Comments on: Netflix Raising Prices For Blu-ray Disc Renters

By: Rick

Rick — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 19:14:46 +0000

It's pathetic, plain and simple. I cancelled my blu-ray account. I'm not paying them $3 just for the "privilege" of renting high definition discs. I have to wait WEEKS for most of my blu-rays as it is. This is a setback to blu-ray overall and I hope it bites Netflix in the ass with their subscriptions.

By: Rick

Rick — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 19:14:00 +0000

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 14 May 2008 14:19:37 +0000

Well I for one don’t think its right. I mean why didn’t they charge more at the beginning? All these places get greedy. Owell I might cancel my subscription if they actually do this or switch to the lowest plan if they even will still have one. Good while it lasted I guess. These palces just ened to get rid of DVD’s and get on the bluray bandwagon then we could have this problem. DVD’s are so outdated and look horrible its not funny. Its like VGA compared to SuperVGA. It just doesn’t stack up!

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 14 May 2008 14:19:00 +0000

By: Michelle Graham

Michelle Graham — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:24:18 +0000

I’m pretty happy to pay a bit more, if I’m renting something with a lot more content. Currently the only interest I actually have in Blu-ray is that it can hold practically an entire tv season on a single disc (ok, they may have to push it to two with extras) and if I can get 8 hours out of one before I have to go all the way to the other side of the room to change disc, I’m content to pay. However for regular movies where I doubt I’ll bother with extras anyway? PAH!

By: Michelle Graham

Michelle Graham — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:24:00 +0000

By: Matthew

Matthew — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 02:04:26 +0000

If you don’t like the price, you are not required to purchase.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 02:04:00 +0000

If you don’t like the price, you are not required to purchase.

By: Robert Fure

Robert Fure — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:42:15 +0000

Rumor on the street is also that Sony straight-up bought out Fox. Fox was in the middle and Sony paid them something like 6million dollars to give up on Blu-Ray. While to a huge studio, 6mil might not seem like a lot, but Fox knew that going one way or the other would kill a format, meaning they no longer had to produce three editions (DVD, HD-DVD, and Blu-Ray) or make HD/DVD double discs.

By: Robert Fure

Robert Fure — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:42:00 +0000

By: 790

790 — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:20:16 +0000

Yeah Robert, BluRay sold the public out to the studios by imploying region codes and copying over-protection. The studios had no choice but to abandon HD. BluRay however won’t last more than say Laser discs did. IMO….

There’s some new technology coming that is going to enhance regular dvds.

By: 790

790 — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:20:00 +0000

There’s some new technology coming that is going to enhance regular dvds.

By: Robert Fure

Robert Fure — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:12:35 +0000

I’m complaining too. This is Bologna. But since Blu-Ray cheated to win the format war anyways, I wouldn’t mind seeing them take a blow from this. Blu-Ray held more data, but was harder to work with, used more code, was more expensive, and was less interactive with the web. HD held less data, was easier to work with, used less code, was less expensive, and had more interactivity.

Basically it was VHS vs Beta again, but Beta won this time. (Though actually the quality of projected picture is the same)

By: Robert Fure

Robert Fure — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:12:00 +0000

Basically it was VHS vs Beta again, but Beta won this time. (Though actually the quality of projected picture is the same)

By: Kevin Kelly

Kevin Kelly — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 22:55:59 +0000

Rob, I usually keep a spare or two around just in case something like this happens.

And madc, I’m a Blu-ray user who is complaining.

By: Kevin Kelly

Kevin Kelly — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 22:55:00 +0000

Rob, I usually keep a spare or two around just in case something like this happens.

And madc, I’m a Blu-ray user who is complaining.

By: madc

madc — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 22:48:39 +0000

I don’t see any BluRay users complaning…more quality more money.

By: madc

madc — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 22:48:00 +0000

I don’t see any BluRay users complaning…more quality more money.

By: 790

790 — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:59:32 +0000

HA,HA me and my old fashioned dvds laugh at all the BluRay supporters.
Netflix is just passing the buck. Prepair to pay for that stunning resolution (big deal, yawwwn).

Btw I just picked up “Cloverfield” on dvd yesterday and I was watching it saying, “why does anyone need BluRay”. The film looked so clean it looked better than I remember it in the theatre.

I’ve got better things to spend money on than a passing fad that is BluRay.

By: 790

790 — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:59:00 +0000

HA,HA me and my old fashioned dvds laugh at all the BluRay supporters.
Netflix is just passing the buck. Prepair to pay for that stunning resolution (big deal, yawwwn).

Btw I just picked up “Cloverfield” on dvd yesterday and I was watching it saying, “why does anyone need BluRay”. The film looked so clean it looked better than I remember it in the theatre.

I’ve got better things to spend money on than a passing fad that is BluRay.