$25 to rent a movie? What??
this post was submitted on 22 Oct 2024
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Personally I would never pay for a PVOD release. It's best to use that money to buy the Blu-ray, at least then you actually get to keep it.
Buy physical media. Fuck digital rights "access."
They aren't even selling the 4K versions of a lot of movies on physical media. Fuck em. Hard drives are cheap and torrents are fast.
PVOD is such a stupid rip-off. It's basically just making sure the good quality pirated version gets out before the movie is available for a reasonable renting price.
PVOD is pretty good, actually, IMHO better than streaming. Renting isn't perfect, but I'd rather pay $5 to watch something one night than subscribe to something for $12/mo so I can watch the same thing with ads.
$25 ain't bad if it's an indefinite rental, but paying so much for 48 hour access is insane! It's not like you're getting a premium experience in a theater or something, in which case I get it.
I disagree. Paying $25 for a family of 4 and having the added bonus of not putting up with theater bullshit (e.g. ridiculous candy prices and asshole people) seems like a damn good deal.
Nobody's making you buy candy. And people at the theaters actually aren't that bad.
If PVOD rentals were still in theaters you'd have a point, and that applies for the movies mentioned in the articles. But most movies on PVOD are out of the theaters.
Way to miss the point. Name a place where a family of 4 can get 4 tickets to a current movie for $25. It's not happening. They're saying that for them, $25 is a fucking steal compared to the theatre experience just on price alone, BEFORE you even consider snacks and other people.
Why are you comparing PVOD to theaters lol it's more similar to physical media and streaming services
I dunno, my 65 inch TV and 5.1 surround sound system, along with adjustable lighting, begs to differ. Just cus your system sucks doesn't mean everyone's does.
Also "more similar to physical media". So here we have exhibit A: the guy who thinks license rentals are the same as ownership. I'm just gonna be honest, if you misunderstood that, I'm not expecting you to understand anything else in this discussion.
You really compare your 65" to a theater ?
Dang dude I didn't mean to hurt your feelings
So you're mad that check notes pirates will have it in good quality before you rent it? Then... Be a pirate? Or don't worry about the pirates and just worry about yourself? I'm... not seeing your particular issue. Pirates will get it regardless so how does that factor in at all?
I'm a good little consumer. I pay my Disney tax. But, errrm, "PVOD" just means "Prepare VPN, Or Delay." At this point in my life and the media landscape, it's mostly "Delay."
Ohhh, so that’s why these movies came out on the open seas so quickly. I guess it’s an unintended consequence of their greed.
What is PVOD?
PVOD (premium video-on-demand) is when you pay a one-time price to watch the movie digitally on platforms like iTunes, Amazon Prime, Vudu, Google Play, etc.
Personally, at those prices, I'd much rather wait for the Blu-ray release.
The one thing I'll give PVOD is that sometimes (especially for indie or smaller releases) a movie will be in 4K on PVOD but only in 1080p on Blu-Ray. I still always go for the Blu-Ray copy though.
Yes. Higher bitrate 1080p with lossless audio always beats low bitrate 4K with lossy audio.
I think it stands for Premium Video on Demand
How is that different than a regular rental?
It's not, really. What makes it "premium" is the fact that you can watch it at home while it's still in theaters.
Oh, gotcha. Thanks. I think I'd rather go to the movies than watch it at home if that's an option, but I'm sure some people really appreciate this option too.
Same as artisanal foods
Yo ho ho, I wouldn't know
Wonder if this is a side effect of theater ticket sales crashing like they're made by Boeing?
IIRC, it's something like 30% lower, so they have to make up this revenue somewhere, so PPV/PVOD/whatever prices are up and I'd be shocked if they stopped here.
That's correct.
Fun fact: last year, The Super Mario Bros. Movie made $75 million in PVOD sales. Additionally, studios get a bigger cut of the money in PVOD - instead of splitting it half-and-half with the theaters, they get about 80% of the profits.
And the best part? It's all digital, so there's little to no manufacturing costs, and they won't "run out of stock".
It's no wonder they're focusing so much on digital these days.
I just wait a while to watch the movies and then it's like 4 bucks to rent