Netflix Or Blockbuster?

[Amber Lamps]

Okay you penny pinching bastards. I have accounts with both Blockbuster and Netflix. I like things about both of them but I am thinking about getting rid of one because I don't use them enough now that I am working 60+ hours a week. Here's the breakdown;

Netflix
$8.99 plus $2 for BR/month 1 disk at a time, unlimited streaming.

Good-Free (and rather good quality) live streaming to my PS3, and all of my computers. Decent disc library/selection. Fast turnaround.

Bad-Disks are mail only. Streaming library still needs some work. Weak Blu Ray selection. Extra charge for Blu Ray access.


Blockbuster
$17/month 3 disks at a time, unlimited in store trade ins.

Good-Large Blu Ray selection. Can trade movies in at store and get new movie for free (no return date/late fees this way, btw). Huge library.

Bad-You have to pay for streaming and the selection is weak anyway. Slow movie turnaround.

Okay, which does everyone think I should keep?

[sherri_chickie]

If you use the streaming option a lot I stay stick with Net Flix. The three disc option from Blockbuster is nice but if you work that many hours a week you don't have a lot of time to watch 3 movies anyhow.

just my 2 cents worth

[Homeslice]

Netflix

Going to a store is wack, they should have shut those down years ago

[Amber Lamps]

If you use the streaming option a lot I stay stick with Net Flix. The three disc option from Blockbuster is nice but if you work that many hours a week you don't have a lot of time to watch 3 movies anyhow.

just my 2 cents worth

Thanks! To tell the truth, I didn't use the streaming much before they started streaming to PS3 and I got a new computer... I'm watching a movie right now while I type this and it works really well and the video quality is good. You're right about the three movies, I have two movies that have been sitting here all week already and I got a third from BB today.:lol:

[Amber Lamps]

Netflix

Going to a store is wack, they should have shut those down years ago

What I think they should do is find a way to incorporate their Red Box kiosks into their monthly program...Oh and get Blu Ray out in those bitches!!!

The one good thing I'll say for the BB store is that you can get a movie NOW. If Netflix starts streaming new releases then it's all on!!! I'd kick them $30/month for that service. Eventually this dinosaur cable company will finally get VOD and this debate will be moot! Although between HuLu and Netflix streaming...:wink:

[Fleck750]

Redbox, it's all I can afford. Nearest box is only 2 miles away, so no biggie.

[Amber Lamps]

Redbox, it's all I can afford. Nearest box is only 2 miles away, so no biggie.

Yea I won't use them....college town... My GF gets them for free and I won't use them because they almost always have some kind of shit on them or they're scratched. Plus no Blu Ray!!!:panic:

[101lifts2]

....Okay, which does everyone think I should keep?

Keep the blonde....always keep the blonde.

[Fleck750]

Yea I won't use them....college town... My GF gets them for free and I won't use them because they almost always have some kind of shit on them or they're scratched. Plus no Blu Ray!!!:panic:

Never had a problem with them, except we live on the edge of the hood, and Mickey D's where the box is at closes at 8pm. :bonk:

[sherri_chickie]

red box? What's that?

[Digifox]

Netflix Pwns Xbox360+Netflix=Epic win!
Redbox - New release? run down to wally world or gas station swipe your credit card for the $1.07 and you have it till 9pm the next night. plus reserve a movie online

[Smittie61984]

red box? What's that?

It's like a dvd vending machine that are red and you often seen next to a pharmacy, Walmart, grocery store, etc. I've never used one and when I tried once they were out (along with every store except Blockbuster). I think a $1 a day and when you are done you return the video. I'm not sure how they prevent from having stolen videos. I guess you have to use a CC.

[sherri_chickie]

Oh, I have seen those at Safeway.. never used one though.

[Amber Lamps]

Netflix Pwns Xbox360+Netflix=Epic win!
Redbox - New release? run down to wally world or gas station swipe your credit card for the $1.07 and you have it till 9pm the next night. plus reserve a movie online

I'm leaning that way because of PS3 streaming!:rockwoot: Plus I watch movies on my laptop all the time now... in fact now!:lol:

[Flexin]

I'm leaning that way because of PS3 streaming!:rockwoot: Plus I watch movies on my laptop all the time now... in fact now!:lol:

What movie?

James

[Amber Lamps]

What movie?

James

Bolt! I never bothered to rent it... It was actually pretty good.

[Flexin]

Bolt! I never bothered to rent it... It was actually pretty good.

I loved that movie. I watched it with the kids one day. I then put it on another day and the kids were watching it and playing as well but I left it on because I was right into it. LOL.

James

[RACER X]

we use netflix, 1 at a time, but i used redbox this weekend. rented the latest terminator movie and tinkerbell, lol

your PS3 upconverts reg. DVDs to 1080p or i ?

[Bluestreak]

We use Netflix. 2 at a time with unlimited streaming.

We usually get our movies within 2 days. Send them in on Monday, and have 2 new ones on Wednesday. I'm very happy with the service.

[z06boy]

I've used Netflix for a few months and so far so good. Really fast turn around considering it's by mail...just have to plan ahead and are SOL if you want to watch something on the spur of the moment.

Blockbuster is my backup plan.

I haven't tried Redbox but have seen them and thought about using them but I do like BluRay so that hinders that.

[RACER X]

I haven't tried Redbox but have seen them and thought about using them but I do like BluRay so that hinders that.

is a dedicated blu ray disc output better then an upconverted reg. DVD ?

[z06boy]

is a dedicated blu ray disc output better then an upconverted reg. DVD ?

Maybe only slightly but YES I think so.

I admit I'm fairly new to the HD and Blu Ray stuff but there is a difference.

[Rider]

Can you tell the difference between blu-ray and regular DVD on a 720P TV? Blu-ray is supposed to be 1080P but if you don't have a 1080P TV, are you going to notice?

[z06boy]

Can you tell the difference between blu-ray and regular DVD on a 720P TV? Blu-ray is supposed to be 1080P but if you don't have a 1080P TV, are you going to notice?

I have 1080P so hopefully some of the experts will chime in and clear all of this up. :lol:

[LeeNetworX]

We use Netflix. 2 at a time with unlimited streaming.

We usually get our movies within 2 days. Send them in on Monday, and have 2 new ones on Wednesday. I'm very happy with the service.

Ditto. NetFlix customer service is awesome, too.

[Captain Morgan]

Drop blockbuster and bump netflix up to 2 at a time. Send the movies back on different days and you are rarely left without a movie to watch.

[Amber Lamps]

I've used Netflix for a few months and so far so good. Really fast turn around considering it's by mail...just have to plan ahead and are SOL if you want to watch something on the spur of the moment.

Blockbuster is my backup plan.

I haven't tried Redbox but have seen them and thought about using them but I do like BluRay so that hinders that.


This!

[Amber Lamps]

is a dedicated blu ray disc output better then an upconverted reg. DVD ?

Well, I'd imagine it's like the difference between chocolate and whipped chocolate. They both occupy the same space but the actual chocolate is much denser and satisfying. It's like the difference between blowing up a 2meg picture to 8X10 and blowing up a 5meg picture to 8X10.

[Amber Lamps]

Drop blockbuster and bump netflix up to 2 at a time. Send the movies back on different days and you are rarely left without a movie to watch.

Yep, I'm with you guys! I'm in another window canceling BB right now! I just got all of the HD movie channels and HBO for free from Suddenlink a couple hours ago so I'll stick with one at a time and unlimited streaming for now and see how that goes.

[Flexin]

Well, I'd imagine it's like the difference between chocolate and whipped chocolate. They both occupy the same space but the actual chocolate is much denser and satisfying. It's like the difference between blowing up a 2meg picture to 8X10 and blowing up a 5meg picture to 8X10.

This article seems to agree with what you said.

http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-6449_7-6859904-1.html

2. Can an upconverting DVD player really make a DVD movie look like a Blu-ray movie?
No. Compare a DVD to a Blu-ray movie on a TV that's 32 inches or smaller and the differences aren't huge. However, it's pretty easy to tell the two apart when you're watching on a larger set.

The basic issue is that the maximum resolution of DVD is 720x480 while Blu-ray is 1,920x1,080. The Blu-ray image is much larger and made up of more information than the DVD image, which is one reason your typical full-length high-definition movie just doesn't fit on a DVD disc and requires at least double or triple the storage space (some space is taken up by the audio).

I sometimes tell people it's similar to megapixels on a camera. If you take a picture that was shot on camera with a low-megapixel count (3 or 4 megapixels) and try to blow up (aka scale) the image to print out at 8x10 or larger, the resulting print can look soft or even fuzzy, no matter what sharpening tools you're using in Photoshop. (In fact, sometimes the sharpeners make the image look worse.)

We recently set up the highly rated Samsung PN50A550 50-inch plasma next to a Panasonic TH-46PZ80U 46-inch plasma and our Editors' Choice Pioneer PDP-5080HD 50-inch plasma. We hooked up a top-notch $400 Oppo DV-983H upconverting DVD player to the Samsung and had our PlayStation 3 Blu-ray player outputting video to the other two sets. For the test, we used the DVD and Blu-ray versions of Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl and synced them on the TVs so they were virtually on the same frame.
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While the DVD version looked great for a DVD, it didn't measure up to the Blu-ray version. The Blu-ray exhibited significantly more detail and better color-saturation. In close-ups of character's faces, the differences in detail level and sharpness are smaller, but when you get into any scenes involving big depths of field (such as wide shots with sweeping backgrounds), the DVD images appear soft and less three-dimensional by comparison.

Obviously, as you increase your screen size, the differences will seem even more noticeable. Go to a 58- or 61-inch plasma--or a front projector that takes you into the 100-inch range--and you'll quickly realize having a high-definition source (Blu-ray) is essential if you're a stickler for image quality.

James

[z06boy]

Good info and explanations...even the chocolate comparison. :lol:

[HurricaneHeather]

I don't watch enough movies to justify Netflix. We just look online to see what movies are at the 4 redboxes within a mile of us, reserve it online, swipe and go. We always return it the next day because we only rent one movie at a time and so it never costs us more than 1.08.

And someone asked how they keep you from stealing it: they charge your card $1 a day until it's returned. If they haven't gotten it back in 30 days, they stop charging and you can keep it. Or you can straight up buy it for like $15 if you want.

[Amber Lamps]

Those cocks at Blockbuster say that since I canceled the day of my monthly charge, I will be hit for the last month...NO REFUNDS!!! What a bunch of dicks!

[Smittie61984]

Those cocks at Blockbuster say that since I canceled the day of my monthly charge, I will be hit for the last month...NO REFUNDS!!! What a bunch of dicks!

My gym did that. I told them to fuck themselves because I asked if I owed anything and they said no.

[Amber Lamps]

My gym did that. I told them to fuck themselves because I asked if I owed anything and they said no.

Ha I wrote them a nasty e-mail and got my loot back! Bitching FTW!