DvD's, things need to change. (DVD Forum)

Member Name: Taja

Product:	DVD Forum
Date:	17/07/01 (46 review reads)
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Advantages: Quality of picture., Quality of sound, Smaller to store

Disadvantages: Cost, Region

Everyone can understand the great benefits that DvD's hold over Videotapes, the sound and picture quality, and the amount of information that can be held on each DvD etc etc. Once you have purchased a DvD player there is no way going back. But it really upsets me that the people selling DVDs are taking advantage of us the consumer.

Here are my concerns:

1) The Multi Region DvD players. They have introduced the different regions so film retailers can stagger the release of their films across the globe at different times. English DvD players are region 2 and cannot play other region DvD players unless you get them chipped (which usually costs around 50-100 pounds). Most people are put of with tampering/chipping their players so they stick with the region it was set to. This basically means you are restricted to playing/purchasing DvD's in England. This also prevents the purchasing of DvD?s from American that happen to be both cheaper and movies not even out at the cinema yet.

2) The cost of the DvD's is very high. How can they justify 20 pounds for the latest movies? They are 2 times cheaper to manufacture than tapes, smaller to package and distribute!

3) People may say that the added features justify the additional costs, but 80% of movies don?t have anything more than an actor bio list and a trailer to watch! Big thrills I think not. I will pay 20 pounds when the DvD has so much additional features that it is a must for a collector or someone who likes the film. Examples of films that really are worth looking at for the additional features include, Magnolia, Fight club, Chopper. The sad tendency for companies to straight port a film to DvD and add no features is worrying.

This said, I pick up my DVDs from car boot's or the local market. Here I can buy the latest films for 10 pounds and less. There is no need for people to be purchasing DvD films for top wak prices, look around and try and get the best pr
ices. Second hand DVDs are a viable option, as the quality is not reduced through watching/playing the DvD many times.

Thanks..

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