Netflix vs. Blockbuster: Tips from Consumer Reports

Watch our video on movie rentals and get more shopping tips at our website: http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/electronics-computers/index.htm Blockbuster is going head-to-head with Netflix with an online movie rental service, promising better service. Whats best?

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[xxlxxjustinxxlxx]

I'll tell ya about my blockbuster experience... I wanted to use my free trial to rent a game and the game never came in the mail (after a week and a half) and I cancelled and so they billed me for the game I NEVER RECEIVED.

[0zziekun]

block may cost more (like 2$) but for 14$ i get two Blue rays (free netflix charges for blueray) and i can get games for the psp ps3 wii & xbox once more free netflix at the time dose not. and i love that i can change the blue ray at any blockbuster store for fee and not have to wait up till 5 days for a movie not streaming at the time. the only thing i like netflix more than block is the use nettflix has apps on my ps3 3DS Tabs and iphone so nomater where i go i can watch but block dose not

[elnick1000]

i recently cancelled Netflix by mail service, but have kept the streaming section. I have gone over to blockbuster for rentals by mail. The reason, Netflix appears to have stopped carrying many of the new Criterion releases. Why, I have not got an answer yet.

[Nathanwilkerson85]

Netflix works from xbox/ my droid phone / and i can get dvds when blockbuster not within 75 miles from me so Netflix is by far better

[carson0524]

netflix keeps jacking its prices up. Effective september 1st the unlimited streaming and unlimited dvd's will go into 2 separate plans. I will be paying almost $18 a month and thats just getting 1 dvd out at a time ($2 extra for the blu ray) and unlimited streaming. Block buster is like 11.99 for 1 dvd or blu ray, video games, and streaming, and I can drop the movie off at the store. I might be switching.

[writerchick2001]

Go Netflix!!! Blockbuster's gone for a reason, they can't keep up. Ciao!!

[datpimpinboy]

@MasterOctagon I will miss Blockbuster a lot :(

[mosniper831]

@TheDrumming12 blockbuster lost for a reason :p too expensive when compaired to both net flick for moves and gamefly for games,and gamefly doesn't have a small section of games to try to get their hands on gamers money :D.

[TheDrumming12]

with blockbuster you can get games (so you pretty much have netflix and gamefly both together)

[MasterOctagon]

@SuperPwnedman me too man. nothing like going into a blockbuster or hollywood video store. its like a little theater