I mainly buy but I should rent more cuz I've had some pretty bad blind buys.

In August '02 I took advantage of the Blockbuster deal ($19.95 for a month, one DVD a day) and caught up on 23 titles I was somewhat interested in seeing but hesitant to buy. Of those, I ended up subsequently buying 4.

That was the last time I rented. I'm thinking about doing the $14.95 monthly deal for a month to catch up on several titles that have come out since then that I'm not sure I want to buy - or, in some cases, not even sure I want to see them but curious about them.

Meanwhle, I've had no problem finding tons of stuff to add to my collection, with virtually no "buyer regret".

I buy only.

That's exactly why i would never blind buy a movie just too many crappy movies out there in my opinion that i would never watch again so i don't see the point of owning it, so i guess i'm a renter and if i like it i wait for my local family video to sell it for $9.95 (usually in about 3 weeks from it's release date), i guess i'm particular about my collection i only want movies that i know i would watch again, rented King Arthur the other day and loved it so in a couple weeks that will be mine for $9.95, also within the last week i rented Envy and could not imagine that piece of crap on my shelf, so i say renting first is the way to go. IMO.

I have found that since I don't go to the theater anymore, I tend to rent the newer releases unless I'm confident in the director of the movie or the actors in it. Independent or foreign movies I don't bother and I just buy those because opinions on these genres vary so much it's pretty ridiculous.

I buy movies, and Netflix tv stuff.

I buy what I like to watch repeatedly.

I have never rented and I never will.

I've had my first DVD player going on two years now. And in all that time, I have never rented a single DVD. I've bought only. And I'm up to 72 titles.

I may have developed an aversion to renting DVDs. I'm worried of getting dirty or otherwise messed up discs that will muck up or damage my player.

I'm not big on "blind buys." I buy old favorites, and newer movies I've seen and really enjoyed. The closest I got to a blind buy was Scarface, which I wanted after seeing bits and pieces on TBS or TNN or something like that.

I Netflix like crazy and try to buy what only what I think will have replay value for me. It would cost way too much for me to see everything I want to see if I bought. That, and I'd have nowhere to put it.

I buy all my DVD's with about 50% of them blind.

With the Internet, newspapers, magazines and other outlets for news and research, you never really have to make a blind buy. I've been in situations where I came across a title I had never seen or heard much about, but sounded good, and being in a position where I didn't have the luxury of researching it for whatever reason. But in most cases, I have plenty of time to read up on the film, the DVD, and various opinions from critics, word of mouth, and the 'net.

And I don't rent, either. My girlfriend does, as do some of my friends, but those are the only instances in which I'm even privy to a rented disc.

Buy all of em, never rented, never will

Exactly what I do.

I buy. If I do not like the DVD I will sell it.

I'm totally opposite of most people here. I'm a renter. I almost never buy. I have Netflix and am totally satisfied with three movies a week. I watch movies I've never seen before (either new or very old) and can do that endlessly for a fraction of buying new. There just aren't very many movies I want to see a second or third time over a new rental. I do own movies that I love (comedies are the best replays to me), but I don't really want to build up a collection that just sits there while I continue renting for less than $2.00 a disc. If I had an endless cash flow then I'd be likely to own more. Maybe not. During the recent Blockbuster $8.00 trade-in I got rid of half my collection and don't regret it.

I understand the aspect of having a library. It's a cool thing, but I do that with music. Much more of a replay value to me. I was in Target today with a gift card and looked over the DVDs. All I could see was row after row after row of movies I've seen where I would do nothing but fidget having to see it a second time. Even decent movies. I only own 33 DVDs and only see myself adding a couple a year to that.

I buy and rent. I have the Blockbuster movie pass, after the first month every month is exactly $26.73 They charge my debit card each month. $26.73 is the cost of about 6 DVD' rentals (new or used) with tax. give or take a buck. And you can have 2 at a time. Last month we checked out 14, this month 16. Me and my sis each pick out one. It's a really good deal for us, and anyone who gets over 6 dvd's/vhs a month there. She rents all kinds of stuff. I rent some, and then if i like it enough, ill end up buying it.

I mainly buy but I do use Netflix.

Anything that looks appealing to me in theatres, I usually go check out.

After seeing it there, I usually know whether or not I'm going to pick it up on DVD. If I liked it and would want to see it again, then I go out and get it on release because they are usually relatively cheap then.

Stuff that I missed in theatres that I'm a little hesitant to shell out 20 bucks for, I'll rent,and if I like it and would watch it again, I'll pick it up when I see it in a 2 for 20 sale or something along those lines at Best Buy.

Never really blind buy...being on a college budget makes that hard to justify.

Isn't going to the theater to check it out a type of blind buy?



Stew

I always buy - tried renting a little while back but it wasn't my thing (netflix) and I hate waiting for new releases to become available 2 months after the movie is out on video.

I never rent, always buy. I've ended up trading in some dvd's at FYE for cash, once a year I guess I've done it. It helps me get a little more space on my shelves and get rid of some dvd's I'll never watch again or just didn't like (such as Charlies Angels: Full Throttle).

While I love owning, and wind up buying several titles per month, I don't mind renting, especially with the Netflix deal. For the price of one buy I can watch 12-15 movies delivered to my doorstep that I would likely never see on the local store shelves. I have some blind buys in my collection that I know I'll never watch again and need to be traded away, so I don't tend to blind buy much anymore. Living in a small town, the only places I can buy within a 30 mile area are Wallyworld, Kmart and a Family Video outlet, plus a few pawn shops.

That's the way it usually it is for me for movies I haven't seen. However, sometimes if I am at Hollywood and they have a 3-for-25 used deal, I might buy something I haven't seen instead of renting.

Definately a buyer here. I used to rent every now and then, and still occasionally (every few months) go to BB and rent a couple, but that is the extreme minority. I have about 580 now (with the fastest growing genre being tv on dvd), and I simply prefer to own, build a good collection of rewatchable classics, and go from there.

I just buy and watch when I have the time. I haven't rented in over 4 years.