Netflix to delay new movie releases by 28 days

I don't exactly know how Netflix works at this time but I guess they have enough reason why they delayed the release... Just learn to wait..

Have you even read the point of this thread? The movie studio withheld the releases, and Netflix was forced to go along with it.

The "Good Old Days"

I rember buying a Sony VCR, I think it was a 435-SVR or some nonsense like that. The model number was basically the price, and if you wanted to copy a tape, you needed two of those suckers, plus the mail order CGE box for $50.00 bucks in between.

That Sony really sucked on SLP too. You're right, I think that this was somewhere around '92 to '93.

Redbox is included in the Warner Bros clause.

Yeah redbox would be awesome if it also didn't agree to a 4 week window. Only blockbuster has exclusive rights.

Yeah, Redbox woulod be awesome.......if only they didn't agree to wait four weeks for the releases too. Only Blockbuster has exclusive rights to Warner Bros DVDs. Oh Yeah, and On Demand too. They say this move is meant to stimulate DVD sales but that's BS! The cable companies are behind this move and Blockbuster will end up out of business unless they figure out what's going on. If only Blockbuster had apps for Xbox and PS3 streaming video for a cheap(er) price.......

Guess what you two, part of the issue is not just studio profits, but partly is conceded as life support for Blockbuster. If Blockbuster fails,(and they're not doing real well, mind you), then a lot of DVDs get not sold.

That said, you're supposed to go crying to "On Demand" for your movies. But remember, that avenue is loaded with DRM. So, it's like they say about handguns, "when DVDs are outlawed, only outlaws will have DVDs"

Myself, I can wait the extra 30 days for hard copy, rather than conceding that the computer is my only avenue for entertainment. I'm not a big enough ***** to want to watch "Avatar" on an iPhone either.

blu ray is so overated it's not even funny....seriously. Also Where do you live? the red boxes nera me have both formats.

Warner bros has enough money,they dont deserve anymore. I don't work there. chances are either do any of you, why should you even care? Those employees are ALL over paid. This is fact.

The principal remains the same, if you are paying money for a service.Then that service needs to be able to meet your demands. Delaying movies, no matter how you slice it....is and will always be a horrible business decision.If that means you can't rent Warner bros movies, oh well... they got enough money anyway screw them...better studios out there anyway.

This whole movie thing is going the wrong direction. Personally, I *NEVER* watch a movie at a theater. Netflix could strip their service down to the bare minimum and I'd still subscribe just to avoid having to overpay to watch even a great movie in an uncomfortable theater versus watching it in the comfort of my home on my home theater system. So I'll wait.

Here is two of my typical patterns:

1. A well-reviewed movie is released to theaters. I want to watch it so I download it even if it is poor quality (spare me the lectures). When the movie comes out on DVD or BluRay, I buy it, otherwise it's just a one-time watcher.

2. A movie is released to theaters, but only receives mediocre reviews. I wait until Netflix gets it, watch it, and if I like it I'll buy it, otherwise it's just a one-time watcher.

To be clear, on the same day the movie was released to theaters, if they would release it on Blu-Ray and/or DVD as well for even $30-40, I would buy it and keep things legal. But I will never...EVER...watch a movie in a theater. That's just stupid, uncomfortable, and a waste of money. I mean, what is this? The 1960's? Movie theaters are outdated. Who wants to watch a movie with a bunch of strangers who are no doubt talking, laughing, coughing, blocking your view, getting up to get more food, go to the bathroom, etc., bringing their underaged brats to an inappropriate movie, all while sitting in an uncomfortable seat in a bad position to the screen with the volume too loud, and your feet sticking to the floor because of what you hope is soda or popcorn butter. No thanks.

The trouble that this 30 day wait to rental is going to make for the movie studios is this; some movies are good enough to rent, but not good enough to buy. But during those 30 days, a mediocre movie will likely slip people's minds, as in the meantime, the next blockbuster is released.

I don't know about everybody else, but I only think about watching some of these things after I run out of movies to put on my Blockbuster on Line queue.

Oh wait, I cancelled that account.

Like many people I primarily use Netflix to stream and to rent obsure, foreign or straight to DVD releases anyway. I think it would be great if they streamed EVERYTHING.

Call me kooky but if I REALLY want to see a movie that badly, I go and watch it at the movie theater on the great big jumbo screen when it first comes out. If for some bizarre reason I am unable to watch it at the "big theater" then I go and watch it at the $1.50 discount theater. In the rare instance that I want to see a new release that is straight to DVD or foreign, I simply put it to the top of my Netflix queue and continuously receive free extra "bonus" DVDs (DVDs on top of my subscription plan allotment) until they can ship it to me. It's pretty win/win for me.

I LOVE movies but I consider actually going out into the world and engaging in actual activities with real live people, etc. to be more a priority in my life. There is not one single movie out there that I will throw a fit over if I don't get. If you choose not to watch a movie at the movie theater and have the patience to wait for it to come out on Blu-ray/DVD in the first place, you really must NOT want to see it all that badly, and therefore, waiting an extra month will hardly kill you.

I do, however, have mixed feelings about this deal, if only on principle. While I do have a home theatre complete with a Netflix streaming blu-ray player and the more interesting content available via streaming for me to watch when I'm tooling around the house for whatever reason, the better, I also(on principle) don't like the idea of movie studios trying to force anyone into buying their DVD or going to Blockbuster. There's just something very un-American (and likewise very American(wink.)) about it all. We are afterall (in theory) a country that believes in competition are we not?

Still, however, positive or negative this shift is, only time will tell.

Grea.
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