When they were first commercialized, DVDs have been touted as the next generation of media and data storage. So plentiful is the capacity, that many movies and TV shows on DVDs have hours of extras available for the devout fan. Only recently, however, have I started going through these extras [namely the Futurama commentaries]. Now, I know many of you have a pretty substantial DVD collection. I was wondering if you’ve actually gone through these extras and made use of these features. Do you? Or are the special features simply lost to the depths of the DVD? With the current DVD format war where data capacity is even greater, will special features eventually play as one of the deciding factors?
Why don’t you Insert Thought Here.
While I do own a substantial DVD collection, I’ve never really gone at it for the extras. DTS sound, yes. THX sound, again, yes. But never for the extras.
I have a feeling that BluRay will end up with the “win”, but only because HD-DVD has had such an awful time marketing itself, and studios are playing favorites, instead of just letting the mass market decide which format will ultimately win out (that and I don’t think the HDTV market has sufficiently saturated for the whole 1080p media player, which is virtually non-rentable anyways)
I get the DVD because I want to permanently own the movie. After I’ve taken it home and watched it, if it happens to have deleted scenes and bloopers I’ll watch them. I have no interest in directors commentary. My brother, on the other hand, has seen all the director’s commentary on all his South Park episodes. However I think its more due to him playing WoW, and having it running in the background. The “current format war” presently only affects those with gianormous TVs. I suspect extras won’t impact any more than they already do.
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