I'm tired of keep upgrading my DVD movies.........

Liquid Snake · Jun 17, 2005

So I bought the DVD movie at release. Few months later we have Superbit version out. Then we have 2-disc director's cut release. Again we have ultimate/unrated version comes out one year later with Digital Remastered/DTS.............

WTF?

That means I have to re-buy 1/3 of my DVD collection with upgrade..........

(Die Hard, Aliens and you name a few more...........)

:very_ang:

Kazuki Dash · Jun 17, 2005

Yeah, you'd think they'd either make the first run reasonably good or wait for a little while before just saying "Oh look, we're re-releasing these with better output and more bonuses, enjoy!"

20th Century Fox recently did this with I Robot, The Day After Tomorrow, and a 3rd movie which escapes me at the moment...needless to say I was rather annoyed when I saw the commercial a few weeks back
:rolleyes:

roker · Jun 17, 2005

Liquid Snake said:
So I bought the DVD movie at release. Few months later we have Superbit version out. Then we have 2-disc director's cut release. Again we have ultimate/unrated version comes out one year later with Digital Remastered/DTS.............

WTF?

That means I have to re-buy 1/3 of my DVD collection with upgrade..........

(Die Hard, Aliens and you name a few more...........)

there are very very few movies I'd obsess like that about

and even then, i'd probably want all versions

I have the ng.com desease

kobylka68 · Jun 17, 2005

I was never too big on special features, I just want the movie so I don't mind the re-releases and such.

slerch666 · Jun 17, 2005

Gotta agree with roker.

When I buy a movie, I buy it for the movie. I don't care about extras or a new ending or anything like that. I want the movie I saw, the way I saw it. DTS sound is nice, but nothing I'd rebuy a movie for, especially when movie companies keep the DD rate of 768 kbps (I think it's 768) for DTS. Kinda... pointless. Very few movies use the 1500 kbps DTS rate originally put out as the standard.

LotR I knew a longer version was being released, so I waited for that one on each, but other than that, I don't really care.

And then what's going to happen is they will re-release them on Blu-Ray/HD-DVD in HD and want you to buy again. It's the capitalist market at work.

Magnaflux · Jun 17, 2005

slerch666 said:
Gotta agree with roker.

When I buy a movie, I buy it for the movie. I don't care about extras or a new ending or anything like that. I want the movie I saw, the way I saw it. DTS sound is nice, but nothing I'd rebuy a movie for, especially when movie companies keep the DD rate of 768 kbps (I think it's 768) for DTS. Kinda... pointless. Very few movies use the 1500 kbps DTS rate originally put out as the standard.

LotR I knew a longer version was being released, so I waited for that one on each, but other than that, I don't really care.

And then what's going to happen is they will re-release them on Blu-Ray/HD-DVD in HD and want you to buy again. It's the capitalist market at work.

And you'll buy the samed damned movie on UMD as well for the same price as DVD if not higher.

Neo Mike · Jun 17, 2005

Unless it was my favorite movie or something I couldn't justify repurchasing it. I don't watch my DVD collection as it is. Sometimes I wonder why I even buy them.

Kazuki Dash · Jun 17, 2005

Neo Mike said:
I don't watch my DVD collection as it is. Sometimes I wonder why I even buy them.

Mike, if you're anything like me & my bro then you buy them mainly to have the satisfaction of knowing that you own them...like others have said, it's a disease

Bishamon · Jun 17, 2005

I have two, and in a couple of rare cases, three of certain titles. When most are inevitably re-released on HD-DVD, I'll have to buy them yet again. *sigh*

Kazuki Dash said:
Mike, if you're anything like me & my bro then you buy them mainly to have the satisfaction of knowing that you own them...like others have said, it's a disease

Yep, I have the same problem.

Liquid Snake · Jun 17, 2005

Die Hard and Aliens series are my all time favorites.

I think I'll re-buy those two DVDs......... :envy:

(I'm broke already..........)

rhiohki · Jun 17, 2005

Just wait until HD-DVD/BluRay movies come out. Although some re-released DVD titles are worth the purchase either because of the added extras or a full-bitrate DTS track, the majority are just marketing attempts to get more money out of the consumer's pocket.

As a caveat, you can get some superb titles on D-VHS mastered in 1080i. This would require a D-VHS player and an HD set, and it being a very niche market, there are not that many outlets to acquire a deck or DVHS titles.

The downside is not having random access to content as well as the general life span of tape-based material as a whole. However, the picture quality is unmatched currently. I marvel at the 1080i DVHS titles such as Terminator 2, X-men 2, and I-Robot among others that are truly amazing on a properly calibrated HD CRT set, but I digress.

slerch666 · Jun 17, 2005

Magnaflux said:
And you'll buy the samed damned movie on UMD as well for the same price as DVD if not higher.

No, actually I won't. I don't have a PSP, won't buy a PSP, thus I have no need to buy anything on UMD.

They should give you a way to transfer your own DVDs to UMD, but that would be too much like the right thing to do.

Decepticon · Jun 17, 2005

The only movies I rebought are the LOTR set...I like the extended cuts but sometimes that's just a little too long although the DTS is sweet on it.

The only movie I am looking to get now is Saving Private Ryan with a DTS track, the DTS version I borrowed kicks ass all over the original.

Was considering getting the Jurassic Park DTS set but not too much of a noticable difference...DTS encoded right is well worth the upgrade.

terry.330 · Jun 17, 2005

There have only been a handful of movies that I replaced with newer versions of.
Like:

The Predator
Army of Darkness
The Lost Boys
Alien series
Jin-Roh

Usually when I replace a DVD I'm replacing the inferior american version with the original countries version, and its mainly chinese movies.

But yeah it is rediculous and frustrating to have companies release like 4 versions of film in as many years.

Mark of the Wolves · Jun 17, 2005

slerch666 said:
They should give you a way to transfer your own DVDs to UMD, but that would be too much like the right thing to do.

Sony is trying to avoid rampant piracy. It's not like it's hard to stick the DVD on a memory stick.

As for the subject at hand this is what I hate about the switching of formats. I still don't have a standalone DVD player or even a DVD burner. My PS2 and Notebook have served as those forever. Now that all this new technology is right around the corner I just have decided to wait on virtually every DVD I thought about buying.

Neo Mike · Jun 17, 2005

Kazuki Dash said:
Mike, if you're anything like me & my bro then you buy them mainly to have the satisfaction of knowing that you own them...like others have said, it's a disease

Yeah, thats EXACTLY why I buy them I think. I need to stop doing that though. Its stupid.

AWC · Jun 17, 2005

I'm on rehab from this addiction. Not because of upgrading to the LE, SE, etc. but for the satisfaction of convenience. If it weren't for an independent video rental store in downtown Toronto, I'd probably be ordering tons of dvds off various online retailers due to the lack of availability in corporate video rentals.

I don't like to collect, therefore, I can only justify a dvd purchase if what I am buying is worthy of multiple viewings and is not available in video rentals.

Amano Jacu · Jun 17, 2005

And living here in Spain it's even worse... Sometimes there's a "classic" movie I really want on DVD but never gets released here, so I buy the USA version. Then some time after that the Spanish version is actually released and features Spanish (and sometimes even Catalan) dubbing, so I buy it again... It has happened to me with Akira, Urotsukidoji and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (actually I have BOTH the regular and Special Edition in BOTH USA and Spanish release... 4 in total... :loco:

)

syringe · Jun 17, 2005

Liquid Snake said:
So I bought the DVD movie at release. Few months later we have Superbit version out. Then we have 2-disc director's cut release. Again we have ultimate/unrated version comes out one year later with Digital Remastered/DTS.............

WTF?

That means I have to re-buy 1/3 of my DVD collection with upgrade..........

(Die Hard, Aliens and you name a few more...........)

Your variety of OCD must get pretty fucking expensive. :kekeke:

LWK · Jun 17, 2005

J man, don't sweat it. I feel the same way about panamorphic wide screen dvd's. They should have that optional wide or full on EVERY dvd. I'd never buy a tv to accomadate that. My friend has one of those and chars in fighters look awful.

galfordo · Jun 17, 2005

I agree that the special features and all that crap that usually comes with the "ultimate" editions is usually pretty worthless. However, it is pretty fucking annoying when the newer version has better sound and video quality. Standard Hollywood assraping I guess - not much you can really do about it.

syringe · Jun 17, 2005

galfordo said:
I agree that the special features and all that crap that usually comes with the "ultimate" editions is usually pretty worthless. However, it is pretty fucking annoying when the newer version has better sound and video quality. Standard Hollywood assraping I guess - not much you can really do about it.

I'm not going to start collecting stuff until the HD-DVD/BluRay debate is settled, much less with this current generation of DVD's.

Lastblade · Jun 17, 2005

If you can't control yourself from not double/triple dipping, and so weak that you succumb to these feeble marketing attempts by studios, I don't know what to tell you.

I have enough will power not to buy alot of DVDs because either I know there is a better version coming out, or I sell the one I have right before the new one comes out, or simply, not buy the latest edition.

With the HD-DVDs (including Blu-ray), I stop buying DVDs altogether and just go Netflix or BBV. No reason to even bother to rebuy everything when HD DVDs are the norm, the only one I might break the rule now is Batman Begins (and buy it the first week of purchase so it is on sale anyway).

You just have to be stronger and don't let the companies fool you.

syringe · Jun 17, 2005

Lastblade said:
If you can't control yourself from not double/triple dipping, and so weak that you succumb to these feeble marketing attempts by studios, I don't know what to tell you.

I have enough will power not to buy alot of DVDs because either I know there is a better version coming out, or I sell the one I have right before the new one comes out, or simply, not buy the latest edition.

With the HD-DVDs (including Blu-ray), I stop buying DVDs altogether and just go Netflix or BBV. No reason to even bother to rebuy everything when HD DVDs are the norm, the only one I might break the rule now is Batman Begins (and buy it the first week of purchase so it is on sale anyway).

You just have to be stronger and don't let the companies fool you.

I collect divx files or use VOD since I'm too lazy to go to blockbuster and netflix takes a bit too long as when I want to watch a movie, I want to watch it then and not 3-5 days later.

When I finally build a library of films, I want them on a format that's going to be around for decades (HDTV) as opposed to a stop-gap format with a limited shelf-life, which unfortunately seems to be the fate of DVD.

galfordo · Jun 17, 2005

syringe said:
When I finally build a library of films, I want them on a format that's going to be around for decades (HDTV) as opposed to a stop-gap format with a limited shelf-life, which unfortunately seems to be the fate of DVD.

DVD's aren't such a bad choice, especially for older films where HD won't really add anything to the film quality. Ideally, I'd love to have all my stuff in HD too, but at some point you have to just start enjoying your life instead of waiting for the next best thing. There will always be something better around the corner, it's just a fact of life.

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