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Forum: HD Talk
07-25-15, 05:17 PM
Replies: 141
Views: 8,264
Posted By Alan Smithee

Re: Article: Blu-Ray Producers Say Studios Should Shift Expectations About Physical M

Because no sane person would do that, especially when the discs often come with a digital copy and sell for the same price or less than the digital copy itself! If this isn't intentionally trying to...
Forum: HD Talk
07-24-15, 05:38 PM
Replies: 141
Views: 8,264
Posted By Alan Smithee

Re: Article: Blu-Ray Producers Say Studios Should Shift Expectations About Physical M

I know at least two people who have a "smart TV" but don't even have them activated- one of them is my clueless aunt who continues to throw her money away on DirecTV, the other is my friend's...
Forum: HD Talk
07-20-15, 03:44 PM
Replies: 141
Views: 8,264
Posted By Alan Smithee

Re: Article: Blu-Ray Producers Say Studios Should Shift Expectations About Physical M

Yes, because they've only been showing movies in theaters for about 100 years, and traditionally that's ALWAYS been the first place they've been shown. Have they been releasing movies on "digital"...
Forum: HD Talk
07-20-15, 06:30 AM
Replies: 141
Views: 8,264
Posted By Alan Smithee

Re: Article: Blu-Ray Producers Say Studios Should Shift Expectations About Physical M

Because they could just as easily have released the discs at the same time they made the movies available for "digital sell-thru", but they're intentionally crippling the physical formats by giving...
Forum: HD Talk
07-19-15, 06:42 PM
Replies: 141
Views: 8,264
Posted By Alan Smithee

Re: Article: Blu-Ray Producers Say Studios Should Shift Expectations About Physical M

It's disgusting how studios haven't been called out on this "early digital" scheme- I liken it to when movies were available on DIVX discs before they were on regular DVD. I wonder if the filmmakers...
Forum: HD Talk
07-15-15, 11:34 PM
Replies: 141
Views: 8,264
Posted By Alan Smithee

Re: Article: Blu-Ray Producers Say Studios Should Shift Expectations About Physical M

Packaging in general has slipped a lot from the DVD days- and even though you'll get a chorus of "I watch the movies, not the covers" when bringing this up, I think it has contributed to declining...
Forum: HD Talk
07-15-15, 05:40 PM
Replies: 141
Views: 8,264
Posted By Alan Smithee

Re: Article: Blu-Ray Producers Say Studios Should Shift Expectations About Physical M

(My mistake on an earlier comment- it's another user with "Snake" in their name who says they throw out slipcovers.) If you look at the video you'll see it doesn't even just interrupt the credits...
Forum: HD Talk
07-15-15, 04:39 PM
Replies: 141
Views: 8,264
Posted By Alan Smithee

Re: Article: Blu-Ray Producers Say Studios Should Shift Expectations About Physical M

The guys at the Found Footage Festival were impressed that I had that on laserdisc, as well as Where Did I Come From and What's Happening to Me? The Found Footage Festival is reason enough to love...
Forum: HD Talk
07-15-15, 04:19 PM
Replies: 141
Views: 8,264
Posted By Alan Smithee

Re: Article: Blu-Ray Producers Say Studios Should Shift Expectations About Physical M

Adam- your dad bought you "Strong Kids Safe Kids" on laserdisc? That one's in my "totally messed up stuff" section.

The format war was incredibly stupid; I didn't even get an HDTV until after that...
Forum: HD Talk
07-15-15, 12:08 AM
Replies: 141
Views: 8,264
Posted By Alan Smithee

Article: Blu-Ray Producers Say Studios Should Shift Expectations About Physical Media

http://homemediamagazine.com/comic-con/blu-ray-producers-say-studios-should-shift-expectations-about-physical-media-36233

Pretty much what I've been saying for a while- yes, they aren't selling as...
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