Posted by Gunther Gloop on 10/26/07 19:20

Krustov wrote:
> I'd say the movie studios are missing a trick in terms of sales .
>
> Quite frankly , If i buy a dvd box set of something then i will watch it
> once and then chuck the dvd box set in the cupboard next to be seen
> again .
>
> As such i dont buy many dvd box sets .
>
> (1) becuase the fancy box means jack shit to me
>
> (2) i never watch any of those extra features crap
>
> So , It could be argued that i dont buy their product only because of
> the way its packaged and because of how much it costs .
>
> What i as joe punter wants in terms of a box set is dvd disks in a thin
> paper holder and doesnt have any extra features .
>
> I'm not saying that the normal style of glossy fancy pants dvd box sets
> should be done away with - what i'm suggesting is that the movie studios
> offer a basic no frills 2nd alternative for the type of viewer who will
> watch a dvd once and then chuck them into a cupboard .
>
> As you can imagine the no frills dvd box set version should work out at
> no more than £1 per disk .
>

Your overall point is valid enough, but your numbers are a bit off.
As we all know, the packaging adds to the overall perceived value of a
product. But that's not to say that without the packaging, companies
could (or would ever) sell at pressing+distribution prices.

Since the cost of a disc itself these days is pretty minimal, I don't
think prices should be set on a per-disc basis at all.

Given that a series or mini-series is incomplete if _all_ of it isn't
included, I don't think it's fair for companies to price them on a
"12episodes by £X" basis either. That would be like saying 'Half a movie
is a tenner -and we'll sell you the other half for a fiver more'.


If a single dvd movie new release is, say, £15, then a series should be
just a little more than this -say, £20.

Given that an old tv series is (to all intents & purposes) "past its
use", they should be happy to get this kind of money for something that
might never otherwise make them a penny more.

Without the packaging, I dare say they should be happy enough to sell
them for £15.
Without any packaging OR extras, maybe they'd consider selling them at
£13 (remember they want to entice people to pay the extra, but also it
would cost them more to have different versions of their discs and they
still need to make money, so it wouldn't be _that_ much cheaper)


But of course none of that will come about while people fork out £30 or
whatever for _half_ a series. !


-Kevin.

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