naveNetflix is going to let DVD subscribers keep unreturned discs for free
ursaUltra“Generous offer?” Holy fucking spin zone. Every disc they let a customer keep is just a disc they don’t have to worry about disposing off. Just happens to be a modest bonus for their subscribers.
There is lots of content that isn’t licensed for streaming, and is out-of-print on DVD. Its entirely possible that Netflix DVD rental may be the ONLY place to get certain titles. Depending on what you had out, this may be quite a boon for those that have rare titles in hand.
Something like the Blu Ray of Kevin Smith’s 1999 movie “Dogma” could cost you $175 to buy
u/lukmly013 💾 (lemmy.sdf.org)Well, DVDs are cheaper. Especially used DVDs. Dogma on DVD in state “Very Good” goes for around £2-3 on amazon.co.uk.
Honorable mention: You can stream it on himovies.sx for free. You can also use Inspector’s network tab on Firefox to get the .m3u8 stream and pass it to youtube-dl. For true experience, burn it to DVD.
Edit: You can also get it on VHS tape for £3 apparently.
GatsbyIt’s also been on YouTube for years. It gets posted on Reddit’s video sub every couple weeks like clockwork lol.
Well, DVDs are cheaper. Especially used DVDs. Dogma on DVD in state “Very Good” goes for around £2-3 on amazon.co.uk.
Those are PAL and Region 2 DVDs. So they won’t work in regular US DVD players. Welcome to the wonderful world of regional distribution contracts.
I checked the US Amazon, Dogma DVD is mostly Region 2 imports… and used Region 1 discs are like $15. Oh, and amazon.co.uk has Region 1 Imported discs for £3 as well. But shipping cost will make the price about the same I guess.
Or how about a region-free South Korea version?