i'm thinkin bout asking that as a christmas gift, but i'd like to hear how people like it

I love it. I put a DVD in the mail on Monday, I get another one Wednesday or Thursday. Admittedly, there was a three week stretch where it took two or three weeks to get a new movie...but that was the only time, and other than that it takes 2 or 3 days. It's quick.

agreed. I always had great success (high fives) with netflix. Even when stuff got lost, I never was charged. I would like to search my mailperson's home...because he has to have a sweet DVD collection by now

I'm satisfied with them, just do not start returning them too fast or they will hold them on you for a bit. BUT, that being said, Netflix + DVD burner = , or so I have been told by people I have run into on the streets...scary people, the kind I won't associate with.

Love it. Except when the wife rearranges the wish list and all we get are movies i have no desire to see! I have heard the same thing as Kid, that if you start returning them too fast, they start not having the top title you ask for right away. However, since we occasionally go a week or two with them all sitting on top of the dvd player, not a problem for us.

Blockbuster Online has surpassed Netflix, IF you are a frequent renter. You can return the movies to a local store and therefore, be shipped more movies the next day.

 

Netflix will throttle you if you return movies too quickly. At first they'll pretty much give you good service and then after you're there for a while, bam, you'll notice longer waiting times and fewer new releases. Happened to me after about 8-9 months and eventually I dropped the service.

 

If interested, google Netflix Throttling, there's a ton of information out there.

has anyone here tried renting video games through gamefly?

Netflix rocks.

has anyone here tried renting video games through gamefly?

 

 

I've been with gamefly for a year or so now. haven't had any problems really. A couple games have been lost in the mail but i filled out an online form and the next on my list is sent. Some of their newer games have a short wait list on them but it hasn't been too bad yet.

Netflix is awesome.

I dont use it but my brother does and it seems like a pretty good system. Does anyone that have it know if they have any kind of guard so you cant burn them. If not that would be a good way to accumulate a movie library.

I started using Netflix a bit over two months ago, and I think it's a good deal. Unfortunately, I don't think they work Saturdays. I follow my queue daily to see when my dvds are received and shipped, and I've noticed none have been processed on Saturday.

 

Does Blockbuster online work on Saturdays?

I use it and I like it.

A birdie told me there is on burn protection.

A birdie told me there is on burn protection.

This birdie knows how to save a business a lot of money

I use Netflix, and I generally like it. I only get one movie at a time (you can subscribe for having as many as three at a time, you just pay more per month). It's convenient and easy. The only complaint I have is the speed of delivery. Sometimes, the movie gets to me in a day. Other times, the movie takes a week to get there. This is probably more the fault of the post office as opposed to "throttling," but it's a small flaw inherent in the system. I think we average a movie a week with our one-at-a-time package.

This birdie knows how to save a business a lot of money

 

All new DVD's are encrypted with copyright protection. Unless you use a computer with some hacking software it won't copy, or if it does the picture is real real dark. I tried this once with my Tivo dvd burner. You can try to manually copy everything (similar to that archaic VCR techonology) but you wouldn't get the right sound or picture quality.

 

I've used Netflix for well over a year. I've never been subject to 'throttling' that others speak of. I get the 3 at a time deal, dunno if that matters. We probably get 1-2 discs a week.

 

I tried Gamefly about a year ago. It seemed ok, but most of the brand new games were always waitlisted. It might be better now that it's become more popular.

I had some issues with scratched DVDs. It seemed like every 3-4 movies were scratched, so I cancelled it.

I had netflix for about 1 year and half. I enjoyed it but found I just do not watch that many movies. I do have a pretty nice DVD collection now!

The "protection" you speak of can easily be broken.

 

There are several programs which you can utilize to copy the discs and they are the same quality as the original.

 

I think my collection of over 500 DVDs before I cancelled Netflix can speak for that.

 

My buddy has well over 1200 DVDs and is still going strong.