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I have checked out maybe 20 - 25 DVDs (free) from my PUB as I like to call it, and never had a problem. Once I had to pay $1 cause I was a day late. They have many more VHS than DVDs, but I like the better resolution.

The funny thing is I read some posts recently by people who said they'd sworn off renting DVDs and taken to buying them because they had such horrible luck with damaged DVDs due, obviously, to mistreatment by former renters. I've never rented a movie, period.

I've never once had one of my checked out DVDs not work in my Pioneer 106s internal DVD drive. I've never cleaned them, either. Myself, I'm always very careful with DVDs and CDs, and never let anything touch the read surface. Always hold by the edges.

My PUB used to have a 1 DVD limit and even then the best DVDs were hard to come by. They were usually out and the checkout limit is 7 days. A few months ago they decided to go to a 5 DVD limit and I stopped even going in there to browse the shelves. I figure my odds of finding a gem are vastly diminished. Not a problem since I've bought a number of titles in the last 6-8 months and have yet to view 1/2 of them.
 
San Jose Public Library has a good selection... and they're free! They even care anime titles (mostly the mainstream stuff (DBZ, card captors), but Ayashi no Ceres, and I can't remember what now. Good selection of CDs too, even foreign language ones (chinese, korean, etc)
 
Dude for me I got to both the SJPL and Santa Clara county library.

the sjpl has it advantages as you get reserve new movies, Santa clara county they won't allow reserves. First come first serve on most new movies

BUt Santa Clara will respond to your suggested purchases, and will even reserve you for it too. SJPL won't say anything.

But I'm kinda pissed at the Santa Clara County one, well not pissed but dumbfounded. They said they didn't want to purchase CSI because it was graphic and adult situation. Yet you can find cds/dvds that are far worst than what's allowed on Network tv and music that has written on it Explicit Language.

One last bonus for Santa Clara county library, PC/console games. More likely to get newer PC games. Console its the Playstation.
 
This is probably the lamest deal i have ever seen, no offence of course. It is a deal but pretty low on the food chain of hot deals. Anyway this is my $0.02
 
Originally posted by: nickels84
This is probably the lamest deal i have ever seen, no offence of course. It is a deal but pretty low on the food chain of hot deals. Anyway this is my $0.02
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why even bother with your negative reply?
 
Originally posted by: nickels84
This is probably the lamest deal i have ever seen, no offence of course. It is a deal but pretty low on the food chain of hot deals. Anyway this is my $0.02
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This is probably the lamest reply i have ever seen, no offence of course. Anyway this is my $0.02
 
Originally posted by: policy11
Originally posted by: nickels84
This is probably the lamest deal i have ever seen, no offence of course. It is a deal but pretty low on the food chain of hot deals. Anyway this is my $0.02
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This is probably the lamest reply i have ever seen, no offence of course. Anyway this is my $0.02
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Ditto.
 
As a former member of our local library board, I strongly urge everyone to remember to contribute a few bucks to their library every year. Most libraries run on a combination of public and private money, and public money is (big surprise) getting extremely lean in most places now. Big private money tends to go to things like building funds. Libraries really need money badly for staff and inventory.

Our library is top-notch and has one of the highest circulation rates in the state, but we have been unable to increase the budget for buying materials at all for the past several years (therefore decreased buying power due to inflation).

BTW, our library puts DVDs on two day loans, which seems to be a good balance. We dumped our software a few years back because it was just too expensive and became outdated too fast. Last I knew, we do have a collection of console games.
 
Originally posted by: Thump553
As a former member of our local library board, I strongly urge everyone to remember to contribute a few bucks to their library every year. Most libraries run on a combination of public and private money, and public money is (big surprise) getting extremely lean in most places now. Big private money tends to go to things like building funds. Libraries really need money badly for staff and inventory.

Our library is top-notch and has one of the highest circulation rates in the state, but we have been unable to increase the budget for buying materials at all for the past several years (therefore decreased buying power due to inflation).

BTW, our library puts DVDs on two day loans, which seems to be a good balance. We dumped our software a few years back because it was just too expensive and became outdated too fast. Last I knew, we do have a collection of console games.
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As a homeowner I'm already paying a healthy chunk to my local public library whether I use it or not.
 
Originally posted by: nickels84
This is probably the lamest deal i have ever seen, no offence of course. It is a deal but pretty low on the food chain of hot deals. Anyway this is my $0.02
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You'd prefer reading about paypal scams, perhaps?
 
Originally posted by: DiZASTiX
Originally posted by: lsman
my library charge $1 for video
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Same here...I think it is 2 for DVDs...they all get stolen anyways.
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My public library keeps DVD disc's behind the circulation desk, and the empty cases out for display. That takes care of the thief issue.
Also, for any library that is having problems with funding the collection, by charging a dollar per rental, one builds up the funds quickly. At a price of $15 to $30 per DVD, rentals can often exceed three times the initial cost within a year and therefore pay for themselves. I would also strongly suggest a lending policy of due the next day or pay a dollar per day. That again adds to the dvd coffers but also makes them available to more people, instead of a 7-day loan period which can keep items out of circulation for up to a week.

The obvious strength of a self-funding dvd collection is that it is funded by those who use it and not the general tax payer. If you have a lot of circulations the library's collection will grow quickly.

Media at Princeton Public

If your library is lacking in DVD's, you may want to bring this suggestion up to your libraries director 😀
 
Originally posted by: ness1469
Originally posted by: nickels84
This is probably the lamest deal i have ever seen, no offence of course. It is a deal but pretty low on the food chain of hot deals. Anyway this is my $0.02
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You'd prefer reading about paypal scams, perhaps?
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"Free is my favorite price". Hot enough for me..., and I DO buy DVDs. I found this thread, in fact, by searching on "DVD" in the HD forum. I was looking for good deals on DVD's. This qualifies, and I read the thread even though I'm already completely hip to the subject.
 
Free in Tippecanoe county, Indiana. They have a decent selection. The actual DVDs are in protective cases, but they don't monitor them too closely. As far as I know, though, they don't have a problem with theft. They also have a very large VHS collection. This is a great deal!
 
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