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Sly 04-04-2010 07:42 AM

Renting movies online...
 
Should be cheaper than walking across the street and using Red Box for one dollar a day. You can get a Netflix membership dirt cheap and they will cover the cost of shipping you nonstop DVDs (the postage costs far more than the bandwidth.)

Amazon wants five dollars to rent a movie. Zune wants about four dollars to rent a movie. Not sure what the iPod store wants but I would imagine it's very similar. Local cable VOD wants $3-5 as well.

In short, it should not be cheaper to purchase from a physical distribution system than a digital distribution system.

CamTraffic 04-04-2010 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Sly (Post 17005073)
You can get a Netflix membership dirt cheap and they will cover the cost of shipping you nonstop DVDs (the postage costs far more than the bandwidth.)

I always wonder what kind of shipping deal they get from shipping millions of DVD's every week. Must be cheap as dirt as well.
Since netflix has a rental - streaming option on XBOX live, i don't know of a better product

candyflip 04-04-2010 09:07 AM

All the movie stores around here are dropping like flies. There's ONE blockbuster within 5 miles of me now that is still open. There used to be 7.

You can't beat Netflix. Even the Redbox can't touch it. I stream something via Netflix pretty much every day.

DateDoc 04-04-2010 09:14 AM

Should be cheaper. If I remember right iTunes is $3.99 for a new release and $4.99 if u want it in HD. Older movies can be as cheap as 99 cents but most are 2.99.

DamnGoodRatio 04-04-2010 09:18 AM

NetFlix is the cheapest way to go...

cosis 04-04-2010 10:06 AM

oN Demand is just that, people who want to rent a video at that instant

John-ACWM 04-04-2010 10:28 AM

I enjoy movies and not quite thought to hard about your point...true.

uno 04-04-2010 11:44 AM

Netflix is where its at. I remember a lot of people predicting they would fail when they first came out.

GatorB 04-04-2010 03:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sly (Post 17005073)
Should be cheaper than walking across the street and using Red Box for one dollar a day. You can get a Netflix membership dirt cheap and they will cover the cost of shipping you nonstop DVDs (the postage costs far more than the bandwidth.)

Amazon wants five dollars to rent a movie.

I've never seen a movie for more than $3.99 for rent. in fact they have many movie for sale for $5 or less. If you look for deals you can often rent them for less than $3.99. In fact I rent a lot of movies for 99 cents. Difference between Redbox and Amazon? Well first with Redbox you still have to take the movie back within 24 hours or get charged another dollar. Second if something happens and you can't watch the movie that day then you have 30 days to watch it with Amazon.

GatorB 04-04-2010 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by DamnGoodRatio (Post 17005208)
NetFlix is the cheapest way to go...

If you like waiting for your movies to come in the mail and you rent a lot. For the $9 subscription to Netflix I can rent 9 movies from Redbox which is more movies than I would rent in a month anyways.

uno 04-04-2010 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by GatorB (Post 17005727)
If you like waiting for your movies to come in the mail and you rent a lot. For the $9 subscription to Netflix I can rent 9 movies from Redbox which is more movies than I would rent in a month anyways.

Netflix also has a bunch of movies and tv shows available for play via streaming. It's a great service.

bronco67 04-04-2010 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Sly (Post 17005073)

In short, it should not be cheaper to purchase from a physical distribution system than a digital distribution system.

You're paying for the convenience of being able to watch it right at that moment, and I'll bet its cheaper for mailing postage than the actual bandwidth cost of streaming it.

fatfoo 04-04-2010 05:58 PM

Some companies, like Rogers, have "video on demand" TeleVision. This television offers free movies and paid movies that you can order on your cable TV. This would mean that you can order (rent) the movie you want without leaving your house. Some promotions may be available in your area such as "get first 6 months free". Check the http://www.rogers.com website now!

GatorB 04-04-2010 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by uno (Post 17005740)
Netflix also has a bunch of movies and tv shows available for play via streaming. It's a great service.

Most of the streaming movies are over 10 years old. Anything under 5 is basically non-existant. As far as TV shows? That's what TV is for. As well as sites like Hulu.

CamTraffic 04-04-2010 07:22 PM

Redbox selection sucks ass compared to netflix

cosis 04-04-2010 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by uno (Post 17005740)
Netflix also has a bunch of movies and tv shows available for play via streaming. It's a great service.

I like this service, just wish they had more selection.

NaughtyRob 04-04-2010 09:22 PM

We use Netflix through XBox and for video games have used Gamefly for 4 yrs. We also grab a $1 Redbox because its across the street.


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