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    brianmi40: Sorry gang, I have to take the counterpoint to all the "great idea" posts. Which of you has a big LP collection still around? No? OK, let's move up... more »
    fuchikoma: I have some old Warner DVDs that have widescreen on one side, and 4:3 on the other. I thought DVD/Blu-Ray hybrids had been proposed a dozen times sinc... more »
    Lizard_King: This sounds perfect. I already have a couple of Blurays that came bundled with a DVD without significant markup ($2 more for Up). Hey, it's the only ... more »
    Bokusatsu_Tenshi: DVD had this double sided thing going on a while ago. I think it failed because I never saw it ever since. Wouldn't work for me because I tend to lea... more »
    Noobs-R-Us: First of all, does this mean that the BR side will only have a single layer? I don't think this is difficult to do. All they had to do was use a 2 si... more »
    Hello Mister Walrus: Why not? more »
    GenNove: Proof HD DVD was far superior to blu ray in every level, This is staright bullshit. This si why I dont support blu ray and refuse to buy any of their... more »
    Manly_McBeeferton: Why not make it Blu-Ray on both sides and double the space? ...Or do they already do that? Not a bad idea, though. Buy a movie, and eventually upgrad... more »
    Canoehead: I'm not just taking crazy pills, right? HD-DVD already did this? Truthfully, it is not a bad idea. In addition to what Kaiser-Machead wrote, it mig... more »
    Voyou_Charmant: I actually don't think this is a terrible idea from a marketing standpoint. I don't buy Blu-ray discs because they are still too expensive, though I ... more »
    Kaiser-Machead: Since Blu-Ray likely has a snowball's chance in hell to replace regular DVD's in the near future, it might as well piggyback on them to get people to ... more »
    Thorax707: I want to stream VHS over broadband to my Wii connected to my fishtank. more »
    dashielm: why not just do what disney does and include a dvd? seems to me it would be cheaper to do that than bond two discs together, not to mention the confus... more »
    AkkiRonin: From the vendors perspective it's a win. A single format to cover both audiences. Less to manufacture, less to shelf. As long as the price isn't two... more »
    Bertone77: I told them I wanted a Blu-ray on one side with a Laser-disc on the other, but noooooo they don't listen to me..... more »
    bornonbord: Wow, they really blew the opportunity for an HD release of the '96 version of Flipper. more »
    kaseyart: HD-DVD did this a while ago. HD on one side and dvd on the other . . . why is this such a big deal now!?!?!?! more »
    OCEntertainment: Saw the same thing with special edition albums that featured the music on the CD side and special video features on the DVD side. Unfortunately, not a... more »
    Nick: or how about vinyl on one side a laser disc on the other? more »
    Norbs: Put a waffle on one side and blue ray on the other and maybe then we'll talk. more »
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    Oh Gee, Blu-ray and DVD Flipper Discs Seems Like Fantabulous Idea

    Blu-ray's latest bit of brilliance is the Flipper: a disc that's plain ol' DVD on one side, and Blu-ray on the other, like bolting a cassette tape on the back of a CD. Amazing. More »
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