Redbox will begin adding Blu-ray titles to its 22,000 kiosks starting in the Q2 2010, says parent company Coinstar CEO Paul Davis.
So far, the company has been only testing Blu-ray releases in its kiosks.
"[Blu-ray] strengthens our position to meet consumer demand," adds Davis, although he concedes that they will not cost $1.00 like DVD releases do. When asked about the price, he ... [ read the full article ]
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Originally posted by blueboy09: Meh, maybe $4 or $5 is what I'm seeing from Redbox. Move along, fellas, move along there's nothing to see here.
No way in hell would it cost over $3.
It can't cost over $3. I'd even bet it won't cost over $2.99. If it does then it's almost better to just go NetFlix ($10/month for one Blu-Ray at a time) since you could easily get more than 3 movies a month for the same price.
In contrast, you'd have to rent 9 movies a month via RedBox to equal a basic NetFlix DVD subscription.
Well I know most people use RedBox for the occasional movie the cost of a Blu-Ray rental still needs to be cheaper than $3 for this idea to work.