A Question for People who buy DVD Videos.

BlueJazz

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Fri Jun-26-09 08:09 PM
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A Question for People who buy DVD Videos.

Edited on Fri Jun-26-09 08:09 PM by BlueJazz

I was looking (online) for "Gran Torino" at Best Buy and Kmart.
I noticed that the Wide-Screen version is less expensive than the Full Screen version.

I don't get it...I would think the opposite would be true..(as the Wide Screen is what you see in the theaters).

anybody know why ?? :)

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bbernardini

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Fri Jun-26-09 08:10 PM
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1. Are you TRYING to start a flame war?

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petronius

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Fri Jun-26-09 08:11 PM
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2. Isn't wide screen what you see in theaters?

I thought full-screen was post processed to fill the entire TV screen (and to produce a lesser product IMO)...

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CaliforniaPeggy

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Fri Jun-26-09 08:15 PM
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3. My dear BlueJazz!

I have no idea why that would be the case. My thought was the same as yours: that the wide-screen would be more expensive...:shrug:

We ALWAYS get the wide-screen!

:hi:

That is a great movie, BTW...we'll be buying it too.

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BlueJazz

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Fri Jun-26-09 08:58 PM
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4. Thank you Much.

:loveya:

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fishwax

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Fri Jun-26-09 09:12 PM
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5. because full screen is for suckers

and suckers pay more ...

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BlueJazz

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Fri Jun-26-09 10:42 PM
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6. I never have understood why someone would want ...

..to actually see LESS of a Movie than the way it was made...Strange.

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ZombieHorde

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Fri Jun-26-09 10:44 PM
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8. People with really small TVs have a harder time with wide screen than

people with average or large TVs. I have a big TV so I prefer wide screen.

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Starbucks Anarchist

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Fri Jun-26-09 10:43 PM
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7. Because stupidity is expensive.

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ohiosmith

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Fri Jun-26-09 10:46 PM
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9. don't buy it in either format. it is not a movie you will watch more than once

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CaliforniaPeggy

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Fri Jun-26-09 10:50 PM
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10. I see buying them the way I do buying a book.

I might not watch it again, but then again, I might.

And I could loan it to someone, too...

:shrug:

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gmoney

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Sat Jun-27-09 01:06 AM
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11. probably a popularity thing

maybe since most people buy widescreen, they manufacture more of them, so the price is lower?

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gmoney

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Sat Jun-27-09 01:06 AM
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12. wait a few weeks and get a used one at Blockbuster for $5

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