Reselling catalog is what all of this is about. Why would the average family spend hundreds of dollars to replace their perfectly good DVD copies of the Disney catalog, or any other for that matter? I read somewhere that 80% of the people that see film in a theater will not buy it, and I expect that number of people that won't rebuy a title they have on DVD is even higher. Let us explore where these formats go from here and why.

asked myself the same question from VHS to DVD.... Bought them all anyway. I have a backup copie of LionKing from ABC in HD, it kill the DVD version in a SAW manner (really ugly), would i rebuy it again on BluRay... of course..

I still know a couple of people that won't buy things they have on LD, and I often go into houses where people only own VHS copies of Disney titles.

I still know a couple of people that won't buy things they have on LD, and I often go into houses where people only own VHS copies of Disney titles.

Well people can do what they want, i'am a Home Theater Freak, i go at theater maybe... 3-4 times per year, i have a home theater and all the stuff.

I would buy all Pixar release and Aladin and LK in HD and that's about all..

Many people say that until they see the difference. I thought I wasn't going to buy Star Wars on DVD because I already owned two VHS copies of the originial trilogy.

Why would people buy the cd when they had the vinyl record? Why would they buy dvd when they had the vhs version? Better quality and better media are some of the answers.

Why would people buy the cd when they had the vinyl record? Why would they buy dvd when they had the vhs version? Better quality and better media are some of the answers.
That's the point. LPs, VHS and LD has obvious flaws, there alot of people that still haven't replaced those mediums. Walmart just stopped stocking VHS and the last VHS player just rolled off the line at JVC. I'm glad you brought up vinyl. There are a ton of LPs that I own that I haven't bought on CD. Hell, I wouldn't have the Police records on SACD if someon hadn't given them to me. Step out of the AVS world for a moment.

That's the point. LPs, VHS and LD has obvious flaws, there alot of people that still haven't replaced those mediums. Walmart just stopped stocking VHS and the last VHS player just rolled off the line at JVC. I'm glad you brought up vinyl. There are a ton of LPs that I own that I haven't bought on CD. Hell, I wouldn't have the Police records on SACD if someon hadn't given them to me. Step out of the AVS world for a moment.


Well I hope you enjoy the scratching sounds on your vinyl records. I gave my Akai phono and albums away a long time ago. If people insist on staying with old technology then so be it. But the reality is that it does not become a matter of choice but of the market availability. Vinyl albums go the way of the dodo bird, as vhs has and the beat continues. So you're fooling yourself into thinking what people may or may not do. It's what they will HAVE to do because the market is moving in that direction. Keep in mind as well, that people don't have to chuck their dvd collections away. Most of the hd players do a very good job at upconversion or as dvd players. People can easily integrate their existing library and purchase those titles where they want to experience a superior qualitative difference. Like the catalogue titles of Mutiny on the Bounty and the Searchers. These are spectacular remasters in high def.

CDs are much more common of course as they've been around longer and I know numerous people like me who sold their LPs and equipment and repurchased the cd versions of their album collections. So I disagree with your observations.

If it's a good movie that you liked, it often doesn't matter if it is "catalog" - cases in point: Matrix, LOTR, and many more for me.

Both BD and HD DVD will release catalog titles as well as new titles. I think what many folks have sussed out is that HD DVD has generally better (IMO) titles in the catalogs than BD.