Once you go Blu you don't go back (Blu-ray/HD Appreciation)

[KRBlack]

I've been buying Blu for about a year now. Haven't double-dipped on any of my old DVDs yet.

For the people complaining about the high prices all I have to say is don't believe the hype. Unless you're importing, Blu-rays ususally never go for $30. I think the single most expensive American BD I bought was the Criterion Chunking Express for about $27. (The most expensive BDs I imported were probably Red Cliff I and II which were damn near $34 each, but totally worth the price ).

Most new release BDs will probably run aroun $22-24 (which if IIRC was about the price of a new release DVD back at its height.) Catalogue titles can usually be bought for around $15, while bigger-name catalogue titles like Braveheart will go for around $20. Prices are definitely fair IMO.

 

[scikaiju]

I'm not sure where you live but where I am Blu-rays are $30 bucks a pop. Occasionally you'll see a $20 one but the movie is usually ten years old or older and that's kinda rare

 

[KRBlack]

Just buy online, Best Buy and other electronic stores will always have their BD around MSRP. You'll ususally find the best prices on Amazon. Theres also a lot of weekly deals that make the prices even better. You just have to look around.

I mean, I just bought a brand new Snow White Diamond Edition on BD for only $10 on Amazon after using a coupon code they offered.


*edit* I just received my latest order right now, Snow White and The Searchers. Cost me a total of $17.99 with free shipping. :thumbs:

 

[KR Hyper Kabuto]

I honestly don't see the problem of the pricing.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olstemplatemapper.jsp?id=pcat17080&type=page&qp=crootcategoryid%23%23-1%23%23-1~~q70726f63657373696e6774696d653a3e313930302d30312d3031~~ccat02015%23%230%23%231du5~~nf535||426c752d7261792044697363&list=y&nrp=15&sc=movieSP&sp=-bestsellingsort+skuid&usc=cat02015

Pretty good prices to me.

 

[KRBlack]

I honestly don't see the problem of the pricing.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olstemplatemapper.jsp?id=pcat17080&type=page&qp=crootcategoryid%23%23-1%23%23-1~~q70726f63657373696e6774696d653a3e313930302d30312d3031~~ccat02015%23%230%23%231du5~~nf535||426c752d7261792044697363&list=y&nrp=15&sc=movieSP&sp=-bestsellingsort+skuid&usc=cat02015

Pretty good prices to me.

Yeah it looks like they're doing a big online sale on Best Buy, I picked up Pinocchio from them last week for $9.99. But looking through these prices, some of the sale items are still more expensive than Amazons regular prices. :loltongue:

 

[Bolt]

There are other issues than the prices of the discs alone, namely that it requires a whole 'nother player and those don't exactly run cheap. Some of you guys might be made out of money, but I don't want to throw away any more money than I have to buying movies, considering how many I watch. Blu-Ray is good, but I don't think it's good enough to make DVD look any worse. If it ain't broke...

 

[Forever Knight]

PS3 is $299.99 now in Canada anyway. Cheap as ****.

 

[KR Hyper Kabuto]

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9213184&type=product&id=1218060485246

I found this one for $180. If you ask me, that's not so bad for what you're getting but it seems to be average judging by the reviews.

 

[Forever Knight]

I honestly don't see the problem of the pricing.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olstemplatemapper.jsp?id=pcat17080&type=page&qp=crootcategoryid%23%23-1%23%23-1~~q70726f63657373696e6774696d653a3e313930302d30312d3031~~ccat02015%23%230%23%231du5~~nf535||426c752d7261792044697363&list=y&nrp=15&sc=movieSP&sp=-bestsellingsort+skuid&usc=cat02015

Pretty good prices to me.

True. Infact I just bought 3 of 'em last night at Future Shop for about $5-10 more than regular DVDs. Excellence.

 

[KingRanger]

PS3 is $299.99 now in Canada anyway. Cheap as ****.

So you think 300 bucks is cheap? Are you rich or do you have rich parents that support you or something?