Rich,
I have the Pop Woodworking DVDs (well not all of them, just a couple of years). I found that they are great, but I keep misplacing them. I have the hard copies
- i.e. the magazines - in storage so I keep just pulling things out from there.
I can read magazines everywhere, including the smallest room in the house, if you get by drift, and in bed before I nod off. DVDs don't do that.
I guess if you had a Kindle or iPad, you could get a e-copy of them. That would change things up a bit as to where you can read them.
If you already have a collection of Fine Woodworking, you probably could pass on the DVD. On the other hand, if you don't have the magazines and you can't think of spending $149 on some neat new tool (I can offer up some ideas), then go ahead.
I'd wager, that you will probably only view it about 3 or 4 times a year.
A better bet, to me that is even cheaper, is to sign up for Tauton's paid access to their website. ALL of the DVD content is on-line and it's great! I use it about 10 or so times a year and it's cheaper than the $149 for the DVD.
MJ