Netflix vs Blockbuster Online

NYSpeed Automotive NYSpeed Off Topic
1

So who uses what?

I’ve been using Blockbuster Online for a while now, the one where you get 3 out at a time.

I didn’t see any difference between it and Netflix until just recently, when in my opinion Blockbuster pulled way ahead. They recently changed their policy so now you can take any of the movies you get in the mail and return them at the store. Each movie envelope you bring back acts as a free in store rental, so you can have a ton of movies out at a time. Plus they scan the movie envelope and your next selection from your online queue ships out the next day. In addition to all all that they still give you coupons each month for free in store rentals as well, and since when I signed up they were good go movies or games I can still get 2 free games a month (they no longer offer games for new accounts, but old accounts get grandfathered in).

2

So you bring back 3 movies that they mailed to you, get three free in store movies and instant queue.

Are there late fees on the in store movies?

The only problem I could see is holding onto the in store movies until you watched the movies that were mailed and end up being late…

3

Interesting, I wonder if they have something like that for games.

4

nope they ship the ones out on the queue as soon as you use the envelopes…

blockbuster online just broke the netflix bubble on that one.

5

also its only 9.99 a month for the 1 out at a time…

so you get 1 via mail, return to store and rent one for free, and your one via mail is already shipped. so basically 2 @ a time out for 10 bucks.

when one new release rental is 5 bucks anyways, and also no late fees. so it rocks.

6

I have used both. I like the instore rentals and returns I can do with Blockbuster. I have had them for about a year now.

7

i like the fact that every 3 i get in the mail thats 2free in store…so when i go back and give BB my 3 internet ones to mail out for me(cant do that with netflix) i get 3 in store movies and then two online movies. So basically i get 5 @ a time out :wink:

8

i have netflix and i love it…me and the fiance have our own separate ques and we get what we want…never had an issue with a DVD not playing

9

netflix > bb

10

I use to be netflix… but I like the whole bring one back to the store, rent one from the store, and a movie gets mailed to you… Me likey… Just so I understand…

  1. Get movie in mail
  2. Return movie to store
  3. Rent movie from store
  4. Movie gets mailed to you
  5. movie comes in the mail (now you have 2 movies)

or does the next movie drop in the mail once you return the movie from the store (Between steps 3 and 4)

11

i might look at bb now, ive been using netflix for awhile and have been fairly happy with it. only thing is i burn, err, watch them faster than they send them.

12
13

True.

14

no games no care. for those of us that have HDAdvance on our PS2’s, game pass > *

15

i just drive to blockbuster… i still think all those online things have hidden fees and stuff… maybe they don’t…i’m too lazy to read up on it.

16

nothing hidden at all

17

Sure, if you like paying the same for less.

The only catch with the movies you get from the store is they have a due date, unlike the ones you get in the mail that you can keep as long as you want.

But isn’t blockbuster doing that whole late fee forgiveness thing where as long as you return them within a week or so there are no late fees? It used to be you had a week, and if went past a week they automatically charged you for the price of the movie. You then had 30 days to return it for a refund.

So yeah, Blockbuster > Netflix. Not sure what Netflix next move is here because without a network of stores they really don’t have a way to compete with this.

18

can you get porn from either one?

19

netflix has limited porn…atleast they used to

20

werd, plus when you’re in the mood to watch a movie, it’s nice being able to get it right then, instead of waiting 2 days