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Cypher1980 on 05 December 2008
Jordahn said:
Cypher1980 said:
Max King of the Wild said:
Cypher1980 said:
Blu Ray retail price is some kind of bad joke.

Sainsbury's North London ENGLAND this evening.

Hancock DVD 9.97 GBP
Hancock BluRay 19.97 GBP

This is ludicrous.....the price difference is so large only a fool would buy the Blu Ray version.

Still you know what they say about a fool and his money.

 

or someone who wants a good quality picture while watching a movie. BTW there must be millions of fools.

Is the improvement worth paying twice the price of DVD ?

 

 

"Paying twice the price" is relative.  But $10 more for HD video AND sound, yes if this is your movie.  It's at least worth renting at about the same price.  But your example isn't the greatest since the 2 disc DVD version and the 2 disc Blu-ray version (the only Blu-ray version) is only a $5 SMRP difference.

 

But this is exactly my point.

Imagine an early Blu Ray adopter who wants to buy Hancock.

No second disc.

No interviews with the Fuc&!ng directors mother about how diligent he was during the "creative process" and how he's always been so gentle (Bless).

No interviews with the cast twittering on about how "crazy" they all were during shooting !

No this guy just wants the 90 minute film in HD.

Tough say the Blu Ray consortium. You bought the tech now be prepared to be fleeced at every turn. Its a mandatory 2 disc purchase for you.

Weve got profit margins to hit for Gods sake.



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amp316 on 05 December 2008

This article is absolute lunacy. Blu-ray has already won. They killed HD DVD. Regular DVDs may have 95% of the marketshare but they are not competing with them. Sony doesn't compete with Nintendo either. Am I talkng to walls here?



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selnor on 05 December 2008

As I said and firmly believe.

In the words of Agent Smith "No Sony, Your Blu Ray is already dead".

EDIT: ^ @amp. Are you serious???????????????????????????

Of course Sony are competing with Nintendo and they are competing with DVD and downloads. Why? Because ALL these things take sales away from Sony. That means competition.

Just because Sony are having there arses handed to them on a plate in the console world and in the movie world doesnt mean people can make stupid posts like that. According to you Sony are competing only with themselves.

I'll remember that when PS3 loses WW next week to 2nd place M$ by 350-400,000. And Bluray sells 6% and DVD does 94% over the holidays. LOL



Max King of the Wild on 05 December 2008
selnor said:

As I said and firmly believe.

In the words of Agent Smith "No Sony, Your Blu Ray is already dead".

EDIT: ^ @amp. Are you serious???????????????????????????

Of course Sony are competing with Nintendo and they are competing with DVD and downloads. Why? Because ALL these things take sales away from Sony. That means competition.

Just because Sony are having there arses handed to them on a plate in the console world and in the movie world doesnt mean people can make stupid posts like that. According to you Sony are competing only with themselves.

I'll remember that when PS3 loses WW next week to 2nd place M$ by 350-400,000. And Bluray sells 6% and DVD does 94% over the holidays. LOL

 

 Blu-ray will sell 12% over



Jordahn on 06 December 2008
Cypher1980 said:
Jordahn said:
Cypher1980 said:
Max King of the Wild said:
Cypher1980 said:
Blu Ray retail price is some kind of bad joke.

Sainsbury's North London ENGLAND this evening.

Hancock DVD 9.97 GBP
Hancock BluRay 19.97 GBP

This is ludicrous.....the price difference is so large only a fool would buy the Blu Ray version.

Still you know what they say about a fool and his money.

 

or someone who wants a good quality picture while watching a movie. BTW there must be millions of fools.

Is the improvement worth paying twice the price of DVD ?

 

 

"Paying twice the price" is relative. But $10 more for HD video AND sound, yes if this is your movie. It's at least worth renting at about the same price. But your example isn't the greatest since the 2 disc DVD version and the 2 disc Blu-ray version (the only Blu-ray version) is only a $5 SMRP difference.

 

But this is exactly my point.

Imagine an early Blu Ray adopter who wants to buy Hancock.

No second disc.

No interviews with the Fuc&!ng directors mother about how diligent he was during the "creative process" and how he's always been so gentle (Bless).

No interviews with the cast twittering on about how "crazy" they all were during shooting !

No this guy just wants the 90 minute film in HD.

Tough say the Blu Ray consortium. You bought the tech now be prepared to be fleeced at every turn. Its a mandatory 2 disc purchase for you.

Weve got profit margins to hit for Gods sake.

 

"Early adopter" was two years ago.  This is NOW with the Hancock 2 disc Blu-ray version.  And the same thing was and is NOW happening with DVD's, single version now - better version later.  Your point is... pointless.  It's all about choices.  It's something I promote while it's something you deny.  Also, go look on Amazon.  Band of Brother DVD is a $1.50 less than the Blu-ray version.  I'll pay the $1.50 extra to get the signifigantly superior version from all the reviews I have read.



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Jordahn on 06 December 2008
Max King of the Wild said:
selnor said:

As I said and firmly believe.

In the words of Agent Smith "No Sony, Your Blu Ray is already dead".

EDIT: ^ @amp. Are you serious???????????????????????????

Of course Sony are competing with Nintendo and they are competing with DVD and downloads. Why? Because ALL these things take sales away from Sony. That means competition.

Just because Sony are having there arses handed to them on a plate in the console world and in the movie world doesnt mean people can make stupid posts like that. According to you Sony are competing only with themselves.

I'll remember that when PS3 loses WW next week to 2nd place M$ by 350-400,000. And Bluray sells 6% and DVD does 94% over the holidays. LOL

 

Blu-ray will sell 12% over

 

Max, Selnor is just a jealous hater against consumer choice.  He has never made a successful compelling argument against Blu-ray
 by cherry picking for his own agenda and ignoring inrguable facts and trends.



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Max King of the Wild on 06 December 2008

I know thats why I didn't even finish the sentance. I realized it was useless put "over the holidays" so I just stopped there and hit send.



Cypher1980 on 06 December 2008
Jordahn said:
Cypher1980 said:
Jordahn said:
Cypher1980 said:
Max King of the Wild said:
Cypher1980 said:
Blu Ray retail price is some kind of bad joke.

Sainsbury's North London ENGLAND this evening.

Hancock DVD 9.97 GBP
Hancock BluRay 19.97 GBP

This is ludicrous.....the price difference is so large only a fool would buy the Blu Ray version.

Still you know what they say about a fool and his money.

 

or someone who wants a good quality picture while watching a movie. BTW there must be millions of fools.

Is the improvement worth paying twice the price of DVD ?

 

 

"Paying twice the price" is relative. But $10 more for HD video AND sound, yes if this is your movie. It's at least worth renting at about the same price. But your example isn't the greatest since the 2 disc DVD version and the 2 disc Blu-ray version (the only Blu-ray version) is only a $5 SMRP difference.

 

But this is exactly my point.

Imagine an early Blu Ray adopter who wants to buy Hancock.

No second disc.

No interviews with the Fuc&!ng directors mother about how diligent he was during the "creative process" and how he's always been so gentle (Bless).

No interviews with the cast twittering on about how "crazy" they all were during shooting !

No this guy just wants the 90 minute film in HD.

Tough say the Blu Ray consortium. You bought the tech now be prepared to be fleeced at every turn. Its a mandatory 2 disc purchase for you.

Weve got profit margins to hit for Gods sake.

 

"Early adopter" was two years ago.  This is NOW with the Hancock 2 disc Blu-ray version.  And the same thing was and is NOW happening with DVD's, single version now - better version later.  Your point is... pointless.  It's all about choices.  It's something I promote while it's something you deny.  Also, go look on Amazon.  Band of Brother DVD is a $1.50 less than the Blu-ray version.  I'll pay the $1.50 extra to get the signifigantly superior version from all the reviews I have read.

 

If what you say is true and people do have a choice with Blu Ray, fine. I can happily stand by a format that gives people the choice of content and price point.

However I have seen no single Disc release in the UK for Hancock on Blu Ray and its more than twice the retail price of the DVD.

That to me is punishing the consumer for daring to want to watch the "superior version"



Jordahn on 06 December 2008
Cypher1980 said:
Jordahn said:
Cypher1980 said:
Jordahn said:
Cypher1980 said:
Max King of the Wild said:
Cypher1980 said:
Blu Ray retail price is some kind of bad joke.

Sainsbury's North London ENGLAND this evening.

Hancock DVD 9.97 GBP
Hancock BluRay 19.97 GBP

This is ludicrous.....the price difference is so large only a fool would buy the Blu Ray version.

Still you know what they say about a fool and his money.

 

or someone who wants a good quality picture while watching a movie. BTW there must be millions of fools.

Is the improvement worth paying twice the price of DVD ?

 

 

"Paying twice the price" is relative. But $10 more for HD video AND sound, yes if this is your movie. It's at least worth renting at about the same price. But your example isn't the greatest since the 2 disc DVD version and the 2 disc Blu-ray version (the only Blu-ray version) is only a $5 SMRP difference.

 

But this is exactly my point.

Imagine an early Blu Ray adopter who wants to buy Hancock.

No second disc.

No interviews with the Fuc&!ng directors mother about how diligent he was during the "creative process" and how he's always been so gentle (Bless).

No interviews with the cast twittering on about how "crazy" they all were during shooting !

No this guy just wants the 90 minute film in HD.

Tough say the Blu Ray consortium. You bought the tech now be prepared to be fleeced at every turn. Its a mandatory 2 disc purchase for you.

Weve got profit margins to hit for Gods sake.

 

"Early adopter" was two years ago. This is NOW with the Hancock 2 disc Blu-ray version. And the same thing was and is NOW happening with DVD's, single version now - better version later. Your point is... pointless. It's all about choices. It's something I promote while it's something you deny. Also, go look on Amazon. Band of Brother DVD is a $1.50 less than the Blu-ray version. I'll pay the $1.50 extra to get the signifigantly superior version from all the reviews I have read.

 

If what you say is true and people do have a choice with Blu Ray, fine. I can happily stand by a format that gives people the choice of content and price point.

However I have seen no single Disc release in the UK for Hancock on Blu Ray and its more than twice the retail price of the DVD.

That to me is punishing the consumer for daring to want to watch the "superior version"

UK is not the entire world while you can buy optical media almost anywhere around the world.  Specificly, different regional markets work differently.  I'm an original Siren fan of the PS2, but the sequel was never released in N.A. (where I am), only in Europe and Japan.  So I never got to play the sequel.  That still doesn't change my positive opinion on Siren.  N.A. got the shaft, but that's alright because you never get all you want in life anyway so I don't go projecting that negativity on everyone else.



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Wiintendo on 07 December 2008

if PS3 is blu ray

and XBox360 is downloadable movies

then Wii is Youtube



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