Nielsen VideoScan High-Def market share for week ending November 9th, 2008

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mitchelljd @ Nov 18th 2008 10:39AM

there are certain movies which scream buy on blu-ray. others that don't

One thing is certain, i believe this is a big result of pricing. studios need to charge less of a premium for Blu-Ray content.

should kung fu panda really be $40 when you can buy it for $15 at Target on DVD?

the same can be said for Tropic Thunder, which will be $40 list price on BD, but $30 on basic dvd, which has alot more discounting. so Tropic thunder will be $15 on amazon, but $27 on sale at the same outlet.

honestly, there needs to be lower retail and on sale pricing if Blu-Ray wants higher market share and sales. why? some people are just happy to get dvd or do VOD on it. For Blu-Ray to succeed, the list pricing and on sale pricing needs to come down closer to DVD and be no more than $5 more per title max. only then will sales go through the roof.

Most people just don't want to pay a HD premium of $10+

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Doc @ Nov 18th 2008 10:57AM

Agreed!!! You're right some people just don't want to pay that extra dork tax that is attached to blu-rays.

Seriously, is it that big a deal for them to either match DVD's price or keep within $5 ???
Because if a J6P is to look at a DVD and a Blu-ray of the same title and they are the same price
the decision on which to get becomes simple, HD all the way!! The extra price is a major part of my netflix decision since I don't like to re-watch movie too much anyways why pay more.

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Mike @ Nov 18th 2008 11:16AM

Why did you compare the retail of kung fu panda on BD to the street price to the dvd version?

BTW..Target has kung fu panda on sale for $19... that's a $4 difference.

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3dpenguin @ Nov 18th 2008 1:00PM

What people don't get is its not the studios that are overcharging for Blu-ray, they make less profit for retail per Blu-ray disc than DVD. It is the greedy turds at BDA and the patent controllers of the format who are causing the discs to cost so much, the printing and formatting cost differences between BD and DVD are very slight, it’s the licensing that cost so much.

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Ordeith @ Nov 18th 2008 1:11PM

Time for HD-DVD to make a comeback?

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