DEADPIT.COM FORUMS :: HORROR GOODNESS :: General HORROR talk :: Is DVD already dieing a slow death? « Page 2 of 5 » Jump to page   Go     Author Topic: Is DVD already dieing a slow death? (Read 763 times) kevinbellamy ZOMBIEFIED member is offline Joined: Apr 2009 Gender: Male Posts: 298 Location: Pikeville Re: Is DVD already dieing a slow death? « Reply #15 on Nov 7, 2009, 7:01pm » I'll give DVDS 10 years then BR will be the preferred format. BR and Downloads. That is it. I have no intentions on getting a BR Player until I get a new TV. Thats not gonna be for awhile from the looks. Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged deadlyspawnphan LORD OF THE DEAD member is offline Joined: May 2009 Gender: Male Posts: 962 Location: Austin, Texas Re: Is DVD already dieing a slow death? « Reply #16 on Nov 7, 2009, 8:23pm » I've said it before, but I'll say it again. I really have no interest in Blu Ray, but I am kind of happy to see DVD prices going down! When Blu Ray takes over and DVD is collectible and nostalgic, I'll be the one with the awesome collection!!! Sort of like what happened to VHS. I wish I had a better VHS player, in all honesty... although, I'm starting to buy more bootlegs as VHS are getting way too damn expensive. Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged Who will dare to face the challenge of the Funhouse? Who is mad enough to enter that world of darkness? How about you sir . . .? "GOOBle-GOBLe . . . we accept her . . . one of us!"--Freaks ozzfather Rotting In Hell member is offline I'm full of surprises. Joined: Oct 2009 Gender: Male Posts: 126 Location: WV guy in NC Re: Is DVD already dieing a slow death? « Reply #17 on Nov 7, 2009, 10:57pm » DVD is definitely on it's way out but I'm in no hurry to switch. I built a powerhouse HTPC with a Sony Bravia as my monitor, so visually I'm already set. I'm waiting a while longer before I replace my drive with a Blue Ray because my kid has her PS3 hooked up to the monitor as well. To me BD's are crisper in appearance but not so significant as to blow me away. DVD's are on the cheap, and truthfully the 'net is my bitch and I can find just about anything I want with a little perseverance.... but usually it's only a matter of minutes. I still buy films, but usually if I find it at a good price, it has extras that I can not resist, or if it's simply impossible to find any other way. Color me visionary, but in the future I see formats as eventually being obsolete... Internet TV's will be the thing and all movies will simply be online at your fingertips once the studio kinks get ironed out. My reasoning is that it saves resources. While still needing electricity, it's paperless, chemical free, and with the proper encoding... control of distribution. Or I could be full of bollocks... because I also understand the satisfaction of having something tangible in my hands. « Last Edit: Nov 9, 2009, 10:18pm by ozzfather » Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged Every kid knows that there are two types of cards: Those with money, and those that suck. Phantom Of The Carolinas LORD OF THE DEAD member is offline Joined: May 2008 Gender: Male Posts: 836 Location: Greensboro, NC Re: Is DVD already dieing a slow death? « Reply #18 on Nov 7, 2009, 11:55pm » Physical media are disappearing across all forms of entertainment. We already have a generation who has no real interest in owning music on a CD or cassette...only files on an MP3 player. Magazines and newspapers are vanishing by the day, and a new e-book reader is announced or released virtually every week. I believe, in the end, Blu-Ray will be viewed as a transitional format between DVD and download. One factor working in Blu-Ray's favor is that movie studios have learned from the carnage illegal downloading has wrought on the music industry and will not want to go away from physical media until it's unavoidable. Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged The Changeling LORD OF THE DEAD member is online Tony Iommi Is GOD Joined: Jul 2008 Gender: Male Posts: 1,114 Location: Toronto, Canada Re: Is DVD already dieing a slow death? « Reply #19 on Nov 8, 2009, 12:02am » Nov 7, 2009, 11:55pm, Phantom Of The Carolinas wrote: Physical media are disappearing across all forms of entertainment. We already have a generation who has no real interest in owning music on a CD or cassette...only files on an MP3 player. Magazines and newspapers are vanishing by the day, and a new e-book reader is announced or released virtually every week. I believe, in the end, Blu-Ray will be viewed as a transitional format between DVD and download. One factor working in Blu-Ray's favor is that movie studios have learned from the carnage illegal downloading has wrought on the music industry and will not want to go away from physical media until it's unavoidable. Word up! Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged CANADIAN FEROX PODCAST www.canadianferox.com ***Nicklert's Movie Barn*** http://www.youtube.com/user/Nicklert spac7iczombie How Sweet.....Fresh Meat! member is offline Joined: Sept 2008 Gender: Male Posts: 18 Re: Is DVD already dieing a slow death? « Reply #20 on Nov 8, 2009, 4:23am » We did this with VHS. I still cant bring myself to re buy movies I own on VHS.It would take a great sale to tell me ....Lazer(peew zoom pow)disk was gonna be the shit. In a time when its hard to even go to the movies. Prove it to me!!!! Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged reprobate Starting To Decay member is offline Joined: Aug 2009 Gender: Male Posts: 52 Re: Is DVD already dieing a slow death? « Reply #21 on Nov 8, 2009, 8:45am » Nov 7, 2009, 8:23pm, deadlyspawnphan wrote: I've said it before, but I'll say it again. I really have no interest in Blu Ray, but I am kind of happy to see DVD prices going down! When Blu Ray takes over and DVD is collectible and nostalgic, I'll be the one with the awesome collection!!! Sort of like what happened to VHS. I wish I had a better VHS player, in all honesty... although, I'm starting to buy more bootlegs as VHS are getting way too damn expensive. Where is it that DVD prices are going down???? Around here they've stayed pretty much the same price for the last 6 or so years. Oh, you can get titles at Wally-World for 5 bucks, but they are the titles that have been out for a LONG time. Anything less than a year old are still closer to 20 bucks than to 10. And Blu-ray is rediculous! A few months ago you go to Walmart or Target and find good sales on Blu for under $15... not any more. Cheap ones are over $15 and new releases are at least $19.95. And I haven't seen ANYTHING at Best Buy worth having priced below $20. Occasionally at Walmart there are some at around $10, but honestly nothing I want for that price. Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged Jerry_Horror LORD OF THE DEAD CUM MOPPER member is offline "Not In My Neighborhood!!" Joined: Aug 2008 Gender: Male Posts: 6,317 Location: Bronx nyc Re: Is DVD already dieing a slow death? « Reply #22 on Nov 8, 2009, 9:43am » It is all about price, once the players and movies go down then Blue Ray will take over until then DVD is fine. Plenty of places still have new DVDs for 15$ or more so that is a sign that they are doing fine. Not everyone has the cash for a blue ray player and a high def TV which you need to really enjoy it. It will be a few years before the average Joe can afford to go out and buy all that, most titles on Blue Ray that are cheap I either have on DVD already of have no interest in getting. Sad thing is I think that a lot of movies will not be put out on blue ray, I could be wrong but some movies I love like Cannibal Campout or Ghoul School I can not see getting put on blue ray. For me anyway there are still tons of stuff on DVD that I need to get before I even worry about blue ray, again most of those so obscure that may not ever get put on blue ray. Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged "You Love Me,You Hate Me,You'll NEVER forget me" streebo LORD OF THE DEAD member is offline Joined: Dec 2006 Gender: Male Posts: 1,616 Location: The Mutantville Mothership Re: Is DVD already dieing a slow death? « Reply #23 on Nov 8, 2009, 10:33am » *dying Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged http://www.mutantville.com Watch your friendly neighborhood Streebo on Youtube. http://www.youtube.com/user/MutantvillePlayers Tweet along with Streebz & the Mutantville Players at Twitter! http://twitter.com/mvp Be our cyber-buddy on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/mutantville Find us over at MySpace. http://www.myspace.com/mutantville duderult Rotting In Hell member is offline Joined: Aug 2009 Gender: Male Posts: 140 Location: West Virginia Re: Is DVD already dieing a slow death? « Reply #24 on Nov 8, 2009, 12:05pm » Nov 8, 2009, 10:33am, streebo wrote: *dying I didn't want to say anything...but yeah. Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged streebo LORD OF THE DEAD member is offline Joined: Dec 2006 Gender: Male Posts: 1,616 Location: The Mutantville Mothership Re: Is DVD already dieing a slow death? « Reply #25 on Nov 8, 2009, 12:23pm » Heehee! I'll go suck a bag of dicks now. Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged http://www.mutantville.com Watch your friendly neighborhood Streebo on Youtube. http://www.youtube.com/user/MutantvillePlayers Tweet along with Streebz & the Mutantville Players at Twitter! http://twitter.com/mvp Be our cyber-buddy on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/mutantville Find us over at MySpace. http://www.myspace.com/mutantville Whiskey Rock N Roller Starting To Decay member is offline Joined: Aug 2008 Gender: Male Posts: 64 Location: Clarksville, Indiana Re: Is DVD already dieing a slow death? « Reply #26 on Nov 9, 2009, 8:37am » I don't know maybe eventually...I honestly do not know one person who owns a Blu-Ray...I just don't really see the use in converting..doesn't seem like it's as drastic of a change in quality like it was with VHS and DVD...maybe it's just me but our Best Buys and stuff around here are still 90 percent DVD just doesn't seem to be as popular here. Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged deadrequiem Rotting In Hell member is offline It's just a bee sting Joined: Aug 2008 Gender: Male Posts: 241 Location: Flowood, Mississippi Re: Is DVD already dieing a slow death? « Reply #27 on Nov 9, 2009, 2:13pm » Yeah i have really tried to stop buying dvds unless it is something I'm pretty sure will never go to bluray. Some people tired to hold on to VHS untill they could no longer. I think the format has really had a short run but yeah it does seem its on its way out. Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged chrismayo Starting To Decay member is offline Severed Cinema Whore Joined: Jun 2006 Gender: Male Posts: 64 Location: Canadian Underground Re: Is DVD already dieing a slow death? « Reply #28 on Nov 9, 2009, 5:21pm » You might be right Wes, and if so, it's a sad state of affairs. I'm still not certain that Blu-Ray is the superior medium yet, with the way studios are handling the format. I've viewed 20 or so Blu-Rays and most of them have been mediocre, to shit quality. Nothing has really wowed me -- especially the older films. Misery was a great achievement though. Obviously newer films are going to appear exceptionally for the most part, but hell, if the format continues to deliver releases on par with Wrong Turn and Total Recall, then the future isn’t that bright. Are we to settle for visual abominations such as these two I’ve mentioned? Adorned with the HD moniker as a misguided selling device to boot! I kid you not -- I attempted to watch Wrong Turn on Blu-Ray and had to turn it off. I finished it off by popping in my DVD of the film which is superior in quality by leaps and bounds. To me things like this are unforgivable. Had they ported the exact DVD onto Blu-Ray it would have been fine compared to what they released. It’s mind boggling how a visually enhanced format can look drastically worse. Then look at releases from the little guys like the recent Hardware from Severin Films, which looks great. I don’t get it. Is it laziness of the studios? Anyway enough of this rant. I’m all for change, and evolution of cinematic formats, but shouldn’t it enhance your enjoyment and viewing experience. If DVD is doomed and this is where Blu-Ray is headed then there are disappointing days ahead for film buffs and consumers alike. Get used to the distracting, ugly, dancing flashes of film grain. Nov 7, 2009, 12:23pm, The Creepy Kentuckian wrote: I've been looking at stores as of late and noticed more and more how cheap everything is getting on DVD. Reminding me so much of the dying days of laserdisc in 1999-2000. These kind of deals are great for the consumer to get some excellent discs on the cheap but I can't help but think that the DVD format is slowly on the way out. Look at Big Lots, who ever thought we'd get quality discs from major studios there for $3. It all started with Wal-Mart years ago when the titles were priced (at the time a steal) $9.99. Then over the years we've seen the prices drop to $6.88, $5.88, $5.50, $5.00 to now $4.00. Only the new release titles are the ones above $14.99. Now if you look at a more premium store like a Best Buy, its mainly all Blu-Ray...with the BD's up front and the lowly DVD's hiding in the back of the store (with no one around them) with the sale price of $5 on most titles. DVD has been a great format with decent picture quality, I think the audiences now are slowly becoming more and more interested in the superior format that is Blu-Ray and all of its new capabilities. While the DVD format may be around in some capacity within the next 5-10 years I think the market is starting to phase them out and will be moving to a High - Def format that will support everyone's new HD-TV's they purchase over the next few years. What do you think?! Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged AndyTheZombie LORD OF THE DEAD member is offline "Meet Your Maker" - Dead Space Joined: May 2009 Gender: Male Posts: 971 Location: cloudy town,Minnesota Re: Is DVD already dieing a slow death? « Reply #29 on Nov 9, 2009, 7:29pm » yeah that's the problem with me in blu ray it just simply doesn't impress me like Dvd did when that first came out. i can tell you one thing that I'm NEVER going to re buy all my movies i have on Dvd on to blu ray that is a huge waste of money. 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