http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/avatar-blu-ray-and-dvd-official-for-april-22-ultimate-version-i/ Engadget Comments for Avatar Blu-ray & DVD official for April 22, "ultimate version" in November and 3D...? http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/avatar-blu-ray-and-dvd-official-for-april-22-ultimate-version-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/avatar-blu-ray-and-dvd-official-for-april-22-ultimate-version-i/Mar 16th 2010 12:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/avatar-blu-ray-and-dvd-official-for-april-22-ultimate-version-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/avatar-blu-ray-and-dvd-official-for-april-22-ultimate-version-i/Mar 16th 2010 12:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/avatar-blu-ray-and-dvd-official-for-april-22-ultimate-version-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/avatar-blu-ray-and-dvd-official-for-april-22-ultimate-version-i/
Maybe not, but I wish they would offer a standalone Blu-ray version and then a DVD/Blu-ray combo, rather than a standalone DVD and a DVD/Blu-ray combo. That way it can be pitched to customers as "If you only want the BD version, just buy that. If you want the DVD version, take this BD version as well for whenever you upgrade." Right now the only people who buy the BD and would need the DVD version are those who might have entertainment systems in their cars. Of course I guess whichever way it goes, someone will end up getting something they might never really have a use for (i.e. BD fans with no DVD players or DVD fans with no BD upgrade plans).]]>Mar 16th 2010 12:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/avatar-blu-ray-and-dvd-official-for-april-22-ultimate-version-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/avatar-blu-ray-and-dvd-official-for-april-22-ultimate-version-i/Mar 16th 2010 4:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/avatar-blu-ray-and-dvd-official-for-april-22-ultimate-version-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/avatar-blu-ray-and-dvd-official-for-april-22-ultimate-version-i/
movie + dvd
movie + extra
3d movie
3d movie + extra]]>Mar 16th 2010 12:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/avatar-blu-ray-and-dvd-official-for-april-22-ultimate-version-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/avatar-blu-ray-and-dvd-official-for-april-22-ultimate-version-i/
Would that surprise you? Look at how many times Lord of the Rings has dipped -- and we're still waiting for the Extended Edition on BD.]]>Mar 16th 2010 1:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/avatar-blu-ray-and-dvd-official-for-april-22-ultimate-version-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/avatar-blu-ray-and-dvd-official-for-april-22-ultimate-version-i/
Why oh why can they not just give us a movie, with 3D if we have it, or 2D if we don't.. would save an upgrade of movies as well as hardware too.

Not to mention the TV Series' (I have Band of Brothers in mind) where they put just a couple on a disc so they can sell a chunky metal box set as "Contains EIGHT HD Discs" - when you know they'd all fit on like, 2.]]>Mar 16th 2010 1:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/avatar-blu-ray-and-dvd-official-for-april-22-ultimate-version-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/avatar-blu-ray-and-dvd-official-for-april-22-ultimate-version-i/Mar 16th 2010 1:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/avatar-blu-ray-and-dvd-official-for-april-22-ultimate-version-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/avatar-blu-ray-and-dvd-official-for-april-22-ultimate-version-i/Mar 16th 2010 1:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/avatar-blu-ray-and-dvd-official-for-april-22-ultimate-version-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/avatar-blu-ray-and-dvd-official-for-april-22-ultimate-version-i/
I totally agree with both of your posts.

As someone that plans on my first 1080P TV purchase this year to be 3D, this Avatar Blu-Ray release news makes me livid.]]>Mar 17th 2010 5:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/avatar-blu-ray-and-dvd-official-for-april-22-ultimate-version-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/avatar-blu-ray-and-dvd-official-for-april-22-ultimate-version-i/Mar 16th 2010 4:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/avatar-blu-ray-and-dvd-official-for-april-22-ultimate-version-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/avatar-blu-ray-and-dvd-official-for-april-22-ultimate-version-i/Mar 17th 2010 1:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/avatar-blu-ray-and-dvd-official-for-april-22-ultimate-version-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/avatar-blu-ray-and-dvd-official-for-april-22-ultimate-version-i/
I find it extremely disappointing that Cameron used this movie to build the buzz for 3D and now he says it won't be out on 3D Blu-Ray until at least next year because Fox wants more 3D hardware penetration in the market first. Thanks a lot Jimbo.

So what, we're gonna see 3 separate Blu-Ray releases for Avatar? Great.

I'm sick of the excessive milking that goes on and the consumer being treated with such disrespect. ]]>Mar 16th 2010 9:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/avatar-blu-ray-and-dvd-official-for-april-22-ultimate-version-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/avatar-blu-ray-and-dvd-official-for-april-22-ultimate-version-i/Mar 17th 2010 12:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/avatar-blu-ray-and-dvd-official-for-april-22-ultimate-version-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/avatar-blu-ray-and-dvd-official-for-april-22-ultimate-version-i/
It's your kind of response that angers me even more.

Did you read the first paragraph of my post?]]>Mar 17th 2010 5:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/avatar-blu-ray-and-dvd-official-for-april-22-ultimate-version-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/avatar-blu-ray-and-dvd-official-for-april-22-ultimate-version-i/
Like it or not, the studios are doing exactly what they need to do in order to maximize revenue from their movies. That's just the way the world works. Deal with it.]]>Mar 17th 2010 7:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/avatar-blu-ray-and-dvd-official-for-april-22-ultimate-version-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/avatar-blu-ray-and-dvd-official-for-april-22-ultimate-version-i/
And why are you so happy defending their despicable apathetic capitalistic methods?

Are you a drone with no opinion or willingness to criticise them?]]>Mar 17th 2010 9:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/avatar-blu-ray-and-dvd-official-for-april-22-ultimate-version-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/avatar-blu-ray-and-dvd-official-for-april-22-ultimate-version-i/
The only people who think this model is "despicable" are those whose lives are ruled by studio Blu-ray release schedules.

It's just movies. No-one is pointing a gun to your head and forcing you to buy the standard/special/3D/digital-copy/ultimate edition. Deal with it.]]>Mar 17th 2010 11:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/avatar-blu-ray-and-dvd-official-for-april-22-ultimate-version-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/avatar-blu-ray-and-dvd-official-for-april-22-ultimate-version-i/
So actually, I like it if they say they're planning a souped-up edition, too, because then I know to wait for the fancy one, if I like the movie. They're actually doing us a favor — and trying to AVOID the perception of double-dipping — by telling us this stuff.

Also, sometimes the later special editions or ultimate editions or whatever are because a different distribution company picked up the rights to the movie from the studio that owns them — but the new distributor DON'T have the rights to everything from that first release, so they make their own disc. And of course they want to add something new, to entice people to repurchase it — or they strip something away (from the packaging, more often than not) in order to get the manufacturing cost down. I mean, that just makes business sense. (In Hollywood, the distributors and studios are often the same company, of course, so this isn't always the case.)

It's capitalistic, sure, but I don't see what's despicable about that specific practice, and I'm a pretty big pinko.

Anyway, really, how often have you felt stung by a new edition of a movie you've already bought? I'm just curious, because I can only think of two movies I've repurchased, because I really wanted the new stuff: Iron Giant and The Dark Crystal.]]>Apr 4th 2010 2:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/avatar-blu-ray-and-dvd-official-for-april-22-ultimate-version-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/avatar-blu-ray-and-dvd-official-for-april-22-ultimate-version-i/Mar 23rd 2010 9:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/avatar-blu-ray-and-dvd-official-for-april-22-ultimate-version-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/avatar-blu-ray-and-dvd-official-for-april-22-ultimate-version-i/Aiseesoft Blu Ray Ripper is really best Blu Ray Ripper to rip Blu ray Disc/m2ts video and common DVD disc to any other video/audio formats.

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