A trend I'm starting to see.

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tony1569

Nov 29, 2008 - CST 7:45 PM

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I have a Netflix subscription and Blu-ray is the format that I prefer to watch movies on. More and more I'm beginning to notice that I have to wait, either it's a long wait or a short one, bottom line is that there is a wait for Blu-ray new release titles. So I switch to DVD and for the movies in my queue and it says.."NOW AVAILABLE". For a format that's supposed to be facing an uphill battle during these tough economic times it's doing extremely well for Netflix, so much so that I can't get any new Blu-ray release titles (after they have been out on disk for sometime).

bladerunner1

Nov 29, 2008 - CST 8:31 PM

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..or maybe they just don't have as many blu-ray copies?

wolvinator

Nov 29, 2008 - CST 11:01 PM

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I agree, they probably don't have enough copies. Why would they invest in a format that hasn't truly taken off yet. Maybe after Christmas we will see the format take more of a hold and netflix will stock more.

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Nov 30, 2008 - CST 1:57 PM

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In addition to stocking fewer copies, it's also possible that some renters keep the BD copies longer before returning, so as to check out the bonus features.

(I've done this myself a few times)

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Nov 30, 2008 - CST 2:01 PM

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It's the number of Blu-Ray discs available and the number of Blu-Ray owners out there who rent movies rather than buy them. I think the majority of Blu-Ray owners rent rather than buy. That, of course, would make Net Flix's supply of Blu-Ray discs pretty low. However, I only get SD DVD's from Net Flix to preview and see if I would like to own an HD version of the movie.

jbron8

Dec 1, 2008 - CST 3:34 PM

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It could also be becuase there hasn't been much of a demand for it too. i mean it costs about $200 to get the player and then $30 for each DVD. it's still in the baby phases. well at least in my opinion it is. a dvd player costs less than $100 and the DVD costs about $20 or less.

Tim Raynor

Dec 1, 2008 - CST 3:57 PM

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i mean it costs about $200 to get the player and then $30 for each DVD.

You must be new here? Many of us DVDTOWN nerds know you can get used Blu-ray movies for under $20, and in some cases under $10 on Amazon. And I don't mean a select few -- if it isn't a brand new release, you can find all the rest of them under the $20 mark. Plus, $200 for a player is pretty cheap considering where prices were just a year ago. In fact, Funai clones go for way under $200 and is everything the tight-ass in everyone has been waiting for.

wolfen

Dec 1, 2008 - CST 4:28 PM

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I have a Netflix subscription and Blu-ray is the format that I prefer to watch movies on. More and more I'm beginning to notice that I have to wait, either it's a long wait or a short one, bottom line is that there is a wait for Blu-ray new release titles. So I switch to DVD and for the movies in my queue and it says.."NOW AVAILABLE". For a format that's supposed to be facing an uphill battle during these tough economic times it's doing extremely well for Netflix, so much so that I can't get any new Blu-ray release titles (after they have been out on disk for sometime).

I have noticed this too, Tony. I pretty much won't watch ANYTHING in standard def anymore. I think the demand for BDs is there, I also think the stupids at Netflix don't have the adequate stock of BDs.

On another note: Enjoying 2nd place...

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