Originally Posted by blokhed (Post 9404799)

Shoot, I hadn't thought of that. I ordered new copies of Casablanca and Ultimate Matrix from Inetvideo yesterday with the intention of upgrading them. I hope they come with US UPCs.

Originally Posted by kk725 (Post 9404180)

I totally would! Besides, there were a couple of titles on there with a much-better-than-$5 difference. From iNetVideo, I grabbed:

Casablanca: $8.25 + R2B $5.95 = $14.20 vs. $40 on WBShop.com for the Ultimate Collector's Edition, which is what they upgrade you to. $25+ difference!
Happy Feet: $4.25 + R2B $5.95 = $10.20 vs. $22 on WBShop.com. $12 difference!
The Ultimate Matrix Collection: $26.50 + R2B $15.95 = $42.45 vs. $80 on WBShop.com for the Ultimate Collector's Edition, which is what they upgrade you to. $37+ difference, almost half the price!

I also got Syriana from Amazon, and will be saving over $10 on the R2B trade for that. It's definitely not worth it for all the titles because you have to hunt down the good prices, and then bother with sending them off to Warner, but there are definitely some good trades to be had without having already owned the HD-DVDs. :)

They show just a regular BD case when you click "Add to Upgrade", but it says "Casablanca: Ultimate Collector's Edition" below. :shrug: Didn't see a regular version in their shop... a good trade, either way.

Originally Posted by BrandonJF (Post 9404812)

If only Universal would jump on this bandwagon.

Originally Posted by GizmoDVD (Post 9404893)

How would Universal do this when 65%+ of their HD DVD library is not available on Blu-ray?

Originally Posted by tofferman (Post 9404933)

Great point. I would like to think Universal would catch up by the end of this year.

Furthermore, Paramount has the $10 upgrade rebate promotion on their blu-rays, but I refuse to remove the tabs in order to take advantage. I wish they could simply replicate Warner's promotion.

Originally Posted by GizmoDVD (Post 9404994)

They won't. Many titles Universal put out on HD DVD just to fluff out retail shelves so I doubt all of them will even get released.

Originally Posted by kk725 (Post 9404245)

And I don't mind the omission of TrueHD with Happy Feet, I'm not real picky about that sort of thing.

Originally Posted by kenbenobi (Post 9404818)

You coulda saved $2.23 by getting the Complete Matrix instead. Somebody said they are upgrading that one to the Ultimate BD as well...

Originally Posted by GenPion (Post 9405293)

Do you have a receiver/surround sound setup capable of lossless high definition audio? If you do, I would think you would be upset over the loss of HD audio. The difference can be pretty huge. In any case, I have yet to hear a HD audio track that doesn't sound better than the regular surround sound track. I refuse to fork over $5 on something that is technically a downgrade in overall quality.

Originally Posted by Subgeniusguy (Post 9405599)

Doesn't kk725 get to keep the HD-DVD disc too though and just mail-in the artwork? Someday if the old HD-DVD playing device finally dies the BD will already be there and waiting.

Originally Posted by blokhed (Post 9405496)

Really? I almost bought the Complete Matrix but decided for Ultimate because there wasn't a listing for Complete Matrix on the red2blu site. Unless I hear confirmation from a WB source, I'm more comfortable forking over the extra $2.23.

Originally Posted by GenPion (Post 9405645)

True, but by then -- if indeed his HD DVD drive fails on him -- isn't it possible they will have re-released this on Blu-ray with lossless audio and with a lower list price? Therefore, the Blu-ray he is ordering now will be worthless. At least that is my understanding. And even if that doesn't happen I still don't see the point. He can enjoy the HD DVD now and buy the Blu-ray someday when its cheaper if the HD DVD drive fails on him. Or, for that matter, he could try and track down another HD DVD player.

Ah well. Whatever floats your boat, I guess.

Originally Posted by Manzana (Post 9405892)

Has anyone called WB about whether Inetvideo bilingual covers (apparently with different UPCs than the normal US versions) will work for this deal?

Originally Posted by runner001 (Post 9406527)

All these prices people have been figuring out regarding the "upgrade", I don't see anyone adding the extra $6 for shipping to WB. And for those ordering something from Inetvideo just for the trade, you also have to pay an additional shipping charge.

I would imagine that after both shipping charges are added, the "trade" would (at best) be comparable to any sale fellow DVDTalkers might find in the near future.

Originally Posted by Peep (Post 9403181)

I believe that they have already announced plans for a 300 Blu-ray double dip.

Originally Posted by GizmoDVD (Post 9404890)

FYI - You just downgraded Happy Feet in terms of audio quality (HD had TrueHD BD had DD5.1).

Originally Posted by runner001 (Post 9406527)

All these prices people have been figuring out regarding the "upgrade", I don't see anyone adding the extra $6 for shipping to WB. And for those ordering something from Inetvideo just for the trade, you also have to pay an additional shipping charge.

I would imagine that after both shipping charges are added, the "trade" would (at best) be comparable to any sale fellow DVDTalkers might find in the near future.

Originally Posted by Steve Phillips (Post 9406805)

How? You KEEP the HD DVD disc, and only send in the cover art. So after he gets his Blu version, he'll have both.

Originally Posted by blokhed (Post 9406970)

I took all that into account when I ordered Ultimate Matrix and Casablanca. For most other movies it's not worth it, but for those two, it is.