Has anybody converted to rentals? (1 Viewer)

[Inspector Hammer!]

I broke a very bad habit by joining NF because before that I used to buy movies that I haven't seen and then got burned when said movie ended up sucking.

The last straw was The Village, I bought it and the film actually brought me to the point of anger at how much I hated it, the only film that I can recall to have that effect on me to date.

I've switched my account over to BD and every title that's available in that format I rent in addition to standard def DVD. To me it's the ideal way to watch many BD films since it would quickly turn into a money pit to buy every title that comes out because of the $30+ price.

With NF I don't pay that much and if the movie sucks then so what?

 

[Aragorn the Elfstone]

That sucks to be sure. :frowning: But this actually makes me think my original plan was best (to become a renter). If I save on making purchases, I'll still be ahead money-wise.

Storage space-wise, it just seems to make the most sense for me. I'm starting to think of Netflix as sort of an "external film library".

 

[Jari K]

Pretty much how I feel, when it comes to films that *interest* me. From time to time I of course rent some titles (I don´t want to own every film I watch). But quite frankly I have more interesting titles at home than in the rental store, meaning over 100 titles (or something, it´s sad..) "to be watched", etc.

 

[KeithAP]

I rent almost everything. While I understand most won't agree with me on this, I see almost no value in purchasing a movie.

When I first got a DVD player many years ago, I started to build a collection of DVD titles. It wasn't long before I had nearly 200 titles (probably a small collection by forum standards). It occurred to me that I had spent well over $2K on this collection and that I would have been far better served by putting most of that money into my HT hardware.

I am probably more budget constrained than many here. Even when I buy now, I will rent first to make sure the transfer/movie is up to snuff.

It also helps that I have Block Buster store less than 5 minutes away from where I live, so it is very convenient to pick something up on a whim if I don't have it at home waiting to be watched from their online rentals.

-Keith

 

[PerryD]

I also went from mostly buying to mostly renting. When I first picked up an HD-DVD player and a PS3 a couple years back along with a new 1080p projector, I was buying a steady amount of high def content, as the deals got better and better (pretty much all movies available for $8 to $10 from Amazon) all of last year, I could help but buy them. Probably picked up nearly 100 high def movies last year.

But now this year that the average price of the movies is back above $20, I'm renting everything now. I bought only a few discs this year, the last one was the Dirty Harry Box from Warner using their 30% off coupon. I'm holding off on several titles that I want, waiting for the B1G1 sales to come back again.

 

[Aragorn the Elfstone]

Well, I finally settled on what I'm gonna do. I've decided on certain films (which would qualify as my absolute "favorites"), and will get them on Blu-ray, while the rest will be coming to me via Netflix.

For now the titles I have added to my Blu-ray "collection" are:

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Pan's Labyrinth
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
There Will Be Blood

Catalog titles to be added: Amadeus, Braveheart, Gladiator, The Godfather films (maybe), Lawrence of Arabia, Lord of the Rings, Star Wars (and perhaps a couple more when I think about it)

I will also be purchasing The Dark Knight - but that'll probably be it from this year.

My goal is to move away from what I've done all these years, which is picking up every movie I like, and instead having a smaller "collection" of movies that stand out to me as my most treasured film experiences.

 

[ManW_TheUncool]

FWIW, I probably would own less if I didn't have a family w/ kids -- certainly would not be owning the SW prequels among other titles (and I may try again to resist getting the SW prequels when they arrive on Blu).

_Man_

 

[MarkBirds]

I'm really glad to read this, because I bought that new SE about two months before I got my HDTV and PS3 and was kicking myself. Cool.

BTW, I have come to appreciate my Blockbuster online membership more since I got my PS3. The online availability has gotten steadily better, and I get 5 in-store rentals a month. Not too shabby for 20 bucks a month.