Idea to boost Blu-ray sales

[LynxFX]

Originally Posted by daringdogcow

Obviously, I can't get into the head of someone who runs an media empire and earns $27.7 million a year, but I don't think movie theaters have all the market power here. It's Hollywood studios that are the resource monopolies; without them, theaters would have no content to present to their audiences. The studios, on the other hand, have alternative business models they're working on. Paramount just released Jackass 2.5 online.

They have a mutual power between the two. Without movies, yes theatres would have nothing to show, but without theatres, movies would have no place to show them. I think you are underestimating the feeling of watching a movie on the big screen. Going to the movies is a national pasttime and it will always be there. Theatres are still a major source of revenue, especially now with worldwide markets expanding. The other advantage is if a family goes to the theatre they are spending close to $50 to see it since everyone needs a ticket. You purchase the movie ondemand or on BD you only are purchasing it once for much less. I know they tried an onDemand simultanious release of a film a while back. It cost $50, so it was meant to cover those extra tickets lost. Eitherway there are some out there that are trying to fix something that isn't broken, but with all this tinkering they might just pull the wrong thread.

DVDs still have MSRPs in the $20-30 range, and they're at the end of their lifecycle.

And BD's have MSRP in the $30-$44 range. You are right that there have been some decent deals on new releases and some Studios are doing the right thing in reguards to catalog prices. So some are starting to get the idea, that expensive media isn't selling. But this needs to become the norm, not the exception. All you ever hear about is the cost of players players players. Well I only need one player at the moment, but I'll spend 20x that on the media I stick in the machine. Player prices will naturally come down, they always do. Media usually stays about the same so I would like to push to get that price down.

Think of it this way, the closer BD's get to DVD pricing, the more likely people will make the investment in a player, and the more BD's get sold. We have already seen that cheap players don't sell expensive media. HD DVD proved that perfectly for us.

[ThatArtGuy]

I have a standard tv. However, I purchase BD's for the same reason I was purchasing CD's instead of tapes in the 80's. I may not have a CD player now... but I will. Why buy something substandard when I can have something reference quality?

I have a carrying case for my PS3 if I need to see something on an HDTV. My father-in-law has one. I'm sure he doesn't mind my BD collection.

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[HighDefChief]

How about not charging so much for movies. $30 for a disc which just contains the movie and absolutely no special features is crazy.

[gazzie4]

Originally Posted by LynxFX

... I think you are underestimating the feeling of watching a movie on the big screen. Going to the movies is a national pasttime and it will always be there. Theatres are still a major source of revenue, especially now with worldwide markets expanding. ...

I don't know about everyone else, but I gave up on movies the moment my sound system started sound better than theres and my tv picture looked better as well. In a movie theater you have people talking, babies crying, some idiot walking up and down the aisles with a flash light 4-5 times a movie, very hot or very cold theater, no pause function if you have to use the facilities, overpriced soda, candy and popcorn, the list goes on.

I would much prefer to watch it in my house, which is why I have not been to a theater in months, and have probably only seen 2 or 3 movies in a theater in the last year.

[whippersnapper]

Originally Posted by DisneyKrayzie

I am planning to purchase my first Blu-Ray player in a couple months, probably with my tax return, and still have a standard 480i television. My DVD players both need replaced and if I am going to replace them I might as well get Blu-Ray, eventually I will have a HDTV and would regret purchasing regular DVD players now and then replacing them with Blu-Ray later on.

I do think that advertising that Blu-Ray players will still play regular DVD's would help a lot, I still hear many people that think they wont work. I do like the idea of releasing selected movies right after their theatrical release.

You're smart to think ahead like this. When you do buy a video, buy it on Blu-ray if you can. And always try to put as much into retirement plans as you can. You'll regret NONE of those moves a few years down the road.

[Smackos]

An easy way of boosting Blu-ray would be to get the main sites to actually give correct information to customers. The old out of date FUD that comes across all the time can't help promote the Blu-ray one bit.. eg.. link