Do any of yous still watch dvds

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Just curious as I still see some in shops

No...and I recently moved house and dumped hundreds of them that I'd kept fur years. They went in the charity DVD bin at the tip. Yes, I know I could have flogged them but I just didn't have the time!

I did keep one basket of 'sentimentals' though (Elf, Withnail, Charmed box set and a few others that I just couldn't part with 🤣) I don't even have a player 🤦‍♀️

I can't have sky because of trees close to my property. Everything I'd purchased was lost. So like a pp I'm reluctant to buy a film on any service. I've just ordered, on DVD, four Christmases and jingle all the way, so I can watch them when I want. If I see Fred Claus going cheap I'm going to get that as well. Christmas with the Cranks and Muppet Christmas Carol are on one of the streaming services that we do have, so that's sorted. I have a list of films that if I don't watch, it doesn't feel like Christmas.

I think that watching things on streaming services or on dvds is two different things though. We are not comparing like with like.

From this thread, some are and some aren't. There are posters saying DVDs are redundant or 'from the Dark Ages' and they've got rid of all their DVDs.

The problem is, if DVDs become obsolete, it will be a case of 'you don't know what you've got till it's gone' when you can no longer watch that obscure film you love from 1982 because no one is streaming it; and then the providers with their captive audience start hiking up their subscription fees.

If we become wholly reliant on streaming, we are giving the likes of Amazon and Netflix permission to censor our viewing as they wish. If they decide to 'cancel' someone, all their films will go and there'll be nothing we can do about it.

Yes because I have some of my fave stuff on dvd

We still own a lot of DVDs but to honest haven't watched any for ages. I do sometimes think maybe I should be stricter and get rid of more of them but then I like having them as a backup. We have a large Disney collection but with Disney plus is there any point keeping them? I imagine we'll get rid one day but I'm still not completely convinced I won't need them again

We only got our first flatscreen TV 7 years ago. We were watching on a CRT up until then.

And I’m going to buy Rhod Gilbert’s live DVD when it comes out on 14 November. I really want to watch it as DH and I were there and quite near the front and the cameras. It might - might - get streamed at some point but as I don’t know when or where or if I’ll be able to access it, I’m better off getting the DVD.

Yous?!

We have dvds and VHS tapes and cassette tapes (for the car), still have a record player and our records. In the 80s we were all ditching vinyl in favour of cds now vinyl is trendy again. Took a long time for me to be trendy person (probably not so trendy if you look at the records).

We have a large Disney collection but with Disney plus is there any point keeping them? I imagine we'll get rid one day but I'm still not completely convinced I won't need them again

Do many people keep subscribing to Disney plus once their kids are beyond a certain age? We had a free subscription for a while, IIRC there was very little of interest to us. You might find you want to ditch it but just occasionally get a dvd out if eg a younger relative is visiting or nostalgia.

I even have a film - yes, gasp!, film - camera, and it takes much better photos than either my digital camera or my phone.

While I have a digital SLR for everyday my best camera is my Dad's old Voightländer. Old cameras were so well built (my oldest camera is from the 1950s) and never break if looked after and follow the 'sunny 16' rule (aka 'overcast 5.6' rule in Scotland) whereas my digital camera gets itself confused at times.

We still have lots of DVDs. Wanted to show DD1 Caberet recently (she's studying the Weimar Republic), it's not available for streaming. There are lots of older films where it costs more to stream it than a DVD would cost. No way am I getting rid of them. Same with my DVDs, records and tapes.

Useful dialect plural form of 'you', common in parts of the U.K. - there's a recent thread on Pedants' Corner if you're interested.

Yes. I recently purchased and rewatched "The House of Elliot" which is delightful. It's something I would watch again in a couple of years. I rewatch "The Help" every couple of years too.

Yes!

The problem with streaming is that the platform controls what’s available.

There’s a risk that if something sudden becomes “unacceptable” to the politics of the day, it will be “cancelled” and become
unavailable on the platform.

If you have bought the DVD, you still have it and can make up your own mind like an adult, even if it is no longer available to buy in shops.

Streaming makes censorship
much easier.

Also handy if the WiFi goes down!

No never! Don't have any CD or DVD players or anything like that

I like to move with the times and I'd feel a right old dinosaur dusting off an old Some mothers do 'ave em DVD

While I have a digital SLR for everyday my best camera is my Dad's old Voightländer. Old cameras were so well built (my oldest camera is from the 1950s) and never break if looked after and follow the 'sunny 16' rule (aka 'overcast 5.6' rule in Scotland) whereas my digital camera gets itself confused at times.

They certainly were well built, and as you have found they just keep going and going. Enjoy the Voightländer!

Ooh, I also still have an old Voightländer my dad passed on to me. I loved that camera. I still have an old Box Brownie somewhere too.

Yes and still watch videos. We use both dvd player and video player.

No TV licence and no subscription services. We watch streaming services. We have a roku but have not used it for at least 18 months.

We boxed all ours up into the attic Tardis of no return years ago. Then we noticed that for all the wonderful streaming services we have, some films/actors just never get shown.

I love older films like The Shop around the corner, Doris Day films, Basil Rathbone’s Sherlock Holmes. So having those available whenever is lovely. Perhaps I need to petition TCM to create a streaming service!

DH has a beloved copy of Bernard and the Genie that we watch I endure every year.

I agree with @AnApparitionQuipped. I do wonder how much will be lost as the algorithms make room for new content and ditch less mainstream film or series that were only available to stream.

We do because we got sick of the crap on Netflix. So we buy DVD's from the likes of cex and charity shops and then give them to charity after we've watched them. But then we are still playing records on a turntable and cd's when we drive.

Interestingly, I like to move with the times, but I am pragmatic about being over reliant on purely digital means for everything these days.

I use my debit card all the time, but I still have cash in the house in case the banks systems go down. I still keep parking money in the car for when pay and display car parks only use apps or money (and you can't get a signal on your phone, as happened recently in the Peak District).

I am not prepared to pay for loads of streaming services, and have various boxed sets for stuff I want to watch that are only available on Sky, for example.

Oh, and we still have a landline.

I have some DVDS that were an absolute godsend when we had no Internet for 3 months due to some stupid ass workmen cutting though our supply cable.

Ps are you a scouser? I read your thread title in a scouse accent.

Yes.
If ever I fancy watching a particular favourite, it is never available on any of the streaming services we have.
I keep about 40 (?) DVDs of real favourites that I can watch over and over, but mostly I pick them up from charity shops (3, 4, or even 5 for a pound), watch and then donate back. Excellent vfm.