CD/DVD prices

[RCBH928]

Hey there,

I wen to the store the other day and I was surprised that those CD/dvds cost are still a bit high. 10 CD/DVDs(equally priced, all brands equally priced too) were priced $4 , thats almost $0.4 per disc.

based on that pricing a 40 CD bundle will cost $12. I am not sure if this is considered expensive or cheap. I remember those were the prices back in 2007 and thought that prices will forever go down.

I wonder if prices started to pick up , because less and less people are buying CD/dvds due to using digital/download services , so manufacturers decided to make up any lost of profit made from volume selling on the price per unit.

100m CDs sold for 1= $100m revenue
but as sales 50m CDs , sell them for $2= 100m revenue still!

[CRTGAMER]

Maybe change the OP title to CDR/DVDR Prices for clarity? I usually buy the 100 pak CDR/DVDR tubs, a better deal then 10 paks with the jewel cases. Even buying the cases in bulk is a better deal.

Looks like the prices have creeped up though.

http://www.google.com/search?q=tdk+100+ ... CAoQ_AUoBA

[isiolia]

Are you talking about blanks?

First, you obviously were not buying blank CDs or DVDs when they were relatively new if you consider that expensive I remember paying over a buck a disc, and even that was down from initial releases.

The price per disc has probably stagnated a bit, but I think you're right in that the demand has probably gone way down too. It's also possible that the actual cost of manufacturing them prevents prices from dropping much lower. DVD-Rs are not proportionally more expensive than CD-Rs at this point - a little more expensive, but relative to the space not so much.

Anyway, if you're really worried about paying a few cents less per disc, hunt around online and buy in bulk. Extrapolating volume prices from 10-packs isn't entirely accurate as the costs tend to drop as you buy more, even if only a little (like here, $10 for 50, $36 for 200).

[Hobie-wan]

First, you obviously were not buying blank CDs or DVDs when they were relatively new if you consider that expensive I remember paying over a buck a disc, and even that was down from initial releases.

The first time I got CDRs was back at school when I needed to back up an bunch of stuff, as did most of the people in my major. Someone found a place selling Kodak Gold DS CDRs that were $20 a 10 pack which was an amazing price. Someone made a bulk purchase of about 100 discs and we all split them up.

[jinn]

The GOLD CD-Rs are still about $2.00 each

http://www.mam-a-store.com/mam45002.html

[Hobie-wan]

The GOLD CD-Rs are still about $2.00 each

http://www.mam-a-store.com/mam45002.html

Interesting. Must have been an even bigger special then, This was back in 1998 and they were Kodak name branded ones.

[Zing]

Try buying CDRs here in Canada where there is a 25 cent fee applied to each disc. The money supposedly goes toward the music industry. It was always bizarre to see DVDs priced cheaper than CDs due to this.

I just checked my local discount computer store and CDRs are just under $1 each, and that's if you buy 50. Meanwhile, you can get 50 Sony DVDR for $17!

[RCBH928]

Are you talking about blanks?

First, you obviously were not buying blank CDs or DVDs when they were relatively new if you consider that expensive I remember paying over a buck a disc, and even that was down from initial releases.

Actually I remember paying something like $2.6-$4 per DVD and thats not so long ago. I think I paid same for blank CD-Rs. I think a BD now costs like $8


@CRTGAMER

sorry , around here we call them DVDs and CDs without the Rs. If its a movie we call it a movie and if its music we call it Music CD. I even forgot its called CD-R.

Buying in bulk doesnt matter I did a quick calculations, it appears that it still costs the same per disc. I didn't check check the 100 CD bundle though, I checked between the 10 and 50 bundle.

@isiolia

I am not worried about paying few more cents. I just thought these were about dirt cheap now. Looks to me that didn't decrease in price since 2007 or maybe even 2006. So it was surprising to me

@Zing

God I forgot they still make music on CDs. Do people still buy those? its so much more convenient to get a digital version.

I wrote about this before in the forums, but I truly think CD-Rs are going to die soon, they are the next VHS.

[isiolia]

Looks to me that didn't decrease in price since 2007 or maybe even 2006. So it was surprising to me

Technically, if they're the same price now as they were 5-6 years ago, they're cheaper, as the price didn't go up with inflation. Still, if people readily buy them at that price and/or that's what is profitable to sell them at, why would they continue to decrease? Far as I know tapes never got to be like 5 cents a pop either.

God I forgot they still make music on CDs. Do people still buy those? its so much more convenient to get a digital version.

I still buy CDs the vast majority of the time I buy music (exceptions are like when I get an iTunes gift card, Humble Bundle, etc). Hard to beat the lossless copy (albeit, objectively, not as high quality as possible) on media that will likely take much longer to degrade. The disc may only stay out of the case long enough to rip it, but I still prefer to acquire music that way.

[AppleQueso]

God I forgot they still make music on CDs. Do people still buy those? its so much more convenient to get a digital version.

I still buy CDs the vast majority of the time I buy music (exceptions are like when I get an iTunes gift card, Humble Bundle, etc). Hard to beat the lossless copy (albeit, objectively, not as high quality as possible) on media that will likely take much longer to degrade. The disc may only stay out of the case long enough to rip it, but I still prefer to acquire music that way.

Second'd on the "I still prefer to buy CDs when I want to get music" sentiment.

I wrote about this before in the forums, but I truly think CD-Rs are going to die soon, they are the next VHS.

Funny you say this considering you can still quite easily get brand new blank VHS tapes.