Are Any VGCollectors Also Movie Collectors?

[dashv]

Yes. :-)

[vivigamer]

Honestly, I am a little hesitant to do so these days. I had over 1000+ DVDs and with the increase in resolution on modern TVs many of them just look awful now - Some still hold up strangely though!

So forward thinking, I can't often justify buying films these days. I will only buy something If it is a film I really admire. For instance I really enjoyed Marriage Story, one of the best films I've seen in a long time. I have pre-ordred that on Blu-ray as I know I'll watch that again.

Don't even get my started on Streaming services, There are just too many of them these days and the more the pop up the more content is spread among them and the services you do invest in offer less and become less valuable.

[Flashback2012]

Eh kinda. Thanks to Steelbooks, it's more realistic to say I'm a packaging collector of things that just happen to contain Blu-Rays/DVDs.

When DVD was the king format, I was more diverse in my movie purchases and at first the only pickiness I had was making sure the ones I bought were in Widescreen format. As the years went on, I became a bit more peculiar and waited to see if things like a director's cut or commemorative edition with a bunch of extras got released.

After Blu-Ray took over, I initially limited myself to mainly just animated releases like Disney/DreamWorks and super-hero/sci-fi/fantasy themed movies. Then Steelbooks became more mainstream so releases became more regular and I relaxed my genre restrictions some. 

[oxymoronclaws]

I'm mainly into Blu-Ray collecting (primarily Horror/Sci-Fi/World Cinema, although I like the occasional animated film). Does anyone use a similar website for cataloging their collection like we have here on VGC?

[tripredacus]

Yes but I'm going through a reduction. I got to the point where I'd look at my collection and thinking I'd never watch something again. So now I have some limits to what I will keep based on shelf sizes. Since I haven't completed the refactoring, I had deleted my old numbers. I was at over 1000 for both DVD and VHS, but that is expected to be cut down by half for each.

Currently my formats I can watch are laid out as such:
16:9: UHD, BD/3D, HD-DVD, Widescreen DVD
4:3: Full Frame DVD, Widescreen VHS, LaserDisc, Dolby Surround VHS, VCD, Full Frame VHS (HiFi Stereo)

With exception of the widescreen VHS, since I don't have a 16:9 CRT or a SD 16:9 LCD, they get watched on the 4:3 set.
Other formats I own and "can" watch: Video8
Other formats I own but cannot watch due to no players: Beta, 8mm, CED, UMD, DiVX (not gold), BetaCam
Apparently I haven't updated by setups list, so I'll have to make due

HD Set
Set: Westinghouse HWM40F1Y1 (40" 1080P HD TV)
AVR: Onkyo TX-SR353 (4K, 5.1)
HD-DVD: Toshiba HD-A3
UHD: Sony UBP-X700
Fronts: Fisher ST-992
Rears/Center: Kenwood CRS-N551
Sub: Kenwood SW-36HT
misc: Rocketdock wireless speaker system for rears
connections: all HDMI

SD Set
Set: Sony KV-32FS100 (32" Trinitron)
AVR: Onkyo TX-SR600
VCR: Panasonic PV-V4522
LD: Panasonic LX-H670
BD: Sony BDP-S300
Fronts: Kenwood LS-N451
Rears: RCA SP120-11
Center: RCA 04-5014
Sub: shared on switch with HD Set

For the SD set, the Onkyo TX-SR600 is probably the third AVR I've used. It is chosen because:
a) it supports proper PLII for VHS Surround (which does not work properly on more modern receivers such as the Sony STR-DE597)
b) it has digital optical in so I can connect the LD player to it and not have to buy an additional decoder such as a Yamaha DDP-1
c) it has discrete 5CH input to match the 5CH output on the BD player.
So basically I can get surround on each of the components.

As noted above, I do have a Video8 player, specifically a VHS/Video8 combo deck. I only have 1 movie on Video8, Star Trek II, so it is more of a novelty really. I also do have a film projector, but it is a project. Also have a Beta and CED players, but they are in need of parts. CED player needs parts, Beta player has an undiagnosed problem.

I will eventually get a speaker comparator, so that I can use 1 set of rears with the rocketdock between the 2 AVRs.

[burningdoom]

I also collect films on VHS, Beta, Laserdisc, DVD, HD-DVD, Blu-Ray and 4K. To me, not every film has to be a Blu or 4K copy. In fact, for many films SD versions are superior due to not having DNR removing grain and making everything waxy. I love many genres, but practical effects films are what I love the most.

Much truth to this post. Some movies are made to be standard definition. A lot of those old 70s drive-in flicks or 80s straight-to-video stuff. And yes, practical effects are the best.

[burningdoom]

Yes but I'm going through a reduction. I got to the point where I'd look at my collection and thinking I'd never watch something again. So now I have some limits to what I will keep based on shelf sizes. Since I haven't completed the refactoring, I had deleted my old numbers. I was at over 1000 for both DVD and VHS, but that is expected to be cut down by half for each.

Currently my formats I can watch are laid out as such:
16:9: UHD, BD/3D, HD-DVD, Widescreen DVD
4:3: Full Frame DVD, Widescreen VHS, LaserDisc, Dolby Surround VHS, VCD, Full Frame VHS (HiFi Stereo)

With exception of the widescreen VHS, since I don't have a 16:9 CRT or a SD 16:9 LCD, they get watched on the 4:3 set.
Other formats I own and "can" watch: Video8
Other formats I own but cannot watch due to no players: Beta, 8mm, CED, UMD, DiVX (not gold), BetaCam
Apparently I haven't updated by setups list, so I'll have to make due

HD Set
Set: Westinghouse HWM40F1Y1 (40" 1080P HD TV)
AVR: Onkyo TX-SR353 (4K, 5.1)
HD-DVD: Toshiba HD-A3
UHD: Sony UBP-X700
Fronts: Fisher ST-992
Rears/Center: Kenwood CRS-N551
Sub: Kenwood SW-36HT
misc: Rocketdock wireless speaker system for rears
connections: all HDMI

SD Set
Set: Sony KV-32FS100 (32" Trinitron)
AVR: Onkyo TX-SR600
VCR: Panasonic PV-V4522
LD: Panasonic LX-H670
BD: Sony BDP-S300
Fronts: Kenwood LS-N451
Rears: RCA SP120-11
Center: RCA 04-5014
Sub: shared on switch with HD Set

For the SD set, the Onkyo TX-SR600 is probably the third AVR I've used. It is chosen because:
a) it supports proper PLII for VHS Surround (which does not work properly on more modern receivers such as the Sony STR-DE597)
b) it has digital optical in so I can connect the LD player to it and not have to buy an additional decoder such as a Yamaha DDP-1
c) it has discrete 5CH input to match the 5CH output on the BD player.
So basically I can get surround on each of the components.

As noted above, I do have a Video8 player, specifically a VHS/Video8 combo deck. I only have 1 movie on Video8, Star Trek II, so it is more of a novelty really. I also do have a film projector, but it is a project. Also have a Beta and CED players, but they are in need of parts. CED player needs parts, Beta player has an undiagnosed problem.

I will eventually get a speaker comparator, so that I can use 1 set of rears with the rocketdock between the 2 AVRs.

Damn, hardcore. Your set-ups sound amazing.

[burningdoom]

"Rise from the grave!"
Resurrecting this thread

With media constantly getting pulled and from streaming services, and stories of downloaded movies removed from customer's libraries, I feel collecting physical media is more important than ever. I've gone HARD on my physical media collecting. I've got a room full of media shelves stuffed with DVDs, blu-rays, and VHS. And I've gotten an external hard drive to back all of that up. Great thing about that is that the Plex app allows you to use your PC as a personal server, and now I have my own personal streaming service!

Some recent additions to my collection:

-Arrow: Seasons 6 & 8 (Completes the series for me)
-Barbarian (2003)
-Casshern: Sins Complete Series
-Cobra Kai: The Final Season (Completes the series for me)
-Classic Game Room Anniversary Collection
-Deadliest Warrior Season 1
-Defiance Seasons 1-3
-Eli Roth's History of Horror Seasons 1-3
-The Flash: Seasons 7-9 (Completes the series for me)
-The Gifted Seasons 1 & 2
-Krypton: Season 2
-Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Complete Series (90s)
-The Guyver Complete OVA, Series, & Out of Control Collection
-The Spectacular Legacy of the AWA (Wrestling)
-The Swamp Thing Volumes 1 & 2 (90s Series)
-The Swamp Thing: Complete Series (2019)
-Superman & Lois Complete Series (CW)
-Titans: Complete Series (DC Comics)
-Visions of Escaflowne + Escaflowne Movie Collection
-WWE: Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
-WWE: Triple H - The Game
-Z Nation Seasons 1-3

[telly]

We've been building up a movie collection over the years of stuff we like - we recently hit up a library sale and got all these at buy one at $2 get one free so quite a steal!

- Asteroid City
- Barbie
- Baby Driver
- Challengers
- Judas and the Black Messiah
- Love and Mercy
- Notting Hill
- Sleepy Hollow
- Star Wars Rogue One
- Stand By Me
- The Dark Knight
- Tombstone
- Twisters
- Zodiac

[burningdoom]

Just added these 3 today:

-Blade: The Complete Series
-Fallout: Season 2
-Jessica Jones: Season 1

[Cartagia]

I made the 4K UHD pivot last year, so I've been kind of upgrading and buying new for my collection again.  Probably the last format I'll ever bother with.  I really don't see how quality could get that much better from here.

Got stacks of movies just sitting around the shelves and my desk.  Need to do another housecleaning.

[burningdoom]

I made the 4K UHD pivot last year, so I've been kind of upgrading and buying new for my collection again.  Probably the last format I'll ever bother with.  I really don't see how quality could get that much better from here.

Got stacks of movies just sitting around the shelves and my desk.  Need to do another housecleaning.

I honestly don't see a big difference between Blu-Ray and 4K. And since my disc-ripper to my personal server os blu-ray, I avoid 4K anyways, except in the few cases it's the only option (WandaVision).

[Cartagia]

I made the 4K UHD pivot last year, so I've been kind of upgrading and buying new for my collection again.  Probably the last format I'll ever bother with.  I really don't see how quality could get that much better from here.

Got stacks of movies just sitting around the shelves and my desk.  Need to do another housecleaning.

I honestly don't see a big difference between Blu-Ray and 4K. And since my disc-ripper to my personal server os blu-ray, I avoid 4K anyways, except in the few cases it's the only option (WandaVision).

I think it is 100% dependent on the disc and the TV.  I got a HDR enabled 4K TV last year as well, and on specific HDR enabled discs the difference is pretty huge, but a lot of the time it is negligible.

[burningdoom]

I made the 4K UHD pivot last year, so I've been kind of upgrading and buying new for my collection again.  Probably the last format I'll ever bother with.  I really don't see how quality could get that much better from here.

Got stacks of movies just sitting around the shelves and my desk.  Need to do another housecleaning.

I honestly don't see a big difference between Blu-Ray and 4K. And since my disc-ripper to my personal server os blu-ray, I avoid 4K anyways, except in the few cases it's the only option (WandaVision).

I think it is 100% dependent on the disc and the TV.  I got a HDR enabled 4K TV last year as well, and on specific HDR enabled discs the difference is pretty huge, but a lot of the time it is negligible.

I have an HDR (Samsung). It seems to make a big difference on video games, but on movies I don't notice it as much.

[Cartagia]

Are you watching and UHD discs or just steaming?  That makes a big difference as well.