Note tha Cinema Paradiso, a British firm, offers a similar service.
https://www.cinemaparadiso.co.uk/
As a Netflix rental customer since 2006, I will miss their service. But I will check out Cinema Paradiso.
This stinks
I love watching good blu-ray quality movies at home. Is Red Box all that is left? Are there any other companies that will send Discs to the house?
Netflix should kill itself for “Cuties” alone...
Well, the end of an era, as technology advances, is what this story is about.
I’m sure the DVD rentals declined, as so many people are into streaming nowadays. Why rent a DVD and wait for it to be mailed to you, when you can watch it tonight on a streaming service?
Kudos to them for making a successful transformation from delivering physical media to streaming.
Most companies can’t make the turn to new business models like that.
This is devastating for me because I really enjoy watching older, often obscure, movies that are not in any streaming catalogs. Or, if they are, they disappear for unknown reasons.
It looks like I’ll have to be spending more time borrowing discs from the library and buying used discs on eBay.
I just borrowed “Brokedown Palace” yesterday from our library. It was not available on Netflix streaming or DVD. This movie was mentioned and discussed here on FR a week or two ago and looks intriguing.
How much will the postal service be raising their rates to make up for the loss in revenue from Netflix?
It's a smaller market but it's still a market.
Netflix had one warehouse in California when I signed up. Shipping was actually pretty quick to GA, 2 days was common, no more than 3 days. I would go online to my account and check the box that a DVD was on the way back, and they would mail out the next DVD in my queue.
I like the idea of physical media, I like the idea of actually owning a hard copy of a movie. However, so much of what the wife and I watch are series, not movies, and with streaming it’s a lot easier to watch the next episode, or switch between series without fooling with the Blu-Ray player.
Make me pay and have ads????
Next
Sept 23rd. They already sent the emails. It’s gonna be weird. Watching Netflix DVDs has been my most frequent Saturday activity since I signed up in like 98 or so. But, this was always the goal. There’s a reason the company is called NetFlix, not DVD mail. The mailer business was just to make them rich while building the tech for the stream. And physical media is dying.
I remember DVDs.
“Netflix is planning to increase revenue by introducing adverts, as well as cracking down on password sharing – though this has been delayed until June.”
This will have greater impact than discontinuing DVD rentals.
With advertising, why pay for crap you can get on tv?
Don’t need the atoms, just the bits.
Dear ————,
For 25 years, it’s been our extraordinary privilege to mail movie nights to our members all across America. On September 29th, 2023, we will ship our final iconic red envelope.
While times have changed since our first shipment in March 1998, our goal has remained the same: to provide you with access to the broadest collection of movies and shows possible, delivered directly to your door, with no due dates or late fees.
As the DVD business continues to shrink, it’s going to become increasingly difficult to achieve that goal. In our final season, we’ll continue providing you the best service possible, all the way to the very last shipment.
You may have some questions, and we’ve tried to answer them in our Final Season FAQ - and if you want to share something with us, you can send feedback here.
We sincerely thank you for joining us on this amazing journey. We could never have shipped more than 5 billion discs without movie lovers like you. It’s been a genuine privilege to share movie nights with you.
Pop the popcorn, fire up your player, and enjoy this final season of red envelopes.
Sincerely,
The Netflix DVD team