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Press Release BVHE Press Release: Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs (1937) (4k UHD Combo) (2 Viewers)

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I don't have a 4K player. But if the included Blu-ray is a new transfer, a was the case with Cinderella, this will be an immediate purchase for me.
It's smart to bundle the 4K with a Blue Ray otherwise it probably would not sell enough to make it financially.

I understand we adults want quality. But if I was buying this for my grandkids to watch, I know how young fingers can destroy physical media. :) That's why streaming is so popular with young parents.
 

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It's smart to bundle the 4K with a Blue Ray otherwise it probably would not sell enough to make it financially.
Oh, we know there is going to be a Blu-ray with it. That was never in question. Disney regularly does that on their animated films. The cover also indicates this will be the case. What I'm saying is, the only reason for me to buy this without needing the 4K disc is if the Blu-ray transfer is also sourced from the new restoration. I don't need another Blu-ray copy that is identical to the transfer I already have.

However, Disney has been inconsistent on this point recently. Cinderella did have a new Blu-ray transfer with its 4K release, while The Nightmare Before Christmas used the old one from 2008. As such, I double dipped on Cinderella and passed on The Nightmare Before Christmas.
 
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However, Disney has been inconsistent on this point recently. Cinderella did have a new Blu-ray transfer with its 4K release, while The Nightmare Before Christmas used the old one from 2008. As such, I double dipped on Cinderella and passed on The Nightmare Before Christmas.

Snow White is the jewel in the crown, though. My educated guess is that they wouldn't think of reissuing the old blu-ray with this release.
 

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My educated guess is that they wouldn't think of reissuing the old blu-ray with this release.
That implies Disney makes these kind of decisions logically or consistently among these releases, and I'm not sure they do. I hope you're right. But I want to find out from reviews, etc. before locking in an order.
 

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Always wondered about this:

 

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Always wondered about this:

However, though Tolkien's usage spurred its recent rise, he did not invent the word. This article includes an interesting ngram:
https://grammarist.com/usage/dwarfs-dwarves/
 

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Amazon just changed my delivery date from Oct. 10 to November 21. Result: I am flummoxed.
 

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Result: I am flummoxed.
Amazon has been in a feud with Disney on pre-order items for years. There's a whole thread about it somewhere if you want to dig it up.

I do not recommend pre-ordering Disney titles from Amazon and have not done so since 2016.

Just get it from another retailer.
 

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Oh, we know there is going to be a Blu-ray with it. That was never in question. Disney regularly does that on their animated films. The cover also indicates this will be the case. What I'm saying is, the only reason for me to buy this without needing the 4K disc is if the Blu-ray transfer is also sourced from the new restoration. I don't need another Blu-ray copy that is identical to the transfer I already have.

However, Disney has been inconsistent on this point recently. Cinderella did have a new Blu-ray transfer with its 4K release, while The Nightmare Before Christmas used the old one from 2008. As such, I double dipped on Cinderella and passed on The Nightmare Before Christmas.
I just bought this new edtion this afternoon (this is the advantage of living in Paris where imported BRs can be sold before the street date in the US). A very quick glance at the BR : this is the new restored version. There is plenty of grain and it does seem splendid.
 

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Thank you for that, Lionel! I haven't seen any reviews yet for this title so yours is the first information I've seen regarding the Blu-ray copy also being the restored version. I have ordered my copy now.
 

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I just bought this new edtion this afternoon (this is the advantage of living in Paris where imported BRs can be sold before the street date in the US). A very quick glance at the BR : this is the new restored version. There is plenty of grain and it does seem splendid.
So, does it include the original mono track? Lossless or lossy?
 

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It has the same audio tracks as the previous blu-rays, with the omission of the 24-bit DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 surround track.
Not sure why they didn't include that in this release.
 

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