Yes, there's a chance. But there wasn't a solo standard DVD with the SOUND OF MUSIC. I didn't pre-order that; I looked around for it after it was released. And that's really my point -- that it appears more and more that we're going to forced into buying these combo packs, which provides stuff we DON'T need or want but have to PAY FOR.
Susan From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jessica Rosner Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2011 9:09 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Videolib] DVD Illusionist I think there is a chance of standard DVD being released. I woud wait till there is actually any legit info such as a confirmed date to see. On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 8:57 AM, Susan Albrecht <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: While I know that THE ILLUSIONIST hasn't yet been released, so it's possible there will be a standard DVD available, the only option available for preorder is the combo pack. I had a similar problem with the remastered, 45th anniversary edition of SOUND OF MUSIC. If I wanted to get the remastered version (and, duh, who wouldn't?), I HAD to buy a DVD/blu-ray combo, as the only standard DVDs available were of pre-remastered editions of the film. At this point, it's not a matter of convincing me or other buyers that the blu-ray looks more awesome - it does - but it's an issue of our library's position to not invest in blu-ray (for now). What are we supposed to DO with the blu-ray copy that comes in a combo pack? We don't have blu-ray players which our patrons could use to view the film, and yes, they could still check it out if they have blu-ray players at home; however, we weren't so sure about sticking a blu-ray on the shelf, as it might indicate that we ARE beginning to collect & support blu-ray discs. With limited moolah available, and with - so far - no faculty requests for blu-ray, we're just not going to do it. So, in this case, the blu-ray disc that I was 'forced' to buy along with the standard was a total waste of money for us. We didn't want it, we didn't add it, but we were stuck with it. Susan at Wabash
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