Joined: May 23, 2003 Posts: 4031 Location: NSW, Australia
Posted: Sun May 25, 2003 9:14 am Post subject: Flexplay Introduces "EZ-D", The 48 hour DVD
Honestly I think this EZ-D thing is stupid, pointless and a waste of money to consumers. Your opinions please...
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FLEXPLAY INTRODUCES "EZ-D", THE 48 HOUR DVD
EZ-D WILL FEATURE TITLES FROM BUENA VISTA HOME ENTERTAINMENT INCLUDING THE RECRUIT, THE HOT CHICK, 25TH HOUR, FRIDA & SIGNS
New York, New York, May 16, 2003; Flexplay Technologies, Inc, a privately held company based in New York, today announced that Buena Vista Home Entertainment Division of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) will use its flexible play DVD technology to make movies available to consumers in test markets beginning this August. The introduction of this innovative product, branded "EZ-D", will include BVHE titles The Recruit, Rabbit Proof Fence, The Hot Chick, 25th Hour, Heaven, Equilibrium, Frida and Signs.
EZ-D will incorporate Flexplay's proprietary flexible play technology into a standard DVD. A Flexplay enabled DVD is similar to a conventional DVD, except that it has a 48 hour viewing window that begins when the disc is removed from its packaging. Consumers will then be able to enjoy the movie as many times as they wish during this time frame. After 48 hours of impeccable play, the DVD will no longer be readable by the DVD player and can then be recycled. A Flexplay enabled DVD works in all players, DVD drives and gaming systems designed to accept a standard DVD. GE Plastics, a division of GE (NYSE: GE), has been a key strategic collaborator in the advancement of Flexplay's proprietary technologies, developing a new patented Lexan® resin co-polymer essential to the flexible play design.
EZ-D's goal is to expand the overall home entertainment market by appealing to consumers whose rental consumption has diminished due to the perceived inconvenience of the current rental process. EZ-D will give these consumers easy access to recently released titles in places they already shop and the opportunity to watch them at their convenience without worrying about returns, late fees or scratched discs. EZ-D offers retailers the opportunity to expand their existing DVD business; and for first time DVD retailers, easy entrée into the growing DVD category.
"We are thrilled that EZ-D discs containing Buena Vista Home Entertainment content will be available to consumers beginning in August," said Alan Blaustein, CEO of Flexplay. "We believe that EZ-D will become synonymous with Flexplay's innovative technology and that consumers and content providers will soon appreciate the convenience and ease that a Flexplay enabled EZ-D will offer."
Bob Chapek, President of Buena Vista Home Entertainment said, "We are very excited to be utilizing Flexplay's technology to introduce EZ-D. This is a great opportunity for us to test consumer receptiveness to this new product in a live market setting. We believe consumers will enjoy the benefits of EZ-D without the inconvenience of making extra trips, returning movies, and paying late fees."
Art LeBlanc, President of Flexplay noted, "This is a breakthrough in the DVD manufacturing process and the introduction of EZ-D represents a major technological achievement for the industry."
GE Plastics' new Lexan® resin co-polymer used in the Flexplay DVD is an essential component of the flexible play technology and is a result of the company's two-year strategic development program with Flexplay. The new co-polymer represents a technical breakthrough for Lexan® resin.
"Our strategic development efforts with Flexplay have resulted in yet another innovative product milestone for our Lexan® resin," said John Dineen, Vice President and Global Lexan Business Leader for GE Plastics. "This is exciting new technology that can help revolutionize and expand the DVD marketplace. We are fully committed to maximizing this technology globally."
About Flexplay Technologies, Inc.
Flexplay Technologies has pioneered the flexible play DVD. A Flexplay enabled DVD is similar to a conventional DVD, except that it has a pre-set viewing window that begins when the disc is removed from its packaging. During this viewing window, the Flexplay DVD plays like a standard DVD, and offers the same great picture and sound that consumers expect from their DVDs. After this viewing window the disc will no longer be readable by the DVD player and can then be recycled. A Flexplay enabled DVD works in all players, DVD drives and gaming systems designed to accept a standard DVD.
Flexplay's patented technology allows content providers to seize new and powerful distribution opportunities that offer their consumers a greater level of convenience and control. A Flexplay enabled DVD can be used in a variety of industries and applications including: movies, music, video games, television programming, and software. Flexplay enabled DVDs are also suitable for a variety of promotional applications. For more information on Flexplay, please visit our Web site at www.flexplay.com.
About Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc., a recognized leader in the home entertainment industry, is the marketing, sales and distribution company for Walt Disney, Touchstone, Hollywood Pictures, Miramax and Buena Vista videocassette and DVD product. Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc., is a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company.
About GE Plastics
GE Plastics is a leading producer of engineering thermoplastics, with major production facilities worldwide. GE Plastics materials, including LEXAN® polycarbonate, are used in a wide variety of applications such as CDs, automobile parts, computer housings, cookware, outdoor signage, cell phones, bullet resistant shielding and building materials. Through its LNP Engineering Plastics business, the company is a worldwide leader in the custom compounding of engineering thermoplastics. GE Plastics is also a global distributor of sheet, film, rod and tube products through GE Polymershapes and GE Structured Products. In 2003 GE Plastics is celebrating 50 years of innovation and the 50th Anniversary of LEXAN polycarbonate, discovered in 1953 by GE chemist Dr. Daniel W. Fox. The company's Web site is located at http://www.geplastics.com/. For more information about LEXAN, visit http://www.gelexan.com/.
LEXAN is a registered trademark of the General Electric Company.
bagong Xbox-HQ Enthusiast
Joined: May 24, 2003 Posts: 26 Location: OZ
Posted: Sun May 25, 2003 11:12 am Post subject:
How can this disk be made available for rental???
DJB Administrator
Joined: May 23, 2003 Posts: 4031 Location: NSW, Australia
Posted: Sun May 25, 2003 1:33 pm Post subject:
bagong wrote:
How can this disk be made available for rental???
No idea at all. For starters, why would people bother with even purchasing them? If they only last for 2 days it's a waste of money. You would pay a certain amount of money to buy the EZ-D to start with, then pay extra on top of that every time you want to watch it.
There's always alternatives to getting movies that are not available in Australia, like importing the DVD from the States (assuming your DVD player can read Region 1 DVDs). Another good solution is join Ebay, log on to the American one (www.ebay.com) and have a look around there, just make sure that the buyer has a lot of good feedback.
If this EZ-D does actually becomes a mainstream thing, I'll laugh until my lungs burst, only people with a lot of cash and no brains will fall for it.
By the way, I'm not meaning to offend any persons who think this is a good idea, but this is just my personal opinion.
forahobby Administrator
Joined: May 22, 2003 Posts: 23945 Location: NSW, Australia
Posted: Sun May 25, 2003 11:04 pm Post subject:
i wouldnt say that importing dvd's from other regions is even a option anymore..
Well recently ive noticed that nearly all good movies are starting to come out on a worldwide release date rather then one country before the other..
Im spewin as i used to always import them months before they come out in the cinemas.. (its getting hard now though)
Joined: May 23, 2003 Posts: 4031 Location: NSW, Australia
Posted: Sun May 25, 2003 11:23 pm Post subject:
Yes indeed. You can still get the occasional good quality release of a movie before it comes to the theatres here, but yes, it is getting harder.
ecwperth Xbox-HQ Experienced
Joined: May 23, 2003 Posts: 118 Location: Perth Western Australia
Posted: Mon May 26, 2003 7:55 am Post subject:
yeah, it sucks coz i was paid like an extra $10 (who lol) coz i thought i was getting it ages b4 here and it got released like 2 weeks later here, i was so annoyed... cant remember which title though
Regionfree Moderator Xbox Version: Green Halo 1.4 Modded: Aladin Live
Joined: May 25, 2003 Posts: 71 Location: Melbourne, Australia
Posted: Mon May 26, 2003 2:31 pm Post subject:
Certain titles are only available in the States and may never be released in Australia. I'm mainly talking about old time favourites that a lot of people wouldn't care about.
As far as pre-release’s go, they are still available weeks sometimes months before the movie is released here at the pictures, only problem is that a lot of them are poor quality.
DJB Administrator
Joined: May 23, 2003 Posts: 4031 Location: NSW, Australia
Posted: Tue May 27, 2003 3:24 pm Post subject:
That's correct. Don't ask me why all DVDs are released globally, as it sucks when there are DVDs you want, but they are only available in the States. An example would be a movie that both me and forahobby are looking for, "Bride of Chucky"
I've been looking around the local DVD places (both rental and shops) and have not seen it anywhere, more than likely if either of us want it we'd more than likely have to import it.
Still, not much use going on about it, not much we can do unfortunately.
Regionfree Moderator Xbox Version: Green Halo 1.4 Modded: Aladin Live
Joined: May 25, 2003 Posts: 71 Location: Melbourne, Australia
Posted: Tue May 27, 2003 10:00 pm Post subject:
I normaly find everything I'm looking for on Ebay. It usualy works out the same price as if I buy it localy.
DJB Administrator
Joined: May 23, 2003 Posts: 4031 Location: NSW, Australia
Posted: Tue May 27, 2003 10:32 pm Post subject:
Yea most of the time it works out about the same, there are sometimes when you can really save though (for instance if the seller lives in Australia and you don't have a huge Postage fee).
Regionfree Moderator Xbox Version: Green Halo 1.4 Modded: Aladin Live
Joined: May 25, 2003 Posts: 71 Location: Melbourne, Australia
Posted: Wed May 28, 2003 12:40 pm Post subject:
I find that sometimes the postage from the States is more then the value of the goods you buy. I usually try to buy more then one item from the one seller to save on postage.
DJB Administrator
Joined: May 23, 2003 Posts: 4031 Location: NSW, Australia
Posted: Wed May 28, 2003 2:55 pm Post subject:
Yes you're right, I had the same thing here when someone was gonna try and charge me about $12 US for a shipping of a dvd, I told them to go to hell.
connor2k Xbox-HQ Elite Member Xbox Version: V1.0 Modded: Xecuter3
Joined: Oct 01, 2003 Posts: 489 Location: Kansas City KS
Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2003 10:26 am Post subject:
Well guys, now you have a friend in the States. Just let me know what you are looking for and I'll see what I can do.
schirmk V.I.P. Member Xbox Version: Xbox V1.0 Modded: Chameleon
Joined: Aug 09, 2003 Posts: 615 Location: Seattle, WA
Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2003 11:00 am Post subject:
Yeah me too. If you want something let me know and I can pick it up for you. Just charge the price and cost of shipping. Nothing on my end. I'm sure I could find the Bride of chucky if youre still looking for it. Let me know.
connor2k Xbox-HQ Elite Member Xbox Version: V1.0 Modded: Xecuter3
Joined: Oct 01, 2003 Posts: 489 Location: Kansas City KS
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