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Warner Philippines Blu-ray Releases
« on: Jun 04, 2008 at 09:01 PM »
Sources within Warner Home Video Philippines confirmed that plans were afoot to start selling Blu-ray discs before the end of the year. They expect to bring in nearly 300 titles eventually with prices for catalog releases hovering around the Php800 level.

This will likely include New Line Cinema films which will now be distributed by Warner's local office effective December 2008.

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Re: Warner Philippines to launch Blu-ray in late 2008
« Reply #1 on: Jun 04, 2008 at 09:10 PM »
Wow great!! 800 pesos level. Thats a great price. Hopefully Sony will start lowering theirs too 1550 is kinda too much

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Re: Warner Philippines to launch Blu-ray in late 2008
« Reply #2 on: Jun 04, 2008 at 09:25 PM »
800 is a reasonable price for bluray, but are these of US quality?
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Re: Warner Philippines to launch Blu-ray in late 2008
« Reply #3 on: Jun 04, 2008 at 09:56 PM »
800 is a reasonable price for bluray, but are these of US quality?

It should be the same quality since the philippines is in the same region as the US.

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Re: Warner Philippines to launch Blu-ray in late 2008
« Reply #4 on: Jun 04, 2008 at 10:24 PM »
It should be the same quality since the philippines is in the same region as the US.
Does this mean that Warner Philippines will just be importing Bds from the US & just have them repacked here?
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Re: Warner Philippines to launch Blu-ray in late 2008
« Reply #5 on: Jun 04, 2008 at 10:43 PM »
Does this mean that Warner Philippines will just be importing Bds from the US & just have them repacked here?

Will these BDs be pressed here?
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Re: Warner Philippines to launch Blu-ray in late 2008
« Reply #6 on: Jun 04, 2008 at 10:48 PM »
Wow excellent news - PhP 800  ;) I hope the build quality is solid though.  Cause if Amazon continues to run its slash-down promos on BD & HDDVD discs, things would roughly end up at par in terms of net costs. 

With the 30-50% off price discounts on Amazon, a BD disc may have a net cost of around $15 let's say on average.  If you use JAC to get it here, we have to add around $1.50 per disc (rate: $6/lb) plus if you order 4 discs minimum - add $1.25 per disc ($5 flat rate/shipment) for handling.  That would total an ave of $17.75 per disc. Using a buffered $45 forex, that would run to around PhP 798.75...  Almost bang-on the prospective local Warner titles.

Caveat: Quick pencil pushing lang to mga sir, of course there would be other variables ranging from individual disc prices to how big or small your shipments would be.  Well one definite upside of doing it locally would be FASTER leadtimes.  No need to wait around two weeks to get your hands on the BD babies.



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Re: Warner Philippines to launch Blu-ray in late 2008
« Reply #7 on: Jun 04, 2008 at 11:02 PM »
wow...great news! If quality is similar 2 USA  then buying locally wil give us lots of saving!! :)

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Re: Warner Philippines to launch Blu-ray in late 2008
« Reply #8 on: Jun 04, 2008 at 11:09 PM »
wow...great news! If quality is similar 2 USA  then buying locally wil give us lots of saving!! :)
Yes that will be a lot better but really i dont think stores will b selling that cheap perhaps they'll be adding 30% more to its cost.
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Re: Warner Philippines to launch Blu-ray in late 2008
« Reply #9 on: Jun 05, 2008 at 02:37 AM »
If they launch at that price, then I just might upgrade to BluRay...
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Re: Warner Philippines to launch Blu-ray in late 2008
« Reply #10 on: Jun 05, 2008 at 09:53 AM »
There are quite a number of ps3 owners. With this price point, it wil certainly encourage some consumers 2 try out bd movies. Due to the low bd price some movie fans will also upgrade to hd...thus ps3 sales will go up since currently its d cheapest bd player in d market.. :)

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Re: Warner Philippines to launch Blu-ray in late 2008
« Reply #11 on: Jun 05, 2008 at 09:56 AM »
I hope that this price will not only be for those old or unknown titles but also for those new and famous titles.

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Re: Warner Philippines to launch Blu-ray in late 2008
« Reply #12 on: Jun 05, 2008 at 10:07 AM »
I hope that this price will not only be for those old or unknown titles but also for those new and famous titles.

True...however, I don't mind those old but popular titles. There are still many great catalog titles which consider 'big guns' stil yet to be released.

At least this nice news/announcement is a good start :)
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Re: Warner Philippines to launch Blu-ray in late 2008
« Reply #13 on: Jun 05, 2008 at 10:09 AM »
Sources within Warner Home Video Philippines confirmed that plans were afoot to start selling Blu-ray discs before the end of the year. They expect to bring in nearly 300 titles eventually with prices for catalog releases hovering around the Php800 level.

This will likely include New Line Cinema films which will now be distributed by Warner's local office effective December 2008.

This is great news, bro Dave ...  :D  :D  :D
Shops selling BD titles at "exorbitant" prices will surely have to make the necessary price adjustments if they want to keep up ...

Well one definite upside of doing it locally would be FASTER leadtimes.  No need to wait around two weeks to get your hands on the BD babies.

Agreed.  ;D
another upside would be the chance to skim thru several titles, just like what I usually do with dvds before purchasing.

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Re: Warner Philippines to launch Blu-ray in late 2008
« Reply #14 on: Jun 05, 2008 at 10:57 AM »
800 sounds good.

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Re: Warner Philippines to launch Blu-ray in late 2008
« Reply #15 on: Jun 05, 2008 at 11:20 AM »
Whoa!!!
reasonably priced

Coming from Warner, I'm confident their Blu-ray discs will come in excellent quality
just like their DVD's

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Re: Warner Philippines to launch Blu-ray in late 2008
« Reply #16 on: Jun 05, 2008 at 11:41 AM »
pwede na!  ;D ;D ;D

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Re: Warner Philippines to launch Blu-ray in late 2008
« Reply #17 on: Jun 05, 2008 at 12:13 PM »
This is great news, bro Dave ...  :D  :D  :D
Shops selling BD titles at "exorbitant" prices will surely have to make the necessary price adjustments if they want to keep up ...

True, true... and this may just convince HD fence sitters (like me) to take the Blu-ray plunge. Fyi, Warner clarified that this price point is for catalog titles. New releases will be more in line with list prices abroad but hopefully those will be much lower than what we're seeing in local stores today.
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Re: Warner Philippines to launch Blu-ray in late 2008
« Reply #18 on: Jun 05, 2008 at 12:22 PM »
... and this may just convince HD fence sitters (like me) to take the Blu-ray plunge.

Yes Dave...the time to convert to Blu is near.. :)

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Re: Warner Philippines to launch Blu-ray in late 2008
« Reply #19 on: Jun 05, 2008 at 12:46 PM »
True, true... and this may just convince HD fence sitters (like me) to take the Blu-ray plunge. Fyi, Warner clarified that this price point is for catalog titles. New releases will be more in line with list prices abroad but hopefully those will be much lower than what we're seeing in local stores today.

Hmmmm, I think you will no longer be in the "sidelines" anymore with prices of BDs now at "reasonable" levels. hehehe.
Anyways, just consider BDs as additions to your already impressive DVD collection.      ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Warner Philippines to launch Blu-ray in late 2008
« Reply #20 on: Jun 05, 2008 at 12:50 PM »
800 sounds good.

uyyy, nice comment from bro Matt .... This might be the "selling point/ticket" for you taking the blu route, eh?  hehehe  ;D
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Re: Warner Philippines to launch Blu-ray in late 2008
« Reply #21 on: Jun 05, 2008 at 02:32 PM »
hmmmm... isip isip...

madalas nang magagamit ang PS3 sa lagay na yan...
when will this happen? December 2008.
we still have time to shop for BD players and PS3's :D
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Re: Warner Philippines to launch Blu-ray in late 2008
« Reply #22 on: Jun 05, 2008 at 05:21 PM »
WOW 800? hurray for local BDs!!! ^_^ prang DVDs na when it started

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Re: Warner Philippines to launch Blu-ray in late 2008
« Reply #23 on: Jun 05, 2008 at 07:59 PM »
As per Warner, the BDs that will retail here will all be imported - same as their DVD releases. They're the only distributor now that still imports everything.
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Re: Warner Philippines to launch Blu-ray in late 2008
« Reply #24 on: Jun 05, 2008 at 08:17 PM »
As per Warner, the BDs that will retail here will all be imported - same as their DVD releases. They're the only distributor now that still imports everything.
if thats so then its great news to everyone that is after bluray. If they can sell at 800 per movie, then much better.
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Re: Warner Philippines to launch Blu-ray in late 2008
« Reply #25 on: Jun 05, 2008 at 08:44 PM »
Even if new releases are same as the US list prices, it's still cheaper to buy locally as we could save "huge" shipping costs. :)

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Re: Warner Philippines to launch Blu-ray in late 2008
« Reply #26 on: Jun 05, 2008 at 08:50 PM »
wow...great news! If quality is similar 2 USA  then buying locally wil give us lots of saving!! :)

Savings?

Paul, you sound like my wife when there is a sale. She buys tons of stuff cuz she is saving money by buying more. I am pretty sure that's what will happen!  ;D ;D
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Re: Warner Philippines to launch Blu-ray in late 2008
« Reply #27 on: Jun 05, 2008 at 09:02 PM »
Can't wait, my first buy will be twister ;D

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Re: Warner Philippines to launch Blu-ray in late 2008
« Reply #28 on: Jun 05, 2008 at 09:05 PM »
Savings?

Paul, you sound like my wife when there is a sale. She buys tons of stuff cuz she is saving money by buying more. I am pretty sure that's what will happen!  ;D ;D
ha ha ha pag Sale tlaga people tend to get greedy by nature. Sometimes its much ok when things are expensive coz we tend to be selective in buying but when the word SALE comes rapid buying mode na mga tao.
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Re: Warner Philippines to launch Blu-ray in late 2008
« Reply #29 on: Jun 05, 2008 at 09:10 PM »
Savings? Paul, you sound like my wife when there is a sale. She buys tons of stuff cuz she is saving money by buying more. I am pretty sure that's what will happen!  ;D ;D

Ano bayan? ;D "Cheap sale" is in our blood na :D

Example lang dto: With the same amount of budget instead of getting 10 BDs (tru import), now we could get 14 BDs locally....same amount spent but getting more BDs. Tama ba? :P
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