Should the DVD Format Be Abolished? - Blu-ray Forum

Member-222782 · 01-05-2014, 08:28 PM

Personally, I'm somewhere in the middle. An interesting point has been brought up on one of the indie label threads in the Blu-ray forum. Someone suggested studios should cease production of the format and "force" people to buy Blu-ray. While this may seem like overkill and unnecessary, I somewhat agree, to a point. One one hand, it would save the labels and even major studios a bit of money and effort (not to mention shelf space) by focusing only one format. Also, most people have at least 1 DVD player in their homes. Many people DO NOT have BD players at all. Let's face it - DVD is the dominant format and will continue to be. I believe that if DVD were to be discontinued people who haven't upgraded will just simply not buy into another format. This could, in turn, lead to studios concluding that people don't purchase movies on hard formats anymore and actually stop production, would be disastrous to those of us who like to collect and have physical copies of our favorite films.

Another consequence of this is the disappearance of small indie labels who can't afford to release movies on Blu-ray. This is the LAST thing I'd want to see happen. Having something like 92 IN THE SHADE or MORTUARY on DVD is better than nothing. But, tbh, I feel like I'm wasting money every time I buy a DVD. I should be buying it on Blu-ray but I do understand that not every film needs (or can) be on BD. So, what do you think?

01-05-2014, 08:28 PM	#1
Member-222782 Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Jun 2012 4K collection:645 Blu-ray collection:4556 DVD collection:474 Trading Score:140	Should the DVD Format Be Abolished? Personally, I'm somewhere in the middle. An interesting point has been brought up on one of the indie label threads in the Blu-ray forum. Someone suggested studios should cease production of the format and "force" people to buy Blu-ray. While this may seem like overkill and unnecessary, I somewhat agree, to a point. One one hand, it would save the labels and even major studios a bit of money and effort (not to mention shelf space) by focusing only one format. Also, most people have at least 1 DVD player in their homes. Many people DO NOT have BD players at all. Let's face it - DVD is the dominant format and will continue to be. I believe that if DVD were to be discontinued people who haven't upgraded will just simply not buy into another format. This could, in turn, lead to studios concluding that people don't purchase movies on hard formats anymore and actually stop production, would be disastrous to those of us who like to collect and have physical copies of our favorite films. Another consequence of this is the disappearance of small indie labels who can't afford to release movies on Blu-ray. This is the LAST thing I'd want to see happen. Having something like 92 IN THE SHADE or MORTUARY on DVD is better than nothing. But, tbh, I feel like I'm wasting money every time I buy a DVD. I should be buying it on Blu-ray but I do understand that not every film needs (or can) be on BD. So, what do you think?

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