I am a big fan of the NETFLIX service. The entire process of selecting, receiving, and returning DVDs is pretty mindless and with my ROKU box streaming works very well (NETFLIX just needs to keep pushing to add more content). On the mail side, NETFLIX started charging $1 per month for Blu-Ray disk service last November, although I did not like the charge, it was reasonable. Now less than 6 months later they have decided to double the fee to $2 per month on my 1 DVD at time subscription plan starting April 27th. At this point, I am not sure that Blu-Ray is worth an extra $24 per year, especially with the letterbox aspect ratio matter I described in this post. The bigger problem has been the availability of Blu-Ray disks (one of the reason stated for the price increase), I have had wait over a month for some recent titles. On that front, it does looks like NETFLIX is delivering; this morning Quantum of Solace became available (now status) in Blu-Ray less than 3 weeks after release while the DVD is on short wait. I have two more weeks before making my final decision and will monitor availability. I love the image quality of Blu-Ray, but is it that much better than DVD. I would have to say no, it is not like going from VHS to DVD which was a no brainer.
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