Posted by Roy L. Fuchs on 06/14/06 05:11

On Tue, 13 Jun 2006 20:36:56 -0500, "Jay G." <Jay@tmbg.org> Gave us:

>On Tue, 13 Jun 2006 21:08:10 GMT, Roy L. Fuchs wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 13 Jun 2006 15:43:56 -0500, "Jay G." <Jay@tmbg.org> Gave us:
>>
>>>Costs of the discs themselves are a very minor factor in the final retail
>>>price of a video disc.
>>
>> With CURRENT overseas stamped DVDs YES.
>>
>> With multi dollar each BluTurd discs...
>>
>> methinks not.
>
>Even multi-dollar, it's still a small factor in the final retail price. DVD
>discs have been sold at retail for $1, yet most new releases retail at
>around $20, with an even higher MSRP. It's the cost of the *content* that
>makes up the majority of the price that studios sell the discs for, which
>is why DVDs drop in price the older they get, regardless of any change in
>manufacturing.
>

But if you do not see that a higher stamping cycle cost will raise
the total price you're nuttier than a fruitcake.

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