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Well thank god that died. They were pretty dumb to begin with. Especially at the price they went for. Double the cost and you could own the movie.

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Originally Posted by Rex Fenestrarum

Why does everyone hate this idea so much? I mean, don't get me wrong - if they were talking about replacing *all* DVDs with crap like this, I'd be royally p****d off too. But as I understand it, these discs were supposed to be aimed at people in airports, hotels, truckers - basically people that wanted to watch a movie, but might not necessarily want to keep it.

Of course, the stupid pricing is what *really* killed this. I might have tried one if they were offered in my area and were about the same price as a rental. But I'm not paying $7.99 for it.

People in airports, hotels, truckers that use hotels have the option of PPV for the same price or less than this, as well as cable channels.
As for giving these things for gifts.......here, pal, I got you this disposable movie that will only last 2 days after you open it. Yes, for 3 or 4 bucks more, I could have gotten you one that will last for many years but I'm a cheap bastard. :)
These things just give a daily newspaper mentality to watching and enjoying a movie. For that kind of fleeting gratification I can just turn on the TV for free.

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Originally Posted by hifisapien

I dont agree at all. There was value in these disks compared to rental. first of all you could pick one up and then watch at your convience. That might be a week or even a month after you bought it. Better than rental. Secondly like I mentioned, you could give as gifts. better than rental. The highly marketed feature is they didnt need returning at all. Better than rental. The only disadvantage to these compared to rental was a rental could be watched for 5 straight days, whereas these were 48 hrs. and the other MAJOR disadvantage was very limited selection of titles. So overall I think these could still work but only if the cost was much lower, how much lower I wouldnt guess.....

Well if you disagree with PURCHASING a durable disc for the same price as a disposable disc, then there really isn't much point in discussing it further.

If they can manufacture a disposable disc and sell it for $5 and make money, then they can make a regular disc and sell it for the same price or cheaper.

At $5 for the disposable disc, they weren't losing money... it's just that people weren't buying them.

The bottom line... if they were to sell a barebones, regular DVD with no packaging, for $5, THAT would be a big seller...and not have the disposal issues.

:wave:
Bye-bye. Wonder what they'll come up with next.

Do not dispose of these discs!
Simply put them in your refrigerator and they last a little longer.

"Refrigerate after opening."

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Originally Posted by nightmaster

As for giving these things for gifts.......here, pal, I got you this disposable movie that will only last 2 days after you open it. Yes, for 3 or 4 bucks more, I could have gotten you one that will last for many years but I'm a cheap bastard. :)

rotfl

Probably see a collector with a website devoted to them in five years.

Unopened ones will fetch hundreds on e-bay in 10 years :)

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Originally Posted by Rex Fenestrarum

I did not like it because, if successful, it would put a lower bound on pricing for durable DVDs versus self-destrucers. There is a good chance that if they had proven succesful, we' see the market for real DVDs end at the price point of the most expensive self-destruct DVD.