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Blu-Ray price drops happening
PostPosted:Wed Jul 16, 2008 12:23 pm
by Zeus
http://dvd.ign.com/articles/890/890718p1.html
That's very good news IMO. Blu-Rays will be reasonable and also lead to a reduction in DVD prices (as they companies try, and fail miserably, to phase-out DVDs). When I finally get a PS3, it'll be great.
PostPosted:Wed Jul 16, 2008 6:27 pm
by SineSwiper
Well, when you can download movies on your TV or 360 (On-Demand, Netflix, etc.), what the fuck is the point? I don't remember the last time I touched a DVD.
PostPosted:Wed Jul 16, 2008 6:34 pm
by Zeus
SineSwiper wrote:Well, when you can download movies on your TV or 360 (On-Demand, Netflix, etc.), what the fuck is the point? I don't remember the last time I touched a DVD.
Some of us like to have physical media, remember?
PostPosted:Wed Jul 16, 2008 7:28 pm
by kali o.
Zeus wrote:SineSwiper wrote:Well, when you can download movies on your TV or 360 (On-Demand, Netflix, etc.), what the fuck is the point? I don't remember the last time I touched a DVD.
Some of us like to have physical media, remember?
I do...but I'd be happy to make the switch to digital downloads when the market becomes comfortable for me to do so (ie: Lifetime "ownership" of the digital media right to download each product I pay for...I suspect the middleman industry [blockbuster, netflix, etc] will need to disappear for that to happen).
PostPosted:Wed Jul 16, 2008 8:54 pm
by Zeus
And that's the main issue with the digital downloads. Even if you "buy" something it's only a license. It's fucking stupid, particularly if you pay $10 for it to d'load and you can get it used for less than that a month after release
PostPosted:Wed Jul 16, 2008 9:16 pm
by Kupek
SineSwiper wrote:Well, when you can download movies on your TV or 360 (On-Demand, Netflix, etc.), what the fuck is the point? I don't remember the last time I touched a DVD.
I don't have a 360, On-Demand or Netflix.
PostPosted:Wed Jul 16, 2008 10:13 pm
by SineSwiper
Kupek wrote:SineSwiper wrote:Well, when you can download movies on your TV or 360 (On-Demand, Netflix, etc.), what the fuck is the point? I don't remember the last time I touched a DVD.
I don't have a 360, On-Demand or Netflix.
I'm sorry. You should get a 360, and bitch at your cable company. What cable company doesn't have On-Demand any more?
PostPosted:Wed Jul 16, 2008 11:30 pm
by Tessian
Blu-Ray still isn't a replacement for the DVD. It's not worth it as far as I'm concerned and won't be for a long time. You guys can't spend $10/month on 1 DVD rental at a time and unlimited streaming video, but $400 for a glorified Blu-Ray player that's disguised as a terrible gaming console and $20 for a disc?
PostPosted:Thu Jul 17, 2008 1:24 am
by Flip
SineSwiper wrote:Kupek wrote:SineSwiper wrote:Well, when you can download movies on your TV or 360 (On-Demand, Netflix, etc.), what the fuck is the point? I don't remember the last time I touched a DVD.
I don't have a 360, On-Demand or Netflix.
I'm sorry. You should get a 360, and bitch at your cable company. What cable company doesn't have On-Demand any more?
I dont have cable TV.
PostPosted:Thu Jul 17, 2008 5:42 am
by SineSwiper
Flip wrote:I dont have cable TV.
What the fuck is wrong with you people? I don't know any of you any more!
PostPosted:Thu Jul 17, 2008 6:30 am
by Lox
I have DirectTV, but I don't have the On Demand-equivalent stuff with it. It's too much money for the amount of use I'd get out of it.
PostPosted:Thu Jul 17, 2008 8:52 am
by Zeus
Tessian wrote:Blu-Ray still isn't a replacement for the DVD. It's not worth it as far as I'm concerned and won't be for a long time. You guys can't spend $10/month on 1 DVD rental at a time and unlimited streaming video, but $400 for a glorified Blu-Ray player that's disguised as a terrible gaming console and $20 for a disc?
If my Blu-Ray comes with the PS3 that I paid only for gaming for and I can get used Blu-Rays for $10 or so, then it's worth it. Otherwise, it's not