Topic: How have your purchases developed?

[DJ Doena]

This morning I was running some statistics and I noticed a drop in 2008. But on the other hand I had a similar drop in 2006. Maybe I buy more in odd years.





What about you? Do you buy more or less DVDs than in previous years?

PS: I began purchasing DVDs in 2000 but I've been using DVDP only from 2002 onwards, so these 36 DVDs are from 2000-2002.

[richierich]

My purchases peaked between 2003 and 2007, as I worked to build up my collection.
As the majority of older films I desired are now owned, now I typically only purchase new releases.

[Najemikon]

Peaked in 2006. Haven't dropped below the previous peak of 2001 though. Doubt I'll ever get back to the buying levels of 1998. I bought 1! Rich, how did you even find 47 to buy in 1997? 

[Jimmy]

The date of purchase aren't set in dvdp before 2006 because I wasn't buying online then and I was unable to get the info

Year	dvd purchase
2005 and before	362
2006	241
2007	190
2008	119
2009	14

I don't count my vhs-rip that will be the majority of the dvd add to my collection for 2009.

[RossRoy]

I got DVD Profiler some time in 2004, so all the numbers before that are "false", I used the release date for most. Also, these numbers are "profiles", not actual titles purchased.

Year	dvd purchase
2000	25
2001	68
2002	58
2003	47
2004	298
2005	385
2006	365
2007	371
2008	386
2009	5

[Dragonfire]

I got the most in 2008...165.  Before that 2006 was the most with like 123 or so.

So far this year, I've gotten 40.

[Tom]

Year	# total	# TV Sets	# DVD	# Blu-ray
2000	53	3	53
2001	134	14	134
2002	166	36	166
2003	232	67	232
2004	237	118	237
2005	247	124	247
2006	175	102	175
2007	163	108	163
2008	184	91	177	7
2009	22	10	15	7

Even though I peaked in 2005, the reason for the decline is not that I have bought less, but because I have concentrated more on TV season sets.

[Najemikon]

I got DVD Profiler some time in 2004, so all the numbers before that are "false", I used the release date for most. Also, these numbers are "profiles", not actual titles purchased.

Year	dvd purchase
2000	25
2001	68
2002	58
2003	47
2004	298
2005	385
2006	365
2007	371
2008	386
2009	5

More than one a day for a good while there. Was that actually at least one per day? I don't even buy bread and milk that often!

[RossRoy]

More than one a day for a good while there. Was that actually at least one per day? I don't even buy bread and milk that often!

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Yeah, kinda lost control there for a pretty while. But I don't think I did buy 1 title a day.. like I said, these are profiles, not titles, so I'm not sure. I should count the collection numbers, instead of new profiles to have a better picture of the situation.

[Achim]

The chart below reflects purchased items, so Box Sets only count as one. Now I wonder why 2005 and 2006 are so weird and don't follow the overall trend. 2003 is the year I returned from China to Taiwan, so I guess getting settled again slowed purchases.

[lovemunkey187]

Not totally accurate. 2005 is a little hefty as this is the year I first started using DVDP, so the dates are a little skewed.

Year	dvd purchase
2000	2
2002	3
2003	8
2004	7
2005	569
2006	101
2007	52
2008	94
2009	17

[Najemikon]

I'm such a sad git that I was using my own database to track the collection way before anyone had heard of DVD Profiler or even DVD!

[Dragonfire]

I had a list of my movies...just written on paper, but I didn't add the purchase dates.  I did sort of keep track of when I watched the movies...I'd put checkmarks by the title every time I watched the movie, though again, no dates.  That would have helped me greatly when I got DVD Profiler.  My numbers before last year are probably off.  I had the program before that, but I had to redo everything once in 2007 when I got this computer and then again last summer when I had to restore this computer.  I backed up the wrong thing for DVD Profiler and had to start over again.  I know which file to backup now.