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davidh777

01-07-10 10:46 AM

Re: Netflix: Warner Blu-rays and DVDs to have a 28 delay

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Originally Posted by DJariya (Post 9927767)

All because of 1 studio???

How many Warner Bros. Blu Ray new releases have you actually rented in the last month? December was probably the only exception for big releases because The Hangover, Harry Potter and Terminator Salvation were all released in time for the Holidays. But, most people in this forum probably bought all 3 of them instead of rented.

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Originally Posted by DJariya (Post 9927762)

Some of you are talking like this is going to apply to all New Releases.

Read the fine print, It's Only Warner Brothers new releases.

The next 2 big WB/New Line Releases are The Time Traveler's Wife and The Box.

I assume this is going to apply to the Warner Premiere DTV releases as well. That kinda sucks as I've enjoyed their last couple DTV horror flick.

Yeah, it's one studio, but it's a big studio. Remember what happened when they flipped to Blu-ray.

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Originally Posted by naitram (Post 9927995)

"The company expects to reach similar agreements with other major movie studios later this year."

Plus what naitram said

zombeaner

01-07-10 10:48 AM

Re: Netflix: Warner Blu-rays and DVDs to have a 28 delay

I couldn't care less. I'm happy they say we'll get more WB titles streaming, since that is the only reason I use Netflix anymore anyway.

steebo777

01-07-10 11:28 AM

Re: Netflix: Warner Blu-rays and DVDs to have a 28 delay

Well this news sucks :(

Tracer Bullet

01-07-10 11:32 AM

Re: Netflix: Warner Blu-rays and DVDs to have a 28 delay

Trying to control your customer's behavior never works. You need to figure out how to make a profit working with the way they like to get your product. This will fail.

Anubis2005X

01-07-10 11:35 AM

Re: Netflix: Warner Blu-rays and DVDs to have a 28 delay

I've had the same disc at home since July 2009, so meh...

kefrank

01-07-10 11:48 AM

Re: Netflix: Warner Blu-rays and DVDs to have a 28 delay

I have so many movies in my netflix queue, not to mention my "owned-but-unwatched" queue, that this doesn't really matter to me at all. In fact, I don't think I've ever tried to get something from netflix on release week.

I can understand how this would affect some people for whom release week rentals are the primary reason they have netflix, but I doubt that's the majority of netflix subscribers.

Tracer Bullet

01-07-10 12:37 PM

Re: Netflix: Warner Blu-rays and DVDs to have a 28 delay

I love how everyone on a DVD enthusiast forum is saying "eh, I can't see this being a big deal, I have stacks of unwatched DVDs in my house." Newsflash: you are not a typical person.

Trevor

01-07-10 12:53 PM

Re: Netflix: Warner Blu-rays and DVDs to have a 28 delay

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Originally Posted by Tracer Bullet (Post 9928503)

I love how everyone on a DVD enthusiast forum is saying "eh, I can't see this being a big deal, I have stacks of unwatched DVDs in my house." Newsflash: you are not a typical person.

Even if I was rental only it would be a non-issue. There are still the same number of new-to-me releases every Tuesday.

I guess some people feel that they have to watch it the same week that non-Netflix people are buying it in stores? Why? Like others have said, if I didn't care enough to watch it in the theater, then what's another 4 weeks? Or 4 months even?

bookcase3

01-07-10 01:59 PM

Re: Netflix: Warner Blu-rays and DVDs to have a 28 delay

I just started a 2-week free trial with Blockbuster. Their BD availability isn't better than Netflix, but I don't have to pay the extra surcharge for BDs that sit in my queue with a "very long wait" for an eternity. I'm done with Netflix.

WMAangel

01-07-10 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Trevor (Post 9927892)

Amazed at how cavalier people are about stealing movies.

People have been stealing music for more than a decade now...longer than that for games and software too....
I'm really not surprised at all, though it doesn't interest me personally as I prefer to watch my films and TV shows in the highest quality possible and not some shoddy, over-compressed looking download....

josh4040

01-07-10 03:13 PM

Re: Netflix: Warner Blu-rays and DVDs to have a 28 delay

Does redbox rent blu-ray?

Tracer Bullet

01-07-10 03:15 PM

Re: Netflix: Warner Blu-rays and DVDs to have a 28 delay

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Originally Posted by Trevor (Post 9928540)

I think if Warner Bros. doesn't believe it's currently "losing" money, they wouldn't have engineered this 28-day window. Maybe they're wrong; maybe they're not. :shrug:

Trevor

01-07-10 03:22 PM

Re: Netflix: Warner Blu-rays and DVDs to have a 28 delay

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Originally Posted by josh4040 (Post 9928864)

Does redbox rent blu-ray?

Only in a couple markets, very very limited iirc.

kefrank

01-07-10 08:57 PM

Re: Netflix: Warner Blu-rays and DVDs to have a 28 delay

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Originally Posted by Tracer Bullet (Post 9928503)

I love how everyone on a DVD enthusiast forum is saying "eh, I can't see this being a big deal, I have stacks of unwatched DVDs in my house." Newsflash: you are not a typical person.

If you're referring to me, my owned movies are just one of a number of factors in why this is a non-issue. I can only see this being an issue for people that have some odd psychological need to rent a movie the week it is released for sale, as there is no practical need for that at all, even as a big movie fan (perhaps especially as a big movie fan).

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