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Forums - Sony - Blu-ray Players are overtaking DVD players....basically BD is taking over

It's hard to justify prices over $10 when you can download all these movies for free at the highest quality (and lower if u wanna, semi-HD, DVD etc). And u dont even need a Blu ray player to run them.

Still I wish the movies were $10-12 and i'd collect a few. Whats the price difference between new DVD movies versus Blu ray nowadays?



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lol @ bluray haters.

i see no point and no reason to buy any more dvd`s, bluray movies are miles better.

in fact dvd`s now seem to have a jumble sale, flea market reputation about them.

my last 2 films were labarynth and evil dead 2 on bluray, they were £12.49 each, whilst the dvd premium versions retail for about £8.99 each. you can get them a little cheaper but there budget crappy releases anyway.

so even with cost its better to have a higher quality product that in turn is far more collectable to have in your library.



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Skeeuk said:
lol @ bluray haters.

i see no point and no reason to buy any more dvd`s, bluray movies are miles better.

in fact dvd`s now seem to have a jumble sale, flea market reputation about them.

my last 2 films were labarynth and evil dead 2 on bluray, they were £12.49 each, whilst the dvd premium versions retail for about £8.99 each. you can get them a little cheaper but there budget crappy releases anyway.

so even with cost its better to have a higher quality product that in turn is far more collectable to have in your library.

Thee is no reason to buy blurays actually...just as much as there is no reason to buy DVD's.

Rent blurays over DVD's...now thats an argument.



Slimebeast said:
Whats the price difference between new DVD movies versus Blu ray nowadays?

Normally around $3-5, as long as you get them during the release week.  Unless you buy them online cause they are always cheaper online than B&M stores.  I buy all of my Blu-rays on Amazon.com and never spend over $25 for a movie,  I have even gotten some blu-rays for as cheap as $8.



disolitude said:
Skeeuk said:
lol @ bluray haters.

i see no point and no reason to buy any more dvd`s, bluray movies are miles better.

in fact dvd`s now seem to have a jumble sale, flea market reputation about them.

my last 2 films were labarynth and evil dead 2 on bluray, they were £12.49 each, whilst the dvd premium versions retail for about £8.99 each. you can get them a little cheaper but there budget crappy releases anyway.

so even with cost its better to have a higher quality product that in turn is far more collectable to have in your library.

Thee is no reason to buy blurays actually...just as much as there is no reason to buy DVD's.

Rent blurays over DVD's...now thats an argument.


admittedly, i dont buy shed loads of blurays, like i used to do with dvd when i was younger, back then i just bought all sorts even budget ones to make a large collection.

i more or less wait for classic films to release and buy new worth keeping ones. if i did want to watch a film as in recently i borrowed uninvited from frind on dvd, it was just a watch once, but i wouldnt buy it on bluray if you know what i mean.

basically i wouldnt buy any more dvd to keep, as bluray is miles better, just check planet earth for proof now thats just awesome on BR.

 



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Vetteman94 said:
Slimebeast said:
Whats the price difference between new DVD movies versus Blu ray nowadays?

Normally around $3-5, as long as you get them during the release week.  Unless you buy them online cause they are always cheaper online than B&M stores.  I buy all of my Blu-rays on Amazon.com and never spend over $25 for a movie,  I have even gotten some blu-rays for as cheap as $8.

I tend to wait a few months to buy movies... which means I tend to spend a lot less.  Walmart has some older DVD titles for amazingly low prices.  Why spend $20 for a DVD when you can pay $10?  I'm not in THAT big of a hurry...



Vetteman94 said:
Slimebeast said:
Whats the price difference between new DVD movies versus Blu ray nowadays?

Normally around $3-5, as long as you get them during the release week.  Unless you buy them online cause they are always cheaper online than B&M stores.  I buy all of my Blu-rays on Amazon.com and never spend over $25 for a movie,  I have even gotten some blu-rays for as cheap as $8.


its best to shop around really.

a fairly new film that i can recall called "taken" on release, in my local store i shop at, the dvd was £13.49 and the bluray £17, paying a few quid extra is worth it for the extra quality and collectability.

can i also add, everysingle item i have on bluray has zero marks on the disk. on dvd if u rub your hand over the disc to clean dust it will likely have scratches.



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I find it amusing there's still a debate about Bluray right now. It won long ago so it's now the only HD format, and it's taking over day after day...

Sure you can stay in the past or even use VHS tapes, but seriously if you've got a big full HD TV, then there's just nothing which can compare with Bluray.

People who were screwed by the HDDVD should now get over it and forget this story, it's old now...



master__chief said:
I find it amusing there's still a debate about Bluray right now. It won long ago so it's now the only HD format, and it's taking over day after day...

Sure you can stay in the past or even use VHS tapes, but seriously if you've got a big full HD TV, then there's just nothing which can compare with Bluray.

People who were screwed by the HDDVD should now get over it and forget this story, it's old now...

Sorry... no amount of Jedi hand-waving will cause some of us to shut our brains off and not try to use reason and logic.



crumas2 said:
Vetteman94 said:
Slimebeast said:
Whats the price difference between new DVD movies versus Blu ray nowadays?

Normally around $3-5, as long as you get them during the release week.  Unless you buy them online cause they are always cheaper online than B&M stores.  I buy all of my Blu-rays on Amazon.com and never spend over $25 for a movie,  I have even gotten some blu-rays for as cheap as $8.

I tend to wait a few months to buy movies... which means I tend to spend a lot less.  Walmart has some older DVD titles for amazingly low prices.  Why spend $20 for a DVD when you can pay $10?  I'm not in THAT big of a hurry...

a few $bucks different feels the DVD is more a rip off when the blu-ray gives better quality and more content then the DVD collectors.

walmart are now having some blu-ray movies from $9-16 ...sure they're not all blockbuster hits but are still pretty good movies depending on your taste.