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| Registered: April 3, 2008 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 631 |
| | Posted: | | | | it looks like the new November movies coming out from Criterion Collection are going to be Bluray and DVD Combo packs, not sure if i like this or not, I was wondering does that mean they might rerelease the previously movies that they have out on Bluray as a combo in the future???
http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=11917 | | | | http://www.mulligansmovies.com/ |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 3,197 |
| | Posted: | | | | Duel format, is that when we start throwing discs at each other?  | | | | First registered: February 15, 2002 |
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| Registered: April 3, 2008 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 631 |
| | Posted: | | | | i was just courious on why the started doing combo packs now and not when they first started releasing bluray movies?? | | | | http://www.mulligansmovies.com/ |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 3,197 |
| | Posted: | | | | Probably because there was still a big market for DVD only. Now, not so much. | | | | First registered: February 15, 2002 |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 2,217 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Devion27: Quote:
i was just courious on why the started doing combo packs now and not when they first started releasing bluray movies?? I'd guess back in the days the DVD-sales were strong enough to justify DVD-only resease. Nowadays I would think/hope that DVD-sales for movies are in the cellar, so giving them away as a kind of promo to the BD is the only way to get them to people. cya, Mithi | | | | Mithi's little XSLT tinkering - the power of XML --- DVD-Profiler Mini-Wiki |
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| Registered: April 3, 2008 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 631 |
| | Posted: | | | | so will the rerelease the other blurays that they have out as a dvd and bluray combo pack?? | | | | http://www.mulligansmovies.com/ |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 736 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Devion27: Quote:
so will the rerelease the other blurays that they have out as a dvd and bluray combo pack?? It hasn't been announced yet. I'm sure they'll eventually start repackaging older titles with the two together, but they'll be Dual Format from this point forward (though they haven't indicated if Eclipse will still be DVD only). |
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| Registered: April 3, 2008 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 631 |
| | Posted: | | | | im hoping for both formats, cause then i can loan out the dvds and keep the bluray  | | | | http://www.mulligansmovies.com/ |
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| Registered: March 16, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 943 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Devion27: Quote:
im hoping for both formats, cause then i can loan out the dvds and keep the bluray That's the only reason for doing it. Now, if they don't raise the price... | | | Just in from somewhere left of the middle of nowhere
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 767 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Floorwalker: Quote:
Now, if they don't raise the price... As a DVD-only buyer (and Criterion collector), I will certainly have to pay more. The combo packs have an SRP that's $10 higher than the standard DVD. I am seriously considering to stop collecting after #678. |
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| Registered: March 16, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 943 |
| | Posted: | | | | I was afraid of this. Looks like I'll be getting less Criterion... | | | Just in from somewhere left of the middle of nowhere
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 554 |
| | Posted: | | | | I'm a Blu-ray buyer of theirs, so it won't be a problem for me so long as they're packaged in BD-sized cases. I'm sure DVD-only buyers will feel the opposite.
I imagine the reason for this is due to the packaging costs of DVD-only releases. They have to manufacture the two releases in two different sized cases, manufacture two different booklets, etc. | | | My DVD/Blu-ray Collection
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