Dear Movie Studios, Marketers and DVD Manufacturers;

T'Baio · December 16 2008, 03:29 AM

I don't give one flying fuck about digital copies of your movies, so stop increasing the price of your DVD's based on the idea of including them.

Sincerely,

Go Fuck Yourself

Temis the Vorta · December 16 2008, 04:04 AM

What?!?!?!? It's an outrage! I refuse to buy any DVDs!!!

...of course, I never buy DVDs. Why buy a DVD when Netflix will rent it cheap? All DVDs do is get underfoot and practically nothing is worth watching twice anyway. Damn few things are even worth watching once.

Mike Farley · December 16 2008, 04:18 AM

T'Baio wrote:

I don't give one flying fuck about digital copies of your movies, so stop increasing the price of your DVD's based on the idea of including them.

Sincerely,

Go Fuck Yourself

And stop claiming the digital copy as an extra disk of content!

Hell, the digital copy isn't even on the disk. I decided to put the digital copy of the CLONE WARS movie on my computer just to see what it was like. You punch in the security code and the actual movie downloads from the iTunes store!

Aragorn · December 16 2008, 04:29 AM

Of course the digital copy is extra content! Just like how the menu screen is a bonus feature!!!

mrcoaster · December 16 2008, 04:43 AM

Temis the Red-Nosed Vorta wrote:

What?!?!?!? It's an outrage! I refuse to buy any DVDs!!!

...of course, I never buy DVDs. Why buy a DVD when Netflix will rent it cheap? All DVDs do is get underfoot and practically nothing is worth watching twice anyway. Damn few things are even worth watching once.

You almost were on topic there. You did mention DVDs, which is part of the topic. So you were 10% there.

DontFeedPhil · December 16 2008, 05:45 AM

Yeah I had that with TIH, I tried to put it on my computer and itunes pops up...WTF. Besides. I dont need no stinking digital copy. I just take my favorite dvd ripping software and BAM...there is my digital copy...

Smiley · December 16 2008, 02:44 PM

No matter how bad we think the bonus features are, the studios would still probably charge the same price for the special edition with or without the digital copy. I don't like the digital copy idea, and I won't go out of my way to support it, but if I decide that the other bonus features I'm getting are worth it, then I will not boycott the DVD just to make an ineffective point.

Sheep · December 16 2008, 05:49 PM

I haven't been following this closely. Are the studios actually charging more for DVDs with a DRM-infested digital copy of the movie on the disc that may or may not work on your media player of choice? Just browsing through Amazon, I didn't see anything too out of the ordinary as far as pricing goes, but I wasn't looking for it specifically.

I didn't think they were, but it wouldn't surprise me at all.

Level 2 Diagnostic · December 16 2008, 06:41 PM

Aragorn wrote:

Of course the digital copy is extra content! Just like how the menu screen is a bonus feature!!!

Or "scene/chapter selection". When I see that on the back of a DVD, I snap it up right away.

bigdaddy · December 16 2008, 07:40 PM

You do realize that the price of DVDs have gone up $3 before they started adding the D-copy? From $15 to $18 for a new movie. You do realize that they have about 5 different versions of the same movie? So you can buy what you want.

So instead of buying some movies, buy yourself a drink.

Falcor5 · December 16 2008, 09:08 PM

bigdaddy wrote:

You do realize that the price of DVDs have gone up $3 before they started adding the D-copy? From $15 to $18 for a new movie.

I dont understand why are the studios raising the price of DVDs during a recession? Does not seem to be a wise business move.

RandyS · December 16 2008, 09:50 PM

Yeah, digital copies of movies on Digital Video Disks is an oxymoron.

Mistral · December 16 2008, 11:44 PM

Falcor5 wrote:

bigdaddy wrote:

You do realize that the price of DVDs have gone up $3 before they started adding the D-copy? From $15 to $18 for a new movie.

I dont understand why are the studios raising the price of DVDs during a recession? Does not seem to be a wise business move.

Walmart/Target-good movies, $9. Crappy movies-$5. TimeWarner movie package on my 47" LCD-$10/month. He shoots, he scores...

T'Baio · December 16 2008, 11:51 PM

bigdaddy wrote:

You do realize that the price of DVDs have gone up $3 before they started adding the D-copy? From $15 to $18 for a new movie. You do realize that they have about 5 different versions of the same movie? So you can buy what you want.

So instead of buying some movies, buy yourself a drink.

You do realize that they only include the special features on the versions with the digital copy, and that those 2 discers have in the last little while gone from (in Canada) an average of about 24.99 on release to 29.99?

Trekker4747 · December 16 2008, 11:56 PM

Oh, and I'd like to have the insert back, please.

The bulk of my movies go into binders. It's nice to have the insert to go itno the facing of the page rather than having to remove and fold/cut up the the insert around the amaray case.

Oh, and the locking tabs are REALLY annoying.

December 16 2008, 03:29 AM	#1
T'Baio Admiral Location: Ontario, Canada	Dear Movie Studios, Marketers and DVD Manufacturers; I don't give one flying fuck about digital copies of your movies, so stop increasing the price of your DVD's based on the idea of including them. Sincerely, Go Fuck Yourself __________________ Posthuman: A Science Fiction Web Series at www.sfntv.com and www.whatisameme.com, on the TrekBBS, and on the social network.

December 16 2008, 04:04 AM	#2
Temis the Vorta Fleet Admiral Location: Tatoinne	Re: Dear Movie Studios, Marketers and DVD Manufacturers; What?!?!?!? It's an outrage! I refuse to buy any DVDs!!! ...of course, I never buy DVDs. Why buy a DVD when Netflix will rent it cheap? All DVDs do is get underfoot and practically nothing is worth watching twice anyway. Damn few things are even worth watching once.

December 16 2008, 04:29 AM	#4
Aragorn Admiral	Re: Dear Movie Studios, Marketers and DVD Manufacturers; Of course the digital copy is extra content! Just like how the menu screen is a bonus feature!!!

December 16 2008, 05:45 AM	#6
DontFeedPhil Fleet Captain Location: Just back from Your Moms House...	Re: Dear Movie Studios, Marketers and DVD Manufacturers; Yeah I had that with TIH, I tried to put it on my computer and itunes pops up...WTF. Besides. I dont need no stinking digital copy. I just take my favorite dvd ripping software and BAM...there is my digital copy...

December 16 2008, 02:44 PM	#7
Smiley Rear Admiral Location: Chandler, AZ	Re: Dear Movie Studios, Marketers and DVD Manufacturers; No matter how bad we think the bonus features are, the studios would still probably charge the same price for the special edition with or without the digital copy. I don't like the digital copy idea, and I won't go out of my way to support it, but if I decide that the other bonus features I'm getting are worth it, then I will not boycott the DVD just to make an ineffective point.

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December 16 2008, 05:49 PM	#8
Sheep Vice Admiral Location: Chicago	Re: Dear Movie Studios, Marketers and DVD Manufacturers; I haven't been following this closely. Are the studios actually charging more for DVDs with a DRM-infested digital copy of the movie on the disc that may or may not work on your media player of choice? Just browsing through Amazon, I didn't see anything too out of the ordinary as far as pricing goes, but I wasn't looking for it specifically. I didn't think they were, but it wouldn't surprise me at all. __________________ Hating the anti-intellectual movement since before it was actually a movement.

December 16 2008, 07:40 PM	#10
bigdaddy Vice Admiral Location: Space Massachusetts	Re: Dear Movie Studios, Marketers and DVD Manufacturers; You do realize that the price of DVDs have gone up $3 before they started adding the D-copy? From $15 to $18 for a new movie. You do realize that they have about 5 different versions of the same movie? So you can buy what you want. So instead of buying some movies, buy yourself a drink. __________________ "Bqhatevwr" - Former Senator Scott Brown

December 16 2008, 09:50 PM	#12
RandyS Vice Admiral Location: Randyland	Re: Dear Movie Studios, Marketers and DVD Manufacturers; Yeah, digital copies of movies on Digital Video Disks is an oxymoron.

December 16 2008, 11:56 PM	#15
Trekker4747 To boldly go... Location: Kansas City	Re: Dear Movie Studios, Marketers and DVD Manufacturers; Oh, and I'd like to have the insert back, please. The bulk of my movies go into binders. It's nice to have the insert to go itno the facing of the page rather than having to remove and fold/cut up the the insert around the amaray case. Oh, and the locking tabs are REALLY annoying. __________________ Just because it's futuristic doesn't mean it's practical.