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General and Gaming => Off Topic => Topic started by: burningdoom on July 20, 2020, 01:53:40 pm
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Do we have movie collectors here?
What do you collect? Blu-Ray? VHS? Laserdisc? DVD? Do you just pick-up any format?
What genres are you into? Cult stuff? Anime? Disney? Porn? Whatever?
Drop a picture of your collection, if possible!
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Personally I collect VHS, DVD, and Blu-Ray. I also JUST started getting 4K Blu-Rays, I have a total of 1, lol (Predator 2018). And I somehow ended up with a couple CED movies, though have no player for them; ever heard of those? Cinema Massacre did a review video on it, interesting stuff.
I also want to get a laserdisc player, but not looking to spend a lot. Just hoping to get lucky and come across one at Goodwill or something. I really only want it to see the original A Nightmare on Elm Street Uncut, but once I got it I'd probably start collecting for it, too.
I focus on horror, sci-fi, fantasy, comic book movies, and animated stuff (though I'm not too heavy into Japanese anime). Also have a good amount of wrestling and Star Trek, because I'm such a nerd.
I also tend to sway more towards 70s through the 90s stuff, with a heavy focus on 80s stuff. Slashers, zombie movies, sci-fi epics, 80s barbarian movie, 80s "adult" animated movies (not porn, but stuff like Fire & Ice and Heavy Metal).
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I've probably downsized my collection by about 100-150 titles the last year or two, but I still have a quite a few, including my Stan Lee Autographed MCU Box Set and my Billy West signed Futurama Vol. 3. I don't even have a 4K TV, so those aren't upgrades I'm concerned about making any time soon.
My collection is listed here:
http://cartagia.filmaf.com/owned
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I use to have more with DVD's, but I've cut out much of that and only pick up Blu-Rays once in awhile. I mostly just collect giant monster movies, I have basically the full collection of Godzilla on DVD/Blu-Ray (Missing two that never got a re-release) and a little anime collection with most of them being almost all of the Studio Ghibli film aside from a couple of their off films I don't have a lot of interest in like their shorts or their more quirky movies.
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I've probably downsized my collection by about 100-150 titles the last year or two, but I still have a quite a few, including my Stan Lee Autographed MCU Box Set and my Billy West signed Futurama Vol. 3. I don't even have a 4K TV, so those aren't upgrades I'm concerned about making any time soon.
My collection is listed here:
http://cartagia.filmaf.com/owned
Very nice. Lots of variety, there.
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This thread already exists https://vgcollect.com/forum/index.php/topic,616.0.html
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hurrr durrrr this thread should be shut down
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This thread already exists https://vgcollect.com/forum/index.php/topic,616.0.html
>:(
hurrr durrrr this thread should be shut down
This one is specifically about collecting movies. That one is about collecting anything in general. Pretty stupid thing to be upset about, anyways.
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This thread already exists https://vgcollect.com/forum/index.php/topic,616.0.html
>:(
hurrr durrrr this thread should be shut down
This one is specifically about collecting movies. That one is about collecting anything in general. Pretty stupid thing to be upset about, anyways.
He's salty because he had a threat that was legit duplicate of that one closed.
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I collect DVD,Blu-ray,HD,and UMD movies lots of science fiction,action,comic book and comedy for DVD,and Blu-ray and anything I can find in UMD and HD.They are alot harder to find so im happy just to find somthing I don't have.
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If I had enough movies, I probably would, but otherwise, no. I mostly tend to buy movies that are personal favorites, so I don't have more than I can handle; they don't take more than two shelf spaces, to be honest.
This one is specifically about collecting movies. That one is about collecting anything in general. Pretty stupid thing to be upset about, anyways.
Well, technically speaking...
But that's neither here nor there.
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mainly blu-ray nowadays. I'll get the DVD if a series or movie isn't available on blu-ray.
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Maybe off topic but I heard its declined 90-95% in recent years due to streaming services. It's strange the dvd format is not dead yet. 3 formats on the market is really strange.
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Do we have movie collectors here? Yes
What do you collect? Blu-Ray, DVD and VHS (That's what I started with, can't remember the last time I watched a VHS)
Do you just pick-up any format? Now, I only buy Blu-Ray & DVD
What genres are you into? Sci-fi, Westerns, Action, Drama, Classics, TV
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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.
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This thread already exists https://vgcollect.com/forum/index.php/topic,616.0.html
>:(
hurrr durrrr this thread should be shut down
The difference was it wasn't posted by a troll ;)
I wouldn't say I'm a movie collector, but I have bought an alarming amount of Blu-rays and DVDs since I moved into my house in April. For the most part, you can get them physically for roughly the same price to rent the movie for one night on amazon.
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Yes. :-)
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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.
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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. :P
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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.