Why buy DVD's?

Same reason I jump off of bridges, because my friends do.

Re: Why buy dvds?
 

I will buy DVDs that have a very good value for money. I think you all know what I mean by the value. Otherwise, I'd prefer saving my money for other purposes.

I buy DVDs so I have my favorite movies at my finger tip whenever I get into the mood of watching a particular movie. I don't have to drive down the local video rental store, or wait a few days for the movie I want to watch to arrive in the mail.

I buy DVDs also because through Columbia House, buying DVDs are not that much more expensive than renting DVDs. Rentals are usually around $3-$4, right? And through CH, one can get DVDs at an average cost of around $7.50. So if I watch a particular movie at least twice, then it's worthwhile to just buy it. And plus, I avoid having to spend the time or gas money to drive to local rental store, or waiting for DVD to arrive in the mail from online rental store like Netflix.

DVDs are my television-based entertainment. i do not watch more than 2 hours of cable programming a week. instead, when the tired modern Simpsons repeats are on, i chuck an older classic on using my DVDs. then maybe an episode of Family Guy, Mr. Show, a fave scene from Lebowski, some Strangers With Candy, a pinch of Futurama, etc.. all with no mind-contol advertising breaks, and all with superior a/v quality. for me, DVDs allow me to create my own programming, and escape the evil of network TV.

i really like the "power" i get from owning a good DVD collection.

Why buy DVDs?

•I live out in the boondocks with only two channels of TV (and poor reception at that).
•I like to watch movies and the nearest movie theater is 25 miles (12 of them dirt road) away.
•I can get many of the DVDs I want from Columbia House for $7, which is not that much more than a rental, without the hassle of returns. And I get to watch them as many times as I want.
•The collection retains some value: If I want to get rid of a DVD (because it doesn't have "rewatchability" for me, or because a better edition is coming out) I can usually unload the DVD at cost or better.
•It's a hobby.
•So I can watch something on impulse, rather than have to plan days ahead.

Its something that can be collected and I enjoy watching movies.

i could ask the same question to a million other people who buy a million other things?

why buy a 50,000 dollar car when you can buy a 20,000 that works just as well?

hmmm...how many dvds can i buy for that extra 30,000?

A friend of mine asked me why I buy instead of rent, saying I spend too much money (I buy maybe 2-3 a month) but like many on this forum have already said, I can watch any movie I want, any time i want - it's an interactive hobby - watch the movie, check out certain extras now and watch others later, and so on. Its all a lot more fun and interesting than my friends hobby, which is collecting stamps. Nothing wrong with that, I figure, but when I went with him last weekend to a shop where he blew $75 on *one single stamp* well, all you can do is stash it in an album - then what? I can get HOURS of entertainment for the same amount 0f money!

actually, a couple of new ones i got don't have them :(