Do you have movies in your queue that can’t be seen on streaming services?
  • @[email protected]
    23•1 year ago

    My initial thought was that it’s wild anyone is still using the DVD service at all, but then, I suppose there’s plenty of areas where bandwidth for streaming just isn’t readily available, and there’s probably a lot of older folks who know how to use a DVD player but aren’t comfortable with the internet.

    It doesn’t look like subscribers will be able to keep the extra DVDs, though, as Netflix still expects them — along with any other discs — to be returned by October 27th, 2023.

    That’s kind of too bad. I can’t imagine there’s much of a secondary market for a shitload of very used DVDs, they could have just unloaded their inventory onto the people who’re still subscribed as a ‘Hey, thanks for being a tiny revenue stream for us for 25 years.’ I imagine they’d have to just sell them all in massive bulk; otherwise, would they even get more than it would cost to pay someone to process the sales?

    • partial_accumen
      25•1 year ago

      My initial thought was that it’s wild anyone is still using the DVD service at all,

      There are MOUNTAINS of movies and shows that are not licensed for streaming release. This means that physical media rental may be the only way to legally watch these. For many out-of-print discs even purchasing your own copy may not be an option.

    • @Late2TheParty
      8•1 year ago

      I was definitely rooting for those subscribers to be able to keep the last of the DVDs!

    • @[email protected]
      7•1 year ago

      It’s probably actually a contractual thing and they’re not allowed to sell or give away the DVDs. I wonder if they’re going to a landfill or they’re gonna get dumped into stores in Africa for like 5 cents each.

    • @fne8w2ahOP
      8•1 year ago

      And set sail the high seas!