OT: WHERE CAN I BUY DVDS?

Online is the best way, like Amazon, or if you have Half Price Books you can find plenty there in a physical storefront. A lot of charitable groups resell DVD's as well like Goodwill or Salvation Army. Those are good ways to pick up movies on DVD cheaply. The selection can be hit and miss though.

Speaking of which, those same charitable organizations will take your VHS tapes. The local Goodwill near my house has a huge collection. If any of them were fairly rare I might pick them up but just about all of them are commonly found titles.

No, it's not going the way of the BetaMax!...

I don't know why people keep saying this...



You can buy DVDs online at Amazon...

These USA Brick N Mortar stores... Walmart, Meijer, Best Buy, Target, Walgreens,. ETC... Still sell them... Catalog & Brand New titles too...



Every day there is a news article about another TV Show being released (and even re-released) on DVD, HERE...

www.tvshowsondvd.com/news.cfm

You can see what is being released each week on DVD/Blu-Ray/4K, HERE:

www.digitalbits.com/site_archive/articles/coverart/coverart.php




Honestly, I would have thought that regular DVD packaging, would have stopped being manufactured about five years ago, in favor of Blu-ray/DVD Combo packs... But No... They are still being produced.

I just picked up a brand new title on DVD this morning at Walmart...


Blu-Ray players can play DVDs... And yet, you can still buy Brand New DVD Players at the stores!




But, If DVDs are going the way of the BetaMax... Then It must be someplace where I don't live, because I see DVDs everywhere!

For new and used, eBay has been a good source for me. Do watch out for those selling bootlegs, as the quality can be horrible.

I have over 1000 DVDs and blu-rays. I still have my VHS tapes, as well as about 500 laserdiscs.

Being a classic film lover has been tough trying to be satisfied with streaming services. FilmStruck is trying to satisfy that need, but one still has to maintain a private collection, as many of my favorites are not going to show up anywhere. If I want to watch THE BEAST WITH FIVE FINGERS or MADAME BUTTERFLY with Sylvia Sidney and Cary Grant, I would have a hard time locating those online.

Amazon?

...here's a tip...I purchase used DVD's for $1 to $2 apiece at a place in the US Midwest called Half Priced Books. The neat thing is that you can inspect the disk to assure it is not scratched or damaged before buying it. For example, I purchased a perfect condition copy of Avatar for $1. Avatar is a film I would never have seen otherwise. I have acquired many classic films in the same manner. I will probably never spend list price on a DVD ever again.

Warner archive has been a good source of hard to find titles . The made on order dvds are pretty barebones but perfectly acceptable. I use amazone UK to get some hard to find titles. Like Neuro, I maintain my large collection of VHS and dvds even as I switch to Apple TV and Netflix. Too many films came out in the glory days of vhs that have never made it to dvd. Now they are making it harder to buy films on Apple TV. I like to own .


The best purchase I ever made was an all region DVD player. $50 on Amazon, small , lightweight, easy to transport if I want to show something at another venue, and I can play videos from anywhere in The world.


I can’t believe NYC doesn’t have some fabulous second hand store known to the in crowd.

You know, I find it very interesting that people frequently say things like that all the time about 'older' technology...

I really have to wonder if these beliefs just come from people who have never used it...




Many have said that about Vinyl Records...

When CDs... And MP3s... Came along...

But people are still buying them used...


And there are actually some companies making Brand New Vinyl Records... and a few are being sold inside major nationwide stores such as Target & Walmart...




But guess what...

A new generation Of Vinyl Records is making it's debut in 2019!



And you will be able to even play them on classic turntables!




DVDs going the way of the BetaMax?

Perhaps... Someday...

I'll believe that when I can't buy them anymore.