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Posted by Derek Janssen on 05/06/07 01:01
RMK wrote:
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> So, a week later when I took the last batch back, I asked WTH was the
> deal. The manager came up with the explanation about the studios not
> releasing newer movies in Widescreen because they are afraid of piracy.
> Obviously, this was total BS.
Assume the manager meant studio not releasing movies TO BLOCKBUSTER in
widescreen--
Which would be the only explanation I can think for an alibi that
otherwise dopey.
> I am back on my feet and back to Netflix now, but I have the question to
> other BB users - can you get widescreen stuff at your stores? If not,
> why? I would assume that a reason would be because P & S might be
> cheaper than WS.
Most large chains companies put some limitations on their rentals (eg.
Netflix re-pressing double-sided disks as singles), to make their disks
as rental-safe as possible.
And Blockbuster being movie-centric rather than disk-centric, assumes
that PS will play to the "Just want to see the movie" crowd without
being too tempting to more experienced disk users.
Derek Janssen
ejanss@comcast.net
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