Bourne DVD / Blu-ray combo boxes are incredibly descriptive

Just in case you weren't sure what's inside, these boxes for the upcoming Jason Bourne Blu-ray releases -- due on Universal's new flipper DVD combo discs -- are very clear about what to expect. While they may be slightly better than our Photoshopped imagining, we suspect even more than a blazing BOTH VERSIONS ON ONE DISC header, it will be the (still unrevealed) pricetag that either pull customers in or pushes them away January 19.

[ack154 Posted Dec 9th 2009 4:26PM]

Are they going to offer JUST the Blu-Ray version so I don't have to pay for both versions?

[Robert Mechum Posted Dec 9th 2009 4:44PM]

@ack154 No. There is no reason to. It won't cost you anymore. The MSRP is no higher than any other BD release.

[ack154 Posted Dec 9th 2009 7:38PM]

@(Unverified)

I'll believe it when I see it. I just refuse to believe that the idea of writing another version of the movie on the other side of a special disc does NOT give the movie studios an excuse to charge a premium for it. Even if it's just another $1, that's too much.

[EatingPie Posted Dec 9th 2009 5:39PM]

I don't think it *can* be more expensive. The damned Bourne Trilogy is probably the most overpriced Blu-ray set on the Internet. The new Harry Potter FIVE movies are cheaper than the THREE Bourne movies on Amazon.

It would certainly be nice if this technology worked better this time around (even HD-DVD die hards hated the flippers)...

But I can't help to think they're a bit late here. The uptick in Blu-ray player sales, and the expected Christmas rush on BD (and HDTVs) means we're headed Blu-ray. Compatibility with older DVD players is nice -- us poor, pathetic Mac users -- but it's becoming less and less an issue as Blu-ray share grows.

-Pie

[brianbobcat Posted Dec 9th 2009 8:58PM]

1. Those boxes are hideous, so at least the sides better be nice.
2. Did Universal re-encode these to take better advantage of the 50GB disc? I hate when I read that studios recycled the encode from HD-DVD as I highly doubt studios are deleting these movies of their hard drives somewhere and that for a studio/pro-house, a blu-ray encode could be completed overnight or over a weekend at the most.
3. @EatingPie, I feel you Mac pain, that's why I finally caved and just got a dedicated player for my new TV and stopped worrying about my Cinema Display and HDCP.

-Brian

[barkingghos Posted Dec 10th 2009 5:49AM]

Combination boxes are stupid. Its nothing more than a marketing ploy to force BD buyers to pay more. BD players can be had regularly for under $100. Anyone buying BD can afford a sub-$100 BD player and never need a DVD-only player. And I doubt DVD-only households are looking to buy BD movie combo boxes when they can't afford the sub-$100 BD player.

[jwardell Posted Dec 10th 2009 8:59AM]

Didn't we already learn this lesson with the flippable widescreen/P&S discs in the early days of DVDs? People would much rather have printed artwork and two discs in the package.

[RandallLind Posted Dec 10th 2009 1:50PM]

$25 a movie is my guess

[shamon Posted Dec 10th 2009 2:02PM]

I got the boxset which is good and i dont care for dvd since all i buy is blu ray also i could care less for digital copies which take up to a 1.2 gb of space when i had my ipod touch . If i was to use the digital copie disc it would be for my zune hd if and when they do start that .

[Michael Pollard Posted Dec 10th 2009 10:15PM]

Rather have BD and an HD version for the PC or portable player.

On the other hand, if people REALLY don't like the double-sided discs, maybe I can get these for $5 at Big Lots next year. :)