http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/ Engadget HD Comments for Netflix raising rates for Blu-ray subscribers by around 20 percent http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/Mar 30th 2009 2:07PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/Mar 30th 2009 2:09PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/Mar 30th 2009 2:24PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/Mar 30th 2009 2:47PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/Mar 30th 2009 7:40PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/Mar 30th 2009 2:20PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/
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Your plan is no longer offered

You currently have Blu-ray access on your plan for $1.00 a month. Blu-ray access on this plan is now $4.00 a month. If you select a new plan, you will not be able to return to this price.]]>Mar 30th 2009 2:13PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/Mar 30th 2009 2:26PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/Mar 30th 2009 2:13PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/Mar 30th 2009 2:15PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/Mar 30th 2009 3:23PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/Mar 30th 2009 2:16PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/Mar 30th 2009 3:12PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/
Amazon and Deep Discount DVD usually offer new release Blu-rays with $1-$3 of their DVD counterparts. Heck, I bought Iron Man Blu-ray from Amazon for $16.00 a few weeks after its release. And Amazon.co.uk is currently running $8 BPS ($12 USD) for select BDs, AND giving you a 3-for-2 at that price! (Air Force One, Close Encounters, Run Lola Run, lotsa great stuff... just check playability via http://bluray.liesinc.net !)

All this to say... NEVER pay those crazy BB prices!

AND I don't know where Netflix buys their Blu-rays, but it sounds like they need to stop going to BB too, and maybe then they won't have to raise our prices!

-Pie]]>Mar 30th 2009 6:59PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/Mar 31st 2009 1:20AMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/
$3 a month more just for bluray ... What the Funk

ANY new releases are A LONG WAIT for bluray how about they fix that Before ripping me off]]>Mar 30th 2009 2:23PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/Mar 30th 2009 2:26PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/Mar 30th 2009 2:23PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/Mar 30th 2009 2:23PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/Mar 30th 2009 2:23PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/Mar 30th 2009 2:23PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/Mar 30th 2009 2:26PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/Mar 30th 2009 2:29PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/Mar 30th 2009 2:28PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/
At what point in the future does HD become so standard where everyone is paying for these extra fees? Remember the touch tone phone fee? It went on for years and years.]]>Mar 30th 2009 2:28PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/
You will pay more money for online/downloadable HD but that's mostly because of the bandwith requirement and it's still less then Blu-ray or at least the same as your regular rentals at Blockbuster and similar. They can get away with it becase there's no packaging and other costs that plague packaged media overall.

Netflix is obviously forced to do this because the studios are greedy and hype up the prices for them.

And btw, Blu-ray is significantly more expensive then DVDs at wholesale. Even if it's in cents (and it's more) on a larger number replication becomes expensive.

As for amazon prices, Blu-ray is a lot more expensive for most titles except when Disney hypes up DVD version to Blu-ray level as opposed to lowering BD version closer to DVDs.

I did comparison in prices on amazon in one of my previous posts not in this topic. Prices range from 1.5-3x over DVD version.

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I think I am dropping down to the 2@ a time plan instead of the 4@ a time plan. Refuse to pay damn near $30 a month when I dont have to. Guess I will just be buying more than renting now]]>Mar 30th 2009 2:29PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/

Oh, and great minds browse alike, VGEVO 4 LIFE.
-Erik (LeftE)
]]>Mar 31st 2009 9:40AMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/Mar 30th 2009 2:30PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/Mar 30th 2009 2:33PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/Soon we'll be buying bluray's on the street for 3 for $10.00.
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I paid $26.99 at Best Buy for Bolt. Did you wait until after the first week to get it?]]>Mar 30th 2009 2:37PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/
The $6 a month difference in price is not worth the extra disc.

So can I now expect new titles to be in stock sometime within first 3 weeks they are released?? Oh wait. That was the line given when they raised the price the first time.]]>Mar 30th 2009 2:42PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/It seems like Netflix is trying to make me buy a bluray drive to 'ripp and return' to get my money's worth :-P]]>Mar 30th 2009 2:47PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/
Six months from now another $4? I don't mind paying for it, but I do believe its at the limit of what I am willing to pay. I like new movies like the next guy, but the "Long-Wait" on half my que is also ridiculous as well. They need to fix this issue.

Just keep in mind that this only covers some of the increase in Blu-ray rentals. What happens when useage hits over 20-50%? Does that mean another increase?

Don't cancel the account just yet. If you are dissatisfied and want to send a message, then just put the account on hold for a few months. This way you don't loose whatever.]]>Mar 30th 2009 2:48PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/Mar 30th 2009 2:48PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/Mar 31st 2009 10:47PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/
F%CK NETFLIX. I cancelled Blu-rays. Hope the rest of your schlubs get yours faster. Now I'm going to look into Blockbuster.

This sucks @ss.]]>Mar 30th 2009 2:50PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/
Yet another barrier to Blu-ray adoption.

http://livinghighdef.com/wordpress/?p=550]]>Mar 30th 2009 2:50PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/Blockbuster does not know what they are doing.
RedBox - you can hardly find those and they have next to nothing in bluray.
There needs to be some competition for Netflix - then well get better prices.

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Upscaling a normal DVD looks just about as good for most films anyway.]]>Mar 30th 2009 3:07PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/Mar 30th 2009 3:17PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/03/30/netflix-raising-rates-for-blu-ray-subscribers-by-around-20/a) Your TV is 46" or less (the typical human eye can't tell the difference between 1080p and 720p on screens smaller than 50")
b) you have a REALLY good upscaler (not the freebie that came with your set. I mean an Reon based player or an OPPO)
c) you're still using optical for sound. (That is you don't have an AVR that can decode lossless audio)


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