Netflix vs Blockbuster
I’ve had the Blockbuster online movie rental membership for over a year now and I thought that they had delivered the final death blow to Netflix and any other competitors. In addition to getting DVDs in the mail, you can also exchange them instantly at any Blockbuster store. Can’t get much better than that right? Wrong.
Netflix added a new feature where in addition to getting DVDs in the mail, you can now watch a handful of movies instantly on your computer, or if you have an Xbox, you can watch them instantly on your TV. Shazam. And since I am an Xbox man myself, I decided to try it out. Needless to say, I’ve cancelled my Blockbuster subscription and am now a Netflix convert. They are updating their instant movie queue to catch up with all the movies out, so it will probably take awhile until all movies are available instantly. But when they do, Blockbuster better get creative and come up with something revolutionary. It turns out that competition really is good for the consumer.
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Have you watched one yet? Is it DVD quality?
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Thanks for the info, I am a Blockbuster member myself. I receive a free game or movie rental every month from Blockbuster. If that goes away I will definitely be switching to Netflix!
We’ve been flixters for about a year now and LOVE it.
The quality of the watch instantly has been great Jared – no difference when I watch a DVD versus the online. Even if your internet service slows for some reason, it rebuffers once and then you’re off again with no interruptions.
They recently added Starz, which has a huge selection of movies to watch instantly compared to what they offered even six months ago. The starz list seems to change monthly – with some carryovers, but a large new selection each month.
They have a great turnaround time too. Generally if I have it in the mail Monday, I have a new movie on Wednesday.
Happy movie viewing!