Exposure to UV,... unhealthy?

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Originally Posted by CanadianEH

Almost exactly what I think. Except for the digibooks. Although it did take me a while to come around to steelbooks, so maybe I'll warm up to them.

Anyway, back to the OP. I have been picking up UV codes off the Buy/Sell/Trade forum for about a month. I was very hesitant at first, but now it's almost like an addiction. There are no video stores around here anymore, so I just pay the same as I would to rent a movie, but end up owning the rights so I can watch it as many times as I like and share it with the other members on my account. Also, the other members can add to our account, so I don't end up buying all the movies that come out. Another benefit is that I don't have to lend the movie to one buddy. He lives a couple hours away, so I usually only see him once a month, so sometimes he has my movies for 6 months. Now I just share the account with him. Finally, I am heading to a camp in the middle of nowhere soon to work. I wanted to build up my collection so I don't go crazy living in a remote area for weeks at a time.

So to summarize, I shared your hesitation, but now am fully on board with UV. I still buy physical copies of the ones I really want, but if I just want to see if I like a movie I will grab a UV copy.

That's one of my favorite things about movies that include UV copies. If there's a movie I'm interested in, but I'm unsure about a blind buy, I can pick up a cheap UV copy for about the price of a rental. If I like it, I own a copy that's more than decent enough to hold me over until the Blu-ray gets a price drop or goes on sale. If I don't like it, I'm out a very small amount of money, and it's there if someone ever wants to watch it.