Cost of convenience. Also, setting up an infrastructure to stream movies to lots

Oct 7, 2015
2:21:29pm

supertux

of people is no small task and maintenance is not easy either. People are willing to pay a little more to not have to drive to the redbox.

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supertux

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What's the deal with streamed rentals? Why are they so expensive?

KingDave

10/7/15 2:19pm

No kidding. $3.99 to stream an SD movie from the 80s? cmon now

Twin Roots

10/7/15 2:20pm

Cost of convenience. Also, setting up an infrastructure to stream movies to lots

supertux

10/7/15 2:21pm

I swear I remember paying $4 at Hollywood to rent new releases on DVD

fredgarvin

10/7/15 2:36pm

You're right. it was like $2-3 from a brand new release

KingDave

10/7/15 2:40pm

It's also $4 for an HD stream of a single tv episode. Too pricey for what it is.

Cougar-Duck

10/7/15 2:37pm

Agreed. And often newer releases aren't available to rent, only to buy.

jayriggity

10/7/15 2:52pm

Netflix DVD rentals are definitely worth it, especially for new releases

fredgarvin

10/7/15 2:59pm

It seems to me like the world moved away from discs before we were really ready

jayriggity

10/7/15 3:16pm

redbox shut down video stores then streaming chopped RB off at the knees early

fulano

10/7/15 3:27pm

And it's a bummer that RB killed video stores bc RB usually has about 13 movies.

jayriggity

10/7/15 3:34pm

Very true. Home video availability is worse, not better.

k2coug

10/7/15 8:16pm

Someone should dare to start reopening video stores with DVDs, and blu rays.

k2coug

10/7/15 8:18pm

I wish I'd be born 30 years earlier. I would've loved to own a video rental

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