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Blockbuster Canada closing remaining stores by end of year... (pg. 2)
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| Elendil |
| Haha... man, Jumbo brings back memories. I remember going there 2 nights a week with my friends family to rent. I remember, before it closed down here, they informed them that their family had officially spent the third highest total at Jumbo (something like 35000.00), which got them a free evening of candy and rentals. Wow. |
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| jon jon |
| quote: | Originally posted by itikia
The era of the HTPC is upon us. Expect purchases of movies to go into the toilette just like what happened to music after the iPod/iTunes.. The only ones who stand to profit from this development are the ISP's. They already control all TV, this was the last hold out. |
to be fair, they managed to hold out a lot longer than expected... the digital music revolution happened like over 10 years ago |
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| Jayx1 |
I cant wait to see people bitch about how crappy movie quality will be and be unable to see the connection between theft and movie budgets.
Kind of like what has happened to music. (Except big budget movies require far more revenue to be created than an album) |
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| jon jon |
also...
I probably spend more money buying HD On Demand movies than I ever did renting at Blockbuster... (so the industry is still getting my cash lol)
I'm probably in the minority, but I rarely download any movie stuff, I don't have the patience. I want my best quality, instantly lol |
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| itikia |
| quote: | Originally posted by jon jon
also...
I probably spend more money buying HD On Demand movies than I ever did renting at Blockbuster... (so the industry is still getting my cash lol)
I'm probably in the minority, but I rarely download any movie stuff, I don't have the patience. I want my best quality, instantly lol |
I agree, they definitely lasted longer than expected.
Question: are the HD On Demand movies (using Rogers box) in full 1080p with TrueHD sound (7.1)? |
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| Sentinal |
Apparently they will be starting their mass liquidation this Friday if the dealings fall through. Obviously the sale will be the same, 30% everything in the store, but since there are people that will buy up all the good games, movies on the first night, best to go out and rent them, then buy them when they are due.
I dont know if would work but if you rent from a store and it then goes out of business, will they still pursue you for the title/rent charges? I'm thinking yes, but logistically it would be difficult given all the chaos of the sale/closing.... |
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| VDub |
| quote: | Originally posted by Vivid Boy
i dunno i personally will miss going into blockbuster with a girl and picking a movie. The whole experience of movie night is kinda ruined by this. not big on watching movies of off the comp |
I was just talking to the wife about how we still enjoy having physical movies to go through. I guess that's just our old pleasures though, right?? |
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| VDub |
| quote: | Originally posted by itikia
I agree, they definitely lasted longer than expected.
Question: are the HD On Demand movies (using Rogers box) in full 1080p with TrueHD sound (7.1)? |
Still 720p and 5.1 I believe...
And I ing hate pirated, low quality, crap...
This is why I'd rather just buy the blu ray... |
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| ChemEnhanced |
| quote: | Originally posted by jon jon
also...
I probably spend more money buying HD On Demand movies than I ever did renting at Blockbuster... (so the industry is still getting my cash lol)
I'm probably in the minority, but I rarely download any movie stuff, I don't have the patience. I want my best quality, instantly lol |
I'm with you...I've downloaded one movie and the quality just wasn't what I wanted. I'll stick to On Demand movies for now. |
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| ChemEnhanced |
| quote: | Originally posted by Vivid Boy
i dunno i personally will miss going into blockbuster with a girl and picking a movie. The whole experience of movie night is kinda ruined by this. not big on watching movies of off the comp |
I'm with you on this one. I like going to Blockbuster with the wife and looking through all the movies. We use to always pick one new release and then some older random movie....usually picked only by the picture on the front of the case. |
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| malek |
| Streaming can't be just ok quality wise. But if I'm spending big bucks for a quality tv, I want the full quality of a bluray. So no, physical media isn't dead yet. |
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| Orko |
If you think you are getting the 'highest quality' from Rogers on demand, you need to buy a BlueRay or hook up an antenna. Rogers and bell compress the out of their signals, and they look like terrible.
Just hook up an antenna to see the difference. Then please call Rogers to complain about how ty the quality is; it's the only way things will improve. |
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