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| Registered: March 13, 2007 |  Posts: 756 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting CubbyUps: Quote:
What I hate is the trend of releasing a bare bones DVD and then have all the extras being exclusive on the Blu-Ray.
Warner Bros./New Line seems to be doing this quite a bit lately.
Observe and Report
17 Again
Terminator: Salvation
I was looking forward to getting TS on DVD, but WB is basically releasing a bare bones DVD and the Blu-Ray is getting extras as well as a Directors Cut. So I probably won't be buying TS on DVD anytime soon.
At least other studios are still releasing feature ladden DVDs of new release. I'm glad that Paramount is still releasing 2-disc editions of new releases such as Transformers 2 and Star Trek(2009). It seems to be happening over here as well. I tend to buy the extended cuts; Angels & Demons and Terminator: Salvation appear to be DVD=theatrical only/ Blu-ray=extended. And Mlle. Mole #2 tells me that the Harry Potter series is coming out extended on Blu-ray only around Xmas (can anyone confirm this?). So it looks like a BR player will be on the shopping list soon | | | | Chris | | | | Last edited: by Mole |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 3,480 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Staid S Barr: Quote:
Something I haven't noticed before (doesn't mean it didn't happen of course).
Next week (October 6) a new release BD will come out (Imagine That, Eddie Murphy, 2009) but there is no indication at Amazon or other online shops I checked that a DVD version will be released on the same or any later date. Until now, for new releases I have always seen both at the same time, unless the DVD was released earlier.
Is DVD going the way of VLP, VHS etcetera already? 
(I am supposing this has nothing to do with the generally negative criticism of the actual movie).  DVD Active reports that the DVD will be released for sale on Nov 24th after a rental-only period. LINK | | | ...James
"People fake a lot of human interactions, but I feel like I fake them all, and I fake them very well. That’s my burden, I guess." ~ Dexter Morgan |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 951 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting CubbyUps: Quote:
What I hate is the trend of releasing a bare bones DVD and then have all the extras being exclusive on the Blu-Ray. Well actually this is one of the main reasons why I went to BluRay. Considering the costs difference between a 2-Disc Special Edition DVD and the same title in BluRay is usually only a couple dollars it just made sense to go Blu. I for one am glad that studios are taking an interest in BluRay, it's causing them to go back to their classics and doing restorations and new restorations on films that were previously restored for DVD. As far as the trend of studios releasing only bare bones DVDs, I would suppect that is becuase of the DVD buyer market wanting cheaper DVDs and companies like NetFlix with a growing user base that want to only watch a movie and not special features. | | | Are you local?
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 5,494 |
| | Posted: | | | | I started to collect VHS (and BETA) Movies back Dec 1980 until June 1997 .... My collection of these hard case plastic cassettes total around 1000 or more pieces.. Which I have stored in boxes and never take them out or look at them except occasionally I'll discover that I have a tape that is not released to DVD., ( Elvis 1979 with Kurt Russell was my most recent find) .. Anyhoo, The wife says to me the other day What are we going to do with these 12 Large size boxes of Tapes? No one wants to buy them or have them., I thought maybe someone might want to use them as Blanks ( just put tape across the erase tab), But there is no finders ..  What would be a good way to dispose of these video tapes ? Sally Ann? / Bonfire?  Maybe there might be a renewed interest in VHS tapes just as Vinyl records lately has had a rejuvenate excitement over CD's ... ??  | | | In the 60's, People took Acid to make the world Weird. Now the World is weird and People take Prozac to make it Normal.
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 951 |
| | Posted: | | | | Actually some VHS tapes still bring decent money on Ebay and Amazon. There are still a number of movies that have never been released on DVD that collectors still want.
Like you I once had over a 1,000 pre-recorded VHS tapes. Once I switched to DVD I started selling them off on Ebay. Now I probably have less than 30 VHS tapes that I have kept for one reason or another along with a few laser discs that I never sold off.
Now I'm switching to BluRay but, the resale value of DVDs is pretty much worthless expect for a few rare titles that still bring in some $$$. What I have been doing with my DVDs that I replaced with BluRay is purchased replacement Double BluRay cases and putting both the DVD and BluRay in the same case. | | | Are you local?
This is a local shop the strangers you would bring would not understand us, our customs, our local ways. |
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| Registered: March 10, 2009 | | Posts: 2,248 |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 5,494 |
| | Posted: | | | | we have recycling pickup but only certain types of plastic they will pick up.. Like for instance If I put a plastic hoola hoop out by the plastic milk jugs ,, they will leave the hoola hoop behind.. as it is considered garbage not recyclable plastic .. | | | In the 60's, People took Acid to make the world Weird. Now the World is weird and People take Prozac to make it Normal.
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| Registered: December 2, 2008 | | Posts: 77 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting widescreenforever: Quote:
What would be a good way to dispose of these video tapes ? Sally Ann? / Bonfire?
Maybe there might be a renewed interest in VHS tapes just as Vinyl records lately has had a rejuvenate excitement over CD's ... ?? Doubtful.  When I was converting all my Mixed Martial Arts & Japanese Wrestling tapes a few years ago I ended up junking most of them. No one wanted them since everything was going to DVD. |
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| Registered: March 10, 2009 | | Posts: 2,248 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting widescreenforever: Quote:
we have recycling pickup but only certain types of plastic they will pick up.. Like for instance If I put a plastic hoola hoop out by the plastic milk jugs ,, they will leave the hoola hoop behind.. as it is considered garbage not recyclable plastic .. Well you got plenty of open land out there drive out dig a hole and bury them. A nice Sunday drive  | | | | Last edited: by ShinyDiscGuy |
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| Registered: May 26, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 2,879 |
| | Posted: | | | | Go through and see if there's anything you still want - I still have 30 that haven't seen DVD releases (or the DVD is OOP and so darn expensive that it's too painful ... cough, Last of the Dogmen, cough ...) then I'd say Goodwill or The Salvation Army. Donate them to charity and you won't have to worry about them anymore. | | | If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 950 |
| | Posted: | | | | Charity is a good way to go...I've done that with mine that I've replaced over the years. Our local Goodwill always has a bunch is stock that still sell. I work retail and STILL get people mad at me because we don't sell VHS so I tell them to go there.
Disney, especially, goes fast and for a bit of a price even there. | | | | Lori |
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