Do we have any idea what pricing will look like for BR/HD titles? (1 Viewer)

[JasonB]

I saw a link where pricing was mentioned at 60.00 per title for the first HD offerings? I hope that is horribly wrong info.

Do we have any idea where pricing will be for Blu-Ray/HD titles? Are we in for a revert back to the days of laserdisc pricing?

Most new release titles that I pick up on release day from the local BB or other stores are in the 15-24.00 range. Are HD versions really going to be double the price? This could completely change my decision to agressively enter the HD/BR market. :frowning:

 

[Brent M]

If Blu-Ray and HD-DVD price titles at $60 we won't have to worry about which format wins out because they'll both die a horrible death fast.

 

[JackKay]

AMEN

 

[BrianShort]

I think $40 would be to much. $30 seems more reasonable for an initial rollout price, IMO. $60 would be insane.

 

[Ken_F]

Over on the AVS Forum, a dealer reported list prices of $29.99-$39.99 for the ~20 HD-DVD titles coming March 28.

That's not far off current disks, although we probably won't see the same level of discounting.

 

[FrancisP]

The reason that the studios lost pricing power is because of the large markets that discounters such as Walmart and Target, to name a few, command a large number of customers. Yet discounters are the reason DVDs are a mainstream product.

When cost-conscious consumers see a list price of $19.95 and 29.95 guess which way they're going. If HD wants to be the only format then it will have to cede pricing power. If not then it becomes a niche product and SD remains king.

 

[Yumbo]

I'm on the fence with DVD re-issues at $19.99.

Such as Ferris Bueller, and the Bruckheimer trilogy.
I'd buy them at $29.99 if they were day/date/SOON.

Any speculative advice?

 

[Ed St. Clair]

Both camps are shooting for MSRP of ten bucks over MSRP of DVD titles.
Hence;
"Dealer reported list prices of $29.99-$39.99 for the ~20 HD-DVD titles coming March 28."
I hope they follow the super fast street pricing of UMD Video for PSP. In Nov. KB I on UMD was $29.99 at BB, in Jan. it's $14.99 at BB!

 

[Kelly Grannell]

I will only buy HD content (be it BD or HD DVD) if they are no more than CDN$5 more than the SD counterpart. Any more than that is just stupid.

 

[Yumbo]

I suggest they lower the list by at least $5 on DVD, if they want us to look at HD.

Over time, cap DVD at $20 list. And then discount HD to $20.