Win “Snow White” for Blu-Ray!

Oct 21, 2009 Disney Review, Product Giveaway

My First Blu-ray Movie

I bought a Blu-ray player a couple months ago. I didn’t have any Blu-ray discs and didn’t run out to buy any, but I was loving the machine anyway. It’s not like when we switched from VHS to DVD and had to either keep two machines around or replace all of our tapes. Not only do Blu-ray players play regular DVDs, they make them look crisper and better!

Then along came Disney. As if they knew that we had just purchased a Blu-ray player, Disney offered me a review copy of the Diamond Edition of “Snow White” on Blu-ray disc. It’s still our one-and-only blue-ray disc, but my daughter has watched it four or five times in the couple of weeks we’ve had it. It even comes with a regular DVD of “Snow White”, to use in your car or on another TV or computer.

I put the disc in and the first thing I noticed about it was the sound. We have an HD DVR, so I’ve heard shows with good sound on that same TV, but the sound coming from this disc when the previews started was something else entirely. And that was just on the speakers from our Bravia – we don’t even have surround sound speakers. The next little surprise was a viewing option called “Disney View.” Instead of stretching the picture or having those annoying black bars on the sides, “Disney View” lets you see “Snow White” in its original aspect ratio, with original artwork on the sides (columns, pulled-back theater curtains, etc.). It’s a beautiful way to watch the movie. At first I thought it might be distracting, but it turns out that it’s the jarring black bars that are annoying. The “Disney View” artwork frames the movie in a very natural way.

Snow White

I’m not sure that a hand-drawn cartoon that’s over 70-years-old is the best vehicle to tout the benefits of Blu-ray. Don’t get me wrong, the movie has been completely cleaned up and sparkles for its Blu-ray debut. It looks absolutely gorgeous, especially the colors, which were much more earthy than later, more pastel Disney movies. But sometime soon I’m going to buy something with lots of explosions and special effects so that I can see what the Blu-ray player can really do (I’m thinking I Am Legend). One huge benefit of Blu-ray though is that the discs themselves are reportedly more scratch-resistant than regular DVDs. That doesn’t mean that I’m going to let the kids touch it, but at least when I drop it (which will happen eventually) it will hopefully hold up better.

The cons? It can take a minute or two for the Blu-ray disc to load (but I suspect that isn’t specific to this disc – they load and are read in a different way than regular DVDs). In a world where I’ve gotten used to having everything in an instant, that took a little getting used to. And they’re more expensive. My two-minute, completely unscientific survey of Amazon movies shows that the Blu-ray titles tend to be between about 30% and 60% more expensive than the regular DVDs. But for that extra money you will likely get better picture, better sound, better wear, and more extras.

Win Snow White for yourself

And now the really fun part: I get to give away the Diamond 2-disc edition of “Snow White”, along with a Seven Dwarf Plush Set!

To enter, all you have to do is leave a message on this post telling me what your favorite Disney movie is, or which one you would like most to see on Blu-ray.

You can also get one extra entry by tweeting about this contest. Just make sure to link back to this page, and don’t forget to leave a separate comment linking to your tweet! Or, you can just copy and tweet this:

Win the Diamond Edition of “Snow White” on Blu-ray & a Seven Dwarfs Plush Toy set over @SelfishMom! http://bit.ly/3gq519

So, that’s a maximum of two entries per household, please. The comments will close at noon-ish on Wednesday, October 28th and random.org will draw a winner. For complete rules, please see my Giveaway Rules page. Good luck!

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33 Responses to “Win “Snow White” for Blu-Ray!”

Troi on October 22nd, 2009 10:30 am
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My Favorite disney movie is Cinderella but Snow White is my daughter’s favorite. I would love to have them both in blu-ray.
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Jen on October 22nd, 2009 1:23 pm
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Snow White is my daughter’s favorite!!! I would love to see The Lion King on Blu-ray
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Heather S on October 22nd, 2009 2:14 pm
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My favorite Disney movie is Cinderella!
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Heather S on October 22nd, 2009 2:18 pm
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Tweet!
http://twitter.com/heatheranne99/status/5075600501
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Carla Michelini on October 22nd, 2009 4:21 pm
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Fantasia is my favorite Disney movie, and it was my mom’s, too. She took us kids to see it when it was re-released in the ’60s. Now it’s my 4-year-old son’s favorite movie, especially the segment of Beethoven’s “Pastoral Symphony”, which he calls “the one with the flying horses.”
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Denise Traynor on October 22nd, 2009 10:26 pm
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Hunchback
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Leslie on October 22nd, 2009 11:46 pm
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I love alice in wonderland
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Leslie on October 22nd, 2009 11:47 pm
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I tweeted

http://twitter.com/laughwithleslie/status/5088561885
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Marci on October 23rd, 2009 8:46 am
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My fave is Beauty and the Beast! And I think they should put Disney movies on BluRay!
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April W on October 23rd, 2009 9:58 am
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My favorite Disney movie is Aladdin. I think I have watched it hundreds of times!
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Ladytink_534 on October 23rd, 2009 7:49 pm
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I’d most like to see Alice in Wonderland or Beauty and the Beast on Blu-ray. Both are my fav Disney movies
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Kecia B on October 23rd, 2009 8:09 pm
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We love Jungle Book & Alice in Wonderland. I think Alice on Blu-Ray would be amazing. We have Tinkerbell on Blu-Ray, our only one, and it’s pretty spectacular.
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Julie L on October 23rd, 2009 10:24 pm
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A couple of my favorites are Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty
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Wendi P on October 23rd, 2009 10:28 pm
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My favorite Disney movie is Pinnochio and I would love to see it come out on Blu-Ray!
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Jackie N on October 24th, 2009 11:14 pm
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My favorite Disney movie is Bambi. Thanks for the chance to win!
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Toni on October 25th, 2009 12:44 pm
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My favorite Disney movie, hands down, is Beauty & the Beast.
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Toni on October 25th, 2009 12:46 pm
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And a tweet. http://twitter.com/daisy3_2/status/5150300389
Btw, good points, I think, about Blu-Ray and Snow White not even really being the best animated film to see in that format.
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Shawna OBrien on October 25th, 2009 4:36 pm
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My favorite Disney movie is Bambi.

ShawnaMichelle@ymail.com
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Shawna OBrien on October 25th, 2009 4:38 pm
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Tweet http://twitter.com/ShawnaMichelle2/status/5155191510

ShawnaMichelle@ymail.com
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Lee on October 27th, 2009 4:39 am
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My daughter would watch this constantly when she was just 2. I would love to give her this to remind her she is still my little girl.

Tweeted it @coupledumb
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Ron Miller on October 27th, 2009 1:40 pm
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Flubber
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Ron Miller on October 27th, 2009 1:41 pm
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http://twitter.com/sweepstaking/statuses/5206168584

tweeted
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Rashmi on October 27th, 2009 3:43 pm
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We all love Aladdin at our home.

Thanks!
callmeabookworm at gmail dot com
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fokxxy on October 27th, 2009 4:58 pm
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Petes Dragon all the way!!

Loved that movie.
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fokxxy on October 27th, 2009 5:00 pm
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I tweeted!

http://twitter.com/fokxxy/status/5210795037
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Kathleen Gereg on October 27th, 2009 7:46 pm
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This is a hard choice, but I’d have to go with the Lion King!
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Susan Hyatt on October 27th, 2009 9:15 pm
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Snow White is my most favorite! I love all
Disney movies1
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Ro on October 27th, 2009 9:32 pm
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I don’t have a favorite Disney movie, I enjoy them all. If I had to pick my 3 favs, I guess it would be Lion King, Cinderella, Snow White, and Bambi. Ooops, that’s 4.
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Heather Garland on October 27th, 2009 10:13 pm
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My favorite disney movie is Snow White so I would love to win!!!
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Heather Garland on October 27th, 2009 10:15 pm
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I tweeted! http://twitter.com/hgarland
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jeff anderson on October 27th, 2009 10:53 pm
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Lion King all the way
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Blu-Ray Player Reviews on October 28th, 2009 12:56 am
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Thanks for the post ! It is a great awesome player,though the prices of the Blu-ray discs are higher than that of DVDs. But, they are growing popular among the buyers due to the picture and sound quality.But the blu-ray player r with nice video quality and the interface is clean.I’d definitely recommend this player. The picture is gorgeous, especially when paired with a new 1080p, 120Hz LCD HDTV.
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