I think they'd lose out on a lot of sales if they go the Blu-ray only
route. Very few of our patrons have a Blu-ray player at home, and our
classrooms are not outfitted with Blu-ray technology. We do have
several Blu-rays in our viewing carrel area, but that would not be
helpful for classroom viewing and carrel-viewing is often not what
people who are looking for recreational viewing want to do.
Best,
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Meghann Matwichuk, M.S.
Associate Librarian
Instructional Media Collection Department
Morris Library, University of Delaware
181 S. College Ave.
Newark, DE 19717
(302) 831-1475
http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/instructionalmedia/
On 11/15/2010 4:39 PM, Jessica Rosner wrote:
I am dealing with a film where the producer is considering releasing
it Blu-Ray ONLY. It is a very visual film that I imagine will look
great, but I also imagine that will cut down on sales. One alternative
is to release a standard HD Copy but with bare bone boxing Vs the Blu-Ray.
Any feedback on if you would not buy blu-ray or not buy something in
generic box would be appreciated.
You can email me directly if you want.
Jessica
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