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Redbox’s disc rentals are over (www.theverge.com)
submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 19 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Much cheaper than Amazon and Vudu to rent.

True, but you just named two major parties pushing for Redbox’s death.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Understood. I honestly don't know many alternatives to Redbox besides those for renting movies... Even then, as others have mentioned, there's a difference between streaming and playing a blu ray. All movies I rent are <$2.50 from Redbox, nicer quality vs. >$5 Amazon.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Ah hoy! Just did a quick search. Seems the quality has significantly increased there too!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

Only other place I can think of off-hand is the local library for rentals. Half Price Books and thrift shops will have some for sale, but I'm not sure how much lower they may be from Amazon's rental fee.