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minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·4 months agoHow can I afford to buy Criterion Collection Blu-Rays for $14.99 if blu-ray discs cost $25?
minus-squareCethin@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 months agoThat’s read-only, not read/write, plus they’re buying bulk.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down3·4 months agoEconomy of scale and also slightly different, but related, media format. Criterion has them printed in bulk.
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-24 months agoYeah ok, but as we’ve established in this thread, Blu Ray discs don’t cost $25 a piece. At any level. So.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoAgain, writable Blu-ray is a slightly different format from what you would buy with a movie on it. They are not putting Criterion movies on the same discs you could burn them to in a drive.
How can I afford to buy Criterion Collection Blu-Rays for $14.99 if blu-ray discs cost $25?
That’s read-only, not read/write, plus they’re buying bulk.
Economy of scale and also slightly different, but related, media format. Criterion has them printed in bulk.
Yeah ok, but as we’ve established in this thread, Blu Ray discs don’t cost $25 a piece. At any level. So.
Again, writable Blu-ray is a slightly different format from what you would buy with a movie on it. They are not putting Criterion movies on the same discs you could burn them to in a drive.