Why the Criterion Collection Rocks
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jetpack_monkeyI just got my Criterion Collection newsletter in my email. In it, they discuss their recent move to release titles in Blu-ray. A lot of it was "Yes, we'll still have spine numbers, no we won't restart the count..." But they had two points of utter awesome.
1) For $20 (plus shipping and handling), you can send them your standard-def DVD (minus case) and they will send you the Blu-ray edition. $20 might seem high until you realize that Criterion discs usually sell (at discount) for between 25 and 45 dollars. Details here. Unfortunately, it only works for "like" editions, so I still have to rebuy The Third Man.
2) There will be no price difference between standard-def and Blu-ray versions of a film. As far as they are concerned, the price they set is for the best possible version of the film, no matter the format.
1) For $20 (plus shipping and handling), you can send them your standard-def DVD (minus case) and they will send you the Blu-ray edition. $20 might seem high until you realize that Criterion discs usually sell (at discount) for between 25 and 45 dollars. Details here. Unfortunately, it only works for "like" editions, so I still have to rebuy The Third Man.
2) There will be no price difference between standard-def and Blu-ray versions of a film. As far as they are concerned, the price they set is for the best possible version of the film, no matter the format.
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Date: 2008-08-26 02:38 pm (UTC)But right now? Amazon's (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001EP8EL2?tag=bluray-060-20) preorders (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001EOQCLM?tag=bluray-060-20) are priced at $28 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001EP8EKS?tag=bluray-060-20).