This is what I've been saying...but I think only us video quality psychos actually give a shit if our blacks look deep, etc.

When someone in this forum said that "BLOCKBUSTER and MGM" are broken due of piracy, you and other said with their big american EGO: "Nope, they are just dead because they lost the battle against companies like netflix, etc"...

LOL, what are you going to say now, LOSER? hahaha.

Don't worry soon google will have all 50 states criss-crossed with fiber and internet will be free for everyone.. including everyone who thinks "no one is investing in hard line broadband"

Shit I think netflix is here in Lansing.

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I dont understand why people are so upset about it, DVDs and discs of any kind are almost obsolete.

I am not going to by a Blu-Ray player, or anything you have to feed a "disc" of any kind. They are a waste of space and just outdated.

I cannot remember the last time I played a DVD, let a lone a music CD.

Discs will be completely obsolete in about 5 yrs or less.

Totally. Netflix streaming selection vs. Blockbuster's just sucks period. But if Netflix can shift focus on streaming, rather than DVD. They can use more resources to get more movies/shows onto Instant.

Idk about Blockbuster being dead. I've used it 3 times in the last couple days on my new device. And their streaming selection is much better than Netflix, as Stephane pointed out.

There has been at least 4-5 times in the past week that I was browsing Netflix for watch instant, and said this sucks, and went and either rented or bought a movie from Bockbusters online streaming service.


My 46" Samsung LED LCD is sick btw :thumbsup

Whats the quality like on the streaming version? Is it even comparable to DVD? I'd prefer DVD simply for quality. Nothing like watching a good action flick on DVD.
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Quality is just as good. On bot Netflix Instant, and Blockbuster OnDemand.

I hope you were being sarcastic. Google will have to build it's own infrastructure from the ground up which is not even close to being feasible. Whatever Google does, they will have to use the existing network as part of it and I doubt companies will allow another company to use it's network to deliver it's own product for free. The adult business may operate like that, but not real business.

It's not possible technically for them to be the same quality. BluRay dvd's are transferred with the most pristine final quality they can achieve -- and they have the space to do it on a 24GB disc. Netflix and Blockbuster are compressed -- degrading the quality. Let's just say that you don't care about the quality difference, and that's ok.

here's some good reading for you:
http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/...ce-or-quality/

But, if there's no concern for having perfect bluray quality, then its fine I guess, when its not stopping in the middle of the movie.

I use netflix for the blurays. Fuck some low res dvd and streaming shit

If you're waiting 4 minutes for a youtube video to download you don't have broadband or you have isues with your connection

blu-ray is a medium not a codec. Streaming HD movies are not "blu-ray". Netflix's HD movies stream at a max bitrate of 3800 kbps. So anything over 4 Mbps should be fine.

according to google bluray is 15-40mbps, so 3.8mbps aint gonna cut it

you clearly don't have a 65in tv and/or good eyesight

To watch a movie instantly is sure better than having to wait for it to be mailed. I can see how the Netflix plan has changed. A business that reacts sooner and delivers sooner should have more success.

I realize BluRay is a medium. I'm talking about Blu Ray quality. Streaming is NOT bluRay quality -- and that's not even debatable.

I never said it was. I was mearly correction someone when they said "downloading a blu-ray on Netfix"

No HD streaming is not going to be blu-ray quality but your comparison is moot since netflix codecs and blu-ray codecs are different.

Scottie we need more bandwidth now or you're fired. :)

Never used Netflix, but I suspected they would need to get away from shipping tangible products.

I use the first generation Apple TV for getting movies, which I love. Will eventually check out the 2nd gen box.

I was using Amazon to watch TV episodes at $.99 a pop (to own - thus reasonable)... then I saw I can get ALL I WANT $7.99 Netflix -- mega savings, fucking love it.

I wish Amazon would get with reality though with their movies I mean $3.99 rentals? Who the fuck can afford that? Might as well get my ass in the car and drive to the rental store $.99 for 5 night or even 2 for $.99 for 5 nights. Amazon needs to wake up!!! Not everyone has time to watch a rental within 24 hours, sometimes I just watch a movie 15mins/day until I finish it. And at 400-800% markup... for lower than DVD quality, what's the point?

Where are you renting movies for that low of a price. Where I live there are three options. Blockbuster which has all new releases at around $3.95 for 2 day or 5 day depending on how old they are. Redbox does them for 99cents ever 24 hours and then Netflix.

I can see if you are renting older movies someplace having them for $.99 for 5 days, but I don't know of anywhere that rents new movies for that.

I'm surprised this hasn't been brought up yet:

http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/La...-OK-to-buy-NBC

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In Toledo, Ohio, a fairly big chain which covers a lot of states: Family Video.

I think new releases are $2.29 or so, "nearly new" including many Bluerays $.99.

Redbox is cool when I'm itching for something super new and don't want to pay $2.29, just short time limit.

Ok first of all if you pay attention Amazon ALWAYS has deals for movies rentals even new ones for 99 cents. For example Sex and The City 2 is available for rent for 99 cents. Next week they'll have others. If anything it outrageous it's their TV shows. $3 for the HD verison of a shows even half hour shows? Might as well keep cable. I don't find their SD content lower than DVD quality. And their rentals are 2 days not 1.