Content: Have You Double-dipped? Triple? More?

[Chris Gohlke]

<p>OK, I confess, as much as I hated having to do it, I have gone back and purchased multiple copies of the same content in different formats. &nbsp;Normally, I'm against this as a matter of principle since I figure I should not have to pay twice for the same content. &nbsp;Of course, the move to HD content changes that equation for me since just like the move from VHS to DVD, whether you like it or not, you are getting a higher quality level, which has value. &nbsp;For VHS, over time, I've replaced everything in my collection with DVD. &nbsp;For DVD, I'm being more selective since a) for a lot of content the difference from DVD to Blu-ray is negligible or unimportant and b) Blu-ray players are backwards compatible so I can still use my DVDs. &nbsp;But, there are always certain titles that I'll want the latest and greatest versions of.</p><p><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/dht/auto/1244058168.usr10.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #d2d2bb;" /></p><p>Star Wars is an obvious example for me. &nbsp;I've bought it 4 times already and I'll be buying it a 5th when it eventually comes out on Blu-ray. &nbsp;Lord of the Rings is another example, I bought the regular and extended versions on DVD, but I'll only be picking up the extended versions on Blu-ray since I find the extended version massively superior to the theatrical release. &nbsp;Also, I'm a big Firefly fan, so I bought Serenity on DVD, HD-DVD, and Blu-ray. &nbsp;Interestingly, I don't plan on buying the Firefly series on Blu-ray. &nbsp;I rented it and found that due to the grainy style of the series, it did not benefit much from the Blu-ray transfer. &nbsp;So, what are your guilty pleasures that have caused you to double dip for the same content?</p>

[Felix Torres]

Good question:

Well, Star Wars is a natural; yes, I have it on VHS and DVD.
I didn't buy much in the way of VHS stuff, though so I'm safe on that count.

BluRay I haven't actually bought anything yet--I'm holding out for the
Oppo BD player *and* rational pricing from the studios. Which means I'm not buying any for a while yet. (I'll sooner spring for premium 8GB broadband to take better advantage of the Zune HD rentals coming to 360...)

Does the WB red2blu trade-in count as double dipping?

I did get the Harry Potter collection HD-DVD set and the 5 freebies that came with the XBOX HD-DVD downgraded to BD...

Right now I don't see myself rebuying anything I have in DVD as BD any time soon, if ever.

[ntractv]

For my double-dipping so far I did re-buy the Blu-ray version of The Godfather triology and 300..

[Jason Dunn]

For my double-dipping so far I did re-buy the Blu-ray version of The Godfather triology and 300..

I'm curious, with The Godfather, how good does it look? I know the old film stock have gobs of resolution, but in terms of how well that shows up on Blu-ray - do you think it was worth the purchase?

[Jason Dunn]

I did some "double dipping" when I got my HD-DVD player...not many, just a handful: The Last Samurai, and a few others. The "red to blu" campaign was great, I swapped out all but three of my HD-DVD discs to Blu-ray. A few movies that I want to "double" up to Blu-ray: Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Tombstone, Iron Man, maybe a few more.

The only ones that I want to double up on are:

1) Movies that I think will benefit significantly from moving to Blu-ray resolution (Iron Man)

2) Movies that I have crappy DVD versions of - Tombstone for instance is an awful transfer, and has aspect ratio problems on both my Samsung Blu-ray player and my Xbox 360. The last time I watched it I had to use the TV aspect ratio scaler, and it looked awful.

[Lee Yuan Sheng]

I have the Laserdisc version of Star Wars and the DVD. No prequels for me. :P I am uncertain if the original trilogy would benefit from Bluray. Anyone have any idea on that?

[Islanti]

Terminator 2 is one I've purchased several times (including 3 different HD formats). I bought the Extreme DVD / WMVHD version, imported the HD-DVD, and will be buying the Blu-Ray version soon.

There are others where I've double-dipped, but like Jason I used red2blu. I've upgraded almost all of my HD-DVDs for cheap.