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I love the selection I can still get on DVD. Every time someone tells me about a movie I haven't seen I can still get it here, and usually not on streaming. This just makes it easier!
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Thanks to data caps and lousy bandwidth, as well as programming being removed from Netflix streaming, the humble DVD soldiers on.
@ourielohayon It's interesting. Perhaps the boomer / senior market represents an underserved or area of growth. More than 10k boomers age-in to 65 each day. This demographic is probably still using a DVD player and will not adopt streaming as readily as others. If this market is in the millions of users, makes sense to not forget such a large market.
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@lewis502@ourielohayon or simply folks that don't have the bandwidth at home to stream continuously in HD (or even lower res). There are still rural areas without fibre.
@gregop absolutely right. My parents aren't even that rural and still face that exact issue. My dad would prefer to pop in a DVD than have to fight with a crappy streaming experience.
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@lewis502@ourielohayon I use dvd service because Im a film major and the movies I want are only on there
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Hmph. It's not vinyl.... #HipsterResponse
Given that this is how Netflix started, I'm not really seeing this as "new", but let's be real - not every movie on DVD is also available for streaming. So, yeah, I guess I might use this if I absolutely needed to see a non streaming movie.
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Remember this was the original model of Netflix and then Blockbuster came out with their own version to compete. Netflix excelled ultimately because of the streaming service and looking ahead. Now that they are ahead of the pack they can fulfill voids and demographics that may still be using DVDs.
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If I didn't have an actual brick and mortar video store nearby, I would still be a Netflix DVD subscriber.
However, the video store gets new releases (even a week before they're allowed to) before Netflix and Redbox, I get free stale but extra salty popcorn, and fun chats with the employees.
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