What do you use your dvd's for primarily?

[yoda313]

THANKS TO FREEBIRD73717 FOR THIS POLL IDEA!

What do you use your dvd's for primarily?

Personal Video Memories (birtdays, vactions, weddings, etc)
Archiving TV Captures
DVD Backup
Data Backup
Other

[gadgetguy]

Archiving TV captures, although hard drives are cheap enough now that may be changing.

[freebird73717]

I primarily use my blank dvd's for DVD backups. I have 2 boys ages 3 and 7 that love to scratch the hell out of our dvd's. I think I have had to replace the backup of Disneys Car's about 6 times so far!

I do use dvd's for special occassions like birthdays, holidays, etc but I get way more use backing up my commercial dvds.

[redwudz]

Mostly DVD backup, but I use a lot for just data backups and general system backups. Blu-ray will my next step, primarily for data backup.

[Xylob the Destroyer]

Something to set my beverage on when the humidity is high and the glass is "sweating".

[yoda313]

Something to set my beverage on when the humidity is high and the glass is "sweating".

Ah so a true implementation of the COASTER feature built in to some recordable dvds huh?

[Noahtuck]

Hmm....
That's a hard one.....

All of above, except the BluRay option.

Although i would say the majority is bootleg concert collecting & trading.
Must be upward of around 600 now.
I stopped counting audio and now just go by GB's, about 200.

[Number Six]

Mostly TV captures, but some DVD and Data backup.

[usually_quiet]

Primarily, I use re-witable DVD media, for timeshifting TV. I save only about 20% of what I record to view again.

[redwudz]

Something to set my beverage on when the humidity is high and the glass is "sweating".

I thought that was what the DVD tray was for, it's a handy drink holder.

[johns0]

Mainly for avchd-dvdr.

[budz]

back of my dvds and data...no blue ray just yet!

[craigarta]

I thought that was what the DVD tray was for, it's a handy drink holder.

Naw it keeps going back in and spilling my beer.

Actually I use them for backup, archive and the occasional DVD backup

[Xylob the Destroyer]

Something to set my beverage on when the humidity is high and the glass is "sweating".

I thought that was what the DVD tray was for, it's a handy drink holder.

You have to ration that - it's only good for 24 uses. It does say 24X on it after all...

[Number Six]

BIG jump in Blu-Ray

[MOVIEGEEK]

62% have moved to Blu-ray?!
I find it hard to believe that many people are using a $10 BD-R,I still use a $.40 DVDR for data and video.

[Number Six]

What happened - now the vote count is way down

[johns0]

Mainly for avchd-dvdr.

Should have put a avchd-dvdr in the poll since its media and not really other.

[DereX888]

It is missing "all of the above" (except moved to BD)

[zoobie]

gee...twice as many copy DVD's than anything else...who knew?

[DereX888]

gee...twice as many copy DVD's than anything else...who knew?

Yeah, I wouldn't believe it if it were less.

But surprisingly only 11% (ATM) stated to move to Blu, it is very low percentage considering this is videohelp and not some JoeShmoe-chats-about-sport-dot-com website.

[yoda313]

gee...twice as many copy DVD's than anything else...who knew?

Yeah, I wouldn't believe it if it were less.

But surprisingly only 11% (ATM) stated to move to Blu, it is very low percentage considering this is videohelp and not some JoeShmoe-chats-about-sport-dot-com website.

True but perhaps more would say yes if it was a poll specifically asking have you switched to bluray yet. Perhaps those fully switched to bluray would tend to stay away from dvd-centric topics.