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Re: Star Wars on DVD
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Tue, 4 Jul 2000 07:23:01 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler writes:
> 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, then CDs should certainly be cheaper
> still. Not to mention the fact that the technology is decades old and has
> still shown little sign of price reduction. ... Certainly
> all production costs were met years ago, and the compensation for such a lofty
> artistic expression can likewise be argued to be satisfied.
Um, the record company is in it to make a profit, and so is the merchant, that's
why they don't pass them on to you at cost.
The record company keeps the nice fat profits from all those CDs, and makes much
better margin than they used to when pressing vinyl.
-Erik (just pointing out the obvious)
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| (...) DVDs (...) lofty (...) that's (...) That's not what he is stating (...) much (...) The Obvious is that the prices are artifically inflated. There are all sorts of bueracratic (spelling?) reasons that are nothing more than hot air. Without (...) (24 years ago, 4-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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