In a day in age where a format can go from complete ubiquity to complete bust in a matter of months (such as the all too familiar epic HDDVD vs. Bluray battle), our means of acquiring movies have never been so diverse... nor chaotic. These days, we're surrounded by kiosks in our grocery stores, bombarded by media in the mail, and injected with countless waves of HD streaming options. So, in order for us to craft even more relevant articles in the future, we ask:
We've given Amazon VOD, Netflix, PSN Video Store, and iTunes a go with digital movie purchases, but we've yet to find an excellent provider that tops out at selection, quality, and convenience. Redbox certainly rules in quality and convenience, but the selection can be a little bit better at times. On the other hand, Netflix is pretty good across the board, but there are times when the streaming chokes up a bit online.
All in all, we feel the available options today are leagues of above our exceptions a few years back. Even if it all goes digital within a few years, we feel most users would be more than happy to support the movie industry if they provide even more convenient, quality services that deliver valuable content at an affordable price right into our living rooms.
The future's sure lookin' bright for us movie-buffs! What do you guys think?
Comments (11)
We have an Apple TV mostly as a means of playing the iTunes library in the living room. For renting a new release movie every couple of weeks or so iTunes does OK, though it's best to let the movie download completely before playing.
I love Netflix. They have Blu-ray or DVD movies. Some of the Netflix movies can be streamed through my TiVo (beats Comcast's On-Demand).
Sometime, I'll do iTunes through my MacBook connected to my HDTV.
How do I rent movies today? I take a nice walk with my kids 2 blocks to the local independent video store, browse the racks, pick out a movie, get a snack, and walk back 2 blocks to our house.
I netflix. can't wait for streaming on the wii so I can stop paying for xbox live. The independant video places are shit around my hood and I tend to keep DVDs for months, so Netflix is the best for me.
I haven't had a problem with the delaying of new releases since I probably saw the movie in theatres and have no interest in watching it so soon after.
I do hate that my movies stop once or twice because of my internet connection, but really, I never watch movies uninterrupted, so it doesn't bother me much.
I use Netflix mostly for Blu-Ray & to stream on my PS3. I use Redbox when I get a free code to use, which if you know where to look, is pretty often; and I use On-Demand sometimes, too!
There's enuff crap on the satellite to keep me busy
I use Netflix, with the Roku player there's no drop in the connection like there is when I watch on my laptop. Netflix has been really good about adding to their Watch Instantly selection too. I have too much in my queue to ever get through.
P.S. can you fix the log in feature so that if you log in and refresh you can vote or comment in the same window? Currently I have to open the page from another link to either vote or comment once I log in, and 80% of the time I can't be bothered to do that.
@eyemandy Soo..... where does one find these "codes" eh?
I don't rent. I go to the library and check'em out.
None of the above, I use my appletv or my cable box.
None of the above--I check out movies from the library. It's free.