Blu-ray sales must REALLY be slow these days, if Warner Brothers' latest Blu-ray promotion is any indication.
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From here, it seems like a desperate move by WB to thin out a backlog of BD titles that aren’t moving.
Every time I get an announcement of a change in the program I scan the list, and there's nothing there I haven't already gotten - one way or another. ...so, I suspect you're right, and no one wants the discs on the list.
“If the industry wants Blu-ray to be successful, they should just stop pressing regular DVDs and make Blu-ray the only optical disc format. That would do the trick!”
...or do what Mr. Poor insists is happening already - force more people to download rather than purchase discs at all. Ain't gonna happen here until I can be assured every download is HD - and at least 1080i, at that. I realize, as he has said, I'm a member of that small minority who insists on the best quality, but I've spent a lot of time (not necessarily a lot of money, though) getting an HD home theater - as it is - setup, and I don't feel the need to compromise. Give me the BD discs, either from Netflix or purchased and HD downloads, and I'll be happy.
Every time I get an announcement of a change in the program I scan the list, and there's nothing there I haven't already gotten - one way or another. ...so, I suspect you're right, and no one wants the discs on the list.
“If the industry wants Blu-ray to be successful, they should just stop pressing regular DVDs and make Blu-ray the only optical disc format. That would do the trick!”
...or do what Mr. Poor insists is happening already - force more people to download rather than purchase discs at all. Ain't gonna happen here until I can be assured every download is HD - and at least 1080i, at that. I realize, as he has said, I'm a member of that small minority who insists on the best quality, but I've spent a lot of time (not necessarily a lot of money, though) getting an HD home theater - as it is - setup, and I don't feel the need to compromise. Give me the BD discs, either from Netflix or purchased and HD downloads, and I'll be happy.
I used this program for HD-DVD and greatly appreciated that.
This promotion for replacing DVD is surprising...
I do think video collectors are going on the way side and that is being felt. I jumped off that train during the laserdisc days. While I bought some at the time it just hit me one day; why am I spending all this money to watch a movie 1-3 times when I can rent it. I still get the quality without the hassle and expense of ownership. Since then my purchases have been reserved for a handful of demo and calibration discs and the occasional flick that simply cannot be rented although Netflix seems to have taken care of that small problem (for the present anyway).
I hope I am wrong on that account otherwise streaming is going to be the future and we will likely be getting less data than we can get with blu-ray. While I am not a fan of 3D I do recognize that full res 3D may be a saving grace to keep blu-ray alive due to data and storage requirements.
This promotion for replacing DVD is surprising...
I do think video collectors are going on the way side and that is being felt. I jumped off that train during the laserdisc days. While I bought some at the time it just hit me one day; why am I spending all this money to watch a movie 1-3 times when I can rent it. I still get the quality without the hassle and expense of ownership. Since then my purchases have been reserved for a handful of demo and calibration discs and the occasional flick that simply cannot be rented although Netflix seems to have taken care of that small problem (for the present anyway).
I hope I am wrong on that account otherwise streaming is going to be the future and we will likely be getting less data than we can get with blu-ray. While I am not a fan of 3D I do recognize that full res 3D may be a saving grace to keep blu-ray alive due to data and storage requirements.