Dark Knight = Blu ray uber sales anyone?

[IcEWoLF]

I think if they spend enough money with BD, like purchase a BD player and get the free DARK KNIGHT movie in BD, that would be a nice treat.

Honestly, I think the sales for BD will jump to another level when Dark Knight is released on BD, same thing goes for Hancock and possibly Indiana Jones.

 

[meStevo]

I dont think they'll do that, enough people will pay full MSRP to discourage a promotion involving it. I think Iron Man has a good shot to do as good on Blu-Ray as all that you mentioned.

We won't be getting Indy 4, as the consensus in this household is that it was awful.

 

[gadgtfreek]

As well as the older Batman Begins just sold on BD, I doubt we'll get much of a deal. It'll sell gangbusters anyways.

 

[diogen]

Judging by the Tomatometer, Dark Knight is going to be one of the best movies of the year.
What makes it even more special, RT tends to bias towards animated features (6 over the last 10 years had animated
as the best movie of the year: Toy Story 2, Chicken Run, Monster Inc, Nemo, Incredibles and Ratatouille).

I don't think including the BD version of it with a BD player would be a good idea.
But the again, I thought the same about Casino Royale and it was included (at least for a while) with the PS3.

BTW, to continue the tradition Sony might include "Quantum of Solace" with the next update of the PS3.

Diogen.

 

[yourbeliefs]

Maybe it's just me, but I don't think that offering 1 free movie is going to particularly entice people to buy a Blu Ray player, even if it is one like "The Dark Knight" (Which I hope to see this weekend at IMAX.) Maybe if they offered like 6 movies for free that would entice people (of course it had varying levels of success with HD-DVD.)

 

[gadgtfreek]

After seeing it this weekend, Ill be ordering it on preorder.

 

[BobMurdoch]

The retailers have to realize that NOW is the time to bring the pricing into line or they will get bypassed.

Microsoft announced an arrangement with NetFlix where movies in your queue will be streamed to your XBox. This goes with their already "HD" downloads (not quite when the size of the files are only 3 GB) There are more and more assaults on physical media's dominance coming and they NEED to start playing for keeps or BluRay will die.

 

[navychop]

Blu-ray has far superior PQ & AQ than those 3GB downloads you mention. That alone will help further Blu.

 

[diogen]

Microsoft announced an arrangement with NetFlix where movies in your queue will be streamed to your XBox.

And as shown almost 2 years ago, there is hardly any difference for any but the most picky viewer.
Xbox Live Marketplace vs HD DVD comparison - Engadget HD
Xbox Video Marketplace and HD-DVD Comparison
Mentality has to change...

Diogen.

 

[duckydan]

The netflix arrangement is for "near dvd quality" meaning non-high definition.

While I don't think the DK will mean "uber" blu-ray sales I do think it will help them.

 

[gadgtfreek]

Lets not forget the lovely xbox deals requires $50 a year, when you can spend $99 and get the roku. Neither of which is a optical media killer. Do the research and youll see downloads and vod arent even close.

I still think its funny that people think BD and DVD will be diff than book and cd's, which are still VERY strong.

 

[navychop]

Yes. And Steve Ballmer's statement about printed media/books being obsolete in 10 years just shows how clueless he and MS have become. Books will be popular long after we are all dust. And the demand for possessing physical media, be it BD or solid state cards, will continue as well.

 

[IcEWoLF]

And as shown almost 2 years ago, there is hardly any difference for any but the most picky viewer.
Xbox Live Marketplace vs HD DVD comparison - Engadget HD
Xbox Video Marketplace and HD-DVD Comparison
Mentality has to change...

Diogen.

Take your comparison post out of my thread.

 

[diogen]

Take your comparison post out of my thread.

Funniest post of yours I've seen... With perfect grammar...

Diogen.

 

[Kevinw]

Lets not forget the lovely xbox deals requires $50 a year, when you can spend $99 and get the roku. Neither of which is a optical media killer. Do the research and youll see downloads and vod arent even close.

I still think its funny that people think BD and DVD will be diff than book and cd's, which are still VERY strong.

Actually you can send it to your TV using Media player and and XBOX 360 with no need for LIVE.
Xbox 360: Turn Your Xbox 360 into a Streaming Netflix Player

I do agree a PQ is poor at best

 

[Kevinw]

Back on topic It will take more than a free DVD to get mass purchasing of aBD player. Sub 200 dollar pricing will do much better for gaining mass acceptance.

 

[John Kotches]

Blu-ray has far superior PQ & AQ than those 3GB downloads you mention. That alone will help further Blu.

While I agree with the sentiment, I'm not sure that this will be the case with mainstream users.

There are three categories of viewers here.

1) Those that don't notice the difference.
2) Those that notice but don't care.
3) Those that notice and care.

Sadly, the majority falls into categories one and two.

 

[rockymtnhigh]

Take your comparison post out of my thread.

No one owns a thread; you started it, but this IS SatelliteGuys, and threads can move a bit to the left or the right... and then back again

 

[rockymtnhigh]

Back on topic It will take more than a free DVD to get mass purchasing of aBD player. Sub 200 dollar pricing will do much better for gaining mass acceptance.

Yeah, I was thinking about that this morning. Circuit City had about 10 BDs for $19.95, but the next page was filled with hundreds of DVDs for $7. Hard to compete with that... considering the average user will watch stretched SD on a 42" HDTV and not complain....

 

[IcEWoLF]

No one owns a thread; you started it, but this IS SatelliteGuys, and threads can move a bit to the left or the right... and then back again

What happened to the restrictions about HD-DVD Blu-ray? Huh? Gone?
If I did this on the HD-DVD forums I bet my post would be removed immediately.