archer9234 said:
elazz said:
If studios want to have better/more blu-ray adaption they should release movies only on Blu-ray and digital formats. And since for blockbuster movies more than half of the sales are DVD's than you cut a big market. I think Sony really has the best position to that. An agressive Blu-ray disc and players (combined with 4k media) campaign. Skyfall sold at least 5 million units in the US and 3 million in the UK. (perhaps even 15 WW) and half of them are DVD's. If Blu-ray was the only option combined with releasing the 50th anniversary box only on BD I think a they wouldn't have the same total amount but a lot would have gotten a Blu-ray player. If all the big studios did this than I think Blu-ray would be the real standard. So that we can advance in this technology too like already releasing 4k versions on those 100-200GB discs, having 48fps motion picture on home media and a lot more extra's. |
That really wouldn't work out. DVD's are still needed. Not everything is HD. Companies would have to do upscale work on SD only stuff. To allow it on BD discs. Plus, that is a lot of money just being cut off for no reason. Blu-ray's also cost more. it's why HD shows aren't released on BD a lot. When they sell low. Take House MD. Seasons 1-5 no BD versions. Smallvile 1-5 no BD. Avengers:EMH was onyl released in Canada on BD. Flashpoint Season 1 BD only in Canada. Other shows stopped being released on BD. Deadliest Catch, Ice Road Truckers, and CSI.
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Blu-rays cost more because the industry is happy to get more money from people willing to pay a premium for extra quality.
SD shows look better on blu-ray too. 6mbps mpeg-2 is pretty low compared to the original master tapes, plus you can fit a lot more episodes on a blu-ray disc. Less discs, cheaper to produce. Yet more discs, more editions, more revenues.
HD shows (including all tv shows that were shot on film) don't always get a blu-ray release because of this 2 tier system. If there is not enough demand for the higher priced version, then it's only the dvd version. The shows still get HD versions on Netflix, I don't see any other reason not to burn them on blu-ray than keeping the premium price and feel of blu-ray intact.
For example Breaking bad first season, 3 disc dvd $15, 2 disc blu-ray $20. Making a whole extra disc costs less?
4k Blu-ray will probably kill off DVD, as blu-ray will then become the cheap tier. It will be a while though, the last VHS release was in December 2008, it took blu-ray 3 years to kill VHS.
