[jeff744]

raydan raydan:

jeff744 jeff744:

How do people do that? I have a small bookshelf so full of movies that I need to start boxing some.

You do know that eventually, the medium will change and you won't even be able to watch those movies again.

When that comes around I will start burning them onto my computer, or just pirate them all since it isn't really stealing if you already own it.

[bootlegga]

jeff744 jeff744:

raydan raydan:

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

Not true. The disenchantment is that the movies aren't worth $20 to own, but are worth $5 to rent once.

I prefer to own a movie DVD or Blu-Ray, but I only purchase movies I intend on watching more than once. Which is damn few movies.

I have exactly 0 movies on disc, bought or copied.

I buy books that I know I'll read again after a year or so and I have quite a few of those.

How do people do that? I have a small bookshelf so full of movies that I need to start boxing some.

I guess it all depends on how much one likes books/movies. For me, books win hands down, and I have titles I've read dozens of times. Most of my movies, unfortunately have only been watched a couple of times, excepting classics like Terminator and Shawshank Redemption.

For example, I've had a Blu-Ray player for over a year, but just bought my first Blu-Ray discs before Christmas. I simply don't watch enough to justify spending $20-30 for ONE movie - espcially when all the 'extras' are never watched in my home - and I simply don't see the huge increase in sound/resolution to justify the similar huge increase in price.

[Guy_Fawkes]

I own around 20 Blu Ray and 50+ DVD, most of the DVDs I have I watch when traveling or in the field and the Blu ray I watch at home with the wife. I will download movies that I am unsure of, a good example would be a movie I just finished downloading "Tucker & Dale vs Evil" it has one of my favorite actors in it Alan Tudyk. Since I dont know much about the director or who wrote it I opted to download before I buy it.

[Public_Domain]

[2Cdo]

Mr_Canada Mr_Canada:

Books are a media that lives strong. Digitizing books... just doesn't feel right. I find it really hard to use digital devices to read books. I'm pretty certain I'll always find comfort in a physical book.

On this subject we agree 100%!

[Guy_Fawkes]

That's something else that I have gone digital with, much easier to bring my Kobo into the field than 3 or 4 books (I need that space for my dvds)

[DrCaleb]

jeff744 jeff744:

raydan raydan:

jeff744 jeff744:

How do people do that? I have a small bookshelf so full of movies that I need to start boxing some.

I have large bookshelves full of books... what a novel idea (pun intended).

I have one filled with books too, and a box hidden somewhere full of old books (I filled the bookshelf again).

I have 3 bookselves. One half filled with books that I have read, put back and will read again; the other half I haven't taken to the used book store to trade for other books yet. The other shelf has DVDs etc. that I probabally have digital copies on my entertainment device anyway, but they are the ones worth watching until I know every word by heart. (But I don't download what I don't have on disk.)

"You pas Russkie!"

"De Noga..."

And the third is full of models. The thing I do on the cold winter weekends when I can't race cars. After a while, you run out of places to put them.

[Dragon-Dancer]

Much easier to carry a digital device loaded with reference material in pdf form than to guess as to which references I may need at any given time. Same with books, load up on a few digital titles and go. I have plenty of physical books too but honestly the portability and storage space factors are starting to make their days numbered.

I don't really collect movies, nor really watch them much anymore either.

[ShepherdsDog]

if there is a movie I really want to see, I see it in the theatre. I'll be going to see Phantom Menace in 3D at the IMAX when it's released. personally, I prefer books to movies, and I try to read the story before I see the movie because it's more involved...movie adaptations usually being a let down...what to keep, what to merge and what to cut? I have 32 gigs of Adio and e-books which will keep me going for years

[Regina]

I prefer to collect books as well.

[Regina]

2Cdo 2Cdo:

Mr_Canada Mr_Canada:

Books are a media that lives strong. Digitizing books... just doesn't feel right. I find it really hard to use digital devices to read books. I'm pretty certain I'll always find comfort in a physical book.

On this subject we agree 100%!

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[ShepherdsDog]

I've got 300 sq. ft dedicated to books at home. The smell of the ink and feel of the paper can't be beat. However, I don't buy hard copies here because i have a hard time giving books away and I don't want to have to ship everything home, so the e book suffices.

[Gunnair]

Mr_Canada Mr_Canada:

BartSimpson BartSimpson:

Mr_Canada Mr_Canada:

Last movie I saw in theatres? Capitalism: A Love Story. There were only two other people in there.

The irony is strong today!

C:ALS was produced for about $21 million dollars and it made only $17 million in the box office and has knocked back an amazing $475,000 in DVD sales. In sum it lost about $3.5 million dollars.

Meaning that this moved failed as a capitalist venture.

Not sure how that's irony. If the movie was pro-capitalist, then it might be irony.

SO... it was more along the lines of a good socialist/communist money losing story?

[Gunnair]

Guy_Fawkes Guy_Fawkes:

That's something else that I have gone digital with, much easier to bring my Kobo into the field than 3 or 4 books (I need that space for my dvds)

Exactly. I have a Kindle, and though it won't replace my extensive book library, it will certainly enhance it allow me to bring a number of books to sea without filling a locker.

[Freakinoldguy]

Mr_Canada Mr_Canada:

Books are a media that lives strong. Digitizing books... just doesn't feel right. I find it really hard to use digital devices to read books. I'm pretty certain I'll always find comfort in a physical book.