Is Bluray pricing hurting movie sales in general?

[Flake]

The value vs price still isn't enough. Like someone else said, the tangible benefit of having your movies on BR as opposed to DVD just isn't significant enough.

[the7k]

Blu-ray pricing is ridiculous? Eh. I haven't paid more than $20 for a Blu-Ray in a long while. Heck, I just got Coraline at Best Buy for $12, with the DVD and Digital Print included. Most the time, I spend somewhere between $10-15, though with Amazon, I've gotten even better deals. I remember picking up The Hangover during it's release week on Blu-Ray for $15, which happened to be less than the DVD release.

Sure, I have to shop around and look for deals instead of splurging on the hottest title as soon as I see it, but it's not a bad practice to get into.

[Jrecee]

My only BD player is my PS3. I'd be more inclined to pick up Blu Ray movies but my TV is only 720p, so they don't even look that great. The only BD I have is Terminator 2 ($10 on Amazon). Some parts were noticeably clearer, but other than that, couldn't really tell it apart from my DVD player with component cables. I rented Casino Royale on Blu Ray (back when there wasn't an extra charge to rent Blu Ray from Net Flix) and wasn't impressed by it either. Again, because my TV is 720p. If I had a 1080p TV, I'd have a lot more Blu Ray movies.

Good point. You need 40" or bigger (50" or bigger really) and 1080p via HDMI to really appreciate the full extent of the upgraded visuals. It is slightly noticeable on a 720p or on a smaller set, but not drastically so.

The difference between 1080p and 720p is supposedly not very big unless your tv is 50" or bigger. The difference between 480p and 720p is probably negligable if you have a 32" or smaller tv. Mine is a 46" 720p set and there is a substantial difference in quality. The actual size and distance you sit from your tv can make just as big of a difference as the resolution. How big is your tv ziggy?

Blu-ray pricing is ridiculous? Eh. I haven't paid more than $20 for a Blu-Ray in a long while. Heck, I just got Coraline at Best Buy for $12, with the DVD and Digital Print included. Most the time, I spend somewhere between $10-15, though with Amazon, I've gotten even better deals. I remember picking up The Hangover during it's release week on Blu-Ray for $15, which happened to be less than the DVD release.

Sure, I have to shop around and look for deals instead of splurging on the hottest title as soon as I see it, but it's not a bad practice to get into.

But by that same method you could get the DVD even cheaper, so really the savings still aren't that big. Like I said, I haven't spent more than $15 for a bluray, but all the movies I've bought have been pre-2008 releases. I was talking about the dent in sales that the rediculous new release prices might cause, based on the experience I've had.

Obviously there are exceptions, I saw a basic version of Iron Man 2 on bluray for $18 which isn't bad. But $25 is a huge jump in price over the usual $16-$17 I've spent in the past on day 1 of DVD releases.

[Ziggy]

My TV is a 32" 720p. I can very well notice the difference when I'm watching something broadcast (or my one BD movie) in 720p (or 1080p) versus a SD broadcast or DVD movie. That being said, I can clearly notice the difference when I see something in 1080p on a comparable size TV.

I'd love to get a new TV that's 1080p, but it's just not gonna happen right now. Not unless I win the Lotto or my current TV blows up.

[Mendoza]

What drives me nuts about blu rays is when the transfer isnt even that good.

Look at the two blu ray releases of Predator. Pathetic!

Or in cases like in the case of Robocop and Gojira, none of the dvd special features are even carried over. How hard is it to do that?

As for price, the worst i have seen have been things like Gundam Unicorn, but thats a japanese company being lame.

On the flip side, i do like that a lot of releases come with a digital copy or a dvd copy. Choice is always good.

[GSZX1337]

What drives me nuts about blu rays is when the transfer isnt even that good.

Look at the two blu ray releases of Predator. Pathetic!

Or in cases like in the case of Robocop and Gojira, none of the dvd special features are even carried over. How hard is it to do that?

These are just two of the reasons why I won't buy any old movies on Blu Ray.

(Also, the film for Gojira was pretty damaged, why would anyone bother to transfer the footage to Blu-Ray?)

On the flip side, i do like that a lot of releases come with a digital copy or a dvd copy. Choice is always good.

Having a DVD/Blu combo package will soon be the norm. It sucks because the price goes up for those that just want a DVD copy.

[Jrecee]

SD broadcasts on an HD tv are pretty much the worst. Doesn't help that my crap SD receiver doesn't even have component outputs. DVD quality is worlds better than SD broadcast quality, and I can see how someone would be happy when comparing those.

I probably wouldn't have bothered with a bluray player on a 32" tv, you can see the difference but I can get why you don't care. Even with my 46", bluray does a better job of making dvd look crappy than it does making itself look good.

My next tv will be a 58" 1080p set at least. . . not that they even make 720p sets at that size anymore. I think the breaking point will be a 65" set for $1500.

[Betamax001]

Blu Ray is to me, what Laserdisc was to VHS in the late 80s and early 90s. If you want quality the option was there, but most people will stick to VHS or in the Blu Ray comparison DVD. I do really want the Scott Pilgrim Blu Ray, because it comes with the DVD, a Blu Ray, and a digital copy. And has more features than the regular DVD.

Theres a couple of movies I would like to have copies of and sometimes Amazon is cheaper for the Blu Ray than the DVD. Things that spring to mind are 2001 A Space Odyssey, Clockwork Orange, Watchmen Directors Cut. They flucuate, but for the most part are usually cheaper on Blu Ray. I dunno.

[CRTGAMER]

A curiosity, are all BlueRay movies anamorphic? I have noticed even some brand new DVDs are not.

[Boaradoor]

Blu Ray is to me, what Laserdisc was to VHS in the late 80s and early 90s. If you want quality the option was there, but most people will stick to VHS or in the Blu Ray comparison DVD. I do really want the Scott Pilgrim Blu Ray, because it comes with the DVD, a Blu Ray, and a digital copy. And has more features than the regular DVD.

I would say HDDVD was the laserdisc of this decade.