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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 1,911 |
| | Posted: | | | | The Criterion Collection has revealed that they will offer an upgrade program for those Criterion DVD owners looking to upgrade their current collection to Blu-ray. Simply send in the DVD disc you want upgraded along with a check for $25 ($20 upgrade fee plus $5 shipping) and they'll send you the Blu-ray version of the title (disc only).
The company has pledged to use the current DVD numbering and packaging for Blu-ray releases with the only physical difference being the use of the blue Blu-ray case. That way owners can simply pop the Blu-ray into their existing DVD case and maintain the overall "look" of their collection.
It was also revealed that pricing of Blu-ray titles will be similar to that of the DVDs. Criterion has been mastering their titles in high definition for some time, so there is little additional cost (to them) to put the title out on Blu-ray. This, they say, will help people decide on which version to pick up when they begin releasing new titles day-and-date on both formats.
Thanks to nathanp for submitting the news.
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 4,596 |
| | Posted: | | | | Let me see if I got this right. I paid $29.99 for "The Lady Vanishes" DVD. I hand over the DVD and pay an additional $20 plus $5 for shipping and my "The Lady Vanishes" now costs me $54.99? Plus I'm out the DVD? Where's the upside? | | | | My WebGenDVD online Collection | | | | Last edited: by Bad Father |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 1,911 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting 8ballMax: Quote:
Let me see if I got this right. I paid $29.99 for "The Lady Vanishes" DVD, hand over the DVD and pay an additional $25 plus $5 for shipping and my "The Lady Vanishes" now costs me $59.99? Plus I'm out the DVD? Where's the upside? Actually, $20 plus $5 shipping. Other than that, I agree with you! | | | | Signature banned: Reason out of date... |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Posts: 1,328 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting 8ballMax: Quote:
Let me see if I got this right. I paid $29.99 for "The Lady Vanishes" DVD, hand over the DVD and pay an additional $25 plus $5 for shipping and my "The Lady Vanishes" now costs me $59.99? Plus I'm out the DVD? Where's the upside? Since the Blu-ray pricing is going to be identical to the SD DVDs, you might be better off buying the Blu-ray for $29.99 and selling your DVD. | | | | My Home Theater |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 4,596 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting xradman: Quote:
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Let me see if I got this right. I paid $29.99 for "The Lady Vanishes" DVD, hand over the DVD and pay an additional $25 plus $5 for shipping and my "The Lady Vanishes" now costs me $59.99? Plus I'm out the DVD? Where's the upside?
Since the Blu-ray pricing is going to be identical to the SD DVDs, you might be better off buying the Blu-ray for $29.99 and selling your DVD. Unless all of the special features currently on the SD DVD are included on the Blu-Ray they can forget it. BTW, it doesn't say that pricing will be identical, only similar  . | | | | My WebGenDVD online Collection | | | | Last edited: by Bad Father |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Posts: 1,328 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting 8ballMax: Quote:
Unless all of the special features currently on the SD DVD are included on the Blu-Ray they can forget it.
BTW, it doesn't say that pricing will be identical, only similar . I think it would be the same. According to their website: Criterion FAQsQuote:
What will Criterion Blu-ray discs cost?
Criterion's Blu-ray editions will generally be priced to match our DVDs. It makes sense to us: High-definition mastering and restoration has been a part of our DVD production standard for years. And for our customers who might be on the fence about whether to buy DVD or Blu-ray, we thought the best thing we could do was take price out of the equation. | | | | My Home Theater | | | | Last edited: by xradman |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 6,635 |
| | Posted: | | | | That'll be a big pass from me.
With an upscaling Blu-ray player, I doubt I'd even notice a difference! | | | | Hal |
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| | Posted: | | | | I'm dying to upgrade my old non-anamorphic Brazil to Blu-ray when it's released. But I doubt very much I'll be taking advantage of their "offer". I'll just purchase the Blu-ray for a few dollars more and still have my DVD set to sell, give away, keep, etc. But I appreciate them trying.  | | | Get the CSVExport and Database Query plug-ins here.
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 |  Posts: 1,136 |
| | Posted: | | | | Of course, if you browse their store for Blu-Ray releases, here, you will see the price that is "similar" to the DVD prices..... though not the same! | | | Signature? We don't need no stinking... hang on, this has been done... blast [oooh now in Widescreen]
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| Registered: May 22, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 1,033 |
| | Posted: | | | | seems Paramount has taken a better approach though its not for all their movies -Agrare |
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| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Agrare: Quote:
seems Paramount has taken a better approach though its not for all their movies
-Agrare IMO, cutting your case art is not a better approach.  | | | | Signature banned: Reason out of date... |
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| Registered: May 22, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 1,033 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting NewEnglander: Quote:
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seems Paramount has taken a better approach though its not for all their movies
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IMO, cutting your case art is not a better approach. well since the proof of purchase generally isn't overlaid on the art, when you cut it out it doesn't take away any art but yes would 'damage' the cover. but lets compare both cases criterion: pay them $6 less than buying a new copy (that would come in the slimmer blu-ray packaging) while also giving up your dvd copy paramount: minor damage to your case but keep your dvd copy (to re-sell/re-gift/keep) get your new & improved blu-ray version and get $10 back. Sure many collectors may not want to ruin their cover art but if you are ok with that its definatly a better deal, if your not its essentially the same thing because you could just buy the blu-ray for only a few dollars more and keep your dvd version (as Mark Harrison said). Additionally, you get the actual blu-ray case for the disc. Think about it, criterion is charging you just under the retail cost of the new blu-ray release to essentially swap your dvd disc for a blu-ray disc and all they are doing is sending you the disc, they don't have the cost of packaging (also you can ship a disc for less than $5) and they can even repackage and sell the disc you sent back as refurbished. From a encouraging people to upgrade to blu-ray its definatly a better approach. -Agrare |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 2,692 |
| | Posted: | | | | the Criterion upgrade is only for Americans.. thank goodness I would just buy the blu ray and not want to do it at their stupid prices.. | | | | Paul | | | | Last edited: by pauls42 |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 3,197 |
| | Posted: | | | | Criterion's blu-rays will be region A btw. | | | | First registered: February 15, 2002 |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 736 |
| | Posted: | | | | They will also be carrying on the spine numbers of the DVDs, for the completists out there. They will not be starting out at 1 again. This is a relief to me, since I can buy "Bottle Rocket" and "Chungking Express" without worrying about breaking up the spine numbers. |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 2,692 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Patsa: Quote:
Criterion's blu-rays will be region A btw. yes, saw that on some other forums as well.  | | | | Paul |
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