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mrpeepers
Member

81 Posts
8/02
Posted - Nov 15 2002 : 7:29PM
There are tons of VHS movies that I would like to get on DVD. The problem is that they have never been released on DVD. Why is this? Second point is, why are movies released on VHS first?

Edited by - mrpeeepers on Nov 18 2002

Flash All-Star Supporter
Golden Age Classic

11018 Posts
5/01
Posted - Nov 15 2002 : 8:32PM
MrPeepers:
Don't worry, with time many of the films that you want that are available on VHS only will be made available on DVD. Many studios have large selections of old titles that they are slowly releasing on disc. The list of films that I wanted to be released on DVD is much shorter now than it was a year ago due to titles becoming available.
Hardz
Member

Hell on Earth
877 Posts
6/01
Posted - Nov 16 2002 : 9:16AM
Will Seymore Butts ever release any of his best stuff on to dvd ?
PornManiac
Deactivated User

aka Steve K
325 Posts
7/02
Posted - Nov 16 2002 : 10:23AM
yea companies are getting better - I was wishing for the Slap Happy series to be released on dvd for yrs and then a couple months ago it finally got released...thank you.
lotr13
Member

Las Vegas
20 Posts
4/02
Posted - Nov 16 2002 : 11:32AM
FYI, it seems that Slap Happy is now discontinued?
 
Jim-A
Member

New England
109 Posts
1/01
Posted - Nov 16 2002 : 12:28PM
I'm with you bud.
I would to see the Nasty Nympho series on DVD.They say it will happen but i haven't seen it yet
BIGmike
B-I-G-m-i-k-e

2335 Posts
3/01
Posted - Nov 16 2002 : 12:33PM
I personally would love to see all of Dark's Work (Gregory Dark's work, Dark Bros.) with VCA released on DVD.

I know that there are a few of them left. But I'm a big fan of Gregory Dark and would love to see them released.

---BIGmike, going and going and going since MCMLXXX---

Bill All-Star Supporter
All-Star Member

5334 Posts
6/00
Posted - Nov 16 2002 : 5:07PM
Because it takes longer to author and replicate DVD's than it does to replicate video tapes. In many cases, the methodology for creating a dual release is to delay the VHS release until the DVD's are ready.

In that case, a dual release doesn't really buy anything for the DVD customer. It just causes a delay to the VHS customer.

Hardz
Member

Hell on Earth
877 Posts
6/01
Posted - Nov 17 2002 : 2:53AM
Why did they not release # 4 ?
Rumplestilt Skin
Deactivated User

931 Posts
7/02
Posted - Nov 17 2002 : 5:36AM
I want the Buffy Malibu Nasty Girls series put on dvd (lezza!).
Our Tricia's in 'em!
Regards, Rump.
PornManiac
Deactivated User

aka Steve K
325 Posts
7/02
Posted - Nov 17 2002 : 7:54AM
I have no idea....must be taking thier time or the Slap Happy's 1-3 didn't sell well so they aren't releasing #4.
Darth-Morpheous
Deactivated User

1701 Posts
3/02
Posted - Nov 18 2002 : 1:07AM
Hardz, I feel your pain believe me!Ive been waiting forever too! I don't know if he is ever going to get around to releasing all of them. Ive been badgering him forever about the subject on his message board over the last year or so but with no sucess. I can't wait to see Alisha, Sam Stylle, and Halli Aston in action together again. It is a real shame. The "Team Tushy" movies were my favorite porn movies ever made.
basementchild
Member

52 Posts
9/02
Posted - Nov 18 2002 : 6:08AM
Do what I just did: I took matters into my own hands and got a Phillips 985 DVD Recorder! My intention is to record my collection of custom videos first, then I'll make edited versions of things like Nasty girls.

Slumber Party is another good example: #19 is so good--makes me weak to think about it--and the second scene with the girls playing in the pool has maybe the best butt show I've ever seen! I have that set on A-B repeat for weeks if I could!

It really sucks that we have to wait 6 months to a year, or more, for the DVD's to come out. The porn industry is so far behind the times! I mean, hey, Circuit City stopped selling tapes a couple of months ago!

And it's getting to be worse than that! Strap-On Sally #18 has yet to arrive in the stores in Cleveland, Ohio, and Jim Gunn says he is alreading making #'s 20 and 21! I'm talking about tapes here, for the DVD's we should live so long!

I know, I could order them from Jaded or somebody, but I still like to go to the local adult stores to check the new realeases every Tuesday and Friday--getting to be a wasted trip unless I go to stripper club too. Actually, I've been doing the clubs and forgetting the video stores--much better!

BC

astroknight All-Star Supporter
Questionable Moderator

Tastes so good...
4187 Posts
11/99
Posted - Nov 18 2002 : 11:51AM
Easy. It costs how much to transfer a video onto DVD????
mrpeepers
Member

81 Posts
8/02
Posted - Nov 18 2002 : 12:16PM
Is there still that many people buying VHS?
 
MLyons
Senior Member

1617 Posts
8/02
Posted - Nov 18 2002 : 3:04PM
On THIS site? Not very many. In general... ohhhh yes. In fact, I would venture to say that VHS is still well outselling DVD, especially when it comes to porn. I don't know this for sure, and some of the insiders around here will be able to answer this better than I can, but DVD hasn't completely turned the porn world around just yet. It's getting there, though.

Mike L.

traderhtc
Member

199 Posts
6/02
Posted - Nov 18 2002 : 4:27PM
Do you really think so, MLyons? I have serious problems believing that porn vhs sales currently match or even halve porn dvd sales for the retail consumer for several reasons:

1. Early adaption: Doesn't the adult industry lead the way when to comes using technological advances to its benefit? It was my understanding that the adult industry were one of the first groups to utilize vcrs when it was introduced to the mass market in the early eighties. This was because it allowed the producers access to a greater number of viewers that they would not have otherwise had since it allowed individuals to watch porn in the privacy of their own homes.

2. Current DVD revolution: I really think that major entertainment corporations (like Time Warner and Viacom) recognized the ability to generate new profits from the huge archive of material that they have. For once, the mainstream studios realized the market potential of the product, embraced the technology, and worked together to standardize the format to actually ignite movie purchases at a reasonable cost for individuals.

3. Cost: New dvd players can be now be purchased at the same price as vcrs (under $100). Considering the quality of video, easy scene access, and space-saving features of dvd (thus allowing more tv box sets with several hours of video), this incremental costs makes dvd players a superior alternative to vcrs. The only weakness of dvd players is the lack of a standardized recording format, but I believe this will be addressed and resolved within the next two years.

Bill All-Star Supporter
All-Star Member

5334 Posts
6/00
Posted - Nov 18 2002 : 7:31PM
I would be willing to bet that, if you removed the super cheap comp tapes and the store sell-offs from the mix, while VHS probably sells a lot more copies to stores (for rental), the end consumer sales of new releases on DVD are probably pretty close to VHS right now (at least for simultaneous releases).
basementchild
Member

52 Posts
9/02
Posted - Nov 19 2002 : 8:33PM
About $6 for the disk plus rental for new videos to copy, so maybe close to $10, not to mention the price of the recorder. Not a very good deal, huh? But that's neglecting the fun factor! Fun, fun, fun!!

BC

cykedout
Member

Ireland
245 Posts
8/00
Posted - Nov 20 2002 : 2:08AM
Another point in this (in my opinion) is that with some series, it's easier to make the new stuff for both VHS and DVD at the same time i.e. while filming it in the first place, rather than author back catalogue stuff onto DVD.

For instance, I would love to get my hands on most of the early Ben Dover titles, but it seems that only the new titles are being released on DVD. Unless one is lucky (or prepared to pay higher prices on some Euro sites) you can't seem to get many of these. It would be nice if VCA could release some of these titles (bit by bit).

Also, what about some of the early Buttman titles? I've asked about these before, but never got any satisfactory answer.




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