discussion The end of an era: Netflix's DVD renting service is over!

[Hector]

This is sad mainly because not every title is available to stream, particularly the indies that typically get looked over the rest of the year. 

[Power love]

I had no idea this was ever a thing let alone it was still happening 

[Memoirs387]

4 minutes ago, Power love said:

I had no idea this was ever a thing let alone it was still happening 

Well this makes me feel old haha

 

But honestly, I did this back in the day but like I didn’t know it was still happening. How would I even go about having them mail me a DVD? 

[Power love]

6 minutes ago, Memoirs387 said:

Well this makes me feel old haha

 

But honestly, I did this back in the day but like I didn’t know it was still happening. How would I even go about having them mail me a DVD? 

I would assume through the site Because no way it’s through the app

[getBusy]

They were STILL doing this? I thought they stopped 💀

[Memoirs387]

3 minutes ago, Power love said:

I would assume through the site Because no way it’s through the app

True

 

If Netflix was closing like Blockbuster did, I would totally rent something for a souvenir. I did that with a VHS copy of Selena at my Blockbuster before they closed lmao.  

[Power love]

4 minutes ago, Memoirs387 said:

True

 

If Netflix was closing like Blockbuster did, I would totally rent something for a souvenir. I did that with a VHS copy of Selena at my Blockbuster before they closed lmao.  

Lmfao You never returned it. I think everyone is guilty of that! 

[kandicha]

R.I.P.

 

I had so much fun picking out DVDs and getting them mailed to me back in the day 

[Attitude]

Whatever happened to Redbox? 

[GoodGuyGoneGhetto]

1 hour ago, Hector said:

This is sad mainly because not every title is available to stream, particularly the indies that typically get looked over the rest of the year. 

This was still a thing?

 

 

Even when DVD’s were at their peak (2001-2009), I don’t recall this ever being a notable medium. 

 

Everyone would just go to any music/video store or superstore and purchase DVD’s.

 

[Bosque]

Now I feel old  the red dvd envelopes were iconic and led to a first Netflix hype (which of course was overshadowed by their streaming push later)

[andresg770]

42 minutes ago, Attitude said:

Whatever happened to Redbox? 

I think it's still a thing.  I feel like the last time I visited my folks in the Atlanta area and we went to a random Walmart, I saw one of those machines.  Might've been a competitor for all I know, but I feel like it was a Redbox

[EnigmaticAndroid]

47 minutes ago, Attitude said:

Whatever happened to Redbox? 

It's still a thing, there are a few in my town 

[Iridesence]

I thought this finished over a decade ago 

[Just a Gay on ATRL]

Someone i know was still getting these discs until the late 10s  I had to tell them to get with the times lol

[Mitsouko]

After my local video rental store/second home closed, I used Netflix to rent DVDs until the early 2010s. Sad to see it go. Physical media isn’t dead but it is basically a niche market at this point, and the enthusiasts and collectors keeping it alive aren’t renting, they’re buying.