Warner/Blockbuster market plans DVD (1 Viewer)

[Lee_eel]

4:3 fans should stick to video and let the rest of us have the benefit of widescreen!

 

[Patrick McCart]

It is indeed a rental problem.
My local video rental (Ingles Video) won't carry ANYTHING in widescreen if there's a fullscreen DVD as well.
I asked them why and they said they didn't think anyone was interested. Fine...I bought the titles I wanted from Wal-Mart and Best Buy instead...who carry both versions.

 

[Neil Joseph]

As much as I hate Blockbuster and the major retailers, it ultimately is the general public's lack of acceptance in North America that is creating all of this static. Compare this to Europe or other regions. What a shame.

 

[Jeffrey Gray]

And that's weird...all of my local rental places (most of them Blockbusters) carry every single dual-release title only in widescreen.

 

[PerryD]

I tried to rent Scooby Doo at Blockbuster last Friday, and they only stocked the P&S version. I remember back a long time ago, with titles like 102 Dalmatians and Remember the Titans, where they stock the P&S versions, but they've been stocking the widescreen versions of dual released movies since then. I did complain to the manager, who seemed shocked that they didn't have the widescreen version available.

 

[Matt Pelham]

It's started again.

My local Blockbusters only got the P+S Scooby Doo as well as the P+S Grease DVD for rental.

 

[John Berggren]

My local blockbuster which had been EXCELLENT about getting only Widescreen now has only pan and scan versions of GREASE and SCOOBY DOO. The start of another disturbing trend?

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

Compare this to Europe or other regions.

Compare the penetration of widescreen televisions in Europe as opposed to R1 as well...
That should bring down the difference quite a bit

 

[TonyD]

it looks like i'll be starting part time at my blockbuster around the corner.
i wonder what they will tell me to say to people who ask for the widescreen version dvd's of scooby doo and others.

does it look like only or mostly familyn titles are gouing to be full screen only at blockbuster?

 

[Brian Kidd]

Nope. INSOMNIA is gonna be MARred as well. Looks like I say bye-bye to Schlockbuster. Unfortunately, they've closed down every other video store in the area. Grrrrrr.

 

[George See]

My blockbuster's weird....Death to Smoochy they had in Widescreen, Scooby Doo Was full screen only. I remember Jurrasic Park 3 in full screen only. I've tried to make suggestions to the manager but they don't care.

 

[TonyD]

i think that it's not a store decision on the full or widescreen.

i think it is a higher up choice.

whenever we have these threads about this it seems that all the stores are the same.

 

[George See]

The manager of my store wasn't even able to give me anywhere to send feedback to. It's funny blockbuster always say people complain about the black bars....but who are these people complaining to? Cause I complain but it doesn't get heard.

 

[Cees Alons]

Because they get alot of complaints from people renting DVDs and finding out they are WS...

So they claim they're actually listening to complaints by customers, eh? Well, now you all know what to do the next 6 (or so) months....
Cees

 

[Mike Friedrich]

But has anybody noticed that they have the Ws copies for sale, read
here
bodymv'n

 

[TonyD]

But has anybody noticed that they have the Ws copies for sell, read
here

that link doesnt go anywere.

 

[Mike Friedrich]

That link doesnt go anywere

I know, after I posted I went back to double check my link and it didn't work[forgot something], and then I was having trouble loading the edit page, should work now though.
bodymv'n

 

[Robert Dunnill]

Why would a home theater enthusiast want to deal with them, anyways? When I was a U.S. resident, I rented my discs from Netflix and Rentmydvd.com which offered many times the selection, and widescreen wherever possible. Heck, when I got some BB rental coupons with my Panasonic player, I remember how difficult it was to find anything worthwhile to rent. Their small selection consisted mainly of new releases, whereas my interests like mostly in the area of older, obscure catalog titles.
The one time I had a BB gift card, I splurged it on a Braveheart disc.
RD

 

[Greg_M]

I never rent from Blockbuster. Three video stores in my area have a better selection, unrated version & NC17-rated versions of films, widescreen films and way cheaper rental fees. But then again I live in Los Angeles Film capital of the World.

 

[KeithAP]

Was at my local BB tonight and sure enough, only MAR versions of Insomnia. I asked the girl behind the counter and she said that is all that they were sent. She immediately noticed the look on my face and said, "I know, I prefer widescreen too."

Well, I have two more rentals on my Monsters Inc. card and after that, no more BB.

-Keith