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Re: Well by the time it hits DVDs.... said by badtrip:I've already waited 6 months to a year (don't go to the movie theater). Another 28 days don't mean anything to me. Me either. I can wait and if it keeps Netflix prices low, all the better. |
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 Defiance82Computer ElitePremium
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| said by fAcEtIOUs:said by badtrip:I've already waited 6 months to a year (don't go to the movie theater). Another 28 days don't mean anything to me. Me either. I can wait and if it keeps Netflix prices low, all the better. Funny how their pricing never changes... They added a cost for BluRay a while back. How dose it keep costs down when they raise them lol
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 ThalerPremium
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kudos:3 | However, their online library has grown since then. You're still getting more bang-for-your-buck out of today's larger video market for the same monthly fee you've always paid. |
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 SLDPremium
join:2002-04-17
San Francisco, CA | reply to fAcEtIOUs
As long as they don't keep locking out the DVD controls - making you watch 15 minutes of previews and commercials to see the title. I've had a few of these. |
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So would you say for every 10 movies they add they should raise the rate $.10 or maybe every 1000 movies they raise it $1?
Point being that just because they add more movies does not in anyway mean it, as an absolute, has added more value. |
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 old_dawg"I Know Noting..."
join:2001-09-22
Westminster, MD | reply to SLD
said by SLD:As long as they don't keep locking out the DVD controls - making you watch 15 minutes of previews and commercials to see the title. I've had a few of these. A possible cure for that annoyance...
enter STOP, STOP, MENU and see if that doesn't get you right
to the actual movie's menu screen, bypassing all the junk. OR,
while the promos are running, enter EJECT, and repeat above after LOAD disk. This is hit or miss for me but usually works.
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| Since my TV has a computer hooked up to it, usually I'll rip and copy the DVD into the computer straight out of the Netflix envelope before I even bother watching it. The ripping software strips out all the previews and leaves the main menues and title intact.
While the rip and copy is happening, I'm making myself pop corn and serving myself a soft drink. By the time it finishes, it's movie time.
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said by Defiance82:]Funny how their pricing never changes... They added a cost for BluRay a while back. How dose it keep costs down when they raise them lol That's not raising the cost. That's what they call in the business a value added service. Netflix's standard pricing has been the same for a while. Actually it appears the price has come down a little bit when you compare with their pricing scheme when they first hit the market. Blu-Ray players are not nearly as common as DVD players. It's reasonable for Netflix to ask for a little upcharge for Blu-Rays. Especially if their standard rates are the same. |
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 bionicRodFunkier than a mohair disco ball.Premium
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said by SLD:As long as they don't keep locking out the DVD controls - making you watch 15 minutes of previews and commercials to see the title. I've had a few of these. I have never had a rented blu-ray that you couldn't fast forward through the previews. True, you can't skip it all together, but on the PS3 if you hit ff 2 or 3 times the comercial is over in two seconds. I don't see what the big deal is... |
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Nothing like growing an online library of foriegn, old, and B title movies. When those new releases wait their 28 days and hit the online library at the same time they hit the physical disc rental then we'll be making progress. |
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I'm sure you erase that rip as soon as you return the physical disc. |
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| So if one pirates a rental movie, who exactly is future revenue being withheld from? Neflix, the Studio, or both? |
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| If I were sharing the deleted files via torrents, I suppose both. |
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| said by Network Guy:If I were sharing the deleted files via torrents, I suppose both. Not really sure, if I understood correctly the Studio gets some money on each rental. I suppose Netflix doesn't really care other than you might up your number of DVDs out at one time if you didn't rip.
I suppose the studio could make the argument that most people wouldn't pay a monthly fee just to hold onto the same movie for 2-3 years, they would buy it if they liked it that much. Since they get more revenue off the purchase, perhaps you're withholding that revenue from them. |
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| The studios or Netflix can think I'm withholding their expected revenue all they want. Different strokes for different folks.. Everyone likes to consume their choice of media in their own way. Some still like the novelty of buying a DVD copy, some like downloading the same DRM-ladden content online, some like to rip and copy from their local video store or online DVD rental service.
Unfortunately for the studios, there's still a vast majority of consumers who like consuming their content in the same traditional media that's easily pirated and the major internet carriers in the US are still busy buying off Congress in order not to deploy uniform broadband access.
I mean.. I've yet to discover anyone who can easily pirate an online stream from Netflix, nor have I witnessed studios and internet carriers develop an online rental platform that feasibly replaces the physical media experience. |
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| said by Network Guy:The studios or Netflix can think I'm withholding their expected revenue all they want. Different strokes for different folks.. Everyone likes to consume their choice of media in their own way. Some still like the novelty of buying a DVD copy, some like downloading the same DRM-ladden content online, some like to rip and copy from their local video store or online DVD rental service. Ahhh so you're saying you prefer to consume your media by playing it from a HD. I do to.
I don't rip copies to my media server of movies I rent. I don't own those movies. I'm merely renting them and have rights as long as I have the media in hand. If it is a movie I wish to enjoy multiple times, I'll buy it then rip it to my server. More often than not this ends up being kids movies (hehe). |
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 morboComplete Your Transaction
join:2002-01-22
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said by old_dawg:enter STOP, STOP, MENU and see if that doesn't get you right to the actual movie's menu screen, bypassing all the junk. OR, while the promos are running, enter EJECT, and repeat above after LOAD disk. This is hit or miss for me but usually works. If this is what is required to skip the junk on DVDs, god is dead. |
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bionicRodFunkier than a mohair disco ball.Premium
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| said by morbo:said by old_dawg:enter STOP, STOP, MENU and see if that doesn't get you right to the actual movie's menu screen, bypassing all the junk. OR, while the promos are running, enter EJECT, and repeat above after LOAD disk. This is hit or miss for me but usually works. If this is what is required to skip the junk on DVDs, god is dead. It's not. Just fast forward for God's sake. It's like two button presses per preview. Why would you eject and reload the disc?  |
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SLDPremium
join:2002-04-17
San Francisco, CA | reply to old_dawg
I've used the stop-stop trick. But most DVDs prevent you from using STOP after loading the disc. |
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