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Robocop (2014) (Blu-ray SteelBook) [UK]
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Finally despatched
I should have delivery on Thursday
Very slow in despatching
Better late than never I suppose
Why so late Paul? Mine came this morning
FYI ninjas the amaray release has a fantastic lenticular slip which makes a killer lenticular magnet for the steelbook.
Mine's just despatched from Amazon... surprised another Robocop reboot hasn't been made in the time it took.
I agree. I never watch UV or DVD copies, but if I'm shelling out more than £20 for a film, I'd rather have them than not have them for the same price.
Pretty much. It's nice to have a DVD copy, as I don't have a BD drive on my Laptop and so I can watch it on the go in my portable DVD player. There's no way I'll buy the DVD aswell as the Blu-ray, no big deal really just a niggle.
I thought the finish was good as matte Steelbooks go. Beetlejuice was glossy but the image quality was poor IMO. At least on Robocop the artwork is sharp.
I would be. You might have a Blu-ray player in every room, so might your friends, but I don't.
I agree. I find a DVD very handy and would appreciate them being included.
I don't like any DVD been included unless it has extras that are not on the Blu-ray itself
I never like extras missing so if the extras are on a DVD then yes it should be included
It also adds to the overall cost including a DVD copy of the film and I'm paying for something I wont be using
If someone wants a DVD they can purchase this separately if needed
Most people who buy a Blu-ray buy it for the Blu-ray if it happens to include a DVD at no extra cost or has extras not on the Blu-ray then that's fine
If it just the Film on the DVD it adds to the price so its much better if its not included to keep the price down but they should never drop extras that are only available on a DVD
I also don't like DVD been included for other reasons its hides the inside artwork
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Received this today and have to say its a really nice Steel would defo recommend it to anyone sitting on the fence 
Adding the DVD shouldn't add to the cost. Sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn't.
Most prices seem to be based on what the distributor thinks they can get away with.
Originally Disney Blu-rays came with the DVD. People complained that they already owned the DVDs so Disney removed them. They didn't drop the price though.
Early Fox releases had the DVD included in the steelbook and now look, The A-Team, Taken and X-Men came out at £10 with the DVD. Alien, X-Men 2, The Omen and Brazil all nearer £17 and yet no DVD.
Paramount's Thor and Captain America included the DVD and they were £15, so was Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol. Now we get Beverly Hills Cop and Star Trek Into Darkness at the same price or more with less content.
As I say, it's what the company can get away with.
Most prices seem to be based on what the distributor thinks they can get away with.
Originally Disney Blu-rays came with the DVD. People complained that they already owned the DVDs so Disney removed them. They didn't drop the price though.
Early Fox releases had the DVD included in the steelbook and now look, The A-Team, Taken and X-Men came out at £10 with the DVD. Alien, X-Men 2, The Omen and Brazil all nearer £17 and yet no DVD.
Paramount's Thor and Captain America included the DVD and they were £15, so was Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol. Now we get Beverly Hills Cop and Star Trek Into Darkness at the same price or more with less content.
As I say, it's what the company can get away with.
I buy a Blu-ray and don't need the DVD its that simple unless its an extras DVD then yes I want it included
If you want a DVD go and buy a DVD separately
It does add to the cost its not free to make any DVD as there are costs in its manufacture and also every DVD sold will include payments to directors/actors/film crew/Production companies involved for every DVD made and sold
It spoils the inside artwork as it hides it
If you buy a Blu-ray Release is for a Blu-ray Player
If you don't have a Blu-ray player you buy the DVD
If you need both then buy both
You might see sometimes a Studio offload unsold back catalogue DVD's in a new Blu-ray release or Blu-ray re-release to clear their DVD's stock level and use the Blu-ray release for this purpose and the price is not increased as their just getting rid of overstocks
When Blu-ray was been launched The A-Team, Taken not everyone had a Blu-ray player and was to encourage the purchase of a Blu-ray by including the DVD and then customers went and purchased a Blu-ray Player
That was years ago most people by now own a Blu-ray player so its not needed to include the DVD
What they do now sometimes is to include a UltraViolet Digital copy for portable use instead of a DVD
With a New Film Release it will add to the cost 100% including a DVD of the Film
If Inside Llewyn Davis Steelbook had not included a DVD it would have been cheaper
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Apparently you can rip a copy onto a DVD for home use, if I can recall reading recently it became legal in the UK to make copies for own use. Don't want to get in trouble with the law though and DVD's drop in price very quickly so really it's no problem. I agree with PaulBoland to an extent, I didn't like it when for example, Arrow's 'Day of the Dead' release was going to include the DVD copy of the same Blu-ray and rule out the special features disc. Obviously I'd rather have the special features disc than the DVD copy, but if the option is there for a spare DVD copy not compromising a special features disc then I'd like them to bring it back. All I was saying. 
what i like about included dvd's is the space they occupy in the steelbook ...the extra disc slot often comes in handy for other special discs associated with the movie, like some retailer exclusives that have their own exclusive bonus discs…. or perhaps an 2nd alternate version of the movie may be released in the future with new features ect... ....in the case of Robocop 2014 i would of considered replacing the dvd with the bluray of the original movie had the steelbook been killer with that art and a gloss finish 
We're obviously not going to agree, and really this is a discussion for another thread.
I appreciate you have no need for the DVD, and yes, I suspect most people aren't bothered either. However, I have no need for the 3D disc either (people who want the 3D version can buy it separately right?). With standard Blu-ray releases, it's easy to pick up multi-disc amarays and put anything you want in it. With steelbooks it's more tricky.
However, it's clear, especially with catalog releases that the inclusion of DVDs has no bearing on the price...
X-Men (Blu + DVD) = £10 at release
X2 (Blu) = £15 at release
X-Men: The Last Stand (Blu) = £17 at release
So, each one more expensive than before. Also, not one contained the bonus disc from the trilogy boxset.
Also, it's more a UK thing. The US steelbooks (and German) for recent releases and catalog titles are much more likely to contain a DVD. If the UK really wants Blu-ray to sell (it's still a niche market), adding a DVD might encourage that. Obviously steelbooks are designed for collectors, so I guess it's less important but even then, how often has a catalog steelbook left off a bonus disc?..
Blade Runner
Alien
Aliens
All missing a bonus disc yet often 3 or 4 times the price if a standard release.
As for extra discs covering inside art, really, does it matter that much? Do you display them open? Surely you'd have to take the disc out to see it anyway (most 2 disc sets have both discs on the same side). What about steelbooks with no inside art in the first place?
Anyway, (and I'm being sincere) if your steelbook purchases give you what you want at an agreeable price, that's great. You're lucky.
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