View Poll Results: Do you like to collect DVDs/Blu-Ray's or Video Games More?
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Which Do You Collect More? DVDs/Blu-Rays or Video Games?
11-22-09 | 11:45 PM
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Re: Which Do You Collect More? DVDs/Blu-Rays or Video Games?
I was thinking the same thing. I looked around the other forums, but I didn't see this thread posted on any of them with the "Moved" icon. It is very surprising that the poll is so heavily skewed towards DVDs on a video game board.
Originally Posted by obispo21
Funny thing though... I really enjoy watching video game reviews, journalism and fan-made videos. I visit gametrailers.com almost daily. I just don't actually play the games.
Heh. I am the same way. I check Gametrailers, IGN, and Gamespot daily although I don't really play that many games anymore.
I used to be a very hardcore gamer in my youth. I would frequently put in 10+ hour gaming marathons. My record was when I played Final Fantasy VII for nearly 30 hours straight when I was in college. I was so obsessed with it, it nearly cost me my whole college career.
Starting about 5-6 years ago though, something happened but I don't really know what. I just started caring less and less about gaming. It isn't because I don't have free time anymore because I have lots of free time since I am unmarried, no kids, and have an easy job. It isn't because I am "growing up" because I am still obsessed with comic books. My video game "spark" just is not there any more. I have only played four new games this whole year long.
But I still like to visit gaming sites like Gametrailers, IGN, and Gamespot and of course this message board. I don't really know why though.
So to answer the poll: I am much more of a DVD person nowadays.
11-23-09 | 07:32 AM
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Re: Which Do You Collect More? DVDs/Blu-Rays or Video Games?
I don't collect video games, I play them. There are very few games I consider good enough to keep after I've finished them. So my "collection" of games isn't huge. A good movie I can watch over and over, so that is a collection. Also, I can get Blu-rays for $10-$15 a pop, whereas even with a good deal the cheapest I can get a game is about $40.
11-23-09 | 07:40 AM
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Re: Which Do You Collect More? DVDs/Blu-Rays or Video Games?
I wasn't even referring to the poll, but the multiple responses along the lines of "I don't play games" or haven't since the Atari. Very weird.
11-23-09 | 09:11 AM
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Re: Which Do You Collect More? DVDs/Blu-Rays or Video Games?
This was originally posted in the top "DVD Talk" forum when I first replied to it. It was moved sometime after that.
11-23-09 | 09:23 AM
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Re: Which Do You Collect More? DVDs/Blu-Rays or Video Games?
Definitely blu-rays. Since they are so much dhorter than games, there are much easier to re-watch than re-play.
11-23-09 | 10:09 AM
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Re: Which Do You Collect More? DVDs/Blu-Rays or Video Games?
I still buy more movies/tv shows than video games - in both number and the amount of money spent.
Mostly since videogames are a solitary activity I do by myself when I have nothing else to do, while I can watch and share dvds/blurays with other people.
Mostly since videogames are a solitary activity I do by myself when I have nothing else to do, while I can watch and share dvds/blurays with other people.
11-23-09 | 11:17 AM
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I'm not really sure the ratio, but I kind've go on kicks from one to another. Most of my dvd purchases are TV on dvd. Sometimes I'll go on a binge and just need to finish a series, and usually that will get me ancy to play a game again and not even look at a dvd for awhile. Conversely, after finishing Fallout 3 I didn't want to touch a game for a month.
11-23-09 | 04:37 PM
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Re: Which Do You Collect More? DVDs/Blu-Rays or Video Games?
I think I originally posted this in the Other Talk so I can balance out the two but somehow it got moved. I do by more Movies a year but now I am going to try and balance everyone. Every two weeks, at least 1 video game, 1 TV Show Season and 1 blu-ray
11-23-09 | 09:26 PM
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Re: Which Do You Collect More? DVDs/Blu-Rays or Video Games?
I have:
~800 DVD's
102 HD DVD's
95 Blu-ray's
25 PS3 Games
24 Xbox 360 Games
6 Wii Games
So yeah, movies.
~800 DVD's
102 HD DVD's
95 Blu-ray's
25 PS3 Games
24 Xbox 360 Games
6 Wii Games
So yeah, movies.
11-24-09 | 03:46 PM
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Re: Which Do You Collect More? DVDs/Blu-Rays or Video Games?
I don't collect either anymore. I have a very modest DVD collection (less than about 50 dvds including boxsets) that is a holdover from when I thought it would be neat to built a library, and I only own 3 360 games. I rarely if ever buy dvds now. I bought the Farscape complete set that just came out, but that's the only dvd I bought in the last 2 years if not better. I use gamefly now, and when it wasn't that I would buy a game, play it, and sell it.
I think it's neat to look at other peoples collections (I love the HT setup thread), but I don't personally want a lot of stuff anymore. Owning a lot of things just doesn't really serve a purpose for me.
I think it's neat to look at other peoples collections (I love the HT setup thread), but I don't personally want a lot of stuff anymore. Owning a lot of things just doesn't really serve a purpose for me.
11-24-09 | 06:17 PM
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Re: Which Do You Collect More? DVDs/Blu-Rays or Video Games?
When I got my first job in the early 80's I bought a good stereo setup and started collecting LP's and storing them in plastic sleeves...then along came CD's.
I bought a DVD player in 1999 and started collecting DVD's. 1,500 discs later the DVDs that I paid $30 for could be found everywhere for as low as $2.99....then along came BluRay.
As I stated above, I'm only buying the one's "I love/must have" and kid's movies.
With a video game system, you know going in that the system has a limited life before something bigger & better comes along. I rarely sell games, so I resorted to renting them unless the multiplayer is great or the game can go on & on, like NHL/Tiger Woods/Rock Band, etc...
I bought a DVD player in 1999 and started collecting DVD's. 1,500 discs later the DVDs that I paid $30 for could be found everywhere for as low as $2.99....then along came BluRay.
As I stated above, I'm only buying the one's "I love/must have" and kid's movies.
With a video game system, you know going in that the system has a limited life before something bigger & better comes along. I rarely sell games, so I resorted to renting them unless the multiplayer is great or the game can go on & on, like NHL/Tiger Woods/Rock Band, etc...
11-25-09 | 09:51 AM
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Re: Which Do You Collect More? DVDs/Blu-Rays or Video Games?
I spend most of my time/money buying on Blu-rays now, sometimes DVDs. It's been a while since I did very much gaming, but I still go through my spurts where I'm really addicted to a game or am really in the mood to play. I'm actually in the mood to play some video games, but I've had too big of a viewing backlog to catch up on.
