Disney's Tangled: 2D or 3D?

[Mumps]

2D, because no 3D version of any movie will ever be part of my collection.

[Darth Fredius]

3D Combo 4 discs pack.
I'll buy a 3DTV later this year so I'll already have some movies to watch when I'll get it...
Before that I'll enjoy the 2D Blu-ray version.
Great splicase too.
I don't care about Digital copy anyway.

[Jimmy Smith]

Originally Posted by Dynamo of Eternia

And the Blu-Ray 2D standard is just as "future proof" as 3D. So, if someone doesn't care for 3D, has no use for it, and wouldn't even use it if they had it, then it makes sense for them to just get the 2D version of the movie.

My point was that the notion that there is going to be another 3D standard to replace Blu-Ray 3D is nonsense. Blu-Ray 3D will play in 3D on all future 3D displays from here to eternity.

[CaptYamato]

2D for me. I don't own a 3D HDTV. My parents also don't own one and that is who my son stays with while I am in class. So no use for the extra disc.

[Chordata]

Originally Posted by Darth Fredius

3D Combo 4 discs pack.
I'll buy a 3DTV later this year so I'll already have some movies to watch when I'll get it...
Before that I'll enjoy the 2D Blu-ray version.
Great splicase too.
I don't care about Digital copy anyway.

Cool, can I snag that digital copy from you? Happy to pay for the shipping.

[SixSpeedSamurai]

2D, only option I had where I got it, for the same price, I would of bought the biggest edition though. I don't have a 3D setup and would never waste my money on 3D that required glasses. Someday I'll buy a new TV, and it will have 3D as a feature that does not require glasses. That won't be the reason I am buying it though, it'll just come with that feature.

[Zen_Amako]

I picked up the 3D version since I do have a 3DTV. I've been trying not to buy bad movies just because they are 3D (hello, Alice in Wonderland, My Bloody Valentine, Piranha, Step Up, etc.), so I'm hoping this is a 3D release of a film that is actually good.

I really only needed the 3D disc, though. I doubt I'll ever use the 2D BD, the DVD, etc. Maybe I should have waited and tried to buy the 3D disc from someone here who doesn't want it.

[Valkyr47]

unless Tangled is different, all 3D blu-ray releases ive seen so far come in clear cases. FAIL

Just what i want, my collection to look like **** with multi-colored cases all mixed in

yeah, no

enjoy your fad though, 3d will never be more than a nice alternative way to watch some movies

2D version in standard BLUE blu-ray case for me

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by Valkyr47

unless Tangled is different, all 3D blu-ray releases ive seen so far come in clear cases. FAIL

Just what i want, my collection to look like **** with multi-colored cases all mixed in

yeah, no

enjoy your fad though, 3d will never be more than a nice alternative way to watch some movies

2D version in standard BLUE blu-ray case for me

+1 3D is a fad, nothing more.

[alex98baby]

the 3D in this movie was amazing...

worth every penny

[mr. b]

Originally Posted by Valkyr47

unless Tangled is different, all 3D blu-ray releases ive seen so far come in clear cases. FAIL

Just what i want, my collection to look like **** with multi-colored cases all mixed in

yeah, no

enjoy your fad though, 3d will never be more than a nice alternative way to watch some movies

2D version in standard BLUE blu-ray case for me

Comes in a blue case. I don't mind the different colors. I actually like having Incredible Hulk in a green case, and I have an extra green case for Hulk (still need to purchase that title in blu). Standard blu-ray cases are cheap enough to get that even if it was a clear case, I could swap it out for next to nothing. I just recently purchased a bunch of 2-and 3-disc cases to swap out some eco cases and make combo packs (add the dvd to the blu-ray to save shelf space).

I picked up the Target Exclusive 3D version, and used the DMR coupon to bring the total down to what the 2D one cost. I don't have a 3D TV yet, but I'll probably get one sooner or later. This is my 6th 3D title, and I've picked them up mainly 'cos of coupons. I also wanted the digital copy so my daughter could put the movie on her Ipod or to use on disneymoviesonline. I had it pre-ordered off amazon for $16.99 but I canceled it figuring Disney would put out a $8-$10 coupon. The little book that came with it is great reading for the little one, and she has already used up the stickers that come with the book. I'd say it was worth the extra $4-5 I paid over amazon's pre-order price.

[shinseiRomeo]

Sad to see the 3D choice in the poll ahead by far. This may prove to show that Disney will continue to only offer 3D coupons and quite possibly smaller values as well.

[Dynamo of Eternia]

Originally Posted by Valkyr47

unless Tangled is different, all 3D blu-ray releases ive seen so far come in clear cases. FAIL

Just what i want, my collection to look like **** with multi-colored cases all mixed in

yeah, no

enjoy your fad though, 3d will never be more than a nice alternative way to watch some movies

2D version in standard BLUE blu-ray case for me

There isn't a standard type of case for 3D releases.

The clear cases tend to be used by Sony pictures.

Disney just uses the same Blu-Ray cases that they use for non-3D releases.

And the other day I was at Meijer, looking at the 3D combo pack for Yogi Bear, which came in what is otherwise a normal Blu-Ray case, but instead of the regular Blu-Ray logo on top of the case, there's a REALLY BIG "Blu-Ray 3D" Logo written across the top of the case (and it's not even silver reflective or anything... it has that 'chalky' look to it like the Blu-Ray logos on the elite cases used to look like before they changed to the silver-reflective ones).

So, there isn't a set standard for it. Frankly, for any 3D combo packs that I do get (the only one I actually own so far being A Christmas Carol), I prefer for them to blend in with the rest of my collection as much as possible, so I prefer their cases to be as much like any other BD case as they can be.

[Dynamo of Eternia]

Originally Posted by shinseiRomeo

Sad to see the 3D choice in the poll ahead by far. This may prove to show that Disney will continue to only offer 3D coupons and quite possibly smaller values as well.

This is why earlier I said that I wish there had been other options that would better explain the reasoning behind why people made the choice that they did.

How many people are actually buying it because they actually have a 3DTV and plan to watch it in 3D, or plan to get one down the road, and are actually interested in 3D.... as opposed to how many people bought it because the coupon technically was for the 4-disc combo pack (even though Target was allowing it to be used on the 2-disc set as well) and/or because they also wanted the digital copy.

If there was no coupon at all... or if there was an equivelant coupon specific to the 2-disc version that could be easily used at any store, how many people would have still paid the extra $ for the 3D pack? I'm not knocking 3D here... I just really want to know how many people are buying it for that reason.

The problem with situations like this is that by having a coupon like this, prompting people to get the more "premium" version, it doesn't really give Disney an accurate indication of how many people actually have true interest in 3D.

[Chaotic]

Originally Posted by shinseiRomeo

This may prove to show that Disney will continue to only offer 3D coupons

[MJW]

Originally Posted by Dynamo of Eternia

This is why earlier I said that I wish there had been other options that would better explain the reasoning behind why people made the choice that they did.

I know I could have put more specific options, but there is honestly a limitless number of reasons people buy what they buy. Not just the coupon comes into play, but also what a store stocked/didn't stock, etc. I could probably make a list of 100 different options but I wanted to keep it simple

My idea for the poll was to get a count of what was sold, not necessarily the reason why it sold. A lot of people are posting why they bought what they bought though, so at least there is a chance to explain after voting.

Originally Posted by Dynamo of Eternia

the coupon technically was for the 4-disc combo pack (even though Target was allowing it to be used on the 2-disc set as well)

I don't know that Target was so much "allowing it" as it was that the sales associates just didn't pay attention and/or didn't care. It's not like Target advertised in their sale paper that the coupon was good for either copy. Plus, I know that numerous people were successful using it on the 2D combo at various other stores, not just Target.

I don't know how the whole coupon reimbursement system works, but I can bet that if Disney gets word of the coupons being used in ways other than what was intended, they might eventually do something about it. I'm sure the stores would crack down on accepting coupons if they stopped getting reimbursed because coupons were being applied incorrectly. By the time The Lion King comes out this fall in both 2D and 3D combos, it might not be so easy to pull the same trick if the coupon ends up being only for the 3D edition again.

I bought the 3D combo, but not just because that was what the coupon was for. I ended up buying it online and actually didn't even use the coupon (I got a good deal on eBay with the Groupon yesterday). I just usually make a habit out of buying the best of what is available at the time.

I don't have a 3DTV but I'm not going to fight 3D because it's not worth it, even if I never use the 3D disc. Unless 3D completely flops in the near future, you can pretty much guarantee that Disney is going to keep up with the 3D only coupons from here on out (for titles released with the 3D option). It's going to get harder and harder to resist getting the 3D combo packs, especially when the manufacturer themselves is pushing it so hard. If the stores catch on and stop accepting the coupons for non-3D releases (as intended), it's a wrap.

[disneyfreak]

3D cuz i wanted the Digital copy, no 3D tv :P

[Dynamo of Eternia]

Originally Posted by MJW

I don't know that Target was so much "allowing it" as it was that the sales associates just didn't pay attention and/or didn't care. It's not like Target advertised in their sale paper that the coupon was good for either copy. Plus, I know that numerous people were successful using it on the 2D combo at various other stores, not just Target.

Yes, but the difference is that Target's computers are actually programmed to accept the coupon. Some other stores (i.e. Best Buy) have to manually enter the coupon to accept it.

Maybe I'm wrong here, but wouldn't the programming be set in a manner that identifies the item that the coupon corresponds to? If I were to go to Target and grab a 24-pack of Pepsi, take it to the counter, have them scan it, and then hand them a coupon for Tangled, even if the cashier didn't pay attention to what the coupon was for, I would expect the computer to reject it. Am I wrong on this? In this day and age of technology, I would think it would be programmed this way.

[MJW]

Originally Posted by Dynamo of Eternia

Maybe I'm wrong here, but wouldn't the programming be set in a manner that identifies the item that the coupon corresponds to? If I were to go to Target and grab a 24-pack of Pepsi, take it to the counter, have them scan it, and then hand them a coupon for Tangled, even if the cashier didn't pay attention to what the coupon was for, I would expect the computer to reject it. Am I wrong on this? In this day and age of technology, I would think it would be programmed this way.

I'm not 100% sure myself, so maybe someone else can elaborate, but I was told in another thread that the barcode on the coupon is just a "generic" Disney one for the amount off, and it is up to the sales associate to check to make sure it's the right copy. In other words, I think that when the barcode is scanned, the system is just making sure it's a Disney title, that's it.

[lforigno]

2d for me. I own a panasonic vt25 and had is professionally calibrated by a pro from avsforum. They did a great job but with that said My family and I do not like 3d. We are only in our mid-20's and when we have friends over that have tried it they do not like it either. I feel it takes away from a movie even though it can look cool at times.