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The Era of "You Want Extras Ya Gotta Pay For 'Em" Is In Full Swing
Thanks for bringing that up. Yup, with coupons or the (seemingly many) price mistakes on-line, tons of titles were sold on-line. And that was important to the DVD format as people like myself, now considered buying films and having personal libraries of films. Any format needs a bit of luck... -
The Era of "You Want Extras Ya Gotta Pay For 'Em" Is In Full Swing
Inflation makes things cheaper? I think you meant to say it will become cheaper as HD gets to critical mass. -
The Era of "You Want Extras Ya Gotta Pay For 'Em" Is In Full Swing
Joe, that's not the point being discussed. Simon (correctly) gave an example of media delivering more and at a lower price. Laserdiscs didn't do that. Certainly we don't need to rehash DVD advantages over LDs. When I buy storage media (hard disc, flash drive etc), cell phones or computer... -
The Era of "You Want Extras Ya Gotta Pay For 'Em" Is In Full Swing
Nope, It's a pretty good analogy. If it was all about economies of scale, how were the first DVDs still priced lower than Laserdiscs? Clearly pricing was a big factor in DVD's success and Laserdiscs' failure. Smarter pricing allowed DVDs to be palatable when compared to VHS tape while providing... -
The Era of "You Want Extras Ya Gotta Pay For 'Em" Is In Full Swing
Some of the posts have been far, far afield from reality. Technology products for years now have been about giving significantly more for less. Digital changed everything for media such as films and music. Studios not happy with the $5 dollar bins? Sorry, that ship has sailed by. No way to... -
The Era of "You Want Extras Ya Gotta Pay For 'Em" Is In Full Swing
I'll share my perspective but let's not turn this into another 'it's time to go Blu-Ray thread.' First, this is the SD forum and second, this is a thread about extras not formats. I think your mindset is understandable, but doesn't speak to the demographic that is going to drive the market... -
The Era of "You Want Extras Ya Gotta Pay For 'Em" Is In Full Swing
Yep, isolated music scores are a thing of the past after some lawsuits and labor settlements. Too bad. Now, we seem to get isolated music and sound effects (at least on some of the Hitchcock titles) where DVD producers pretend that the consumer wants sound effects mixed in with the score. Sure... -
The Era of "You Want Extras Ya Gotta Pay For 'Em" Is In Full Swing
I don't find it insulting as much as just the reality of cash. I'm not a big extras guy but there are some things that interest me. For example, I love film scores and the making of film scores. Now, do I expect ever to see a new dvd showing the studio orchestra recording a full 'take' of a...