just got a new blu ray player for free through credit ca

[walkonby]

not sure if i am mad or not.  it was free, and blu ray is neato and all i guess; new age of the reformed generation.  but i have so many dvds, and wonderful box sets - harry potter/lord of the rings/twin peaks, just to name a few of my hundreds.  now i have to buy them again?  those bastards.  sorry, but i was just venting away the days that soon will lead me to say, "dvds . . . who buys those anymore?"

[sonickteam2]

I thought you didnt have a TV?

[walkonby]

"read the tv guide, don't need a tv." - grandpa from the lost boys.
 
 have not had cable for three years, but have three tvs with various dvds/vcrs/video games on them.  no tv? now that is just crazy.

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

Wow, i'm shocked that you  have those dvd's.

[Jaguar]

Originally posted by walkonby:
  "read the tv guide, don't need a tv." - grandpa from the lost boys.
 
 have not had cable for three years, but have three tvs with various dvds/vcrs/video games on them.  no tv? now that is just crazy.

Hahah. Same here except I don't have any video games. Just not interested. Haven't had cable tv for at least a good 10 years now. When I do see it at my mother's place or elsewhere, I rarely ever see anything worth even turning the set on let alone paying ridiculous rates for. I don't watch local tv either so I'm fully off the idiot box. Now, if they vastly improve my choices of viewing along with better rates, I'm screwed.

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

I've never  paid for cable tv.
 
 I'm full of italics today.

[kosmo vinyl]

well you don't have to buy the LOTR DVDs again just yet...
 
 i've only had my blu-ray player for awhile, but they do upscale stand def nicely and it's doubtful they'll do high def upgrade to older tv shows... i would assume that stuff saved to video tape isn't going to be at the same quality as film so converting them to a high definition isn't going to improve the picture much...  movies on the other hand may benefit to hd transfer...  sound quality will improve in the new format

[Jaguar]

All good points, Kosmo.
 
 Don't worry about replacing anything Walkonby. There will be plenty of new stuff for you to add to your library. Only replace something dearly loved that you actually watch occassionaly and think would benefit from the enhancement. Even then, wait for a good sale. The economy sucks so much you are bound to find one of those, especially with Christmas coming up.
 
 Read last night that they expect tvs (some particular sort but I'm claiming pretty much all of them) to have drastic cuts in prices soon. Think they may have noted early sometime in 2009. The workhorse of a monitor for my desktop died about a month or so ago. Hoping I can find something worth hooking up my tower to that can be used easily for other viewing. All inexpensive and easy to use. Don't have a lot to add to it anyway.

[Julian, Alleged Computer F**kface]

Twin Peaks was awesome. The other two boxsets listed are nerd shit.

[sonickteam2]

i am on the opposite end of the spectrum. I have satellite TV and have for years. yet, have no collection of DVD's and not one video game or console exists in our house.

[kosmo vinyl]

we've got the twin peaks dvds... and will likely upgrade LOTR if it ever comes out... don't have any of the potter films as we holding out for the uber deluxe boxset after all the films come out.. given hollywood's instance of deluxifying everything it's kinda silly to buy anything...  they even came out with a deluxe version of freaks and geeks this week..

[walkonby]

my nearest and dearest box sets:
 
 twin peaks (vhs and dvd)
 
 lotr special editions with figurines and box
 
 kubrick box set
 
 entire collection of special edition, ghost in the shell stand alone complex 1 and 2
 
 superman 1 - 5 tin
 
 original degrassi junior high three seasons box
 
 die hard collection
 
 akira / steamboy box
 
 star wars  / indiana jones box

[sweetcell]

Originally posted by walkonby:
 original degrassi junior high three seasons box

OMG that's funny.  didn't know they put that out.  i heart wheels.

[K8teebug]

Having bought Twin Peaks on VHS and DVD twice (the originally released two parter box set, the import pilot, and the gold box) I don't think I'd buy it again on blu ray...

[miss pretentious]

Originally posted by sweetcell:
   

Originally posted by walkonby:
 original degrassi junior high three seasons box

OMG that's funny.  didn't know they put that out.  i heart wheels. [/b]

<3 original degrassi ..  hell, even the new degrassi has won me over.