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Originally Posted by MrPorterhouse
Blu-ray is supporting Day and Date to a greater extent than is HD DVD. This has been something I've seen for a long time due to Universals poor Box Office 2006 results. Not many blockbusters in Universals pipe for Day and Date, just catalog stuff. This is a trend that is continuing into 2007 for Universal in early 2007 so they rely on their extensive catalog. To me, catalog is blah because I'm not going to re-purchase many titles that I already have on DVD. Only a few here and there. Day and Date is huge for me and Blu-ray has a better selection due to their supporting studios.
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I've actually stopped buying new releases about 3 years ago because I realize that the $20 movie of today will cost $10 a year from now. Only if my wife wants something would I buy a new release. Of course, it's different with the HD formats because the price difference between new stuff and catalog is often only $4.00 Amazon price, so I will buy new releases if they appeal to me.
But basically everything is new if you've never seen the movie, and there are thousands of good catalog movies I don't have and have never seen. And just because it comes out now doesn't mean it is better.
Anyway, Universal will be releasing quite a few day and date this year.