NetFlix says it will quadruple its selection of Blu-ray discs

[xwingsct]

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News
NetFlix to Expand Blu-ray Selection
The by-mail rental service expects demand to rise.
By Swanni

Washington, D.C. (February 28, 2008) -- NetFlix says it will quadruple its selection of Blu-ray discs to meet the growing demand for the high-def format.

That's according to an article by Video Business.

In a statement revising its future subscriber count -- it now expects 8.26 million subs on March 31, up from the previous forecast of 8.05 million -- the by-mail DVD rental service said it will add up to 1,500 Blu-ray titles this year.
The company now carries around 400 Blu-ray movies.

But NetFlix CFO Barry McCarthy was non-committal on whether the service will increase the price of a Blu-ray rental, as the company hinted earlier this month.

Toshiba last week announced that it would exit the HD DVD business at the end of March, ceding victor to Blu-ray in the high-def format war.

The decision is expected to increase demand for Blu-ray titles at NetFlix and other retailer and rental outlets.

Source: http://www.tvpredictions.com/netflix022808.htm

[Maxell]

Sweet. Now instead of Very Long Wait it will probably be Short Wait! :/

[Iago]

https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=1055

news bro.

[ulri4651]

i didn't know they had a short supply of blu's before. i have never had a problem getting a movie i wanted on blu-ray from them.

[Tanman19az]

when do you think this will go into effect?

[Nerdkiller likes BD]

This will just put SD DVD out of its misery even faster than before.

[Ferris]

Originally Posted by ulri4651

i didn't know they had a short supply of blu's before. i have never had a problem getting a movie i wanted on blu-ray from them.

There's at least a dozen threads on here where people have expressed their disdain at the long wait times for BDs on NetFlix. I can't say I blame them, but when 1000 people have Batman Begins in their queue as the number 1 item on the day of release, there are bound to be delays. I've just come to accept is as a sign of the growth of the format.

Good times, eh?

[MuG]

Married to Netflix since Jan 05 and will be FOREVER!

[SGRSBSKIER]

It doesn't say anything about increasing current inventory just that they will add up to 1500 titles which in another article said 300 would be new releases and the rest catalog, so it could cut down on waiting times due to more titles to choose from but unless they increase the amount of certain titles their will still be long waits.

What I find most interesting is Netflix believes there will be 1300-1500 titles released this year. Currently there are only 88 that have dates, That means that Netflix thinks there will be on average over 100 titles a month until the end of the year. Which is 4 times (Jan:26, Feb:29) as many that have been released the first 2 months of this year. So we should be seeing 25+ titles a week.

[xwingsct]

I noticed that movies on my queue have moved up from long wait to short wait and they have been doing cross country shipping their BD movies. I don't mind waiting for the movie couple days than having it on queue as long wait which could take up to months.

[BluHavik]

I might get a few new releases within 2 months???



Sorry, dramatics are over now. I did have Cars and the Rat as #1 and 2 for at least a month before I actually had them sent to me.

[dpomp]

how much does it cost to rent BDs through netflix? I haven't really gotten into the whole online renting rage yet.

[Ferris]

Originally Posted by dpompeo

how much does it cost to rent BDs through netflix? I haven't really gotten into the whole online renting rage yet.

They have several plans with monthly rates. It all depends on your flavor. I have a discontinued plan>
$11.99 for 4 rentals per month, 2 at a time. Currently, renting BDs is no more expensive than DVDs.

There are others though:

Check their current plans out here

[jw]

Originally Posted by FriedEggs

They have several plans with monthly rates. It all depends on your flavor. I have a discontinued plan>
$11.99 for 4 rentals per month, 2 at a time. Currently, renting BDs is no more expensive than DVDs.

There are others though:

Check their current plans out here

I wish those RedBox rental kiosks in the from of WMs would get BD's

[york weir]

Originally Posted by FriedEggs

Currently, renting BDs is no more expensive than DVDs.
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Hopefully that stays that way though the CEO claims they may charge more.

[katharsis]

Good news! I have actually been getting some titles a bit faster as of lately (past 2-3 weeks)

[xwingsct]

Originally Posted by york weir

Hopefully that stays that way though the CEO claims they may charge more.

Right now it's 3 dollars cheaper than Blockbuster. Let's hope they don't raise the price above Blockbuster, if raising price means more HD movies then I'm in for it, but they said HD movie renters are still in single digit percentage. Do they really want poeple who rent DVD only pay for it too?