DVD rental/council rant

[Lickszz 10]

Originally posted by alchresearch

With DVD writers (for PCs) at only £99 and blank DVD discs at just 75 PENCE each, I think the DVD movie industry is going to have a Napster / Mp3 style battle on their hands very very shortly.

 

Yes, it's already happening. DVD software allows you to copy an original easy enough and dead easy to rip it with. I've also seen 3 DVD quality new films fitted onto 1 DVD

[PENGUIN 10]

im trying dvdsontap.com , postage paid and u get unlimited # of DVD's for £8 each month, only one at a time mind. Thy have a 14/30 free day trial if u wanna give it a try.

[beckyaa 10]

I have been wondering exactly the same thing as blondee...

 

So thought I would bring this topic back to peoples attention.

 

Where can I rent a dvd without walking miles?

 

I don't have a car and I don't want to pay a monthly supscription. The library idea is good, but not if it's 8pm on a sunday night and you decide to chill out with pizza and film.

 

Copying dvds from friends is fine, but can't always plan ahead.

 

So since this topis was last discussed, has anything changed does anyone know?!

 

Surely there must be somewhere round West Street that rents films?!

 

Blockbuster on ecclesall road is quite a long way, I wouldnt walk there in the dark, and is a hastle to take it back too.

 

Jackson's by the Arts Tower has a really dismal selection.

 

Any ideas?!

[Guest]

Originally posted by supremeedito

Forget Blockbuster-type services, I use an online DVD rental service based in Sheffield called DVD Showtime. You pay a monthly sub for a given number of disks at any one time and all postage and packaging is including.

 

They have a great range and you can swap each disk five or six times a month - post office allowing.

 

My membership costs £18 a month for 3 DVDs at a time. If I watch them fairly promptly and drop them in the post (pre-paid) asap then I can get up to 18 different disks a month. They all have plenty of TV series so I get to catch up with Farscape etc which is often on when I am on campus.

 

I reckon it is much better value than shop-based service and I don't have to drag my arse to Eccy Road every day.

 

do they send your top choices out on the list? or is it hit and miss?

[alchresearch 215]

I rent mine online. I think it's much better value for money than a traditional walk-in video shop and there's a much bigger choice of classic films.

 

The only drawback is that you might not get the latest releases first, but I've put a new film on my selection a month or two before release and in the case of two films, got them on the Saturday before the release date of Monday!

[nick2 10]

Originally posted by Classic Rock

London Road has a largish video hiring shop. Think they do DVDs too.

 

Yes, Apollo Video on London Road do DVD's, but not in the same quantity as Blockbuster, it's a fairly small shop and they don't have many copies of each DVD. It is cheap and friendly though, unlike Blockbuster.

[babygem 10]

Yeah I noticed that too - used to go to Choices in Hillsborough when I lived there, and still do if I can be bothered to drive there, but usually my boyfriend just gets me films off the internet or borrowed from mates.

 

I think the Vlockbuster machines in both Sheffield Union and Hallam Union have been taken away in the last couple of months - well they're not where they used to be anyway!

[subverTV 10]

Originally posted by alchresearch

With DVD writers (for PCs) at only £99 and blank DVD discs at just 75 PENCE each, I think the DVD movie industry is going to have a Napster / Mp3 style battle on their hands very very shortly.

 

 

You're paying a lot for your DVD writer there, try £38 instead..

 

http://www.microdirect.co.uk/ProductInfo.aspx?ProductID=7126&GroupID=42

[alchresearch 215]

Originally posted by subverTV

You're paying a lot for your DVD writer there, try £38 instead..

 

http://www.microdirect.co.uk/ProductInfo.aspx?ProductID=7126&GroupID=42

 

I think you should have checked the date of my post - writers were that price back in July 2003!