DVD+R DL Prices vs. DVD Movie Prices - Club CDFreaks

geekeldr · 09-06-2005

I don't know if anybody has been noticing this, but it seems that Dl prices have been fairly constant at About $7 a disc for sometime. Meanwhile , I have noticed that New release movies are dropping rapidly in price, in as little as a monthe the price for "The Incredibles" dropped to $13. I have noticed that movies barely 6 months out of the theater are available for $8 to $10.

Why go to all the hassle of "backing" up a movie without quality loss for $7 when you can get the original for $1 to $2 more.

Is this just a quirk in the marketplace which will drive people to buy more prepackaged DVD movies or is there cause to be paranoid?

fritzi93 · 09-06-2005

I kinda see what you're getting at.

This is not really an answer, but the fact that rental places like Blockbuster sell their excess "previewed" movies certainly applies downward price pressure. Also, once the demand slackens on a popular movie, there's need to lower inventory. And who knows, maybe the industry realizes lower prices = higher sales and less motive for piracy. Dunno, but I still like to backup my DVDs, for two reasons:
1) Preserve the original, of course
2) Strip out crapola and PUOs.

The price of Dual Layer media doesn't bear any relation to this that I can see. Prices will drop as initial investment is amortised, assuming the demand is sufficient.

*ghetocowboy* · 10-06-2005

Walmart has a wide selection of movies for $4.88 and $5.50. Too risky to burn DL discs because a coaster is OUCH!! And if you buy Ritek DL discs, the success rate is around 50%, OUCH!!

*Kenshin* · 10-06-2005

Even if you can buy DVD+R DL 8x made by Mitsubishi for US$3, it still means 8.5TB for 3,000 USDs and you can probably burn 1,000 movies of average 7-8GB. Get 30 250GB HDDs instead and you don't have to burn at all.

Blank DL DVD media cost more than SATA II HDDs!

PC-GUY · 10-06-2005

I don't know where you shop but in the USA we have seen the price drop on D/L, infact at times $5 each on sale.

*Kenshin* · 10-06-2005

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Originally Posted by PC-GUY

I don't know where you shop but in the USA we have seen the price drop on D/L, infact at times $5 each on sale.

That means you have to spend at least US$5,000 for 1,000 DL movies and you also need burners/recorders. With that money, you can have 5 8-unit IEEE 1394 cases (including power supplies) and 40 250GB HDDs (total 10TB.) Still under 100kg so you can probably mount them to the wall right under a 2-meter projector screen. Great home theater.

PC-GUY · 10-06-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kenshin

That means you have to spend at least US$5,000 for 1,000 DL movies and you also need burners/recorders. With that money, you can have 5 8-unit IEEE 1394 cases (including power supplies) and 40 250GB HDDs (total 10TB.) Still under 100kg so you can probably mount them to the wall right under a 2-meter projector screen. Great home theater.

I guess that would be true if I bought any.

Which I haven't I still find them to be to much.

I like the idea of a home theater but the problems comes in when I want go to a friends house cause they have a bigger TV.

PhotoJim · 10-06-2005

You have to admit that although the hard disk solution might be cost effective, dual-layer DVD+Rs are a lot easier to take to a friend's place.

*Wesociety* · 10-06-2005

Prices are dropping slowly and we're starting to see more obscure branded DL media.

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geekeldr CD Freaks Rookie Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 38	DVD+R DL Prices vs. DVD Movie Prices <a href='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/ck.php?n=a13febf7&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE' target='_blank'><img src='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/avw.php?zoneid=30&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE&n=a13febf7' border='0' alt='' /></a> I don't know if anybody has been noticing this, but it seems that Dl prices have been fairly constant at About $7 a disc for sometime. Meanwhile , I have noticed that New release movies are dropping rapidly in price, in as little as a monthe the price for "The Incredibles" dropped to $13. I have noticed that movies barely 6 months out of the theater are available for $8 to $10. Why go to all the hassle of "backing" up a movie without quality loss for $7 when you can get the original for $1 to $2 more. Is this just a quirk in the marketplace which will drive people to buy more prepackaged DVD movies or is there cause to be paranoid?

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fritzi93 CD Freaks Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 293	Re: DVD+R DL Prices vs. DVD Movie Prices I kinda see what you're getting at. This is not really an answer, but the fact that rental places like Blockbuster sell their excess "previewed" movies certainly applies downward price pressure. Also, once the demand slackens on a popular movie, there's need to lower inventory. And who knows, maybe the industry realizes lower prices = higher sales and less motive for piracy. Dunno, but I still like to backup my DVDs, for two reasons: 1) Preserve the original, of course 2) Strip out crapola and PUOs. The price of Dual Layer media doesn't bear any relation to this that I can see. Prices will drop as initial investment is amortised, assuming the demand is sufficient.

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ghetocowboy CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 3,294	Re: DVD+R DL Prices vs. DVD Movie Prices Walmart has a wide selection of movies for $4.88 and $5.50. Too risky to burn DL discs because a coaster is OUCH!! And if you buy Ritek DL discs, the success rate is around 50%, OUCH!! __________________ Current System: Asus U6S-A1 with Intel T7500 2.2ghz C2D; 4gb RAM, 200gb Hitachi 2.5" 7200RPM /w 16mb cache; 12" Led Backlit Display; Hitachi/LG GSA-U10A laptop drive; Windows Vista Ultimate 64-Bit; BenQ 1655 in Cypress ATA2+ Chip Enclosure; Seagate 500gb Pro eSATA drive; HP 30" LCD S-IPS display via HDMI-DVI converter from Asus U6S-A1 Output

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PhotoJim CD Freaks Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 259	Re: DVD+R DL Prices vs. DVD Movie Prices You have to admit that although the hard disk solution might be cost effective, dual-layer DVD+Rs are a lot easier to take to a friend's place. __________________ Verbatim Producer 44 (NEC ND-1300A external) 4-2.4-12 + 4-2-12 - 16-10-40 CD (1.0C) Samsung SH-S162L 16-8-12 + 16-6-12 - 8x +R-DL 6x -R-DL, 48-32-48 CD (TS06) LG GSA-H10N 16-8-16 + 16-6-16 - 10x +R-DL 6x -R-DL, 48-32-48 CD (JL11) BenQ DW1620a 16-4-16 +/- 4x +R-DL, 40-24-40 CD (B7W9) LG GSA-4163B 16-8-16 +, 16-6-16 -, 4x +R-DL, 5x -RAM, 40-24-40 CD (A106) NEC ND-6500A 8-4-8 +/- 2.4x +R-DL, 24-16-24 CD (in my notebook PC) (2.24) CyberDrive DX082d 8-4-8 +, 4-2-8 -, 32-16-32 CD (150B) BenQ CRW5232 52-32-52 TDK VeloCD USB 2.0 external 52-24-50 Yamaha CRW-8824E 8-8-24 (1.0a) Ricoh 6201S 2-2-6 SCSI Retired: BenQ DW800a (sold... good burner!); BenQ DW1620a (died, sniff, but I still have another)

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