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SoCalTiger · 10-21-2008, 10:10 PM

At my old house (closer to the dist center and also nearer to a postal hub) I could watch 2 shipment a week (so 6 movies on the 3-at-a-time plan).

At my new house (farther away from the dist center and postal hub) I can pretty much only watch 1 shipment a week.

So, in my experience, I just boils down to where you live since Netflix turn around is dependent on shipping speed.

scoob958 · 10-21-2008, 10:30 PM

Well the dollar extra is nothing if they actually give you the blu's. I always send mine back on Sat so they ship new stuff on Monday but they skipped both Incredible Hulk and Strangers on me and both say Very Long Wait now. Who the hell knows when I will actually get them now. If they are going to charge more then they need to have more copies.

Kaiju · 10-21-2008, 10:36 PM

I wonder if they will send 3-D glasses with a rental of Journey to the Center of the Earth. If not, I still have some.

drb124 · 10-21-2008, 10:37 PM

My only problem is that they are finicky with their new releases. They will send some out on monday, and then others I won't get until weeks after release.

minoba82 · 10-21-2008, 11:51 PM

I was supposed to get Kingdom Of Heaven today. Well, imagine how annoying it was to open it and see that I got the DVD version and not the Blu-ray version. It didn't come in one of those Blu-ray sleeves but it does say Blu-ray in the title on the sleeve but it's the DVD version

obiwopkenobi62 · 10-22-2008, 12:27 AM

I had good luck with netflix initially, but the more I rented the slower they got. I don't use them any more. I go to the mom and pop video store down the street from me. They keep up with the Blu's and there are only 3 of us that rent Blu. Most stuff I want I buy anyway.

JJBOOGIE · 10-22-2008, 12:55 AM

i highly recommend netflix for BR rentals - generally they are in stock most of the time, the shipping time is 1 day usually - 2 at most...selection is generally very good as well...

they are very good for watching movies that you either don't intend to buy or want to check out before buying - kind of like renting video games...

i usually go through 3 movies a month and i feel it justifies the cost...

if you have kids, it's also good for a getting a movie for them to watch over and over again for a month or so and then send it back without buying it - you can limit your BR purchases to the classic kid movies and great modern day animation being done

S2K1 · 10-22-2008, 03:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by obiwopkenobi62

I had good luck with netflix initially, but the more I rented the slower they got.

Netflix admits(or at least they used to) that they throttled usage if you rented too much to benefit the less-frequent users.

Kaiju · 10-22-2008, 04:37 AM

Well, I got Made of Honor(not for me) and The Prestige today in my mailbox, pretty cool! Didn't check them out yet though because I was watching The Incredible Hulk.

NMErickson · 10-23-2008, 07:40 AM

Had to wait a while for Iam Legend when it first came out. But something Im really looking foward to with Netflix is renting the entire Planet Earth BD collection disc-by-disc (I dont think I want to fork over the $$ and purchase it quite yet)

Also, Netflix on Xbox 360 sounds good but can it be in hi-def? From what I understand, the movie gets streamed, not downloaded.

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10-21-2008, 10:10 PM	#21
SoCalTiger Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Los Angeles, CA Blu-ray collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:1	At my old house (closer to the dist center and also nearer to a postal hub) I could watch 2 shipment a week (so 6 movies on the 3-at-a-time plan). At my new house (farther away from the dist center and postal hub) I can pretty much only watch 1 shipment a week. So, in my experience, I just boils down to where you live since Netflix turn around is dependent on shipping speed.

10-21-2008, 10:30 PM	#22
scoob958 Member Member since:Mar 2008 Blu-ray collection:252	Well the dollar extra is nothing if they actually give you the blu's. I always send mine back on Sat so they ship new stuff on Monday but they skipped both Incredible Hulk and Strangers on me and both say Very Long Wait now. Who the hell knows when I will actually get them now. If they are going to charge more then they need to have more copies.

10-21-2008, 10:36 PM	#23
Kaiju Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Oct 2008 4K collection:445 Blu-ray collection:1230 Trading Score:102	I wonder if they will send 3-D glasses with a rental of Journey to the Center of the Earth. If not, I still have some.

10-21-2008, 10:37 PM	#24
drb124 Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Apr 2007 Location:US Home Theater Gallery:3 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Digital collection:- Prime collection:- Blu-ray reviews: 4 Trading Score:402	My only problem is that they are finicky with their new releases. They will send some out on monday, and then others I won't get until weeks after release.

10-21-2008, 11:51 PM	#25
minoba82 Member Member since:Oct 2008 Blu-ray collection:71	I was supposed to get Kingdom Of Heaven today. Well, imagine how annoying it was to open it and see that I got the DVD version and not the Blu-ray version. It didn't come in one of those Blu-ray sleeves but it does say Blu-ray in the title on the sleeve but it's the DVD version

10-22-2008, 12:27 AM	#26
obiwopkenobi62 Blu-ray Samurai Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Deatsville, Al Home Theater Gallery:531 Blu-ray collection:1143 DVD collection:62 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:6	I had good luck with netflix initially, but the more I rented the slower they got. I don't use them any more. I go to the mom and pop video store down the street from me. They keep up with the Blu's and there are only 3 of us that rent Blu. Most stuff I want I buy anyway.

10-22-2008, 12:55 AM	#27
JJBOOGIE Member Member since:Oct 2008 Home Theater Gallery:11	i highly recommend netflix for BR rentals - generally they are in stock most of the time, the shipping time is 1 day usually - 2 at most...selection is generally very good as well... they are very good for watching movies that you either don't intend to buy or want to check out before buying - kind of like renting video games... i usually go through 3 movies a month and i feel it justifies the cost... if you have kids, it's also good for a getting a movie for them to watch over and over again for a month or so and then send it back without buying it - you can limit your BR purchases to the classic kid movies and great modern day animation being done

10-22-2008, 04:37 AM	#29
Kaiju Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Oct 2008 4K collection:445 Blu-ray collection:1230 Trading Score:102	Well, I got Made of Honor(not for me) and The Prestige today in my mailbox, pretty cool! Didn't check them out yet though because I was watching The Incredible Hulk.

10-23-2008, 07:40 AM	#30
NMErickson Active Member Member since:Apr 2008 4K collection:21 Blu-ray collection:854	Had to wait a while for Iam Legend when it first came out. But something Im really looking foward to with Netflix is renting the entire Planet Earth BD collection disc-by-disc (I dont think I want to fork over the $$ and purchase it quite yet) Also, Netflix on Xbox 360 sounds good but can it be in hi-def? From what I understand, the movie gets streamed, not downloaded.

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