My Netflix bill just jumped 60%!

[Gaming Again]

Can you give me an example of something HD on Netflix streaming that looked as good as BD? I'd be interested in checking it out because I haven't found anything yet that comes close to BD mostly because of the compression.

Iron Man 2, just saw that a few days ago.

[Activate: AMD]

It IS irrelevant because (1) Netflix DID redefine the pricing model as well as the selection method and the delivery method. It's a new more efficient business model so it's not unreasonable to believe the pricing could be different. (2) Videos stores don't even exist to me any longer. They stopped being the standard (for me at least) 5 years ago. I'm not going to compare against something that old. You can if you'd like.

I just question the premise that the new pricing is unreasonable, which is your implication. What are the alternatives? Obviously its not a B&M location, since those are irrelevant for you. obviously its not redbox, since those aren't relevant for you. So that leaves you with all of about 3 options: netflix, hulu plus and/or on demand from your cableco. Still seems like netflix is cost and content competitive with both of those options even after the price increase. If you don't consider what netflix is charging you for your usage "reasonable", you have to really evaluate what else is out there on the market. I'm guessing nothing else will combine ability to get BD quality + stream at what you're paying now, so you'd have to give up something. But hey, nobody's making you pay it. the best way (and really) to change their business plan and pricing would be to vote with your wallet until the content providers cave..

[Brandito]

I'm still enjoying the crap out of my unlimited streaming for 8 bucks a month. Looking at my recently watched it appears my gf has been enjoying it too :/

I can see how people might be upset, but don't much sympathize at this point. No one offers a similar library and service at a more competitive price, the service can't grow without culling the waste (dvd hold outs) and as someone with nearly 700 dvds's and blurays who hasn't bought a single disc since he started streaming, I don't see why anyone would want to go back loading up disks.

[Lenny]

Netflix stock plunges on brutal 3Q, somber outlook
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Netfli...18757.html?x=0

[Keven]

Redbox just raised their price from $1.00 per night to $1.20.

[Invictus]

Redbox just raised their price from $1.00 per night to $1.20.

Im glad you posted something about redbox. I totally forgot about the movie that has been in my dvd player for a week....

[Keven]

Redbox is actually pretty cool. I've used it a few times. I always thought it was for Walmart people who didn't know about Netflix, but it's cheap, the movie selection is okay and the way the machines spit out movies and takes them back is cool. The only major issue I have with it is that some people take way too long looking for movies. I always reserve mine online, but some people stand there for 20 minutes browsing. HELLO, get out of the way please.

[Invictus]

Its not to shabby. Around here it seems every drug store/grocery store has them out front. There are probably 5 or 6 of them within a 2 mile radius of my house and more popping up all the time.

I can totally relate to people taking too long. Out here during the summer time the tourists line up at the redbox's . Sometimes the lines are 5 or 6 people deep.

[Lenny]

I cancelled streaming on Netflix. Now I have one disc out at a time (unlimited) + the BD option. Going to see how this works for me.

[kbohip]

Redbox is actually pretty cool. I've used it a few times. I always thought it was for Walmart people who didn't know about Netflix, but it's cheap, the movie selection is okay and the way the machines spit out movies and takes them back is cool. The only major issue I have with it is that some people take way too long looking for movies. I always reserve mine online, but some people stand there for 20 minutes browsing. HELLO, get out of the way please.

We have tons of Redbox locations within just a few miles of my house. There are 2 locations that even have 2 Redbox's at the same site. Even still, dumb people still occasionally start a line to form as they search through every movie the machine has.

Earlier this summer, a woman was in front of me searching for "Tangled." She got totally pissed when the machine she was at didn't have it. I asked her if she had searched for it online first and for some reason it wasn't there like it said it was, this actually happened to me once. I kid you not, she says to me..."Search for it online?" I said, yeah, you know, on the Redbox website. You can search every Redbox within however far you want to drive to get the movie you want. Lol, the look on her face was priceless. This was the 5th Redbox she had been to looking for that dang movie. I didn't have the heart to tell her that in fact the machine she was at did have "Tangled", but I had reserved it online and was just there to pick it up.

Oh and speaking of the Redbox price increase. I knew this one was coming, and I'm actually surprised it wasn't more. I was pleasantly surprised to see that BR movies will still be $1.50, which is all I ever rent anyway. I wouldn't be surprised if all the chaos Netflix created for themselves with the 60% overnight price increase had a lot to do with Redbox's much smaller increase either.

[Activate: AMD]

Redbox just doesn't appeal to me. yea, if you only rent 4 BD's 1 night each its cheaper than netflix, but keep just one BD an extra night and its not anymore.