Coolness. I'm sticking with the Blu-Ray/DVD thingie, but that being said, coolness.

Deathly Hallows Pt. 1 DVD For those that are interested, it seems that walmart will have the exclusive 2-Disc DVD edition.  I have already pre-ordered mine, but I still see no good reason why this should even be a store exclusive.

I hope there is a two disc DVD release

Wow, another DVD/Blu-Ray argument! I care so god-d***ed much, there's SOO much ground left uncovered on the subject and this exchange of information everyone already knows shall surely lead to a change in mindset for the opposing opinion!

Anyway, I think I might go on to make a short comment in relation to the movie and its release, cuz y'know, that's kinda the purpose of this thread. Ahem: Oh my, I quite enjoyed this movie, and thusly shall buy it. The end.

hogaburger wrote: I don't understand how people that love movies would want anything less than the best possible picture and sound quality. I bet if we charted the correlation between people who refuse to buy blu-ray players, and people who watch movies for the first time on their iPhones, we'd see some trends.

You hit the nail on the head. All this time I've been buying blu-rays, it has been because I thought I needed to see people's skin cells. It had nothing to do with the superior resolution, handling of color depth, deep black levels, uncompressed audio tracks, huge disc capacity for extras, etc. It was all about skin cells. You can hang onto your DVDs and love them all you want, but don't begin to think they compare on a technical level.

Generalizing is cool, I guess. I'm actually on David Lynch's team when it comes to watching a movie on your iPhone, even if you've seen it a hundred times beforehand, but I'm sure you're right: if you don't want to spend ridiculous amounts of money for things you already have, you must not love films as much as the other sheeple.

I love film, but I'm also incredibly anal about my organization and appearance and *matching*. If I'm going to start buying blu-rays, I'll have to replace my collection of 300+ DVDs. If I didn't decide to do this, then I'd end up with a collection that looked like DVD, blu-ray, DVD, blu-ray and it would drive me up the wall. You might consider this a rather petty argument, and I suppose it is, but if watching a film on blu-ray as opposed to an upconverted DVD had as big a difference everyone says it does, I'd be much more into the idea. The problem is it doesn't. I know the benefits of a film in high definition, and I know there is a difference, but I've watched the same films in both formats and the differences are so minuscule it's not worth spending thousands of dollars for what is virtually the same thing.

As someone pointed out, blu-rays are matching DVD sales for big name movies. Well, of course they are. You're out of your mind if you're buying anything that's not an expansive epic filled with special effects on blu-ray. That's where the slight differences play their role, but even then I'm not enjoying the film any more than I would on an upconverted DVD. I'm not thinking the film is better, and I'm not thinking it's worse on DVD. I'm not changing the experience. Not enough to warrant changing formats all over again, at least. Talk to me when it's worth it.

Of course Blu Ray is better then the picture on a DVD. You have to be blind if you can't see how superior Blu Ray is to DVD

Over in the UK there was a poll to vote for the Blu-ray cover. We had two choices. Guess which one we didn't pick?

Jonathann wrote: You've had two-disc editions the past six times, why aren't you doing it for this one? I'm not buying a bluray player. Just stop being obnoxious and make a two-disc edition.

"Just stop being obnoxious and buy a Blu-ray player."  You see how that argument works?  You're not owed a special edition, just as they're not owed your business.

You've had two-disc editions the past six times, why aren't you doing it for this one? I'm not buying a bluray player. Just stop being obnoxious and make a two-disc edition.

VHS was also the top home video format for 21 years, and changing from a tape format that incorrectly cut films to meet full screen standards vs. hey look now you can see that third arm hair on William Shatner isn't a very compelling argument. DVDs have been on the market for 14 years, but it took years for people to replace their VHS collections with DVDs. And blu-ray came out in 2006. I'd say DVDs had a reign of less than 10 years, which is absurd. Can't wait til the next format comes out in a few years and everyone's expected to replace their blu-rays.

People are also terribly xenophobic about new things, too.  "DVDs don't look much better than VHS."  "Why widescreen?  I hate widescreen!"

DVDs have been on the market for 14 years.  They're hardly being forced out prematurely.

Wow, how pointless is that box set?

I can't imagine any hard core fans are going to want a set containing what is basically 6-1/2 movies in it. You've got to figure that some kind of super-ultra-mega COMPLETE Year 1-7 set will be released someday with scads of extra material in it.

Harry Filligan wrote: Wow, really? I'm getting so sick of this blu-ray favoritism. You don't NEED to watch a movie in high-definition, especially if you have a competent player that upconverts DVDs. I can't tell the difference between an upconverted DVD and a blu-ray half the time. DVDs had less than a 10 year reign on the market and already I'm expected to change formats again? No, I still refuse to buy these over-priced blu-rays that stick out in my collection like a sore thumb.

I completely agree. I've got a fairly new big screen HD tv, on which I've seen DVDs and Blu Ray movies. To this day, I've yet to tell the difference between the two. I'm really bummed that the DVD is so bare-bones, as my Potter DVD collection is one of the best series presented on DVD.

Blu-rays are hardly overpriced these days, and if you can't see a difference between a blu-ray and an upconverted DVD then you're right. You shouldn't get a blu-ray player. You should get a new TV first.

Wow, really? I'm getting so sick of this blu-ray favoritism. You don't NEED to watch a movie in high-definition, especially if you have a competent player that upconverts DVDs. I can't tell the difference between an upconverted DVD and a blu-ray half the time. DVDs had less than a 10 year reign on the market and already I'm expected to change formats again? No, I still refuse to buy these over-priced blu-rays that stick out in my collection like a sore thumb.

I'm proud to say that this is my favorite of all the films, I will definately pick this one up on Blu Ray!!!

You know, I have 1-6 on DVD and it's really stupid too that this is the first Harry Potter movie not to get a 2-Disc Special Edition. I don't know. I'll probably figure out a way to get it but I'll probably be interested in getting the box set once the last film is out. This Potter release is a piece of s**t.

Once again I will be downloading for free because WB ignores DVD users. Anyway, this was a great movie and I cannot wait for part II. The box set is just silly though, why would anyone buy a "years 1-7 part 1" ??

I agree about the part 1 part, silly. I don't dislike these films I just wish I could follow them from start to finish without being so very confused. One day I'll start over, over a few days and just go from part 1 to the very end and maybe that'll give me more understanding of it.

Easily the best in the series. Cannot wait for part 2. Dark, gritty, suspenseful, and leaves you wanting more. Plus the kids seem to have the hang of acting.

So is this really the first time that there will not be a 2-Disc DVD edition?  I will be buying the blu-ray but I continued buying the DVDs anyway just to have the complete set so that's kind of disappointing.  A real letdown for those who do not own a blu-ray player.  Either way the BD looks packed and while I wish they just used the theatrical poster I suppose the actual cover is okay.  And yes, a 1-7 movie pack just really doesn't make sense this time around when there is still half a movie to go.

Are they really making a "Years 1-7 Part 1"? Just seems silly when they can wait a little longer.

I'll be getting the full set on blu-ray once the last movie is out.