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It was either this or rental pricing, the studios wanted more money out of it. I used to buy several dvds a week, and always bought the latest 2 disc for around $15 at Walmart. Since this new price structure, I have only bought a few discs. Now I wait for a great sale or find a deal in the second shops. I figure HD is around and corner and used dvds will be a dime a dozen in a few years. I only owned a few laserdiscs when the format was around and now I own over a 1000 because amazing special editons could be had for a few dollars. Right now I'm hovering at around a 1000 dvds and it won't grow much the way things are right now. The real problem is that the studios raised the price $10 for special editions, and most retailers offer only a small discount, while they still offer up to %50 off on the single disc. If stores offered the same discount level, and the 2 disc was 17-18 dollars I would be happy with that.

I simply wait for them to get cheaper. I'm not in the "I have to have this the day it comes out" group, so I don't pay big prices. There are enough movies in this world I haven't seen yet that are much cheaper, I'll go with them.

It'll be even better once HD comes out. DVD's will be even cheaper to pick up.

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Originally Posted by Billyspunk

DVD's are so cheap to make it makes no sense to me. I saw a Stephen King Rose Red 2 disk set today for 4.88 at Walmart. Alot cheaper than 24.50 for SE Narnia and both have the same thing!

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Originally Posted by Mok

I totally agree with this, I remember picking up the 3 previous Harry Potter movies 2 disc se for $14.95, I had to pay $23.99 for the 2 disc set of the Goblet of Fire makes no sense when it costs so little to press dvds.

Not that I am condoning this, but the arguments here are way off base guys. Lest we forget so quickly that the content/material that is being pressed onto that 5 cent DVD is delivered in the middle of the night by the magical DVD Extras Fairies and is purely a gift to the studios. Guys, you aren't paying for the cardboard of the plastic . . . you are paying for the performers, developers, and development of the material. Using logic, it does make sense.

Unfortunately, we have all gotten used to the Wal-Mart way of shopping and have forsaken the memories of the days of laserdisc . . . continued in next post . . .

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Originally Posted by shaggy

The real problem is that the studios raised the price $10 for special editions, and most retailers offer only a small discount, while they still offer up to %50 off on the single disc. If stores offered the same discount level, and the 2 disc was 17-18 dollars I would be happy with that.

. . . Finally! Somebody who sees the sailboat (obligatory Mallrats reference for those of you who didn't get it)! It is not the studios doing this. Check out the MSRP (Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price) on 1 disc vs. 2 disc editions. Warner Bros. has adopted the practice of the difference being a whopping $2 (those shameless whores!). The MSRP on, say Batman Begins, for the 1 disc was $29.99, while the 2 disc was $31.99. It is not WB's fault that Wal-Mart, Best Buy, Circuit City, and (insert your favorite big box retailer here) discounted (and probably lost money on) the 1 disc to nearly HALF of what WB would have liked.

If you want to express disdain, express it to the retailers. The studios are at least trying to provide options to the consumer (collector vs. Joe 6Pack).

Abob is right - the studios aren't charging that much more for the 2-disc versions - it's the stores that aren't giving as big a discount to the 2-disc version as the 1-disc versions. They can only have so many loss-leaders.