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Competition is really the big thing. Redbox has pretty much doubled their price in the past few years, and they can because by now all the meat-space video rent
by jdmichal 11y ago
Competition is really the big thing. Redbox has pretty much doubled their price in the past few years, and they can because by now all the meat-space video rental stores are pretty much out of business. However, at $2 for a blu-ray, it's already at the point where if I'm not going to the store anyway, I will just rent through the cable company for $4 or $5 bucks. And then I don't have a chance of forgetting to take the movie back and getting charged again. If Netflix got more new-release movies, I wouldn't even have to do that.
- PretzelFisch 11y agoIf netflix could rent you a new release, life would be so much simpler. One simple consistent api.
- sib 11y agoFor those who don't have a cable (TV) subscription, there are multiple online services that have new-release movies for rent on a transactional basis.
- IgorPartola 11y agoFrom what I understand Netflix disc service still has a much bigger selection than the online streaming one. A friend of mine uses it to get full seasons of TV shows that are not available online.