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Red Box to do streaming like I like this
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riverc0il
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Article says they are focused on new release content. For those that want new release streaming, this may be important. But I want catalog streaming and MORE than Netflix offers currently, this looks like substantially less. Its almost 2013, why can we still not get what was promised a dozen years ago:
Sorry, no dice Red Box, you'll have to do better and partnering with Verizon doesn't exactly endear people to your product. Man, so pissed off I have 300 movies queued up and less than a quarter are streaming and mostly only ones that are lower on my priority list. Someday the content companies and providers will get their acts together.
Sorry, no dice Red Box, you'll have to do better and partnering with Verizon doesn't exactly endear people to your product. Man, so pissed off I have 300 movies queued up and less than a quarter are streaming and mostly only ones that are lower on my priority list. Someday the content companies and providers will get their acts together.
Geoff
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The content companies want you to buy the Blu Ray or pay the expensive pay-per-view fee at Amazon or your cable company where they get a big cut of the fee. Why would they allow their new release content to go immediately to a fixed-fee/all-you-can-eat streaming catalog?
You can stream any new release movie you want from Amazon if you're willing to pay for it. Ditto using the on-demand service of your cable company. If you're a cheap bastard, you simply have to wait for that premium content to get old enough to be moved to the cheap streaming service.
riverc0il
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I could care less about waiting. Depth of catalog is vital. You are a new release hound IIRC so this thing would go well for you. The problem isn't the delay... the problem is that for the overwhelming majority of each company's catalog, the delay is indefinite.
Why would they want people to stream online instead of buying the Blu Ray? Because people like me don't buy the Blu Ray and they get 0 dollars from me under the current system. Others download illegally (at least they get money from a streaming service). They should want to stream (after the initial release, even a YEAR after the initial release) because if they don't, they'll soon be obsolete and selling their catalog to a company that knows how to operate in the digital age.
Why would they want people to stream online instead of buying the Blu Ray? Because people like me don't buy the Blu Ray and they get 0 dollars from me under the current system. Others download illegally (at least they get money from a streaming service). They should want to stream (after the initial release, even a YEAR after the initial release) because if they don't, they'll soon be obsolete and selling their catalog to a company that knows how to operate in the digital age.
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