Why Are All DVDs Grey?
Nov
11
I've noticed that all the DVDs we are getting from Netflix lately are the same – grey color (gray) and plain text. No frills and no graphics. I also noticed that the DVDs we purchased from Disney, for the kids, are also the same grey. In Netflix's case, I'm guessing this is some kind of cost-saving measure, though I can't imagine why. In Disney's case, we are purchasing these as retail-items, so I don't understand the cost-saving argument.
Did everyone decide it wasn't important to have any graphics on the DVD discs themselves? Or if I were buy one of these movies at Best Buy or Target, would it have some color? It's getting a bit dull, when all the DVDs look the same. I think of it as an extension of the cover art. And with digital downloads becoming the norm, perhaps it's all part of the trend of cover art dying out.
I can't seem to find much info on the Grey DVD subject via the search engines, so I thought I'd leave it to others to add their comments.
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#1 Add Your Thoughts
Submitted by danmoriarty on Thu, 2010-11-18 12:41.
What do you think's going on? Chime in.
#2 I've been wondering this same
Submitted by Eric on Tue, 2010-12-07 00:48.
I've been wondering this same thing for some time, but I think I have a theory. I don't buy blue ray discs, but maybe someone here does. I assume that they still have the colorful art on the blue rays at this point, so maybe this measure is a way to start moving away from DVD and onto blue ray.
#3 Eric, that's a good theory. I
Submitted by danmoriarty on Tue, 2010-12-07 12:46.
Eric, that's a good theory. I guess there's cost savings to not doing full-color on a disc, but it seems like it would be minimal. I haven't bought Blue Ray either. I get so frustrated with scratched and skipping DVDs, I figure that downloads and online video are probably the way to go. Blue Ray seems like it will be sort lived.
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