Hi- Thanks for your feed back—I guess I erred—Blu-rays don't play in DVD players, and our players in Libraries and classrooms are currently VHS/DVD combi players.
From: Dennis Doros <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Reply-To: "[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Date: Tue, 3 May 2011 08:59:09 -0400 To: "[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Subject: Re: [Videolib] Blu-ray Dear Debra, Just a quick note that regular DVDs do indeed play in Blu-ray players and there are several now that can play all regions of both. And in terms of feature films, there is no comparison in quality. Blu-rays look significantly better. So if you're playing a talking-head documentary on a monitor, that's no big deal. But if you want to project Terence Malick's DAYS OF HEAVEN on to a screen, the investment is fairly small in terms of players and discs relative to the increased experience. Best, Dennis Doros Milestone Film & Video/Milliarium Zero Harrington Park, NJ 07640 email: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> www.milestonefilms.com<http://www.milestonefilms.com> www.ontheboweryfilm.com<http://www.ontheboweryfilm.com> www.arayafilm.com<http://www.arayafilm.com> www.exilesfilm.com<http://www.exilesfilm.com> www.wordisoutmovie.com<http://www.wordisoutmovie.com> www.killerofsheep.com<http://www.killerofsheep.com> <http://www.killerofsheep.com> AMIA Austin 2011: www.amianet.org<http://www.amianet.org> Join "Milestone Film" on Facebook! Follow Milestone on Twitter!<http://twitter.com/#!/MilestoneFilms> On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 8:35 AM, Mandel, Debra <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Hi- What is the current theory on whether it pays to be adding Blu-ray feature films, even when Blu-ray isn't a campus wide standard, or where there are not classrooms dedicated for cinema studies viewing. (Northeastern has at least four Blu-Ray players available for reservation). Also we have no Blu-ray players in the library yet. I'd appreciate hearing about what folks are doing with this conundrum. I am sure there have been conversations about this before, but I wasn't paying attention. Unfortunately Blu-Ray players do not play regular DVDs, a major issue. I'd love to hear from you! Debra Debra H. Mandel, Head, Digital Media Design Studio Northeastern University Libraries 200 Snell Library 360 Huntington Ave. Boston, MA 02115 617.373.4902<tel:617.373.4902> 617.373.5409<tel:617.373.5409> fax [cid:DA067670-A275-4F57-9DBA-38823D44EFAF] VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors. --
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VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
