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It is happening, my parents are proof. They have more DVDs than the local library
by pdntspa 4y ago
It is happening, my parents are proof. They have more DVDs than the local library
- mikepurvis 4y agoAre they doing collectory things like alphabetizing them and putting them in special preservation cases, going online to seek out mint copies of special editions, etc? Not to discount your observations, but I'm curious to differentiate between an active, intentional, curated collection effort, vs hoarding or just not having gotten around to tossing them all out yet despite that none have been touched in 10 years. Most people I know who still have a shelf or two of physical discs in their media/living rooms look a lot more like the second case than the first one.
- pdntspa 4y agoIt doesn't matter, they are in possession of literally thousands of DVDs; the money is spent and the sale is recorded. There used to be a healthy market for DVD-specific shelving; I have seen multiple bookcase-sized shelves packed completely in one house.
- mark-r 4y agoI have a pair of IKEA dressers on either side of the TV, with the DVDs placed 2 deep in the drawers. And then a couple of bookcases in the basement for the overflow that doesn't fit the dressers. The current count stands at 1845.
- 2000UltraDeluxe 4y agoWhy not both? The missus and I have both been collecting DVD's for over 20 years. The resulting pile of movies fills a large part of the spare room in the house, and neither of us seem to show indications of stopping to grab cool old movies on DVD when at flea markets etc. The physical DVD's are rather irrelevant, though. Most are ripped and streamed to the TV rather than watched in a player.