End of an era (for me)
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I've just finished selling almost my entire DVD collection on Music Magpie. To be fair I didn't exactly have a large number of them, but they were taking up valuable space and I thought it was about time to bite the bullet. The only things that survived were a few music dvds that I still listen to, my West Wing box set (favourite tv series ever) and my Back to the Future 'tin'.
I only got £15.72 for just over 10 years of my dvd history but I was surprised to get that much. I know that there will always be the 'collectors' and those that like to pick up cheap dvds here and there but for me the format is pretty much dead. Netflix has the vast majority of my collection and I'm happy to download the rest if needed.
I also cleared out my books so now I have a very empty downstairs cupboard!
So, has anyone else done the same recently or thinking about doing it? Is anyone determined to hold on to their collection regardless of technological changes?
I only got £15.72 for just over 10 years of my dvd history but I was surprised to get that much. I know that there will always be the 'collectors' and those that like to pick up cheap dvds here and there but for me the format is pretty much dead. Netflix has the vast majority of my collection and I'm happy to download the rest if needed.
I also cleared out my books so now I have a very empty downstairs cupboard!
So, has anyone else done the same recently or thinking about doing it? Is anyone determined to hold on to their collection regardless of technological changes?
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One thing is certain....... I'll never join Netflix or any other similar service.
EDIT Btw, I do still occasionally buy DVDs and Blu-rays, but nowhere near as many as I used to. Not much left that I want to get!
Why is that?
At which point a personal collection of DVDs/Blu-Rays will seem like a quaint, slightly eccentric hobby.
Regards
Mark
Nice to think there's still room for them in the future.
I very much doubt it (especially taking my age and state of health into account), but if that day ever arrives I shall reconsider my decision. Meanwhile, I'll stick to being 'eccentric'.
yes, you are possibly right - but until my interweb is fast enough to run a you tube video without buffering, I will carry on buying discs. I like owning the things to be honest.
The change will come if the studios decide they do not want to sell hard copies any more, I think.
Having said that I cant think of much else we consume (in the general sense) without owning stuff.
And another thing. On Saturday, I bought a transformers "revenge of the fallen" bluray for £3 from cex - and the box transforms into a 14" bumble bee bot. You can't download stuff like that.
The technology to do it (3D printing) already exists, but it's quite expensive...
If I live long enough, at some unknown future date I might be able to buy a device that will allow me to subscribe to a service through which I'll be able to pay for each screening of a show or film that I already had/have on disc.
In the meantime, I dispose of all of my discs to avoid being labelled as quaint or eccentric by.........somebody, and wait patiently for this new technology to arrive (and hope that I can afford it if and when it does arrive, and that it truly does offer everything I want to watch and not just a small selection to pick from).
I love and value the intrinsic art and creativity and storytelling that goes into movies, music, theatre production etc, I just don't really care about the media used to deliver that to me, whether it be digital, hard media or live in person. The fact that it now exists in a virtual cyberspace for me to grab at will without having to provide acres of storage for it is a good thing for me
Well, exactly. Let's not confuse the medium with the art, here.
I'm currently reading Anna Karenina on my ipad. Oddly enough, I don't feel I'm missing out on anything by not turning paper pages...