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We bought a DVD player and a couple high quality DVDs. Seemed rather silly to pay for a year of nothing just to watch reruns. Kids are happy, and now we get to

We bought a DVD player and a couple high quality DVDs. Seemed rather silly to pay for a year of nothing just to watch reruns. Kids are happy, and now we get to show them higher quality shows.

cortesoft 3y ago
My kids like repeats, but not THAT many repeats… and they mostly like tv shows. A full run of a TV show on DVD is around $50. So less than 3 tv shows would pay for a full year of Disney+ with all the shows. Also, my kids go through phases… watching the same shows on repeat, then switching. It would cost way more to buy the shows than stream them.
- bombcar 3y ago
  We hit up the local library and Goodwill. Streaming dollars get a lot of movies that way, and reduced ads. But having kids can totally justify a Disney+ subscription.
  - macNchz 3y ago
    There are also many people on ebay selling bulk lots of dvds for pennies apiece. The top search result right now for “disney dvd lot” is $140 for 600!
westcort 3y ago
Same, and the reduced strain on my internet bandwidth has also helped me. Now is the time to buy, as physical media is quickly disappearing.
christophilus 3y ago
Libraries are also excellent resources for this kind of thing. Also, they have great audio book players for kids. My son is currently listening to the Hobbit, and my daughter to Charlotte’s Web.
- Fnoord 3y ago
  The Hobbit audiobook? Hmm, at which age? Seems like a different age category than Disney+.
ricardobeat 3y ago
A couple, or a few? Unless they are watching the same two shows over and over for an entire year, that's quickly gonna cost more than $100.
- DavidPeiffer 3y ago
  Used DVD's are cheap. Libraries carry DVD's, and some libraries also have streaming services available for free.
- hx8 3y ago
  There's thousands of kids dvds on amazon for less than $5. I'm sure the right garage sells would have a treasure trove for less. You can buy a lot of content for less than $100, and even include a few higher priced favorites.
- Danieru 3y ago
  I think you'll be surprised how economical DVDs can be bought for. Also why limit to 1 year's budget? The magic of owning assets over renting is you keep them. If you spend 100$ a year on DVDs you'll fill up a shelf in short order. Best of all: you can pick what you want. So often I've read a recommendation for a high quality movie only to have no method to watch it despite paying for Disney and Netflix. I remember as a kid Netflix had everything, now it appears to have nothing. Meanwhile the high quality classics are the exact ones cheap and easy to buy in DVD form. Not to mention, this year is only the start. If streaming services are not bad enough value for you now, wait a few years. They are only going to get worse.

We bought a DVD player and a couple high quality DVDs. Seemed rather silly to pay for a year of nothing just to watch reruns. Kids are happy, and now we get to show them higher quality shows.

cortesoft 3y ago

My kids like repeats, but not THAT many repeats… and they mostly like tv shows. A full run of a TV show on DVD is around $50. So less than 3 tv shows would pay for a full year of Disney+ with all the shows. Also, my kids go through phases… watching the same shows on repeat, then switching. It would cost way more to buy the shows than stream them.

bombcar 3y ago
We hit up the local library and Goodwill. Streaming dollars get a lot of movies that way, and reduced ads. But having kids can totally justify a Disney+ subscription.
- macNchz 3y ago
  There are also many people on ebay selling bulk lots of dvds for pennies apiece. The top search result right now for “disney dvd lot” is $140 for 600!

westcort 3y ago

Same, and the reduced strain on my internet bandwidth has also helped me. Now is the time to buy, as physical media is quickly disappearing.

christophilus 3y ago

Libraries are also excellent resources for this kind of thing. Also, they have great audio book players for kids. My son is currently listening to the Hobbit, and my daughter to Charlotte’s Web.

Fnoord 3y ago
The Hobbit audiobook? Hmm, at which age? Seems like a different age category than Disney+.

ricardobeat 3y ago

A couple, or a few? Unless they are watching the same two shows over and over for an entire year, that's quickly gonna cost more than $100.

DavidPeiffer 3y ago
Used DVD's are cheap. Libraries carry DVD's, and some libraries also have streaming services available for free.
hx8 3y ago
There's thousands of kids dvds on amazon for less than $5. I'm sure the right garage sells would have a treasure trove for less. You can buy a lot of content for less than $100, and even include a few higher priced favorites.
Danieru 3y ago
I think you'll be surprised how economical DVDs can be bought for. Also why limit to 1 year's budget? The magic of owning assets over renting is you keep them. If you spend 100$ a year on DVDs you'll fill up a shelf in short order. Best of all: you can pick what you want. So often I've read a recommendation for a high quality movie only to have no method to watch it despite paying for Disney and Netflix. I remember as a kid Netflix had everything, now it appears to have nothing. Meanwhile the high quality classics are the exact ones cheap and easy to buy in DVD form. Not to mention, this year is only the start. If streaming services are not bad enough value for you now, wait a few years. They are only going to get worse.