Just a quick question for you guys, if NetFlix did have a decent library, (say every studio) could you see yourselves ever buying DVD discs again?
Cheers
(Asking not just out of curiousity - I work for a DVD distributor, so services like this will no doubt have a big affect on business!)
I've been using LoveFilm for about three years now.
Personally I only tend to buy BluRays now, and then when I do they are only films I know are worth owning. For everything else, I know that I can just rent it whenever I want from LoveFilm.
I'd say my buying habits with films have changed quite significantly. Back when DVDs had jumped to the forefront in the early 2000s, I'd quite often buy something I'd never seen while in the Supermarket. Or when in the likes of HMV they had deals like 3 films for £20.
The problem is you end up with loads of films you won't watch again, or didn't really like. With a rental service, I no longer need to worry about that.
I'm sure I'm not the only person whose habits have changed, which is also reflected in how the high-street retailers are starting to struggle.