Just wondering because I always wonder how these places stay in business. I personally stream shows through YouTube or just download them.
Do You Guys Still Buy Dvds Or Hire Dvds
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Reason hes wandering is cuz we're sitting in front of one now
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Hire no, but we do buy blu rays of the kind of movies we watch again from time to time
I definitely think they are on the way out though - I see my local blocbuster now has more PS2/3 & xbox games for rent than actual movies
I definitely think they are on the way out though - I see my local blocbuster now has more PS2/3 & xbox games for rent than actual movies
I think that converting DVD stores into PS or Xbox or Wii stores is a brilliant idea, as I am sure most gamers on the forum can relate. Sometimes we buy a game and well its not what we expected. Hence being able to rent it and try it out before we buy a copy is well worth it.
As for DVD purchase and rental stores, I think those are a thing of the past and is more viable for those that like to collect DVD's.
For those that want to go the legal route (not torrents) once can always purchase a soft copy for a fraction of the price a DVD would cost.
So in my opinion if DVD stores do not convert to game rental stores then yes they are a thing of the past.
As for DVD purchase and rental stores, I think those are a thing of the past and is more viable for those that like to collect DVD's.
For those that want to go the legal route (not torrents) once can always purchase a soft copy for a fraction of the price a DVD would cost.
So in my opinion if DVD stores do not convert to game rental stores then yes they are a thing of the past.
Haven't hired a DVD for ages... there hasn't been a movie released in the last few years that I would ever want to watch twice so haven't bought many either apart from a couple of Blue Ray classics like Top Gun!
I in fact hardly even watch DSTV... I download daily... TV Series I watch the day after they are flighted in the US. The only reason we still have a dish on the roof outside is because my daughters watch some of the programs on DSTV. I can't remember when I last watched TV with adverts... even Survivor SA I watch a day later on the DSTV catch up because there are no adverts.
I in fact hardly even watch DSTV... I download daily... TV Series I watch the day after they are flighted in the US. The only reason we still have a dish on the roof outside is because my daughters watch some of the programs on DSTV. I can't remember when I last watched TV with adverts... even Survivor SA I watch a day later on the DSTV catch up because there are no adverts.
Download series and dstv is for sport and box office
Been considering getting Netflix, using the US VPN... any one here tried it?
Also considered the same Shane. But I'm not sure our lines can handle it and I have a 10mb line
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Streaming at full hd that is
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Friend of mine streams it using a 4mb uncapped no problems at all.
They have some special streaming engine that eliminates any buffering what so ever.
They have some special streaming engine that eliminates any buffering what so ever.
Ok Ya that I'm not sure about, will ask him is he's using HD
Netflix is pretty cool and I know of a good few people who use it. 720p on a 4mb line is no problem but your true 1080p blu-ray copies tend to buffer a bit. The problem is that although we are uncapped we are not unshaped. So if you using an unshaped 10mb line you should not have an issue provided you switch off your downloads and the only traffic is the streaming.
4k movies will be a real issue. I found a 4k full feature movie and the size was 160gb so yeah that is going to be a real killer on a 4mb line.
4k movies will be a real issue. I found a 4k full feature movie and the size was 160gb so yeah that is going to be a real killer on a 4mb line.
Shanew can you tell me exactly how I set this up. Where did you get the vpn details
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Cool. Will PM u now
I use Unotelly as my DNS. You don't have to run a VPN.
On my 4meg uncapped, low shaped account the netflix engine starts off streaming at low quality and then keeps on upping the quality until it needs to buffer.
Sometimes when you are watching something it suddenly drops to 480p, and it looks crap, and then it climbs back up again.
On my 4meg uncapped, low shaped account the netflix engine starts off streaming at low quality and then keeps on upping the quality until it needs to buffer.
Sometimes when you are watching something it suddenly drops to 480p, and it looks crap, and then it climbs back up again.
Honesty guys. I have a little server running St my place constantly downloading whatever I want. I use software called sickbeard. You add all the shows that you want to watch ie big bang theory, black list whatever you want and sickbeard then connects to news servers and automatically downloads the new episode for you and you can choose the quality as well. Works brilliantly!
The only reason for a VPN or DNS change is because Netflix is region specific so if you are not in America it wont stream. Changing your VPN or DNS tricks the Netflix server into thinking that you are somewhere in USA and allows the stream to happen
Didn't think of that. .. hmmmm. Shot!
EZTV coupled with uTorrent also does a nice setup but uses rss feeds. It can be a bit tricky to setup in the beginning but once you get the hang of it, its pretty smooth sailing.
@Reinhardt I run sickbeard and Sabnzb but with the ease of Netflix I only use that if I can't find what I am looking for. Since Netflix generally releases the latest mainstream series 24 hours after it airs on US tv I find it quicker, and not having to stream/transfer/plug in drive and copy media on my internal network seals the deal for me.
If you do netflix and sickbeard you got all your bases covered though... Just not sure what downloading content unlawfully does to your karma
If you do netflix and sickbeard you got all your bases covered though... Just not sure what downloading content unlawfully does to your karma
Eztv is a awesome site. I am playing with nzb's now. Works brilliantly if you can get it working
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