Star Wars Guy

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.)

MTRodaba2468

I know Disney has been doing this with quite a few of their titles.

Skyclad01

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)}

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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}



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bigjim25

Harry Potter Blu-Ray was $15 at WalMart but I'd already bought the DVD 2 disc of it & Peanuts 1960's for $14.97 total from Columbia House.
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.

Skyclad01

Fixed

bigjim25

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

Skyclad01

Thanks

bigjim25

No problem. By the way, this was a great idea. I actually was wondering about what was out last week in combo packs. Now if only Columbia House would have another sale on them.

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
The Graduate

Skyclad01

Added, and thank you again!

wd40cloud

Roadhouse

Skyclad01

Already on there

Star Wars Guy

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.

Skyclad01

Same here. Even though I don't have a Blu-ray player just yet, doesn't mean I cant start buying these combo packs ahead of time

manicsounds

huh??

zekeburger1979

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.

Alan Smithee

I'd rather have a Blu-Ray/Laserdisc combo pack.

bigjim25

Thanks for the info! Here's more details:
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.

Alan Smithee

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?

Dane

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?

Skyclad01

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)

Skyclad01

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.

BillWatkins

Canada has always been Region 1.

dkedvd

Huh... Wonder what will show up at rental stores? Since that's where 75% of my new titles come from (used).

BSTNFAN

And if we're talking Blu-ray, Region A.

WMAangel

Why not? There are lots of titles that were only released on BD-25 (single layer) discs....If you put two of those on one BD-50 (double layer) disc, you'd be good to go, and nothing would look different.....
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....