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Re: Star Wars on DVD
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Mon, 3 Jul 2000 01:37:47 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Mike Petrucelli writes:
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> > I refuse to pay that myself because DVDs are cheaper to make. I only buy • them
> > when they are $15-$20, same as a VHS.
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> Perhaps the biggest benefit of DVD outside of the picture/audio quality is
> the additional material you get on the better discs. I'm not talking about • the
> extra 9 minutes of awful footage from that awful ID4 movie, but the commentary
> from directors, actors, cinematographers, and designers such as you get on
> Yellow Submarine or Saving Private Ryan. Further, you can opt to listen to the
> film in a variety of languages/subtitles, which is admittedly something of a
> novelty, but it's still cool.
> What burns me isn't the price of DVDs, but rather the price of CDs. If DVDs
> are in fact cheaper to make than VHS,
Yes by quite a bit.
> then CDs should certainly be cheaper still.
CDs were designed by the record industry as a cheaper alternative to records.
(FYI CD-Rs were originally on the first cd players but were not allowed to be
imported into the USA untill the past few years.)
Fortunatly the Record Industry will be gone in a few years thanks to MP3s.
Artist will still make most of their money by touring, as they do now. The
middle man is simply being phased out, much to the delight of millions of
customers.
-Lord Insanity
> Not to mention the fact that the technology is decades old and has
> still shown little sign of price reduction. Shopping recently, I was stunned
> that national chains sell CDs released years ago at the same price as current
> top tens, such as (to pick one at random) an Ugly Kid Joe disc for 17.99!
> That's criminal! Artistic conceits aside, the disc is 7 or 8 years old--what • is
> the justification for selling it at such a price, other than the knowledge • that
> credulous buyers might accidently purchase the disc for that much? Certainly
> all production costs were met years ago, and the compensation for such a lofty
> artistic expression can likewise be argued to be satisfied.
> On the other hand, CD-Roms have come down nicely in price with the onset of
> DVD, so one can hope a similar pricing windfall might be in the works for the
> discs themselves, but probably not.
>
> Dave!
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| (...) Actually, to my knowledge, CDs were not designed by the record industry, they were designed by Philips, and they were not designed to hold just music, but that happened to be a good use for them. (...) I really don't see that the record (...) (24 years ago, 6-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Perhaps the biggest benefit of DVD outside of the picture/audio quality is the additional material you get on the better discs. I'm not talking about the extra 9 minutes of awful footage from that awful ID4 movie, but the commentary from (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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