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In our case (two person household), it makes much more sense to pay $4 to rent movies individually. We watch about four movies per month, so this gives us acces
by jetrink 5y ago
In our case (two person household), it makes much more sense to pay $4 to rent movies individually. We watch about four movies per month, so this gives us access to virtually every movie ever at a cost equivalent to a Netflix subscription. In addition, it greatly cuts down on the effort that it takes to find a movie that we're both interested in seeing. TV is different, because the cost of renting a season is still insane. I think the real value in subscribing to streaming services right now is the TV shows.
- rightbyte 5y agoYe subscription streaming are no way competitive with rentals for most people. Unless you want to watch some series on Netflix, the price is just too high for what you get. It is like going on a buffet - you think there is value for the money but you don't eat enough more to justify the price.
- slothtrop 5y agoWhere do you normally rent?
- Nextgrid 5y agoNot the author but I had a good experience with iTunes. I wouldn't normally buy anything on there due to vendor lock-in (I believe the files are DRM'ed) but since this is a rental anyway I don't mind.
- Oddskar 5y agoAnd it would make even more sense to just pay for a VPN subscription, since they're cheaper than $4 per month.
- __david__ 5y ago> TV is different, because the cost of renting a season is still insane. That's because Amazon, iTunes, etc. make you buy a TV season instead of renting it. The crazy thing is—when I took stock of all the TV I watched and priced it out, buying the seasons online was cheaper than my cable subscription. That's when I finally took the plunge and cut the cord…