Has your buying/ viewing/ collecting habits changed over the years?

[Takuma Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Takuma]

Being born in 1986, I got into collecting in the early 2000s. That was incredible time. DVD, internet shopping, Visa debit cards for teenagers, and me turning 14 all happened at the same time. One week Suspiria and Lady Snowblood would hit my mailbox, next week it was 36th Chamber of Shaolin and The Evil Dead, and the following it's Hard Boiled and Truck Turner. And I'd be seeing them all for the first time. I remember grabbing some from the mailbox on the way to school and opening in the class (Naked Killer).

I sort of hated BD at first. I didn't want to start re-buying everything, and I felt like companies were going for re-issues instead of exciting home video world debuts (in terms of Japanese cinema at least). Then I moved to Japan in 2012 and mostly stopped buying discs. I invested my money into flying to Tokyo 4-5 times every year to see films in 35mm when I still could. I caught over 200 before COVID hit. Also did a lot of rentals and streaming (not Netflix junk, but Toei and Nikkatsu Roman Porno libraries not available on DVD).

A few years ago I picked up the collecting habit again. Now I feel like I need to build a library that will serve me after physical media is gone. Bigger TV has also made BD upgrades more necessary so now I'm re-buying a lot of the old favourites. I still occasionally buy a DVD too, but it's painful when the same films are usually available in HD for streaming or on TV. Japan is backwards this way, most new catalogue releases still being DVD-only.

[The Silly Swede Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close The Silly Swede]

I'm still collecting, but my habits have changed. I've always been pretty broad in my collections, since the day of VHS. From sleazy eurotrash to the poshest arthouse films and everything in between. Nowadays I have more or less lost interest with mainstream cinema as well as arthouse. I just don't get any enjoyment from proper films anymore, save for the occasional gem every few years.

Also, I have begun culling my collection. Getting rid of stuff I no longer feel the the need to have. I still have a massive collection though.

As for BLU/DVD I still buy shit films on DVD. My latest thing is more or less obscure HK and Filipino actioners on German DVD.

I also have stopped double dipping unless it is a title I really love.

As for blu I would probably buy more titles if ordering Severin and Vinegar wasnt such a fucking hassle for us on this side of the pond, since Arrow have gone full retard and these guys are the only ones releasing the titles I really want.

[Lorne Marshall Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Lorne Marshall]

My journey has been similar to others...

I began collecting VHS in 1989, mainly used tapes at outlets that sold such things. I loved to go on adventures to find new places that sold movies, then expanded to rental shops where I would try to get them to sell me something that wasn't renting well anymore. The "hunt" was exhilarating, but the "haggle" with a clerk or store manager over a tape could be just as rewarding. After that, I discovered some mailorder companies that offered product, both new and used, and I acquired a Beta machine so that I could get content in that format, too. Eventually I acquired an Aiwa VCR that allowed me to watch PAL tapes (SECAM as well, but only in B/W) on an NTSC monitor. Even though most of the things I got in that broadcast format were through postal delivery, I picked up lots of interesting movies during some overseas trips.

Of course from the beginning of this endeavor, the emphasis had always been on horror and sci-fi, especially obscure and out-of-print titles. However, I didn't ignore other niche genres (odd kung fu, live-action fairy tales, to name just a couple), and even mainstream stuff.

Frustrated with the all-too-frequent experience of getting tapes that were damaged (which I believe was due to people running them through poorly maintained machines), I eagerly anticipated DVD, as I thought it would negate this factor. (Little did I know, defective DVD's can be just as frustrating. :( Anyway...) It was 1997 when I bought my first DVD player and then started accruing discs. Naturally, I bought movies that I already had on tape, because they were an improvement in both the recording medium (seemingly more durable) and picture quality (especially offering things in aspect ratios that allowed for a fuller image), even if occasionally the print used was less complete than the version on VHS or Beta. And I pretty much scooped up any releases of horror or sci-fi films that had never been on tape before. Additionally, by owning machines that can play all regions, there were virtually no limits.

I still continued to search out rare tapes, but physical locations were becoming harder and harder to come by. That meant more mailorder purchases. Auctions on eBay and marketplace sellers on Amazon came in handy for that purpose. Even to this day, every so often I'll pick up something, but there isn't a lot left out there that interests me (and I'm always fearful that a tape I get will be damaged, bringing me right back to why I was so excited about DVD in the first place). I'm happy to say - and lucky - that almost every obscure tape I own did not come with a hefty price tag, likely because I bought the bulk of my collection before the interest in tapes shot prices to the moon.

Like Scott and James, I never invested in Blu-ray. Sometimes I regret that decision, as it has prevented me from getting a lot of things I would really love to have (WHIRLPOOL, SHORT SHARP SHOCKS, the recent Mondo Macabro offering HOWL OF THE DEVIL, and on and on and on). But I know myself, and I know that my OCD would be constantly forcing me to upgrade everything I already have. Not just my favorite stuff but even the less-admired items.

Which brings us to now. When I discovered streaming, my focus quickly changed. With a simple subscription, there were thousands of movies available. As a result, I have viewed hundreds of movies online, first through my computer and then on my television via Amazon Fire TV. I'll admit, besides collecting, I'm a bit OCD in seeking out new horror and sci-fi, so I weekly scour the services I subscribe to (Netflix, Hulu, HBO Max, Amazon Prime Video, the free Tubi TV) to see what has been added to them, and I expand my queues accordingly. Even if the percentage of crap to good genre stuff is (to paraphrase Theodore Sturgeon) probably about 90-10, there are always gems to be found.

As for adding to my collection, I only buy a handful of discs a year now. The majority of the things I get are from my sister off of birthday and Christmas want lists I give to her. I guess if there is a real drawback to concentrating so much on streaming (besides not watching the favorites in my collection again and again) is that I have pretty much stopped round-robining through all the unwatched DVD's I have, including about 200(!) from my sister, various box sets of film franchises, and episodes from numerous "complete" sets of TV shows like GHOST STORY, DARKROOM, and THE SIXTH SENSE, not to mention a glut of UK TV series I knew nothing about (SCORPION TALES, OUT OF THE UNKNOWN, SHADOWS OF FEAR, BEASTS, SHADES OF DARKNESS, DEAD OF NIGHT, and many others). Someday I'll get around to all of it. Someday.

By the way, despite the switch to streaming in the last few years and the switch to DVD in the 90's, I still treasure all the tapes I have of movies that have never been released on disc (unless you count by companies like Cheezy Flicks), as well as the wonderful video boxes they come in. I have a fairly big home, so I'm able to dedicate a room for displaying just the horror and sci-fi (both on tape and disc) and another for the mainstream things (that's my computer room/study, which houses all my books, too). That said, I still have 70+ boxes of stored tapes and discs!

To be honest, I probably could have made a small fortune if I had begun selling stuff in the late 90's or early part of this century, but other than a few mainstream tapes I purchased at Blockbuster for cheap over the years and didn't like, I've never sold any of my items.

If you made it this far, I hope you got a little enjoyment out of reading my journey. Now, get back to reading something really entertaining, like one of the books in the YEAR'S BEST HORROR STORIES series. ;)

[Dom D Spoon! Find all posts View Profile Close Dom D]

The thing that surprises me in this thread is how many of you guys never made the switch to Blu Ray. I recall reading that DVD still comfortably outsells Blu Ray to this day but I assumed that was just because most of the people buying discs were elderly luddites. Given that the players are backwards compatible and break down a lot surely you just just pick up a blu Ray player rather than a DVD when it comes time to replace it? I haven't looked but I would have assumed that all the players at the shops were at least Blu Ray compatible.

[Derrick King Waterfall Puncher Find all posts View Profile Close Derrick King]

This year I have severely cut back on the number of Blu-rays I'm buying for three reasons: 1) Financial reasons, I just don't have the disposable income to buy like I was. 2) I have so many titles on my shelves that I haven't watched yet (I have discs that I bought in 2010 that I haven't watched yet.) 3) Most of my movie watching is now done via streaming (Criterion Channel and Tubi.)

Titles that I thought I'd upgrade on UHD are finally starting to get released on the format (Argento, etc.), but I am just not motivated to upgrade them.

[Dick Ringeisen Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Dick Ringeisen]

The thing that surprises me in this thread is how many of you guys never made the switch to Blu Ray. I recall reading that DVD still comfortably outsells Blu Ray to this day but I assumed that was just because most of the people buying discs were elderly luddites. Given that the players are backwards compatible and break down a lot surely you just just pick up a Blu-Ray player rather than a DVD when it comes time to replace it? I haven't looked but I would have assumed that all the players at the shops were at least Blu Ray compatible.

It surprises me a bit, also. Then again, I can understand the thought process, if one puts A LOT of time, money, etc into building a certain collection, then, a superior format arrives. There are 2 people that come to mind, that were heavy into LaserDisc, and they didn't like when DVD came about. One person told me, he had to think about where he was in life at the moment, would he really want to upgrade all of his LaserDiscs? He said he had to think for a bit, and yes, he does own some stuff on DVD, and Blu-ray, but not very much at all, from what I recall. I also think over the years he sold off most of his LaserDiscs, back when there was still a bit more of a demand for them. So, in a way, that person just dropped out of collecting film. He still enjoys it, but, he had kids, so, I think he was focusing more on making money for family. Either way, he still had some titles he kept around the house, he did work, and I think still does work, in Home Cinema type of stuff.

The other guy I know of, he was more into LD, and loved going to Camelot Music when they had their once or twice a year LaserDisc sale. he also traded with other folks LD dupes onto VHS. When DVD came about, I recall him talking shit about it, how the audio was not as good as LaserDisc. I also recall him talking shit about it, when I heard some of these Italian Horror titles were getting released, he was like, "Dude, that shit is NEVER going to get released on DVD. It's a niche thing, so LaserDisc only". He thought LaserDisc was going to coexist with DVD. DVD for the masses, LD for the collectors. Heck, early on there were a few combo players out there, I think Pioneer had one that played DVD and LaserDisc.

I recall this 2nd guy changing his tune a bit when Anchor Bay released the Director's Cut of Dawn of the Dead onto VHS and DVD. He then started to pay more attention to what was going on with DVD, since, hey, Anchor Bay didn't do a LaserDisc release of that... Elite did. So, he started to watch more of what was going on, and, he did change his tune a bit. He saw lots of obscure stuff get released onto DVD, and at a price cheaper than LaserDisc. So, he went from not wanting much to do with DVD, shitting on it's audio capabilities, then, after that Dawn of the Dead release, and I guess seeing the difference in price for the LD from Elite, and the DVD from Anchor Bay, he seemed to have a bit of a, "Wait a minute, maybe DVD has a place after all..." moment.

I lost touch with him, so I am unsure what he complained about when Blu-ray came about.

Shit, I even recall in the DVD/AVManiacs days, I was posting on a thread, and this poster there kept saying humans cannot see difference between DVD and Blu-ray, 1080HD is all BS, etc. I thought he was trolling, then, I realized this guy was always just, I guess, rationalizing it to himself, since he also mentioned at least once he was not going to, "Rebuy" his whole DVD collection. I mean, no one is forcing you to do that... Anyway, in one thread, I was talking about the recent Blu-ray release of something that was SO MUCH better Picture Quality than the sub-par DVD from years back. The guy then chimed in that thread, and went on the whole 1080 HD is just BS, etc, thing... I then posted a few screen-caps, comparing the DVD and Blu-ray. He then claimed I was picking out the juiciest scenes, that the whole Blu-ray must look the same as the DVD. I told him to name a timestamp, I am not choosing just, "Choice" scenes, I am actually just grabbing random time-stamps for my example. He then refused to give me any timestamps, and typed about how once in MOTION nobody can tell the difference between DVD and Blu-ray... I left it alone after that, as others were chiming in, and I think the guy just wanted to justify to himself why he did not want to go beyond DVD and, "Rebuy" his collection. Once again, nobody is forcing you to...

It actually does remind me of my NES 8-bit game playing days, and being a bit disappointed, lol, when the Super Nintendo was released.... What?!? I guess they are going to stop making NES games? Well, I learned to enjoy both, just as I did with the earlier Sega Genesis, etc. Well, not the same, but I did think back to that when I read a lot online about people with big DVD collections, having a lot of hate towards Blu-ray. I also read MANY places the entire, "I'm not rebuying my collection! DVD looks fine to me!". It's an interesting thing, looking back on it, the psychology of it all. Here and there, myself, and a few others, would chime into those threads, comments sections, etc, "Nobody is forcing you to upgrade everything you own", or some reiteration similar to that.

If some folks are happy enough with DVD, It's cool. I still watch DVDs. On occasion, even lesser quality, VHS quality if nothing else is out there. About all I did, was I sat out the HD-DVD and Blu-ray war. I knew only one would be left standing, and I was not going to have both around, however there was always that slight chance both could hang on, but I really doubted it. Once HD-DVD bowed out, I got ready to pick up a Blu-ray player. I only own a handful of 4K Blu-rays, and I still buy DVDs and Blu-rays. One thing I am not interested in purchasing, though, is access to a movie stored on a server someplace. Subscription per month to a lot of stuff, or maybe a digital rental if the price is cheap enough, but I will not shell out money to own some file, stored in a server someplace, that I have to log-in to view. I doubt I will ever warm up to that.

[James Reed Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close James Reed]

If some folks are happy enough with DVD, It's cool. I still watch DVDs. On occasion, even lesser quality, VHS quality if nothing else is out there. About all I did, was I sat out the HD-DVD and Blu-ray war. I knew only one would be left standing, and I was not going to have both around, however there was always that slight chance both could hang on, but I really doubted it. Once HD-DVD bowed out, I got ready to pick up a Blu-ray player. I only own a handful of 4K Blu-rays, and I still buy DVDs and Blu-rays. One thing I am not interested in purchasing, though, is access to a movie stored on a server someplace. Subscription per month to a lot of stuff, or maybe a digital rental if the price is cheap enough, but I will not shell out money to own some file, stored in a server someplace, that I have to log-in to view. I doubt I will ever warm up to that.

As I mentioned earlier, I sometimes download stuff, and I back it up on an external hard drive. I don't have to log into a website to view a video on a hard drive. Tubi only goes up to 720p in video quality, but that's still pretty good. Just like there are programs you can use to download YouTube videos there is a program I use to download from Tubi. Any Video Converter, in case you are wondering. Tubi has what I assume are Blu-ray rips of recent releases. If something is not on a DVD, but a company like Arrow or Vinegar Syndrome has released it on Blu-ray, then there is always the 720p version on Tubi for me to watch and / or download. If downloading makes me a bad guy, so be it. I asked on Facebook if Arrow was going to release DVDs of "Death Smiles on a Murderer", "House IV" and "Tideland" and someone told me no. So I downloaded all three so I have the digital versions to watch on my computer, if not an actual disc to watch on my TV.

[Dick Ringeisen Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Dick Ringeisen]

As I mentioned earlier, I sometimes download stuff, and I back it up on an external hard drive. I don't have to log into a website to view a video on a hard drive. Tubi only goes up to 720p in video quality, but that's still pretty good. Just like there are programs you can use to download YouTube videos there is a program I use to download from Tubi. Any Video Converter, in case you are wondering. Tubi has what I assume are Blu-ray rips of recent releases. If something is not on a DVD, but a company like Arrow or Vinegar Syndrome has released it on Blu-ray, then there is always the 720p version on Tubi for me to watch and / or download. If downloading makes me a bad guy, so be it. I asked on Facebook if Arrow was going to release DVDs of "Death Smiles on a Murderer", "House IV" and "Tideland" and someone told me no. So I downloaded all three so I have the digital versions to watch on my computer, if not an actual disc to watch on my TV.

Oh, I understand having files of your own, and watching that stuff. I just didn't get into all of that in this thread :)

What I am more referring to, are those services, where you pay to own a movie on a server someplace, "The Cloud". I could never get into that. I can understand paying to rent a movie for streaming, but only if the price is cheap enough. I don't mind going to the movie theatre, so I wouldn't be one of those folks to pay $20 or something to have 48 hour access to stream a certain film, I'd just go to the movie theatre. If the price is about $5 or less, I don't mind a rental. I rarely do it. I think only once in 2020. Once in 2021 I signed up for Epix for a short time, with their $1 trial month. I watched Saint Maude, and that was it. So in a way, I paid $1 to rent that. I would have seen it in the movie theatre in 2020, but movie theatres were closed, and in 2021 it got a very limited theatrical release before Epix grabbed it as some exclusive.

Some websites, they have that official, "Buy to own a digital copy on a server (cloud) someplace". If a disc wants to throw that in a freebie, that's fine. I have heard pros and cons to the digital, "Cloud" services, of owning stuff that way. I understand being able to access your stuff anyplace to stream is nice, also less things taking up space, however, it's something about me, trusting it to a service that may go belly-up, or at some point decide certain films or series episodes are no longer appropriate, and removing them from my access. There are pros and cons to those services.

[The Silly Swede Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close The Silly Swede]

To clarify:

I buy a lot of Blu. I am just not in need of everything being that perfect. For my desire of crap action films of the 80s DVDs do just fine. At least proper DVDs. VHS quality I can't stand anymore. So I am slowly progressing when it comes to picture quality.

I guess for me it has always been about how the film is, and what it makes me feel and not so much how good it looks. Probably because I started of in the VHS era.

[Newt Cox Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Newt Cox]

What I have learned with Blu Ray is at least locally people have no idea that Blu Ray players play dvds. Back 3 years ago I got a stack of WWE Blu Rays for cheap,around a buck each. So threw them on my gimmick table and was asking 5 bucks each. No one was even looking at them. So I asked one of the local fans why he wasn't interested in a Blu ray of the most recent Wrestlemania "I don't want to have two machines hooked up to my tv. I already got a dvd player." I explained how blu ray players play dvds and he had no clue. So I started asking the fans I see at every show out of all of them maybe 2 knew that Blu Ray players played dvds.

Hell a pile of the locals had no clue their PS4s or X-box whatevers played Blu Rays.

I finally ended up selling all the WWE blu rays to one of the indie wrestlers for fairly cheap,just to free up space on my table.

[Spaghetti Monkey Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Spaghetti Monkey]

Yeah, between people who are happy with DVD, which i still watch and buy regularly, and the streaming people, i'm surprised Blu has done as well as it has. I was a late adopter for both widescreen TV and Blu. I was perfectly happy with a 36" CRT and DVD player for a loooong time. And i'm still pretty picky about upgrading things, there are too many Blu's that simply look like good DVD's. But a good Blu can look very nice on a good display, and the last few years have seen a plethora of stuff that has jumped from VHS to Blu with no DVD in between. These are the releases i love. BTW, also love that Ian still does reviews for old DVD releases.

[Spaghetti Monkey Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Spaghetti Monkey]

VHS quality I can't stand anymore.

Hahah, i still watch VHS rips fairly regularly. I still have a CRT i watch VHS and TV recordings on, but surprisingly, my Oppo upscales old rips to the point where it looks nearly as good on my big screen.

[Dick Ringeisen Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Dick Ringeisen]

What I have learned with Blu Ray is at least locally people have no idea that Blu Ray players play DVDs. Back 3 years ago I got a stack of WWE Blu Rays for cheap, around a buck each. So threw them on my gimmick table and was asking 5 bucks each. No one was even looking at them. So I asked one of the local fans why he wasn't interested in a Blu ray of the most recent Wrestlemania "I don't want to have two machines hooked up to my tv. I already got a DVD player." I explained how Blu-ray players play dvds and he had no clue. So I started asking the fans I see at every show out of all of them maybe 2 knew that Blu Ray players played DVDs.

Hell a pile of the locals had no clue their PS4s or X-box whatevers played Blu Rays.

I finally ended up selling all the WWE blu rays to one of the indie wrestlers for fairly cheap, just to free up space on my table.

I've encountered many things while out, dealing with, I guess one could say, "Masses", "Normal folk", etc. Also, online... I have seen people hook up their DVD and everything through RCA, totally ignore HDMI, because, that's all they know, and it's good enough, no need for new-fangled HDMI... Even on a 16"9 1080 TV, or even a fuckin' 4K for that matter...

I have also encountered people who are as clueless as what you mentioned, in that they do not know that a Blu-ray player can play DVD. Backwards compatibility. There are also folks, who just do not want anything to do with Blu-ray at all, even if they own an HDTV.

I have been through what almost gets to be arguments with people, who, are just stupid, and stuck in their ways. ALSO, most people don't notice things such as when ratios are not proper. I even almost argued with a cable guy a few years back, when he hooked up a new cable box for somebody else while I was there, and I went into the service menu, so i could tell the box to not automatically stretch 4:3 to 16:9. This cable guy said I was going to damage the TV and/or box, and that the image is not meant to be squished like that. I showed him the option I chose still presented 16:9 in it's proper ratio, all I did was set 4:3 to not stretch. I also showed him, when 4:3 was stretched horizontally, I told him it is like a funhouse, out of proportion, and showed him before, and after. I think he started to notice it at the end, but didn't want to admit it.

Many times when I am at folks houses, it's not the colors, brightness I want to adjust on TVs. That is all up to the individual. What gets me, when I see things out of proportion, and also when people are doing dumb shit such as IGNORING HDMI, and using something weaker. I have also seen people with Blu-ray players, cable, etc, have them hooked up to where they are outputting in SD, but, they think they have it in HD. I have to be careful how I approach things with people, because many people HATE being shown they are wrong, and get defensive, or insist on things being their way.

I recall someone who got their first HDTV late in the game, and when i went over there he was talking about look at the HD picture, etc. I didn't have to look at settings, as soon as I saw it, I told him it is not in HD. He kept insisting it was, and didn't want to hear my side. I told him let me adjust things for him, he didn't want to, but finally gave in. He had his cable-box displaying 4:3 SD stretched for 16:9. I went into the cable box, and adjusted it for 1080 16:9. What'dya know, it looked a lot crisper and in proportion. I showed it to him, and just asked if he thought that looked better. I also went back and forth. He was a bit dumb-founded, like he wanted to be right, but, knew he was wrong. He'd been watching, "HD" that way for 6 months or so, already...

What I notice, is most people do not care, as long as they can see a moving picture. Dealing with so many people over the years, I sometimes offer my assistance, but leave them alone, and I don't argue with stupid. Also, people call me nitpicky, since I HATE watching the, as I call it, "Funhouse mirror", when 4:3 is stretched to 16:9. I can't tolerate it very well, I mean, it's out of proportion.

I notice more things becoming, "Idiot-proof", though. Tv's have Roku, Fire, etc built-in. Difficult for people to screw that up, with no longer needing to connect a streaming device to the TV on their own. I have been through many,, almost arguments, over the years. Some folks follow whatever the mainstream news is harping about, such as for a few years, a few people, were prodding me, telling me the, "PC is going to die", since I only work on smaller forms, laptops, when I have to. These people didn't use much power, nor cared to adjust their own pieces of their builds, which laptops are limited to, and I'd try explaining that, but they'd harp on about that stuff. Well, that was back in 2012 or so, I think, and the desktops are still around...

I have also been corrected. I recall a, "Dumb" moment of mine, a thread on AV/DVDManiacs, when someone was complaining about non-anamorphic DVDs, and I just mentioned I zoom in on those, and it looks like a 16:9 DVD. I was then corrected by a further response in that thread, how it isn't the same, less lines of resolution since some of those lines are just being used to display the black bars, so when zooming in, it's not 480 lines displaying that image... Yes, he was correct, and something I overlooked when responding in that thread.

Even young are clueless. I remember when Monsters got a DVD release, I was happy about it. Some clueless young person then bitched about it being 4:3, and when he pays for a new DVD set, especially at that time, there is no reason for it to NOT be 16:9, etc, etc. I was the first to chime in there, that the TV show aired in 4:3. 16:9 TVs were not around in 89-91 (I think that was when it aired), and I'd actually not be happy if they cropped the bottom and top off the image, to make it, "Fill" 16:9. Others chimed in, and the original poster had some argument, but then realized he was wrong, I guess, and got tired of being told in many replies reiterations of, "You know, before Widescreen TVs, HD, etc, TVs were 4:3, and TV shows aired in 4:3, right?", that guy ended up deleting his thread, and all the replies went with it. Too bad, it was a good read. That wasn't on RSP, AVM/DVDM, though, lol.

So, as I have aged, I offer my help to folks, but if they do not want it, I leave them alone. Ignorance is bliss, it seems. Also, a number of people just want to be, "Right", and not be corrected.

[Lorne Marshall Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Lorne Marshall]

...most of the people buying discs were elderly luddites...

At the risk of being called "stupid," "dumb," "clueless," and an "idiot," let me just say...I resemble that remark.

[Newt Cox Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Newt Cox]

I have noticed that over the past 2 years I don't watch dvds/blu rays as often. But that is cause of streaming. Easier to just grab my Roku remote and look for something than go search the shelves and boxes for what I want to see. Hell there has been times I wanted to watch a film I knew I had a physical copy of,but was in the living room and too lazy to go back to my room to find the disc. So found where it was streaming and watched it on there.