoy the shock value over and over!
MUCH WORSE (guy in theater with handicam) quality than a ligit DVD, then you compare it to a Blu-Ray


Whats the f**kin point?
Granted, he owned Simpsons when it was still playing in theaters, but thats what the Big screen is for.

[Blu Titan]

I got the Blockbuster pass, but it is very difficult to find a new release. For now, I am basically buying all of the noteworthy titles. Hopefully, the quantity of new Blu-ray releases will increase. It is just hard to watch a movie in SD for me.

[JadedRaverLA]

I gave up on Netflix, but have been liking the BlockBuster Total Access for the past few weeks. They seem to have a lot more Blu-ray copies, and they ship them from wherever they are, instead of primarily from the closest location. Sometimes it takes 2 or 3 days to get them, but it beats waiting forever. Also, if there's something new coming out, I can take my titles into the store nearby and exchange it for a title on the shelf.

[CptGreedle]

I buy cause I can't find them to rent easily.
When/if my local Blockbuster starts supporting Blu-ray, then I will rent more.
I also buy cause I want to own some of these myself.

[PA_Kid]

Originally Posted by BStecke

I'm pretty much right on the edge of canceling my Netflix subscription. Their Blu-ray support pretty much sucks . . . I tried the Blockbuster online deal and that was worse. I have a Blockbuster right down the street from me, but I hate going there because it's always busy and the staff is slow as hell.

I always gather as much information as possible before making a blind buy and only have one movie that I've been pretty disappointed in. If it wasn't worth the purchase, most Blu-ray's can be sold for enough that it basically costs you a rental fee.

And here I'm loving netflix - got a 2 disc subscription for a year for christmas. I've been watching 2-3 disks a week since the begining of the year - 80-90% of those as Blu-ray.

Now granted, I have almost 100 disks in my queue at the moment and it includes a ton of stuff that isn't new release, but since I haven't been "OMG I have to have it now" with a lot of stuff its worked well for me.

For purchasing I do occasionally blind buy, but I'm fairly discerning. For example, I didn't get to see national treasure 2 or enchanted in the theaters but wanted too and heard they were very good, so those will probably be blind buys.

For me I mainly decide what I want as a buy by whether I'm going to watch it multiple times or if it's just that spectacular that I want to have it in my collection just in case. The Rock was less that $15 and I absolutely love the movie so it was a buy. I know I'll pop it in again sometime this year. RE3 - glad it was a rent - will probably never watch it again unless it's on tv and I'm being lazy. Lost S3 is a little different since it was a great buy, demo quality material, and I love the show - may not rewatch it a ton, but glad I have it.

The toddler affects things a little for me too, as kids films like Disney and Pixar have a high rewatch value.

[kpkelley]

Originally Posted by BStecke

I used to be a pretty vocal supporter of Netflix . . . in the past few months however, I can't seem to get any Blu-rays that have been released within the past six months.

Originally Posted by Beta Man

That might be a positive sign of the masses adopting Blu-Ray......

Always look on the bright side of Life!

Too bad he couldn't rent that movie, otherwise he might have got the joke.

[HDPlasma]

I usually buy my Blu-ray titles but still rent titles I know I won't be viewing twice.

Hollywood Video rents Blu-ray titles for $4.99 and no dollar credit for one day returns like SD DVD.

I just bought 2 of the $1.99 2008 Hollywood Video Calendars, which have 14 Rent one get one free coupons in each calendar.
So, I basically get 2 Blu-ray rentals for $4.99, twice a month.

[Jiffylush]

Originally Posted by kpkelley

Too bad he couldn't rent that movie, otherwise he might have got the joke.

[Jiffylush]

I buy movies that will be watched repeatedly, so mostly they are movies for the family. Everything else is rental.

I have used both Netflix and Blockbuster, and Netflix is getting worse, but imho still way better than Blockbuster.

[181]

I buy movies and games. Games are close to $10 a rental now. Not to mention that you may sometimes forget to return a game or movie on time and suffer another $10 fee. Having said that, once Netflix has a bigger and more available section of Blu-ray, I will rent my movies.