Comments on: Netflix To Charge $1/Month Extra For Blu-Ray

By: Marisa

Marisa — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 22:54:08 +0000

I was nervous opening the e-mail. I am a little annoyed about the situation, but only because I don’t rent a blu ray disc EVERY month. I think it’d be more reasonable to charge the increase on months where I do rent blu. I just remember a year or so ago when Netflix added HD video to their service and made a big plug (through a similar e-mail) about how it would cost the same. Overall, could definitely be worse and I am not that annoyed… just disappointed. I almost feel like I have to rent all blu…

By: Thegomez

Thegomez — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 01:55:00 +0000

I got a PS3 for my birthday this July, it gets used mostly as a Blu-Ray player. So when i saw that email the other day I got nervous. Then I opened it up and saw it was only going up a buck. Been a Netflix user since 2000, and its reasons like this I will continue to be one.

By: BobaFett

BobaFett — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 21:30:34 +0000

I’m personally not rocking the Blu-ray quite yet, however, if you truly think about Netflix’s demographics I’m sure that this way they can get moe Blu-Ray Saturation, as well as more incomke for them. It’s win win.

I just wonder is Sony kicked them back some $ to make it even more palatable to be a Blu-Ray consumer?

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:44:25 +0000

I agree, people love to complain about Netflix and I really don’t get it. They’re one of the only companies that I’ve dealt with for seven or eight years and never gotten upset with.

I don’t have a blu-ray player, but when I do get one I imagine I’ll still only rent certain movies in that format. So it makes sense to me that if it increases their bottom line that they should charge the people who use the feature a minimum amount rather than raising prices across the board.

By: ButterOnMyPopcorn

ButterOnMyPopcorn — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:26:14 +0000

I signed up a month and a half ago and have always paid this extra dollar for Blu-Ray. Fuck me I want retribution!

By: shadess

shadess — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:44:12 +0000

That is seriously cheap. I want something like this in europe too. Want to decrease illegal downloading….MORE THINGS LIKE THIS.

By: SilentDaryl

SilentDaryl — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:02:22 +0000

well said…a dollar is more than fair. You can’t get that deal at blockbuster,,,,

By: Terry Letourneau

Terry Letourneau — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:17:06 +0000

A dollar is nothing. Hell, you can’t even buy a cup of coffee for that. But I’m still pissed that Canadians don’t have Netflix…yet.

By: David

David — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:39:11 +0000

To be honest I much prefer the enjoyment of adding to my DVD library than to merely rent

By: Carlos The Dwarf

Carlos The Dwarf — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 07:46:02 +0000

Agreed – where I heard a while back that there was going to be a price increase, I rolled my eyes, imagining another $5 out the window each month. But when I found out it was only a buck, I was pleasantly surprised! Go Netflix!