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Re: I think there is a place for it Redbox has the kiosk idea covered! We used Redbox often, even tho we have Netflix, until Netflix did streaming. Now we only use Redbox when we want a movie "now" and can't stream it.
The SD card idea is stupid. I will not buy a Blockbusted player, unless it has Internet access and can download to the SD card!  But then, Netflix already has streaming, so why bother? |
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 BF69Premium
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Camden, TN | said by AstroBoy:Redbox has the kiosk idea covered! We used Redbox often, even tho we have Netflix, until Netflix did streaming. Now we only use Redbox when we want a movie "now" and can't stream it. The SD card idea is stupid. I will not buy a Blockbusted player, unless it has Internet access and can download to the SD card! But then, Netflix already has streaming, so why bother? You are required to bring back the DVDs from RedBox don't you? |
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 wifi4milezBig Russ, 1918 to 2008. Rest in Peace
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New York, NY | reply to AstroBoy
said by AstroBoy:Redbox has the kiosk idea covered! We used Redbox often, even tho we have Netflix, until Netflix did streaming. Now we only use Redbox when we want a movie "now" and can't stream it. The SD card idea is stupid. I will not buy a Blockbusted player, unless it has Internet access and can download to the SD card! But then, Netflix already has streaming, so why bother? I agree, and I think Blockbuster needs to rethink this idea. First, you dont need to buy the player; they give it to you. However, as pointed out thats kind of pointless. If I need to go to the store (instead of downloading) a movie on a SD card that requires a player is far more inconvenient than a DVD (which I can play on many devices). On the other hand, if they were to strictly launch this for "other" devices (phones, laptops, PMPs, etc.) then it would be a much better idea. As I mentioned before, if you could grab one of these movies at an airport and toss it into your phone there is value. On the flipside, driving to the store just to pick up an SD card instead of a DVD has no value.
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BF69Premium
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Camden, TN | said by wifi4milez:[On the flipside, driving to the store just to pick up an SD card instead of a DVD has no value. Sure it does, if you can use your own SD card then you don't have to return said card unlike a DVD which you have to return. |
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wifi4milezBig Russ, 1918 to 2008. Rest in Peace
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New York, NY | said by BF69:said by wifi4milez:[On the flipside, driving to the store just to pick up an SD card instead of a DVD has no value. Sure it does, if you can use your own SD card then you don't have to return said card unlike a DVD which you have to return. It still ties you to physically going to the store for each transaction, which is what this technology should be eliminating.
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said by BF69:You are required to bring back the DVDs from RedBox don't you? Yes.
Yes, that is why I don't use the service much, 2 trips! I forgot about that. Streaming is the best way to go. DVD by mail is second best. Second best would be SD card with download option over the Internet. That would be really good, but not as good as streaming.
I assume you would need to return the SD card also. Maybe you can use your own card, I hope not. I would hope the kiosk has them pre-loaded and ready to go quickly. Otherwise, copying 2-4 GB of data to an SD card could take forever. I would not want to have to wait 4-8 minutes while it copies. That would suck big time!
4 minutes assuming 2GB at 10MB/sec.
8 minutes assuming 4GB at 10MB/sec. |
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1 edit | said by AstroBoy:said by BF69:You are required to bring back the DVDs from RedBox don't you? Yes. Yes, that is why I don't use the service much, 2 trips! I forgot about that. Streaming is the best way to go. DVD by mail is second best. Second best would be SD card with download option over the Internet. That would be really good, but not as good as streaming. I assume you would need to return the SD card also. Maybe you can use your own card, I hope not. I would hope the kiosk has them pre-loaded and ready to go quickly. Otherwise, copying 2-4 GB of data to an SD card could take forever. I would not want to have to wait 4-8 minutes while it copies. That would suck big time! 4 minutes assuming 2GB at 10MB/sec. 8 minutes assuming 4GB at 10MB/sec. Don't they have some new cards coming out that will cut that time down from minutes to seconds? |
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