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In Reply to: So I guess I've been lucky. posted by jsm on April 25, 2008 at 16:45:39:

>>>I have rented a lot of esoteric foreign language movies from Netflix. These cost a lot more for them to buy then standard DVD movies, and I bet the customer base for them is in the single digits. They didn't charge me more to rent them. It's part of being a "full-service provider."<<<
Well, that's not quite right. If those "esoteric foreign language movies", are region 1, then they are just run of the mill discs with unusual movies on them. Do they rent other region discs?

>>>The rate that HD sets are selling is going to translate into a increasing rate at which BD players sell if the makers of them ever get their act straight and stop futzing around.<<<
That's quite a leap in faith. Remember, many/most HDTV owners don't have a source of HD, and many think they do when they don't.

>>>Already BD movies don't cost that much more <<<
Much more than what? DVDs? Houses? BDs usually list for $30-$40. Even Amazon sells most of them for about $25+. Sure you can find some on sale sometimes, but you can get some DVDs on sale for MUCH MUCH cheaper.

>>>Some good competition will set this straight.<<<
BD has no competition now. That's why sub $200 players aren't expected to come out until the end of 2009.

>>>But...truth be told, there is so little coming out these days that I care to watch that it probably doesn't even matter for me.<<<
I agree with you here. MY HD buying has dropped dramatically over the last 6 months or so. Sadly, 2 out of the last 3 BDs I've bought won't play, so I'm not overly motivated to buy alot more, even if I wanted to.
Jack

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Topic - So now Netflix is going to charge more to rent BD movies. - jsm 16:13:19 04/22/08 (6)

It's not surprising - racerguy 08:03:49 04/23/08 (5)

So I guess I've been lucky. - jsm 16:45:39 04/25/08 (2)

not really - Jack G 05:54:18 04/26/08 (0)

RE: So I guess I've been lucky. - racerguy 20:55:50 04/25/08 (0)

"is destined to stay a niche product for the foreseeable future " - Jack G 12:16:36 04/24/08 (0)

New technologies cost more than old technologies. This is hardly unique to blu-ray NT - Jazz Inmate 20:36:26 04/23/08 (0)

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not really - Jack G 05:54:18 04/26/08 (0)

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