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julesjordanvideo
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1003 Posts
9/01
Posted - Mar 5 2011 : 1:36PM
How do you guys feel about DVD/Blu-Ray combo packs, like Digital Playground puts out? Anyone purchase these, do retailers rent them?
astroknight All-Star Supporter
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4187 Posts
11/99
Posted - Mar 6 2011 : 4:23PM
Really like them as I don't have to feel limited on where to watch them in the house.
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thorn7025
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17 Posts
4/10
Posted - Mar 7 2011 : 4:48AM
Jules,
Here at the Deja Vu Stores in Vegas, I have actually seen a drop-off in sales on DP product since they started that. I can't give you a reason why other than to say maybe the customer is confused by the fact that they come in the smaller blu-ray cases.
BeDawg
Member

80 Posts
1/06
Posted - Mar 7 2011 : 6:12AM
Here's my two cents as someone who buys blu-rays when available: I purchased one combo pack so far and have to say that the DVD remained untouched. I have no use for it. But, of course, it doesn't bother me either. My favorite online store keeps the "Combo Pack" in the title but lists the product as DVD. He has technical problems to display the same product as two products, if you know what I mean.
On the other hand the combo pack might be a good tool to encourage some DVD-buyers to go HD. If JJV would release combo packs, a good side effect for us HD enthusiasts would be that we wouldn't have to wait and wait for the blu-ray version to possibly eventually come ot.
Let me use the opportunity to point out that a Feeding Frenzy blu-ray edition would be highly appreciated by this fan here! If that means Feeding Frenzy 11 DVD + blu-ray combo pack, then bring it on!
Edited by - BeDawg on 3/7/2011 6:14:45 AM
Flash All-Star Supporter
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11018 Posts
5/01
Posted - Mar 7 2011 : 11:11AM
Only one room in my house has Blu-ray the rest are DVD only so I love combo packs since I can play them in any room.
 
M.B.
Senior Member

1679 Posts
2/01
Posted - Mar 7 2011 : 12:33PM
I think it's a good idea as it means no more waiting months and months for a blu-ray you don't know will ever be released.
By the way...is Invasian 4 with Asa Akira ever getting the blu-ray release it was supposed to get? and if so...when?
Aplus
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1431 Posts
5/05
Posted - Mar 9 2011 : 4:33PM
I don't know Jules. Mainstream seems to be mostly going with blu-ray/dvd combos. Maybe do some research into how many people now own blu-ray players and have finally switched over to HDTV. Are you planning on charging a lot more for them? I know a lot of people had problems with blu-ray prices years ago, although the prices seem to be stabilizing now.
Bill All-Star Supporter
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5334 Posts
6/00
Posted - Mar 9 2011 : 9:31PM
My local store rents them as two separate titles. I think that they are a great idea for mainstream titles. I think that they are a good idea for adult titles. The big difference is that I think that more people want to be able to play mainstream movies in places where it's not currently possible (or practical) to put a Blu-ray player (such as in a car) than they do for porn.
astroknight All-Star Supporter
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4187 Posts
11/99
Posted - Mar 9 2011 : 10:12PM
I'll agree and disagree. I agree that the car aspect is much better for DVD, but doesn't mean that much for Blu-Ray. At the same time, I'll disagree because I think people are wanting the higher definition movies and are looking to their "primary viewing location" for most anything they buy. With Blu-Ray that's probably the living room, and although you pick it up to watch there you'll probably also want to watch it in the bedroom, on your laptop, etc. I think the large majority of people still only own one Blu-Ray player, so having the combo pack gives them the best of both worlds. They can watch it where they want to, and know they have the high def disc for when they get a second Blu-Ray player, while also being able to watch it where they may have to due to only having one Blu-Ray player.
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astroknight All-Star Supporter
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4187 Posts
11/99
Posted - Mar 9 2011 : 10:14PM
I'm not sure why a rental store would do anything different, and for the small difference between the two pricewise I'd think they'd be very supportive of the combo packs.
"I do not as a rule seek advice about food from thin people..." - Jeffrey Steingarten
Aplus
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1431 Posts
5/05
Posted - Mar 9 2011 : 10:45PM
Again I think pricing will always matter. I actually haven't bought a blu-ray player yet, but bought the Ironman 2 combo pack because it was $2 cheaper at the time. Unfortunately I lost out on the chance to watch the special features, since they were only on the blu-ray disc. Still it was a no-brainer given the 2-for-1 price at the time. Once I get a blu-ray player, I'll have 2 different discs, both which I can still use. So I love the idea, but will only pay so much more for one.
Draxxx
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3831 Posts
2/07
Posted - Mar 10 2011 : 8:19PM
I've had a Blu-Ray player for about a year now and buy an average about 4-5 mainstream movies a month and I think I've only bought about 5 Blu-Ray discs in all that time. The only reason I bought those were because of extra content. In my eyes the difference between Blu-Ray and regular DVDs isn't that big to justify paying the extra money. The sound on Blu-Ray is much better but with an average movie it's not something that's so important that I want pay extra for it.
When it comes to porn I don't care about a better picture because I'm not watching an entire movie at one sitting and there's not that much on screen that needs to seen in hi-def. Having superior sound is meaningless because it's not like I'm going to crank up the volume and I don't think I need to hear high quality grunting and moaning. That's not to say if I had the option to buy Blu-Ray at a slightly higher price I wouldn't go with the Blu-Ray. But for me right now if I'm going to be paying a somewhat higher price for Blu-ray I'd rather have extra and/or different content on that second DVD (doesn't have to be Blu-Ray) than just another DVD with the same content. In the upcoming year when I get my second HD tv and Blu-Ray player that second DVD becomes pointless.
My take.



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