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I don't buy them nearly as often as I used to a few years ago. Why? Because I know DVD is on its way out. Soon there will be a clear winner in the HD/Blu-Ray War and I really don't feel like having to buy all those movies over again much like I had to with my VHS tapes. Yes, I know both HD players are backwards compatible, but if I have the choice between buying "Buckaroo Banzai" on standard DVD now or wait 2 years and get it on the winning HD format, I'll wait. So I'm limiting my purchases now to films that I think are really excellent and have great re-watchability (as if that were a word) in the more immediate future.

dvds and books, things i love but until i have the room to devote to them, i prefer to rent -- library, netflix, friends.

Honestly, I don't think the winner will be Blu-Ray or HD DVD. The idea of buying a box and then buying discs to stick in the box is really outmoded. I think the next generation will be some sort of high-def download system similar to the iTunes Store/AppleTV. Until that system arrives, I am renting.

RichardinLA - I completely agree. I use Netflix but I find watching online more and more. I think that disc/disk format has gone through such a range. I remember in the 80 with the super movie disc that were larger than a album and then it went to beta tapes, vhs, mini, DVD and I think BR or HD will die just like the previous versions of media. Online is the future.

I wrote about 2008 Technologies that we should watch in 2008 (read more...) and that 2008 will bring a challenge for Online, Broadcast and live.

And what about all those CDs I still have and never listen to because I have an old-skool iPod? What can I do with them all ?

I have never purchased a movie on DVD. I went straight from VCR to Netflix when I got rid of my TV and now watch rented DVDs on my Mac laptop. While Netflix has online movies, they don't have them for Mac yet.

I also never purchased a movie on video. I have never seen the point of owning a movie. The only video I ever purchased was one for my cat (birds.)

muser74-
there are all sorts of crafts you can do with old CDs and DVDs.
Take a few CDs/DVDs and some cord, glue discs back-to-back with the cord btwn them to make a reflective wind ornament to put on a tree or porch.

Or make furniture: http://www.gearfuse.com/a-chair-made-from-hundreds-of-cds/


Or a lamp: http://www.tcnj.edu/~jones37/cd.html

Hmm... and I just went on a DVD shopping spree last night (gotta love Target's dvd sales).

I have to say I still buy DVDs, CDs, Books and yes Records. I dont just buy all of these for the content, I buy them for their outward apperance/packaging. Being a Graphic Designer I love the designs of some of these products...now mind you I do buy for the content specifically but I love having something in my hands thats tangible. I like downloading content but it will never replace a tangible product for me. If the future all goes digital and no actual products it will be a cold cold world for me.