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Which again raises the question of why the BDA hasn't adopted a combo format disk yet. It can't be hard: there were two entirely different HD DVD combo formats, and at least one of them - the "one side DVD, other side HD" type - ought to be transferable to Blu-ray without any issues.]]>Sep 19th 2008 11:56AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/09/19/sleeping-beauty-blu-ray-disc-fully-specd-and-ready-for-october/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/09/19/sleeping-beauty-blu-ray-disc-fully-specd-and-ready-for-october/
Cost, that's why. It's just cheaper to throw in a DVD than to start developing this whole combo format. Look how well that went for HD DVD... Besides, I prefer studios utilize BD's capacity for pristine transfers than having a DVD version pressed on the same disc.

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Regarding your second comment, I'm not sure you understand how a combo disk works. There is no reduction in quality, a combo disk is (in terms of the flip disks most HD DVD combos were shipped as) a complete HD disk and complete DVD disk glued back-to-back. A Blu-ray combo disk would have the same 50G capacity a regular Blu-ray disk would have, it's just on the other side it'd have a 8.5Gb DVD disk too.
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You're right, thanks for clarifying. So quality doesn't suffer, but the cost is still there. You have to have special discs and replication machines made specifically for these combo discs. I can guarantee those ain't gonna be cheap.

I can certainly see this viable should BD take off, but they have to go over some hurdles first.]]>Sep 19th 2008 1:49PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/09/19/sleeping-beauty-blu-ray-disc-fully-specd-and-ready-for-october/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/09/19/sleeping-beauty-blu-ray-disc-fully-specd-and-ready-for-october/
The bottom line is it would make enormous sense for the BDA to endorse a combo format, and I doubt the cost of building plant that presses combo disks is significantly higher than regular BD disks, especially for any company that already has DVD presses. It would certainly help make Blu-ray a viable format if people could play BD disks in their DVD equipment as well as their Blu-ray equipment. In terms of what Disney's doing, I think their solution is the only way forward - I seriously doubt a Disney film aimed exclusively at children would ever sell well if it could only be played on Blu-ray systems.]]>Sep 19th 2008 4:37PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/09/19/sleeping-beauty-blu-ray-disc-fully-specd-and-ready-for-october/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/09/19/sleeping-beauty-blu-ray-disc-fully-specd-and-ready-for-october/Sep 19th 2008 11:43AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/09/19/sleeping-beauty-blu-ray-disc-fully-specd-and-ready-for-october/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/09/19/sleeping-beauty-blu-ray-disc-fully-specd-and-ready-for-october/Sep 19th 2008 12:09PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/09/19/sleeping-beauty-blu-ray-disc-fully-specd-and-ready-for-october/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/09/19/sleeping-beauty-blu-ray-disc-fully-specd-and-ready-for-october/Sep 19th 2008 12:19PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/09/19/sleeping-beauty-blu-ray-disc-fully-specd-and-ready-for-october/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/09/19/sleeping-beauty-blu-ray-disc-fully-specd-and-ready-for-october/Sep 19th 2008 1:19PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/09/19/sleeping-beauty-blu-ray-disc-fully-specd-and-ready-for-october/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/09/19/sleeping-beauty-blu-ray-disc-fully-specd-and-ready-for-october/Sep 19th 2008 1:20PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/09/19/sleeping-beauty-blu-ray-disc-fully-specd-and-ready-for-october/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/09/19/sleeping-beauty-blu-ray-disc-fully-specd-and-ready-for-october/
Out of Disney's entire animated collection, I can't think of many more that would be better, only one that jumps out at me is Snow White.]]>Sep 19th 2008 2:27PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/09/19/sleeping-beauty-blu-ray-disc-fully-specd-and-ready-for-october/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/09/19/sleeping-beauty-blu-ray-disc-fully-specd-and-ready-for-october/
Having a DVD copy in the BR really ups even that collectible value since it will definitely be a smaller lot and still have a DVD copy as well as the BR.

This will probably outsell ever other BR release this Holiday season.]]>Sep 19th 2008 5:00PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/09/19/sleeping-beauty-blu-ray-disc-fully-specd-and-ready-for-october/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/09/19/sleeping-beauty-blu-ray-disc-fully-specd-and-ready-for-october/Sep 19th 2008 10:26PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/09/19/sleeping-beauty-blu-ray-disc-fully-specd-and-ready-for-october/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/09/19/sleeping-beauty-blu-ray-disc-fully-specd-and-ready-for-october/
Throwing in the DVD for free is cool too, since there aren't any Portable Blu-ray players for the car ride to Disney World just yet, though personally I prefer the Digital Copies being done on Nightmare Before Christmas and Wall-E.

Personally, I hated HD DVD combo disks. They always gave my Toshiba HD-A1 problems. I prefer just getting the extra disk, like Disney is doing here. And honestly, I'll probably never even use the DVD anyway.]]>Sep 19th 2008 3:49PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/09/19/sleeping-beauty-blu-ray-disc-fully-specd-and-ready-for-october/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/09/19/sleeping-beauty-blu-ray-disc-fully-specd-and-ready-for-october/
I don't hate the movie, I just wanted to see some the more recent Disneys get BD treatment sooner such as Lion King, Aladdin and Tarzan. Those IMO would showcase BD better than the earlier classics, helping the format grow too. I'm sure they'll eventually come.]]>Sep 19th 2008 4:51PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/09/19/sleeping-beauty-blu-ray-disc-fully-specd-and-ready-for-october/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/09/19/sleeping-beauty-blu-ray-disc-fully-specd-and-ready-for-october/
I'd much rather have them package a separate DVD with it. This actually DOES reduce costs because they can use the pressing from the DVD rather than develop some costly (and potentially faulty) flip-disc combo presses. ]]>Sep 19th 2008 5:00PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/09/19/sleeping-beauty-blu-ray-disc-fully-specd-and-ready-for-october/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/09/19/sleeping-beauty-blu-ray-disc-fully-specd-and-ready-for-october/Sep 19th 2008 7:35PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/09/19/sleeping-beauty-blu-ray-disc-fully-specd-and-ready-for-october/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/09/19/sleeping-beauty-blu-ray-disc-fully-specd-and-ready-for-october/Sep 19th 2008 8:03PM