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Let’s call it – “How to Use Paid Software to Convert between Two Video Formats”

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Excellent…now to see what content is marked Copy Freely…

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Excellent…now to see what content is marked Copy Freely…

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Which HD200 firmware are you on? 0802 was a mess for me. It was the first time I’d had major issues with playback. The more recent 0811 solved all the issues caused by 0802.

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Which HD200 firmware are you on? 0802 was a mess for me. It was the first time I’d had major issues with playback. The more recent 0811 solved all the issues caused by 0802.

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Where’s Part 3!! skip Part 2 and give us some SageTV love!

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Where’s Part 3!! skip Part 2 and give us some SageTV love!

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I know…I don’t get the feeling that everyone is sitting and drooling over 3D. I feel like even with the studios pushing it, there isn’t this swell of public desire or even early adopter desire to “have it now”. But maybe that’s just me.

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I know…I don’t get the feeling that everyone is sitting and drooling over 3D. I feel like even with the studios pushing it, there isn’t this swell of public desire or even early adopter desire to “have it now”. But maybe that’s just me.

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I just had Lasik to get rid of the darn glasses and be able to fall asleep watching tv without something on my head….

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I just had Lasik to get rid of the darn glasses and be able to fall asleep watching tv without something on my head….

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I wonder if after Blockbuster dies, if someone will be able to reinvent the store front movie rental chain. After both CompUSA and Circuit City died, went bankrupt and sold the rights to their names, they have started to make comebacks….

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[quote=”joao12345″]
The answer from the studios would be “no…unless you we can make a contract were you pay all the dvd and movie ticket sales you would take away from us”. Wal-mart is going to say…”if you dont bring back the 28rule then we will stop carrying your dvds in stores or online” to which the studios will say “of course we can bring it back”…and Netflix stock dives 20%[/quote]

But, that’s my point. It’s all about the cash. Cash for the studios. And the deals they are cutting are the ones they expect will bring them the most revenue.

I’m not saying that I’m happy about it, especially as a Netflix subscriber. But I do understand it.

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Blockbuster doesn’t have “influence” – they are paying for the privilege. The signed away first lien rights to their Canadian assets if/when they go bankrupt to secure the 28 day window with a couple of the studios. It’s pretty much a last ditch effort to keep the company viable and they are coughing up whatever they can to buy the rights from the studios. If Netflix went to the studios and said “Hey, here’s a bunch of cash and stock in our company can we get the movies at the same time as Blockbuster?” The answer from the studios would be “Of course you can”.

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The studios are just doing their best to differentiate their offering in order to maximize revenue. It has nothing to do with Blockbuster vs Netflix/Redbox. The studios want more money. They realized they can make more money by selling via different channels in different time frames. If you really care about a given movie and HAVE to have it right now you’ll pay movie ticket prices. If you are willing to wait for BB then you can rent it for $5. If you are not concerned about when you get to watch it then you can get it from Redbox/Netflix at your leisure.

Blockbuster pays for the privilege of getting the discs at release. Redbox/Netflix can purchase retail copies and do as they please under first sale doctrine, but studios don’t have to cater to discounters.

There are tons of examples of this – pretty much any premium product. Sold only through authorized retail channels. No warranty, service, etc provided if you don’t buy through an approved supplier. Redbox & Netflix are essentially considered grey market by the studios. Combine that with any pricing scheme that applies time (movie theathers, airliine tickets, new cars, electronics). Start with high pricing and keep slowly reducing the price until you’ve sold it to everyone that will consume it.

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