Netflix or Blockbuster, Recommend an option to me.

[AccruedExpenditure]

I had Netflix for a while when I was in college (maybe for 1-2 years or so) and have been a blockbuster member for ~7 years. I've managed to catch the movie watching bug again so I'm looking to make a decision on one of these monthly programs. Which one would you recommend?

 

[rudder]

Get the free offer with both and try them out.

 

[Inspector Jihad]

netflix...their instant watch r0x0rz

 

[LeiZaK]

If you have a blockbuster store close-by, then go with that. Otherwise, its a toss-up.

 

[InverseOfNeo]

I say go with Netflix.

 

[kaymin]

Blockbuster sucks. They take forever.

 

[Vinfinite]

Netflix always gets me the movies in 1-2 days. Blockbuster takes up to 3 days for me.

Try both of the free trials, remember to cancel one before the 2nd week or you'll be billed

 

[GrantMeThePower]

Originally posted by: LeiZaK
If you have a blockbuster store close-by, then go with that. Otherwise, its a toss-up.

I'd agree that if you have a blockbuster store close by to go with blockbuster, but i wouldn't call it a toss up without...i'd say it is only that that keeps bb in the race...without a b&m store close, go with netflix

 

[EarthwormJim]

Originally posted by: Vinfinite
Netflix always gets me the movies in 1-2 days. Blockbuster takes up to 3 days for me.

Try both of the free trials, remember to cancel one before the 2nd week or you'll be billed

Blockbuster is just as fast as Netflix for me provided I drop my movies off in store. Plus I get an extra movie for free with every movie I'm sent (plus one extra per month with a coupon).

I have yet to be throttled with blockbuster too, netflix throttled me and it was taking sometimes a week to get movies.

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

Originally posted by: GrantMeThePower

Originally posted by: LeiZaK
If you have a blockbuster store close-by, then go with that. Otherwise, its a toss-up.

I'd agree that if you have a blockbuster store close by to go with blockbuster, but i wouldn't call it a toss up without...i'd say it is only that that keeps bb in the race...without a b&m store close, go with netflix

Agreed.

Ok, now there are two types of people who do these rentals. There are the people who rent DVDs casually and watch them at night with their family or friends or wahtever and then return. There are also those who rent 3 at a time, get 3 and return all 3 the next day. That means you could potentially burn through 6 a week.

Renting 6 a week * 4 weeks a month pretty much makes the company go bankrupt. That's why some people thought you get throttled. I tried this for a 4 month period with Netflix. I don't think I did a full 6/week but I'll say I got through roughly 80 - 90 films in the 4 month period. Never throttled.

I tried the same with BB and I thought I got throttled, but it turns out sometimes it takes 2 days or 1 day for the movie to come despite the distribution center being in the same city as Netflix's. However, with BB's Total Access, I assume you could burn through 12 movies a week. Good deal right?

So if you plan on doing 12 movies a week, BB is the way to go. Even if they take 2 days to get ur stuff back, maybe your'e down to 9 or so a week on average.

If you plan on casually renting, I love Netflix. They're reliable, dependent, never late. BB is kinda.. ehhh? However There are ways to get BB free for life I believe if you just keep doing trials. I don't believe you can really pull that off with NetFlix.

Either way I've never been throttled going as fast as I've gone in renting.

 

[ric1287]

if you have a BB anywhere conveniently close to you, they are the hands down best. In one month i got 28 movies.

 

[DainBramaged]

Netflix has been consistently good to me. I just started using them again a few months ago. I hated Blockbuster for how long the turnaround time was.

 

[waggy]

I have had both. they also both throttle you. The positive is that BB lets you drop the movie off at a B&M store and they will send a new movie and you can rent one. Also once a month you get a coupon for a free rental. wich makes BB better IF one is near you.

 

[0roo0roo]

netflix
before netflix bb was sh*ting on everyone. its a lousy company

 

[dquan97]

Originally posted by: LeiZaK
If you have a blockbuster store close-by, then go with that. Otherwise, its a toss-up.

agreed. Plus, BB has a 1mo free code (search at FW)