Digibooks vs. Diamond Luxe (Magno Cases)

[Cards_Fan_15]

Digibooks are my preferred packaging when it comes to blu-rays. Warner Bros. used to put out a lot of digibooks, but now since they've introduced their Diamond Luxe Edition I'm concerned that digibooks will be phased out. I think the Diamond Luxe blu-rays are cool, but I'm a digibook person. Maybe all we'll get in the future is the occassional store exclusive.

What do you guys think? And which do you prefer, digibook or Diamond Luxe?

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by Cards_Fan_15

Digibooks are my preferred packaging when it comes to blu-rays. Warner Bros. used to put out a lot of digibooks, but now since they've introduced their Diamond Luxe Edition I'm concerned that digibooks will be phased out. I think the Diamond Luxe blu-rays are cool, but I'm a digibook person. Maybe all we'll get in the future is the occassional store exclusive.

What do you guys think? And which do you prefer, digibook or Diamond Luxe?

Digibooks all the way and I hope Warner continues them.

[Batmon77]

I not a fan of the reading material. Digitize it and put in the extras and ill read it on the screen. Save the paper. Im not going to read it more than twice anyways.

My Amazing Spider-Man Magno case is really really cool.

[The Great Owl]

Those Diamond Luxe cases do not look good to me, nor do they look all that sturdy. I'd like to have Ben Hur someday, but I'll probably just stuck with the regular plastic case edition.

[Kryptonic]

Standard amaray case.

[jscoggins]

No disc hubs = No sale

[Cards_Fan_15]

Originally Posted by Batmon77

I not a fan of the reading material. Digitize it and put in the extras and ill read it on the screen. Save the paper. Im not going to read it more than twice anyways.

My Amazing Spider-Man Magno case is really really cool.

I didn't get the ASM2 magno case but it did look very cool.

[Thomas Irwin]

I'm a big fan of both myself. I'd hate to see digibooks begin to be phased out in any - and yet, on the other hand, I do like the added durability of Diamond Luxe cases. My hope is they can profitably coexist.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

Those Diamond Luxe cases do not look good to me, nor do they look all that sturdy. I'd like to have Ben Hur someday, but I'll probably just stuck with the regular plastic case edition.

They actually have some weight to them. They don't look like they would in pictures but they're probably as heavy as some Digibooks.

[Cards_Fan_15]

I think the magno cases have been mediocre so far. Green Mile, Gremlins, Forrest Gump for the most part didn't offer anything new aside from the packaging... even the cover art was the same.

[steve_dave]

Originally Posted by Cards_Fan_15

I think the magno cases have been mediocre so far. Green Mile, Gremlins, Forrest Gump for the most part didn't offer anything new aside from the packaging... even the cover art was the same.

Green Mile and Gremlins have new "Anniversary" extras on the second discs. The "older" release were just one disc only.

And Goodfells & Unforgiven are two titles that only added "books" for their Digibook releases.

[Filmmaker]

The hard plastic coating of the Diamond Luxes make them seem more premium and durable than digibooks, but I do lament the loss of hubs. This may be a case of six-of-one, half-a-dozen of the other for me.

[Scarface32]

Just give me an amaray case. I make due with digibook when it's the only option, but they aren't as sturdy. The glue can dry up, and then there goes the packaging. Same is true for diamond luxe, and all other glued on packaging. Nothing beats a simple amaray case. Not even steelbooks, since they can rust, bend, and scratch.

And what I really hate is when companies aren't consistant in their packaging. I have a shelf just for Criterions and the look is all over the place. Some on plastic, some in all cardboard, some in plastic cases with cardboard shelves. It's not consistant at all.

None of these companies can get their act together, not a sngle one is consistant with packaging. It's a mad house I tell you, a mad house!

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by Kryptonic

Standard amaray case.

This.

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by Kryptonic

Standard amaray case.

The non-eco version of course.

[k_dog77803]

I prefer digibooks, I love the idea of having a little book of supplements that also houses the film itself.

I saw the Diamond Luxe version of Gone with the Wind at Target. And while it looked very nice it seems those cases are a magnet for scratches, even more than steelbooks!

[Berek]

Digibooks and Steels

[rickah88]

I love them both, and hope to see many more digibook and Neo Case releases in the future.
Keep 'em coming!

[Kryptonic]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

The non-eco version of course.

I like Vortex cases. I've ordered soooo many from Casetopia.

[Irrob]

Originally Posted by Cards_Fan_15

Digibooks are my preferred packaging when it comes to blu-rays. Warner Bros. used to put out a lot of digibooks, but now since they've introduced their Diamond Luxe Edition I'm concerned that digibooks will be phased out. I think the Diamond Luxe blu-rays are cool, but I'm a digibook person. Maybe all we'll get in the future is the occassional store exclusive.

What do you guys think? And which do you prefer, digibook or Diamond Luxe?

Generally speaking digibook>magno case. But I made one exception with the new Green Mile release. Because when it comes down to it, content is still king, eff the packaging.