Dear Debra, Just a quick note that regular DVDs do indeed play in Blu-ray players and there are several now that can play all regions of both. And in terms of feature films, there is no comparison in quality. Blu-rays look significantly better. So if you're playing a talking-head documentary on a monitor, that's no big deal. But if you want to project Terence Malick's DAYS OF HEAVEN on to a screen, the investment is fairly small in terms of players and discs relative to the increased experience.
Best, Dennis Doros Milestone Film & Video/Milliarium Zero Harrington Park, NJ 07640 email: milefi...@gmail.com www.milestonefilms.com www.ontheboweryfilm.com www.arayafilm.com www.exilesfilm.com www.wordisoutmovie.com www.killerofsheep.com <http://www.killerofsheep.com> AMIA Austin 2011: www.amianet.org Join "Milestone Film" on Facebook! Follow Milestone on Twitter! <http://twitter.com/#!/MilestoneFilms> On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 8:35 AM, Mandel, Debra <d.man...@neu.edu> wrote: > Hi- > > What is the current theory on whether it pays to be adding Blu-ray feature > films, even when Blu-ray isn't a campus wide standard, or where there are > not classrooms dedicated for cinema studies viewing. (Northeastern has at > least four Blu-Ray players available for reservation). Also we have no > Blu-ray players in the library yet. I'd appreciate hearing about what folks > are doing with this conundrum. I am sure there have been conversations > about this before, but I wasn't paying attention. Unfortunately Blu-Ray > players do not play regular DVDs, a major issue. > > I'd love to hear from you! > > Debra > > > Debra H. Mandel, > Head, Digital Media Design Studio > Northeastern University Libraries > 200 Snell Library > 360 Huntington Ave. > Boston, MA 02115 > 617.373.4902 > 617.373.5409 fax > > > > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues > relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, > preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and > related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective > working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication > between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and > distributors. > > --
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VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
