What the other guys are up to, via Recordnet.com: "At Hollywood Video , for example, a customer who pays a $9.99 monthly fee for the first three months -- the price goes up to $14.99 a month after that -- can check out dozens of DVD movies a month for less than the cost of three movie rentals at the $4 each regular price. "
Also,
"Wal-Mart just opened its 13th distribution center and will soon open another. Wal-Mart also expanded its catalog of titles to 15,000, compared to more than 25,000 for Netflix ."
**Update: The Hollywood Video deal, called "movie value pass", is for 5-day rentals only, and includes "most new releases" and all Hollywood Film Library(r) titles.
Hollywood Video's plan excludes new releases and charges late fees. Not exactly comparable to Netflix or Blockbuster.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the update! They get an "F" for effort. Boo.
ReplyDeleteIts annoying how Wal-Mart always wants a piece of the pie. I've never seen their movie selection but I'm sure it sucks.
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