Ah okay. We haven't purchased DVD/Blu-ray in awhile now. When a movie comes out, we just go see it in the theater these days. I've realized we're not much to watch a movie over and over, or at least until it's available via Netflix, Hulu, or cable itself.
I have a ridiculous collection of movies already and it has just become a mess in our house. But now that the theaters have seemed to adjust their prices (ie: the four of us can go for about $28, which is about the same as a Blu-ray movie), we just go that route instead.
I tend not to watch movies very often myself. I have a collection of movies & some TV shows, but not huge, just enough to fill a shelf or
so.
Movie theaters seem to be fairly expensive around here, so I tend not
to see movies in theaters very much these days. A movie ticket tends
to cost around $8-$10, so sometimes we'll just rent the movie from
RedBox (which costs much less, $1.50-$2.00 or so, depending on if it's
DVD or blu-ray). It seems like movie theaters are doing all they can
to attract customers, with 3D movies, more comfortable/deluxe seats
that recline, more food offered - I've seen theaters offering things
like hot dogs, pizza, and coffee these days. For food and snacks, theaters around here used to only mainly sell popcorn, soda,
and candy.
Also, one thing that bugs me a little is that it seems like you have
to reserve theater seats in advance these days. You can't just walk
up and buy tickets anymore like you used to. Often times if you do
that these days, you risk getting a bad seat or not getting one
because the seats are sold out already.
theaters offering things like hot dogs, pizza, and coffee these
days. For food and snacks, theaters around here used to only mainly
sell popcorn, soda, and candy.
Hot dogs and pizza? Sheeit, look up Marcus Theaters. The one by us has bistro theaters where they take your order and serve you your food during the movie!
Also, one thing that bugs me a little is that it seems like you have
to reserve theater seats in advance these days. You can't just walk
up and buy tickets anymore like you used to. Often times if you do
that these days, you risk getting a bad seat or not getting one
because the seats are sold out already.
If you're one who likes to see movies the day it comes out, then yes. Usually you'd have to reserve in that case. We always wait a couple weeks after a movie has been released. By then it has usually died down significantly. But with phone apps and all that these days, it's super easy to check to see if there's any available seats and snag them up if you think it's going to fill up (the wife does it, haha).
Quoting Nightfox to Tiny <=-
That would be a bit of a pain.. I have a laptop, but when I ordered
it (custom order), I opted for a 2nd hard drive rather than an optical drive. I bought a USB blu-ray drive for it though.
That would be a bit of a pain.. I have a laptop, but when I ordered
it (custom order), I opted for a 2nd hard drive rather than an
optical drive. I bought a USB blu-ray drive for it though.
Gotcha, that's my answer to a region 2 dvd though. ;) Yes it is a total pain but it will work in a pinch.
Also, one thing that bugs me a little is that it seems like you have to reserve theater seats in advance these days. You can't just walk up and buy tickets anymore like you used to. Often times if you do that these days, you risk getting a bad seat or not getting one because the seats are sold out already.
With a region 2 blu-ray, I think what I would do is switch my blu-ray drive to region 2, rip the disc, and write it to a BD-R as a region-free disc, and switch my drive back to region 1. I know you can only change regions a limited number of times, but I don't expect to do that very often. And then I could watch the region-free disc fairly easily.
Also, one thing that bugs me a little is that it seems like you have
to reserve theater seats in advance these days. You can't just walk
up and buy tickets anymore like you used to. Often times if you do
You'd run the same risk if you showed up late to buy tickets before reserve purchases. What I like is being able to skip the ads and trailers and show up 10 minutes after the start of the show and walk in as the movie starts.
With a region 2 blu-ray, I think what I would do is switch my
blu-ray drive to region 2, rip the disc, and write it to a BD-R as a
region-free disc, and switch my drive back to region 1. I know you
can only change regions a limited number of times, but I don't
expect to do that very often. And then I could watch the region-free
disc fairly easily.
I recall a few years back Fry's sold out of a chinese DVD player that allowed regional changes without restriction.
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