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Posted by Roberto Pirezzi on 11/02/07 07:09
"Gunther Gloop" <thunderbird@SPAMNOkevinforde.com> wrote in message
news:5oet0mFm8l98U1@mid.individual.net...
> 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.
Let's say they did: How would that effect the public perception of the price
of "el cheapo" crap in the poundshop?
If the likes of "The Sopranos" "Heroes" "24" "CSI" became ridiculously
cheap, then anything else would seem expensive. And then we'd be having
another argument.
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> 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'.
HMV (online) did the "right" thing recently with CSI:NY.(season 3) - 11.99
for parts 1 and 2 each, culminating in a full series at 23.98. Given part 1
alone was 23.97 at Tesco, it can be argued who is really at fault when it
comes to pricing?
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> If a single dvd movie new release is, say, 15, then a series should be
> just a little more than this -say, 20.
I disagree - I'm far more inclined to pay 30 for something that will take a
week to watch than 15 for something I can watch in a single viewing. Given
previous discussions here about renting, paying 15 for a new release pretty
much requires immediate watching, because, otherwise, you could probabaly
pick it up half that price in the next sale. So, basically, prices can be
argued to be in line with time.
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> 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.
Demand! - especially on older shows. People want to watch them again! - and
it is a pretty good way of funding new tv shows. Hopefully those that dont
get canned after 1 season!
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> Without the packaging, I dare say they should be happy enough to sell them
> for 15.
People talk about fancy packing - It's usually, say a 6 disc set, 3 slimline
cases with 2 discs in, with a outer cardboard sleeve to keep them together.
"Numb3rs" has a outer plastic case, and discs overlapping (3 "pieces" in a
fold out cardboard backed plastic tray).
"Without a Trace" season 3 had 4 double sided discs in 2 slimline cases with
a cardboard sleeve.
Lets do away with the cardboard and have the slimline cases wrapped in
sellophane. Is that really going to effect the actual price?
Better yet, lets just stick 6 discs in the freebie style cardboard sleeves.
But why stop at TV Shows?
> 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. !
It will come. Soon. Given the way CD's are appearing with so called "carbon
neutral" packaging. No booklet, just a disc in cardboard. If people
download, the studios know people dont want the booklet.
Strangely enough, they are not *that* cheap!
l2oberto
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> -Kevin.
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