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Oct 7, 2015
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supertux
Cost of convenience. Also, setting up an infrastructure to stream movies to lots
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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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
KingDave
10/7/15 8:25pm
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