As more catalog titles come out, it would seem to me that anyone buying a Blu-ray version of a classic already owns the DVD, so I think the best area for these is $19.95, then stores may sell them at $14.95 or $12.95 or so on. The problem is that right now, there aren't enough Blu-ray movie consumers to validate releasing older movies in large quantity because of mastering costs. It costs 4 times as much to make a Blu-ray master, plus most films need to be restored and fixed for Blu-ray release. This isn't cheap, and this is why we see so few releases from the pre-1970 era. If I owned (using the example you used) Jerry Maguire on DVD I would not pay 25.00 for the Blu-ray.
I do think that higher pricing is ok when you get a special edition of a catalog title that makes it worthwhile, like a gorgeous new transfer and new HD extras. But releasing a catalog title with the same extras as a DVD and expecting people to spend 25.00 in this economy to replace it on Blu-ray just seems like it is not viable right now. Were the studios to release more catalog titles, charge less, more people would go to Blu-ray and they would make their money in quantity.
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As more catalog titles come out, it would seem to me that anyone buying a Blu-ray version of a classic already owns the DVD, so I think the best area for these is $19.95, then stores may sell them at $14.95 or $12.95 or so on. The problem is that right now, there aren't enough Blu-ray movie consumers to validate releasing older movies in large quantity because of mastering costs. It costs 4 times as much to make a Blu-ray master, plus most films need to be restored and fixed for Blu-ray release. This isn't cheap, and this is why we see so few releases from the pre-1970 era. If I owned (using the example you used) Jerry Maguire on DVD I would not pay 25.00 for the Blu-ray.
I do think that higher pricing is ok when you get a special edition of a catalog title that makes it worthwhile, like a gorgeous new transfer and new HD extras. But releasing a catalog title with the same extras as a DVD and expecting people to spend 25.00 in this economy to replace it on Blu-ray just seems like it is not viable right now. Were the studios to release more catalog titles, charge less, more people would go to Blu-ray and they would make their money in quantity.