Poll: Rent, buy or both, which do you do?
 

Just taking a poll to see on average which do most people do to watch/ view a movie on any format.

I chose other. Some DVDs are worth buying sight unseen while others are only worth a rental to me. I try to buy only the films that I plan to view repeatedly.

I stopped renting a long time ago.

Same here...

I buy only. Renting seems like a waste of money.

I watch them in the theater, then buy the ones I liked.

I guess that means I click other ?

I haven't rented since I bought my first DVD.

If I haven't seen the movie in the theater, I have to rent it first to make sure I might like it. I Can't afford to do blind buys! :(

I've never rented a DVD. Any blind buys that I don't like, I sell on eBay. :)

Rob

Mostly buy movies I've seen. Have blindly bought a handful of movies. Will rent new releases of movies I have not yet seen.

Buy/sell. I haven't rented anything in over 5 years.

I do the same as RobCA.

Buy, like, keep.

Buy, hate, sell on eBay.

Chalk another "other".

Most DVDs I buy are blind at this point since the earlier part of my collection consists of titles that I remember from growing up (still trying). This is done with limited information, mostly gathered through sites like these and based on some review sites.

I rarely rent and am always buying, typically 1 to 2 per week. Renting usually applies to titles that I would never buy anyway.

To be honest, not sure I get what the TV has anything to do with a forum of DVD hobbiests ...

Buy movies I really want and rent movies I haven't seen.

Walmart.com DVD rentals has nicely cut way back on my buying, and I'm fine with that. I realized I just was not rewatching many of my purchases, and for $16/mo. I can watch 6 or 7 movies a month. I also use it to watch TV box sets like CSI, spendy sets of shows I'd like to see but don't want to shell out $70 for because the odds of rewatching are slim.

It's saved me money and I still get to watch tons of great DVDs. If I get one through them I'm particularly fond of, I'll buy it.

I went with other.

I buy more then rent, but do both regularly. No recommendations or anything like that. I blind buy films quite often, but I also blind rent quite often as well.

I occasionally, but rarely, buy after renting, if I really liked the rental. Usually I only rent films that I know I would not want to own (fleeting interest films like Gothika, Cold Creek Manor, Ghost Ship, and The 4th Tenor).

I picked Other. I rent sometimes (a movie I want to see, but not enough to buy), but purchase more. If it's a recent movie, if I really wanted to see it I saw it at the movie theater (n which case I buy it). If it's more marginal, I rent it. Older movies are where most of my blind buys show up.

NetFlix then Costco or Amazon.

I rent and buy. But I find myself buying a lot more. The only time I would rent movies is on Sundays/Mondays, since the local video store I rent from has a "Rent 2, Get 2 free" deal

never rented :) always buy

Simple answer.. I buy.

I have not rent a video since the the late 1980's. I quit when the rental tapes messed up my VCR heads. Since I have a library of videos that is very large I don't need to rent. I only buy videos I want to watch over & over.

I voted other I very seldom rent I have not had a rental card since dvds have taken over the market. I love new movies I figure if I am going to go see a movie with someone it will cost me about what a movie costs on Tuesday. Thus I don't see to many movies in the theater.

I like to just buy movies I am pretty sure I will like on DVD

Other: Buy, and seldomly rent (Netflix).