Netflix killing HD-DVDs December 15

[marketsons1985]

Dear Kristofer,

Effective December 15, 2008, we will no longer carry HD DVDs. At that time, we will automatically replace any HD DVD titles in your Queue with standard DVDs when available. You don't have to do anything.

Last February, we announced that since most of the major movie studios had decided to release their high-def movies exclusively in Blu-ray, we were going exclusively Blu-ray as well and would be phasing out our HD DVDs.

We're sorry for any inconvenience. If you have any questions or need further assistance, please call us at 1-888-638-3549.

- The Netflix Team

Good thing I don't rent them anymore, but wonder what they're going to do with all of their old HD DVDs. Sell them?

 

[ViviTheMage]

Who would want them?

 

[marketsons1985]

Originally posted by: ViviTheMage
Who would want them?

Anyone that has a combo drive or an Xbox HD drive?

 

[CPA]

Originally posted by: ViviTheMage
Who would want them?

me. I still have a HD-DVD player.

 

[AmpedSilence]

I think this is just an "official" notice more than anything else. I know you haven't able to add them your queue for quite some time.

 

[AstroManLuca]

Originally posted by: CPA

Originally posted by: ViviTheMage
Who would want them?

me. I still have a HD-DVD player.

Me too. I'm cool with them not releasing new movies on HD-DVD (I'm not a big movie guy and the ones I really want to see I will go and see in a theater), but it would have been nice to continue to be able to rent them. Prices haven't really come down that much. I wonder what Netflix will do with all their HD-DVDs? Probably destroy them...

 

[dainthomas]

Originally posted by: ViviTheMage
Who would want them?

Are you kidding? I just picked up a crapload of them in Fry's bargain bins for $8-10 each. The same movies on bluray were at least double that. I'm sure my A2 (and A3 backup) will easily last until we're all downloading.

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: CPA

Originally posted by: ViviTheMage
Who would want them?

me. I still have a HD-DVD player.

But do you really want Netflix copies of them?

 

[thegimp03]

Netflix is ending their cheap bargain bin sales of $5.99 dvds soon too.

 

[manlymatt83]

Whats the difference between blue ray and hd dvd?

 

[Lumathix]

Yeh, I got the email just a bit ago. I guess it's time to buy a PS3 or Blue-Ray player

 

[JackBurton]

That's why I bought all the HD-DVD I wanted. This was announced a loooong time ago, but I think they just released the actual date recently.

 

[marketsons1985]

Originally posted by: manlymatt83
Whats the difference between blue ray and hd dvd?

Less size on HD DVD, and AFAIK the manufacturing process. Not sure what else.

 

[marketsons1985]

Originally posted by: JackBurton
That's why I bought all the HD-DVD I wanted. This was announced a loooong time ago, but I think they just released the actual date recently.

Yeah, I know. But I'm still wondering, what will they do with the HD DVDs?

 

[Juddog]

Damn I better queue some more up with the quickness! The only reason I went HD-DVD gonzo was the XBOX 360 HD-DVD drive at best buy for $50 deal (6 movies too, so $9 a movie plus a free drive).

 

[Leros]

Originally posted by: manlymatt83
Whats the difference between blue ray and hd dvd?

As far as the movie watching experience, not a lot.

 

[ultimatebob]

Originally posted by: thegimp03
Netflix is ending their cheap bargain bin sales of $5.99 dvds soon too.

Yeah... They don't sell their old DVD's anymore, so they probably will destroy them

 

[Shawn]

Originally posted by: JackBurton
That's why I bought all the HD-DVD I wanted. This was announced a loooong time ago, but I think they just released the actual date recently.

Not true. You can still add HD DVDs to your queue. I rented one a few weeks ago.

 

[DrPizza]

Originally posted by: ultimatebob

Originally posted by: thegimp03
Netflix is ending their cheap bargain bin sales of $5.99 dvds soon too.

Yeah... They don't sell their old DVD's anymore, so they probably will destroy them

Actually, if you read all of the news articles, rather than the headlines, they're wholesaling them to someone else who will be selling them. Why would they destroy them??

 

[torpid]

Originally posted by: Shawn

Originally posted by: JackBurton
That's why I bought all the HD-DVD I wanted. This was announced a loooong time ago, but I think they just released the actual date recently.

Not true. You can still add HD DVDs to your queue. I rented one a few weeks ago.

Hmm... so what did they change? I thought I got an email that they were altering my queue to have dvd instead of HD-DVD and disallowing HD-DVD. Did they only do the downgrade?

 

[ChAoTiCpInOy]

I would be interested in buying whatever HD-DVDs they have left.

 

[thomsbrain]

It makes sense for them to pull the plug all at once, because they won't be able to replace discs as they break or get scratched. Turn-around times would rapidly get too high as the number of discs in rotation dwindled. Better that they stop offering the service than provide the service poorly.

 

[Shawn]

Originally posted by: torpid

Originally posted by: Shawn

Originally posted by: JackBurton
That's why I bought all the HD-DVD I wanted. This was announced a loooong time ago, but I think they just released the actual date recently.

Not true. You can still add HD DVDs to your queue. I rented one a few weeks ago.

Hmm... so what did they change? I thought I got an email that they were altering my queue to have dvd instead of HD-DVD and disallowing HD-DVD. Did they only do the downgrade?

They announced they were discontinuing renting HD DVDs in Feb, but they still offered them to people who were already signed up to receive them. They are finally getting rid of them in Dec.