Comments on: Netflix CEO: We’re a “Killer App” for Broadband

By: Blockbuster CEO: Ours is the Superior Streaming Service | Inside Redbox

Blockbuster CEO: Ours is the Superior Streaming Service | Inside Redbox — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:59:42 +0000

[...] says that when the day comes when consumers have a choice between Blockbuster and rival Netflix’s online streaming services, there will be no [...]

By: aikanae

aikanae — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:17:40 +0000

I laughed too. I have “hi-speed” broadband in the middle of the 5th largest city. There’s no way that $60/month cable is fast enough to stream an entire movie. There’s no competition on the horizon. I know a couple of months ago Comcast capped their broadband in some areas to a level so low that a movie a week was the max – if you didn’t do anything else. Netflix’s best bet is to chop the movie up into 9 min sections and post it on You Tube.

By: keith

keith — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:23:34 +0000

What about those of us who live a mile or more from the cable or DSL line? I’m still on lousy dialup internet. The phone and cable company dont want to spend the money.

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:41:37 +0000

What is interesting is that he expects ISPs to cover the costs of the streaming of their videos.

As more and more machines are brought online to streaming, that will require additional infrastructure and who is going to pay for that?

I can see ISPs switching to a pay as you go type scenario and charging per gig downloaded from Redbox. All of a sudden your cheap subscription isn’t going to seem so cheap if you have to pay internet fees on top of the subscription cost.