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boykster:
I've never used Redbox, but i to use XBMC and pre-qualify the movies (ie test that they are good on a PC) before I start watching them.  I completely agree, there's nothing worse that getting an hour into a movie and having it crap out on you. 

ChadTower:

--- Quote from: shmokes on February 03, 2011, 10:56:23 am ---Yes, but you'll find that learning the disc is unreadable before watching half the movie produces something more akin to indifference rather than the feelings of unbridled rage and hatred that are produced by having the movie pixelate and then freeze halfway through a viewing.  It really makes all the difference.

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It's better but it isn't good enough.  All of this rapidly advancing technology and they still don't pay enough attention to 100% reliable content.  What good is a fancy setup if you have trouble getting the damn content?

shmokes:
Well, of course, you're opting for the compromise to save money.  If you purchase your movies outright you will have your 100% reliable content.  In the end, you're opting for a used product rather than a new one, and with used products you always run a much higher chance of defects.  If you're REALLY jonesing to see a particular movie there will still be disappointment if the rip fails and you have to wait another day or two to get a replacement.  But that's never an issue for me.  I don't watch movies nearly as fast as they come, so if it doesn't work there's always a line of other movies waiting for me that I've been wanting to see.  And then, the failure rate is really low (and even seems as low as it is when it doesn't stick you in the middle of watching a movie).

Gray_Area:
My gripe is sometimes the reverse: I want to skip to the movie menu, but that feature is grayed out.

shmokes:
Just one more reason to rip before you watch.

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