cvrefugee
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join:2003-09-15
Corona, CA
| reply to dadkins
Re: Yeah, this is all good, but...
- There's no RedBox in my area.
- I don't have an HD DVR for Dish so I can't get HD movies that way.
- I don't have a Blu-Ray or HD-DVD player so I can't rent them.
- I do have an Xbox 360 with a broadband connection, so for me this would be the cheapest and easiest solution.
You have other options, I don't. Like I said, different strokes for different folks. |
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cbrigante2
Cubs 20??
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join:2002-11-22
North Aurora, IL
1 edit | reply to dadkins
N/M |
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dadkins
Can you do Blu?
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join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
 ·Comcast
1 edit | reply to cvrefugee
cvrefugee,
Tell these people to give it a rest!
They can't stand that I( and others) are renting the SAME DVDs they are, for $1.00!
Not my problem!
I was smart and went to a realistic rental store... them? LOL!
As for the delivery... I'm not restricted on what I can play mine on! No hacks needed!
HD? I can get HD anytime I want it! What's your point?
Cable, uhm yeah... I have cable. Already paying for mines, how about you?
Bet I'm paying less for my movies than you will for this service!! LOL!
Look, if you all wish to pay out the ass for something that can be found elsewhere for less(legally even) just so you can play it on your Xbox - Go For It! 
Don't try to bust my chops because you are willingly getting ripped off! LMAO! 
Y'all are funny!
Thanks!
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dadkins
Can you do Blu?
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join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
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1 edit | reply to cbrigante2
Y'all are hatin!
Don't use gas for the local rental... I have a bicycle and it's less than 1/2 mile away!
Tell ya what, let's all remember that y'all are paying $4.00+ for something that some of us are only paying $1.00 for! 
And you are still driving to get those! Crunch those numbers!
$4.00 + gas = You're getting ripped off!
Even if you don't have to drive:
$4.00 = You're still getting ripped off!
Do me, and everyone else, a favor - click this:
»www.redbox.com/
Enter in your ZIP code, see if you have a RedBox near you... Cut your losses and start renting from a better place. LOL!
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ptrowski
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| reply to RockCake
said by RockCake  :Our local grocery stores use redbox: » www.redbox.com/index.aspxDecent selection and only 1.00 a night, which works for me since I don't keep movies more than 1 day anyway... I would hardly call Redbox a decent selection. Everytime I check it out the movies they have are horrible.
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cbrigante2
Cubs 20??
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join:2002-11-22
North Aurora, IL
| reply to cvrefugee
said by cvrefugee :How can you compare digital distribution to driving to the local video chain and renting a movie, then having to return it? These are in HD, too. Better quality than PPV and you don't need cable or satellite TV to get them, just a broadband connection. Different strokes for different folks, give it a rest dadkins. Let's not forget how he gets gas for free for all that driving. |
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cvrefugee
Premium
join:2003-09-15
Corona, CA
| reply to dadkins
How can you compare digital distribution to driving to the local video chain and renting a movie, then having to return it? These are in HD, too. Better quality than PPV and you don't need cable or satellite TV to get them, just a broadband connection.
Different strokes for different folks, give it a rest dadkins. |
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nixen
Rockin' the Boxen
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join:2002-10-04
Alexandria, VA
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| reply to captokita
said by captokita :said by chnctrrrhnry :walk-in rentals, 1.00 per movie? Where do you live? LOL! That's funny. Bbuster should be called walletbuster since most stuff is $4 at least. Some mom n pop movie places can be that cheap, but not many. Dadkins is right about Netflix though. I'd have to see the quality first before deciding. Do you get to KEEP the show/movie - or is it a PPV type thing, where you see it once and that's it? The quality of the movies will supposedly be equivalent to the videos that come pre-loaded on your XBox360 console. There's even a couple of HD videos pre-loaded.
Hopefully, since you can horse your XBox360 to a Windows Media PC, you'd be able to offload it to that for longer term storage.
-tom
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dadkins
Can you do Blu?
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join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
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| reply to Greg_Z
Uh huh, yet people above are more or less flaming me because I rent DVDs for $1.00 from a realistic video store...
Screw $4.00 per rental! LMAO!
A buck a pop! It's not Rocket Science.
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dadkins
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join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
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1 edit | reply to NOCMan
Look friend, it's not my fault you do not go to a video rental store where you are known!
I have a friend at the local(not BlockBuster) video rental store, ANYONE that signs up can rent DVDs for $1.00!
My friend lets me know when the new releases are going to get there... Too bad for you!
We also have a RedBox within driving distance(NOTE: RedBox rentals are $1.00!!!!!) ONOES!!!1
»www.redbox.com/
I'm sorry to hear that you do not have a place of business that rents at reasonable prices.
BTW, I *AM* getting what I got coming! Cheap rentals! 
LMAO!
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NOCMan
Verizon Fios User
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join:2004-09-30
Flower Mound, TX
| reply to dadkins
yeah and it's people like you that make us pay more to make up for your friends in the right places.
It's the same thing when people go to the hospital and skip out on their medical bills. The rest of us have to pay more to make up for other's. (Yes I understand it's expensive and some people cant handle it, it's just a comparison).
I hope you get what you got comming.
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Greg_Z
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join:2001-08-08
Springfield, IL
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| reply to dadkins
Family Video here in the Midwest, offers two rentals for the price of one $1.00) for seven days. New releases for $2.50 for three days. Video games are about the same. Family Video is the reason that Blockbuster is gone out of Springfield, along with 2nd Cinema. Hollywood Video cannot even compete with them.
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RockCake
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join:2005-07-12
Woodbridge, VA | reply to dadkins
Our local grocery stores use redbox:
»www.redbox.com/index.aspx
Decent selection and only 1.00 a night, which works for me since I don't keep movies more than 1 day anyway... |
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cbrigante2
Cubs 20??
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join:2002-11-22
North Aurora, IL
| reply to dadkins
said by dadkins :...$2.00 per TV show? Uhm... DVR? VCR? $4.00 for a movie? Can you say Netflix boys and girls? Most "Walk-In" rentals are ~$1.00 per movie, right? For some reason, this MS - Xbox deal doesn't sound all that appealing to me, ya know? I look at this service as not really competing with Netflix. It seems more like direct competition to PPV services from Comcast/DirecTV.
The larger hard drive would be nice, but the tv shows that are bought can be deleted and re-downloaded with your live account. Let them pay for the drive space. |
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dadkins
Can you do Blu?
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join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
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1 edit | reply to ohh Hecules
DVDs pal! Where you at?
It's good to have friends in the right places... 
For HDTV, I'll just record it... 
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ohh Hecules
@mindspring.com | reply to dadkins
We are talking about high def not VHS baby. I'm not renting Red Dawn |
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dadkins
Can you do Blu?
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join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
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1 edit | reply to chnctrrrhnry
Re: Yeah, this is all good, but...
said by chnctrrrhnry :walk-in rentals, 1.00 per movie? Where do you live? Hercules, CA... Why?
What are you getting ripped off paying for rentals?
Dude! I buy the original DVDs for $5.99 - $7.99. Rent it for $4.00+? I don't think so! LMAO!
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captokita
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join:2005-02-22
Calabash, NC
| reply to chnctrrrhnry
said by chnctrrrhnry :walk-in rentals, 1.00 per movie? Where do you live? LOL! That's funny. Bbuster should be called walletbuster since most stuff is $4 at least.
Some mom n pop movie places can be that cheap, but not many.
Dadkins is right about Netflix though. I'd have to see the quality first before deciding. Do you get to KEEP the show/movie - or is it a PPV type thing, where you see it once and that's it? |
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chnctrrrhnry
join:2006-09-29
Philadelphia, PA | reply to dadkins
walk-in rentals, 1.00 per movie? Where do you live? |
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