Netflix customers, do you remember how upset you were when you couldn’t rent “Avatar” for the first 28 days of DVD/BD release? I do, and to fight “The Man” I went down to one of the last remaining Blockbuster stores in my area (there used to be 4) and pick up a BD copy to my family to watch. Now we all know based on the latest news, that we will be seeing fewer stores very soon as the bankruptcy protections they are seeking will allow them to break leases and consolidate their stores. This has already been happening here in the Midwest for a few years now.
Is the 28 day rule tolerable with the new content that is available on Netflix streaming? As long as you are willing to wait to see future new realeases. I recall the days of VHS, and the months, and even years that we had to wait to rent VHS tapes of our favorite big-screen hits. I believe that these agreements will eventually push the hard-core movie buff in the direction that the movies studios want them to go. It will introduce the re-emergence of the DVD/BD purchaser that just HAS to have that new release the day it comes out. Those of us that are a little more frugal, will most likely wait for it to be avaialble to stream, or go down to the new BLockbuster Express machine to pick it up.
The fill press release can be found in this article at Engadget.
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