While early adopters won't see a single red cent from Toshiba now that HD DVD has
bit the proverbial dust, HDScape movie owners looking to make the
transition to Blu-ray may be happy to hear of its latest program. In a move that we can only hope other studios mimic, the firm is enabling customers that previously purchased flicks on HD DVD to exchange the paper casewraps they came in for an $11.95 BD version. Yep, this means you can keep your HD DVD case
and disc, but you won't be able to use one casewrap to receive a discount on a different title. For step-by-step instructions on how to take HDScape up on its offer, head on down to the read link -- and for folks scouting stellar
deals on the now-defunct red format, you can snag quite a few of its HD DVDs for just $6.95.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Jove @ Feb 22nd 2008 12:24PM
hmmmmmmmmmmmmm.............. ok...? oh well
PhilxBefore @ Feb 22nd 2008 12:55PM
I'm an early adopter of HD-DVD and I don't really mind that Blu-Ray 'won the war', however I'm still fond of the blood-red cases that HD-DVD came as opposed to the little-boy-blue cases from Blu-Ray.
So for those of you in the same boat, you can find plenty of red blank HD-DVD cases to stick your new Blu-Ray discs in to match the rest of your collection.
http://www.dvdinternational.com/pd_hd.cfm
You can find them for about $10 for 25-pack.
J. Evans Turner @ Feb 23rd 2008 12:42PM
@PhilxBefore:
Because you replied to the first post to get your link across, I believe that you stand to profit from purchases at "http://www.dvdinternational.com/pd_hd.cfm". Seriously, who would want to add $1.50 + shipping to the cost of each Blu-Ray movie so that it looks better when mixed with your HD-DVD movies? That's more than a little absurd.
jdubb13 @ Feb 22nd 2008 12:29PM
or you could just go to ebay and pay even less and keep your case. Now the real question is if Joe Kane will offer up the same deal on DVE discs in HD DVD.
NuttyBars @ Feb 22nd 2008 1:02PM
You can keep your case -- but you need to mail in the paper cover that is inside the case. Cheaper than mailing in a case and you do get to keep the original disc.
All I see on eBay is the sampler disc anyway.
XDragon @ Feb 22nd 2008 1:09PM
I find offers like this to be very classy and it really helps reduce the cost to people who feel ripped off by having the format war end against their format.
Cory @ Feb 22nd 2008 1:18PM
The real question is who actually owns any of these HDScape HD DVD's?
I guess I'll have to wait until the studios that put out the movies I actually bought start doing this. I'm not holding my breath though.
Louis Wing @ Feb 22nd 2008 1:20PM
I think this is a great idea, really an innovation coming from a leader in their industry. The move to Blu-Ray is something the larger companies pushed, and it doesn't reflect the investment I've made in technology. Really glad to see that HDscape is making this offer, I'm going to take advantage of it.
I'm still going to buy HD DVD anyways, as I have a great player and all of the other titles I have are HD anyways... not going to rush and get all Blu-Ray titles, I have a large library of HD and it makes sense for me to add to it, rather than jump over to the new format.
I think it speaks volumes about this company that they're offering a deal for their customers, Kudos to HDscape for being proactive and continuing to offer value to their patrons. Keep up the good work!
tlarkin79 @ Feb 22nd 2008 1:56PM
Somehow I don't see many other the other major studios doing this, but it would certainly make my day.
Franssu @ Feb 22nd 2008 2:53PM
There is no loss for them, as they're in fact selling you the Blu-Ray at something near cost plus expenses, and it gives a major boost to their corporate image. I wouldn't think of paying full price for the Blu-ray version of a movie I already have on HD DVD. But for 12$ I very well might be tempted, and I'd think very high about the studio who give me the opportunity. So yes, Warner and others should definitely follow HDscape's lead.
Cory @ Feb 22nd 2008 3:19PM
Even if you don't have the HD DVD version and want the blu-ray, it's cheaper to buy the HDDVD for $7 (or less if you get the whole set) and then pay $12 per disc to upgrade. Comes to $19 vs $25
sycks @ Feb 22nd 2008 3:23PM
I don't know if anyone has tackled this question yet, but there are too many different posts about the end of the war to read through all of them.
The 5 Free movie rebate, though it was obviously movies from 3rd party studios (duh), will it continue with any new or current sales of HD-DVD players? The retailers keep saying "Buy this player and receive X many movies free!"
People who have tried getting their free movies even before the war ended have been getting postcards saying "sorry for delay, yada yada." Now that the announcement is official is there anything in the offer term that says something similar to "Toshiba has the right to cancel this offer at anytime?"
PhilxBefore @ Feb 25th 2008 3:47PM
@J. Evans Turner
I don't make a profit from anything, anywhere on the Internet, lol. The first link I stumbled upon last week for blank HD-DVD cases actually sold them for cheaper but I couldn't find it.
A little Googling will show that there are plenty of websites other than the one I linked (which actually I wouldn't recommend but it was just the most convenient to copy+paste) that sell blank HD-DVD cases as well as blank Blu-Ray cases.
Just helping out anyone who, like me, wants their collection in one case or another.
Brian C @ Mar 8th 2008 12:42PM
Great start! The details seem ok. I have thought for some time that whoever wins the format war should reach out to the customers in the losing camp especially flip-flop studios like warner. If you purchased the media in HD-DVD, there should be an easy way to get a Blu copy. Of course it doesn't make them much money as if everybody just got two copies. The benefit is getting everyone behind one format and helping the consumer. Yeah, I'm talking to you Warner!