Blu-rays are great but packaging is ugly!!

[oetty]

As a home theater and film enthusiast, I'm very excited about the new possibilites Blu Ray Disc offers when it comes to sound and image quality.

However, the only thing that stops me from starting to collect Blu Rays big time is the packaging. Most DVDs come in nice packaging with Special Editions and most Blu Rays so far look cheap with that blue plastic slips. A superior format should also LOOK superior and more exclusive. There are only a few exceptions like "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" which in my opinion is one of the few discs worth buying so far.

Now that it has become evident that Blu Ray will be the new Home Entertainment format there is no need anymore to advertise the format with slogans like "Beyond High Definition" on the cover. The Blu Ray logo should be sufficient by now.

As long as DVD Special Editions and packaging looks nicer in my collection than Blu Rays I will not buy them - even though I would love to...

What are your thoughts on the packaging?

Andreas from Salzburg, Austria

[tim77586]

You make a fair argument. But i kinda like the less is more point of view. I think the cases are perfect. The artwork is generally good, and the uniformity looks good as I'm starting my collection. They have a superior product, so there is no need to try and over do it.

[DealsR4theDevil]

Originally Posted by oetty

As long as DVD Special Editions and packaging looks nicer in my collection than Blu Rays I will not buy them - even though I would love to...

You will quickly find that the people on this site prefer a pretty picture to a pretty box on their shelf.

[Scorxpion]

I like them and i like The definition of Blu-ray disc

Beyond High Definition.

But what i like most is everytime when i touch the blu-ray disc logo in Metal.

Like SONY AND DISNEY cases.

[aygie]

Yeah the Rock cover does suck.

[bajor27]

I personally did refuse to buy DVDs that came in those dreadful snapper cases, but I'm fine with the Blu cases and hope we don't start seeing a bunch of crappy non-matching cases for Blu

I was actually a little disappointed when I got Lost and found out it came in a box around the case. It just doesn't look right on the shelf.

[Cruyff14]

Originally Posted by oetty

As a home theater and film enthusiast ...

And you care more about the packaging than about the content? Weird ...

[Blu-Style]

I like Plastic cases more than Steelbooks etc.

The Plastic cases are robust, lighter, you can´t scratch them. and they look better. (IMHO)

I´m more pissed about the covers itself sometimes...
But no big deal...

[owa]

I like the cases but it's funny that you mention this though. Others have complained about the special packaging of titles like Close Encounters b/c it sticks out from the rest of the cases. So, it doesn't look like they'll be able to please everyone. I don't feel strongly about it either way. I'm fine with the standard blue cases and I'm fine with special packaging. Although, if forced to pick, I'd probably side with whatever takes up the least amount of space.

[unreal1080p]

Originally Posted by Cruyff14

And you care more about the packaging than about the content? Weird ...

I agree (weird)

The BDA can bring on the slim transparent Blu-Ray slip cases and keep them that way. They should concentrate on lowering the MSRP to an average 19.99$ rather then waisting time designing different elaborate cases for every movie.

This is NOT the fashion industry... it's ALL about high def picture and sound.

P.S. I like the standard Blu-Ray cases better then the standard DVD cases: they take less space and the transparent Blue plastic looks better then the cheaper looking standard opaque black plastic of DVD cases.

[cking2729]

I prefer Blu-Ray cases to DVD because they make your library look very slick and uniform. Some DVDs have slip covers, some don't, some are snap cases, some aren't. The thickness of some DVD cases also seems to vary.

With all Blu cases being the same except for a few miniscule things, I really like how my growing library looks. The cleanliness and uniformity makes me want to go buy even more just to push more DVDs off.

I like the Blu cases, and the color catches the eye on the store shelves. I'd be upset if they ever started making them different now that I've got a collection going.

[Idealsupra]

wow...just wow...

dont buy a movie because of how its packaged.... thats awesome.......

[atomik kinder]

I remember when DVD first came out. People were complaining that they shouldn't be in anything larger than a CD jewel case. They thought the size and thickness was unnecessary. But of course the argument was that they didn't want people to think they were movie soundtracks. I like the blu cases and anything more elaborate, like a steel case which some have suggested would unnecessarily make them more expensive.

[DetroitSportsFan]

I like the standard Blu cases.

[Dadds]

Originally Posted by bajor27

I personally did refuse to buy DVDs that came in those dreadful snapper cases, but I'm fine with the Blu cases and hope we don't start seeing a bunch of crappy non-matching cases for Blu

I was actually a little disappointed when I got Lost and found out it came in a box around the case. It just doesn't look right on the shelf.

i want all my cases to look the same

[Sporty]

Originally Posted by Cruyff14

And you care more about the packaging than about the content? Weird ...

That's what I was thinking.

[Blu-Style]

I would be pissed too if I would live in a country with no own language...


*No offense, just kidding @ oetty*


I´m picky too...
but the packaging is really no big Deal... IMHO

[JonD7]

I like the packaging. *shrugs*

[supersix4]

blu-rays are 100 times better than old dvds I could get maybe like 15/19 on my shelf now I can get 40 WONDERFUL looking blu boxes on them A+ in my book

[oetty]

Just because I do care about the films I cannot live with the - in my opinion - cheap looking packaging. Every Blu Ray so far pales compared with the Criterion discs or beautifully packaged Special Editions in my collection. I'm not talking about the artworks but primarily about the plastic slips and all the unnecessary logos on the covers which distract from the actual movie.

I'm also betting that in the future there WILL be different packages and no longer a single Blu Ray packaging. I just hope the companies will soon release appropriately packaged Special Editions with bonus features that surpass the DVD versions...