How much do discs cost?
It varies, but most discs list for $25 to $30 with street prices between $19 and $25, even those with supplemental material. Some new releases are initially priced for rental (near $80, the same as VHS); others are as low as $15. DVD-ROMs will initially be slightly more expensive than CD-ROMs since there is more on them, they cost more to replicate, and the market is smaller. But once production costs drop and the installed base of drives grow, DVD-ROMs will cost about the same as CD-ROMs today.
It varies, but most DVD movies list for $25 to $30 with street prices between $18 and $25, even those with supplemental material. Some new releases are initially priced for rental (near $80, the same as VHS), others are as low as $12. DVD-ROMs will initially be slightly more expensive than CD-ROMs since there is more on them, they cost more to replicate, and the market is smaller. But once production costs drop and the installed base of drives grow, DVD-ROMs will cost about the same as CD-ROMs today.
It varies, but most DVD movies list for $20 to $30 with street prices between $15 and $25, even those with supplemental material. Low-priced movies can be found for under $10. So far DVD has not followed the initial high rental-price model of VHS. DVD-ROMs are usually slightly more expensive than CD-ROMs since there is more on them, they cost a bit more to replicate, and the market is smaller. But as the installed base of drives grow, DVD-ROMs will eventually cost about the same as CD-ROMs do today.
It will vary. Many studios have promised that DVDs will be as cheap or cheaper than videotapes (and much cheaper than laserdiscs). This remains to be seen, especially for special editions with supplemental material which cost much more to produce. Depending on how the DVD rental market develops, new releases may initially be priced for rental (traditionally around $80 for VHS). But existing titles, which have already made back money, are expected to be priced below $25 on DVD. DVD-ROMs will initially be more expensive than CD-ROMs since there is more stored on them, they cost more to replicate, and the market is smaller. But as costs drop and the installed base of drives grow, DVD-ROMs will probably cost the same as CD-ROMs do today.
The price of discs vary, depending on wether they concern special editions with supplemental material (which cost much more to produce) new releases (initially be priced around $80 for rental, but increasingly most videotapes are released immediately for sell-through.) or existing titles. The latter category of back-catalogue titles has already made money and titles are expected to be priced below $25 on DVD. Announcements so far indicate that prices will be about the same as full price video tapes.
