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I'm in the opposite camp. I could care less about a disc rental program, I would rather just have the streaming option. Thankfully they delivered that option recently. Hopefully they will do the same for the disc loyalists!!

I for one could care less about instant streaming. It looks like garbage and sounds like garbage, so to me, it's garbage. It's the same reason why I haven't jumped on the mp3 bandwagon other than for working out with my iPod.

I suspect like most other people who explore this site, I didn't spend thousands of dollars on my home theater set-up just to watch a movie on my projector that looks no better than if I watched it on youtube. No thanks.

For me, part of what makes watching a great movie great isn't just the story, the characters or the performances. It's the technical aspects of the film that I admire as well. I notice and appreciate Oscar-worthy cinematography, sound design and direction. These skills are best admired on a high quality format with high quality components. Without such, a huge part of the movie is ruined for me and makes the magic of cinema disappear. Quite simply, at that point I'm merely looking at a movie rather than being enveloped and moved by it. For me, watching a streamed movie is like watching the beginning of Saving Private Ryan on a nineteen-inch mono Sanyo TV.

As a result, unlike the vast majority of my peers (I'm in my late 20s), I haven't fallen madly in love with netflix. When I do rent a movie, I'm a traditionalist. I mosey on down to the local Blockbuster or Hollywood Video, check out their Blu-Ray section and rent away. The bonus is that unlike netflix, I get to enjoy the movie that very day! What a revelation!

My broadband isn't very broad, so I need physical media still. I also greatly value the ability to "time shift" a DVD rental by ripping it. And yeah, a high quality stream is still mostly an unrealized promise.

But that's a lot of people packing disks, and a lot of paper, and a lot of postage just in that one picture. At some point that's gotta hurt the bottom line. So I'm not surprised.

I would definitely never use Netflix streaming as a substitute for physical media in my HT. The only streaming service I've seen close to BD is Vudu HDX so far. I use Netflix streaming on a 47" LCD in my family room for casual TV show viewing and some documentaries. Blu-ray continues to be the premiere source of the best A/V experience for HT bar none and will continue to be my medium of choice for serious HT viewing. But I do like Netflix streaming for my kids and catching up on TV seasons that I may be interested in.

Had to comment on the above post that said , '' Looks like garbage , sounds like garbage " dude you need to get someone that no's what there doing to check your set up .