[Publib] Blu-ray vs. DVD

Thu Oct 22 17:35:55 EDT 2009

Some titles are best served on Blue-ray:

'What you are about to see is top secret - do not tell my mother.'

http://www.amazon.com/gp/mpd/permalink/m3RPKTWTEKT1HT

'Fate rarely calls upon us at a moment of our choosing.' - OP

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Robert L. Balliot

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Bristol, Rhode Island

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From: publib-bounces at webjunction.org [mailto:publib-bounces at webjunction.org]
On Behalf Of S Urwiler
Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2009 5:22 PM
To: Publib at webjunction.org
Subject: Re: [Publib] Blu-ray vs. DVD

I would second everything Peter says.  I work in a fairly affluent community
and have had only 3 or 4 patron inquiries about Blu-ray this year.  I am
certain that if I purchase them, they would get checked out; but there has
not been enough expressed interest to warrent spending that much more on a
format that may or may not be around in 5 years.  If the patron demand
increases and we do start purchasing Blu-ray, we will probably only purchase
titles that really benefit from Blu-ray treatment: animated or
heavy-CGI/action movies.  

Sheila Urwiler

Head of Multimedia Services

Deerfield Public Library

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From: "Cartford, Peter, JCL" <CartfordP at jocolibrary.org>
To: Marla <mwilckens at greatfallslibrary.org>; "Publib at webjunction.org"
<Publib at webjunction.org>
Sent: Thu, October 22, 2009 3:57:00 PM
Subject: Re: [Publib] Blu-ray vs. DVD

Factors behind our decision not to purchase Blu-ray so far:

.          A price difference to up to $10 more per disc for Blu-ray vs.
DVD, and therefore,

.          Budgetary considerations: there isn't enough money to meet demand
for both DVD and Blu-ray, because of,

.          Anticipated pressure from patrons to buy both DVD and Blu-ray if
we get started on the format, in addition to,

.          Ongoing uncertainty about the long-term viability of any format
on 5-inch disc, which is reflected in,

.          Blu-ray's feeble market penetration so far and lack of acceptance
as the undisputed successor to DVD

If the studios force our hand ("get this on Blu-ray or not at all, buddy!")
we'll go there, but not until then.  Patron inquiries about the format are
occasional and not insistent.

Peter Cartford

AV Librarian

Johnson County Library

9875 W. 87th St.

Overland Park, KS 66212

913-495-2496

cartfordp at jocolibrary.org

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From: publib-bounces at webjunction.org [mailto:publib-bounces at webjunction.org]
On Behalf Of Marla
Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2009 1:16 PM
To: Publib at webjunction.org
Subject: [Publib] Blu-ray vs. DVD

Hello.

I thought there had been some discussion on this in the past but could not
find anything in 

the archives.  

So here goes "again?"

We have a fairly decent sized DVD collection that is very popular.  A few
patrons have asked 

if we are planning on getting any blu-ray material.

I am ready to purchase blu-ray but my library's interim director wants to
know what other 

libraries are doing with blu-ray.  By that I think she means are there a lot
of libraries "out 

there" that have made that step?

Please let me know about your deciding factor(s) in purchasing or NOT
purchasing.  Have 

you had many patrons asking about this format?

Thanks for opinions, policies and viewpoints.

BYE!

Marla/Acquisitions

Great Falls Public Library

301 2nd Ave N

Great Falls MT  59401-2593

mwilckens at greatfallslibrary.org

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