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American History X offers meager purchasing options.

Basically you can get it on DVD or Blu. Unfortunately, the product listings can be conflicting and confusing (such as saying the release is “full screen” while the technical specs list it as being a widescreen ratio). Digging into the details of the listings, though, it appears that ultimately you only have the two options. I did see a listing for a DVD + Blu steelbook pack, but details are so sketchy I wonder if it's a legitimate release.

There are a variety of multi-packs usually including A History of Violence and sometimes other movies like True Lies. Most of them are Blu-rays.

Mine is the standard DVD release which is a single disc.

Video:

1.85 widescreen: It looks good for the most part. The black and white portions are very sharp but are not perfect. There is some smudging when the camera pans quickly. Some of the very dark scenes look snowy. The color portions show a little more grain.

Audio:

5.1 Dolby: Audio is clear with a good mix. There's not much bass rumble or surround sound immersion to it.

Packaging:

Mine came packaged in one of the cheap, old cardboard cases, but those seem to have been phased out in favor of the sturdier plastic ones.

The interface is simple but functional.

Extras:

-Deleted Scenes: there are 3 that are not anything you HAVE to see.

-Bios: Well written bios for several cast and crew members are included.

-Trailer: This is the standard trailer.

Other Editions:

I haven't seen the Blu. Here's what I've gathered from tech listings. The video is at or around 1.78 widescreen (I've seen 2 different spec listings) at 1080p. The audio is Dolby Digital 5.1 ES or True HD 5.1. So essentially you'll get the high def picture and the lossless audio with quality that reportedly makes a massive improvement over what's available on DVD. It looks like you'll get at least the deleted scenes as far as extras.

Final Thoughts:

The DVD doesn't offer much bang for your buck and nothing to get fans excited. Get this only if you plan to watch the movie itself multiple times. The DVD presentation is good enough quality for me to recommend it, though it sounds like that if you can find a good deal on the Blu it would probably be worth the upgrade. If you go for one of the multi-movie packs you're not going to miss out on much even if you don't get the DVD extras.