Video Cards - What's your opinion

[hoffa40]

http://msn.foxsports.com/video/NBA?vid=6d981bd7-25d2-4740-9ebf-8a8b7f0cd05c&from=en-us_msnhp

I'm still trying to decide. They are quite novel now but I can see them going the way of the jersey card once the cost to produce gets cheaper.

 

[cbjhockey61]

as the Beastie Boys would say......these are wik wik wak.....

 

[karim786]

i dont like them, its not really a unique piece if it just has a video in it

at least with cards today, not everyone can get a piece of a players game used jersey or their autograph, anybody can see a highlight of them

 

[es_19]

i don't understand why they feel the need to put in a video...you can see that stuff on teh interwebz.

imo, pieces of memorabilia and autograph is the most genuine form of getting closer to the player and the game.

 

[mwheeler27]

I don't like them. The idea is neat, but long term, will they even work? 100 years from now, does anyone honestly think the video will still work in most of them? Any of them?

 

[wingnut888]

I'd love to have one for hockey but there is no way I'd pay $500 for one!! If it ever got down near the $20-$50 range I might pick one up.

 

[marclemagnifique]

I like the idea if they found a way to create an unique concept. If this is a plain card with a video & the name of the player, I don't see any interest. But I imagine a booklet card of Gretzky 50th goal in his 39th game, with a signature and a handwritten note of him like "from the record man of quickest 50th goal" + a nice oilers patch, I love it!!!

 

[jetsman]

i dont like them, its not really a unique piece if it just has a video in it

at least with cards today, not everyone can get a piece of a players game used jersey or their autograph, anybody can see a highlight of them

Except when you get the same color swatches or an auto that is very consistent.

Having seen the football ones UD did up close, I'm curious, but I'll reserve judgement until a hockey piece is created.

Having said that, I really loved the 96-97 McD's motion cards and to a lesser extent the Diamond Vision UD set. This is just the next step in the evolution of that technology.

 

[FrozenInferno]

To me it's not a card. If it has a screen, a battery, and a USB port it's a gadget and a gimmicky one at that. If it's signed by the player the autograph is still worth something but I don't think it would be enough to make me want one.

 

[Yipper]

one word: garbarge!


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- doesn't reflect the hobby
- only money driven to produce these cards
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and it isn't even a card! they should go label it as something else. i am not paying $500 bucks for a tiny screen with an athlete's autograph on it, might as well go buy an iPad and watch the highlights there if i wanted to see a video

 

[The Great Zo]

I'd love to hear a well-reasoned argument for why video cards aren't cards -- that doesn't involve personal preference or nostalgia. So far, I haven't seen any.

 

[Yipper]

I'd love to hear a well-reasoned argument for why video cards aren't cards -- that doesn't involve personal preference or nostalgia. So far, I haven't seen any.

And why would you see any? Isn't this thread meant for personal references... it's a "What's your opinion" Thread.

But answering your question... or try to...

Why this isn't a card?

For on this one thing, it doesn't present anything the follows the traditional format of being a sports card. The entire thing is screen, based around a device used as a marketing tool at retail stores around the world.

Besides the fact that it has sports on it, trimmed to the dimensions of sports card doesn't make it a sports card.

Why it is one?

Only reason it is one is UD and Panini calling it one and putting sports images on it.

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It's a novelty item. Not many call Adrenalyn XL a sports card, but rather a "gaming card" so why should this be classified as one. Both have there arguements of being something they are not. Besides the factor of companies declaring that it's a sports card, it is not.

We can put an iPad (program it to only play all the highlights of one player) and conceal it in cardboard, ask mr.kobe to auto it and call it a $500 box topper or jumbo sports card. I don't think many will call this a sports card either so why would the one above be one... same thing but smaller screen.

 

[r35h93]

To me it's not a card. If it has a screen, a battery, and a USB port it's a gadget and a gimmicky one at that. If it's signed by the player the autograph is still worth something but I don't think it would be enough to make me want one.

its like signing an iPod wrapped in cardboard with a players picture, if you think of it that way...

 

[gomaz]

I actually think the ones shown in the Panini video are pretty cool.

Someone above said that the whole card surface is screen but it isn't. Its actually around a quarter of the card's surface leaving room for a picture and auto, much like the way a patch leaves room for the same attributes.

Someone else said that it is only driven by money. That's freakin hilarious - this whole hobby is driven by money.

I give huge kudos to Panini for being cutting edge and getting to market first with these.

It'll be hilarious when everyone who has posted in this thread that they don't like them, has one.

 

[bidds55]

If UD and/or Panini are selective with the content, video cards could replace Shield cards as the best pulls in the hobby. Filling these things with highlight videos will not be enough to sustain any kind of demand, though.

-I think the video cards need to produced in limited quantities, but not insanely limited (/100 would make sense to me, with SPs as low as 25 copies).
-They need to include more than just the video. Including at minimum an autograph, and preferably both an autograph and game used memorabilia in the card will be necessary to make these cards the big hits they should be.
-The content should always include video of the player signing the card. If a video of the player congratulating you on pulling the card were to be included, I think that would really add value as well.
-Again, on content, I think the card companies need to come up with themes for the videos, that really make them collectible. and there needs to be at least 2 or 3 different videos on a single card, with the ability to either play through all of the videos, or to pick a specific one.
-Videos on one card would include: 1)Congratulatory message from the player, including images of that player signing your card. 2)High production value video, with highlights, and discussion from the player, and other sources (coaches/commentators/other players/parents etc) on the theme of that specific insert set. 3)A brief selection of highlights of the other players in that insert set, which would make you want to get the other cards in that set.

Personally, I have very strong doubts on the abilities of either UD or Panini to pull this off. I believe ITG would actually probably do the best job with this medium, but without a license, I don't know how they'd manage to use footage of games, which I think is pretty much a requirement for video cards.

 

[sfladan]

I think they are kinda cool but would not pay big money for them .

What's the long term value when the video stops working ?

Dan

 

[Yipper]

I actually think the ones shown in the Panini video are pretty cool.

Someone above said that the whole card surface is screen but it isn't. Its actually around a quarter of the card's surface leaving room for a picture and auto, much like the way a patch leaves room for the same attributes.

Someone else said that it is only driven by money. That's freakin hilarious - this whole hobby is driven by money.

I give huge kudos to Panini for being cutting edge and getting to market first with these.

It'll be hilarious when everyone who has posted in this thread that they don't like them, has one.

The exageration lies with it being whole-screen device. What I was trying to point out is the particualr device it is based. They shrank the screen for some space for images and an auto, big deal...

Hobby is driven by money, I get that. My point is make something that means something, not a product that puts unnecessary funds to produce something that isn't needed. They make a one the plays hockey songs, have it personalized to what you want, auto-ed, holographic lights... etc. But what's the point? Yeah, they are money driven companies but all of them have ideals. ITG has shown that countless time they put the hobby first while making money, and not doing everything they can just to capture a small percentage of what could be there. In the future, this could be the revolution, but lol that tiny screen is a joke atm.


It's not a cutting edge product. It is new thing implemented to the hobby, nor was Panini the first. UD has an inferior version out already.


I have never said I wanted one nor do I own one. Nor has everyone that posted said they wanted it as well. I don't get the statement? lol


I think what you are trying to refer to is people don't mind owning one cause it is "worth" something.

For what thats worth, you can put lion poop in a card and call it a 1/1, Justin Bieber Maple Leaf worn hat. Everyone would want it as long it sells at a good price. Same theory right? =))))

 

[iidaemmi]

Meh.. I don't know. When one is in my hand, then I know.

Harri

 

[gomaz]

The exageration lies with it being whole-screen device. What I was trying to point out is the particualr device it is based. They shrank the screen for some space for images and an auto, big deal...

Hobby is driven by money, I get that. My point is make something that means something, not a product that puts unnecessary funds to produce something that isn't needed. They make a one the plays hockey songs, have it personalized to what you want, auto-ed, holographic lights... etc. But what's the point? Yeah, they are money driven companies but all of them have ideals. ITG has shown that countless time they put the hobby first while making money, and not doing everything they can just to capture a small percentage of what could be there. In the future, this could be the revolution, but lol that tiny screen is a joke atm.


It's not a cutting edge product. It is new thing implemented to the hobby, nor was Panini the first. UD has an inferior version out already.


I have never said I wanted one nor do I own one. Nor has everyone that posted said they wanted it as well. I don't get the statement? lol


I think what you are trying to refer to is people don't mind owning one cause it is "worth" something.

For what thats worth, you can put lion poop in a card and call it a 1/1, Justin Bieber Maple Leaf worn hat. Everyone would want it as long it sells at a good price. Same theory right? =))))

Not really. I don't have time to pick apart your post nor do I want to get into an argument with you as you did not perceive my post correctly. San Diego means whale's vugina, right? Agree to disagree.

 

[mwheeler27]

People are going to spend all kinds of money on these things only to find out one day that they either don't work, or it will cost a lot of money to buy "vintage" parts or batteries in order to make them work.

As others have said, I believe these are more of a gimmick or novelty item than anything else. These video cards, as they are right now, have a short collectible lifespan, in my opinion.