Beck38
07-19-2013, 09:50 PM
Many know (or should know) of the 'race to the bottom' of both these long standing rental outfits; first, the studios have been ratcheting up their rates (hey, just like broadcast stations with cable!), locking out huge swatches of their catalogs from rental, and a generalized push toward 'video on demand' which basically allows them to charge TWICE for the same content (the fees you pay to the 'provider', i.e. Netflix) and that which you pay to your ISP/provider. And this for 'hd quality' that in reality is a bit-rate and quality somewhere around SD/DVD levels.
Just in the last couple of weeks, I've noted that tons of titles, both on Netflis and Blockbuster, 'disappear' from my 'que' into the 'not available' or 'saved' sections, even though the titles appear to not have been affected by any 'agreements' that are out in the open. One has to wonder how many 'secret' agreements are in place.
A good way to check is to go to a site that lists releases in, say, the lsat year or so, and see how many don't appear in the catalog of either of Netflix or BB. A lot. Netflix is well known for dealing with 'truncated' discs, ('movie only' discs sans extras that are available on the actual commercial disc), particularly with Blu-ray.
Anyway, I'm sure that lots of folks simply don't see this happening. Or maybe they are, but I've seen no comments on it much of anywhere. Os here's mine.
Just in the last couple of weeks, I've noted that tons of titles, both on Netflis and Blockbuster, 'disappear' from my 'que' into the 'not available' or 'saved' sections, even though the titles appear to not have been affected by any 'agreements' that are out in the open. One has to wonder how many 'secret' agreements are in place.
A good way to check is to go to a site that lists releases in, say, the lsat year or so, and see how many don't appear in the catalog of either of Netflix or BB. A lot. Netflix is well known for dealing with 'truncated' discs, ('movie only' discs sans extras that are available on the actual commercial disc), particularly with Blu-ray.
Anyway, I'm sure that lots of folks simply don't see this happening. Or maybe they are, but I've seen no comments on it much of anywhere. Os here's mine.