GatorBait19 Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 <p>so blockbuster keeps posting these ads of certain movies like blind side and sherlock holmes among others</p><p> </p><p> but blockbuster keeps saying netflix and redbox doesn't have these but today at a redbox i rented sherlock, and last week i rented blind side</p><p> </p><p> but what I really wanted to ask was which company do you perfer?</p><p> </p><p> personally redbox has been great, sure not a wonderful selection but cheap, easy to use, and close to mostly everywhere</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesterx7769 Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 Screw DVD stores, I just rent On Demand: Dont have to go anywhere to get them, No skipping (hello reason I stopped going to Blockbuster!), costs the same, same selection and always in stock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comradebot Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 I prefer RST Video myself. You know, if it wasn't for all the customers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tag01 Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 I've used the redbox and think it's cool; there's one by my place. But I have Netflix and I use the PS3 to watch on-demand. It's great. Definitely worth 10 bucks a month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cappyboy Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 None of the above actually. Don't watch enough movies to rent these days. So when I do want to see something badly enough I typically just buy it off of Amazon. But of the three choices, I'd most likely go with Netflix. I quit getting flicks at Blockbuster years ago because they couldn't be counted on to have anything that had any kind of age on it. And I'm sorry. Redbox is a joke to me. If I want to leave the house to get a movie, I want there to be a store to go to. Not some stupid looking kiosk with a scattershot selection. So I'll take Netflix. I've gotten to the point that even if I do see movies, I don't much like seeing them in the moment. Which means they are the most reliable choice if I'm going to be renting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masterded Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 so blockbuster keeps posting these ads of certain movies like blind side and sherlock holmes among others but blockbuster keeps saying netflix and redbox doesn't have these but today at a redbox i rented sherlock, and last week i rented blind side but what I really wanted to ask was which company do you perfer? personally redbox has been great, sure not a wonderful selection but cheap, easy to use, and close to mostly everywhere Netflix as I have a 360 and use the on demand netflix all the time (though mostly to get watch TV shows). Then when a new movie comes out (which tend not to go on demand for quite some time) I just put it on top of my que. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazorbeak Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 I'm a big netflix fan as a film buff who rents a lot of eclectic stuff. Plus they have a pretty decent selection of stuff on netflix instant. Really don't care at all about redbox and I hope Blockbuster and Hollywood video go out of business for being absolutely terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthsiddus2 Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 I agree. Blockbuster is terrible. you can't rent from store to store, you can't even use your Gamepass interstore, I mean come on what the hell is wrong with these people? I canceled my blockbuster membership due to that. I'm with Gamefly now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_w_w Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 Never tried Redbox (I'm like cappy... if I want to leave the house to get a movie, I'd rather go to a video store), most of the Blockbusters in Albuquerque are closed... So I use Netflix (movies via the 360 is pretty awesome). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crychon Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 I love Netflix... Tried the Blockbuster online service when it first started, wasn't very impressed... Never tried Redbox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntman Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 Blockbuster use to be the sh**. Up until they started firing the awesome staff there. The Game Pass thing or Game Rush was awesome. Had a separate line, game tournaments. Which was awesome, but now I goto Family Video. But that Redbox stuff is pretty packed every time I goto Walgreens or Wal-Mart. Plus Blockbuster is in like major debt. But if I ever got around to it. I might do Redbox. I thought about Netflix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjdgoldeneye Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 If you've got a 360/PS3/Wii/the internet/a special box, you can stream a lot of good stuff on Netflix for no charge instantly. I really like Netflix. I have their cheapest plan that gives me 1 DVD/BR Disc out at a time and unlimited instant streaming and all together I think it costs me $11 or 12 a month, which is pretty fair. (Without BluRay access, it's abut $9 a month total.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatallylost Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 I prefer RST Video myself. You know, if it wasn't for all the customers. Animals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HughBatey4 Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 <p>Just an FYI...</p><p> </p><p> Movie Gallery/Hollywood Video/Game Zone/Game Crazy are all owned by the same entity. The company over them is now officially bankrupt, so a huge amount of those stores will be closed. Unless there is a super turn around in DVD rentals (doubtful at best), then the entire corporation should be extinct soon.</p><p> </p><p> Another interesting tidibit...</p><p> </p><p> Redbox was actually shopped around to Movie Gallery back a few years ago, but MG turned it down, thinking that customers wouldn't want to rent from a machine. Netflix and GameFly both disproved that, as did the success of Redbox.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyDreamerFan Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 <p>If I had the cash, I would sign up for Netflix's 360 screening. We rock it at my friends house all the time, it's awesome.</p><p> </p><p> I still have a soft spot for Blockbuster, it's nice to go to an actual store to make the decision.</p><p> </p><p> I hate kiosk machines, their selection is always crap.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjdgoldeneye Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="TommyDreamerFan" data-cite="TommyDreamerFan" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="27397" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>If I had the cash, I would sign up for Netflix's 360 screening. We rock it at my friends house all the time, it's awesome.<p> </p><p> I still have a soft spot for Blockbuster, it's nice to go to an actual store to make the decision.</p><p> </p><p> I hate kiosk machines, their selection is always crap.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> If you have a 360 and Netflix, streaming to a 360 is free. (You might need Live Gold, but I don't know.)</p><p> </p><p> You don't have to sign up or pay extra to stream to a PS3, 360, Wii, computer, etc. If you've got Netflix and any of the above, you just activate it and it works.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CQI13 Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 Hate Blockbuster. Netflix is OK if you have the time to watch all the movies you rent. For now, I either buy (rarely) or rent from Redbox or whatever the machine is at the supermarket. It's close, it's $1. If it's only sporadically, Redbox may work out better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remianen Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 <p>Netflix all the way.</p><p> </p><p> With the myriad of options available, it fits my tastes better than Redbox or especially crappy Blockbuster. Wayne Huizenga dumped that company at just the right time.</p><p> </p><p> One thing I love is having the 3-4 out at a time plan and just keeping one title until I get sick of watching it (I've had Equilibrium since November <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />). I tend to go with the DVD/Blu-Ray plan instead of instant or via console and the shipping center in Flushing is like a 20 minute subway ride from my house.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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