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1. no more rewinding
2. No more tapes breaking
3. No more video stores
4. Easy storage

Advantages of Blu:

Better image
Better sound

Neither of those differences pushed DVD and they won't help Blu. Hell you still find people with 4:3 TVs and I still here people complain about "those black bars."

I'm still not convinced Blu will become a force.]]>Mar 21st 2009 7:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/
Sorry, but they are still around selling DVDs and some Blu-rays now as well as Video games.

So I guess you are down to 3 things.]]>Mar 22nd 2009 3:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/
I continue to rent DVDs from Blockbuster (delivery), but I will not be buying any new media until I can afford a decent Blu-ray player. I have chosen to wait until the whole Blu-ray profile thing was over with, because I wanted a relatively future-proof, feature-complete unit. Now I just need to wait until the price has come down a bit more.]]>Mar 21st 2009 12:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/Mar 21st 2009 12:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/Mar 21st 2009 12:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/Mar 21st 2009 12:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/Mar 21st 2009 1:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/
Netflix has really tapered my taste for buying movies to only get the ones I truly love. Anything else is just 2 days away from being rented.]]>Mar 21st 2009 12:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/Mar 21st 2009 12:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/Mar 21st 2009 1:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/Mar 21st 2009 1:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/Mar 21st 2009 1:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/
I do buy DVDs for those releases that are not available on Blu-ray and that I want (which is A LOT) but that number is shrinking overall because I also download and have a digital library of those things. So I have lots of DVD or 720p HD quality TV shows and movies from iTunes and other online services too. I watch HD movies also through Vudu and only buy Blu-ray's that are big movies that I really liked.

I believe that a lot of people are or will be in the same position that I am. DVD will fade slowly while people are switching not only exclusively to Blu-ray but a mix of sources like Netflix, iTunes, Vudu, PC etc.

I guess this is one of the reasons why a lot of analysts say that Blu-ray simple can't reach and replace DVD. There are too many alternate content sources that are good quality and offer much greater convenience.

Get Netflix on Wii and it's even more relevant.]]>Mar 21st 2009 1:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/Mar 21st 2009 2:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/Mar 21st 2009 4:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/Mar 21st 2009 11:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/Mar 21st 2009 2:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/
Buy Blu-ray- Only great must see stuff (Dark Knight)
Buy DVD- Must see but not visually demanding (Simpsons Movie)
HD Pay Per View/Rent Blu-ray- Kind of want to see it, visually intresting (Tropic Thunder)
HD pay TV- All the movies I don't want to buy, rent or bother to download(Spider-Man 3)
Download watch delete- Want to see it, but don't want any one to konw (Transformers)
Internet streaming- Old TV shows(Book em Dano)
iTunes- Please, that stuff is not even as good as VHS]]>Mar 21st 2009 3:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/I got a bluray drive after CES last year. After just a year, I have about 75 Blurays now. I never, ever saw DVD as a long term format, because I knew HD discs were just around the corner. I stopped buying DVD's about four years ago when I first heard HD discs were on the way, then I waited for the format war to end (though I was close to getting a dual format drive just before CES last year). I've already replaced half of my DVD's with the bluray equivalent and I give the dvd's to friends and family. By the end of this year, I expect to have 150 to 200 blurays and the only DVD's I will have left will be older tv shows and anime series and a couple movies that may not get released on bluray yet like Star Wars.]]>Mar 21st 2009 3:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/This isn't selfish, honestly, I'm the only one that cares about the differences and I have more DVD players around kicking the house and in-car to abandon that tech just yet.]]>Mar 21st 2009 3:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/Mar 21st 2009 3:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/Mar 21st 2009 3:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/Mar 21st 2009 3:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/Mar 21st 2009 4:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/Mar 21st 2009 4:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/Mar 21st 2009 4:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/Mar 21st 2009 5:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/Mar 21st 2009 6:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/
Right now the only movie or movies I'm waiting to upgrade to blu ray is Heat and the LOTR trilogy.

Peace........

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But since apple tv just started showing movies in HD i've been very tempted but hey I promised the wifey no more toys]]>Mar 21st 2009 11:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/Mar 21st 2009 7:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/
Price everything at $4.99 in a cheap cardboard sleeve, or make DVDs available for $9.99 the day of a theatrical release, you'll get me to open my wallet.

But it's just too easy to get good entertainment cheaply these days. Who's tossing around $20 bills to buy DVDs that they'll watch 2x a year for maybe the first 2 years?]]>Mar 21st 2009 8:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/Blu-Ray movie (If the Special Features are added.)]]>Mar 21st 2009 8:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/Mar 21st 2009 8:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/Mar 21st 2009 8:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/Mar 21st 2009 9:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/Mar 21st 2009 10:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/Mar 22nd 2009 1:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/
But all the rest I rent to see if they are worth owning in the first place. And HD digital downloads and streaming are for rentals only, not for ownership.


]]>Mar 22nd 2009 2:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/21/poll-are-you-still-buying-dvds/
I'll hold onto my DVD's and HD DVD's and Blu-Ray's now, but I've cut way, way back on buying Disc's. I have over 500 already. I could watch one of my DVD's a Day for a year and still see a different one. I had 2 copy's of the 3 Star Wars films on VHS, not to mention my DVD Copy, is Blu-Ray Next, I don't know, but I'm becoming more and more of a fan of Netflix. I don't have to store the movie. I can watch whenever I want for quite a few of them anytime I want anyway. I'll buy DVD's for CHEAP, not pay $17-$24 for a new release. I also won't buy a new Blu-Ray for more then $24, and cheaper if I can. I'd just rather wait for the price to drop before buying it.
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