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Minimejer05 · 09-09-2008, 01:05 AM

I dont know if my redbox was being lazy but for The Forbidden Kingdom..the box art was the blu ray art. Had the blu box with the Blu ray logo at the top...and the silver lines that had the 1080p high definition saying!

Could be just them being lazy....

Anyone else find this out?

sorry if this was already posted.. I did a search before posting this thread.

jw · 09-09-2008, 01:06 AM

possible, try to rent it, Its only a buck

Minimejer05 · 09-09-2008, 01:09 AM

I think I might try tomorrow night. As I work in a store that has the box...

tntkain · 09-09-2008, 01:35 AM

i sent them an email asking if they would carry blu-ray's and this is the reply I got. I just inquired last week. We have a box at my job & it would be so handy.
Hello,

Hello, thank you for your e-mail. Although those are very high quality formats, currently, Redbox does not support Blu-Ray or HD-DVD. This is not to say we will not go down this route in the near future, but as of right now Redbox will continue to rent standard issued DVDs. You can always visit or website at www.redbox.com for updates regarding this issue.
If you have any other questions or concerns, feel free to contact us by phone or e-mail.

Thank you,
Raquel
REDBOX DVD Customer Service
1-866-REDBOX-3
www.redbox.com

alexakajeff · 09-11-2008, 11:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Minimejer05

I dont know if my redbox was being lazy but for The Forbidden Kingdom..the box art was the blu ray art. Had the blu box with the Blu ray logo at the top...and the silver lines that had the 1080p high definition saying!

Could be just them being lazy....

Anyone else find this out?

sorry if this was already posted.. I did a search before posting this thread.

What's redbox?

DaMexiRican · 10-07-2008, 05:41 PM

I know this thread is about a month old, but I seen a redbox location where I live that says it has blu ray too. And it wasn't just a movie on the screen, it had an actual sign that say's "now carrying blu ray". It doesn't show it online or anything though. Hopefully more will start having them. And it was still only $1 to rent it

dadkins · 10-07-2008, 05:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MiguelitoDaMexiRican

I know this thread is about a month old, but I seen a redbox location where I live that says it has blu ray too. And it wasn't just a movie on the screen, it had an actual sign that say's "now carrying blu ray". It doesn't show it online or anything though. Hopefully more will start having them. And it was still only $1 to rent it

Cool!
I'll have to take a closer look at the one near here.

Thanks!

Riff Magnum · 10-07-2008, 05:48 PM

Red Box is really great for newer mainstream releases, but i guess there's only so many titles they can fit in that box.

MATTYBLU2 · 10-07-2008, 05:53 PM

i agree as we rent some from this and for $1 a night you cant go wrong. while i have not rented anything in the last 3-4 weeks from our redbox, i cant say i have seen anything about blu ray movies to rent. but now you have me curious, so i will check out mine probably tomorrow night.

one downfall to redbox is that you really have to check out the disc before putting it in your player, cause alot of them are beat up and scratched.

shelley · 10-09-2008, 07:27 AM

Which redbox is that? Does the website show that it has blu-ray?

arush5268d · 10-09-2008, 07:44 AM

Redbox has really taken off in the past year.

Them now having Blu-ray is a great move in the right direction.

It seems to me though that the vast majority of people do not know what Blu-ray is. I envision a lot of people getting very frustrated because they get Blus from a redbox, take 'em home, and then wonder why it won't play.

sinister184 · 10-12-2008, 02:25 AM

just learned that my walmart had one of these stacked with blu-rays. rented iron man tonight for $1. freakin awesome. know where im going from now on.

Blu-ray Fanatic · 10-12-2008, 02:44 AM

F*cking badass! I'm gonna check the redbox's around my area.

twilightfan · 10-21-2008, 08:09 PM

Not sure if anyone heard about this but redbox is sued universal studios - universal was trying to make it so that Redbox could not put any of their dvds or blu-rays in a vending machine until 45 days after their release date.

And Universal said it will stop supplying any product to Redbox's 2 distributors Ingram and Video Product Distr. if they continue to sell any Universal product to Redbox.....

09-09-2008, 01:05 AM	#1
Minimejer05 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Minnesota Home Theater Gallery:14 4K collection:532 Blu-ray collection:1995 Blu-ray reviews:28 Trading Score:6	Redbox carrying Blu? I dont know if my redbox was being lazy but for The Forbidden Kingdom..the box art was the blu ray art. Had the blu box with the Blu ray logo at the top...and the silver lines that had the 1080p high definition saying! Could be just them being lazy.... Anyone else find this out? sorry if this was already posted.. I did a search before posting this thread.

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09-09-2008, 01:06 AM	#2
jw Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Apr 2007 Location:USA Trading Score:519	possible, try to rent it, Its only a buck

09-09-2008, 01:09 AM	#3
Minimejer05 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Minnesota Home Theater Gallery:14 4K collection:532 Blu-ray collection:1995 Blu-ray reviews:28 Trading Score:6	I think I might try tomorrow night. As I work in a store that has the box...

09-09-2008, 01:35 AM	#4
tntkain Senior Member Member since:Jul 2007 Blu-ray collection:103 Blu-ray reviews: 2	i sent them an email asking if they would carry blu-ray's and this is the reply I got. I just inquired last week. We have a box at my job & it would be so handy. Hello, Hello, thank you for your e-mail. Although those are very high quality formats, currently, Redbox does not support Blu-Ray or HD-DVD. This is not to say we will not go down this route in the near future, but as of right now Redbox will continue to rent standard issued DVDs. You can always visit or website at www.redbox.com for updates regarding this issue. If you have any other questions or concerns, feel free to contact us by phone or e-mail. Thank you, Raquel REDBOX DVD Customer Service 1-866-REDBOX-3 www.redbox.com

10-07-2008, 05:41 PM	#6
DaMexiRican Power Member Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Tracy, CA Blu-ray collection:40	I know this thread is about a month old, but I seen a redbox location where I live that says it has blu ray too. And it wasn't just a movie on the screen, it had an actual sign that say's "now carrying blu ray". It doesn't show it online or anything though. Hopefully more will start having them. And it was still only $1 to rent it

10-07-2008, 05:48 PM	#8
Riff Magnum Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Apr 2008 Location:The Island Blu-ray collection:149	Red Box is really great for newer mainstream releases, but i guess there's only so many titles they can fit in that box.

10-07-2008, 05:53 PM	#9
MATTYBLU2 Banned Member since:Sep 2007 Location:NH Blu-ray collection:60 Trading Score:21	i agree as we rent some from this and for $1 a night you cant go wrong. while i have not rented anything in the last 3-4 weeks from our redbox, i cant say i have seen anything about blu ray movies to rent. but now you have me curious, so i will check out mine probably tomorrow night. one downfall to redbox is that you really have to check out the disc before putting it in your player, cause alot of them are beat up and scratched.

10-09-2008, 07:27 AM	#10
shelley Junior Member Member since:Sep 2007 Blu-ray collection:60	Which redbox is that? Does the website show that it has blu-ray?

10-09-2008, 07:44 AM	#11
arush5268d Banned Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Houston, TX Blu-ray collection:85	Redbox has really taken off in the past year. Them now having Blu-ray is a great move in the right direction. It seems to me though that the vast majority of people do not know what Blu-ray is. I envision a lot of people getting very frustrated because they get Blus from a redbox, take 'em home, and then wonder why it won't play.

10-12-2008, 02:25 AM	#12
sinister184 Special Member Member since:Jul 2007 Location:FL, USA Home Theater Gallery:4 4K collection:52 Blu-ray collection:593 Blu-ray reviews:7 Trading Score:17	just learned that my walmart had one of these stacked with blu-rays. rented iron man tonight for $1. freakin awesome. know where im going from now on.

10-12-2008, 02:44 AM	#13
Blu-ray Fanatic Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2007 Location:San Antonio Blu-ray reviews:1	F*cking badass! I'm gonna check the redbox's around my area.

10-21-2008, 08:09 PM	#14
twilightfan Expert Member Member since:Oct 2008 Blu-ray collection:408 DVD collection:35 Digital collection:343 iTunes collection:292 Trading Score:301	Not sure if anyone heard about this but redbox is sued universal studios - universal was trying to make it so that Redbox could not put any of their dvds or blu-rays in a vending machine until 45 days after their release date. And Universal said it will stop supplying any product to Redbox's 2 distributors Ingram and Video Product Distr. if they continue to sell any Universal product to Redbox.....

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