**Official Blu-Ray & HD-DVD Thread Part II**

[bigfnjoe96]

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Anyone know why the captain america blu ray's price is so high still?

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Probably cause Winter Soldier is close to release

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[GAMEC0CK2002]

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Anyone know why the captain america blu ray's price is so high still?

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Most of the Marvel blu rays hold their price tag. Avengers and Iron Man 3 are still $20+ and the 3D versions are $30+

[gmac0322]

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Thanks for the reply. I figured it was like that because still has a high price

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[Blzer]

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**** me, I ordered the wrong Blu-ray from Best Buy. I saw a DotD for Catching Fire (Steelbook), and I accidentally bought The Hunger Games. I didn't notice it until just now as I started the film, and I ordered this online days ago. I don't know why it took me so long, but now I can't take advantage of the sale for the other one.

Frickin' ridiculous that I screwed that up that badly. Now I bet I can't even return this thing.

[GAMEC0CK2002]

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For 3D fans out there: http://www.foxconnect.com/3d.html

16 Fox 3D blu rays for $12 or less. (Chronicles of Narnia:Voyage... and Ice Age: Continental Drift are $6 after promo code BUNNY)

Free shipping at spending $25

Notables: Wolverine, I Robot, Life of Pi , Prometheus


Ordered Epic, Percy Jackson and Walking with Dinosaurs.

[Bellsprout]

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Wolf of Wall Street, Anchorman 2, and I think it's American Hustle are all 13 bucks at Target on Blu this week.

[GAMEC0CK2002]

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Gravity 3D is $20 at best buy. the 2D is $13





Now I just need a better deal on The Hobbit: DoS

[The Chef]

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Wolf of Wall Street, Anchorman 2, and I think it's American Hustle are all 13 bucks at Target on Blu this week.

You sure? On the add it doesnt show it and over at CAG it says they are the DVD versions that are on sale not the BD versions. I'd pick up both Wolf of Wall Street and American Hustle for that price but dont wanna go there and find out its only for the DVD versions.

EDIT - Just looked, Wolf of Wall Street is $13 on BD but American Hustle is not, its still $24.99. Anchorman 2 is $13, same as Gravity, Frozen and Pirate Fairy on BD.

[GAMEC0CK2002]

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PSA: At BestBuy this week, you get a $5 credit sent thru email for any in store purchase of any tv show costing at least $9.99 Not sure if it also works online.
Got my $5 code via email the same day.

This works great if you can also get a lower price by price matching amazon, target, walmart, etc

Also most Spiderman Blu rays or DVDs have a rectangular sticker with $10 movie e-cash to go see ASM 2

[Stormyhog]

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A Hard Day's Night 4k restoration trailer for the upcoming criterion collection blu-ray release on June 24th and the U.S theatrical release on July 4th. <iframe width="640" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/ypMh1pW1RdE?feature=player_embedded" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

[Cabke]

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I think this discussion could be interesting. I considered starting a separate thread for it, and I may if it doesn't go anywhere in here.

I read this article over at Kotaku.

It was once the future! A shiny (sort of) new physical media that would let us store so many gigabytes of data on our discs that we wouldn't know what to do with it all! So it may surprise you to learn that Blu-Ray is already on the downward slide.

Sony's latest financial results are expected to take a big hit, partly from some shenanigans in the PC business, but also because the company's investment in Blu-Ray (Sony invented the format) is coming up short. Only eight years after it first hit the market, Sony now admits that "demand for physical media [is] contracting faster than anticipated.

So demand isn't just on the decline - only three years after Blu-Ray sales were up by 35% - it's slipping faster than Sony was ready for. Guess the coming of services like Netflix (and equivalent overseas offerings) have bit harder and faster than even Sony were expecting.

Note that the format isn't dead. It'll be around for a little while yet, both for those who persist with owning physical movie collections and for us gamers, since both the PS4 and Xbox One use Blu-Ray discs.

But for most other folks, once the DVDs dry up the all-digital future might not be as far away as you might have thought.

I was reading the comments and there were lots on both sides. Some, like me, love having a physical collection. It's cost effective, it gives me something to collect, and I feel that I get a more consistent product out of it. However, with broadband speeds increasing, it makes sense that things would go digital, especially with the success of Netflix. This also explains why prices seemed to be falling so drastically as of late. I think I saw Gravity for $12 barely two weeks after release. We used to not see that kind of pricing until we hit the holiday season.

The biggest kicker for me would be whether I got a file, or I was forced to stream. If I began to get files, I would be much more inclined. But, I don't want to be forced to rely on an internet connection, wherever I am.

There's also this argument from Forbes that makes several solid points why physical isn't going away any time soon.

1) Kids need it — Summer vacation season is well under way, and millions of parents are relearning this basic early childhood precept. Until automakers figure out how to make vehicles rolling wi-fi hotspots, airlines open the throttle on in-flight bandwidth, and online outlets decrease download times, watching movie and TV content on disc will remain the best way to travel. Plus, even at home, bonus features add more value to kids titles, as does packaging. It may be true that mobile devices and tablets are being used by kids at younger and younger ages, and that Netflix streaming has eroded linear viewing of Nickelodeon and other kids channels. But when it comes to home entertainment and long-term usage, DVD is simply a better value. Having shelled out three times for my kids to watch Parental Guidance on a tablet and home screen, I say bring on the Blu-ray (and hope it doesn’t get scratched).

2) The industry’s own marketing says so – UltraViolet, a cloud technology embraced by a broad consortium of distributors (notable holdouts include Disney), is selling the concept of multi-platform content access. That means if you buy a disc, you also get to access the digital copy, a “combo-pack” strategy that is now an industry cornerstone. The tables could soon turn, but the disc will stay in the picture. “In the future, you’re going to buy a digital copy and then get the disc as another way to view the content,” predicts Victor Elizalde, head of VIVA Pictures and a former studio exec.

3) Specialization favors it — Beyond the DEG data there are myriad distributors trafficking in a range of areas from sports to music to fitness to spiritualism — vast realms where the marketing opportunities and venues may be greater for physical discs than digital files. It’s easier to sell an official championship team DVD at supermarkets, gas stations and other retail outlets, for example, than an official championship download.

4) Blu-ray still the best viewing experience – For cinephiles or even anyone inclined in that direction, HD content viewed on the finest Retina tablet display or LCD flat screen can’t come close to a Blu-ray. Gaming platforms, such as the upcoming PlayStation 4 or just-released X-box, will continue to drive significant Blu-ray business. The rollout of Blu-ray has been a bit of a New Coke experience for Hollywood but after the smoke and disappointment has cleared it remains a superior format attracting all of the top content producers. “Working closely with the DEG, we’ll be launching a consumer awareness campaign about the merits of Blu-ray and UltraViolet,” says Anchor Bay’s Clark. “A lot of consumers don’t fully understand it.”

5) It’s the collector’s choice – If you were baffled by the format wars of a decade ago pitting Sony’s Blu-ray against Toshiba’s HD-DVD, the confusion around cloud storage is exponentially greater. The notion of a “digital storage locker,” as easily managed as one’s iTunes music library or Netflix account, has long been promoted by Hollywood (hence, UltraViolet). But there are an array of factors that will keep this concept from taking over and dominating. One is bandwidth — cloud DVRs are just now rolling out from MSOs like Comcast, and already there are questions about the cost and feasibility of bandwidth and storage. Old-school DVD collecting, while it involved an initial pricetag, didn’t get progressively more expensive the more you bought. Also, many players are cashing in on the demand for popular shows by creating packaging that lures hardcore fans. AMC’s blockbuster series Walking Dead sold out its run of 35,000 packages designed by McFarlane Toys. The price of this boxed set: $100. That’s a couple extra million right off the top.

6) For a lot of Americans, it ain’t broke – The media/industry narrative around the death of DVD and supremacy of digital doesn’t match the reality of most U.S. markets outside of New York, L.A., San Francisco and a small handful of other enclaves. Battered by recession and indifferent to aesthetics or the futuristic potential of cloud storage, they are happy to rent cheap discs from Redbox (whose kiosks outnumber McDonald’s and Starbucks outlets combined). As one major studio home entertainment confided to me, “There are a lot of Topeka, Kansases out there. And that’s a business we still need to be in.”

What does everyone else think?

[PhilliesFan13]

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I think this discussion could be interesting. I considered starting a separate thread for it, and I may if it doesn't go anywhere in here.

I read this article over at Kotaku.



I was reading the comments and there were lots on both sides. Some, like me, love having a physical collection. It's cost effective, it gives me something to collect, and I feel that I get a more consistent product out of it. However, with broadband speeds increasing, it makes sense that things would go digital, especially with the success of Netflix. This also explains why prices seemed to be falling so drastically as of late. I think I saw Gravity for $12 barely two weeks after release. We used to not see that kind of pricing until we hit the holiday season.

The biggest kicker for me would be whether I got a file, or I was forced to stream. If I began to get files, I would be much more inclined. But, I don't want to be forced to rely on an internet connection, wherever I am.

There's also this argument from Forbes that makes several solid points why physical isn't going away any time soon.




What does everyone else think?

As long as physical discs are still around, I'll be buying them. I'm not a big fan of watching movies digitally. I enjoy having a collection as well. Nothing can go wrong with your discs if they are just sitting on the shelf.

[Stormyhog]

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Halloween Complete Collection will be available Sept. 23th will come in a 10 disc standard edtion and a 15 disc deluxe edition with all new special features. http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=14006

[Stormyhog]

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Just a rumor but worth noting. Star Wars Original trilogy unaltered being prepped for blu-ray. http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=14013

[Fresh Tendrils]

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Yes. Yes. To the dark side.