Every time we get a new video format, studios seem to see it as an excuse to sell their movies all over again to enthusiasts. And we buy them. But is the transition to Ultra HD Blu-ray somehow different?
One good sign is that the pressure from streaming appears to be keeping down the price of the catalog UHD disc titles. While the going street price of new releases on UHD Blu-ray has settled down to arounds $28-$30 (in my opinion still too high if they want to keep the new format growing), catalog titles are typically $5.00 lower. But is that enough?
It seems to be. Even my local Walmart, in a semi-rural area with a population of less than 20,000, in a county of around 150,000 with three other Walmarts, carries most of the new and catalog UHD titles....
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