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Blu-ray prices drop at retail

Blu-ray Disc new release pricing is on the slide at retail, hovering at an average of $26 so far in 2009, according to Adams Media Research, as retailers try to find the right carrot to dangle for the thriftiest consumers in years.

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Unicron5521d ago

God... I love BluRay. I've actually RE-purchased a few films that warrant it (Matrix Trilogy, Pirates Trilogy... bring on LotR EE and Watchmen DC!)

All they really need to do is drive those prices down and keep the transfer quality high. Next up... the Terminator 2 Directors Cut (what can I say, I love the extra scenes a ton).

xlx-russ_925521d ago

bring LOTR to Blu-ray , and 10 seasons of Stargate SG1.

Cajun Chicken5521d ago

Things'll start booming as soon as Star Wars the original trilogy comes out on Blu-Ray. Bound to happen.

KruLLit5521d ago

Lucas released the Star Wars trilogy in DVD not too long ago, so I don't think the BR releases will come in the next 2 years.

harrisk9545521d ago

I have a huge BR collection and I rarely spend over $20 for a movie. Amazon constantly has deals like buy one/get one or 50% off.... They are also cheaper at Costco... and I was in Walmart last week and saw a bunch of older titles on sale for $10.... what I have noticed is that the prices of new release DVD titles is going up.... DVDs like Dark Knight, Iron Man, the new Indiana Jones, etc. were retailing for about $23... only $5 less than full price on their BR counterparts (which, by the way, no one in the media is reporting on)... Even Blockbuster is now selling pre-rented BRs for $16! And anyone that remembers the early days of DVDs knows how expensive they were ($50 or more for some titles!!)... any talk of the high price of BR discs is complete and utter BS if you simply look around.

VenomCarnage895521d ago

BJs pretty much the same as costco, just not as well known i dont think, no costco around here but i mean the day The Dark Knight came out i got it for $21 at BJs on blu ray! couldnt believe that deal thats like $5 cheaper then dvds at rip off best buy and any other store like it.

Mikerra175521d ago

I cant agree with you more, but its smart on their part, if they release the hobbit(which I thought would be in the works by now) then they will release the Blu ray of those, it is smart because while they market the hobbit they will have an excuse to market the bluray in the commercial.

about star wars, why this hasnt gone to bluray i have no idea its really rediculus

Unicron5521d ago

Star Wars? Because MORE changes are being made, I'm not joking. They have footage on one of the DVDs... Sith I think, of Yoda puppet in Ep 1 being replaced with the Ep 3 CG Yoda.

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II Necroplasm II5521d ago (Edited 5521d ago )

You can buy older classic movies on Bluray for around the same price as an older movie on DVD. and that's cool. anything else I just get off of Ebay with much better prices than retail.

^_^ Screw FYE. Target you're cool though

nnotdead5521d ago

ive seen a bunch of older movies on blu ray for $10 at walmart. i picked up Reservoir Dogs for that price.

dcbronco5520d ago

Blu-Ray has come close to that new yet. $10 is still more than twice the price. And listen to what one of the retailers said. The studios were expecting larger margins on Blu-ray. (Translation) They were looking to rape the public and pad their pockets to cover the losses on all the crap they green light every year.

Theoneneo815521d ago

yeah Amazon has a great blu ray sale right now the 2 disc set that doesnt include the digital copie is at 16 Both Narnia Movies are around 25 i think. anyway next movies i want to hear announced on blu ray

Toystory 1/2
Finding Nemo
Lord of the Rings
incredibles

II Necroplasm II5521d ago (Edited 5521d ago )

Lord of the Rings on Bluray?

That would be sooooooo nice

Panthers5521d ago

Its supposed to be coming this year. No word on Star Wars though. That wont be out for a long time I think.

I really want Bad Boys 2. Amazing movie.

LoydX-mas5521d ago

prices drop when people are not buying.

Dave20015521d ago

I guess that explains the price drop for the xbox 360 then!:p

LoydX-mas5521d ago

Actually, that is true.
Since MS dropped the price, 360 sales have been breaking their own records.

But, there is a major difference when the retailer HAS to drop the price to entice purchasing and the manufacturer telling the retailers this is what the new MSRP is.

When MSRP drops, the retailer usually sees the same drop in their price but with this Blu-ray price drop, I highly doubt the studio is dropping their price.

FPShooter5521d ago

in 2008 over 36 million blu-ray titles were sold up 300% increase from 07. world wide sales on pace for 100 million in 09.

www.blu-ray.com/news

according to this sales have been steadily increasing. but nice try.

Mikerra175521d ago

they lowered the price because as the years go own technology and these disks dont cost as much, do you remember when dvd came out

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OOG5521d ago

you can usually get great deals on amazon for blu rays

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EKWB reportedly plagued with financial disarray many gaming pc's left without parts

EK Cooling allegedly has slipped itself into a hot soup of seemingly endless financial woes, where it has not paid its staff, suppliers, and contractors for many months as the company is facing liquidity problems and a surplus of inventory left unsold, stuck in the warehouse for a more extended period. Gamers Nexus investigated these claims made by former and current personnel, where he found trails of unpaid bills lasting as long as three to four months and unpaid raises that accumulated for almost a year.

EK Water Blocks has two entities—a Slovenian-based headquarters and a US-based subsidiary, EK Cooling Solutions. Steve narrated the series of events in detail, stating that the company was reportedly irresponsible and negligent regarding payment. Consequently, partners and employees are forced to share the burden of alleged mismanagement. It all begins with its extensive range of products, leading to a surplus of goods. EK has over 230 water blocks, 40 liquid cooling kits, 85 reservoirs, 40 pumps, 73 radiators, and 212 miscellaneous accessories.

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just_looken3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Yes this is not about video games directly but indirectly this will impact the pc gaming/workstation space hard.

This company is massive one of two in the water cool space so if it goes poof then thousands out there have no spare parts or half built computers.

SO yeah i know not about a video game but think of it as amd leaving the pc space but this is ekwb that could be leaving water cooling in the pc space

Jayz2cents a supporter of there products also has issues
https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Giblet_Head1d 7h ago (Edited 1d 7h ago )

As someone that has built a watercooling rig. EK is big, but there's so many numerous watercooling part companies out there. EK's stuff isn't exactly amazing quality for the price compared to others either, it's just ok. Much like Corsair. The impact would be negligible long term. For perspective the majority of my parts are XSPC, at most I use EK for my gpu waterblocks and fittings. Both easily replaceable.