Even the NBA's Shawn Marion thinks Blu-ray Discs are too expensive

[admin]

Hell, no! Blu-ray [Discs] cost too much. They cost like 35, 40 bucks apiece. I'm going to stick with the $19.99s. $14.99, $19.99, widescreen, I'm good.

http://www.engadgethd.com/2009/02/28/even-the-nbas-shawn-marion-thinks-blu-ray-discs-are-too-expensi/

[doctorhardware]

He make all that money, and says that the disks are too expensive. I did not think that the disks were still that expensive.

[drfsupercenter]

The in store prices are insane! I was at Target the other day, they had a movie "marked down" from $34.99 to $29.99
Same disc is $18.99 on Amazon. Jeez.

[BR7]

I was at Target the other day, they had a movie "marked down" from $34.99 to $29.99
Same disc is $18.99 on Amazon. Jeez.

Thats why I only shop online.In store prices are ridiculous.If people haven't figured that out by now,then that's their own fault.They really need to get Amazon Prime if they want it nice and speedy... $3.95 for one day shipping and free two day shipping.$79 a year for Prime is a good price for that kind of service

[ed klein]

Blank Blu-ray disks at discount warehouse prices, are less than $5.00 each for BD-R 25gb 4X burn rate white label for inkjet printer.

If that too much put the homemade compliant Blu-ray structure on BD-5 and/or BD-9.

DVD-5/BD-5 (4.7gb)
DVD-9/BD-9 (8.5gb)

Optical Quantum
white inkjet 4x
25gb blank Blu-ray disks
part number BDR030-00002

Lots of 25 $4.59 each
larger lots even cheaper

https://www.discmakers.com/shop

[admin]

Are in-store DVD prices the same level of ridiculous, or is it just Blu-ray?

Here in Australia, Blu-ray pricing online and offline are fairly consistent. In fact, many of the more popular online stores are also offline stores and they do price matching of everything they have online. In-store Blu-ray prices have dropped from $44.95 for almost all titles to around $34.95 for many (not new releases, or not hit releases), with some at $24.95. This is pretty good considering the Australian dollar has dropped by quite a bit, but it's still up against the UK pound and I think that's where the savings are coming from (both Aus and UK are region B).

Some of the price drops have been forced through by retailers, and I think that's probably what's missing in the US, is the retailer's enthusiasm for the format and their willingness to argue for the best price or to lower their margins.

[drfsupercenter]

Nah, DVD prices are $15-20 at most stores.

It's just Blu-Ray that's really overpriced.

[dr_ml422]

Amazon sell new discs or used or both? Best Buy will almost always have new DVD releases at around $16 to $18 bucks here in NYC. What the issue really is not so much the price, but the fact that the jump to Blu-ray from DVD wasn't that much of a leap in quality as it was from VHS to DVD. Couple that w/their prices on their flics and all the equipment costs needed to get a excellent picture and there goes your decision. For most anyway. $$$ always issue.

[doctorhardware]

Amazon sell both new and used disks.

[dr_ml422]

Amazon sell both new and used disks.

I figured that. Hey doc how long data good for in storage in hdd? Especially video and music files n such? Thnx.

[doctorhardware]

I have an old ide hard drive it is over 20 years old and the data is still good. IDE drives were the worst for corrupting the data.

[dr_ml422]

I have an old ide hard drive it is over 20 years old and the data is still good. IDE drives were the worst for corrupting the data.

Jesus you really a Vet w/the Computer stuff. Then again you told me about having 1 of the 1st microprocessors and how at that time it was considered something big.