News - Universal combines Blu-ray and DVD on all-new Flipper discs

[HEXUS]

Fed up of choosing between Blu-ray and DVD? Universal is launching Flipper discs with the Blu-Ray version of a movie on one side, and the DVD version on the other.

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[shaithis]

Only a year after HD-DVDs death and HD-DVD was doing this almost from day 1.......

[GheeTsar]

I'd buy something like this as long as it is no more expensive than a normal DVD. I can't see that happening for a while.

[CK_1985]

Like all good ideas, this is a wonderfully simple solution to the problem. Given the choice today between buying a film on DVD and on a 'flipper disc' at a (reasonable) premium, I'd go for flipper every time because I know I'm going to get a Blu-Ray player in the next 18 months - and I'm sure there are lots of other people in the same situation.

It will have to be substantially cheaper than buying both the DVD and Blu-Ray sperately, though...

[Grey M@a]

I'd buy something like this as long as it is no more expensive than a normal DVD. I can't see that happening for a while.

I doubt it, it will probably be a way to get normal DVD buyers conditioned to the £15+ blu ray prices and then one day drop the DVD format and move over to Blu Ray altogether.

[MonkeyL]

I'll wager the price will be vastly inflated. Genius... not.

[Flash477]

The idea is a good one, but as said I can hardly see them selling it at a DVD price when you get blu-ray too. So it will work out as expensive DVDs until they upgrade the Blu-ray (assuming they haven't scratched the blu-ray side too badly by then)

[TheVoice]

I'd buy something like this as long as it is no more expensive than a normal DVD. I can't see that happening for a while.

They should be no more expensive than the Blu-ray equivalent by rights, but we all know that won't happen.

[Percy1983]

I have a few US HD-DVD's like this and it is actually useful, it all depends on price. £1 more than the usual blu-ray I am in, anything more and I don't care as its more use to friends etc to watch.