What to do with DVD's and VCD's which are not used?
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I dont agree on this completely. In US still u can find VCDs, even very old magnetic tapes and casettes in all media shops. This is becuase people doesnt want to loose the originality.
During 1990's movies were available in VCDs. Those time story was very important than visuals. So u can still enjoy old movies in VCDS.
But in recent movies Visuals are more than story line. So definitley Blueray matters.
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just4kix
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While we are digressing from the topic, imho the vcd was never a "generation" in usa. Whatever is/was available is in Indian shops selling mostly Bollywood stuff. MPAA and studios do not support VCD as a medium because it does not offer adequate content and copyright protection.
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The US market gave VCD a skip. They jumped straight from VHS to DVD. Although Hollywood studios did release lots of VCD's for asian market. I remember Aiwa selling their VCD systems in India with 20 or 30 free Hollywood VCDs. Those were all original, studio released VCD's.
bluraymaniac
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ya i had that system my dad brought .
aiwa with 20 free hollywood or bollywood vcd , i chosed hollywood and 20 bollywood audio cds .
that system was great back then , i am still using the speakers to my bedroom tv, but the main system is dead .even after many repairs it doesnt work for more than 1 month . actually my dad wanted to repair to play audio cassetes which he has about 500 .
I had given away for free 235 original DVDs, i had spent around a lac of rupees to procure them.
Further i had spent around Rs.2,000/- for courier and packing material charges. It was a very tough task to pack and send the DVDs to 28 members spread in various cites.
In-fact there has been at least 1 more member who gave away his DVDs for free while that is a another story that other members gave away for free various audio + video items.
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Further i had spent around Rs.2,000/- for courier and packing material charges. It was a very tough task to pack and send the DVDs to 28 members spread in various cites.
In-fact there has been at least 1 more member who gave away his DVDs for free while that is a another story that other members gave away for free various audio + video items.
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svenkateshsmart
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Guys,
Giving away things, etc., is subjective, personal and depends on many factors. Giving away stuff for free after spending a substantial amount may not suit everyone.
Also, this cannot be set as a benchmark just because a handful of members did so! It is not sensible to insist on this.
my 2 cents!
Giving away things, etc., is subjective, personal and depends on many factors. Giving away stuff for free after spending a substantial amount may not suit everyone.
Also, this cannot be set as a benchmark just because a handful of members did so! It is not sensible to insist on this.
my 2 cents!
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I think in about a decade or two there will be no hard copies in form of blue ray, DVD, etc.
The option to watch movies will be via download and will be a paid service which will work at least 50/75% cheaper then the hard copies.
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The option to watch movies will be via download and will be a paid service which will work at least 50/75% cheaper then the hard copies.
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baijuxavior
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^^ We also need quality broadband at affordable rate. Broadband is still a luxury for many.
For buying movies the biggest problem is that most of us watch a movie only once so we feel it is not worth the spend unlike music which we can listen over and again.
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To be honest, most of us Indians think twice before spending (and most ppl are konjuus) and do not welcome change. They are happy with their ooooold VCDs.
Some of my co-workers who earn close to 70K are unwilling to buy DVDs as they think VCDs are good enough.. that's a fact. I don't think they have even thought about BluRay format. :sad:
The downloads are available for free but one has to incur cost as follows.
- Internet Charges
- External Hard Disk
- Electricity
- Computer Wear & Tear
- Etc
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The 1080P rips of 10/14GB are very good and a delight to watch via projector etc.
The Internet connections is excellent and in no way pathetic with as good as no fall from subscribed speed. I think in smaller cites there could be problem about these Internet issues.
It is true to get HD audio is difficult but one can make up in other ways, one of them being good acoustics. The point is often we can not achieve everything, one may be using a blue ray disc but may not have any acoustics or fair quality of audio + video equipment or not having a quality environment to watch the movie etc.
The piracy is not good of which everyone agrees but many a times there is no choice. In most walks of life there is something or the other wrong. For example if the screen costs much less then many of us may prefer to pay in cash and may not take the bill to evade taxes.
The best way out is to make downloading legal with a cost, sooner done the better, which will be great for all concerned.
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The Internet connections is excellent and in no way pathetic with as good as no fall from subscribed speed. I think in smaller cites there could be problem about these Internet issues.
It is true to get HD audio is difficult but one can make up in other ways, one of them being good acoustics. The point is often we can not achieve everything, one may be using a blue ray disc but may not have any acoustics or fair quality of audio + video equipment or not having a quality environment to watch the movie etc.
The piracy is not good of which everyone agrees but many a times there is no choice. In most walks of life there is something or the other wrong. For example if the screen costs much less then many of us may prefer to pay in cash and may not take the bill to evade taxes.
The best way out is to make downloading legal with a cost, sooner done the better, which will be great for all concerned.
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just4kix
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Actually, I buy a movie only when I am pretty sure that it is really worth collecting, or I shall be watching it over and over. But it is usually the case of "man proposes, God disposes". So I cannot truthfully claim that I watch all my DVDs/BDs more than one. But at least 70% of the movies have been seen multiple times.
I too wonder how people watch the bad print. Their idea matters one thing, that is to see the movie on first available instance.
I and many others will not watch a movie till we get a excellent quality of print, even if that means a waiting period of 3 months because at any given time we have enough stock of movies which are still to be watched.
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I and many others will not watch a movie till we get a excellent quality of print, even if that means a waiting period of 3 months because at any given time we have enough stock of movies which are still to be watched.
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anm
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talk of quality, I am not able to withstand SD channels anymore. I always check if my projector got out of fosuc.
It is always best to watch SD in CRT TVs rather than LCD/LED's. Also for SD, the CRT's have better sharpness.
you can sell them at a shop called C.E.X (Customer Entertainment Exchange) they have a shop at the New Phoniex Mill in Krula
they buy all types of Electronics and media so u can exchange and also buy second hand stuff
hopes this helps
they buy all types of Electronics and media so u can exchange and also buy second hand stuff
hopes this helps
Where is this shop? I am located in Delhi. do they accept courier or shipping?
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Deleted member 17547
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Their prices are bit on higher side for used ones.. 800Rs for a bluray which you can buy for 1k or 1100 (New) in market but yeah good option to dispose off your old collection..
Last time i went there with Fast n furious dvd boxset which i bought for 1500Rs a year back and i was offered 100Rs for that..
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