Analyst finds DVD sales down, Blu-ray trends "encouraging"

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shawn @ Dec 10th 2008 5:01PM

i just got terminator 2 on blu-ray for like $12...those $30-40 prices should start coming down soon,remember this is how dvd's were when they first came out they were wicked expensive

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Bozster @ Dec 10th 2008 5:56PM

again.. Terminator on Blu-Ray you might've grabbed on sale for $12 but that same movie on DVD costs between $1.99 and $4. So what you paid is not such deal now is it?

Also.. Blu-Ray is on the market almost 3 years.. how long do we have to wait until prices go down, a decade?

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Spider1981 @ Dec 11th 2008 1:21AM

@Bozter. As a matter of fact, I don't buy very many blu-rays online at all, and I can safely say I've never paid $40 for Any single title out of the 100 I have.

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HC @ Dec 11th 2008 6:23AM

Bozter... who cares if the price of Terminator 2 costs $1-4 on DVD? I bet I can find the VHS for .50 cents. Does that mean that the DVD isn't a good bargain? The $12 price for T2 is a bargain relative to the $30 price of blu-rays out there. You say how long do we have to wait for prices to come down etc... and you complain its already been 3-4 years. Well, blu-ray only won the war earlier this year. And has to contend with a ton of other ways to get media as opposed to DVD vs. VHS.

You act as if DVD's are super-cheap nowadays... Go and tell me the retail price of the Dark Knight on DVD and see just how cheap it is. I couldn't find one near me that was less than $20.00

I remember paying close to $40.00 when Titanic came out on DVD in 1997-1998... Simple fact is that new formats and technology always have a high price and come down as more and more people buy it. Granted blu-rays are high compared to dvd's now... but they are similar in price as to when DVD was new. And dont go say its no a good dea because you got the dvd for less. That would be like saying, buying a porsche for 25,000 isn't a bargain because you got your Hyundai for less than 10,000.

I've only seen a 8-10 dollar premium of blu-rays over dvd's... Dark Knight on DVD is 19.99 new, while the blu-ray is 29.99...

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Mark @ Dec 11th 2008 8:14AM

Most of my first DVDs that I purchased were $20 online or more. I don't think Blu is doing too badly at all. Looking at those early titles and what they are now in HD, some aren't available yet to compare but those that are cost a bit more or a bit less. Overall, prices are probably a couple of dollars max north of what I was paying in 1999. It certainly won't hurt though when some titles start appearing in bargain bins. There are too many titles (including lots of really bad/mediocre/watchable ones) and too many BD owners now for stores to expect people to pay full price for the novelty of seeing a bad movie in HD.

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