Why the delays?

[matthewrounds]

Originally Posted by DouglasHP74

Are classic films not profitable? As many of the films were remastered for the DVD release, I thought that the DVD masters were in 1080P and that this transition was simply a matter of going through the Codec, and The Menu lay out.

Classic or Catalog titles do not sell as well as new releases. Take a look at everyone's collection here:

https://www.blu-ray.com/community/stats.php

Only four of the top 20 were catalogs released on blu. Given the fact that this is a fan website for blu-ray, sales for catalogs are bound to be a little higher than usual. I most look forward to catalogs, but for new adopters, they are probably only going to purchase new releases and not catalogs. There is an abundant amount of sales data (I cannot find the thread) that reinforces this point.


Just stay patient. It is a lengthy and expensive process to remaster/scan older prints. In time these movies will come and just remember each day is one day closer to their release.