Blu-ray Camp Cheats To Win The War
- June 28th, 2007
- 4 Comments
It’s become perfectly clear how Blu-ray will squash HD DVD and win the ‘war.’ They’re going to be giving away five free movies as a promotion in Q3 when you purchase a Blu-ray player or PS3. I don’t think HD DVD can afford to let this one slide (though they ran a similar promotion a while back). They’ve got 60-90 days to turn things around or they’ll be closing up shop. Toshiba may have an entry-level player for $299, but the five free movies bundled into the promotion discounts any Blu-ray player $100-$150. That’s pretty sneaky, Sony. But during a war I suppose you do whatever it takes.
UPDATE:Hit the jump for a list of movies
The five movies will come from a list of 21 titles, including choices like Pearl Harbor, Black Rain, Underworld, and Transporter 2. The complete list has not been officially announced, but according to marketing materials seen by Ars Technica, other movies included in the promotion are:
* The Guardian
* Babel
* Invincible
* Chicken Little
* Corpse Bride
* Blazing Saddles
* Kiss of the Dragon
* The Phantom of the Opera
* The Devil’s Rejects
* The Italian Job
* The Last Waltz
* The Omen (2006)
* Stealth
* Invincible
* Resident Evil: Apocalypse
* Species
* Hart’s War
* Stir of Echoes
* Underworld: Evolution
BD Association to offer five free BD movies with sales of BD players or PS3 [Digi Times]
Johnal (Who am I?)
1 year ago
Actually, if you pick up a Panasonic DMP-BD10A, which has it’s own existing offer of 5 free Blu-ray disks, you can actually end up with 10 free Blu-ray disks! woohoo!
http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=280
G. Scott (Who am I?)
1 year ago
None of those movies are ones I need to watch in HD to appreciate (Invincible is listed twice). HD does nothing to make a movie more funny, or witty, or charming, and does nothing to improve acting or cinematography.
Pass. DVDs are fine when paired with an upscaling player, and a HELL of a lot cheaper. Now if Bluray had LOTR or Star Wars, then perhaps I’d consider switching. Until then, these formats are nothing but Laserdisc.
David Mackey (Who am I?)
1 year ago
I’d pass on this offer. Five free movies from such a limited selection.
Rich McKnight (Who am I?)
1 year ago
Not to be considered too snobby, but choosing from that small pool DVDisasters is akin to choosing which STD you would be least upset to be diagnosed with at the local free clinic. The old adage that nothing in life is free is true. The cost of a friend, family member, or traveling salesman accidentally discovering Stealth in my DVD collection is more than I could bear.