Anyone else think Blu-ray steelbooks aren't as nice as the DVD ones?

[Jonno2009]

I'm talking only about R1/Canadian steelbooks, i don't know if other countries have cooler looking blu-ray steelbooks.

Anyone agree that Blu-ray steelbooks aren't as awesome as their DVD counterpart? I still love steelbooks no matter what but besides the sometimes different artwork on the cover and back they still all look the same in their presentation. I remember buying DVD steelbooks and they have a shinier finish or embossed letters or whatever.

Like the X-3 steelbook with the embossed claw marks or the Cloverfield one with the kick ass 'broken' finish. Or hell what was cooler than the embossed Autobot and Decepticon logos for the Transformer 1 steelbooks!

I still collect any kind of steelbook available but i just had to share my thoughts on the blu-ray steelbooks! It just feels like they put less effort into the blu-ray ones than the DVD ones.

I still love blu-ray steelbooks since i love special editions of movies i love and it's great to have different artwork in a cool looking case.

I'm not bashing them! Just wondering if anyone else thought that.

Thanks!

[TM2-Megatron]

Maybe they should try going back to embossing on some of the releases in Canada... it might be cool. That probably increases the expense to Future Shop, though, and would result in more expensive Steelbooks at retail. When appropriate, though, I"d be willing to pay another dollar or two on the price for an elaborate case like that.

As far as the cover art goes, there've been DVD steelbooks I've seen pictures of that I really liked, and others I didn't. Same for the Blu-Rays... although the steelbook cover art is almost always cooler than the standard release.

[jw]

Import them

[TM2-Megatron]

Originally Posted by jwbbud

Import them

I've only recently started buying the Steelbook releases in Future Shop... still not sure about bothering with imports. For anything but the UK, wouldn't the primary audio track be something other than english?

And what are the bonus features like on foreign Steelbook releases? If they have less than the North American, I wouldn't want to buy them personally.

[tiger_qc]

DVD Steelbooks sucks!
They are too tall, a dead format and worthless.
I just hate the fact that I own so many of them.
I haven't watched a DVD in years and probably will never again.

[TM2-Megatron]

Originally Posted by tiger_qc

DVD Steelbooks sucks!
They are too tall, a dead format and worthless.
I just hate the fact that I own so many of them.
I haven't watched a DVD in years and probably will never again.

What about things that aren't realistically possible to make HD transfers of for a Blu-Ray release?

[JudasPainkill3r]

Originally Posted by TM2-Megatron

I've only recently started buying the Steelbook releases in Future Shop... still not sure about bothering with imports. For anything but the UK, wouldn't the primary audio track be something other than english?

And what are the bonus features like on foreign Steelbook releases? If they have less than the North American, I wouldn't want to buy them personally.

I'm not sure about DVD SteelBooks if thats what you're reffering to but the primary audio track on foreign Blu Ray SteelBook releases may be set to German if it is a german release, but seriously 2 clicks of a button and its in english. Lots of the German releases even have english menus etc. But i find with some imported SteelBooks that are region free and come with a second disc of bonus features will be region locked. The only releases of SteelBooks that are not really international friendly are many TF1's from France. Really nice SteelBooks but most are region locked with forced subtitles, so even if it only comes with an english audio track it will have french subtitles throughout the movie with no way of getting rid of them.

If you are going to import a SteelBook from overseas, Germany has tons of really good ones where most are region free.

Back to the topic. I think DVD SteelBooks are a waste of time. They're too tall and really not worth anything more than a regular DVD of the film. At least in my opinion.

[Jonno2009]

Originally Posted by Wings of Steel

Back to the topic. I think DVD SteelBooks are a waste of time. They're too tall and really not worth anything more than a regular DVD of the film. At least in my opinion.

Yeah for sure, since switching to blu-rays i can't watch DVDs anymore and i would definitely choose a blu-ray steelbook over a dvd one for sure. But looking at my DVD steelbook collection and my small blu-ray ones i find that the DVD ones were just better produced.

And i don't want to import any. I don't want to double or even triple dip on a movie because it's in a German steelbook. My primary reason to buy a steelbook is if i like the movie.

I have been guilty of double dipping on a couple occasions though. I bought the really kick ass blu-ray edition of Wanted but i just HAD to get the DVD steelbook from futureshop. I gave the DVD discs to a friend and kept the case heh :P

[TM2-Megatron]

Originally Posted by Wings of Steel

I'm not sure about DVD SteelBooks if thats what you're reffering to but the primary audio track on foreign Blu Ray SteelBook releases may be set to German if it is a german release, but seriously 2 clicks of a button and its in english. Lots of the German releases even have english menus etc. But i find with some imported SteelBooks that are region free and come with a second disc of bonus features will be region locked. The only releases of SteelBooks that are not really international friendly are many TF1's from France. Really nice SteelBooks but most are region locked with forced subtitles, so even if it only comes with an english audio track it will have french subtitles throughout the movie with no way of getting rid of them.

If you are going to import a SteelBook from overseas, Germany has tons of really good ones where most are region free.

I play Blu-Rays from my computer, which is connected to my TV via DVI and surround via coaxial S/PDIF. With AnyDVDHD installed, region coding doesn't really matter anyway.

Originally Posted by Wings of Steel

Back to the topic. I think DVD SteelBooks are a waste of time. They're too tall and really not worth anything more than a regular DVD of the film. At least in my opinion.

Yeah, I"d agree with that. There's an auction for the Cars DVD steelbook I have on eBay right now for $40, and someone has bid on it. If I can sell mine for that, perhaps I'll list it after the current one is over.

[xage]

I think it depends on the movie.

I dont think it looks cool for Ratatouille to have the rat scratchmarked the cover of the steelbook or a dwarf's tiny footprint be the extruded or embossed art for Snow white.

Your opinion is not different from a long outstanding concern by others which is the "Bluray mark on top of bluray steelbook" bruhahaha.

Originally Posted by Jonno2009

I'm talking only about R1/Canadian steelbooks, i don't know if other countries have cooler looking blu-ray steelbooks.

Anyone agree that Blu-ray steelbooks aren't as awesome as their DVD counterpart? I still love steelbooks no matter what but besides the sometimes different artwork on the cover and back they still all look the same in their presentation. I remember buying DVD steelbooks and they have a shinier finish or embossed letters or whatever.

Like the X-3 steelbook with the embossed claw marks or the Cloverfield one with the kick ass 'broken' finish. Or hell what was cooler than the embossed Autobot and Decepticon logos for the Transformer 1 steelbooks!

I still collect any kind of steelbook available but i just had to share my thoughts on the blu-ray steelbooks! It just feels like they put less effort into the blu-ray ones than the DVD ones.

I still love blu-ray steelbooks since i love special editions of movies i love and it's great to have different artwork in a cool looking case.

I'm not bashing them! Just wondering if anyone else thought that.

Thanks!