On Thu, Nov 19, 2015 at 10:45 PM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > > I appreciate Bob posting these Amazon deals, and hope he keeps doing it. > But every time he does I always wonder what is going on with the TV on DVD > market. There was a time not that long ago when I was a pretty active buyer > in that marketplace, buying whole season's of serial dramas to binge watch > just prior to the start of the next season, or several seasons worth of > prestige dramas to catch up on, and not infrequently box sets of my > favorite series, both to re-watch on occasion, but also just to have and > display as I might favorite books. But I have not purchased any TV content > on DVDs in at least three years (I think the last was the box set of > *Columbo* that my family got me just because they knew how much I loved him > and there was a very good deal on Amazon). We made an intentional decision, > around the time that we first started streaming content on Netflix > (reinforced by both Amazon Prime and then the streaming access to the > entire HBO library) to invest the money we were previously spending on DVDS > into streaming subscriptions. I have not done the math, but I am sure we > are ahead this way, though I guess a day may come when I wish I had The > Wire on DVD if I ever lose access to the HBO library for some reason. > > All of which to say, I think we should expect the Friends box set to go on > 75% discount fairly often (my college students now are very familiar with > that show, though I think Netflix, or is it Amazon?).and I will be > interested to see if pretty soon they settle on a lower standard price > point for all such items. >
In my head when I see a DVD set marked down I wonder if I should buy now or wait to see if the price goes down more. I haven't subscribed to any streaming services because I would feel obligated to devote the time to watching if I did and I don't feel like I'm missing something if I don't. But whatever peak the DVD market had, it's definitely over it and studios and Companies like Shout Factory will at some point want to empty their warehouses and will drop their prices. I also notice that Best Buy and Costco have shrunk their DVD racks considerably. If you want The Wire and don't mind a used set, look at half.com. A good set from a reputable seller can be had for about $50. -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
