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Re: I'll pay less

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 11:18:18 EDT

Selenia posted :

said by MrMaster:

local rental business? I think you may have to travel a far distance for a "local rental business."

2 are within about a half mile of my work. Geez! I just don't know if I can make it that far.

Re: I'll pay less

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:15:33 EDT

Thaler posted :

said by 88615298:

Well you could very well rent 10 movies a month on the 1 DVD at a time option. That's 80 cents per movie. Oh and if you think redbox is staying at $1 you're nuts.

Well when that changes, I might consider Netflix again. Until then, they're still a best buy.

Re: I'll pay less

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 23:27:44 EDT

88615298 posted :

said by Thaler:

said by 88615298:

$8 for renting DVDs is too much? Compared to the $4 per video store or you cable company on PPV will charge.

$1 or less for Redbox rentals. $5 for Bluray if I buy them on sale.

$8/month compared to these options seems rather expensive.

Well you could very well rent 10 movies a month on the 1 DVD at a time option. That's 80 cents per movie. Oh and if you think redbox is staying at $1 you're nuts.

Re: I'll pay less

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 22:04:19 EDT

Lark3po posted :

said by Thaler:

said by 88615298:

$8 for renting DVDs is too much? Compared to the $4 per video store or you cable company on PPV will charge.

$1 or less for Redbox rentals. $5 for Bluray if I buy them on sale.

$8/month compared to these options seems rather expensive.

You do realize you can get more than one (1) DVD a month right? Hell, if you played your cards right and put the movies back in the mail box after watching them you could probably squeeze in ten (10) or so movies in a month for $8...

Re: I'll pay less

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 21:46:24 EDT

ShellMMG posted : We'll probably end up ditching our one-at-a-time plan as well.

My husband has been doing a lot of traveling the past two years and, hotel bandwidth permitting, he'd find something to watch on Netflix. We don't have access to real broadband at home yet, so it would just be a waste of money.

Re: I'll pay less

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 20:29:45 EDT

KrK posted : Ah, you worked in the buggy whip industry, then?

No, your old job is not coming back.

Re: I'll pay less

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 18:48:18 EDT

Thaler posted :

said by 88615298:

$8 for renting DVDs is too much? Compared to the $4 per video store or you cable company on PPV will charge.

$1 or less for Redbox rentals. $5 for Bluray if I buy them on sale.

$8/month compared to these options seems rather expensive.

Re: I'll pay less

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 18:45:39 EDT

Thaler posted :

said by HappyAnarchy :

I don't understand all this talk about Redbox being a better deal. More expensive, more restrictive on when you can watch and only about 1/1,000th of the selection, if that.

My use for mailed DVDs is pretty much exclusive to new releases (which are very hesitant to be streamed), which Redbox excells at stocking for cheap. Also, if you have access to tons of Redbox rental coupons (ie. Groupon) they're an even cheaper alternative.

Re: I'll pay less

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 18:35:47 EDT

88615298 posted :

said by Thaler:

I'm tempted to just ditch all together. $8/month for DVD & streaming more than made sense. However:

• Netflix's streaming option currently isn't worth $8/month alone to access.
• $8/month for DVD rentals is overpriced. I'd rather just go with Redbox.

With the extra revenue Netflix can get more content for streaming.

$8 for renting DVDs is too much? Compared to the $4 per video store or you cable company on PPV will charge.

Re: I'll pay less

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 18:04:28 EDT

MrMaster posted : local rental business? I think you may have to travel a far distance for a "local rental business."
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Re: I'll pay less

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 17:42:13 EDT

bugabuga posted : Generally people don't watch obscure indie movies (sad, I know). They just want some current or recent blockbuster once in a while, and nothing beats Redbox for that purpose -- on a whim pick up a disk for a buck (or less - they have promo codes too) watch it, drop it off, done.
Versus fixed fee for a month...

Of course for someone who does a lot of DVD watching Netflix is better
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Re: I'll pay less

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 17:28:49 EDT

rifleman69 posted :

said by Selenia:

I had the 1 DVD plan in case I wanted to rent a DVD, but had only used the streaming. You can bet I won't pay $8 for a DVD I may rent someday. It makes better sense to support my local rental businesses if and when I may rent something.

I dumped the physical DVD...some of those I've had for 3-4 months without watching the movie. That adds up fast! Streaming it is, with the physical DVD coming from RedBox or Blockbuster Express if need be.

Re: I'll pay less

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 17:28:25 EDT

nonymous posted :

said by gorehound:

EXCELLENT !!!
Videoport in Portland,ME.The more customers will be great.I might even get my job back.I was just let go after 18 full years there on Firday due to Poopflix.

So how much are the DVD rentals. How much selection did they have?

Re: I'll pay less

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 17:05:48 EDT

gorehound posted : EXCELLENT !!!
Videoport in Portland,ME.The more customers will be great.I might even get my job back.I was just let go after 18 full years there on Firday due to Poopflix.

Re: I'll pay less

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 17:01:15 EDT

anon posted :

said by Thaler:

I don't understand all this talk about Redbox being a better deal. More expensive, more restrictive on when you can watch and only about 1/1,000th of the selection, if that. Especially when you are losing out on some of the awesome obscure titles, I will keep the DVDs, lose the streaming and keep enjoying my movies at whatever pace I feel like rather than always feeling rushed to return them in one day. Even then, $8 a month is only 8 movies, and even at the rate I watch movies that isn't much savings.

Re: I'll pay less

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 16:40:36 EDT

AnonPerson posted : I have to agree here. I currently pay $8/month for just streaming anyways. This doesn't effect me any. Netflix has enough content available right now for me to continue to pay $8/month. Although admittedly I am eating through the content at a decent pace. Once I'm through watching everything they have to offer (that interests me), I'll probably ditch it for a while to allow new content to build back up.

Re: I'll pay less

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 16:10:40 EDT

Thaler posted : I'm tempted to just ditch all together. $8/month for DVD & streaming more than made sense. However:

• Netflix's streaming option currently isn't worth $8/month alone to access.
• $8/month for DVD rentals is overpriced. I'd rather just go with Redbox.

I guess I'll just use up my remaining gift card credits and then pull out. Maybe if Netflix could actually make the streaming a real service with this switch, I might come back.

Re: I'll pay less

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 15:37:57 EDT

Jeff posted :

said by Selenia:

I may continue to pay for streaming, but not paying $8/month for a DVD. Surely not paying $16 for both.
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I'll pay less

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 15:36:54 EDT

Selenia posted : I had the 1 DVD plan in case I wanted to rent a DVD, but had only used the streaming. You can bet I won't pay $8 for a DVD I may rent someday. It makes better sense to support my local rental businesses if and when I may rent something.