Comments on: Netflix CEO: Most Consumers Don’t Know DVD Release Dates

By: LABASAUTOMOTIVE

LABASAUTOMOTIVE — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 17:26:35 +0000

at Joe:

It only should bother you if you feel the need to be the first to rent it. If that was the case you probably would also feel the need to see it first at a theater too.

Once you get on a schedule of knowing whats coming out at the place that you rent most..for me its only REDBOX…then its a mute point.

In your defense…my husband asks me when he sees an ad on TV “isnt that out yet?”. So the uninformed are disappointed….but not someone like you and me who track and research and read other Insiders’s reviews.

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:29:59 +0000

I am one of the weirdos that does keep track of release dates and I abhor the new Netflix policy of not releasing dvds that I can rent elsewhere before they become available to me on Netflix. It bothers me that films like “Crazy Heart” are out now but not available on Netflix until late May. Netflix can twist the reality any way they like, but the new policy doe suck.

By: James

James — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 05:10:54 +0000

As someone who has worked in entertainment retail for 15 years, I can promise you that most customers are aware of DVD release dates. If not from searching the Internet, they are aware of when a movie is released from the television, newspaper, circular and billboard advertising purchased by the DVD distributors to drive the release. Of course a company that makes finding new releases as difficult as Netflix has on its site would make such a ridiculous assumption. If anyone (read: Hastings) is clueless enough to think the consumer is unaware of when a movie is released, all that person needs to do is to look at the DVD sales and rental charts each week. The #1 DVD and most of the top sellers/rentals are new releases.

By: Cindy

Cindy — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 01:46:41 +0000

This really pisses me off. I could not figure out why Invention of Lying had a pushed out release date and tried to contact netflix about it. If they are going to pull this crap they could at least let their customer’s know. And yes I do know when movies are released…I add them to my que the week before they come out. Latest one…..The Informant….release date 2/23/10…..Netflix release date….3/23/10. Netflix….YOU SUCK!

By: alvin

alvin — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 07:02:13 +0000

I ALWAYS check for DVD release dates and put DVDs in my Netflix queue based on them. Now I have to pay $6 through Comcast to watch new releases or go to my local DVD kiosk at the grocery store. This is seriously compromising my customer status with Netflix and could very well lead me to look elsewhere for DVD rentals. This is absurd. Bye Netflix.

By: richmoral

richmoral — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:07:14 +0000

Really. Cause I got movies that have been showing very long wait and long wait for a while now. I’m honestly thinking of canceling my account.

By: Cypherdude

Cypherdude — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:49:33 +0000

I was a Netflix customer for over 1.5 years. I used Netflix, and before that BlockBuster online, to tell me the release dates. Release dates are very important to me because I like to see new movies ASAP. I NEVER had any problems getting new releases from Netflix on the day they came out. There was NEVER ANY delay for me.

Now that Netflix is delaying movies, there’s no way I’ll stay with them. I’ll probably just use a couple small independent B&M rental places and Redbox. I don’t have the time to be seeing a lot of movies anymore and I have cut down on rentals anyway. BTW, I plan to use VideoETA to see when new movies are released. The idea that consumers can’t figure out when a new movie is released is ridiculous.

By: usafsam

usafsam — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:25:53 +0000

I also place movies I want to see on my Que long before they come out and track the release dates. The imbicile who thinks we are not aware needs to think before he speaks. We place things in our Ques but it is Netflix who are the asses for not sending it to those who have had it in our Que the longest. I have had Avater listed in mine since the first TV ad for the movie… doubt I will get it the first week of release because the company has no sense of customer service. Reed Hastings, get a clue!!!

By: starman15317

starman15317 — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 04:14:33 +0000

I do check the release dates for dvds. I use dvdactive.com and videoeta.com. A lot of times I forget the release date until I either see it in the Target ads or on those websites

By: Jenna

Jenna — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:36:25 +0000

I get new releases all the time. I’m not a heavy user, so anytime I want a new release I time my return for Monday.