With the new release of Star Wars, are DVD folks making the switch to Blu-ray?
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With the new release of Star Wars, are DVD folks making the switch to Blu-ray?
Irrespective of how good/bad the changes are and excluding the people who are boycotting this release. For the people who refused/held back from making the jump from DVD to Blu-ray, will you be taking the plunge now?
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Re: With the new release of Star Wars, are DVD folks making the switch to Blu-ray?
Wasn't sure whether to put this in the DVD section as I thought I'd get burned.
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They're not making this version available on DVD too? Interesting. It didn't even occur to me that this would be a blu ray-only release. Curious to see the number of people who buy in just for Star Wars.
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I personally think the quality of the Star Wars release is a clusterfuck enough to have little to no influence on going blu.
For me, the titles that were going to push me into blu were the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Jurassic Park, and Jaws. We've already got one of those, we're about to get the second, and we're still waiting for the third.
That said, I caved in when Blade Runner was released a few years ago. A truly epic release and still, IMO, the best Blu-ray release to date (which is actually kind of sad considering its been several years since its release).
For me, the titles that were going to push me into blu were the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Jurassic Park, and Jaws. We've already got one of those, we're about to get the second, and we're still waiting for the third.
That said, I caved in when Blade Runner was released a few years ago. A truly epic release and still, IMO, the best Blu-ray release to date (which is actually kind of sad considering its been several years since its release).
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Based upon what I've read about the spiffy new changes, and the gaggle of unfixed technical gaffes, I'm switching back to DVD....non-anamorphic DVD.
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I also think most of the people that are interested in this release have most likely already switched to Blu-ray.
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Re: With the new release of Star Wars, are DVD folks making the switch to Blu-ray?
I could see a small segment of J6P that doesn't care about the changes/details making the jump
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I have the DVDs, but won't jump to Blu. I don't like to double dip, so I guess that's more of the reason.
and the Clone Wars cartoon kind of burned me out. Too much SW exposure for me these past couple of years.
and the Clone Wars cartoon kind of burned me out. Too much SW exposure for me these past couple of years.
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More people in the UK would probably be making the Blu-Ray switch because of Star Wars, since Panasonic is giving the set away for free with select Blu-Ray players.
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I would jump on the Star Wars set in a second, if it had the real movies in it. I guess, as it's been said before, that I'm stuck with the 2 disc sets from a few years ago. They may be non anamorphic, but at least they're the true versions of the movies.
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Haven't the Star Wars DVDs been slipping out of print?
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To them 15 to 20 second changes in dialogue and modifications in FX spread through out 3 movies dont have that much of an impact.
despite what the small but very vocal obbsessed fans on the internet will lead you to believe.
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The Majority of the public doesnt care if Lucas alters these movies or not little.
To them 15 to 20 second changes in dialogue and modifications in FX spread through out 3 movies dont have that much of an impact.
despite what the small but very vocal obbsessed fans on the internet will lead you to believe.
To them 15 to 20 second changes in dialogue and modifications in FX spread through out 3 movies dont have that much of an impact.
despite what the small but very vocal obbsessed fans on the internet will lead you to believe.
If the Star Wars set is given away free as is being done in the UK, then yes, it will bring in a lot of new folks. Otherwise, price is going to be the determining factor as to whether or not the majority of the public goes blu. But I think that boat has already sailed and the majority of the public is shifting away from physical media entirely.
(For the record, I don't care about lossless audio, either, and still don't have an HDTV hooked up to my PS3. )
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Re: With the new release of Star Wars, are DVD folks making the switch to Blu-ray?
I've noticed this. The DVD trilogies are selling for more than the blu-ray on Amazon, especially the 2006 editions with the UOT included. They're selling for around $130 right now. I'm glad I picked them up when they first came out.
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Yeah, I got the sets with the originals included for $10 each at Costco. I think the box set of the three of them could be had for even less at times.
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I have the Best Buy exclusive tin with the OT. I'm guessing the price on that will really go up on that soon.
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The Majority of the public doesnt care if Lucas alters these movies or not little.
To them 15 to 20 second changes in dialogue and modifications in FX spread through out 3 movies dont have that much of an impact.
despite what the small but very vocal obbsessed fans on the internet will lead you to believe.
To them 15 to 20 second changes in dialogue and modifications in FX spread through out 3 movies dont have that much of an impact.
despite what the small but very vocal obbsessed fans on the internet will lead you to believe.
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I made the switch to Blu-Ray because of "Screwballs". I won't be buying the latest Star Wars revision, but I will buy the real versions if they ever come out. Rafal Zielinski > George Lucas!