What to do with all the DVDs?

As a media consumer I have quite a large DVD collection (approximately 250 disks). But what should I do with all these disks once the new and incompatible formats have taken over? For how long will I be able to even watch these movies? Do I even watch them?

A lot of questions, and as usual I have no answers. But as a consumer I have learend one thing: It does not matter what you do. The media you buy will never last a life time. It is probably not even desirable to have it last a lifetime! (Really, how many times are you going to watch that movie anyways?)

I will not buy any HD‐DVDs, Blu‐Ray disks, or anything else physical. I might rent it if I ever get the players, but that is it.

I think I will probably be renting my online or something in the future. Or just see the movie in the cinema. Even piracy appears to be too tiresome these says. I think I can declare the MPAA the winners of the ongoing, and any future foramt war. It keeps getting more and more consumer unfriendly and the formats are made more and more incompatible. They have won. People will stop enjoying media all together. What a great business modell.

Now what to do with all the DVD disks I have allready got. No one will buy them, as they hold no real value. Maybe they will make a great wall decoration? …

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4 comments

Quite a few years ago I had a VHS collection of over 1000 movies. As the DVD was introduced I sold them all. And I started all over again building my DVD collection from scratch. I've bought myself a Blu-ray player, well that is, it was attached to my PS3. But I haven't begun building a collection yet, why? Well, as you say it won't last; and I just can't afford another collection.
But I'll still buy cheap movies I haven't seen, just to have something to watch, but it won't be special collectors editions with a few extra discs from the making of the movie.
Renting a movie forces me to watch it within 24 hours, and, well, that just isn't me. I want to be able to watch the movie whenever I want, be it 2 hours from purchase or a few weeks later.
Online rental could be an option, but frankly I haven't researched the options and I won't settle for lesser quality just to be able to store them locally for later viewings.

Comment by Kent Vegard Evjen (Subscribed) at 2008-02-08 @491.

It is not as easy as just beginning to buy Blu‐Ray disks either. What if HD‐DVD wins the format war? Or what about jet another format? USB‐sticks!?

Comment by Daniel Aleksandersen at 2008-02-08 @567.

BBC News reports that HD‐DVD backs out leaving Blu‐Ray the winner and the consumers the loosers. Well done again Sony.

Comment by Daniel Aleksandersen at 2008-02-19 @558.

Good news indeed, although we've known this almost as a fact for the last 6 months.

Comment by Kent Vegard Evjen (Subscribed) at 2008-02-19 @560.

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