I'm at 810 DVDs right now and I've sold a lot of stuff in that time. I'm guessing I've bought about 1100 DVDs. I'll usually go through my collection and find 3-4 titles I could live without and go and trade those in for 1 DVD I really want. I tell myself I would rather have 1 DVD I really want instead of 3 or 4 minors titles I'll probably never watch.

I have 810 and I am pretty picky. I usually don't buy movies I haven't seen unless it's a director I really like. Sometimes when I go to Best Buy or some place like that and some guy buys every week's new release. Everything from a romantic comedy to a blow em up action flick. The movies are so totally different I would have to think that no person could possibly like all those movies that came out that week. According to IMDB, I've seen 2700+ movies and I own 810. That's only like 1 in every 4 movies I see, I buy. Well, I guess that is a lot....Nevermind.

So, anybody have over a 1000 and can honestly say they like all of their movies?

Saxon

Blockbuster and Best Buy

60 to go!

I hate most of the crap I have. Why do I even bother.

Only about 600 to go, but I've watched every one I own and enjoy them all.

Over 1600 here. I don't sell them... back in the late 80s and early 90s I sold off a lot of CDs that I wasn't listening to, and didn't think I'd miss. Now in 2004 I've repurchased many of them because I did miss them. I simply decided I wouldn't go down that backstep road again. :)

over 1600 here too and I can say I like over 95% of my collection. I just don't feel like trying to get rid of the stinkers.

RunnersDialZero, I would say you and I are pretty close to being in the same situation. The way I view the value of dvd's I like and the fact that I've bought over 1000 but currently have 800+ makes you and I almost identical.

Have about 1050.
Have watched about 50%.
Like 90% of them.

I have started selling off double-dips, duplicates and OOPs with rumored re-releases. I used to be a hardcore collector, but it started being a money pit. I now use my existing collection to fund future DVD purchases. I sell DVDs, as described above, and use the money to purchase new ones. I usually make money on the deal, i.e. selling an OOP Disney for $30 then buying the new anamorphic special edition for $15.

I have also stopped buying most New Releases. Paying even $15 for a New Release, when it will be less than $10 in 6 months (when I MIGHT get a chance to watch it anyway), just was not worth it.

About 30 to go... I haven't checked my preorder count recently (made a bunch last night) so I might be over the 1000 limit by the time I take all those into consideration. I'm thinking about doing a mass purging when I top it (so far I trim down about a dozen at every 50 bookmark). The problem is looking at the collection critically/realistically enough to actually get rid of some of them ;)

Me. If I don't like them somebody in my family or my BF does.

Originally posted by flix1
Have about 1050.
Have watched about 50%.
Like 90% of them.


:hscratch:

perhaps 90% out of the half you've seen?...

I've got about 600 to go.

1150

Originally posted by pro-bassoonist
:hscratch:

perhaps 90% out of the half you've seen?...
Sorry, let me clarify. Many of the DVDs that I own but have not watched, I originally saw the films in the theater. I have bought some movies that I did not like (hard to pass up a great deal, though this was before I stopped collecting) and have bought others blind that I have not yet watched.

I estimate that I like about 90% of my total collection (+/- 25 DVDs worth of error).

About 800 to go.

I have just under 200 DVDs and I can honestly say that I like all of them.

However, I'm trying to tighten up my collection by only having the "essentials". There are about 30 or so that I've seen a few times and feel that I don't need to see again (even though I like the films).

I can't see myself owning more than 250 DVDs, as I can't think of that many "essential" films.

Plus I have to factor in upcoming HD-DVD titles I want to own - so I need to make space for them. ;)

Not to diss those with really large collections - but won't there be a buttload of DVDs that you'll never see for long periods of time?
Theoretically speaking, with 1,000 DVDs (assuming that you watch 1 different DVD per night) you won't get back to the top of the order until almost 3 years later - and with work/family/friends getting in the way, it could be much longer than that.

1,000 dvd's :drool:

i don't and don't really care to. will never have that many in my life and happy bout it.

I love collecting DVDs never enough for me 1628 is my current count.

I have over 1000, although that number does include a few TV DVDs and not movie ones. I've seen virtually all of them minus a new exception here and there. Most of them I've watch multiple times. I have a pretty wide variety of time frames and a wide variety of genres. Except for horror, I have a pretty good selection from other genres. But that's just my preferences

Nearing 1200.

:wave:

just hit 1,600 titles on the nose. there is plenty of essentials yet to add to the library. I usually make it a habit to not buy crap...just want is important to me and my tastes. "weeding out" is low on the agenda as I usually think about dumping something that has been upgraded...but then I end up keeping it anyway. emergency back-ups.:D

That is crazy! I probably can't watch a 1000 DVDs in a year!

950 to go, actually I will never own 1000 dvds, thats way to many

Originally posted by ArchibaldTuttle
950 to go, actually I will never own 1000 dvds, thats way to many

That's exactly what I used to think ;) Of course the days of Reel.com and real coupons are gone so it's harder now :(

its wierd when someone says they are picky and have 1000 dvds. i thought i was picky and i have like 100.

I would take it those are the people who've got a wide range as far as taste in movies go. When you don't limit yourself to one genre, it's not too difficult to like / love hundreds or thousands of movies.

true. but are they still 'picky'?

Just checked my DVD profiler, 1073. But, I bought my first DVD player the first year they hit the market.

Originally posted by atari2600
true. but are they still 'picky'?

I'm sure they are to a certain extent. Though I did check through some posters' collections who were over 1000 limit and I have to admit there quite a few movies I would never buy, but that's just me. I'm at 575 right now. And I consider myself "picky" I rarely buy Hollywood's weekly releases. I seem to average a little over 100 a year since I got my first DVD player so I can definitely see me getting up 1000 someday but by then all these guys will have like 4000.

Trust me, I see some movies in people's collection and I wouldn't even use the DVD as a coaster I don't mean to be an elitist. I'm sure there are some movies in my collection people would never buy.

I go through my collection every once and a while and look at each title and ask my self if I really need that movie. That's why I have over 800 DVDs. If I had to, I could get it down to 700 that I could never get rid of. But that's it.

Saxon

i have 189. working my way to 1000.

Though I did check through some posters' collections who were over 1000 limit and I have to admit there quite a few movies I would never buy, but that's just me.



Trust me, I see some movies in people's collection and I wouldn't even use the DVD as a coaster I don't mean to be an elitist.

it's called personal taste, and that part of the issue should not even have to be brought up.

but there ARE people on this forum who will buy dvds for the sake of buying them - whether they like the movie or not.

I have just over 200 and, according to dvdprofiler, there is only about 100 left that I want. 1000 seems a long way away.

Count me in on that oxymoron group: picky and in the 1k club. ;)

Holy crap! I have 300 or so (not including box sets or tv seasons) and I think I have too many. But I like all of them that's why i bought them. But how do you store 1000 dvds?????? And Box sets????

1388 here, as of right now. Wait 30 seconds and it will change :)

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pdjennings (http://pdjennings.com/dvd.htm)

The first impression that you might have about pdjennings's collection of over 2800 titles is "Wow, he must have everything!" But comparing his collection to mine of just over 200, I find a lot of titles I have that he doesn't. So, I ask myself, "would I trade my collection for pdjennings's?" I'm disallowing "sell off what you don't want to buy what you do" or "replace what you're missing" tactics; this is a straight-up trade, no substitutions.

I'd have to say no. Sure, it'd be nice to have that full run of Deep Space Nine or fill out my missing Oz seasons. But give up my Hitchcock titles, Marx Brothers, Red Dwarf, Cosmos, The Manchurian Candidate, etc. ? No thanks.

rkillgore: i made that exact same comment about a year ago (about not trading my collection straight up for collections 10x bigger than mine). 100% agreed!

I'm a heavy churner. I have over 600 but have sold or traded at least another 1000. 600 is plenty for me to have on hand, plus I'm running out of room. Of course the number continues to creep up but I'll buy anywhere from 2 - 5 a week and sell or trade 1 - 3.

I've got around 1600. I don't rent, so a lot of blind buys, and since I'm pretty easy to please, I usually convince myself I liked it enough to warrant the purchase. :) Of course some were just horrible (Gummo, Critical Care, etc.), but I don't mind keeping them around if someone wants to pick it off the shelves to watch. The only time I get rid of discs is when I upgrade, in which case I give them to my brother.

Sitting with about 1400 right now - almost exactly 4 years after getting my first DVD player.

Doesnt that Austin dude have like over 5000 dvds?

Anyways I have like 111 dvds..and don't ever see myself having more.

My collection sucks heh :)

I just saw the topic. I have around five to six thousand and around 20000 VHS tapes. Before this starts another war, the pictures were posted a few weeks ago
Austin

I have 1,165

Austin and Jennings, I don't see any logical reason for you to have this many DVDs. You two are definitely DVD Whores. It sounds more like a problem then an addiction. And even if I had all the money in the world. I still wouldn't have that many. Why even risk buying a crap film like Gummo just to see if you like it? Netflix is your friend. I mean, if you have 2000 to 6000 DVDs, that pretty much says you buy everything that comes out, whether you saw it or not. Why? Even if you are buying simply for collecting purposes, how often does one of your DVDs turn into a Salo? Just about never. Doesn't make a lot of sense to me but that's just my opinion.

Saxon

I have about 600 and started collecting in may of 2001(geez thats 200 a year,i need profesional help lol) i figure in about 2 years i will be up to a 1000,i have a wide range of tastes(everything from the sound of music to the dawn of the dead lol) so i am kinda easy to please when it comes to watching movies.I just love movies and am not as critical of a lot of movies as some people are, not to offend someone who says that they believe that there are only 200 or 300 movies ever made that are worth owning(I am sure to them that there really is only 2 0r 3 hundred movies worth owning)but for me i believe there are thousands of movies worth owning

my goal is to reach 2000 by the end of the year. then I'll weed out some(maybe).

I have about 1600 titles, sort of beyond the point of control both counting and storage wise.

I buy most of my DVDs either because I want to see the movie [for the First time] or because I want the movie for my collection [i.e I have seen it before]. I dont go to the cinema anymore and I dont have a cable or satellite movie channel - so I think the cost of a DVD is an acceptable price to pay for me and my wife to watch a movie. I bought the majority of my DVDs over 2 years ago.

The last 2 years I probably only added about 1 title a week to my collection. I love having a large collection of DVDs - both as a source of entertainment and also just as a library. I also enjoy designing new covers and changing the covers for custom covers. Its a good hobby. Unfortunately I have to store a lot of my DVDs in Case Logic Folders as I just dont have the space to put them on Shelves any more.

Like a few people here I am starting to rethink my purchasing and collection size decisions. I recently started to whittle my collection back and hope to get it down to around 1000 titles. Which is really the space I have on the shelves in the living room for the regular amaray cases. My plan at the moment is to have 3 levels to my collection - a core of about 400 titles that I consider essential - about 400 more that are borderline essentials, that 800 is my main collection and about 200 DVDs that are to watch. If I like those they may enter the main collection but most likely they will be traded on quickly.

So add me to the over 1000 group!

Last summer I was bordering 700 myself, but then I looked at my collection, the space it was taking, the number of unopened discs, etc etc. I am under 200 right now and I am still swapping out some titles, but my collection is becoming more personal. I used to sit down on sunday for a movie, look through my collection and think about how many titles i just didnt want to watch. Now it takes 10 minutes just to figure out which one I want to watch more than the others. To each their own, but my personal preferance is to not water down my titles. I still have plenty that I want, but I dont think I will ever reach 500 again, let alone the 1000's.

Originally posted by matome
I've got around 1600. I don't rent, so a lot of blind buys, and since I'm pretty easy to please, I usually convince myself I liked it enough to warrant the purchase. :) Of course some were just horrible (Gummo, Critical Care, etc.), but I don't mind keeping them around if someone wants to pick it off the shelves to watch. The only time I get rid of discs is when I upgrade, in which case I give them to my brother.

This is me, though on a much larger scale. I'm at a little over 300, but I can easily see me hitting 1,000 in the (distant) future. I dohave admittedly mainstream tastes (although I do like a lot of the lesser-known stuff that I've seen), so it's easy to find a lot of titles that I'll enjoy. Plus, my wife is just as into collecting them as I am (if not more so) and she buys a ton of movies that she likes that I wouldn't have bought (Pearl Harbor comes to mind). So, all that combined can easily push me higher and higher and I have no problem with that. Having a library of films at my fingertips is my goal anyway.

I'm a few away from 1400... at least twice a year I'll skim through my collection & pull out about 20-30 & sell them off, then I treat myself to some exotic Criterions. I know it's not cost efficient, but I do a lot of blind buys & some of them really aren't worth keeping.

Just for the record I am not collecting for the value. I am collecting because I enjoy movies. Most of the material I have. Netflix doesn't. Much of it is out of print and not obtainable except out of the collection. Also with the way Netflick does business, I would be put in the group that would be at the bottom of the heap in getting material. I watch around 10 to 15 per week. I just had to clarify this.
Austin

I'm between 1800 - 1900 right now.

Originally posted by runnersdialzero
Austin and Jennings, I don't see any logical reason for you to have this many DVDs. You two are definitely DVD Whores. It sounds more like a problem then an addiction. And even if I had all the money in the world. I still wouldn't have that many. Why even risk buying a crap film like Gummo just to see if you like it? Netflix is your friend. I mean, if you have 2000 to 6000 DVDs, that pretty much says you buy everything that comes out, whether you saw it or not. Why? Even if you are buying simply for collecting purposes, how often does one of your DVDs turn into a Salo? Just about never. Doesn't make a lot of sense to me but that's just my opinion.

Saxon

Well, you might as well call me an addicted DVD whore too. I have around 6,000.

According to http://hometheaterinfo.com/dvdlist.htm there are over 44,000 DVD titles currently available.

I own about 13.6% of the total available number of titles. Obviously I and others do not "buy everything that comes out." We are still selective. So what if maybe our tastes are more eclectic than yours ... or our tastes are less discriminating than yours ?? Does it have to make sense?? It does to me and that is all that matters to me and that is my opinion.

I remember when there were only 300 movies to choose from. Back in late 1997 I started buying DVDs even before I had a machine to play them. That X-mas I got a new computer with DVD player so that is how I first saw them. That first year I had about 6 movies. In 1998 I was buying one a week or more. In 1999 I went insane and made it to 500. At one time I though I count not possibly need or want any more but as older favorites came out and TV shows started to be had it just kept on going.
It's been 6 1/2 years. I passed 1000 but seemed to have floated here for all 2004 with trade-ins keeping me steady. Out of my collection I have about 100 DVDs that are for the kids or with other people in mind. I keep telling myself, no more TV shows but just went and got Northern Exposure (at least it had a short run). I don't know when I'll finish DS9, Buffy, X-files, Angel but at least I'm up to date with Stargate, STNG, B5, Farscape, and LEXX.

i do. Not all my favorites but i have never just bought something to buy it...i get stuff i want to see and if i don't adore it...then it sits and collects dust....but i never sell...just in case i might need it later

I've been hovering just below 600 (in the 590's) for awhile cause I go in moods, lol. Sometimes I'm just like "thats a good deal" or whatever and make blind buys or pick up something I liked but never got around to picking up or open a CH account (I can thank them for alot of my titles).......then sometimes I'll look at my collection and think "thats is too many" and put some on half or sell to second spin that I either wouldn't watch again or didn't get around to watching in the first place.....royal tennebaums...


Right now I'm in a state of purchasing, lol.
Credit Cards are evil ;)

Im not there yet, but I can easily see myself getting there with the proliferation of TV sets I will want to own.

I have about 400 releases, but I have well over 1400 discs (mostly from TV shows)

Originally posted by gutwrencher
it's called personal taste, and that part of the issue should not even have to be brought up.

Well if its not about that, then its about money. I could easily have 2000 DVDs if I had a higher paying job. Personal taste should always be taken into consideration. Its not to say people with smaller collections don't have broad tastes or even that people who do have big collections have too broad of tastes its just about what you like. And you always have to consider what a person likes or in your case, how much more money you make than me. :)

I have over 1000 and I constantly weed out ones I decide I am never going to watch or the ones I watch and either don't like (blind buys) or like but just don't think I will ever watch again. Sell off on Ebay or I get rid of them at one of the local used stores. I have probably watched 60% of the films either in the theater or on the DVD.

i cant even name 1000 movies lol. For you guys where do you keep all those dvds?? I have 167 and i have a big ass custom case in my room, I have about 20 dvds to finalize my collection and then ill just buy dvds when they come from theatre. With 1000 dvds id probably have a dvd room.

To some degree, I wonder if a collection size is somewhat proportional to the person's income. I own about 140 DVDs... going to be about 155 when I get those muppet dvds. I'm constantly looking for ways to purge my collection. I used to try to keep it at 100 or less, but its gotten harder. :)

I don't make much money. On top of that, I'm trying to get rid of CC debt. I don't buy many DVDs anymore, but I usually request them as gifts or buy some if I come in to extra cash.

I couldn't imagine owning 1000 DVDs unless I was out of debt, owned a home, and was making at least 2-3x as much as I am now.

Originally posted by Cedrock
i cant even name 1000 movies lol. For you guys where do you keep all those dvds?? I have 167 and i have a big ass custom case in my room, I have about 20 dvds to finalize my collection and then ill just buy dvds when they come from theatre. With 1000 dvds id probably have a dvd room.

I have an entire room for my DVDs and 42 inch plasma.

getting closer, and closer to breaking 1300....my profiler says 1235...but of course there is more actually movies because of the different box sets I own. (ie: Indy, Godfather, Die Hard, etc)

1620 including some dvd-rs I have made. I would say I like and rewatch most of my dvds. If I don't like them I try to sell them on AMAZON. The ones I don't like are about 25 and upgraded dvds about 30.

I have insomnia and the dvds help me pass the night away.

;)

:banana:

Originally posted by DodgingCars
I couldn't imagine owning 1000 DVDs unless I was out of debt, owned a home, and was making at least 2-3x as much as I am now.
Well, I'm in severe debt and am not a homeowner and have no savings. And I have my 1600+ DVD collection partially to thank for that. :)

(And before anyone preaches anything in response, just repeat after me: "Everybody's different".)

Originally posted by DodgingCars
To some degree, I wonder if a collection size is somewhat proportional to the person's income.

I would have to say no. As I previously mentioned, I am under 200 DVD's, have no debt besides my mortgage, own 2 cars and make what I consider to be a decent income (more than enough to support a family of four comfortably and its just me). I think its all based on personal preferance and where in line a DVD purchase is in the priority of a persons life habits...

forget about the Adkins diet, I use DVDs as a weightloss method. every time I get hungry I go out and buy a DVD and voila, no money for fast food=instant weightloss. :D

I've got about 950 discs, but that's after having sold around 450 over the past couple of years.

only 935 to go!

I'm fairly certain that people with larger collections than mine have a very small penis so are trying to make up for their lack of manhood in another way. Others with smaller collections are poor trailer dwelling hicks that are not worthy to view my carefully crafted collection. Those with the same number are just copying my style and should get a life.



Disclaimer: the above attempt at humor was designed to offend everyone seperately but equally.



I too would have trouble finding 1000 movies I would want to own right now. If I think I might want to watch it again, I'll keep it. If it has no replay value for me, out it goes. Might as well make room on the shelf. I do understand why some people continue to keep movies they may never have time or interest to watch again. Many are completists for genres, directors or actors. They just like having them. My uncle has close to 20,000 CD's. Some he doesn't care for but they're part of a broader collecting picture.

To some degree, I wonder if a collection size is somewhat proportional to the person's income

I would say no.

I spent more than the average cost of 1000 dvd's on my theater. I watch the DVD's I have along with HD TV there and enjoy what content I have.

I too would have trouble finding 1000 movies I would want to own right now

I don't think I could find 500!

Originally posted by PopcornTreeCt
Its not to say people with smaller collections don't have broad tastes or even that people who do have big collections have too broad of tastes its just about what you like.

It's also a matter of level of interest. I love movies, but I have many other hobbies that take up my limited free time, thus I don't buy all that many movies, and wouldn't even if I had more money as my free time is split among so many things that I like to do.

I have 160 and feel like a glutton with "too much"

hell...I'm having a hell of a time not buying at least 10 a week. so finding more than 1,000 is too easy for me. it's hard keeping it under 2,000 titles by x-mas.....and I should break that mark by December. with so many imports grabbing my attention, finding a mix of that and domestic films that I still dont have is too easy. all that and I dont even come close to buying everything that comes out. you can own 2,000 and still be very selective. thats obvious from looking at my collection.

Originally posted by LightTrinity
Well, you might as well call me an addicted DVD whore too. I have around 6,000.

According to http://hometheaterinfo.com/dvdlist.htm there are over 44,000 DVD titles currently available.

I own about 13.6% of the total available number of titles. Obviously I and others do not "buy everything that comes out." We are still selective. So what if maybe our tastes are more eclectic than yours ... or our tastes are less discriminating than yours ?? Does it have to make sense?? It does to me and that is all that matters to me and that is my opinion.


give me a break. owning 6000 dvds does not mean you are selective. jsut because there are 44000 dvds to buy? you have to look at it fairly - 6000 dvds is more dvds than 99.9999% of dvd owners have - you are are NOT selective at all.

at my pace of buying dvds, it would take me about another 25-30 years to hit 1000.

A lot of people tell me I have way too many DVDs, and I'm only at around 450. I tell them that's nothing, and this forum proves it!

I have over 3000 DVDs, possibly more than 4000 now (I stopped counting). All legit "retail" stuff, too.

But anyone who knows who I am (TVShowsOnDVD news director) won't be too surprised by that! ;)

It's not just TV shows, either...I own lots of films. I'm practically a junkie for this stuff. The question I'm frequently asked is "Where do you put them all?" The answer is: EVERYWHERE! :D

As a owner of a large amount of dvds and other movies, I have to inform you that Light Trinity is correct and we are both selective. In the average week, there are around 100 new dvds that come out. Many of these I am not interested such as the nonfiction or the children. Some are too expensive and you have to wait for a price drop. Others are not too my taste. When you narrow down the list only about 10% of what is coming out. I would say that was selective.
Austin

I have around 650. But I count each disc in a multi-disc set seperately. i.e. box sets, and tv series.

Even then, once a year I go through and decide what I probably won't watch again or don't need, so I sell a bunch. So mine hovers between 600-650.

I'm probably approaching 2000 dvds, mostly foreign, horror, criterion, & music.

I find it hard to believe that there are people out there who canNOT find 2000 dvd's they'd like to own, for the right price. Especially now that music dvds and concerts are being produced at an alarming rate, usually in amazing 5.1 dd/dts sound, I wonder why anyone buys cd's anymore. My newest dvd that I just watched was that new Tori Amos dvd 'from sunny florida', which was 10 bucks from Fry's. over 2 hours of music, in 5.1, stunning sound and performance. Who wouldn't want that? And I wasn't even a huge Tori Amos fan, though I think I will convert now.

Its funny to see that a lot of the dvdtalk old-timers have all increased their collections to around the same 1500-2000 range. I haven't looked in that 'how many dvd's do you own' thread in a long time (in fact, does that thread even exist anymore??).

As far as storage: I built a row of shelves about 3 feet wide, going from floor to ceiling next to my audio/visual setup. Each shelf is barely taller than a dvd. So I have something like 10 or 12 shelves floor to ceiling. This is more than enough to hold the 1500 or so that I really like and keep, and it really doesn't take up any room at all that is usable for any other purpose. And it looks kind of cool -- my original intention was to build a sliding opaque screen, similar to a japanese rice-paper screen door to cover the dvds. But I found them asthetically pleasing enough grouped tightly together as they are, that I found the cover unnecessary.

I also have a separate selling room, where I keep all my crap I am selling, such as duplicate dvds, dvds I hated, cds, lps and books that I am selling, etc.

pasolini... your collection needs to be re-upped

"Empty Online Collection
This online collection is empty. If you are the owner of this account, please upload your collection from DVD Profiler by selecting Online->My Profiler."

1115 & counting.
I hate most of the crap I have. Why do I even bother
If you decide to stop wasting $$$$$ on DVDs you hate, you can then send the money to me. I'll gladly take it.

Originally posted by atari2600
give me a break. owning 6000 dvds does not mean you are selective. jsut because there are 44000 dvds to buy? you have to look at it fairly - 6000 dvds is more dvds than 99.9999% of dvd owners have - you are are NOT selective at all.

He's still selective, just not overly so or as much as many of us who only buy movies we know we'll watch repeatedly.

owning 6000 dvds does not mean you are selective
It means he is damn rich!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I wish I had that much $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ to spend on DVDs.

Not really. The price of DVD is really dropping. Average price must be under $10 by now.
Austin

Originally posted by Austin54
Not really. The price of DVD is really dropping. Average price must be under $10 by now.


Maybe if you columbia house over and over and put a ton of time into share the love and other deals or buy mostly used DVDs.

Most DVDs are around $15 at launch and $20 after that, with the less popular ones hitting $14.99-9.99 racks after a few months.

Still, even at $10 a pop, 6,000 DVDS would cost $60,000. So you wouldn't have to be filthy rich to buy that many, but that's a ton of money to spend on a Hobby none the less.

Not really. The price of DVD is really dropping. Average price must be under $10 by now
I don't agree that the average price is less than $10. But even if every one of those 6000 DVDs cost $10, that means it cost $60,000 to buy those DVDs. That's not casual spending money for the average person.

Originally posted by Dragonslayer
I don't agree that the average price is less than $10. But even if every one of those 6000 DVDs cost $10, that means it cost $60,000 to buy those DVDs. That's is not casual spending money for the average person.

No, considering that is more than double my yearly salary. There is no way I could even approach that. I don't know if there are that many DVDs I'd want. I think if I bought everything that is currently released that I want, I'd probably own about 500 DVDs.... maybe.

Austin, I'm sorry I doubted you before, but hopefully you understand... (been meaning to say that for a while now)

and, fwiw, I can totally understand how one could amass that many films... every time I look I find things that I want... I am only limited by funds... however, if I lived with my folks and didn't have a mortgage and a $400+ monthly auto loan payment I think I could easily have 6000+ DVDs already...

If I had every dvd that I even slightly want right now, I'd only have around 700 or so.

Christmas and my birthday is a great stock-up time for me and DVDs. I am no longer able to work, but it's all I ask for when it comes to gift-giving time....anyone asks for a suggestion from me and they get a list of DVDs I'd love to own. If they purchase me just one DVD from my list, I'm thrilled, but for the past three years, all I get from my Dad at Christmas time is DVDs. My girlfriend gets the money from Dad the day after Thanksgiving, places a major order and he's done with me....he's thrilled and so am I! I currently have just over 750 DVDs in my collection and I have a ton more I'd love to own. Sure, not being able to work anymore does afford me more film viewing than the average person who must juggle a job and other outside activities, but my illnesses limit what I'm able to do, so this is not only a great form of entertainment for me, it helps keep my mind of other less-than-happy things going on in my life, at the moment.

but my illnesses limit what I'm able to do, so this is not only a great form of entertainment for me, it helps keep my mind of other less-than-happy things going on in my life, at the moment.
I know exactly where you are coming from in terms of being ill & unemployed.

Originally posted by Josh Hinkle
He's still selective, just not overly so or as much as many of us who only buy movies we know we'll watch repeatedly.

oh please. the point is, even though he only has 10-20% of ALL DVDS ever made, it doesnt make him selective because its a relative term. if hes selective, then who isnt? the ONE person in the world who has 25,000 dvds?

you guys dont know what the word even means.

Originally posted by MahatmaPetey
If I had every dvd that I even slightly want right now, I'd only have around 700 or so.

me...about 200...if that. on my excel want list, i rate all movies from 1 to 5. if i added every 4 and 5 (which iknow i will get evnetually) id be at like 120. throw in the 3s and you are talking MAYBE 150.

Originally posted by atari2600
me...about 200...if that. on my excel want list, i rate all movies from 1 to 5. if i added every 4 and 5 (which iknow i will get evnetually) id be at like 120. throw in the 3s and you are talking MAYBE 150.

People are different... I disagree with you big time, but you are still a pretty young dude, too (correct me if I am wrong... pretty sure I remember this from your past posts though), so I think that those of us with a few years on you have had the opportunity to be interested in films for a good bit longer than you and therefore have built up a longer list of favorites than you. Plus, everyone has different ideas about what is worth owning. I have a lot of titles that people I know have never heard of or would think are "crap" but I would never consider getting rid of them because to me they are great films that are important to have on hand to view at a whim and part of the library that will enable me to share my interest in film with my children. Some of you are firm believers in netflix and renting, but I am convinced that it is a much better value to buy movies since I know that *if* I want to I can always sell the movie and get back enough of what I invested to have spent less than a rental, plus I have the power and flexibility to watch it at my leisure.
Some people are just more passionate about film than others. Personally, I think I would rather have no DVDs than only a hundred or so all of which I had seen before. I have so many films that I have seen that I have not yet had a chance to go back and dig through the special features like commentaries yet that I may never get through all of the extras, but it's all there at my disposal for when I want it. I know this is kind of a rant, but I disagree with you being so hard line saying that there is no way people could be selective and still own thousands of films. There is a certain value element that comes into play, sure, but I am sure that if you asked anyone here with 1000 plus DVDs they can give you a list of movies that they would never buy at any price. For example, gutwrencher likes "nunsploitation" titles... I for one, have never bought a nunsploitation title and can't imagine any price that would make me want to own one... it's just not for me, but I have some titles that others with just as many or more DVDs than I have would rip on and call crappy or whatever and that's ok... to each his own.

Originally posted by ScottyWH
For example, gutwrencher likes "nunsploitation" titles... I for one, have never bought a nunsploitation title and can't imagine any price that would make me want to own one...

rotfl

we all cant be twisted freaks.:D

you mentioned age, and I agree with you on those points. another thing is...when yer 40 or over, you tend to be a bit more stable than some of the younger crowd...meaning $ is easier to come by and you can explore deeper into the film world as far as building and maintaing a library goes. if the $ is there....and you have a wide taste...you just might end up with all the titles you've ever wanted, and thats my goal. also, being a completist helps add to the total. I cant help it if I own 3 copies of Tenebre.:p

stop making my one copy of Tenebre feel inadequate!

Originally posted by MahatmaPetey
stop making my one copy of Tenebre feel inadequate!

:lol:

at least that 1 copy has you on my list of "good guys". -wink-

Originally posted by Josh Hinkle


Still, even at $10 a pop, 6,000 DVDS would cost $60,000. So you wouldn't have to be filthy rich to buy that many, but that's a ton of money to spend on a Hobby none the less.

skydiving has cost me 3x the amount I've spent on my silly little dvds. you think I have a problem here on the forum? if you guys only knew. :lol:

it's not about being rich. I budget and channel my $ in a very wise fashion.:D more like it, I bust my ass 60 to 70 hours a week, so I better have something to spend on "fun".:thumbsup:

Originally posted by atari2600
me...about 200...if that. on my excel want list, i rate all movies from 1 to 5. if i added every 4 and 5 (which iknow i will get evnetually) id be at like 120. throw in the 3s and you are talking MAYBE 150.

Sorry, but if you can only find 150 movies ALL-TIME that you find worth owning, you just aren't a huge movie fan. Nothing wrong with that, but it's the truth.

Originally posted by ScottyWH
People are different... I disagree with you big time, but you are still a pretty young dude, too (correct me if I am wrong... pretty sure I remember this from your past posts though), so I think that those of us with a few years on you have had the opportunity to be interested in films for a good bit longer than you and therefore have built up a longer list of favorites than you. Plus, everyone has different ideas about what is worth owning. I have a lot of titles that people I know have never heard of or would think are "crap" but I would never consider getting rid of them because to me they are great films that are important to have on hand to view at a whim and part of the library that will enable me to share my interest in film with my children. Some of you are firm believers in netflix and renting, but I am convinced that it is a much better value to buy movies since I know that *if* I want to I can always sell the movie and get back enough of what I invested to have spent less than a rental, plus I have the power and flexibility to watch it at my leisure.
Some people are just more passionate about film than others. Personally, I think I would rather have no DVDs than only a hundred or so all of which I had seen before. I have so many films that I have seen that I have not yet had a chance to go back and dig through the special features like commentaries yet that I may never get through all of the extras, but it's all there at my disposal for when I want it. I know this is kind of a rant, but I disagree with you being so hard line saying that there is no way people could be selective and still own thousands of films. There is a certain value element that comes into play, sure, but I am sure that if you asked anyone here with 1000 plus DVDs they can give you a list of movies that they would never buy at any price. For example, gutwrencher likes "nunsploitation" titles... I for one, have never bought a nunsploitation title and can't imagine any price that would make me want to own one... it's just not for me, but I have some titles that others with just as many or more DVDs than I have would rip on and call crappy or whatever and that's ok... to each his own.

good post.

however, if the person with 6000 dvds is selective then why even bother using the word? it loses meaning.

and what the hell is a nunsploitation movie? :)

i like most of the movies i have - hell, i better (i could've bought a new car or a kick-ass A/V setup w/ the amount i spent/spend). The ones i don't particularly like are either blind buys, poor transfers, or "lesser" versions that i'm thinking of upgrading.

Originally posted by Quake1028
Sorry, but if you can only find 150 movies ALL-TIME that you find worth owning, you just aren't a huge movie fan. Nothing wrong with that, but it's the truth.

no i only buy movies that i really love. something i know that people with 1000s dont do. however, im also not a spender by nature. im just not. sometimes it takes me months to justify buying a dvd. i wish i had more cash but i dont.

Originally posted by GuessWho
I have 160 and feel like a glutton with "too much"

I'm with you on that. I just sold a shit load a month back and am still trying to get rid of about 50. Without those fifty I have about 140-150 owned. And that is too many. When I first started collecting dvds, I bought everything I could. Not anymore. I usually just buy 2 or 3 dvds a month if that. (And they are usually catalog titles or tv box sets)

I got a rather large collection for my one room condo and I get rid off the ones I do not like or have no value to me.

Cheers :beer:

DVD Smurf :)

I am not a hater.

:jawdrop:

I'm happy with my small but adequate collection.

Originally posted by atari2600
good post.

however, if the person with 6000 dvds is selective then why even bother using the word? it loses meaning.

and what the hell is a nunsploitation movie? :)

hehe... as for the "nunsploitation" thing.. gutwrencher can provide a better explanation than I can... or you could always take a look at his collection link in his sig... he's got a nunsploitation folder on dvdaf if I am not mistaken...

... I suppose I can see your perspective to some extent on those guys with in the neighborhood of 6000 DVDs and I would venture to say that their income to debt ratio allows them to be less selective (though still selective...) in their DVD pursuits than some of the rest of us. :)

there are varying degrees you see... someone like you could be considered "extremely" selective... or cheap ... one of the two :P ;)

true :)

i'm at about 200, and a month ago i'd say i could grow it to 1000 in a year, but now I sing another song.


My main problem was the worry of something going OOP or not being able to find it, or spending more then i'd have to, so i'd pre order everything that was affordable and not worry about it. But since then i've relized i'll always be able to buy the dvds, somehow some way, so why be in a rush? Now I only buy movies i really really enjoy or something to finish off a "set" (i.e national lampoon's christmas vacation).... but i'm in no real rush!

Originally posted by atari2600
no i only buy movies that i really love. something i know that people with 1000s dont do. however, im also not a spender by nature. im just not. sometimes it takes me months to justify buying a dvd. i wish i had more cash but i dont.

Again, if you can only find 150 movies tops of all time that you love in one way or another, your tastes aren't as broad as many. Maybe that's why you have trouble thinking of X number of titles to own. I myself could think of 150 in each genre that I would love to own. To each his own I guess.

And why on earth would anyone feel like a glutton for owning movies they love/enjoy :hscratch:?

Originally posted by ScottyWH
he's got a nunsploitation folder on dvdaf if I am not mistaken...



for what it's worth, anyway. I've been working on completing other genres and need to place another order for some nunstuff.with one of my fave titles, you'll notice I have 4 dvds ... it's just the 4 collectible covers.:D

Originally posted by Quake1028
Again, if you can only find 150 movies tops of all time that you love in one way or another, your tastes aren't as broad as many. Maybe that's why you have trouble thinking of X number of titles to own. I myself could think of 150 in each genre that I would love to own. To each his own I guess.

And why on earth would anyone feel like a glutton for owning movies they love/enjoy :hscratch:?

i never questioned people who have collections at 500, 1000...hell even 2000. but 6000. sheesh. selective isnt the right term.

Originally posted by atari2600
i never questioned people who have collections at 500, 1000...hell even 2000. but 6000. sheesh. selective isnt the right term.

:up: I can see where you are coming from, but I can also see where they are coming from. Like I said, to each his own.

I think you can have 500-1000 dvds of movies that you really love..

But some people just buy for the movie...where as I, like the special features.

Its different for everyone I suppose.

To buy a dvd and not watch it is just plain STUPID. And some people buy a dvd just to say they bought one. And then that adds up over time. Unless you like to use them as dust collectors, why would you buy a dvd and not watch it?

455 now, and running out of room to put them.

I'm about 90 dvds away from the 1000 mark (of course, according to guzzlefish I'm like 150 away, but their counting system blows). I'd say I love about 90% of my movies and have another 10% that I just kind of like (or couldn't pass up a good deal on)...

I hope to have 1000 by the end of the summer... of course, that might not happen since I now have to start paying back my student loan! Ouch!

MATT

To the guy that is asuming that each dvd costs $10, the prices have dropped so that you can pick up many dvd for around $6.
Regarding, nunsploitation - there was actually a movie made in the 70s that could be put into that catagory. It features nuns who worshipped Satan, had sex orgies, and committed acts of violence. It was one of the few sex films that ever earned an x rating other that porno films. I can't recall the title.
Austin

Originally posted by Mr. Cinema
To buy a dvd and not watch it is just plain STUPID. And some people buy a dvd just to say they bought one. And then that adds up over time. Unless you like to use them as dust collectors, why would you buy a dvd and not watch it?

I don't know anyone who buys a DVD with no intention of watching it, but I know a lot of people (myself included) who buy DVDs and don't get around to watching them for a long time.

people on this forum DO buy dvds for the sake of owning them...not watching them. not everyone but some.

I do, but it was because I went coupon crazy in the days of reel.com, buy.com, bigstar.com, etc.

these days, I am more careful at what I buy, buty I gotta admit, I sure got stucked with alot of now OOP DVDs!

Originally posted by atari2600
people on this forum DO buy dvds for the sake of owning them...not watching them. not everyone but some.

There are a few reasons to buy other then just viewing them. I have a section of 30 dvds for the kids that maybe I have seen half but don't care if I never see them. If I buy to sell it isn't counted in my collection. Sometimes I buy to finish out a set or collection. I never finished viewing Space 1999 but one rainy day I may. At one time I would have gotten all the Batman movies because I love 1 and 2 but controled myself. Not all the Hellraiser movies are good but I have and seen them all. A few I will not rewatch but I will not sell them, same with Nighmare on Elm street. I have all the X-files but do not watch all the shows over, I have my favorites. On the other hand I was able to purchase all 3 seasons of Beastmaster, viewed them all and sold them. I got them for $20 each, never saw the show on TV but love the original movie so gave it a chance.

P.S. I count a season of a show as 1 even if it has 8 disks. If I counted how many disks I have it would be well over 2000. There are a ton of movies that I want but will not buy because it isn't in my budget. At one time I didn't think I would pass over 300 but realized that was just wishful thinking. I love Sci-Fi and will watch it till I die. :)

Originally posted by salamander2
I do, but it was because I went coupon crazy in the days of reel.com, buy.com, bigstar.com, etc.

All the glorious coupon days. That's how I got the bulk of my collection too...

I believe that I'm close to 2000

I am a member of this club

Sorry to say so am i.

I am proud to say that I am over the 1,000 mark.

Only around 135 here and I've had a player for about 6 years!

I'm a member of the 800 club. Probably hit the 1000 club in about a year or so.

Closing in on the 400 club.

Nearing the 2000 mark...

1110 and counting...

I stopped counting at around 1200. I'm probably north of 1500 now, although I bought my first DVD player in 1998, so I've been at this a while. I bet I've probably only watched 400 of those discs. But you never know when the others will come in handy.

I'd say I'm happy with 95% of my collection -- I used to buy more mass market new releases than I do now, but the advent of plentiful used DVD markets make that unnecessary. Anything semi-popular (and even some arthouse films) will be available for $10 or less in six months.

'there is only about 100 left that I want. 1000 seems a long way away.'

That's what I thought about 700 DVDs ago. :)

'with so many imports grabbing my attention, finding a mix of that and domestic films that I still dont have is too easy.'

Ditto. In the past year my collection grew by about 800 DVDs. There so many interesting movies outside the US I couldn't imagine owning 200 DVDs anymore.

About Netfix, I sorta live outside the US, so that's not even an option for me.

'I cant help it if I own 3 copies of Tenebre'

Ditto here. Hero and The Killer are just too good. You just can't have ONE copy of those movies. :)

I bought my first player on Boxing Day 1998, and by Sep 2003, I had 135. My collection really blew up since then. I WILL watch everything I own, it's just a question of when.

I have many doubles which are in DVDprofiler and DVDaf, some I'll keep, some I should take out. I also have many box sets. DVD profiler says I own 891, but with the doubles I should get rid of, and the set that have more than one movie, I'm proababy around 950 movies owned. The DVDprofiler number will probably go north of 1000 by November. The problem with me is when I see 'LE', I have to buy. :)

I buy movies because I love them. I'm not a businessman so all the doubles I just give away; I've never used Ebay or anything like that to get rid of titles. I'm a collector. I buy DVDs I want, whether they're hard to find or not. I buy whatever I can in stores over here and get the rest by Internet.

Over 800 and a 1000 is easily reachable. Its just a matter of money because something I want is always being released.

I started in 1998 and was a gluton during the cheap DVD days of the late 90's. My collection has had to grow much slower the last few years, but there is still a large number of films and shows I want on DVD.

I had over 2000 before I started reviewing, now it's near 2500.

I am closing in on 1300.:)

According to DVDaf I have

851 listings and 1020 titles


I plan on going through and thinning out very soon.

Originally posted by Austin54
I just saw the topic. I have around five to six thousand and around 20000 VHS tapes. Before this starts another war, the pictures were posted a few weeks ago
Austin

Just...Damn.

I only have 78 DVD's right now but if I were to buy every dvd I have in my wishlist on DVDAf it would go up to about 1030

Around 850 for me. I'll probably hit 1000 before the end of the year. I plan to thin out the herd soon though.

I have 1300+ but have'nt uploaded anything to my profiler for at least 3 mos. I probably have another 75-100 titles to add.

I topped 1000 earlier this month - and I'm currently up to 1047.

Needing to clear some space for new titles, I went through the rows to pull some that I could sell on dvds123.com.

Found the Criterion version of "The Killer" - didn't even remember that I had it ...

Is e-Bay the best place to get rid of titles like this for cash? dvds123 is only offering $77 for it.

I had 675 in profiler, last year I buy a lot but I soped recently. But I never sell my collection, I had god and bad movies but I still love my collection ^__^

Originally posted by conscience
I'm with you on that. I just sold a shit load a month back and am still trying to get rid of about 50. Without those fifty I have about 140-150 owned. And that is too many. When I first started collecting dvds, I bought everything I could. Not anymore. I usually just buy 2 or 3 dvds a month if that. (And they are usually catalog titles or tv box sets)

I'm with you also. The DVD collecting fad has passed in my life (thank god). I hardly buy DVD's anymore and am always looking to cut down the size of my current collection, which is around 200.

Originally posted by MJKTool
I'm with you also. The DVD collecting fad has passed in my life (thank god). I hardly buy DVD's anymore and am always looking to cut down the size of my current collection, which is around 200.

:rolleyes:

You Lakers' fans will never learn, will you ;)

Originally posted by Dabaomb
:rolleyes:

You Lakers' fans will never learn, will you ;)

smacks Dabaomb over the head with a snapper case

Would you guys think i was kidding if i told you that between my wife and I we have (just confirmed via 3 hours of counting) 4,332 DVD's - i don't even have all of them archived in DVD profiler yet so i just did a "quick" count. I hope the bar code scanner works....

Thanks,

Matt

Originally posted by KillerQ
Would you guys think i was kidding if i told you that between my wife and I we have (just confirmed via 3 hours of counting) 4,332 DVD's - i don't even have all of them archived in DVD profiler yet so i just did a "quick" count. I hope the bar code scanner works....

Thanks,

Matt

dam, I hope that you have them better organized than Austin.

BTW, do you own a video store?

How many VHS do you have? I have around 25,000.
By the way, I am working on organizing the collection. It just takes a while with a collection of this size.
Austin

I have 160 DVDs and everyone I know thinks I'm insane for having so many.

I have 1061 not counting box sets according to DVD Profiler and over 2000 VHS. I used to go nuts everytime Blockbuster or Hollywood Video had sales. I bought a lot of the VHS for $3 at pawn shops.

Thanks to Premier service on DirecTV and four DirecTiVos (one HD), my rate of increase has dropped significantly. I'm learning what I need to own and what movies I can be happy with watching one time on the movie channels.

Originally posted by Austin54
How many VHS do you have? I have around 25,000.
By the way, I am working on organizing the collection. It just takes a while with a collection of this size.
Austin

Hi Austin. Just out of curiousity what kind of DVD player do you use to watch your dvds? I assume you have some sort of 200 or 300 disc changer? Certainly having a majority of your discs stored across multiple dvd changers(Sony's inparticular allows them to be daisy chained) would be the best solution no?

Only 910 to go lol.

Wow!! I must say this thread has amazed me.

I've just joined up to these forums, so please welcome the newbie, but I have been reading DVD talk for quite a while.

I have 180 DVDs at present, and never even imagined getting to a mark like 1000. People that know me or those I tell I have 180 already think I'm nuts. I suppose if I wanted I could add another 200 or so that I could possibly want, but I guess my tastes are a little more mainstream than those peple with larger collections. Some of the titles I have read in their collections I have never even heard of let alone would consider buying. I guess I haven't really been "exposed" to many of the more obscure titles, so how can I buy them if I don't even know of them?

I missed out on the crazy coupon deals some have eluded to. Maybe because I'm from New Zealand, so I need to find reputable dealers who ship internationally (mainly Amazon). Plus the NZ dollar is fairly weak so it does get pretty pricey. I would have to say though I've spent 3 times as much on hardware. Are these people who have 1000's watching them on $50 players and 21" tv's? To me the major feature of DVD is the sound and picture quality, so I'd rather shell out on hardware upgrades than purchase 100's of titles I'll never get time to watch.

I am a long ways away. I thought I have a lot and I am only 40% there.

Originally posted by KillerQ
Would you guys think i was kidding if i told you that between my wife and I we have (just confirmed via 3 hours of counting) 4,332 DVD's - i don't even have all of them archived in DVD profiler yet so i just did a "quick" count. I hope the bar code scanner works....

Thanks,

Matt

I know you're kidding.

There's no way you have a wife.

I missed out on the crazy coupon deals some have eluded to. Maybe because I'm from New Zealand, so I need to find reputable dealers who ship internationally (mainly Amazon). Plus the NZ dollar is fairly weak so it does get pretty pricey.
Dude, are you crazy? I'm from NZ and I buy all my DVD's online (90% R1, 10% R2/4) and I save buttloads! The NZ pricing sucks major ass, they only ever sell retail ($40), and their idea of a special is $3 or $4 off :rolleyes: Ok sometimes Whitcoulls do a special on the first week, but it's still nothing compared to what I can get it for overseas.

Hell, a Simpsons season retails for NZ$120 and I got the R1 for under NZ$50. Buffy retails for an insane NZ$180 and I got it for NZ$65 (I know the Buffy price has come down recently, but it had been out for a good 3 years before that happened). If that's not saving money, then I don't know what is. All you need to do is spend some time comparing prices, and you could get it cheaper than here by miles, even with the international shipping (with DVDSoon and CD-Wow, you can avoid shipping costs altogether!).

Plus the dollar isn't doing bad at all against the American, lately. It sucked when it was at 45 cents ages ago, but now it's staying around 66 cents which is really good. I usually go with the Canadian retailers because our dollar is even better against them. But I always compare them both to make sure.

Plus it's cool when R1 gets the release way before us. I saw 13 Going On 30 in the cinema, went home, ordered it online, and had it in my hands a week later. If that doesn't rock, I don't know what does.

Haha yeah, Kill Bill part one just got released over here in NZ. :)

edit - whoops actually tomorrow it gets released. ;)

Originally posted by Wozza
Haha yeah, Kill Bill part one just got released over here in NZ. :)
That's so insane. When I saw an ad for that the other day, I thought it was a misprint! I haven't been paying attention to the KB releases that much, since I'm going to wait until they all get released to make my decision, but us getting it now is ridiculous :rolleyes:

I only have 56 DVD's. It seems (well, is) a pathetic amount, but I'm not exactly rolling in it at the moment. Plus 60% of those are TV box sets, so I have alot of multiple DVD sets.

I can't imagine myself going over even 200. I don't watch many movies (relatively), and there's only so many TV shows I'd buy on DVD.

Still, they're all ones I watch regularly, so I feel it's a nice little collection :)

Tarantino,

Haha - nice response -- lol. Actually i DO have a wife. However, i just hit the 250 mark (255, to be exact - you can see my collection in my sig.). And as mentioned above, people Think i am crazy for having that many..... I couldn't imagine having 1,000......doesn't mean i won't hit that someday (for lack of a better expression)!


Matt :)

I'm almost about to hit the half century mark. I believe I'm at about 480.

Originally posted by Tarantino
I'm almost about to hit the half century mark. I believe I'm at about 480.


/me scratches head...


century = 100 years

millenium = 1000 years

today 1035 dvd :)

Originally posted by ScottyWH
/me scratches head...


century = 100 years

millenium = 1000 years

:rolleyes:

well noone ever said that Tarantino was smart ;)

Originally posted by KillerQ
Tarantino,

Haha - nice response -- lol. Actually i DO have a wife. However, i just hit the 250 mark (255, to be exact - you can see my collection in my sig.). And as mentioned above, people Think i am crazy for having that many..... I couldn't imagine having 1,000......doesn't mean i won't hit that someday (for lack of a better expression)!


Matt :)

So I guess you were lying :mad:

Hey Austin, are you going to build some enormous shelves to house all those VHS tapes and DVDs?? The DVDs are supposed to stand vertically I thought.

I crossed over 1,700 titles just last week, but that amount will drop by about 20 titles later today. I've decided to weed-out the wifes titles and a few of my own stinkers. of course I have another shipment of 8 coming sometime this week...so I guess I'll be back over 1,700. I guess I just wasted mine and everyone elses time by writing this.

still have the goal of 2,000 titles by just after new years. I'll get there....by a hair.

I'm just curious when I see people mention they want to get to a certain number of DVDs by a particular time--is this in reference to your wish lists or just that number of DVDs in general?

Take someone like Gut for instance. He's about 300 titles short of 2,000, but he's got hundreds of titles on his wishlist and is seemingly picking at least a few new releases every week. So his goal doesn't seem like it's all about the number game, since there are probably a few hundred discs out there of his interest.

But I've seen people here with a couple hundred discs saying they want to get 1000. Now, in some cases, there may be hundreds and hundreds of titles out there that interest you, but I get the feeling that some are just pushing towards having 1000 DVDs. It's quite a feat, but it's not one I'd shoot for myself if I didn't have 1000 titles in my range of interest. I've got a shade over 200 right now and at the moment, only have less than 50 on my wish list. Granted that there's a lot out there that I haven't come across or thought of when I compiled the list, but I can't see myself hitting the 1000 mark even if I had that much money to spend.

Obviously others have a much broader taste than me, but I still get the sense that a few people are more about collecting DVDs and not so much films.

I haven't decided on shelves yet. I am still trying to get them in order. Slowly I am getting there.
Austin

Originally posted by Sir_Fireboard
Dude, are you crazy? I'm from NZ and I buy all my DVD's online (90% R1, 10% R2/4) and I save buttloads! The NZ pricing sucks major ass, they only ever sell retail ($40), and their idea of a special is $3 or $4 off :rolleyes: Ok sometimes Whitcoulls do a special on the first week, but it's still nothing compared to what I can get it for overseas.

Hell, a Simpsons season retails for NZ$120 and I got the R1 for under NZ$50. Buffy retails for an insane NZ$180 and I got it for NZ$65 (I know the Buffy price has come down recently, but it had been out for a good 3 years before that happened). If that's not saving money, then I don't know what is. All you need to do is spend some time comparing prices, and you could get it cheaper than here by miles, even with the international shipping (with DVDSoon and CD-Wow, you can avoid shipping costs altogether!).

Plus the dollar isn't doing bad at all against the American, lately. It sucked when it was at 45 cents ages ago, but now it's staying around 66 cents which is really good. I usually go with the Canadian retailers because our dollar is even better against them. But I always compare them both to make sure.


Thanks for that. I hadn't checked out DVDSoon or CD-Wow, but I will. I mainly buy off Amazon cause as you rightly pointed out it's still cheaper than $40 her in NZ and I have found them very fast and reliable. Although I have picked up quite a few R4's on special for under $20 lately. I tried DVD Empire the other day but they wanted a faxed copy of my CC and I can't be bothered with that sort of mucking around, I just wanna put in my CC number and spend!!

Just went over 300 DVD, I have been buying DVD for 4 years and 3 months. At this rate it will take me another 8 years to go over 1000.

I only buys movies I will really watch over and over again within a one year. This has helped me to keep my DVD budget in check.

I am going to pick up I Love Lucy S2 and The Passion of Christ tomorrow, then Star Wars later this month.

That will make only about 12 DVDs bought from June 1st to the end of Sept.

And I do not Double Dip.

Wow a 1000 DVD's. I remeber when I was happy I went over 100. Now I look forward to going over 200.

I will probably never reach 1000. I only buy movies that I really like and would watch over again. Even at the moment, if I bought all the movies I have on my wish list, it would put me over slightly 300.

I'm at 2,995

http://www.dvdaficionado.com/dvds.html?id=roadtoperdition&count=title

I know I have over 1000 but I've stopped keeping track. I just throw everything into DVD cases now

I just broke 200, and like 99% of mine. I don't see the point in buying a bunch of movies just because they're there.

Wow a 1000 DVD's. I remeber when I was happy I went over 100. Now I look forward to going over 200.

I will probably never reach 1000. I only buy movies that I really like and would watch over again. Even at the moment, if I bought all the movies I have on my wish list, it would put me over slightly 300.
Wow funny ready this now.

I am at 500. :blush:

Uh-oh Big Worms, you're seeing how much it's like crack now, aren't ya? :)

I'm over 2200 at this point. Not sure of an exact count at the moment.

I gotta be over 1200 now but I've even stopped adding them to my list. :(

2,221 dvds.

We are over a 1000 now if you count all the kids DVDs. I probably don't even have a 100 of those listed.

I'm over 1,000. DVDs are my addiction. I'm gonna go bankrupt buying them. But I love em so..... :/

A rare Gutdate...I mean update. Yeah, I'm still slutting around with dvds. Just not as heavy as the last 4 or 5 years. My library building is just going at a slower pace. I have well over 2,200 titles, but instead of 6 or 8 a week...I'm down to 2 or 3. Hell, I only pop into the forum every once in a while when before I just HAD to check in every few hours it seemed.

All thanks to my new passion and now...serious hobby...The rivers. I'd rather, at this point, invest my extra cash in kayaks, kayaks and more kayaks. Add 1 canoe. Actually, I had to buy a rec yak, a whitewater yak and a touring yak for overnight and multi-day camping trips in the wilderness. Those plus all the new gear I'm getting like personal GPS, whitewater skirts and $200 paddles....well, it's sucking me dry! And no, it won't slow down in winter. It's the best time to see and photograph Bald Eagles.:p

And NO....I have no desire to watch dvds in the woods or even read a nunsploitation novel.:lol:

Oh shit! I forgot my noseclips!!!

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I'm rather curious about you guys who have 1,000+ DVDs. What are you going to do with them all now that HD-DVD and Blu-Ray disc are here?

I have a meager roughly 55 DVDs myself, culled from a collection that at one time was as large as 70 DVDs. Yeah, I have a lot of DVDs. Well, I used to think I had a lot of DVDs, but clearly I really, really don't. I still love my DVD shelf though. :)

The HD-DVD/Blu-Ray isn't gonna change anything for me until they decide on one universal format.

So you plan on continuing to buy movies in a format that is about to become obsolete?

Yep. :)

I'm rather curious about you guys who have 1,000+ DVDs. What are you going to do with them all now that HD-DVD and Blu-Ray disc are here?
Its not like we haven't been double dipping on DVDs for years. I am doing the same thing with HD DVD. If the movie is one I want in HD DVD I will sell the DVD version and buy it in HD DVD. In some cases I will stick with the DVD it will be a movie by movie basis.

So you plan on continuing to buy movies in a format that is about to become obsolete?

:rolleyes:

Ummm....so just because a new format is coming out, DVD is "about to become obsolete?" It's going to be a LONG time before Blu-Ray/HD-DVD overtake DVD, if ever. How many times has this been addressed?

But to answer a question that's been asked many times before, Blu-Ray/HD-DVD doesn't affect my DVD buying one bit. I'm at 1136 and counting.

So you plan on continuing to buy movies in a format that is about to become obsolete?

Unless I've misread, regular DVDs will be upconverted or at the very least backwards compatible with HD-DVD players so I don't see where regular DVDs would be obsolete in the near future if ever. Another point for me is the older movies, like Citizen Kane, Sunset Blvd, etc. there's not much to improve on in that department. There's only so much you can do to make those look and sound better. So, for me, HD would really only be applicable for new films.

So you plan on continuing to buy movies in a format that is about to become obsolete?

Yes and they will eventually join my laserdiscs on the archive shelves. Of course no one is 100% certain that HD or Blu-Ray will survive either. No way I'm NOT going to buy a movie I want when there is no given date for an HD release.

I finally hit the 1,000 mark today (Simpsosn Season 8), and then also pushed it up to 1,006 while I was at it. :lol:

'found out' that I've got a collection of around 1100 - whilst updating DVDProfiler over the weekend :( (embarrassment)

Actually thought that I was around 900.


My collection is probably 45% Region 1 (US/Canada bought) / 50% Region 4 (Australian) and 5% Region 2 (UK).

I only wish that I had started purchasing DVDs NOW - with the fall in prices of the majority of my collection - I probably would have saved 1/2 of the price that paid (granted - I don't buy ANY TITLES over $A14 anymore !!)

I'm sure they are to a certain extent. Though I did check through some posters' collections who were over 1000 limit and I have to admit there quite a few movies I would never buy, but that's just me. I'm at 575 right now. And I consider myself "picky" I rarely buy Hollywood's weekly releases. I seem to average a little over 100 a year since I got my first DVD player so I can definitely see me getting up 1000 someday but by then all these guys will have like 4000.

Holy crap. I'm up to like 1009 now and its only 2 years 2 months later! How did I manage to buy 435 DVDs in that little time?

You think that's wild? I've added about 100 or so DVDs to my collection just in the last two or three months alone. Of course, much of that is because of the DDD sale, FYE mistake, and CH. :)

I just peaked over 1000 a little while back.

I've since curbed my DVD spending majorly though.

I've almost got 600, but I have aout 800 in my wishlist. Buying movies that I like keeps me sane for some reason.

Qty own = 1059. Collecting since October 1998


Regards,

Just topped 1100 w/ a couple more on pre-order. In total (minus special features) I have 226229mins 3770.5hours 157.1days worth of viewing pleasure available. That should keep me busy/out of trouble for a little while ;)

Just passed 1750 if you include my ever impressive HD-DVDs.

I'm hovering at around 1666, not counting a few imports and bootleg discs.

According to my DVDaficionado list (http://www.dvdaficionado.com/dvds.html?id=tummler&count=title), I own 2581 titles with 14 more on order. (That's including hidden folders for future sales/trades and some especially unsavory and/or embarrassing films.) I hit the 2000 mark in January 2006 -- various DDD sales, continued (ab)use of Columbia House, and some big Hong Kong orders have really bloated the ol' library this year. I've probably watched over 60% of all the DVDs I've ever owned, so there does seem to be light at the end of the tunnel.

I've been buying DVDs for about four and a half years. The purchase of a 65" rear-projection TV is what really kicked off the habit. When I first started collecting, there were only a few dozen titles I wanted to own -- mainly well-known comedies, horror, and science fiction. The DVD format (in conjunction with informative sites like DVD Talk, where I've lurked for years) has made it possible for me to appreciate a broader spectrum of cinema than I ever would have thought possible. My appreciation of film has also deepened considerably.

Except for Hong Kong movies (about a quarter of my collection), I consider myself a selective collector. Increasingly, I'm avoiding a lot of mainstream Hollywood fare that I anticipate would not have lasting value for me. If I know I'll never want to watch something again, I'll try to get rid of it. I've sold/traded over 400 DVDs so