DVD: Pirated or Original?

[XTO]

Are you an advocate of pirated DVDs?

I used to buy pirated DVD sa may muslim area in quiapo. Now sa 168 or DiviMall.
But recently, majority of dvd’s are in a compilation type. Meron pa bang single or 2 movies in 1?…wag lang mga 6 or more in 1.
Nalala ko lang kasi my daughters keep asking me to buy High Schoo Musical 2

[Elroi]

matagal na ko di bumibili ng pirated dvd...naghihintay na lang ako i-sale ung mga orig but i only buy the good ones.. yung tipong kahit ulit-ulitin mo ay di nakakasawa..

yung mga bago movies, usually puro download na lang.. hehe

[awing]

I used to buy pirated DVD before(meron din dito...mga pana ang bumebenta). but now i stop it. I have a bunch of Original DVD in my Collections now. I love to see DVD lining up on my shelves.

I am also dloading some movies also from inet.

[gnoj666]

hangga't maari mag original DVD's na lang me sale VIVA Video sa mga malls as high as 70% discounts on VCD and DVD's konti nalang difference and halos new titles naman available.dahil to sa anti piracy act ng VIVA bagong promo para sugpuin pirated CD's I think effective and sulit para sa consumers

[mazdamazda]

Original DVDs only. Haven't bought one in a long time though (have a lot more priority purchases than DVDs).

If you can't afford original DVDs, then just go for VCDs - it's that simple.

IMO - supporting pirated goods makes you like the government crook that you despise since you don't pay the right taxes & duties and you screw people out of their livelihood.

:evillaugh

[XTO]

I think it’s not a question of can afford or not. I have original dvds too from US as well as from local video shops.
They’re selling pirated here that’s why I buy from them whenever I consider one especially for kids. It’s simple as that.
I’m just amazed that there were discs with 6-12 movies stored in one and I think it’s a no no quality compared to single or 2 in 1.

[bender]

I've been collecting original dvds for years now. Lately, i've been getting pirated dvds for films that i don't really plan on keeping. Mostly art films in foreign languages. For regular releases, i do get them during sale or if the preorder promo is attractive.

[ghosthunter]

I don't buy pirated DVDs ...

I just download all the movies I want from *******.

[BlueBimmer]

can somebody teach me how ******* downloading works?...sayang naman tong dsl line ko..:sigh:

[oldblue]

those DVD pirates in malls just got screwed. CDRking must restructure its product line. they will be extinct in 2-5 years.

and all hail PLDT and the upcoming 2Gigabits/sec Fibre Optics Line

[ghosthunter]

can somebody teach me how ******* downloading works?...sayang naman tong dsl line ko..:sigh:

Try this link, I think it will help you:
http://forum.filipino-chinese.org/index.php?topic=275.0

[Galactus]

I only buy pirated DVDs for movies that are not being commercially sold here, like WW2 documentaries, Mel Brooks classics and other hard-to-find movies. Occasionally, bumibili rin ng blockbuster films pag hindi ko napanood sa sine.

So in short, halos lahat ng DVDs ko pirated, hehehe.

Dati Quiapo kami bumibili ni misis or Makati Cinema Square, but recently we source our DVDs from Metrowalk. (P65 na ba dun? Last time we were there, P55 lang)

[tsupermario]

meron mga pirated movies dvd 9 na like teh original

my friend rents dvds from video city then makes a copy of them :pirate2:

[Memphis Raines]

I'm neither a saint nor a hypocrite. I buy pirated DVDs. However, my original collections outnumber them. When I think that the movie is a keeper, I buy the original either from ebay or from the official sites on the net.

Usually my "keeper" collection that I order over the net are car movies like Bullit, the original Gone in 60 seconds 1973 release, Gumball Rally , Italian Job, The French Connection, etc.

I even have the complete season one series of Airwolf . Priceless.

Sometimes I get lucky when I get a Special Collector's Edition copy that has some free literature in the pack.

[swordsman]

Not anymore, now that *******'s always available. For really good movies, i make sure i watch it in a movie theater, so no sense buying pirated or downloading anymore.

If ever i'd buy a DVD, it will be an original one, since a lot of good DVD titles are on sale nowadays. Last one i bought is an orig Barney DVD

[buriroy]

I used to buy pirated DVDs sa Divi, Star Mall, etc. but
more often than not, I end up being frustrated.

Pag-test kasi nung vendor, OK siya. But when I get
home and play it, it ends up as "bad disc" or it freezes
up at the middle part.

May mga nagsabi na pag "branded" daw yung DVD player
mo, it won't play pirated DVDs. Yung mga mumurahin na
DVD players (P1,500 or less) which is what the vendors
use to test, can play all kinds of DVDs, pirated or orig.

Is there some truth to this? I just rent na lang sa
Video City, OK lahat ng DVD/VCD nila-walang problema
sa player ko.

[niky]

I buy original DVDs if it's a movie I really like... if only to show support for the director and the creative crew that worked on it.

Like M2 says, VCDs are good enough for movies you don't like enough to buy the DVDs to.

I'm not averse, though, to borrowing recorded DVDs of TV shows... it's sort of like bootlegging on your home VCR... public broadcast, baby...

[shadow]

nakakahiya man aminin but yes, I buy PDVDs.... hehehe :pirate2:

wala lang just being practical, I'm gonna watch the movie once lang naman so I don't find any reason to spend a lot of money for a single movie....and I consider dvds as a "consumable products" so to speak....but I have several original copies I bought every time I go abroad...but still PDVDs outnumbered the originals...hehehhe

sige sentenced niyo na ako :hang:

[shadow]

I used to buy pirated DVDs sa Divi, Star Mall, etc. but
more often than not, I end up being frustrated.

Pag-test kasi nung vendor, OK siya. But when I get
home and play it, it ends up as "bad disc" or it freezes
up at the middle part.

May mga nagsabi na pag "branded" daw yung DVD player
mo, it won't play pirated DVDs. Yung mga mumurahin na
DVD players (P1,500 or less) which is what the vendors
use to test, can play all kinds of DVDs, pirated or orig.

Is there some truth to this? I just rent na lang sa
Video City, OK lahat ng DVD/VCD nila-walang problema
sa player ko.

di totoo yan, I have pioneers, toshiba players here sa bahay all of them can play :pirate2: DVDs.....

[VtEC]

I used to buy pirated DVDs sa Divi, Star Mall, etc. but
more often than not, I end up being frustrated.

Pag-test kasi nung vendor, OK siya. But when I get
home and play it, it ends up as "bad disc" or it freezes
up at the middle part.

why not get the sample then

funny but we do buy pirated disks for my daughter's bratz and barbies and educational cd's as well.