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  • Adam West
    Museum CPA
    • Apr 14, 2003
    • 6822

    Movie companies starting to get savvy with DVD's

    Just saw the DVD of "Little Fockers" for sale with a sign stating it wouldn't be available for rent from Netflix or Redbox until May.

    I wonder if this is the new wave to keep DVD consumers buying their wares?
    "The farther we go, the more the ultimate explanation recedes from us, and all we have left is faith."
    ~Vaclav Hlavaty
  • Toy Talk
    Old and out of touch
    • Aug 7, 2009
    • 948

    #2
    I have no problem waiting another month to save money. As the saying goes, "Good things come to those that wait."
    "Procrastination is the art of planning for tomorrow."

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    • SeattleEd
      SynthoRes Transmigrator
      • Oct 24, 2007
      • 4351

      #3
      Yes, but not new. Has been going on since the inception of VOD.
      Studios trying to recoup loses from theater sales.

      Originally posted by Adam West
      Just saw the DVD of "Little Fockers" for sale with a sign stating it wouldn't be available for rent from Netflix or Redbox until May.

      I wonder if this is the new wave to keep DVD consumers buying their wares?

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      • thunderbolt
        Hi Ernie!!!
        • Feb 15, 2004
        • 34211

        #4
        Waiting a month to see fine movies like "Little Fockers" won't break my heart.
        You must try to generate happiness within yourself. If you aren't happy in one place, chances are you won't be happy anyplace. -Ernie Banks

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        • mazinz
          Persistent Member
          • Jul 2, 2007
          • 2249

          #5
          actually what will affect many are the lack of any extras on the netflix and other rental versions as compared to the retail release you can purchase. They did this with Whip it and a number of other films. Most of all the extras are on the purchase copy while the rentals have not to nothing.
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          • Brue
            User without title
            • Sep 29, 2005
            • 4246

            #6
            Originally posted by Adam West
            Just saw the DVD of "Little Fockers" for sale with a sign stating it wouldn't be available for rent from Netflix or Redbox until May.

            I wonder if this is the new wave to keep DVD consumers buying their wares?
            statements like these are similar to the scene in Platoon when the enemy has the knife and the the soldier is pleading please don't.

            the end is near for hard copy of any type (including cd, dvd, blu ray) the market is turning digital. we don't need a chunck of plastic to enjoy media.

            my ipod that is about the size of a triscuit can hold all the music i own on vinyl

            edited to add: and all of my rare unreleased superhero stuff is on youtube, all of the movies i want to watch are on netflix or internet or hulu etc. Blockbuster by my house just sold thousands of dvds for $3. I bough NONE. I just don't need the clutter.
            Last edited by Brue; Apr 11, '11, 9:00 PM.

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            • Hulk
              Mayor of Megoville
              • May 10, 2003
              • 16007

              #7
              Directv has a similar deal, where they advertise some movies as same day as dvd, and others same day as dvd & 30 days before Netflix and RedBox. I am the two are related.


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              • ctc
                Fear the monkeybat!
                • Aug 16, 2001
                • 11183

                #8
                >we don't need a chunck of plastic to enjoy media

                True; but I still prefer a hard copy. That way I have access whenever I want, and don't have to worry about it getting pulled, edited, re-edited, redubbed, censored, banned, flagged for targeted advertising, or no longer for free. (Or for an increased viewing charge.)

                Don C.

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                • YoungOnce
                  Career Member
                  • Aug 29, 2007
                  • 966

                  #9
                  Originally posted by ctc
                  >we don't need a chunck of plastic to enjoy media

                  True; but I still prefer a hard copy. That way I have access whenever I want, and don't have to worry about it getting pulled, edited, re-edited, redubbed, censored, banned, flagged for targeted advertising, or no longer for free. (Or for an increased viewing charge.)

                  Don C.
                  AMEN! I feel the same way!

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                  • palitoy
                    live. laugh. lisa needs braces
                    • Jun 16, 2001
                    • 59794

                    #10
                    Originally posted by Toy Talk
                    I have no problem waiting another month to save money. As the saying goes, "Good things come to those that wait."
                    Alternatively, "Little Fokkers" comes to those who wait, so there is a downside.

                    And count me in as "Captain Hardcopy" although netflix is a joy if you have kids, no more fingerprints and schmutz on my DVDs.
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                    • Werewolf
                      Inhuman
                      • Jul 14, 2003
                      • 14975

                      #11
                      Originally posted by Brue
                      the end is near for hard copy of any type (including cd, dvd, blu ray) the market is turning digital. we don't need a chunck of plastic to enjoy media.
                      Losing our rights of ownership is nothing to celebrate. Read the fine print on your downloads. You don't own your MP3s, movie downloads or e-books. You are merely granted a limited licence of their use. E-books can also be remotely edited and even deleted from your readers without your knowledge or consent.

                      I own my books, CDs, DVDs and Blu-Rays. Meaning, I can sell them, trade, loan or even use them for target practice if I so desire. Because I own them.

                      Big Business obviously LOVES digital. Because they still get your money but they don't have to actually make anything and you don't get to own anything. I know eventually the day will come when I won't have a choice of physical media. I am not looking forward to that day.
                      You are a bold and courageous person, afraid of nothing. High on a hill top near your home, there stands a dilapidated old mansion. Some say the place is haunted, but you don't believe in such myths. One dark and stormy night, a light appears in the topmost window in the tower of the old house. You decide to investigate... and you never return...

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                      • Toy Talk
                        Old and out of touch
                        • Aug 7, 2009
                        • 948

                        #12
                        Originally posted by palitoy
                        Alternatively, "Little Fokkers" comes to those who wait, so there is a downside.

                        And count me in as "Captain Hardcopy" although netflix is a joy if you have kids, no more fingerprints and schmutz on my DVDs.
                        Great point! I can wait for, I don't know... ever, if Little Fockers is the payoff.

                        We stopped buying DVDs for the kids because they only watch them a few times before the media is scratched beyond its ability to function any longer.
                        "Procrastination is the art of planning for tomorrow."

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                        • Brue
                          User without title
                          • Sep 29, 2005
                          • 4246

                          #13
                          to clarify - i am not saying that hard media has no place or even that i don't like possessing some tangible media.

                          i am saying that we are headed in the direction of intangible media. for the most part i like that. but i still have a sizeable collection of books, LPs, DVDs, CDs and even as atrocious as they are: audio cassettes and VHS tapes.


                          embrace the times.

                          ps. though i don't do digital books - use the library A LOT
                          Last edited by Brue; Apr 12, '11, 12:40 PM.

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                          • shyndman
                            Museum Super Collector
                            • Aug 29, 2008
                            • 174

                            #14
                            The digital world is definitely here and is unavoidable. The clutter is undeniable but for some content, I prefer to have my own copy. This goes for books and movies. Pictures and music - I store it all out on the cloud for free. All of my home movies as well. Companies are in business to make money and as such, make sure you keep your eyes wide open when you embrace a new technology. Its ALL about digital media ownership and copyright. What you don't hold in your hand, you don't truly own (in my opinion). Just my two cents.

                            In regard to the posting, the industry has always tried stuff like this. I recall back in the very early days of video tape rentals. New movies would come out on tape at a very expensive "dealer" price at first to dissuade the public from buying a copy - thus keeping things busy at the video rental store. Later, the price would drop to a reason price point.
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                            • Werewolf
                              Inhuman
                              • Jul 14, 2003
                              • 14975

                              #15
                              Originally posted by Brue


                              embrace the times.
                              I'm what's called an "early adopter" when it comes to gadgets. But I still have the common sense to realize when the media conglomerates are trying to screw me. Happily giving away my rights of ownership is NOT in my best interests.
                              You are a bold and courageous person, afraid of nothing. High on a hill top near your home, there stands a dilapidated old mansion. Some say the place is haunted, but you don't believe in such myths. One dark and stormy night, a light appears in the topmost window in the tower of the old house. You decide to investigate... and you never return...

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