DD offering Warner Archive titles
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DD offering Warner Archive titles
Not really a "bargain", yet, but worthy of mention.
DD is now offering the Warner Archive Collection titles.
The prices are about the same for most titles when compared to directly ordering from WB after taking shipping into account (depending on number of titles ordered), but I'm assuming these will be included in the next % off sale which makes them more attractive.
The real question is: If Warners is now going to offer these at other online merchants why don't they do "real" pressings instead of using DVRs, especially considering the price.
DD is now offering the Warner Archive Collection titles.
The prices are about the same for most titles when compared to directly ordering from WB after taking shipping into account (depending on number of titles ordered), but I'm assuming these will be included in the next % off sale which makes them more attractive.
The real question is: If Warners is now going to offer these at other online merchants why don't they do "real" pressings instead of using DVRs, especially considering the price.
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hmm.... I will probably stick to using WBStore and wait for further 5 for $50 or 10 for $100 sales. I've bought about 20 titles that way and think it's just about the right price point. That said, this might be extremely beneficial to our foreign friends if they don't put restrictions on shipping regions.
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A few weeks ago I spotted several of these on the shelf at Kim's (East Village NYC). Some were tagged $19.95, others were $24.95.
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How can you tell that these, or any other DVDs for that matter, are burned rather than pressed without having the benefit of being able to inspect the disc?
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There's plenty of evidence (as in, reports) all over this forum--as well as at the WBShop site, and virtual any review of any disc from this series--that these titles are all burned all on DVD-Rs. It's should be common knowledge at this point.
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I'm not a fan of purchasing burned disks, but it is really hard to predict how long they will last. Some reports give them a decent lifespan that would more then satisfy most.
A lot depends on the quality of the blanks and care put into burning, use, and storage. I only use Sony myself these days and have had the best luck sticking with 2x burn speeds. So far I have had none that I burned up to 5 years ago go bad that get limited playing time.
However, I have seen a few that I burned for my children where the picture has started to break up or freeze after just a couple of years. Now these get a lot of playing time, which may account for a premature life span.
So if WB uses a quality burning process and blanks, these stay in the limited viewing category (once every couple of years), and are properly cared for, they just may last quite a long time.
A lot depends on the quality of the blanks and care put into burning, use, and storage. I only use Sony myself these days and have had the best luck sticking with 2x burn speeds. So far I have had none that I burned up to 5 years ago go bad that get limited playing time.
However, I have seen a few that I burned for my children where the picture has started to break up or freeze after just a couple of years. Now these get a lot of playing time, which may account for a premature life span.
So if WB uses a quality burning process and blanks, these stay in the limited viewing category (once every couple of years), and are properly cared for, they just may last quite a long time.
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I think he might be referring to the Warner titles that will be sold through DD. I know it's a very long shot but we can all hope. I know one or two Archive titles that I would gladly buy again for full retail if it I could get a burned copy. Discovering Cary Grant's "Room For One More" has made the whole collection worth it to me.
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Are you kidding me? $23.88 for a BURNED copy? I can burn them myself from TCM or other cable channels for about 20 cents. Most of these titles appear on cable periodically...most of them widescreen & uncut. For instance, Bhowani Junction was on TCM sometime over the past couple of days.
If they offered them for $2.99-$4.99 in a bare-bones release (which they appear to be; even the covers are next to generic), I might see somehow purchasing them if someone needed them right away & couldn't wait (or didn't have access to them on cable or direct tv). Otherwise, be patient & record about 100 movies for the price you'd pay for one of these. You can probably print out much better covers, too.
If they offered them for $2.99-$4.99 in a bare-bones release (which they appear to be; even the covers are next to generic), I might see somehow purchasing them if someone needed them right away & couldn't wait (or didn't have access to them on cable or direct tv). Otherwise, be patient & record about 100 movies for the price you'd pay for one of these. You can probably print out much better covers, too.
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If they offered them for $2.99-$4.99 in a bare-bones release (which they appear to be; even the covers are next to generic), I might see somehow purchasing them if someone needed them right away & couldn't wait (or didn't have access to them on cable or direct tv). Otherwise, be patient & record about 100 movies for the price you'd pay for one of these. You can probably print out much better covers, too.
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I just got the Our Gang set in the mail yesterday and have watched the first disc already. The quality is excellent and worth it even if it is burned.
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That's good to hear. It's the only reason I'm reading this thread as well... I may spring for it in the next month or two...
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Is that really true? It seems they've released a fair number of classics this year--not as many as they've put into Archives, but a number of them. Karloff/Lugosi, Esther Williams, and Wagon Train come to mind recently. And I'm not counting Wizard of Oz and Gone with the Wind.
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Is that really true? It seems they've released a fair number of classics this year--not as many as they've put into Archives, but a number of them. Karloff/Lugosi, Esther Williams, and Wagon Train come to mind recently. And I'm not counting Wizard of Oz and Gone with the Wind.
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That being said, they are still way over-priced.