Bluray Disc prices, couple of questions
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Why on earth are the animated flicks so bloody expensive, a good tenner above the other over priced movies, most of them being well overpriced already. I dont mind shelling out for the odd BluRay movie if its something I quite fancy adding to my collection, but 30 quid for a disk is just taking the piss!!!
As trends go, perhaps casting an eye on laserdisc and DVD formats, roughly how long might we need to wait before bluray movies come back down to regular DVD prices, give or take a couple of quid. Just how long might we need to wait?
As trends go, perhaps casting an eye on laserdisc and DVD formats, roughly how long might we need to wait before bluray movies come back down to regular DVD prices, give or take a couple of quid. Just how long might we need to wait?
Logie said:
Which films? I've been pleasently supprised by how much they cost when i have gone to get one, averaging £14-£17 which i find is fine compared to DVDs for the added quality!
I dont remember all of their titles as I moved on when I noticed the price tags, but do recall chicken run was one of them. I was browsing around randomly, happy to try out any animated film as Its been a while since I last bought any animated flicks - couldn't help noticing how they were all significantly more expensive than the non-animated films. I cant imagine why.
Lurking Lawyer said:
A lot of BR discs seem to be region free, so have you had a look at buying them from a US supplier, where they're a lot cheaper even you add in postage? Movietyme are worth a look.
Or have a look in the classifieds at AV Forums, if you don't mind a used copy.
Good advice, cheers. Im not a BR boff, but arent the discs far more sensitive and susceptible to scratching or damage due to the thinner layer of protection than regular DVD's, ie not suited to second hand?Or have a look in the classifieds at AV Forums, if you don't mind a used copy.
Because the original film print will need to be digitised for release on BD at a higher resolution than previously.
Theres a cost in all films, other than computer animated titles which they re-render to do this.
Early adopters will pay the cost.
play.com are keenly priced, most BD discs between £15 and £17.
Theres a cost in all films, other than computer animated titles which they re-render to do this.
Early adopters will pay the cost.
play.com are keenly priced, most BD discs between £15 and £17.
Not sure, TBH, BB. I haven't bought any yet - I picked up second hand PS3 to use as a BR player a couple of weeks back but still haven't tried it.
Most of the discs that are advertised in the AVF classified seem to be "one watch" jobs - or at least so the owners claim! Personally, it seems to make more sense to me to rent unless you're sure you want to keep the film to watch again. Each to their own....
Most of the discs that are advertised in the AVF classified seem to be "one watch" jobs - or at least so the owners claim! Personally, it seems to make more sense to me to rent unless you're sure you want to keep the film to watch again. Each to their own....
Plotloss said:
Because the original film print will need to be digitised for release on BD at a higher resolution than previously.
Ahh yes, that makes much more sense now! I remember reading that the rendering of shrek took all of their 400(?ish) computers on a nightly after-work basis for a very long time. Plotloss said:
play.com are keenly priced, most BD discs between £15 and £17.
Never tried them but will check them out, everyone seems to be shopping there these days.Silverbullet767 said:
IIRC the data on a blu-ray disc is 0.1mm from the surface.
In other words......not alot!!
Indeed. All the more reason to rent or avoid second hand copies!In other words......not alot!!
twistedsanity said:
games exchange shops are better, picked up a copy of rambo for £12 second hand, works perfectly and is a lot cheaper than the £30 in virgin
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