It's all relative.

Posted by bassbinotoko (A) on March 9, 2010 at 15:27:40

In Reply to: Blu-ray DVD’s are still too expensive posted by JohanV on March 9, 2010 at 08:27:09:

With laserdiscs, under $40 was cheap for a new one; under $20 cheap for a used one. I paid a lot more for one particular Criterion Collection movie.

DVDs often cost over $30 in the early years. You can still spend over $20 on a new release, but I'm guessing most of us are willing to wait, or just rent those titles.

What annoys me more about Blu-ray is the inconsistent quality; some are only minor improvements on the DVD version. I'm very reluctant to buy any disc that's encoded in MPEG2, especially if it's only a single-layer (25G) disc. At least the sound is almost always better than the DVD.

If you're waiting for some particular older titles to come down in price, don't forget there's a risk they'll go out of print. Plenty of DVDs have. So, if it's a core movie for your collection, just buy it and encourage the publisher and retailer.

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Topic - Blu-ray DVD’s are still too expensive - JohanV 08:27:09 03/09/10 (23)

Check out these sites for cheap Blu-Rays - Doug Flynn 23:40:16 03/10/10 (1)

He's not interested in buying BDs - Jack G 04:45:20 03/11/10 (0)

compared to what??? - Jazz Inmate 20:32:21 03/10/10 (0)

They are incredibly cheap if you rent them. - volunteer 18:53:18 03/10/10 (1)

RE: Sony to use MPEG-2 on Blu-ray movies - JohanV 01:42:31 03/11/10 (0)

A good website for BR deals and reviews - claud 13:44:46 03/10/10 (0)

It's all relative. - bassbinotoko 15:27:40 03/09/10 (0)

RE: Blu-ray DVD’s are still too expensive - Ben Van Dyk 12:42:35 03/09/10 (0)

RE: Blu-ray DVD’s are still too expensive - Doug Otte 10:51:08 03/09/10 (14)

RE: Blu-ray DVD’s are still too expensive - JohanV 11:43:03 03/09/10 (13)

That is a bit steep - Doug Otte 10:14:55 03/10/10 (1)

RE: That is a bit steep - JohanV 11:00:19 03/10/10 (0)

RE: Blu-ray DVD’s are still too expensive - Jack G 12:10:23 03/09/10 (10)

RE: Blu-ray DVD’s are still too expensive - JohanV 14:53:39 03/09/10 (9)

I am aware of that - Jack G 15:31:19 03/09/10 (8)

RE: I am aware of that - JohanV 17:57:17 03/09/10 (7)

RE: I am aware of that - Jack G 04:56:56 03/10/10 (6)

RE: I am aware of that - JohanV 05:06:05 03/10/10 (5)

RE: I am aware of that - Jack G 06:06:22 03/10/10 (4)

RE: I am aware of that - JohanV 06:25:45 03/10/10 (3)

*sigh* - Jack G 07:22:58 03/10/10 (2)

RE: *sigh* - JohanV 08:33:06 03/10/10 (0)

RE: *sigh* - JohanV 07:40:25 03/10/10 (0)

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It's all relative. - bassbinotoko 15:27:40 03/09/10 (0)

It's all relative.

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