Overpriced DVD sets

[Bateluer]

120 for Farscape seasons is a plain rip off. 100+ for Star Trek TNG/DS9/VGR seasons is a ripoff. 80 for Highlander is a ripoff. Sub-60 dollars is good.

That is all.

 

[acemcmac]

when I want show, I buy the needed HD's and hand htem to my friends who already collect said show. I usualy pay 200$ for every episode ever of show X

 

[0roo0roo]

yea pricing varies. desperate housewives is 35ish at amazon. much more reasonable.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

netflix

 

[Bateluer]

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
netflix

I don't like to rent. I prefer to own my own DVDs.

 

[sswingle]

Yes, some like star trek are very overpriced. I usually search for those on ebay or half.com and try to get them down to about 80. Thank god stargate is reasonable.

 

[Shadowknight]

Original Star Trek, season 1: $104-130... despite being available for years, and costing much less than more recent series, Paramount is concerned with sucking as much blood as possible from consumers. I'm not really a Trekkie, and the only series I liked was the original, and they priced it way out of my range :|

 

[Bateluer]

Originally posted by: Shadowknight
Original Star Trek, season 1: $104-130... despite being available for years, and costing much less than more recent series, Paramount is concerned with sucking as much blood as possible from consumers. I'm not really a Trekkie, and the only series I liked was the original, and they priced it way out of my range :|

Get yourself a decent TV tuner card. Those air often enough on Sci-Fi to record them youself.

All the ST shows are over priced. :|

 

[dartworth]

a.b.dvd

 

[Kelemvor]

SageTV + AutoGK = much cheaper DVD Sets.

 

[starky75]

Try Band Of Brothers, The Sopranos and any other HBO set out there. I do not believe the prices for 13 episodes or less DVD sets. What is HBO thinking!

 

[Bateluer]

Originally posted by: FrankyJunior
SageTV + AutoGK = much cheaper DVD Sets.

Now, that'd be unethical. :shocked:

Besides, no special features with that option

 

[DaveSimmons]

ADV has to get their money back from buying the rights, and they don't sell nearly as many copies as Star Trek or 24.

Blame SciFi/USA and the MuppetLords.

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: Bateluer

Originally posted by: FrankyJunior
SageTV + AutoGK = much cheaper DVD Sets.

Now, that'd be unethical. :shocked:

Besides, no special features with that option

not dvd quality either.

 

[flashbacck]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo

Originally posted by: Bateluer

Originally posted by: FrankyJunior
SageTV + AutoGK = much cheaper DVD Sets.

Now, that'd be unethical. :shocked:

Besides, no special features with that option

not dvd quality either.

Although, if you can capture the show in HD, then it'll be better than DVD quality.

I think it'd only be unethical if you tried selling the DVDs.

 

[Bateluer]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo

Originally posted by: Bateluer

Originally posted by: FrankyJunior
SageTV + AutoGK = much cheaper DVD Sets.

Now, that'd be unethical. :shocked:

Besides, no special features with that option

not dvd quality either.

That brings up another point. Its more common with older DVDs. The picture will be very grainy, low detail. If you are going to bundle a season onto several DVDs and sell them to me for 40 to 120 dollars, then I expect a nice, crisp picture. :|

 

[OdiN]

Originally posted by: Bateluer

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
netflix

I don't like to rent. I prefer to own my own DVDs.

Should he spell it out?

Netflix + AnyDVD + DVDShrink + DVD+R + DVD Burner = YAY!

Or...build an HTPC and record them all =/

 

[royce]

its reidiculous, TV shows are the hottest selling DVD's now

 

[Bateluer]

Originally posted by: OdiN

Originally posted by: Bateluer

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
netflix

I don't like to rent. I prefer to own my own DVDs.

Should he spell it out?

Netflix + AnyDVD + DVDShrink + DVD+R + DVD Burner = YAY!

Or...build an HTPC and record them all =/

Oh, I got what he was saying. Rent the DVD, rip it, encode it, burn it. Thats called illegal.

Besides, like I said, I like to have the special features, commentaries, fancy box, etc. I just don't think its all worth 120 bucks for a season.

 

[HermDogg]

Bloody Red Dwarf episodes are like 40-50 bucks a season. That show's older than garbage!! ME WANTS IT!!!

 

[aplefka]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
yea pricing varies. desperate housewives is 35ish at amazon. much more reasonable.

Yeah but that's because it sucks ass in comparison with its competitors. If Desparate Housewives is at $35 a pop that puts Family Guy at about $70.

 

[jiwq]

borg megacube

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: HermDogg
Bloody Red Dwarf episodes are like 40-50 bucks a season. That show's older than garbage!! ME WANTS IT!!!

netflix has those too

 

[Zugzwang152]

Best show ever. and reasonable too!

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: Bateluer

Originally posted by: OdiN

Originally posted by: Bateluer

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
netflix

I don't like to rent. I prefer to own my own DVDs.

Should he spell it out?

Netflix + AnyDVD + DVDShrink + DVD+R + DVD Burner = YAY!

Or...build an HTPC and record them all =/

Oh, I got what he was saying. Rent the DVD, rip it, encode it, burn it. Thats called illegal.

Besides, like I said, I like to have the special features, commentaries, fancy box, etc. I just don't think its all worth 120 bucks for a season.

I didn't say to copy them. With netflix you can have any DVD you want in about 3 business days and it doesn't matter what the actual cost of the DVD is vs any other. Right now my gf and I are going through Connections2 series by James Burke. Usually these sort of educational sets go for hundreds of dollars because they are generally bought by educational institutions.
So yeah, you don't get the fancy box, but you do get the full discs, don't have to worry about scratching them up, and you don't have to store them.