Double-Dip Ratio? - Page 2 - Blu-ray Forum

DimeMecka · 01-20-2009, 07:33 PM

To bad they dont give us $10 off like Transformers did!

Pelican170 · 01-20-2009, 07:38 PM

Whoops, hit the wrong button when voting. meant to do under .05 or whatever the second option was...

The Guilty Party · 01-20-2009, 09:26 PM

67/96= 70%. Ugh. :-)

Shallow_ · 01-20-2009, 09:30 PM

About 200/410 double dips, just under 50%.

And there are a few triple/quadruple dips in there aswell. Laserdisc/1st DVD/Spec.ed.DVD or Superbit/HDDVD/Bluray

Disky76 · 01-20-2009, 10:23 PM

I will admit that, even though I think my DVD's look great upconverted, and I swore that I would not double -dip....that I did for a few titles. Generally, I will only double dip if there is a great sale (ex: I picked up The Hunt for Red October and The Sum of All Fears for $12 each). As a general rule, I don't double dip unless there are some bangin' extras!!

And my double-dipped DVD's I am giving to my non-Blu-Ray family members.

The Guilty Party · 01-20-2009, 10:33 PM

Luckily I do have one the few "Movie Stops" in the country near me and so I am have been taking all of my old DVDs that I have since converted to BD for trade in. Movie Stop does give a decent value on trade-ins so I have been able to flip the old DVDs into new Blu!

Link · 01-21-2009, 02:13 AM

It really depends on what title it is - I have sold some DVD's that I either plan to buy shortly on Blu-Ray, or know they are coming on Blu-Ray soon. Once I see a release date for a movie i'd double dip on, I sell the DVD.

Ator the Invincible · 01-21-2009, 02:33 AM

26/77, so about .34 or one third. Not too bad really. I need to sell off a few of those DVDs though.

crazyBLUE · 01-21-2009, 02:51 AM

I've double dipped 47 out of my 171 BLU'S : 1/3 rd

Marquoz · 01-21-2009, 05:25 AM

.252 30 out of 128. Eeep.

reece · 01-21-2009, 07:19 AM

I have 155 blus and i've double dipped on somewhere around 30, so my ratio is about 5%

Squozen · 01-21-2009, 08:05 AM

33% for me, but I've upgraded several films from laserdisc to Blu-ray, bypassing DVD. I also replaced a few discs that were review titles that I never paid for in the first place, so I didn't feel too bad getting them again.

BigFoot · 01-21-2009, 08:16 AM

30/349 = 0.086

vamsilak · 01-21-2009, 12:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Guilty Party

Luckily I do have one the few "Movie Stops" in the country near me and so I am have been taking all of my old DVDs that I have since converted to BD for trade in. Movie Stop does give a decent value on trade-ins so I have been able to flip the old DVDs into new Blu!

hey what kind of software u using to convert dvd-bluray
and how long does it take? for average 4.7gb movie

Kynch · 01-21-2009, 01:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vamsilak

hey what kind of software u using to convert dvd-bluray
and how long does it take? for average 4.7gb movie

Haha no, he meant converted as in exchanging his DVD collection to BD instead.

Downconverting sucks anyway. :P

vamsilak · 01-21-2009, 01:07 PM

oh ok

i thought re-encoding
hahah

anyways i am trying to re-catalog all my movies to bluray

ihave 700movies i know by the time icollect there will be another format
and growing

Kynch · 01-21-2009, 01:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vamsilak

oh ok

i thought re-encoding
hahah

anyways i am trying to re-catalog all my movies to bluray

ihave 700movies i know by the time icollect there will be another format
and growing

That's a risk we all take when collecting an ever evolving format. I don't mind rebuying movies every 10 years.

fletchlives · 01-21-2009, 01:16 PM

I've double dipped a good third of mine but most were from laserdisc that I never got around to getting on dvd. It's very tempting to keep doing it since the quality of the older back titles has been so fantastic, and it makes it tough to watch them any other way. I can't even watch movies on cable channels anymore because I just nit pick how crappy the picture looks.

Pirate King · 01-21-2009, 01:25 PM

I have about 800 DVD's and so far, only 73 blu's. of those 73, I am guessing I have double dipped about 15 times. I do not plan on replacing all of those DVD's. Ugh! If it is a movie that I really like and will watch often, then yes, otherwise no. Besides, although Blu's are much better PQ and AQ, the DVD's are not horrible. For example, I was one of those who bought all of the Bond movies when they were released in the box sets a couple of years ago. I do not plan on re-buying them on Blu.

I have purchased very few DVD's in the past year (Since purchasing my Blu-ray player. I still purchase a few, like the Martin & Lewis collection which may never make it to Blu-ray.

Then there are the classic films that I will replace with Blu's when they are available, like Lawrence of Arabia and Ben Hur and films like that. I have already replaced Patton and the Longest Day and Close Encounters just to name a few. I am really ok with watching Alfred Hitchcock and John Wayne on DVD.

Beta Man · 01-21-2009, 04:35 PM

out of about 65, 40 or so are double dips from DVD

65 Blu-rays to 1,200 DVDs isn't too impressive though

View Poll Results: What's your DDR?
0 (No double-dips whatsoever)	12	8.89%
Less than 0,05	24	17.78%
Between 0,05 (included) and 0,25 (excluded)	43	31.85%
Between 0,25 (included) and 0,50 (excluded)	25	18.52%
Between 0,50 (included) and 0,75 (excluded)	18	13.33%
Between 0,75 (included) and 1,00 (excluded)	8	5.93%
1,00 (100% double-dips)	5	3.70%
Voters: 135. You may not vote on this poll

01-20-2009, 10:23 PM	#25
Disky76 Active Member Member since:Nov 2008 Location:FL Home Theater Gallery:20 Blu-ray collection:61 Blu-ray reviews:6	Depends.... I will admit that, even though I think my DVD's look great upconverted, and I swore that I would not double -dip....that I did for a few titles. Generally, I will only double dip if there is a great sale (ex: I picked up The Hunt for Red October and The Sum of All Fears for $12 each). As a general rule, I don't double dip unless there are some bangin' extras!! And my double-dipped DVD's I am giving to my non-Blu-Ray family members.

01-21-2009, 01:25 PM	#39
Pirate King Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Texas Home Theater Gallery:25 Blu-ray collection:1851 Blu-ray reviews: 4	I have about 800 DVD's and so far, only 73 blu's. of those 73, I am guessing I have double dipped about 15 times. I do not plan on replacing all of those DVD's. Ugh! If it is a movie that I really like and will watch often, then yes, otherwise no. Besides, although Blu's are much better PQ and AQ, the DVD's are not horrible. For example, I was one of those who bought all of the Bond movies when they were released in the box sets a couple of years ago. I do not plan on re-buying them on Blu. I have purchased very few DVD's in the past year (Since purchasing my Blu-ray player. I still purchase a few, like the Martin & Lewis collection which may never make it to Blu-ray. Then there are the classic films that I will replace with Blu's when they are available, like Lawrence of Arabia and Ben Hur and films like that. I have already replaced Patton and the Longest Day and Close Encounters just to name a few. I am really ok with watching Alfred Hitchcock and John Wayne on DVD. Last edited by Pirate King; 01-21-2009 at 06:14 PM.

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01-20-2009, 07:33 PM	#21
DimeMecka Expert Member Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Zanesville,Ohio PSN-DimeMecka Home Theater Gallery:49 Blu-ray collection:96	To bad they dont give us $10 off like Transformers did!

01-20-2009, 07:38 PM	#22
Pelican170 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Newtown, CT 4K collection:129 Blu-ray collection:737 DVD collection:256 Trading Score:13	Whoops, hit the wrong button when voting. meant to do under .05 or whatever the second option was...

01-20-2009, 09:26 PM	#23
The Guilty Party Active Member Member since:May 2008 Location:Zoo Jersey Blu-ray collection:119	67/96= 70%. Ugh. :-)

01-20-2009, 09:30 PM	#24
Shallow_ Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Apr 2007 Location:Norway Home Theater Gallery:185 4K collection:659 Blu-ray collection:5122 Blu-ray reviews:25 Trading Score:21	About 200/410 double dips, just under 50%. And there are a few triple/quadruple dips in there aswell. Laserdisc/1st DVD/Spec.ed.DVD or Superbit/HDDVD/Bluray

01-20-2009, 10:33 PM	#26
The Guilty Party Active Member Member since:May 2008 Location:Zoo Jersey Blu-ray collection:119	Luckily I do have one the few "Movie Stops" in the country near me and so I am have been taking all of my old DVDs that I have since converted to BD for trade in. Movie Stop does give a decent value on trade-ins so I have been able to flip the old DVDs into new Blu!

01-21-2009, 02:13 AM	#27
Link Active Member Member since:Mar 2008	It really depends on what title it is - I have sold some DVD's that I either plan to buy shortly on Blu-Ray, or know they are coming on Blu-Ray soon. Once I see a release date for a movie i'd double dip on, I sell the DVD.

01-21-2009, 02:33 AM	#28
Ator the Invincible Power Member Top contributor Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Scranton, PA, USA 4K collection:507 Blu-ray collection:6297 DVD collection:2715	26/77, so about .34 or one third. Not too bad really. I need to sell off a few of those DVDs though.

01-21-2009, 02:51 AM	#29
crazyBLUE Moderator Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Aug 2008 Location:Pacific Northwest Home Theater Gallery:89 Blu-ray collection:479 DVD collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 38 Trading Score:30	I've double dipped 47 out of my 171 BLU'S : 1/3 rd

01-21-2009, 05:25 AM	#30
Marquoz Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2008 Location:New Orleans Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:167 Trading Score:2	.252 30 out of 128. Eeep.

01-21-2009, 07:19 AM	#31
reece Expert Member Member since:Jan 2009 Blu-ray reviews:1	I have 155 blus and i've double dipped on somewhere around 30, so my ratio is about 5%

01-21-2009, 08:05 AM	#32
Squozen Senior Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Melbourne, Australia Home Theater Gallery:17 Blu-ray collection:80	33% for me, but I've upgraded several films from laserdisc to Blu-ray, bypassing DVD. I also replaced a few discs that were review titles that I never paid for in the first place, so I didn't feel too bad getting them again.

01-21-2009, 08:16 AM	#33
BigFoot Blu-ray Guru Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Slovenia (EU) Home Theater Gallery:20 4K collection:77 Blu-ray collection:484 DVD collection:299	30/349 = 0.086

01-21-2009, 01:07 PM	#36
vamsilak Banned Member since:Feb 2008 Trading Score:1	oh ok i thought re-encoding hahah anyways i am trying to re-catalog all my movies to bluray ihave 700movies i know by the time icollect there will be another format and growing

01-21-2009, 01:16 PM	#38
fletchlives Active Member Member since:Apr 2008 Location:Detroit, Michigan 4K collection:231 Blu-ray collection:789 DVD collection:531 Blu-ray reviews:4	I've double dipped a good third of mine but most were from laserdisc that I never got around to getting on dvd. It's very tempting to keep doing it since the quality of the older back titles has been so fantastic, and it makes it tough to watch them any other way. I can't even watch movies on cable channels anymore because I just nit pick how crappy the picture looks.

01-21-2009, 04:35 PM	#40
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	out of about 65, 40 or so are double dips from DVD 65 Blu-rays to 1,200 DVDs isn't too impressive though

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