Blockbuster buying Hollywood Video?

[Jeremy]

Meach, On Demand does rule, but that won't be "the future" for quite some time.

[Rumpy]

Regarding the "by noon" system, it's not unfair or anything, it's clearly stated everywhere that states the due date, but realistically, someone who operates on a normal schedule can only return a movie before noon twice a week, on Saturday and Sunday.

A lot of people forget what it was before "by noon on the third day". It was due back the next day before closing. They actually added half a day to let you get it back in time.

[Dyne]

Hollywood lets you rent stuff even if you have late fees on your account. Blockbuster doesn't.

and this i dont understand. i was in line the other day when two very ghetto folks decided to rent a couple movies. the girl said they had like $15 worth of late fees and asked if they would like to put any money down on that. they put $1 towards it.......one fucking dollar and rented like twenty some dollars worth of movies and snacks. retarded.

[Master]

Comcast's On Demand service is the future.

OnDemand + My New DVR = Master doesn't leave the house

[Fe 26]

and this i dont understand. i was in line the other day when two very ghetto folks decided to rent a couple movies. the girl said they had like $15 worth of late fees and asked if they would like to put any money down on that. they put $1 towards it.......one fucking dollar and rented like twenty some dollars worth of movies and snacks. retarded.

No what is retarded, is those same types of people do that shit to my Dad, and he is a doctor.

Some people have no problem living off of everyone else's money.

[AaronChance]

If I'm not going to buy it or borrow it from someone else, on Demand has me covered. Video rental places are such a hassle I don't know why anyone bothers with them anymore.

[GohanX]

Renting movies is for squares.

And pirates!

*pats DVD burner*

Just joking...cost of renting a DVD + the DVD-R disc is about the same as buying the "used" DVD (rented like...once) to begin with.

I never rent from Blockbuster anymore, but the store here has kickass sales on games and movies all the time. It's great to pick up used movies that are like a month old 2 for $20. The store gets so many copies most are in perfect condition, possibly never even been rented out. And then when they run the buy one get one half off preowned games...it's on.

[Dolemite]

Some news...

Blockbuster Ends Late Fees

Tacitly admitting that one of the greatest attractions posed by its online rivals is that they permit customers to rent movies for an unlimited time, Blockbuster announced Tuesday that it is eliminating late fees -- sort of. The movie rental company will continue to set due dates for the return of videos, but customers will be allowed a one-week grace period. After that period expires, the entire price of the video will be charged to the customer's credit card at the lowest price offered in the store. Even then, the customer will be able to return the video and have the charge removed less a $1.25 "restocking" fee.

In related Blockbuster news, Billionaire investor Carl Icahn has increased his stake in Hollywood Entertainment Corp, parent of the Hollywood Video chain, to nearly 10 percent of the company. He also holds an undisclosed number of shares in Blockbuster and is pushing for a merger of the two companies. In an SEC filing, Icahn said, "Because of the synergies that would be involved in a combination of Blockbuster and [Hollywood], Blockbuster would be in a position to offer the greatest amount of consideration to [Hollywood's] shareholders." But media analyst Dennis McAlpine told Video Store magazine that he doubted regulators would allow a Blockbuster/Hollywood merger to go forward. "The interest in the industry would pretty much dry up because there would be no competition," McAlpine said. "As much as Blockbuster has said all these wonderful things [about a merger with Hollywood], they are the same things I would say if I thought I had a problem [with federal regulators]. And I think they do."

[Cowutopia]

It's neat that I now have less reason to get netflix.

Oh, is gamefly worth it? Anyone have the service? Because in this current heavy game season it definitely seems worth it. How big is the library?