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HP's DVD on Demand Service Question

post #1 of 8
3/23/08 at 5:14pm
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I've been searching for a while and can't find where I would go to have a DVD made. I also read that Sony has released part of their library to HP for this service. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,
James
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post #2 of 8
3/23/08 at 8:24pm

Re: HP's DVD on Demand Service Question

I don't want to give you wrong info but I thought that was something that they're planning for the future rather than something that was currently happening.
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post #3 of 8
3/24/09 at 9:40am

Re: HP's DVD on Demand Service Question

I renewed this thread due to Warner's announcement of DVD on Demand.

What ever happened to Sony's similar plan? They announced it over a year ago.
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post #4 of 8
3/25/09 at 1:11pm

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I was wondering the same thing. Sony has quite an impressive tv library they could use. However, they haven't done a thing with it yet. Looks like Warner beat them to it. They are now the pioneering studio that currently paves the way for burn-on-demand. Amazon really did it first with CreateSpace but they didn't have nearly as many titles as Warner has already announced in feature films. Warner has a big chance here to really be the leader with this new format. But they need to act quick.
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post #5 of 8
3/25/09 at 2:12pm

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Personally, I'm not sure if I really want this to become an industry-wide thing. Until I see some actual science that speaks to the longevity of these disks, I'm starting to think of this as a subtle variation on the old DIVX model. Just how long before the thing becomes a coaster?

Believe me, I get the fact that life will likely be measured in years. But when I think about the fact that I have over 2000 disks on my shelves, it could literally be years between viewings. It would not make me happy on the third go-around, to find that the thing is unreadable.
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post #6 of 8
3/25/09 at 5:36pm

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Originally Posted by mdnitoil
Personally, I'm not sure if I really want this to become an industry-wide thing. Until I see some actual science that speaks to the longevity of these disks, I'm starting to think of this as a subtle variation on the old DIVX model. Just how long before the thing becomes a coaster?

Believe me, I get the fact that life will likely be measured in years. But when I think about the fact that I have over 2000 disks on my shelves, it could literally be years between viewings. It would not make me happy on the third go-around, to find that the thing is unreadable.
I can't remember the DIVX model selling silent films from the 1920s, let along all their films in their original aspect ratios.

This is simply a numbers game. It is only economic for Warner Home Video to sell a film on DVD if by itself, or within a boxed set, it will sell at least 20,000 copies.

This new system means they can now sell films that would only sell a few hundred or a few thousand copies over a few years. This is so much better than just leavign these films in the vault. Warner Home Video may surprise themselves and find that a few of these DVDs sell extremely well, which may led them to consider certain regular DVD releases that previously they hadn't thought would be viable.
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post #7 of 8
3/25/09 at 6:30pm

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Originally Posted by Simon Howson
I can't remember the DIVX model selling silent films from the 1920s, let along all their films in their original aspect ratios.

This is simply a numbers game. It is only economic for Warner Home Video to sell a film on DVD if by itself, or within a boxed set, it will sell at least 20,000 copies.

This new system means they can now sell films that would only sell a few hundred or a few thousand copies over a few years. This is so much better than just leavign these films in the vault. Warner Home Video may surprise themselves and find that a few of these DVDs sell extremely well, which may led them to consider certain regular DVD releases that previously they hadn't thought would be viable.
Don't get me wrong, I understand. Heck, I've already been planning my first order. The only thing that concerns me about this whole deal is the longevity issue. I buy DVDs now figuring they'll last for as long as I have something to play them in. There's sort of a liberating feeling knowing that I can be "one and done" if I choose. My fear is that these DVD-R's are basically a stop-gap measure, playable for a limited time and then I'll have to buy another one. Even that wouldn't be so bad at a discounted price, but this is currently premium pricing.

I don't want anybody to think that I'm suggesting that Warner is pulling a fast one. I expect that they'll be using quality materials and a professional process. I'm sure they are giving us the best product the technology affords. I'm just curious what that best product really translates to.
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post #8 of 8
3/25/09 at 6:51pm

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Originally Posted by mdnitoil
Don't get me wrong, I understand. Heck, I've already been planning my first order. The only thing that concerns me about this whole deal is the longevity issue. I buy DVDs now figuring they'll last for as long as I have something to play them in. There's sort of a liberating feeling knowing that I can be "one and done" if I choose. My fear is that these DVD-R's are basically a stop-gap measure, playable for a limited time and then I'll have to buy another one. Even that wouldn't be so bad at a discounted price, but this is currently premium pricing.
As soon as you get the discs, back them up to a computer as ISO images. So if the disc does die you can just burn another.

I'm fortunate that so far I haven't had a DVD fail. But if one of the DVDs I bought ten years ago did fail, there is no way I'd be able to get a refund or replacement on it at this stage, especially if it was something I bought from the U.S.
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