For countless years, consumers would wander into the local video store in search of movies to take home. For some, selecting a movie was a process which often ended in disappointment. Guided by the words of a handful of movie critics or a paragraph written on the film covers sitting on display, there was uncertainty unless the selection was based on movies the viewer had already seen at the theaters or on television.
For others, the local video store seldom offered the selection that they craved. These viewers knew what they wanted; from indie films or anime to spiritual based offerings or Sci-Fi, but with a total selection of 10,000 to 15,000 titles the likelihood of finding a movie suited to their tastes each week was remote.
For movie fans there had to be a better way; a way to have a broader selection and a method of discovering movies that had the potential of becoming favorites.
Then in 1999, Netflix rolled out their online movie rental subscription service and movie selection has never been the same. Without the constraints of walls and floor space, an online movie rental service is capable of offering any DVD made. For Netflix customers, this translates into over 70,000 titles to choose from among hundreds of genres and subcategories of films.
With online movie rental the choices suddenly expanded from basic drama, comedy, action, and Sci-Fi to selections as specific as British Comedy, Russian Foreign Films, African-American Documentaries, Latin Pop, or Belly Dancing. Whether a viewer simply wants to experiment and expand their horizons or knows exactly what they want, the Netflix library should offer much greater satisfaction.
With the vast selection however, comes a tough choice for those who don't spend their time staying in-the-know about every new movie release. Here is where some of the true advantages to the Netflix online movie rental service come in to play.
As customers view movies with Netflix, they provide ratings/reviews online. Users can add Friends with similar tastes as well as refer to critics reviews. With a database that is currently 1.5 billion reviews strong, there are good statistics to guide users in making their movie selections. The Netflix online movie service will also guide users by examining their own rental and review history to predict what other choices will be to their liking.
Certainly, the options for movie fans have expanded with the introduction of online movie rental services. With a vastly expanded selection of films and services to assist users in discovering movies they never even knew they wanted, Netflix has moved consumers on to the next level of home entertainment.
Gadgets and Games: 8/27
Clayton Morris and guests talk possible new Apple TV & The New Amazon Kindle0:03:07 . and right now. It's kind of a cool thing to have on top of your TV if you're disappointed that you don't have an apple logo there yet. But it's always been something that apple . 0:07:41 . content deals back what - been talking about is the notion TV rentals. Not TV. Purchases very - people wanna purchase shows for dollar 99 it's captured TV but I can subscribe. To the show . 0:10:03 . Google's trying to build on top the - trying to do an end run around them by saying we're gonna connector cable feed into Google - kind of make your set top box relevant. And that's the last - in the - are looking force they're probably. More concerned about approval and they are . 0:15:00 . other rumors floating around out there may be 99 cent television show rentals. You know and I think there's something to that that dollar 99 price point. Seems to keep a lot of people from .
Gadgets and Games: 2/12
Clayton Morris and 'Strategy Room' guests talk Google Buzz and possible Hulu on the iPad?0:06:46 . On top of that when you go to their profile. You can see - Google slash profiles slash. . 0:19:06 . I am. You know at the mall I wanted to see a movie I do a search for that movie Minnesota just getting random searches about. Avatar. I'm getting forty search results. From certain friends thirty of whom have seen it. Twenty . 0:19:48 . maybe your circle of friends you trust like twenty people have good movie ideas like oh yeah at the same taste of them yeah but fielded outside your network what what's the best sushi place . 0:42:11 . I don't have a lot of president royalties on it and top management at an all time. And I think a lot of XT at. And I - online that - this maybe five .
Blockbuster to Offer Movies on Motorola Phones
Blockbuster to Offer Movies on Motorola Phones , It marks the struggling rental company's first step into mobile video and is its latest effort at chasing down the customers that have abandoned its traditional video stores.
Beer, Baseball and Botanicals for a Bargain in St. Louis
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After the Show Show: 11/29
Get to know 'FOX & Friends' when they let their hair down0:00:14 . hear the answer we're talking about some of the must have holiday rentals morality on Netflix. His court hash which came out four years ago won best picture how that still number one. . 0:00:43 . on their movies Netflix thing - like - they haven't seen a movie in like four you have easy. I have seen - could but I knew what movie about a year or two of what's your favorite holiday movie perhaps soon to go - you know I was researching what the top. Holiday theme to rent counselor and a Christmas story with neared the top - to Atlanta. The baby. And then problem there you yeah. And out of and romantic comedy where it's all the different . 0:01:17 . I love that movie I did too. . 0:02:20 . Self pity me in. Put your favorite holiday movie critic is coming over. I don't know Christmas. .
