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EDOliver

EDOliver

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SeanMacGabhann Wrote:

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> God forbid anybody should be interested in

> anything other than the top 20 Sainsbo's flogs -

> sheesh

>

> Anyway 61k a year rent - a bit prohibitive in

> these times perhaps?



Was just pointing out that most of the films are actually quite poor and not that great value.


I actually find it v sad that an independant business is going under, seems like every High Street in the country are exactly the same.

SeanMacGabhann

SeanMacGabhann

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Their is a fair amount of dross in there to be fair, but it's a goldmine of foreign film classics and unknown US indie gems


Indie business are going to struggle but let's be honest - video shops of any denomination (indie or corporate) are all history, bar the shouting

HonaloochieB

HonaloochieB

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I've spent forty quid in there so far on some interesting DVDs/BlueRays even though I don't have a BR player yet, I know I will soon enough.

I think there's some good stuff if you take a look. Three for a tenner, the WalMart doc, Mayor Of Sunset Strip and One For The Road, unlikely I'd have found them elsewhere or even if I'd remembered I was interested in them from reading reviews when they were released.


I'll continue to get in there until they close to see what other bargains I might pick up, but will of course avoid the '5 for ?10.00' section/wall as it seems like Sid The Sexist type soft porn.


The staff all seem nice as well.

dubluke

dubluke

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SeanMacGabhann Wrote:

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>

> Indie business are going to struggle but let's be

> honest - video shops of any denomination (indie or

> corporate) are all history, bar the shouting


Yeah I think businesses like lovefilm, although great, somewhat killed the video rental store as they offer a massive selection for a fairly cheap price and it gets posted to you rather than having to go to the shop and then remember to get it back on time and probably end up paying late fees!

dubluke

dubluke

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SeanMacGabhann Wrote:

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> Even Lovefilm and the like have a limited lifespan

> IMO.



I guess, do you mean because you can watch loads of films online now? there is a lot of availability to watch films on the web now(I mean legally rather than all those dvd rip sites) - that said I can't stand watching a film on a laptop, tiny screen and if you're watching with more than one person it's a reet drag.

SeanMacGabhann

SeanMacGabhann

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Oh Lordy no ? I never watch films on a laptop


But using an iphone (for instance, other phones ARE available) I can rent a film on that, plug it into TV and I?m away


Alternatively both xbox and playstation now offer rental services (in the xbox case you can watch full 1080p HD movies near instantaneously so you don?t even need to download first)


New TVs are also coming out with services built in so it?s all happening quite quickly

ianr

ianr

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SeanMacGabhann wrote on 18 August

>Their is a fair amount of dross in there to be fair, but it's a goldmine of foreign film classics


I went in yesterday, I think they must be largely snaffled. All I found was a Bergman (Winter Light), a Ren? Clair, a box load of Visconti's Rocco and His Brothers (having read the IMDB write-up, I'm now off to snaffle one for myself), and a Chinese film whose name I've forgotten.


Also still available then: Educating Rita, loads of X-Files, and instructional videos on golf and pole dancing. And loads of US stuff.

dubluke

dubluke

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SeanMacGabhann Wrote:

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> Oh Lordy no ? I never watch films on a laptop

>

> But using an iphone (for instance, other phones

> ARE available) I can rent a film on that, plug it

> into TV and I?m away

>

> Alternatively both xbox and playstation now offer

> rental services (in the xbox case you can watch

> full 1080p HD movies near instantaneously so you

> don?t even need to download first)

>

> New TVs are also coming out with services built in

> so it?s all happening quite quickly



Bloody hell, that playstation rental service sounds good, I've got a ps3 and wasn't aware that was on offer!


Edit - that said I'm not sure it would work out that well for me, my internet is proper shite and I'd be waiting all day for the film to download

SeanMacGabhann

SeanMacGabhann

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The PS3 doesn?t allow instant playback only the xbox currently offers that ? so you?ll have to download first (in the case of HD that can take a while)


Range-wise neither service is as comprehensive as it could be ? I think we are in a transitionary phase where all the contracts about exclusivity and rights with rental stores, lovefilm etc are just about still in place but it is the future


You can buy a lot of films on there to keep, but I?m not sure I would ever do that ? if I?m buying I?ll want a physical copy

dubluke

dubluke

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SeanMacGabhann Wrote:

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> The PS3 doesn?t allow instant playback only the

> xbox currently offers that ? so you?ll have to

> download first (in the case of HD that can take a

> while)

>

> Range-wise neither service is as comprehensive as

> it could be ? I think we are in a transitionary

> phase where all the contracts about exclusivity

> and rights with rental stores, lovefilm etc are

> just about still in place but it is the future

>

> You can buy a lot of films on there to keep, but

> I?m not sure I would ever do that ? if I?m buying

> I?ll want a physical copy


Same - if I'm buying I want an actual dvd I can keep on the shelf and take away with me if I want

Jeremy

Jeremy

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Instant playback in HD is also available through Virgin TV. Surely only a matter of time before the majority of us are hooked up to something like this or the xbox service. There's no reason why you shouldn't be able to access virtually any film you can think of.
DJKillaQueen

DJKillaQueen

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Give it no more than two years and your tv will also be your movie rental shop as standard.....with every title ever released for viewing. It will also be your PC with onboard terrabite hard drives, using wifi keyboards, and touch screen technology.......that's the future.
ruffers

ruffers

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Possibly, although true On Demand is difficult and relies on fast connections, faster than most people have at the moment I'd have thought.


I also think people will still want a copy of it in their home, even if it's just a file on a hard drive as opposed to a tangible product, compared to having even unfettered access to it in the cloud somewhere. As an example we have full Spotify, Last fm and Napster accounts, but we still have 900+ albums on the music server and I'd be upset if we lost it.

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