This weekend Amazon VOD offers two great movies as $0.99 rentals: Idiocracy and Serenity.
There is also a Veteran’s Day Sale, featuring nine movies to purchase for $5.99 each: The Patriot, Air Force One, Black Hawk Down, Tears of the Sun, The Hunt for Eagle One, The Hunt for Eagle One: Crash Point, Stealth, Sniper, and Sniper 3.
Blockbuster seems to be perpetually behind Netflix in the rental market. Netflix pioneered rent-by-mail, eventually Blockbuster jumped into the market as well as they saw it eroding rentals from their stores. Then Netflix rolled out online streaming, and roughly eight months later Blockbuster acquired Movelink to get a jump start in the online market. Then Netflix launched a dedicated streaming STB with Roku this May, now Home Media Magazine is reporting that Blockbuster is about to do the same – launching their own STB. A key difference is likely to be streaming vs. downloads, as Movielink is currently an all-download service. This would likely mean the Blockbuster STB would need to be priced higher, as it would require storage for the downloaded films, while the Roku box for Netflix does not.
Of course, Netflix has already moved beyond the Roku box, streaming to Blu-ray players from LG Electronics and Samsung, TiVo, and soon Xbox 360. And, of course, PCs and now Macs.
Blockbuster just can’t seem to catch up, let alone get ahead.
Picked up via Format War Central.
Through November 23rd you can save an additional 25% off the already low prices on Blu-ray discs at DeepDiscount.com. Simply enter one of the below discount codes when you check out.
From PS3 Fanboy by way of Gizmodo.
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Amazon is running another Blu-ray sale, in this one buy a Sony Blu-ray player and two Sony BD movies, and receive two more BD films free. The Blu-ray players on offer are the BDP-S350 for $221.32, the BDP-S550 for $326.15, and the 80GB PS3 for $399.99. There are 20 Blu-ray titles to select from as part of the offer. The offer is good through November 27th.
Alternatively, through November 13th you can buy a Sony Blu-ray player or Blu-ray capable Sony VAIO PC and receive a free Blu-ray movie.
Keep in mind that previous Blu-ray promotions are also still running.
Picked up from the Blu-ray Stats News Log.
Adding to yesterday’s specials, Amazon is offering a few more today.
Save $300 when you buy a Sony Blu-ray player and Sony Bravia HDTV together. Buy the BDP-S350 for $224.00 or the BDP-S550 for $329.99 along with one of four Sony Bravia HDTVs, 46″ or 52″ with prices from $1,797.94 to $2,077.98 and Amazon drops $300 off the total. Both Blu-ray players are BD-Live capable, and the offer runs through November 8, 2008.
If you just need a Blu-ray player, Amazon is also selling the Samsung BD-P1500 for $206.64 – with a free copy of Incredible Hulk on Blu-ray! Buy through November 8, 2008 to get your free BD. The BD-P1500 is also a BD-Live capable player, and at that price it is a great value.
And remember, the Samsung Blu-ray Player/Home Theater Bundle and 24-month financing on select Samsung HDTVs offers that I posted yesterday are still running.
