Keyser_Soze Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 https://dvd.netflix.com/Faq 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 RIP physical media Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nokra Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 Yeah this seems like another blow to the market of physical media that it doesn't need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted April 19, 2023 Author Share Posted April 19, 2023 A pretty big bummer to me. I still have nearly 500 movies in my queue and you can't stream any of them. Strange decision. At least gamefly is out there pimping their service. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoberChef Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 I honestly didn't know they still offered such a service, but it's nice it had gone on as long as it did. I'm truly curious what they will do with all those discs? As for the physical media aspect of it, I know I'll be watching Robert Meyer Burnett & Dieter talk on Saturday on the Post Geek Singularity for a rather in depth discussion, of which I have no doubt. Apparently they had a show today, while I am unsure if they spoke about the Netflix of it all, not sure yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 I had no idea they still shipped discs. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 I assume this includes any and all types, not just DVD's - I think they do blurays too? Not sure about 4k discs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted April 19, 2023 Author Share Posted April 19, 2023 33 minutes ago, Greatoneshere said: I assume this includes any and all types, not just DVD's - I think they do blurays too? Not sure about 4k discs. They definitely do Blu-Rays since I alternate DVDs and Blu-Rays when they ship them out (this is my secret, now you know it based on the what you watched thread ) no UHD though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 7 hours ago, Keyser_Soze said: They definitely do Blu-Rays since I alternate DVDs and Blu-Rays when they ship them out (this is my secret, now you know it based on the what you watched thread ) no UHD though. Yeah I remember getting blurays back in the day (been a long while), and did notice that with your reviews too. I assume they are discontinuing any sort of physical media then, not just DVD's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted April 19, 2023 Author Share Posted April 19, 2023 27 minutes ago, Greatoneshere said: Yeah I remember getting blurays back in the day (been a long while), and did notice that with your reviews too. I assume they are discontinuing any sort of physical media then, not just DVD's? Right. No more movies of any kind being mailed out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 I actually thought they stopped this awhile ago. Every other day, I used to see a fellow walk by my apartment with a Netflix envelope in his hand, but I haven't seen him in probably a year. That was my only basis for thinking they had stopped shipping physical media already. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodyHell Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 I'm fine with this. They can't be making any money off it (not that they are making money to begin with), and it also probably doesn't get a ton of use. I've learned to just buy whatever I can't find on streaming years ago. BSG, B5, Stargate SG1, Atlantis, and especially universe at points have all been hard to find on streaming services, so I just buy them on Apple and Google. Mostly apple though, for the sci fi stuff. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 I wonder if the consumers who used this, people in rural areas with poor internet connections use Redbox more than this and Netflix said fuck it. Redbox is still pretty popular right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamusha Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 30 minutes ago, skillzdadirecta said: I wonder if the consumers who used this, people in rural areas with poor internet connections use Redbox more than this and Netflix said fuck it. Redbox is still pretty popular right? I imagine in more rural areas they are quite popular. I still see kiosks here in the suburbs but I can’t think of the last time I walked past one that was being used. A decade ago I would always see someone using them and sometimes even forming a mini line. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted September 26, 2023 Author Share Posted September 26, 2023 Well it's coming down to it folks. I potentially only have 1 more disc after today. What should it be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 1 hour ago, Keyser_Soze said: What should it be? Attack of the 50 Foot Woman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentbob Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 Take whatever you can because you get to keep them now. Apparently Target stores are losing their dvd/bluray sections at some stores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted September 26, 2023 Author Share Posted September 26, 2023 1 hour ago, silentbob said: Take whatever you can because you get to keep them now. Apparently Target stores are losing their dvd/bluray sections at some stores. While it's a nice gesture, I don't think I'd like having just loose discs in ugly paper sleeves sitting around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 Thanks for the reaction @stepee. I was about to post the same dumb story again, forgetting I had already posted it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted September 29, 2023 Author Share Posted September 29, 2023 Well unless they decide to ship 10 DVDs tomorrow my last movie will be The Night of the Hunter (1955) @Greatoneshere But what I have been doing the past couple of days is looking through my queue (Which is around 400 movies so it's still insane they are going to just stop sending out discs, I can't be the only one right?) and going down the list to see which movies are on what service. It's crazy to see how much content is splintered up everywhere. So I'm looking at Prime, Netflix streaming and Plex which has a surprising amount of on demand movies. Also there is something called Kanopy which is free if you have a library card or university email so I'm going to look into that too. This serves two purposes, I can still catch some of these movies on a different service and if I trim down the list I can see the movies that aren't anywhere else and move them up just in case tomorrow they end up giving me 10 DVDs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SoberChef Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 I'm genuinely curious as to how much Netflix spent monthly/annually on shipping costs alone!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeon Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 On 9/29/2023 at 12:49 AM, Keyser_Soze said: Well unless they decide to ship 10 DVDs tomorrow my last movie will be The Night of the Hunter (1955) @Greatoneshere But what I have been doing the past couple of days is looking through my queue (Which is around 400 movies so it's still insane they are going to just stop sending out discs, I can't be the only one right?) and going down the list to see which movies are on what service. It's crazy to see how much content is splintered up everywhere. So I'm looking at Prime, Netflix streaming and Plex which has a surprising amount of on demand movies. Also there is something called Kanopy which is free if you have a library card or university email so I'm going to look into that too. This serves two purposes, I can still catch some of these movies on a different service and if I trim down the list I can see the movies that aren't anywhere else and move them up just in case tomorrow they end up giving me 10 DVDs. Kanopy is an awesome free resource. They have a lot of old classics, new movies (mostly indies) and a ton of random shit in between, and a lot of it isn’t streaming elsewhere. I tend to forget about it because I mostly watch stuff through the apps on Xbox, but whenever I check it out it doesn’t take long to make a list of a dozen things I should watch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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