Why do DVDs take such a long time to come out?

StormWarrior · 09-01-2013 07:07PM #1

I want Horrible Histories series 4 on DVD, but it finished on TV months ago and the DVD still isn't out. And now that Merlin has finished, I want to get the complete set series 1-5 on DVD but god knows how long before that's released. Why on earth does it take so long? It must be possible to release them sooner because Downton Abbey was released on DVD one week after it finished. (Not that I would buy that - I only know because I saw it advertised.)

Gone Drinking · 09-01-2013 07:08PM

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mikom · 09-01-2013 07:11PM

StormWarrior wrote: »

Why do DVDs take such a long time to come out?

Have you tried a laxative?

1ZRed · 09-01-2013 07:18PM

Game of thrones series 2 isn't out until February after finishing in may I think. The reason for it was so ABC could do a re-run right before season 3 and still get a shit load of viewers and therefore ad/sponsorship royalties.

PogMoThoin · 09-01-2013 07:20PM

People still buy DVD's :eek:

StormWarrior · 09-01-2013 07:21PM

I want Game of Thrones as well. I've got quite a crush on Jaquen H'Gar. It must be nice having a man who you can just go up to and whisper a name in his ear and he'll bump them off for you.

StormWarrior · 09-01-2013 07:23PM

PogMoThoin wrote: »

People still buy DVD's :eek:

Why? Don't tell me the world has moved on to some new-fangled b@ll@x again. What do people do now instead of DVDs then?

mikom · 09-01-2013 07:24PM

StormWarrior wrote: »

Why? Don't tell me the world has moved on to some new-fangled b@ll@x again. What do people do now instead of DVDs then?

DVDA.
Google it.

Lenin Skynard · 09-01-2013 07:24PM

Give the door a good strong yank after you press the eject button and they'll come out a bit faster.

longhalloween · 09-01-2013 07:25PM

1ZRed wrote: »

Game of thrones series 2 isn't out until February after finishing in may I think. The reason for it was so ABC could do a re-run right before season 3 and still get a shit load of viewers and therefore ad/sponsorship royalties.

Game of thrones goes on PirateBay the night it comes out in America. Same with everything else really...

e_e · 09-01-2013 07:25PM

PogMoThoin wrote: »

People still buy DVD's :eek:

Better than watching films off a ****ing cloud. Though cinema and blu-ray are still tops.

3ndahalfof6 · 09-01-2013 07:25PM

Well you see it all happened a long long time ago, what was the question.

1ZRed · 09-01-2013 07:26PM

StormWarrior wrote: »

Why? Don't tell me the world has moved on to some new-fangled b@ll@x again. What do people do now instead of DVDs then?

Where feck were you? Blu rays have been out for years!

Tbh if you've a full HDTV I don't know why people play DVDs on them, it's such a waste.

PogMoThoin · 09-01-2013 07:28PM

StormWarrior wrote: »

Why? Don't tell me the world has moved on to some new-fangled b@ll@x again. What do people do now instead of DVDs then?

I have nearly 900 movies, not a disk in sight.

e_e wrote: »

Better than watching films off a ****ing cloud. Though cinema and blu-ray are still tops.

Some of those movies are in glorious BluRay quality, no streaming, no disks, just download once

Any TV Show is available in 720p HDTV on the interwebs an hour later

longhalloween · 09-01-2013 07:28PM

1ZRed wrote: »

Where feck were you? Blu rays have been out for years!

Tbh if you've a full HDTV I don't know why people play DVDs on them, it's such a waste.

Blu-Ray?

You mean you have to put a disk in a machine??

That's like a baby's toy...

Media player all the way...:pac:

1ZRed · 09-01-2013 07:28PM

longhalloween wrote: »

Game of thrones goes on PirateBay the night it comes out in America. Same with everything else really...

The **** at eircom have blocked piratebay in Ireland. Or it's just me

StormWarrior · 09-01-2013 07:30PM

PogMoThoin wrote: »

I have nearly 900 movies, not a disk in sight.

Some of those movies are in glorious BluRay quality, no disks

Sounds too high-tec for me, I can only do easy stuff.

1ZRed · 09-01-2013 07:31PM

longhalloween wrote: »

Blu-Ray?

You mean you have to put a disk in a machine??

That's like a baby's toy...

Media player all the way...:pac:

You'll never ever get the same quality of picture and sound though. Plus if I'm actually going to buy a movie, as apposed to my usual pirating, I'd always pick the disk over the download as there's no comparison

PogMoThoin · 09-01-2013 07:32PM

StormWarrior wrote: »

Sounds too high-tec for me, I can only do easy stuff.

Well then move to BluRay, it's the same idea as DVD but HD quality.

UCDVet · 09-01-2013 07:32PM

StormWarrior wrote: »

I want Horrible Histories series 4 on DVD, but it finished on TV months ago and the DVD still isn't out. And now that Merlin has finished, I want to get the complete set series 1-5 on DVD but god knows how long before that's released. Why on earth does it take so long? It must be possible to release them sooner because Downton Abbey was released on DVD one week after it finished. (Not that I would buy that - I only know because I saw it advertised.)

I'm not a lawyer - but in similar situations I've resorted to downloading the broadcast version (which people have undoubtedly uploaded to the internet). Then, when the DVD is available, I purchase the DVD set.

The DVD set is better quality and has additional content I want, and I want to support media produces that I enjoy....so I end up paying for the license to watch the show.

At which point, I back up the DVD and throw out the physical disks. The end result I that I've paid for the content and I have it in digital form on my computer. I just don't wait quite as long.

* * * I'm not recommending you do this if your country of residence does not allow it. I was on my private yacht in international waters while downloading from a satellite feed...making it perfectly legal. * * *

09-01-2013 07:33PM

1ZRed wrote: »

You'll never ever get the same quality of picture and sound though. Plus if I'm actually going to buy a movie, as apposed to my usual pirating, I'd always pick the disk over the download as there's no comparison

I agree, the 18gb avatar 1080p rip I have doesn't look as good as watching it on bluray on my ps3....

There has to be some form of compression....

PogMoThoin · 09-01-2013 07:34PM

1ZRed wrote: »

You'll never ever get the same quality of picture and sound though. Plus if I'm actually going to buy a movie, as apposed to my usual pirating, I'd always pick the disk over the download as there's no comparison

That is absolute bollocks, it's the same thing, what's on the disk is what gets uploaded to the internet. I have a few BluRay 1080p movies here 25GB big, amazing quality

e_e · 09-01-2013 07:34PM

PogMoThoin wrote: »

Some of those movies are in glorious BluRay quality, no disks

Ahhh what a chore it is to just press the eject button and pop the disk in the player. :pac:

Hell there would be no blu-rays to rip off of if everyone had that same mentality. The film itself is not the be all and end all either, I love everything that goes into the movies that Criterion and Masters of Cinema put out. Great cover art, interesting and informative essays, short films included and a lot more extra stuff. Not only that but films and music tend to feel a whole lot more disposable once you can get what you want, when you want.

longhalloween · 09-01-2013 07:35PM

1ZRed wrote: »

You'll never ever get the same quality of picture and sound though. Plus if I'm actually going to buy a movie, as apposed to my usual pirating, I'd always pick the disk over the download as there's no comparison

That's very true. But there's no better way to get a copy of American TV shows months before they come out here or on DVD.

mikom · 09-01-2013 07:35PM

UCDVet wrote: »

At which point, I back up the DVD and throw out the physical disks.

Would you not give them to your local charity shop if you are going to throw out a perfectly good disc.

Shinaynay · 09-01-2013 07:35PM

Lenin Skynard wrote: »

Give the door a good strong yank after you press the eject button and they'll come out a bit faster.

The unfunny retorts in AH reaching a new low.

The King of Moo · 09-01-2013 07:36PM

Maybe their parents are quite conservative and wouldn't react well.

Baneblade · 09-01-2013 07:36PM

delaying the various froms of releases over a period allow them to maximise revenue from reruns; dvd sales (either the 3 eps per disk or whole series); box set.
same as films and cinema -> box office -> dvd -> network releases

easy enough to understand but a pain in the ***

Capt'n Midnight · 09-01-2013 07:37PM

SKY are averaging £550 per customer per year

most of the non-sport pay channels have far less than 1% of the viewership
so not everyone has seen it, the plan is to milk as much as you can for premium channels in the 6 months or so before it goes to DVD / netflix

Downton Abbey had 7.9 million viewers and is free to air
everyone's already seen it , get the box set out for christmas

blame the marketing droids

1ZRed · 09-01-2013 07:37PM

PogMoThoin wrote: »

That is absolute bollocks, it's the same thing, what's on the disk is what gets uploaded to the internet. I have a few BluRay 1080p movies here 25GB big, amazing quality

A blu ray is 50GB for a reason as everything is uncompressed and therefore better quality on them. If there wasn't a difference the disks wouldn't be above 25GB, but all big moves are.

They'll be good quality but not as good as the blu ray in PQ and sound.

antodeco · 09-01-2013 07:39PM

The King of Moo wrote: »

Maybe their parents are quite conservative and wouldn't react well.

Thank you! Not a single 'coming out' reference until now. I thought AH was going to disappoint me

Why do DVDs take such a long time to come out?

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