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Originally Posted by iluvalex
I believe a lot of people are like me. Yes, a better quality product, but it's not enough to spend more, replace old. The satisfaction is just not there. Regular DVD's deliver fine for me. I have HD satellite and know what it can deliver. I'm just not willing to fork over more money.
Listen up studio's. If you priced your HD like what I'm used to, then yes, I would definitely buy HD, invest in a player and you've got my attention. Right now, I can't hear you. La-La-La-La
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I'm pretty much in the same boat. I own some Criterion DVD's but only titles that aren't available otherwise, and even then I haven't bought many just because of price. For example, I have considered buying "The Blob" but can't justify the cost and am hoping that it will eventually be released elsewhere at a lower cost. From what I've seen, the improved A/V quality isn't enough of a leap to justify the extra money. Then to see that a new format may be even better would be frustrating. It reminds me of the days 25-30 years ago when you'd wonder if buying the special pressing LP was worth paying at least twice the price of the standard pressing (my experience: no).
For what it's worth, I also noticed that Deep Discount didn't have their semi-annual 20% off sale in May (maybe I've lost track of when it normally happens, but I thought it was usually May and November). I will gladly buy catalog titles when I see something interesting being released but I have definitely slowed down my buying overall.