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In Reply to: RE: DVD Sales way, way down posted by Wendell Narrod on February 19, 2009 at 12:57:31
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If a thing's worth doing, it's worth doing well
(Proverb)
Follow Ups:
Charge exorbitantly for the "new" release ($30-40), six months later, the stores are dumping them at 40-60% of "original MSRP". Now you can just wait for the sales; Last time I walked into Fry's, I saw at least five (5) Blu-ray movies priced at $12.99. Best Buy is starting to do this as well (...finally).
In the early '90s I remember spending $20 on a new VHS and those $20 were worth a lot more in 1990 than $20 today. Blu-ray is amazingly cheap for the quality. This isn't just the same strategy as DVD. Every new technology is introduced at a high pricepoint and comes down over the years.
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We must be the change we wish to see in the world. -Gandhi
VHS went from a rental model, with very high prices for purchase, to a sales model that knocked the price down significantly. DVD was an easily observed improvement over videotape. The difference, between DVD and BluRay, is much closer for the average person. It's a tougher sale and is not going to support, in the long term, a premium over standard DVD.
-Wendell
Edits: 02/22/09
That doesn't just apply to video formats. It's across the board. There's no getting around it.
But there is no reason Blu-ray will cost more than DVD in the long run and in fact I am already buying most of my BDs for what I spent on DVDs a few years ago. The players are quite cheap for a two-yr old format and still coming down in price.
The difference between DVD and BD is apparent to anyone with an HDTV set. And BD is the growth area in optical home video. DVD lost market share last year for the first time since its introduction while Blu-ray is in the throes of double digit growth. It's one of the few bright spots in the downturn.
I'll post Auph's reply so he doesn't have to:
Your pom poms are out and you look good in your blu-cheerleader outfit. Now where's my bong?
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We must be the change we wish to see in the world. -Gandhi
I just picked up Amadeus and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest for $14.99 ea at Best Buy. When the price becomes a mere $5 premium over the standard DVD version, I'll go for the Blu-ray.
I know I'm not alone, and I suspect the studios and retailers are finally figuring this out. In this poor economy, I expect more sales and have been very disappointed at how stubborn the stores have been on Blu-ray pricing - especially on the older movies. After a year, I still have less than 30 Blu-ray discs in my collection.
> > > After a year, I still have less than 30 Blu-ray discs in my collection. < < <
After about 2 years, I have bout 50, some of which were free.
In my case, its more about selection, or lack thereof. I keep hoping BD will catch on, so they'll finally put out more titles I want.
We'll see.
jack
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