I got into DVD when I bought my PS2. The current plan for Blu Ray is the same as DVD, when I get a PS3. I'm hoping the rumors about a slim PS3 are true and it comes out late this year or early next year.
What compelled you to finally get DVD? LOTR?
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okay, actually I checked and
http://whatisthematrix.warnerbros.com/rl_cmp/rl_press_August_01_00.html
Apparently, the Matrix DVD which came out in 2000 was officially the first DVD to ever sell over 3 million units.
Still, for me personally and other people I see, Fellowship of the Ring Christmas 2002 was really raising the bar.
Okay so I'll use *both* Matrix and FOTR as examples of "why people bought DVDs"
****if the reason you bought it was "price" please stop replying to this. I'm asking what was the first *movie* you wanted to buy on it.
For example, I don't particularly *like* X-Box at ALL but I had to buy it solely for the purpose of getting Halo.
http://whatisthematrix.warnerbros.com/rl_cmp/rl_press_August_01_00.html
Apparently, the Matrix DVD which came out in 2000 was officially the first DVD to ever sell over 3 million units.
Still, for me personally and other people I see, Fellowship of the Ring Christmas 2002 was really raising the bar.
Okay so I'll use *both* Matrix and FOTR as examples of "why people bought DVDs"
****if the reason you bought it was "price" please stop replying to this. I'm asking what was the first *movie* you wanted to buy on it.
For example, I don't particularly *like* X-Box at ALL but I had to buy it solely for the purpose of getting Halo.
For DVD, it was Contact that prompted the switch for me.
For Blu-ray, it was 2001 -- the model shots look much better than on DVD, but sadly you can now clearly see the many flaws in the sky backdrops or "flats" used for the apemen scenes. For a perfectionist like Kubrick to let that pass came as a shock to me.
For Blu-ray, it was 2001 -- the model shots look much better than on DVD, but sadly you can now clearly see the many flaws in the sky backdrops or "flats" used for the apemen scenes. For a perfectionist like Kubrick to let that pass came as a shock to me.
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For DVD: The Matrix
For Blu-ray: It will be the new Star Trek movie.
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For Blu-ray: It will be the new Star Trek movie.
J.
For DVD - no surprise, it was LOTR. I got the DVD player for "free" by cashing in the points on our credit card. I was having a lot of bad luck with VCRs - they seemed to be breaking down on me all the time.
I have a bluray player on my laptop - I haven't bought any bluray discs yet.
I have a bluray player on my laptop - I haven't bought any bluray discs yet.
I got it because stuff started to solely come out on DVD.
I started buying DVDs during the fall of 1999, IIRC. My first title was October Sky. DVD was worth it just to have films with all of the intended image instead of the pan and scan versions on VHS.
Haven't bought a single Blu-Ray yet. I bought a few HD-DVDs a year and a half ago, and while I enjoyed the format, I wasn't exuberant about it. When it lost the format war, I mostly stopped buying new titles and just enjoyed the DVDs I already had.
Haven't bought a single Blu-Ray yet. I bought a few HD-DVDs a year and a half ago, and while I enjoyed the format, I wasn't exuberant about it. When it lost the format war, I mostly stopped buying new titles and just enjoyed the DVDs I already had.
For DVD it was a ton of different factors that made it worthwhile. For instance, the increased amount of space on the storage device that could hold more hours of content, the fact you don't have to rewind them, how they degreade as badly as magnetic tape basted storage devices, scene selection, and the advent of surround sound systems.
Blu-Ray? I just can't justify the switch at all, and haven't. There is not enough significant technological advances in the format to adopt it.
Blu-Ray? I just can't justify the switch at all, and haven't. There is not enough significant technological advances in the format to adopt it.
The first release of Ghostbusters to DVD, which according to Amazon was in 1999 apparently.
This was pretty much it for me, as well, besides the overall improvement in picture quality for most transfers. The DVD technology itself was what convinced me to make the switch in 1998, I believe it was, rather than a particular movie.
Like many others, there was a confluence of factors. One was I finally got a new TV set which could take better advantage of the format, another was that the price of players dropped to the $200 range (this was around Christmas 2000 - I still have that old warhorse of a DVD player and it still plays great, btw), but in terms of product that I really wanted to buy on DVD, it was This Is Spinal Tap. I'd always been a big fan of the movie, and the DVD release had about 1hr 15min worth of deleted scenes (for a 1 hr 30 min movie!) and audio commentary by the band in character. I had to have it.
I got my first DVD player in May 1999. I had wanted to get away from VHS and laserdisc was too expensive and not widely available in a small town in Tennessee. I remember getting the cheapest one (a Toshiba model) for $300 at Best Buy. I had already bought some DVD's to have when I finally found the one that I wanted. The first major movie was Star Trek Insurrection since it was not for sale on VHS. I remember the first DVD that I received was Eraser since there was a deal at the local video store if you rented 5 movies you get one free DVD by mail. I also had The Avengers, George of the Jungle, Goldeneye, Tomorrow Never Dies, While You Were Sleeping, and Home Fries. I bought Star Trek First Contact at the same time as the DVD player. That was also the day that I saw Star Wars The Phantom Menance.
I remember that I bought tons of DVDs during the summer and when I returned to college in the fall it seemed like everyone had to see what was special about a DVD. When The Matrix came out, my friends and I watched it over and over and with my surround sound the dorm facilitator had to ask us to turn it down several times due to complaints.
I used that DVD player until it finally died in September 2003 when I was watching the first season of Alias and it just died. I immediately went out and bought my second player which was also a Toshiba.
I finally was able to upgrade to Blu-Ray this year. My wife bought me a Playstation 3 for my Valentine/Birthday/Anniversary gift. It just seemed to be a good time and like DVD I had some Blu-Ray's ready for when I finally got it. The best Blu-Ray that I have gotten has been the first season of Star Trek. The best deal so far is a used copy of Firefly for only $7.99 at a local Sound Shop.
I remember that I bought tons of DVDs during the summer and when I returned to college in the fall it seemed like everyone had to see what was special about a DVD. When The Matrix came out, my friends and I watched it over and over and with my surround sound the dorm facilitator had to ask us to turn it down several times due to complaints.
I used that DVD player until it finally died in September 2003 when I was watching the first season of Alias and it just died. I immediately went out and bought my second player which was also a Toshiba.
I finally was able to upgrade to Blu-Ray this year. My wife bought me a Playstation 3 for my Valentine/Birthday/Anniversary gift. It just seemed to be a good time and like DVD I had some Blu-Ray's ready for when I finally got it. The best Blu-Ray that I have gotten has been the first season of Star Trek. The best deal so far is a used copy of Firefly for only $7.99 at a local Sound Shop.
Star Trek Nemesis. It came out on DVD but not VHS and none of the stories knew when the tapes would arrive, so I pressured my parents into finally catching up with the times.
I didn't get my first one until around 2000. Blew my whole tax refund check that year on a midrange player that was on sale. ($245!) Picked up Excalibur, and The Dark Crystal on the way home. I definately remember getting it home and being blown away by the picture clarity.
I still don't own a copy of The Matrix.
At the time I'd just started gettign interested in movies and had been seeking out widescreen VHS titles for awhile. I thought all the extra features like deleted scenes, and commentaries sounded interesting.
Better picture, clear still framing, no image degredation over time, and of course no rewinding and being able to jump to any part of the film with the press of a button were all just gravy.
I still don't own a copy of The Matrix.
At the time I'd just started gettign interested in movies and had been seeking out widescreen VHS titles for awhile. I thought all the extra features like deleted scenes, and commentaries sounded interesting.
Better picture, clear still framing, no image degredation over time, and of course no rewinding and being able to jump to any part of the film with the press of a button were all just gravy.
THe reason I switched to DVD wasn't a single title (though If I didn't have one when Fellowship came out I absolutely would have by then), but it was primarily the smaller packaging (I had literally ran out of wall space with VHS), between that and picture quality it was a no brainer.
I do love the people who talk about the cost being a huge factor, (which I do understand that all families do ahve different limits on what can be spent on luxuries), but I know I paid far more for my first VHS player (and VHS titles) then I ever paid for my first DVD player (and movies) and my first Bluray player and bluray movies.
I do love the people who talk about the cost being a huge factor, (which I do understand that all families do ahve different limits on what can be spent on luxuries), but I know I paid far more for my first VHS player (and VHS titles) then I ever paid for my first DVD player (and movies) and my first Bluray player and bluray movies.
I got a DVD player because of Netflix, really.
Space:1999 in 2001. I've bought mostly TV on DVD and very little in the ways of movies. I never did buy anything in VHS (except for the original Star Wars trilogy). I always felt that VHS was never a very good format so fortunately I didn't have a VHS collection to replace.
I now buy very little on DVD. Instead I pick up the odd Blu-Ray when I see it at a good price. I just picked up Star Trek Season One on Blu for $50 Canadian.
I now buy very little on DVD. Instead I pick up the odd Blu-Ray when I see it at a good price. I just picked up Star Trek Season One on Blu for $50 Canadian.
