WB initiates DVD on demand (Disney should do this too!)

CJ · Post by CJ » Thu Mar 26, 2009 8:41 pm

a-net-fan wrote:I have no interest in sitting at the computer and watching a movie. I think Disney should go ahead and offer a service like this for titles it has no plans of releasing.

Same with me. I would much rather pay for a made-to-order dvd, than pay for an online subscription service.

ajmrowland · Post by **ajmrowland** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 9:02 pm

Same here.

drfsupercenter · Post by **drfsupercenter** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 2:16 pm

Well, actually, I don't mind downloading ISOs and burning them.

I have never tried Amazon's thing, but isn't that what they let you do? Pressed discs don't have any value to me - I can just as easily burn one, and would rather not pay for shipping and whatever. But that's just me.

I do like the concept of legally downloading ISOs though... I hate buying mp4s or WMVs through iTunes/Netflix/whatever... as those you HAVE to watch on your computer (as stated earlier). With ISO files, you can just burn them and watch them like a real disc.

ajmrowland · Post by **ajmrowland** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 5:20 pm

Well, not everyone knows as much about downloads as you do, drf, and the studios/cos like to take advantage of that.

SpringHeelJack · Post by **SpringHeelJack** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 6:44 pm

Personally, I know perfectly well how to burn ISOs / vobs / pretty much whatever you throw at me, but the fact of the matter is I prefer not to. If I had my druthers, I'd still pay for shipping and $20 DVD cost as opposed to burning my own disc. It's just a hassle. I have better things to do.

Escapay · Post by **Escapay** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 10:13 pm

Brender wrote:If I had my druthers

Geez, it's been two years and you still haven't found them?

Brender wrote:I have better things to do.

Such as look harder for your druthers.

albert

SpringHeelJack · Post by **SpringHeelJack** » Sat Mar 28, 2009 12:27 am

...Albert, do you have my druthers?

Elladorine · Post by **Elladorine** » Sat Mar 28, 2009 12:42 am

SpringHeelJack wrote:Personally, I know perfectly well how to burn ISOs / vobs / pretty much whatever you throw at me, but the fact of the matter is I prefer not to. If I had my druthers, I'd still pay for shipping and $20 DVD cost as opposed to burning my own disc. It's just a hassle. I have better things to do.

Some people actually find joy out of burning their own discs.

But I'm not one of them either.

drfsupercenter · Post by **drfsupercenter** » Sat Mar 28, 2009 12:33 pm

It's not that I take pride in burning my own discs, it's that I don't want to pay more for one someone else burned.

If I could burn a DVD-R myself or pay $5 more to get a mailed DVD-R... why would I pay extra? I mean, so what if it's pressed... they probably still don't give you a box or anything... I have printable DVD+Rs I can put artwork on too

Escapay · Post by **Escapay** » Sat Mar 28, 2009 3:53 pm

Brender wrote:...Albert, do you have my druthers?

No.

drf wrote:they probably still don't give you a box or anything...

...

merlinjones, who quoted the Variety Article wrote:>>The studio will ship a made-to-order DVD, in a shrink-wrapped case with cover art, to consumers within five days of purchase.<<

albert

SpringHeelJack · Post by **SpringHeelJack** » Sat Mar 28, 2009 5:04 pm

Escapay wrote:
Brender wrote:...Albert, do you have my druthers?

No.

...Someone's going to be getting a strongly worded email unless those druthers are returned to me post haste.

drfsupercenter · Post by **drfsupercenter** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 9:45 pm

>>The studio will ship a made-to-order DVD, in a shrink-wrapped case with cover art, to consumers within five days of purchase.<<

Cover art, whoop-de-doo! I have this thing called a printer, right? And you can print jpegs, right?

So why would I pay extra for a slim case with a cardstock insert in it?

I mean you don't get a real *box*. You would just get a generic case (most likely a slim-line one), with some printed artwork in it.

slave2moonlight · Post by **slave2moonlight** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 10:30 pm

drfsupercenter wrote:
>>The studio will ship a made-to-order DVD, in a shrink-wrapped case with cover art, to consumers within five days of purchase.<<
Cover art, whoop-de-doo! I have this thing called a printer, right? And you can print jpegs, right?

So why would I pay extra for a slim case with a cardstock insert in it?

I mean you don't get a real *box*. You would just get a generic case (most likely a slim-line one), with some printed artwork in it.

Again, many of us would just prefer to pay extra than go through the hassle of making sure we have cases onhand, not to mention the right quality of paper (do they even sell that type of paper) so that if we print the inserts out, they won't look like crap. Plus, then you have to cut the inserts out. And ink is outrageously priced too... Nah, I'd rather pay a little extra if necessary. I'd prefer they not be slimcases, but even that is better than no case to some of us. Some folks don't care about cases and being able to put your DVDs on a shelf or whatever, some folks do. Actually, as I've said, consumer research by Disney has shown that most folks would rather pay for the "real thing" than make it themselves.

drfsupercenter · Post by **drfsupercenter** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 5:29 am

Depends on what kind of paper.

Has anyone actually ordered one of theses? I want to see some pictures.

But I have a sneaking suspicion it's just card stock-like paper in a slimline jewel case. Nothing more, nothing less. In which case, yes they sell that type of paper, it's called "card stock"

I'm not saying there's anything wrong with wanting them ready-made, rather, I would prefer if they had the option to just burn it yourself so I don't have to waste money on something I could do just as easily for not as much cost.

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