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Posted by TB on 07/31/07 05:31
"AZ Nomad" wrote:
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>>>DVD was 6x the price of VHS with players 10x the price. I guess it'll
>>>never catch on.
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>> Bullshit. Platoon DVD was $20. Platoon VHS was $99.
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> What planet are you from?
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> Tapes typically sell for under $10-15. Are you quoting rental media
> prices?
You have no idea what you're talking about.
When theatrical releases first showed up on home video on vhs and beta
tapes, they were indeed around $90 per movie in the early 80's. This was
even before home video rental. A Video tape player/recorder averaged at
least $1,000 - $1,500 the first couple years the format was available to
consumers. In the mid 80's, tapes eventually started dropping below the $30
price and eventually the $20 barrier was broken for major releases. During
the mid 80's, the laserdisc format found a large niche market but movies
averaged between $30 - $50 per title even up through the mid 90's. LD
players averaged between $400 - $1,500 to the end of the format.
DVD's *started out* priced at $20 - $30 per movie. To this day, most new
1 - 2 disc dvd titles average about $20. Players quickly dropped to below
$400 by the second year the format was available to consumers and within 5
years, you could get a player for under $50.
DVDs have been by far the best value for the money as far as player and
media in the history of home entertainment without even factoring in a/v
quality.
It appears the studios are attempting to price the HD media much like they
did with laserdiscs, as a high quality/higher priced alternative for a niche
market of so-called a/v enthusiasts who they believe will pay more for
better quality product. The players may already be dropping down to a
reasonable price but I think as long as the discs themselves are priced as
high as they are right now, neither format will supplant dvds in the next 5
years.
T.B.
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