Will blu ray ever get rid of those hideous blue cases?
09-02-09, 08:50 AM
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Re: Will blu ray ever get rid of those hideous blue cases?
sorry maybe I should have been a little more specific. It's not the fact that the cases themselves are blue, it's the fact that each case has an inch long blue border across the top of each case for the sole purpose of specifying that what you're buying is indeed Blu Ray. I don't burn dvd's that I want to own for the same reason the blu ray packaging turns me off. because I like covers, packaging, insert's slip cover's etc. I don't need a 5 by 1 inch blue border across the top to let me know what I'm buying. it's ugly. I like the artwork and the cover. It's like if you bought a Beatles Sgt Pepper's LP and instead of that iconic cover being shown in full, there's a big black LP strip across 20 % of the cover that says "THIS IS A RECORD".
It's just a major turn off for me. I want the cover, not the big blue advertisement for blu ray.
It's just a major turn off for me. I want the cover, not the big blue advertisement for blu ray.
09-02-09, 09:13 AM
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Re: Will blu ray ever get rid of those hideous blue cases?
It just seems like an odd reason to completely pass on the many splendors of Blu-Ray, however.
Personally, I like the smaller cases.
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09-02-09, 09:18 AM
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Same. There are some movies I want on Blu that are in the Digibook Cases, but I haven't purchased them yet because they will stick out from the rest of my Blus. I know eventually they'll release 'em in the standard cases, so it's not a huge deal.
09-02-09, 09:38 AM
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Ditto to both. What a strange reason to NOT go hi def. Nearly every other excuse I've heard has been justifiable more than the fact the case says "Blu Ray". Format war, higher prices, etc seem more practical in justifying not to go hi def. But hey, to each their own.
09-02-09, 09:39 AM
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Re: Will blu ray ever get rid of those hideous blue cases?
I like the blu cases as well. They are nice and slim and allow a lot more room for more films when storing them on my shelves. For that matter I like the red HD DVD cases too.
09-02-09, 09:41 AM
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Re: Will blu ray ever get rid of those hideous blue cases?
You'll have to blame the format war for that big chunk of blu banner on the top of the case. They had to distinguish their HD disc from that other HD disc and the competitors decided to do it with a big color bar above the artwork. If Blu lasts a while, it may phase out.
09-02-09, 10:52 AM
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Re: Will blu ray ever get rid of those hideous blue cases?
Not true. Neither side 'forced' the other one to have a slightly larger top. Since Warner and Paramount were Neutral to the formats they wanted to make sure their would be little work involved in making artwork for two different formats. The cases were decided long before (just a change of color for the formats) as they wanted something smaller then DVD so they could stock more on shelves and make the cases standout to consumers. I like them being a bit taller on the top so the security sticker won't rip off the artwork like on DVD.
09-02-09, 11:15 AM
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Re: Will blu ray ever get rid of those hideous blue cases?
Yeah, that's a PITA for me too. They have to put security stickers on 3 out of 4 sides of the cases ... I guess it is a success in terms of a theft deterrent though.
09-02-09, 11:38 AM
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Re: Will blu ray ever get rid of those hideous blue cases?
Always hated misalignment's. The most recent one for me was The Mask didn't have one on the bottom but the standard top sticker was just on the cover in the corner and I didn't notice it so I just pulled it off and past of the art is now gone.
09-02-09, 11:50 AM
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09-02-09, 11:56 AM
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Re: Will blu ray ever get rid of those hideous blue cases?
the packaging was just one of quite a few reasons I haven't gone blu ray yet. give it a rest guys. all I said was I didn't like it.
09-02-09, 12:02 PM
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Re: Will blu ray ever get rid of those hideous blue cases?
I wouldn't buy those either due to the inflated prices of the packaging and nowhere to put them, but standard packaging for blu rays is not nearly as offensive as those. If the packaging for the movie is bad just put the disc in a standard dvd case and then packaging is not an issue. Then they all match on your movie shelf as well.
09-02-09, 12:05 PM
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Re: Will blu ray ever get rid of those hideous blue cases?
Meh. I'm pretty much indifferent to them. I didn't care much for 'em at first either, but the little buggers have grown on me somewhat. I'm just glad Criterion came along with some much classier looking cases that are also the perfect size, imo.
09-02-09, 12:29 PM
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Then why start a thread about it? Surely you weren't assuming to start a thread and no one respond to it?
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09-02-09, 12:34 PM
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09-02-09, 12:48 PM
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Re: Will blu ray ever get rid of those hideous blue cases?
To be fair, The Incredible Hulk and Green Lantern: First Flight have green cases. So there's two to purchase.
09-02-09, 01:20 PM
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Re: Will blu ray ever get rid of those hideous blue cases?
Thanks for coming to the Blu-ray forum to let us know you don't buy Blu-ray discs because you don't like the cases. Why would think anyone cares?
09-02-09, 01:51 PM
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Re: Will blu ray ever get rid of those hideous blue cases?
Not true. Neither side 'forced' the other one to have a slightly larger top. Since Warner and Paramount were Neutral to the formats they wanted to make sure their would be little work involved in making artwork for two different formats. The cases were decided long before (just a change of color for the formats) as they wanted something smaller then DVD so they could stock more on shelves and make the cases standout to consumers. I like them being a bit taller on the top so the security sticker won't rip off the artwork like on DVD.
09-02-09, 02:06 PM
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Re: Will blu ray ever get rid of those hideous blue cases?
Yes, it does for the cases being the same size for different formats. You are bitching about the 'extra' plastic on the top of the cases, right? Man, people really do bitch about anything.
09-02-09, 02:07 PM
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High definition movies in translucent blue cases that fit in your hand, played in things called "blu-ray" players on big screens you hang on your wall like a picture frame that are called "plasma screens"...
...it's just like living in the FUTURE!
...it's just like living in the FUTURE!
09-02-09, 02:21 PM
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Re: Will blu ray ever get rid of those hideous blue cases?
I'm not bitching about anything. I'm just explaining why so much of the case is left uncovered by the label/cover art (unlike DVD where the entire case is covered by the label)- so that the color of the case is impossible to miss. It's that color that distinguished Blu from HD-DVD.
09-02-09, 02:24 PM
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Re: Will blu ray ever get rid of those hideous blue cases?
I'm not bitching about anything. I'm just explaining why so much of the case is left uncovered by the label/cover art (unlike DVD where the entire case is covered by the label)- so that the color of the case is impossible to miss. It's that color that distinguished Blu from HD-DVD.