Disney to raise Blu Ray prices based on a BLOG I found?? - Blu-ray Forum

Pfdfiredog · 03-13-2009, 12:41 PM

I found this article on a blog through dvdempire.com site. I'm not too crazy about the site myself pricewise they really dont bring anything to the table on blu ray or dvd for that matter, but I did find this rather interesting.

Disney To Raise Blu-ray Prices?
Despite the fact that research shows that consumers already think Blu-rays are priced too high, Disney may soon be raising the retail price of their releases.

Disney reported a 64% first quarter decline, and Disney CEO Robert Iger seems to believe that customers will be willing to pay more for the “added value” that Blu-ray releases provide (hi-def picture, digital copy, etc.).

Do you agree or disagree with Disney’s stance, and would YOU be willing to pay a few bucks more for Disney’s Blu-rays if they decide to increase the price? Post your answers here, and – at the end of February – we’ll forward your comments concerns to the studio!

The link is below if you guys want to comment on there blog
http://hidefdvdempire.blogspot.com/2...ay-prices.html

Who knows if they will send all the comments to Disney, but hell the site is free to comment, and what could it hurt to comment away. Thought it was good timing with the whole SB/Pinocchio at Amazon deal.

Ferris · 03-13-2009, 12:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pfdfiredog

I found this article on a blog through dvdempire.com site. I'm not too crazy about the site myself pricewise they really dont bring anything to the table on blu ray or dvd for that matter, but I did find this rather interesting.

Disney To Raise Blu-ray Prices?
Despite the fact that research shows that consumers already think Blu-rays are priced too high, Disney may soon be raising the retail price of their releases.

Disney reported a 64% first quarter decline, and Disney CEO Robert Iger seems to believe that customers will be willing to pay more for the “added value” that Blu-ray releases provide (hi-def picture, digital copy, etc.).

Do you agree or disagree with Disney’s stance, and would YOU be willing to pay a few bucks more for Disney’s Blu-rays if they decide to increase the price? Post your answers here, and – at the end of February – we’ll forward your comments concerns to the studio!

The link is below if you guys want to comment on there blog
http://hidefdvdempire.blogspot.com/2...ay-prices.html

Who knows if they will send all the comments to Disney, but hell the site is free to comment, and what could it hurt to comment away. Thought it was good timing with the whole SB/Pinocchio at Amazon deal.

It's a blog. This should be taken with a grain of salt. I highlighted my favorite part of this post...who in their right mind would agree with it???

fighthefutureofhd · 03-13-2009, 12:59 PM

i don't know. it depends are what extra they are offering. if it's got a lot of packed features, two or three discs, a bonus dvd, and such then i would be willing to pay more for it. as it is a single disc dvd will cost you $20. heck, a regular cd will cost you $15. so i think paying $40-$45 for a two disc/three disc blu-ray isn't bad at all. again, it all depends.

Xerios · 03-13-2009, 01:00 PM

i was even on the fence about buying Sleeping beauty and pinocchio for 52 bux as a bundle... but i did it... if they were 3 bux more id buy it, but 35.99 prices should cease to exist..

bad business move, theres still ppl who will buy it with a raised price but it will drive enough away that the prices wont overlap and generate more profit because of it

ckent22 · 03-13-2009, 01:00 PM

No, I will not pay more for a digital copy or a plethora of extras. I pay for the film on Blu. That's it.

bypass · 03-13-2009, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by ckent22

No, I will not pay more for a digital copy or a plethora of extras. I pay for the film on Blu. That's it.

+1

Pirate King · 03-13-2009, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by ckent22

No, I will not pay more for a digital copy or a plethora of extras. I pay for the film on Blu. That's it.

Me too !!! I refuse to pay more than twenty dollars for a blu-ray. However, I did buy SB for 24.99 and Pinocchio for 21.99. I really wanted the Disney classics, but I have purchased Cars, Ratatouie, etc for no more than 19.99. I just wait for the prices to come down. If Disney does raise the prices, then I will just have to wait a little longer before purchasing.

fighthefutureofhd · 03-13-2009, 01:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ckent22

No, I will not pay more for a digital copy or a plethora of extras. I pay for the film on Blu. That's it.

i wouldn't either. but if those extras were on a second blu-ray disc and in hi definition then i would certainly not mind paying more. i bought clerks II for over $40. to most that may seem like too much, but not to me considering the fact that i got two blu-ray discs in the deal. the movie was on the first disc and on the second was a bunch of extras including a full length documentary. so in the end i got two movies out of it. that's a deal to me. you can't get two movies by themselves for quite that cheap.

robertc88 · 03-13-2009, 01:14 PM

I know there was a thread on this already as I remeber reading about a price raise but I surely cannot find it doing a search.

Mr.White · 03-13-2009, 01:14 PM

Disney should not raise thier prices for their Blu's,thier prices are already high enough!,in these economic times that would be really stupid,they would lose a #$%@load of business! If anything they should come down in their prices!

Pfdfiredog · 03-13-2009, 01:16 PM

Fried Eggs I thought the same thing, BUT i decided to type that title into my google and I hit TONS of articles about it from HDD to this below
http://www.engadgethd.com/2009/02/03...lu-ray-prices/
Very reputable website I go to for alot of electronics.

sylar81 · 03-13-2009, 01:22 PM

extra features & digital copies is not anything i look for when buying a blu.the only thing i care about is the blu movie itself.extended or directors cut is the only thing that would have me be ok with a higher price although i will be buying finding nemo right when it is released no matter the price cuz that is gonna be a legendary blu.disney makes the best looking animation now that they own pixar so if there were a company that i would be willing to shell out a few extra bucks for a blu itd be disney.i dont want to spend the extra flo but i will for those few pixar greats...cant wait!!!!!!

lobo81865 · 03-13-2009, 01:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pirate King

Me too !!! I refuse to pay more than twenty dollars for a blu-ray. However, I did buy SB for 24.99 and Pinocchio for 21.99. I really wanted the Disney classics, but I have purchased Cars, Ratatouie, etc for no more than 19.99. I just wait for the prices to come down. If Disney does raise the prices, then I will just have to wait a little longer before purchasing.

Ditto.

sfmarine · 03-13-2009, 02:01 PM

Digital copies are a waste of time imo. Some you can't even upload to your iphone or blackberry. So what's the point? I was bad when I first got into blu-ray. I spent $30 on Ratatouille...then I started getting smarter and looking in the hot deals forum. Now, I don't spent more than maybe $27 on a new release. Best Buy has good pricing and is just as good as Amazon imo. I picked up Sleeping Beauty for I think $26.99. On Tuesday I added another Disney classic...I'm trying to get them all! I never got many on DVD. Pinocchio was $21.99 @ TRU so I had BB price match it. Got a nice 3d cup too!

If they raise their prices, which I doubt they'll do, we'll still be able to find good prices for them.

fronn · 03-13-2009, 02:07 PM

They are already testing the waters...

Look at Bug's Life and Monsters, Inc. prices compared to Cars, Ratatouille and Wall-E. (MSRP of Bug's life and Monsters are ~$40 vs ~$35 or so on the rest)

owa · 03-13-2009, 02:09 PM

For the most part I've been willing to pay whatever prices the studios have had but among my friends, I'm definitely the exception. So, I think *raising* the prices will cause a backlash against them. Most people expect prices to drop over time, not go up so I think it'll end up driving people to buy the DVD instead. In other words, I don't think blu-ray is established well enough yet for them to do something like this. I just hope it doesn't cause a backlash against blu-ray in general (and hopefully other studios won't follow-suit).

goodstuff · 03-13-2009, 02:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ckent22

No, I will not pay more for a digital copy or a plethora of extras. I pay for the film on Blu. That's it.

Ferris · 03-13-2009, 02:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pfdfiredog

Fried Eggs I thought the same thing, BUT i decided to type that title into my google and I hit TONS of articles about it from HDD to this below
http://www.engadgethd.com/2009/02/03...lu-ray-prices/
Very reputable website I go to for alot of electronics.

I stand corrected.

sfmarine · 03-13-2009, 02:26 PM

How could Disney lose $??...they only charge about $80 to get into one of their parks.

assydingo · 03-13-2009, 02:43 PM

How could Disney be losing money?

Almost everything they do is successful... except Swing Vote I guess.

03-13-2009, 12:41 PM	#1
Pfdfiredog Expert Member Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Florida Blu-ray collection:852 DVD collection:28 Trading Score:11	Disney to raise Blu Ray prices based on a BLOG I found?? I found this article on a blog through dvdempire.com site. I'm not too crazy about the site myself pricewise they really dont bring anything to the table on blu ray or dvd for that matter, but I did find this rather interesting. Disney To Raise Blu-ray Prices? Despite the fact that research shows that consumers already think Blu-rays are priced too high, Disney may soon be raising the retail price of their releases. Disney reported a 64% first quarter decline, and Disney CEO Robert Iger seems to believe that customers will be willing to pay more for the “added value” that Blu-ray releases provide (hi-def picture, digital copy, etc.). Do you agree or disagree with Disney’s stance, and would YOU be willing to pay a few bucks more for Disney’s Blu-rays if they decide to increase the price? Post your answers here, and – at the end of February – we’ll forward your comments concerns to the studio! The link is below if you guys want to comment on there blog http://hidefdvdempire.blogspot.com/2...ay-prices.html Who knows if they will send all the comments to Disney, but hell the site is free to comment, and what could it hurt to comment away. Thought it was good timing with the whole SB/Pinocchio at Amazon deal.

03-13-2009, 02:07 PM	#15
fronn Expert Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:St. Paul, Minnesota Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Blu-ray reviews:1	They are already testing the waters... Look at Bug's Life and Monsters, Inc. prices compared to Cars, Ratatouille and Wall-E. (MSRP of Bug's life and Monsters are ~$40 vs ~$35 or so on the rest) Last edited by fronn; 03-13-2009 at 02:10 PM.

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03-13-2009, 12:59 PM	#3
fighthefutureofhd Blu-ray Baron Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Dry County	i don't know. it depends are what extra they are offering. if it's got a lot of packed features, two or three discs, a bonus dvd, and such then i would be willing to pay more for it. as it is a single disc dvd will cost you $20. heck, a regular cd will cost you $15. so i think paying $40-$45 for a two disc/three disc blu-ray isn't bad at all. again, it all depends.

03-13-2009, 01:00 PM	#4
Xerios Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jul 2008 Location:Irving, TX PSNetwork: Xerios Home Theater Gallery:3 Blu-ray collection:286 DVD collection:5 Trading Score:1	i was even on the fence about buying Sleeping beauty and pinocchio for 52 bux as a bundle... but i did it... if they were 3 bux more id buy it, but 35.99 prices should cease to exist.. bad business move, theres still ppl who will buy it with a raised price but it will drive enough away that the prices wont overlap and generate more profit because of it

03-13-2009, 01:00 PM	#5
ckent22 Banned Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Hollywood, California VIA Smallville, Kansas Home Theater Gallery:15 Blu-ray collection:266 Blu-ray reviews: 15	No, I will not pay more for a digital copy or a plethora of extras. I pay for the film on Blu. That's it.

03-13-2009, 01:14 PM	#9
robertc88 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Sep 2007	I know there was a thread on this already as I remeber reading about a price raise but I surely cannot find it doing a search.

03-13-2009, 01:14 PM	#10
Mr.White Banned Member since:Jan 2009 Blu-ray collection:502 Blu-ray reviews:29	Disney should not raise thier prices for their Blu's,thier prices are already high enough!,in these economic times that would be really stupid,they would lose a #$%@load of business! If anything they should come down in their prices!

03-13-2009, 01:16 PM	#11
Pfdfiredog Expert Member Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Florida Blu-ray collection:852 DVD collection:28 Trading Score:11	Fried Eggs I thought the same thing, BUT i decided to type that title into my google and I hit TONS of articles about it from HDD to this below http://www.engadgethd.com/2009/02/03...lu-ray-prices/ Very reputable website I go to for alot of electronics.

03-13-2009, 01:22 PM	#12
sylar81 New Member Member since:Jan 2009 Blu-ray collection:41 Blu-ray reviews:3	extra features & digital copies is not anything i look for when buying a blu.the only thing i care about is the blu movie itself.extended or directors cut is the only thing that would have me be ok with a higher price although i will be buying finding nemo right when it is released no matter the price cuz that is gonna be a legendary blu.disney makes the best looking animation now that they own pixar so if there were a company that i would be willing to shell out a few extra bucks for a blu itd be disney.i dont want to spend the extra flo but i will for those few pixar greats...cant wait!!!!!!

03-13-2009, 02:01 PM	#14
sfmarine Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Apr 2008 Location:The Swan Station aDdIcTeD 2 LOST PSN:U5MC51473 Home Theater Gallery:18 4K collection:930 Blu-ray collection:2311 DVD collection:276 MA collection:461 Digital collection:492 iTunes collection:534 Blu-ray reviews: 7 Trading Score:43	Digital copies are a waste of time imo. Some you can't even upload to your iphone or blackberry. So what's the point? I was bad when I first got into blu-ray. I spent $30 on Ratatouille...then I started getting smarter and looking in the hot deals forum. Now, I don't spent more than maybe $27 on a new release. Best Buy has good pricing and is just as good as Amazon imo. I picked up Sleeping Beauty for I think $26.99. On Tuesday I added another Disney classic...I'm trying to get them all! I never got many on DVD. Pinocchio was $21.99 @ TRU so I had BB price match it. Got a nice 3d cup too! If they raise their prices, which I doubt they'll do, we'll still be able to find good prices for them.

03-13-2009, 02:09 PM	#16
owa Blu-ray Knight Member since:Apr 2007 Blu-ray reviews: 96	For the most part I've been willing to pay whatever prices the studios have had but among my friends, I'm definitely the exception. So, I think raising the prices will cause a backlash against them. Most people expect prices to drop over time, not go up so I think it'll end up driving people to buy the DVD instead. In other words, I don't think blu-ray is established well enough yet for them to do something like this. I just hope it doesn't cause a backlash against blu-ray in general (and hopefully other studios won't follow-suit).

03-13-2009, 02:26 PM	#19
sfmarine Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Apr 2008 Location:The Swan Station aDdIcTeD 2 LOST PSN:U5MC51473 Home Theater Gallery:18 4K collection:930 Blu-ray collection:2311 DVD collection:276 MA collection:461 Digital collection:492 iTunes collection:534 Blu-ray reviews: 7 Trading Score:43	How could Disney lose $??...they only charge about $80 to get into one of their parks.

03-13-2009, 02:43 PM	#20
assydingo Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Oct 2008 Blu-ray collection:483 DVD collection:12 Trading Score:3	How could Disney be losing money? Almost everything they do is successful... except Swing Vote I guess.

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