| How about improving selection Doesn't matter how many devices you put your platform on when your downloadable/playable selection is so outdated. Blockbuster - you want to compete with Netflix, allow all new releases to be streamed. |
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| its not netflix/blockbuster that has that control. It's the content owners. |
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I think the idea is to use Netflix streaming to supplement the DVD subscription. I don't understand what is wrong with having a huge archive of recent to very old content available instantly at the push of a button at no additional cost. New releases are far overrated. If you've waited long enough for the DVD to come out before you see the film, you can certainly wait a few more weeks until Netflix sends you the DVD. Granted you can't watch DVDs on a phone, but why in the hell would would anybody want to do that in the first place? |
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 ThirdShifterPremium
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said by nnaarrnn:its not netflix/blockbuster that has that control. It's the content owners. All cable operators have their new release available same day as DVD. |
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 cdruGo ColtsPremium,MVM
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Fort Wayne, IN
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| said by ThirdShifter:All cable operators have their new release available same day as DVD. Different type of business though. Cable operators may have new released available as Pay Per View on the day of the DVD release. But they don't have new releases as part of the free or premium movie channel VOD selection. If Netflix charged a fee for their instant programming, then a comparison could be drawn. But as it is now, the two are just two different business models. |
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That's exactly how I use it. There are many old movies and TV shows I want to watch, and streaming fits the bill. I have lots of old shows queued up, and I will sit down and watch one when I want to watch TV but don't have time for a movie. I'm then free to use my DVD rentals for things not available on streaming.
And it makes my wife very happy that Quincy is available to stream.  |
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