Blu-Ray/DVD Combo Releases - How many are out there?
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince has a combo release of Blu-Ray/DVD/Digital copy. BB had it for $17.99 and it looks to contain all of the extras that are on the 2-disc Special Edition DVD release for $22.99.
I don't have a Blu-Ray player (yet), but since this also came with the DVD, it was a better deal, so I picked it up (Xmas gift for my daughter.) I figure I'll get a Blu-Ray player sometime in the next year (Black Friday 2010 will probably have them for $50 or less since they had ones for $79 this year), and we can watch the DVD version now too. My question is, how many Blu-Rays have been released as a combo release like this one? The guy at BB said he read that most studios are going to be doing this to get people to start switching over to Blu-Ray (but he could be talking out of his a$$.) IF this is going to be the case, my future purchases may well be the Blu-Ray Combos especially since the price is right (at least on this one it was.) |
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I know Disney has been doing this with quite a few of their titles.
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As definitive as I could find: (will be possibly updating as needed - Please correct me if any are wrong)
(Some of these Blu Ray/DVD combo packs are Target/Wal-Mart exclusives as listed) 8 Mile*** 17 Again 100 Years Under the Sea Shipwrecks of the Caribbean Alice in Wonderland (2010) Aliens in the Attic Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel Amazon Trek in Search of Vanishing Secrets Angels & Demons (Target Exclusive) Avatar (April 22 (Earth Day). The studio will go Superbit and release it without any special features of any sort, in order to maximize audio and video quality. A multidisc "ultimate version" Blu-ray is planned for November. Details will be given during a press event in March 23, which will be attended by Landau and Cameron.") {Complete info can be found here in this post} {Denmark BlockBuster Exclusive Blu-ray/DVD Combo-Pack: Price: 199,95 DDK ($36,40)} play.com update: {Steelbook Combi Pack (Blu-ray & DVD) - Online Exclusive (w/FREE Glow in the Dark T-shirt, 4 Artcards & Book) (2009) (Blu-ray)}<img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2695/4460841715_bc02266095_o.jpg" width="569" height="351"</a> With FREE Glow-in-the-dark Avatar T-shirt worth £14.99! This Steelbook version of Avatar is an Online Exclusive that won't be available in shops, Pre-order yours now before stock runs out! Full Book (203 pages) - a confidential report on the biological and social history of Pandora- activist survival guide- field notes and other data from the Resources Development Administration's xenobiological research and scientific labs have been compiled as a guide to the many unique aspects of the mood Pandora. 4 Lenticular Art Cards Includes the full-length feature on both Blu-ray and DVD! Beauty and the Beast (Diamond Edition) (Oct. 5th 2010) Bedtime Stories Best of Europe: The Great Cities (July 20, 2010) Best of Europe: Music Lover's Europe (July 20, 2010) Beyond The Darkness: Buio Omega (July 27th, 2010) Blind Side, The Blood Simple (Aug. 3, 2010) Bolt Book Of Eli, The (June 15th, 2010) Bourne Identity, The (Single-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo) Bourne Supremacy, The (Single-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo) Bourne Trilogy, The* Bourne Ultimatum, The (Single-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo) Box, The Bride Wars Bridge Too Far, A Bulletproof Monk Cars (Gift Pack) Charlie Brown Christmas, A Child's Play Christmas Carol, A (1951) Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs Code Blue (Box Set) {2008 Japanese drama TV Series} Commando Coraline Crazy On The Outside Dark Blue Dawn of the Dead*** Dear John Death Kappa (July 27, 2010) Diplomat (Aug. 10, 2010) Dodgeball: True Underdog Story Doom*** Doomsday (Region 2: Germany) Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears A Who! (cartoon) Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (cartoon) Dragonball: Evolution (Italian) Uncomfirmed Dumbo UK,, Mexico Early Summer [Japanese: aka Bakushû, Yasujiro Ozu, 1951] Earth Edge Of Darkness End of Days*** Explorers: From the Titanic to the Moon (James Cameron) Fantastic Mr. Fox Fargo (Aug. 3, 2010) Final Destination 3D, The Finding Nemo (Nov. 2010) Free Willy: Escape From Pirates Cove Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story G-force G.I. Joe A Real American Hero: The Movie (July 27th, 2010) Gangs of New York (Region 2: Canada) Ghost Writer, The (Aug. 3, 2010) Graduate, The Hang Em High Hannah Montana: The Movie Harry Potter & The Half-Blood Prince Hart's War Hero (Special Edition) High School Musical 3: Senior Year Hoosiers How the Grinch Stole Christmas (jim Carrey) Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs IGOR IMAX: Bears IMAX: Lost Worlds :Life in the Balance IMAX: Sedona the Spirit of Wonder IMAX: Under the Sea IMAX: Wolves Informant, The Inkheart Institute Benjamenta Inviticus Iron Bodyguard (Aug. 31, 2010) Jackyl, The James And The Giant Peach (Aug. 3, 2010) Jarhead*** Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience Kalifornia (Aug. 3, 2010) Kill Switch (June 29th, 2010) Kung-Fu Panda (Target Exclusive) Last Starfighter, The (25th Anniversary)*** Last Waltz, The Late Fee (Aug. 24, 2010) Liquid Tension Experiment - LTE Live 2008 (2009) Madagascar (Target Exclusive) Madagascar 2: Escape 2 Africa (Target Exclusive) Man In The Iron Mask, The Marley & Me (Three-Disc Bad Dog Edition)** Messenger, The Michael Jackson: This Is It (Target Exclusive) Misery Missing Link, The (July 27, 2010) Mist, The (Canadian) Monsters Inc. ( & Steelbook Comb) Monsters Vs. Aliens (Target Exclusive) Mr. Troop Mom Nanny McPhee (Australia) Napoleon Dynamite Navy Seals Never Say Never Again (Aug. 3, 2010) Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian Ninja Assassin Old Dogs Out of Africa (25th Anniversary Edition) Out of Time Party's Over, The Pinocchio (70th Anniversary Platinum Edition) (Also as a Steel Book BD/DVD combo) Planet 51 Planet Of The Apes (2001) Pleasure Girls Polar Express 3D Ponyo Preacher's Kid Prince of Persia: Sands of Time, The (Fall 2010) Princess and the Frog, The Princess Bride, The (See quote ** below) Proposal, The Prostitue [Questar Entertainment] Best of Travel: Australia & New Zealand [Questar Entertainment] Nature: Amazing Places Africa [Questar Entertainment] Nature: Amazing Places Hawaii [Questar Entertainment] Scenic Walks Around the World: Historic Pathways [Questar Entertainment] Scenic Walks Around the World: Our Dramatic Planet Race to Witch Mountain Ratatouille (UK) Road House Robocop Rocky Rollerball (2009) Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise Rundown, The*** Santa Buddies: The Legend of Santa Paws Santa Claus: The Movie Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins Secret Of Kells, The (TBA) Sherlock Holmes Shorts Sleeping Beauty (50th Anniversary Platinum Edition) (Also as a BD/DVD Steel Book combo) Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs (Diamond Edition) (Also as a BD/DVD Steel Book combo) Sorcerer's Apprentice, The (Dec. 2010) Spaceballs Speed Spirit, The Spy Next Door, The Street Fighter (Extreme Edition)*** Super Troopers Surrogates T2 Complete Collector's Set** Terminator, The Time Travelers Wife, The Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue (Sept. 21st, 2010) Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure Tooth Fairy Toy Story (Special Edition) Toy Story 2 (Special Edition) Toy Story 3 (Nov. 2010) Traffic Undisputed III: Redemption Up Usual Suspects, The Valentine's Day Walking Tall Whales of Atlantis in Search of Moby Dick Where the Wild Things Are Wicked Lake: Director's Cut (June 29th, 2010) Windtalkers Wings of Honneamise X-Men Origins: Wolverine (Wal-Mart Exclusive) {Also as a FNAC Steelbook} @ An Oddity one here - The House of the Devil (VHS/DVD Bundle) Amazon.com exclusive @ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ {Possible 2 MMA themed movies Blu-Ray/DVD combo Packs from Wal-Mart} Death Warrior Unrivaled ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *
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Universal has announced that it will begin selling special “flipper” Blu-ray/DVD combo discs beginning next year. These special discs will feature a Blu-ray version of a movie on one side and the other side will have a DVD format copy of the same feature. This combo disc format goes on sale from January 19th and starts with a Blu-ray/DVD “flipper” disc version of the Bourne trilogy including; The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum.
No price point was mentioned by Universal in its announcement. **
Originally Posted by **
More movie studios will begin offering Blu-ray Disc movies with an included DVD, according to a recent report by Video Business.
The article mentions that "Marley & Me," "The Princess Bride," and "T2 Complete Collector's Set" will be getting this treatment, and that Disney is planning on releasing seven Blu-ray-DVD packages this year ***
Originally Posted by ***
Universal Studios Home Entertainment is going to expand the use of BD/DVD combos beyond family titles by re-releasing as combos several of its catalog titles already released on BD. The first titles to be thus rereleased include '8 Mile', 'Dawn of the Dead', 'Doom', 'End of Days', 'Jarhead', 'The Last Starfighter', 'The Rundown', and 'Street Fighter', which will reportedly come out as combos on January 5, 2010.
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Re: Blu-Ray/DVD Combo Releases - How many are out there?
Originally Posted by Star Wars Guy
(Post 9884314)
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince has a combo release of Blu-Ray/DVD/Digital copy. BB had it for $17.99 and it looks to contain all of the extras that are on the 2-disc Special Edition DVD release for $22.99.
I don't have a Blu-Ray player (yet), but since this also came with the DVD, it was a better deal, so I picked it up (Xmas gift for my daughter.) I figure I'll get a Blu-Ray player sometime in the next year (Black Friday 2010 will probably have them for $50 or less since they had ones for $79 this year), and we can watch the DVD version now too. My question is, how many Blu-Rays have been released as a combo release like this one? The guy at BB said he read that most studios are going to be doing this to get people to start switching over to Blu-Ray (but he could be talking out of his a$$.) IF this is going to be the case, my future purchases may well be the Blu-Ray Combos especially since the price is right (at least on this one it was.) Anyway, I started doing this also even though I don't have a Blu-ray player either, (dummy me didn't do this with Hannah Montana or Bolt). I first did it with Snow White, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs & Up plus upgraded and got Cars and Monsters Inc. I've paid less $43 for 5 Blu-Rays with all the discounts in the last month. Also will be buying G-Force next week for around $11. I got Smallville S6 Blu-Ray from Big Lots for $6. As long as I can get them this cheap, I will continue doing it. |
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Originally Posted by bigjim25
(Post 9884782)
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (which is not listed)
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Re: Blu-Ray/DVD Combo Releases - How many are out there?
Here's 2 more (they have these 2 in a 2 pack for $17.99 at Sam's Club:
Marley & Me (Three-Disc Bad Dog Edition) Bride Wars |
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Thanks :up:
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Originally Posted by Skyclad01
(Post 9884853)
Thanks :up:
Here's a few more: Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (cartoon) Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears A Who! (cartoon) A Charlie Brown Christmas Misery Child's Play Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins :lol: The Graduate |
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Added, and thank you again! :banana:
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Roadhouse
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Originally Posted by wd40cloud
(Post 9885182)
Roadhouse
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Thanks guys! I know when the sale ads would come out I wouldn't even look at the Blu-Ray details, but I definately will from now on.
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Originally Posted by Star Wars Guy
(Post 9885251)
Thanks guys! I know when the sale ads would come out I wouldn't even look at the Blu-Ray details, but I definately will from now on.
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The Mist (Canada Region 2) |
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Thanks for the list of BD/DVD Combo Packs. Now that Warner Brothers just announced that they're starting their new theatrical DVD releases as Combo packs starting in Q1 2010, I expect that list to grow quite a bit.
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I'd rather have a Blu-Ray/Laserdisc combo pack.
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Originally Posted by zekeburger1979
(Post 9893783)
Thanks for the list of BD/DVD Combo Packs. Now that Warner Brothers just announced that they're starting their new theatrical DVD releases as Combo packs starting in Q1 2010, I expect that list to grow quite a bit.
Warner to release all their new theatrical DVD releases as Combo BD/DVD packs starting in Q1 2010 Burbank, Calif. December 16, 2009 - Warner Bros. Home Entertainment today announced two Blu-ray(TM) packaging initiatives that will give consumers greater value and portability when shopping for the best possible way to watch movies at home. Beginning in the first quarter of 2010, Warner Home Video will be releasing its entire Theatrical New Release slate as Blu-ray combo packs, containing a Blu-ray Disc of the film with exclusive special features and exciting BD-Live interactivity, a standard-definition DVD and a Digital Copy of the film. For no additional cost, Blu-ray combo packs offer consumers significantly more value by merging the unsurpassed quality of Blu-ray with the convenience of being able to watch the film in any format, on just about every playback device. Warner Home Video is also launching the industry's first line of Blu-ray Double Features, priced at $24.98 (SRP). Beginning February 23, the attractively packaged and entry-level priced Blu-ray Double Features pack will include a pair of well-matched catalog hits spanning multiple genres - comedy, action, drama/thriller and horror. The first wave will include "Dirty Harry" and "Magnum Force" starring Clint Eastwood; "Analyze This" and "Analyze That" starring Billy Crystal and Robert De Niro; "Presumed Innocent" and "Frantic" starring Harrison Ford; "Miss Congeniality" and "Miss Congeniality 2" starring Sandra Bullock; and Grumpy Old Men and Grumpier Old Men starring Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon. I figure Grumpy Old Men and Grumpier Old Men will sell a shitload. :up: |
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That's interesting- if they're going to include the regular DVDs at NO ADDITIONAL COST then I guess that's OK, though since I'm obsessive that means I will have to watch both discs. (The flipper discs are a better idea, IF they work.)
Never seen a Blu-Ray with 2 movies on it- is that doable without overcompression? |
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Guess, the reason for making a Blu-ray/DVD Combo must be that Blu-ray aren´t penetrating as fast as expected or Studios want. Or that it´s tough to get the regular DVD owners to switch to Blu-ray.
If I own a DVD player I want my DVD seperate. Same case goes for Blu-ray. Why would anyone want both on the same disc? What do you guys think of this IMHO stupid initiative? |
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Originally Posted by manicsounds
(Post 9885708)
huh??
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Originally Posted by Dane
(Post 9894249)
If I own a DVD player I want my DVD separate. Same case goes for Blu-ray. Why would anyone want both on the same disc?
What do you guys think of this IMHO stupid initiative? I think Blu-ray/DVD flipper discs are a very bad idea. Thats just asking for scratches on the disc weather you want them or not. And not only that, flipper discs are just bad altogether, its bad enough having that on discs for widescreen/standard. But at least with that, its still a DVD no matter what way you flip it. I don't think Blu-ray/DVD flippers will be a big, seller if at all. It is a good idea in itself as an idea, but I don't think sticking 2 different types of media discs into one will do good physically. I wonder what their reliability will be like. |
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Originally Posted by Skyclad01
(Post 9894255)
The Mist (Region 2: Canada) = Its a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack that is not a US release. It is a Region 2 release from Canada. (Region 2 can be UK, Germany, Russia{I think}, Canada and so on)
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Huh... Wonder what will show up at rental stores? Since that's where 75% of my new titles come from (used).
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Originally Posted by BillWatkins
(Post 9894345)
Canada has always been Region 1.
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Originally Posted by Alan Smithee
(Post 9894212)
Never seen a Blu-Ray with 2 movies on it- is that doable without overcompression?
OR, think of it this way....they fit five 45+ minute episodes of Lost on one Blu-ray Disc....that's over 225 minutes of video, with fully uncompressed PCM audio tracks for each as well, and those discs look outstanding....you could fit two movies that are two hours or less each along with losslessly compressed TrueHD or DTS-HD MA soundtracks in the same space with no problems whatsoever.... |
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