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Originally Posted by NutsAboutPS3
I suspect they are having the same problem as they will have with movies like Gladiator and Titanic when they get released on Blu-ray. The titles have already been severely devalued in people's minds by the DVDs selling for next to nothing. You can get the complete Bond box set on DVD for £85 from play. When the Bond Blu-rays are released they are £18 each, so £378 for the same 21 movies as are in the DVD box set. It's asking a lot for people to see a Blu-ray as being worth 4-5 times the price of the DVD. When the Bond DVD set was selling for £300 a few years back they might have had a chance of charging close to £400 for a Blu-ray set, but I just can't see it in the context of an £85 DVD set.
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This is why Blu-ray catalog pricing has to get more reasonable IMO. I think this is one reason why they aren't selling - it's not so much the demographics as it is the pricing. A lot of folks aren't going to pony up $30.00 for a title they already have on DVD. Now, I do see some positive signs as a whole slew of Warner catalog titles can be had for $11.99-12.99 on Amazon, but you often see these same titles priced at $24.95 in the regular stores (Best Buy, Borders, etc.). I'm a huge Blu-ray fan and there are some MGM/Fox catalog titles I want, but I refuse to spend $22.99 each on them (lowest price available today). I will patiently wait until they hit $14.99.