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    Video Stores

    If TiVo, VOD, NetFlix & GameFly weren't enough to kill them off, then this might be the kill shot.

    http://www.redbox.com/home.aspx

    Had one of these machines straddling the pump where I got gas in my car this morning.

    Last one out of the Blockbuster, turn off the lights.
    Find a new slant.

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    Netflix is worried about Redbox, surprisingly enough. I don't get the appeal. I'd rather take two trips to the mailbox to get/return a video than two trips to some commercial outlet with a Redbox. And that's only assuming I can't watch it online instantly.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Uncle Mxy
    I don't get the appeal.
    $1/day, no waiting, no committment or recurring charges?
    Find a new slant.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Uncle Mxy
    I'd rather take two trips to the mailbox to get/return a video than two trips to some commercial outlet with a Redbox.
    The appeal of Redbox is that they are already at places you go to; grocery store, gas station, Starbucks, etc.


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    I haven't been to a video store in 3 years. We get all our movies from Redbox already (they have quite a few out here). My only complaint is the lines can be long sometimes.

    Netflix is great, but sometimes you feel like a certain movie at that moment (not a couple days prior). At some point I want the new blue ray players with Netflix downloading.
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    Though I probably will not use Redbox much either, the last 2 times I've subscribed to Netflix, I've wound up watching a lot the first few weeks and then sitting on the same movies for 2-3 months before finally canceling.

    It's great if you sit at home and watch DVDs constantly but a lot of people go more in phases....3 movies one week, 2 movies the next, none for 2 weeks after, one the week after that, 4 the next week, none for 3 straight weeks after that....

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    I just can't get into daily fees, and I rarely have a need for anything "now" that isn't satisfied by Netflix's "watch it now" over the Interweb. Their 2-at-a-time plan seems like it works for me and my habits.

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    Between redbox and netflix it's hard to see blockbuster still in business five years from now.

    Quote Originally Posted by Uncle Mxy
    I rarely have a need for anything "now" that isn't satisfied by Netflix's "watch it now" over the Interweb
    Few people have a computer integrated into their home TV setup and watching a movie on the little screen at the computer desk isn't quite the same, especially if you're watching it with other people.

    I think until there's an internet streaming set-top box that's as commonplace as the dvd player or cable box most people have hooked up to their TVs, that's not going to be a first choice for most people.

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    Yeah, I rent 2 movies a year so that would work fine....but so does the blockbuster a mile from my house.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hermy
    Yeah, I rent 2 movies a year so that would work fine....but so does the blockbuster a mile from my house.
    Let's revisit this in 6 months/a year.
    Find a new slant.

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