How do you watch movies at home -- DVD, Blu-Ray, Tape...?

I would think that a lot of people are doing VHS to DVD/Blu-Ray conversion to save what would otherwise be lost on the VHS tapes over time. Thanks Zelo

well, some of those tapes are 20+ years old, are we sure that DVDs are going to last that long?

The DVD itself? I would say (as long as they are not scratched) they should last even longer. Thanks Zelo

Sister you are in luck. The PS3 is the BEST blu-ray disc player out there and you can rent blu-ray discs from Blockbuster (they send them to your home) for like $10/month. I would definately check into that 'cause you have the mac daddy of all blu-ray players! Thanks Zelo

They aren't $10 a month anymore...try $21+ a month is more like it. I do like it that they mail you 3 movies at a time and you can take them back and get more after you watch them. They seem to go up every 3 months, but then what doesn't?

$8.99 + tax for one movie but UNLIMITED downloads. Now this is for the DVDs, if you want blu-ray it is $3 extra/month. Thanks Zelo

Thanks I appreciate it. Now you got me excited and wanting to get one sooner..I guess there is always layaway or rent to own.

DVD is still very good and I still watch some movies in DVD but when you upgrade to blu-ray (and your TV and your speakers) it is an incredible difference). And if you have a blu-ray that connects to your wireless internet connection, a lot of discs have extra information (games, commentary, etc...). There are popups where you can see the commentary while you watch the movie, the main menu is a popup (no reason to stop the movie to change settings) and lots more than just a pretty picture and great sound. Wonderful response. Thanks Zelo

I am reinventing my gallery, I will work on my gallery after July 5 th this year....I will let you know...

Great. I really look forward to taking a look at it.! Thanks Zelo

Speaking of your pictures... you have a gallery on Flickr or something like that? I would love to see your work. I don't know if the QUALITY of the storage is any better on blu-ray it is a LOT more space to keep them though and if you are storing in RAW format... you need all the space you can get. Thanks Zelo

So many people are saying 'only have on PS3' and the PS3 IS the best blu-ray player you can buy right now so you have the creme d'la creme of blu-ray players right now. If you rent from Blockbuster or Netflix give blu-ray a go and see if you like it or not! Thanks Zelo

You will find there is not a huge difference in quality from VHS to DVD like everyone thinks there is. There is a better sound but the picture quality is about the same (480i). When you go to blu-ray, depending on what your TV can handle you are going all the way to 1080p and Dolby DTS surround sound. Again you will need the TV and the speakers to be able to hear and see the difference. Thanks Zelo

Hey man if you are addicted to the internet then you are not that far behind in technology just in movies which are you are not into. DVDs are still the defacto way to watch movies and blu-ray is fairly new in the market... hence the curiosity of how many people are actually using them. Stay strong! Thanks Zelo

I wouldn't recommend it for upgrading one's whole collection but action movies (transformers being the best) is a worthy investment because of the upgrade you get in sound and picture quality. Great response. Thanks Zelo

The instant play on Netflix is just awesome and there are rumors swirling around that they are going to do the same or similar with PS3 games... another reason to buy a PS3 and use that as your blu-ray player. As for tapes... I really thought that it would be more for the kids... in your case that is the case. Great response. Thanks Zelo

From everything I could read the PS3 is the best blu-ray player out there (because of all the features mentioned). The great thing about VHS is that the players are almost being given away so you really don't have to worry about price... even DVD players are REALLY inexpensive now... WITH speakers you can get a whole in-the-box DVD package for under $200. Great response. Thanks Zelo

Watch what you burn with blu-ray players and which blu-ray players will play what. When it comes to actually burning blu-ray that is just not going to happen. Most of them will accept DIVX and when it comes to DVD it just depends... there are so many (DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, etc...) that you want to check what you have and make sure you blu-ray can play them. The other thing to do is to keep a DVD player that will play all the different DVD disks and a blu-ray player as well. Most modern TVs and receivers today have multiple HDMI inputs to allow you to do that and if you have only one then you can do component input for the DVD and HDMI for the blu-ray. Great response. Thanks Zelo

I think a lot of us are like that... we have old tapes that we haven't looked at in ages... remember those bricks that we used to use for home video recording... now you can do it from your PHONE. DVDs (conventional) are going to be around for a long time more I am sure. Thanks Zelo

I am not familiar with Verizon Fios... what is that exactly. I am curious. Thanks Zelo

The cool thing about watching online is with a fast enough connection a lot of the things you can watch online (NBC, ABC, CBS, NetFlix, HULU, etc...) are high definition (higher than that of DVD) so you get a better picture and if you have nice speakers on your computer really good sound as well. Thanks Zelo

3-D technology is already out there (at a HEFTY price). They use mirrors to simulate the 3-D experience. I believe it is Phillips that is currently on the market with some extremely high-end 3D TVs but I would have to check on that. Thanks Zelo

DVD is nice... one of the things about blu-ray I just found out this morning is it 'remembers' where you were watching the movie. I couldn't finish a movie last night so I wrote down the Chapter. When I turned on the movie today it took me EXACTLY to the point that I left off. Really cool. Of course I also have NetFlix and Pandora on my blu-ray which is a real plus and all the menus are popup menus (you can go to the main menu without having to stop the movie). Remember speakers then blu-ray. Thanks Zelo

I go to the library to get DVDs for my wife who can watch them at work (lucky her) and have seen a lot of people renting them and just thought... that's really odd. Maybe it is a thing of money and maybe it is that the tape player is in the kids room and that is what they are renting! Thanks for the response. Thanks Zelo