Premium Member George Ebersole Posted October 7, 2011 Premium Member Share Posted October 7, 2011 So I was grocery shopping last night, and noticed a number of Blu-Ray disks priced at $9.99. Can anybody shed some light on what this means? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Holland Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 How about rubbish films nobody wants to buy/watch so sell them off ! Or is that to simple for you ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member George Ebersole Posted October 7, 2011 Author Premium Member Share Posted October 7, 2011 Could you dumb it down a shade? Seriously, I thought maybe they were knockoff disks or regular DVDs only transferred to blu-ray format. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markshaw Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 Many retailers are dropping the prices of older catalog titles in an effort to compete with the likes of Amazon. You go in there to purchase cheap Blu-rays and come out with full price Transformers DOTM or Thor. Great marketing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Holland Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 As i said films you dont want to see ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Vincent Sweeney Posted October 13, 2011 Premium Member Share Posted October 13, 2011 It has much to do with the beginning of the end of the DVD and Bluray markets. VOD is starting to overtake how people see movies. New TV's are built with VOD capabilities in mind and of course the Wii, Playstation, Apple TV, XBox, etc. all do it as well. I personally like to own a film on BluRay but as more DVD specific stores close down, VOD will only gain more ground. On the business side of indie films, I can tell you from first-hand knowledge that a good VOD deal is now more important to spend your time on developing than anything else. Studios will keep doing DVD for a while, but indies won't be looking down that road anymore, or can't. I just hope it becomes even more integrated quickly into TV's/game systems... the thought of people seeing films on laptops and other grossly inappropriate means is sickening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markshaw Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 For cinephiles VOD will NEVER take off due to the crappy bitrates and lossy audio. I want my movies in a physical form not via streaming. I really hope that it doesn't take off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Vincent Sweeney Posted October 17, 2011 Premium Member Share Posted October 17, 2011 Never? You might rethink that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markshaw Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 I don't think so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Jackson Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 I'm not a fan of VOD either. i much prefer a physical disc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Vincent Sweeney Posted November 1, 2011 Premium Member Share Posted November 1, 2011 Ok, well the choices are: Accept what is coming and its continuous improvements, and apply this to your understanding of working in and consuming film, or hold on to what has already started to wane and will be mostly gone in the near future. One makes more sense to some it seems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markshaw Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 If it means watching movies with THE best audio and video I choose to stay with the "dying" format. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Samuals Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 If it means watching movies with THE best audio and video I choose to stay with the "dying" format. +1 On that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Hulnick Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Vincent, I don't believe that physical media will just fade away and die. Far from it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Hulnick Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 There is no better feeling than sliding a Blu-ray Disc into your player, sitting down, turning off the lights and enjoying a movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markshaw Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Now that's what I'm talking bout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Jackson Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 How about rubbish films nobody wants to buy/watch so sell them off ! Or is that to simple for you ? I have to say that is simply not true. Many great movies are at $10 or even less. It doesn't mean they are crap. Amazon.com sell a huge amount of discounted BD's and the brick and mortar shops are simply trying to compete with those prices.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Jackson Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 Picked up Pulp Fiction and Jackie Brown for less than $5 each, X-Men First Class for less than $10 and Memento for less than $9, none of those titles are rubbish, far from it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Hulnick Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 The secret is not to purchase movies as soon as they are released. Give them a few months and the prices will surely drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michel Hafner Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 The secret is not to purchase movies as soon as they are released. Give them a few months and the prices will surely drop. And blu-ray.com has a tracker so you get an e-mail once your target price is reached. :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulo Eduardo Uchoa Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 I just bought each of the Lord of the Rings Films for 7 bucks each on blu ray. Since it's the holiday season there will be a bunch of price cuts all around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Jackson Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 And blu-ray.com has a tracker so you get an e-mail once your target price is reached. :lol: Indeed it does and very useful it is too. Were those the theatrical or extended versions of LOTR Paulo? I just purchased the extended trilogy for less that $50 from amazon. They will be a Christmas present. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Hulnick Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Purchased 10 Blu-rays for a grand total of $93 including shipping and all were top tier titles, no filler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markshaw Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 My problem is that I am impatient and want the new releases as soon as they come out. But that is my decision. I agree that if you are prepared to wait you can pick up some real bargains. Picked up the complete Battlestar Galactica for less than $100 including shipping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Hulnick Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Latest price cuts are: Cars 2 (5 Disc incl 3D) $19.99 Hangover Part II $12.99 Horrible Bosses $14.99 These are all new releases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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