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    Sony Has To Be Kidding!!!

    Did I read that right? $30 for a movie??? And BTW, movies like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon are already available on Netflix. Another Sony disaster.
    Sony to Launch New 4K UHD Streaming Service in April | Digital Trends
    http://www.digitaltrends.com
    Sony has announced that it will launch Ultra, a 4K ultra high definition streaming service, on April 4, making more content available to 4K UHD TV owners.
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  • #2
    Originally posted by MylesBAstor View Post
    Did I read that right? $30 for a movie??? And BTW, movies like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon are already available on Netflix. Another Sony disaster.
    From the gaming world and from the TV hardware world, this is pretty typical behavior - for Sony and many others - introduce the product, price high, pull in the early adopters,
    reduce price as volume builds. I'm still pissed at myself for the Smart TV/Hi Def TV I bought several years ago for almost $3k that today, can be bought better for $400 bucks
    at any Costco. You pay to be early.
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    • #3
      Originally posted by Andy View Post

      From the gaming world and from the TV hardware world, this is pretty typical behavior - for Sony and many others - introduce the product, price high, pull in the early adopters,
      reduce price as volume builds. I'm still pissed at myself for the Smart TV/Hi Def TV I bought several years ago for almost $3k that today, can be bought better for $400 bucks
      at any Costco. You pay to be early.

      Just seems they are trying to take their loyal customers to the cleaners.
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      • Andy
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        Andy commented
        03-30-2016, 06:40 PM
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        +1
      • MylesBAstor
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        MylesBAstor commented
        03-30-2016, 06:56 PM
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        I'm still aghast. Highway robbery.
    • #4
      at least the blu ray UHD titles are priced fair ($30 list), but the player is overpriced lightweight piece o crap. $400
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      • #5
        Yes, $30.00 for a single stream. This comes under the heading of things I am less likely to do than sticking my Johnson in an energized light socket. The more stuff like this the entertainment industry comes up with, the more favorably I view piracy.

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        • #6
          Nothing new, Sony been charging $30 per 4K stream for several years now, they bundled a streamer with a TV we bought back in 2013, never tried it because of their ridiculous pricing. Played back some 4K movies I shot myself to see what it's all about, just hype IMO and hate their "Reality" filter.
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          • #7
            Didn't they charge $30 for bluray when it first came out?
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            • #8
              Originally posted by Madfloyd View Post
              Didn't they charge $30 for bluray when it first came out?

              I don't remember Ian.
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              • #9
                Originally posted by Madfloyd View Post
                Didn't they charge $30 for bluray when it first came out?
                Not just Sony. Most Blu-ray releases in the early days of the format were $30+.
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                • #10
                  Remember- they were the first company I know of that released a loudspeaker in a large conga drum. Innovation has a price.
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                  • #11
                    I remember I bought DVD movies when they first came out and paid $30 each for AUSTIN POWERS and T2 back in 1997.
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                    • #12
                      I would really like to hear a spokesperson from Sony justify the cost.
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                      • #13
                        My first wife owned a video store (remember those) and managed two others.... this was back in the day of VHS and Beta.

                        She pre-sold hundreds of copies of "Top-gun" 30 days prior to the street date and deeply discounted it at $50, MSRP was $70-ish. So $70 in 1986 dollars represents how much in 2016?

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                      • #14
                        Originally posted by Madfloyd View Post
                        Didn't they charge $30 for bluray when it first came out?

                        Yes.
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                        • #15
                          Too bad you can't buy better content.
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