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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Doc @ May 20th 2008 12:58AM
My only complaint is that their library of titles, however many it may be is lackluster at best. They are going to need to have access to all titles and that includes especially new releases for this thing to have any real chance of success IMO. Having a massive library is more important than even having an HD lineup for now, just get it done. That is the one thing netflix has to answer blockbusters in store return; why go to the store when you don't need to?
gamedude420 @ May 20th 2008 1:08AM
but blockbuster is going after major exclusive deals to kill netflixes online service , which sucks because i wanna see some competition between the 2 and not see blockbuster murder netflix in the streaming rental game.
Leonardo DiCrapio @ May 20th 2008 12:18PM
"but blockbuster is going after major exclusive deals to kill netflixes online service , which sucks because i wanna see some competition between the 2 and not see blockbuster murder netflix in the streaming rental game."
I believe most movies are locked up (as far as downloading) because of contracts with HBO, Showtime, Starz, etc. AFAIK, Blockbuster's only content deal was its purchase of MovieLink.
I have a Tivo Series 3 (with 250GB drive) with a wireless G network adapter. Even if I had a current Netflix account, I am going to be able to get HD content downloaded to my HD Tivo from Amazon UnBox for a fairly reasonable fee (and I will probably only watch downloaded rental movies per year if I am paying more than 99 cents for them). I will take that over a stream, which is almost certainly going to be of lesser quality (especially since I would be using the 802.11g wireless networking). And I don't have to pay $100 for an additional box (and use up one of the other three component inputs of my A/V receiver, which will have at least one of the other component vidoe inputs taken up by a Pioneer BDP-05FD Blu-Ray player by the end of August).
Leonardo DiCrapio @ May 20th 2008 12:22PM
I will probably only watch 2-3 downloaded high-definition rental movies per year if I am paying more than 99 cents for them.
For 99 cents each I have watched so far this year in standard def on my Panny plasma HDTV:
30 Days of Night
We Own the Night
Terminator
Supernova