[COMP] Re: wow, netflix

That seems really cool. I wonder if something exists in Australia.

I'm getting a DVD player in December (christmas), so something like this
could be very useful!

Regards,
 Shaun

----- Original Message -----
From: John Madden <weez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <computers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2000 3:43 PM
Subject: [COMP] wow, netflix


> This service isn't exactly *new*, but I just heard about it today, and
> it's incredibly cool for anyone who's into DVD's.
>
> I'm a blockbuster junkie.  When I can afford it and I've got people to
> watch 'em with, I'm picking up a couple movies a week, and it gets costly.
>
> Netflix (netflix.com) is along the same routine, only with DVD's instead
> of VHS, and they get ALL the new releases on DVD, not just a couple a week
> a la Blockbuster.
>
> The service rocks.  You pay $20/month.  Period.  You "rent" all the DVD's
> you want at no extra charge.  They mail them to you, with a SASE-sort of
> thing.  You watch the DVD, keep it as long as you like, and drop it in the
> mail when you're done.
>
> The catch is that you can only have 4 discs out at once (for $30, you can
> have 8 out at once), so you lose some efficiency while stuff is in transit
> through the mail.  Still, you could easily get 10 or so movies a month,
> which translates to $2 per rental-- that's $1.50 cheaper than blockbuster,
> and you don't have to deal with late fees.  And if you play the mail
> right, you can definitely get more than 10 movies/month anyway.  Besides,
> they've got something like 8,500 movies to choose from!
>
> As soon as I can afford to get the new dvd player, I'm signing up.  This
> is a very cool service, and I wish people would think of things like this
> more often. :)
>
> John
>
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