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 ====== Gregg and non-VHS formats ======
-//[[oncinema|On Cinema]]// guest [[gregg]] is well known for his promotion of [[vhs]] as a format. However, his [[greggscollection|original movie collection]] at one point contained DVDs as well as VHS tapes.
+//[[oncinema|On Cinema]]// guest [[gregg]] is well known for his promotion of [[vhs|VHS]] as a format. However, his [[greggscollection|original movie collection]] at one point contained DVDs as well as VHS tapes.
+In late 2012, Gregg had a Netflix subscription,[(cite:pod49>[[pod49]])] which at the time allowed for users to both stream video and rent DVDs. It's unclear which Netflix service Gregg primarily used.
+For Christmas 2013, //On Cinema// host [[tim]] gave Gregg a Blu-ray player and a collection of compatible films. Gregg was thankful but hesitant about the gift, stating that since his collection was mostly VHS, and his shelving was built for those dimensions, he wasn't "quite ready to make the switch over."[(cite:christmas>[[christmas]])]
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     * Also in that episode, Gregg mentions having seen the bloopers of //There's Something About Mary// on DVD.
   * In [[pod31]], Gregg mentions that he has friends lend him DVDs, and he in turn lends VHS tapes or DVDs to his friends.
+  * In [[pod36]], Gregg promotes Netflix and its DVD rental service as a more convenient way to watch movies than going to a movie store.
+  * In [[pod45]], Gregg mentions that //The World is Not Enough// is available as part of a [[bond]] DVD box set.
+  * In [[pod47]], Gregg suggests DVD as a way to watch //Runaway Train//.
+  * In [[s01e01]], Gregg mentions DVD as a way to watch that episode's Popcorn Classic, //Multiplicity//.
+  * In [[s01e06]], Gregg considers picking up a copy of //Playing for Keeps// when it releases on DVD.
 ==== Instances Gregg has spoken negatively about DVD ====
   * In [[pod31]], Gregg mentions that older movies don't come out on DVD, leaving VHS the only format to find such films.