Iron Man blasts out on Blu-ray

HD Goofnut · 10-08-2008, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Bravestime

I agree, it's hard to beat Cars or Ratatouille. I play these alot to show off my system. Great PQ.

You can add several others to that list too I have found from personal experience. Cast Away, I, Robot, and No Country for Old Men are some of the best live action transfers I have viewed.

Bravestime · 10-08-2008, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

You can add several others to that list too I have found from personal experience. Cast Away, I, Robot, and No Country for Old Men are some of the best live action transfers I have viewed.

I, Robot, I bought recently and have yet to watch it. Got to set some time away for that movie.

MikeRox · 10-08-2008, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Bravestime

I, Robot, I bought recently and have yet to watch it. Got to set some time away for that movie.

Hell yeah you do! I've surprisingly got a lot more picky with my HDM purchases apart from the blind buys lately and now am getting very selective as to which films I'll buy after a rental.

I-Robot is one of 2 BD rentals out of 30 to make it onto the "to buy" list.

HD Goofnut · 10-08-2008, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeRox

Hell yeah you do! I've surprisingly got a lot more picky with my HDM purchases apart from the blind buys lately and now am getting very selective as to which films I'll buy after a rental.

I-Robot is one of 2 BD rentals out of 30 to make it onto the "to buy" list.

I'll tell you two that made it to my "to own" list were The Lives of Others and The Counterfeiters. Definitely the best German films I have EVER seen in my life after Downfall.

Bravestime · 10-08-2008, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeRox

Hell yeah you do! I've surprisingly got a lot more picky with my HDM purchases apart from the blind buys lately and now am getting very selective as to which films I'll buy after a rental.

I-Robot is one of 2 BD rentals out of 30 to make it onto the "to buy" list.

Yeah, I have I, Robot and The Godfather to watch. I got about a weekend tied up.

I should enjoy it.

eapleitez · 10-08-2008, 02:14 PM

I don't buy DVD at all whatsoever anymore. Dramas, comedies, animation ----> same blu treatment as action movies.

MikeRox · 10-08-2008, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by eapleitez

I don't buy DVD at all whatsoever anymore. Dramas, comedies, animation ----> same blu treatment as action movies.

ditto PQ is everything for me now.

Dave J · 10-08-2008, 05:35 PM

I just asked the author of the article what the source of the 20% average was and she was kind enough to respond.

http://www.videobusiness.com/index.a...6602928#120583

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Submitted by: Susanne Ault (susanne.ault@reedbusiness.com)
10/8/2008 4:16:59 PM PT

We actually used other sources, but would assume their data would be in line with ours. Individual retailers interviewed also worked out to about a 20% average. Hope that helps!
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Submitted by: Dave
10/8/2008 3:59:46 PM PT

Susanne, is the 20% average for Iron Man blu-ray sales derived from Nielsen VideoScan data?

mswoods1 · 10-08-2008, 05:48 PM

Wow, if 20% is anywhere close the actual ratio, Iron Man blew everyone's expectations out of the water. Last year, Transformers sold 8 million units in the first week. Being conservative on Iron Man, assuming it sold 5-6 million units in the first week, then the Iron Man Blu-ray could've sold in the 1-1.2 million range.

ack_bak · 10-08-2008, 05:51 PM

^^ If it sold 1 million or more I would expect some serious PR from Paramount and the BDA on this. The press will be all over this one.

GymBrat98 · 10-08-2008, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by mswoods1

Wow, if 20% is anywhere close the actual ratio, Iron Man blew everyone's expectations out of the water. Last year, Transformers sold 8 million units in the first week. Being conservative on Iron Man, assuming it sold 5-6 million units in the first week, then the Iron Man Blu-ray could've sold in the 1-1.2 million range.

Is that because Transformers BD was a little more expensive? I was in a warehouse store today, and saw BD's for under 25.00. I admit even though I don't have a Blu Ray player, I wanted to buy the disc. The packaging looked so good.

I may end up buying a player, if the prices go down, and the economy perks up a bit. CE says their was a 1% increase in sales in Aug.

Super XP · 10-08-2008, 09:13 PM

Not doing all that great in sales here in my area. It's just sitting on the Blu-Ray booth at Wal-Marts. The DVD has already been re-stocked several times according to the Wal-Marteers.

Nobody is going to walk into Wal-Mart and spend $34.99 on a Blu-Ray movie when they can find the DVD version of the movie for $23.99.

Now Best Buy Canada and Future Shop are selling both BD and DVD versions with only a $4 to $5 difference which is worth the buy.

CE says their was a 1% increase in sales in Aug.? For now, but looking at the state of USA I can see a 50%+ drop in sales.

indigo80 · 10-09-2008, 02:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Super XP

Nobody is going to walk into Wal-Mart and spend $34.99 on a Blu-Ray movie when they can find the DVD version of the movie for $23.99.

nobody is going for to eat steak when you can buy a 99 cent burger from mcdonalds

HD Goofnut · 10-09-2008, 06:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Super XP

Not doing all that great in sales here in my area. It's just sitting on the Blu-Ray booth at Wal-Marts. The DVD has already been re-stocked several times according to the Wal-Marteers.

Nobody is going to walk into Wal-Mart and spend $34.99 on a Blu-Ray movie when they can find the DVD version of the movie for $23.99.

Now Best Buy Canada and Future Shop are selling both BD and DVD versions with only a $4 to $5 difference which is worth the buy.

CE says their was a 1% increase in sales in Aug.? For now, but looking at the state of USA I can see a 50%+ drop in sales.

Now what sense does that make when the Canadian dollar is on par with the American dollar and my BD copy of Iron Man was $20?

MikeRox · 10-09-2008, 06:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Super XP

Not doing all that great in sales here in my area. It's just sitting on the Blu-Ray booth at Wal-Marts. The DVD has already been re-stocked several times according to the Wal-Marteers.

Nobody is going to walk into Wal-Mart and spend $34.99 on a Blu-Ray movie when they can find the DVD version of the movie for $23.99.

Now Best Buy Canada and Future Shop are selling both BD and DVD versions with only a $4 to $5 difference which is worth the buy.

CE says their was a 1% increase in sales in Aug.? For now, but looking at the state of USA I can see a 50%+ drop in sales.

The people you talk to are in a very precarious position. When I worked in retail it was an absolute no no to divulge ANY data on sales to anybody. A drop of 50% in sales? Do you realise how big that would be? 0.1% drops in spending send out alarm bells. For a sector to lose 50% in one month would = the end of that industry for the most part

10-08-2008, 02:14 PM	#36
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10-08-2008, 05:48 PM	#39
mswoods1 Say whaaaaaat? Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 1,370	Wow, if 20% is anywhere close the actual ratio, Iron Man blew everyone's expectations out of the water. Last year, Transformers sold 8 million units in the first week. Being conservative on Iron Man, assuming it sold 5-6 million units in the first week, then the Iron Man Blu-ray could've sold in the 1-1.2 million range. __________________ Panasonic PT-AX200U Projector 118" 1.78:1 Carada Projector Screen Toshiba A35 HD DVD Player Pioneer BDP-51FD Blu-ray Player Sony PS3 Xbox 360 TiVoHD (w/750 GB hard drive) Denon AVR-2309CI Ascend Acoustics Sierra-1 Center Ascend Acoustics Sierra-1 Mains Polk FXi A6's (surrounds) BIC Acoustech H-100 subwoofer Tri-Traps and Acoustic Panels by GIK Acoustics HD DVD: 104 Blu-ray: 126 DVD: ∞

10-08-2008, 09:13 PM	#42
Super XP Star Trek: The Movie! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Toronto, ON. Canada Posts: 5,776	Not doing all that great in sales here in my area. It's just sitting on the Blu-Ray booth at Wal-Marts. The DVD has already been re-stocked several times according to the Wal-Marteers. Nobody is going to walk into Wal-Mart and spend $34.99 on a Blu-Ray movie when they can find the DVD version of the movie for $23.99. Now Best Buy Canada and Future Shop are selling both BD and DVD versions with only a $4 to $5 difference which is worth the buy. CE says their was a 1% increase in sales in Aug.? For now, but looking at the state of USA I can see a 50%+ drop in sales. __________________ Toshiba Regza 46" HDTV (46RF350U) LCD 1080p/24p Toshiba HD-A35 / HD-A3 / XD-E500 LG GGC-H20L Super Multi / PC Drive Onkyo TX-SR605 7.1 TrueHD/DTS HD MA Precision Acoustics™ 8Ch. Hi Def Loudspeaker Series DVD's = 200 = 130 = 10

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ack_bak Hidef Junkie Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 2,416	^^ If it sold 1 million or more I would expect some serious PR from Paramount and the BDA on this. The press will be all over this one.