Netflix increasing monthly Blu-ray rentals by $4 (POLL ADDED)

[Red Hood]

No prob.




I'm running a short fuse today, freakin coworkers

[Jack Torrance]

Originally Posted by Pyre

No prob.




I'm running a short fuse today, freakin coworkers

lol

[Adegan]

Yes, the extra charge on Blu-rays from Netflix pissed me off a bit, but got over it. Another thing is that Batman Begins has been "Very Long Wait" since it came out in July and it still is. I have been observing that it is difficult to get the new releases in time. But since I have a lot of titles in my Q I just put the ones that are available first and the waiting ones a little later, sometimes in about a week or less you can get them. I've had a few shipping problems with them but nothing serious yet.

[Brandon]

Originally Posted by Adegan

Another thing is that Batman Begins has been "Very Long Wait" since it came out in July and it still is.

That is ridiculous.

[poopshoot]

I think that's how it always is when you are renting.

Anyone remember going to the blockbuster, Hollywood video, or independent store finding out the the movies you wanted to rent are all out? Then the people who were lucky enough to get them say they haven't had a problem? It's just luck and timing when it comes to rentals. There will always be someone not getting their movie and having to wait a few days or weeks for it. Although with Netflix I did have issues waiting months for some blu-rays. If it's a movie a movie I just want to rent I wait a week or two and drive to the blockbuster and they always have it. For some reason it's been easier now to find something at a blockbuster location. Maybe cause everyone else is doing it online?

[Teabaggins]

they are sending me Prince Caspian today., my wife will be happy . I always keep plenty of older movies/shows in my queue so it's not that big of a deal if I miss out on a new release.

I can't complain for such a reasonable membership price. I know people who spend more on McDonald's in a week than I do on my membership all month

[Pelican170]

Originally Posted by Teabaggins

they are sending me Prince Caspian today., my wife will be happy . I always keep plenty of older movies/shows in my queue so it's not that big of a deal if I miss out on a new release.

I can't complain for such a reasonable membership price. I know people who spend more on McDonald's in a week than I do on my membership all month

Thats right. and besides, i obviously want to see the new releases first, but all in all, i want to see any and all movies in my queue, so not getting a new release is no big thing for me...

[MacDaddyOJack]

I actually called them about a week ago. I had 12 movies in my queue, all but one were Blurays. I had one DVD and it was in the last place in my queue - guess what I got To make matters even worse, they finally sent me one of my blurays after two days, but it came from Washington state and I live in VA!!!!!

When I called, this guy was like, "Yeah, you just have a lot of new releases in there, try adding some older movies...." I told him that I had 12 movies in my queue and that they should at least be able to get two of them to me in a timely fashion and it didn't go very well. When I asked if I they would be getting more Blurays in stock since we have to pay a premium now, I got a big fat NO. I'm not cancelling, but if I have to micro-manage my queue so that only the Blurays I want each week are in there then I will.

[goot420]

well they burned me this week...had narnia, wanted, and step brothers in my queue (which was empty)... only getting step brothers tomorrow...im on the 3 out unlimited plan...2nd time they've burned me on new releases recently...screwed me the same way with tropic thunder

[Cybernate]

I put my account with Netflix on hold. I was used to being throttled. I was used to having DVDs and Blu Rays sent from freakin' Washington state when I live in Minnesota so it would take a week to receive my movie.

When they announced the $1 increase for Blu Rays because of "higher costs", I thought, "Umm, I've received more than a few broken or scratched/unplayable DVDs, but ALL of the Blu Ray discs from them have played perfectly. If I wanted to burn myself a copy of a DVD, I could do it without much effort - not so with Blu Ray. I don't see the cost being significantly higher to NOW justify a price hike." However, I read the forums here and read how those who objected to the price hike were dubbed "whiners" - after all, even with the price hike, Blu Ray rental via Netflix was still a bargain, and since we had no local Blu Ray rentals, I couldn't argue with that. Plus, the optimists figured that "We're paying that extra dollar, so the service should improve, right?"

Guess what? I've experienced even longer delays, and now our Movie Gallery has started carrying Blu Rays. Is the selection as good? Of course not. But the SERVICE kicks the crap out of Netflix.

I've been a long time Netflix user, and at times been very happy with their service, but over time it seems they've prioritized crappy quality instantly watchable downloads over speedy service and delivery of flawless Blu Rays to my door. They have 90 days before I cancel my account outright, and I would love to have them do SOMETHING to win me back.

[Teabaggins]

Originally Posted by Teabaggins

they are sending me Prince Caspian today., my wife will be happy . I always keep plenty of older movies/shows in my queue so it's not that big of a deal if I miss out on a new release.

I can't complain for such a reasonable membership price. I know people who spend more on McDonald's in a week than I do on my membership all month

they are sending me the new X-Files today as well

[RandDawg]

I've had a few wierd things happen like serial tv shows that get sent out of order and they have always sent out the correct disk the next day and credited it as an extra disk so I would have 4 movies instead of 3. I always liked how they handled the problems I had with them.

You guys should watch older movies though, a lot of the new stuff is just garbage.

[robertc88]

Sorry to read some of the experiences here. It has been going fairly smoothly for me since I suspended my membership this past summer cause I don't watch movies much then.

[fighthefutureofhd]

Originally Posted by Teabaggins

they are sending me the new X-Files today as well

let us know what you think of it after you've watched it.

[Teabaggins]

Originally Posted by fighthefutureofhd

let us know what you think of it after you've watched it.

ok, but I don't want to get banned

[Grant Matrix]

I am really glad that Netflix began charging the extra $1. Without it, I probably would have stayed with them and just kept *****ing constantly about the long waits. Thank you Netflix for giving me the last reason to leave!! As far as BB online goes ... wow they really got their s##t together in the past year. Wait times are always low and my BM store is getting about 5-8 copies of the hot new releases on Blu, so I take my returns there and no waits at all ... so thank you again Netflix for that $1 charge!!

[camper]

I'm pretty new, but I really signed up for the xbox streaming and the online instant viewing. I travel a bit, so it's nice to watch something entertaining just because I feel like it.

So far my service has been lightening fast, I mailed a movie on monday and I'll have one waiting for me today. I don't care about the new releases so much (I'll buy the ones I know I'll want) and only rent stuff I'm 'iffy' on.

I never got everything I wanted walking into a brick & mortar rental store (ESPECIALLY new releases) so I don't see the big deal. Waiting 2-3 months for a film after release, is a bit odd though...should be there before then. Still, if all that I had in my que was stuff that got released this week I wouldn't expect that I could 'trick' the system, I'd expect that I'd be without a movie since I've intentionally limited my options. It would be like living in the phillipines and only being willing to date blondes--there's not a big pool to choose from

camper

[blueshadow | Kosty]

The Netflix Blu-ray surcharge sucks but it still is a good deal and buying a single Blu-ray Disc is at least five dollars more anyway than the DVD version so its worth it in the long run. But don't tell them that as I want them to lower the price instead of raise it.

[EvolutionCherry]

Never been a member of Netflix and because of this, never will be.

So I guess no change. I have plenty of reasons why I buy rather than rent. I guess this just one more reason to add.

[BTBuck1]

Blockbuster! 4tw