Netflix BD disc rental discussion thread - Page 269

Originally Posted by lovinthehd 

I had an interesting email today from Netflix saying they had "received" Get the Gringo. Funny thing was I never got it nor had even received their shipping notification. It's out of my queue and in my "shipped" history file now. I clicked on the report a problem in the history list and one of the stock answers even there was "You haven't received the blu-ray disc yet"....so I guess this is a common problem?

Originally Posted by NetworkTV 

Not for me. Was this a movie you actually had in your queue?

The "You haven't received the Blu-ray yet" is for when your queue reports it shipped, but it never arrived (i.e., potentially lost in the mail or stolen). In the past, postal thefts were common in some places.

However, the only time I've ever encounter a movie mistakenly shipped is when I got the wrong disc in the envelope for the movie I requested.

One other time, my queue showed a movie as shipped and the following day it showed returned without my having received it. They must have realized it because it also showed the same movie shipping out to me. I got it the next day along with a torn up address label with my address on it from Netflix, likely from the envelope I was supposed to have originally received. I was in a plastic bag from the post office with a "we're sorry your shipment was damaged" message on it. My guess is, the address flap got torn off and the disc was sent back to Netflix since no one knew where it was supposed to go.

Originally Posted by lovinthehd 

...biggest problem at one point were discs that were so abused by inconsiderate folk as to be unplayable. It's been quite a while since I've had one of those, though.

Originally Posted by keenan 

It worked here as well, HG for Saturday delivery.

Originally Posted by daniels1994 

The Hunger Games is also being delivered to me by tomorrow. I think the folks at Netflix knew they had a major test, they risked losing customers on thier DVD service if they had failed to deliver this movie which was I assume on top of people's queues.

Originally Posted by daniels1994 

The Hunger Games is also being delivered to me by tomorrow. I think the folks at Netflix knew they had a major test, they risked losing customers on thier DVD service if they had failed to deliver this movie which was I assume on top of people's queues.

Originally Posted by Sujay 

Can anyone else confirm that the rental copies of The Hunger Games do not have the lossless 7.1 DTS-HD MA audio track? Only 5.1 Dolby Digital 640Kbps.

Originally Posted by keenan 

Yup, that's it, an English DD 5.1 and a Spanish DD 5.1, no HD audio track at all.

And the studios think doing this is going to prompt me to buy the disc? It makes me even less inclined to do any such thing.

Originally Posted by keenan 

Yup, that's it, an English DD 5.1 and a Spanish DD 5.1, no HD audio track at all.
And the studios think doing this is going to prompt me to buy the disc? It makes me even less inclined to do any such thing.

Originally Posted by raoul_duke 

Who knows? It could be as stupid as not wanting people buying ex-rental discs.

Originally Posted by thebland 

Posted this in the Hunger Games thread burt would like to know the answer:

According to the Netflix site, not only is the rental DD 5.1 but the video is 1.85 aspect

Amazon lists the movie as DTS 7.1 and 2.40 aspect.

Is this true that the rental disc is 1.85 aspect and 5.1DD (but the purchase gets you DTS 7.1 AND 2.40 Aspect???

If so, what a load of crap from Netflix!!

I know most watch on a flat screen so the 1.85 isn't too much of an issue but for us front projection guys, it is a major problem as my screen is only 10.5' wide in 1.85 mode and 14' wide @ 2.40 aspect!!!

Originally Posted by lovinthehd 

So you think Netflix is the only party involved in the decision? That they alone decided on the rental with lower quality level so that those others, who sell the discs, have something better to offer? The owners of the material had nothing to do with it? I'm not privy to the negotiations but I doubt they were one-sided. So how much more are you willing to pay for rentals to get same discs as for sale?

Originally Posted by Marc_G 


Interesting question. I don't have an HD audio setup, and don't generally watch extra features like "making of" shows, but I do like to watch extended versions and such. But, if the following conditions were met, I'd happily pay 25% more for my subscription. Call it a "premium" subscription:

-Same day release as to retail outlets
-Same full feature discs as sold retail
-PRiority queue placement (so, certain to get the disc first day presuming your return hits on the correct day)

The amount I spend on Netflix is peanuts compared to what I was paying for Cable and I'm generally satisfied with the service. It's just the small things around the edges that bug me.

Marc

Originally Posted by northreign 

The worst of all is that your paying extra for blu-ray from Netflix and not getting all of what you paid for.
(Oh, and btw he said there has been more movies like this than just Hunger Games).

Originally Posted by northreign 

Wow. I found out about the dvd audio on blu-ray from my bro and thought it was a disc & player issue or something else so I didn't quite believe him and then find this thread. Seriously lame.
One more reason to go with slow mo Blockbuster mail rentals as they tend to buy retail, of which my bro has said he hasn't received any blu-rays with the issue from them (he's got accounts going with both - where as I bounce between them due to blu-ray selection). Nor have I for that matter.
The worst of all is that your paying extra for blu-ray from Netflix and not getting all of what you paid for.
(Oh, and btw he said there has been more movies like this than just Hunger Games).

Originally Posted by NetworkTV 

...unlike every other giant title that has come out and been available on their service, like Toy Story 3, Avatar, The Dark Knight, Twilight (we still bite), Transformers 3X the Shaky Cam, Inception, Iron Man 2 and the last couple of Harry Potter movies.
There probably wasn't any expectation at all for them.
For real, I'm betting the majority of people eager for this title aren't trying to watch it on BD and likely have no idea either a) when it actually is coming out b) don't know the "Saturday trick" c) are buying it and skipping renting it all together or d) waiting to stream it on their I-phone. I don't think Netflix really cares all that much if disc customers bail, despite them realizing streaming ain't all what they thought it would be.
Seriously, there are still over 4 months left in the year and The Hunger Games is ranked number 5 so far, making about $100 million less than Ice Age 4. The Avengers, which kicked THG's butt in the theaters, would be a better test, but still not a true test since it comes out in September, after several TV season premieres have occurred.
The real test is if Netflix can handle both the holiday gift sign-ups combined with demand for whatever big release comes out around then, especially since they started going whole hog on streaming.

Originally Posted by rdgrimes 

There are plenty of examples of retail BD discs with lossy audio as well.