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Blockbuster Online vs. Netflix
R. Alex Whitlock
I've decided that the time has definitely come to join an online movie service. My assumption has been that it would be Netflix, but doing a side-by-side comparison between Netflix and Blockbuster's online service, I gotta say that the latter seems to have, if not a bigger selection, a better one. Both claim over 40,000, but I've run across several things that Blockbuster has that Netflix does not. Particularly in the area of anime, which is a bit ironic because Blockbuster's brick-and-morter animation section has always stunk. I'm really not a huge fan of Blockbuster in general, preferring Hollywood. Blockbuster's ads have frequently been dishonest, even before the "No Late Fees" scam (if you say "5 days" you can't be all inclusive. If you could, then returning a video a day after you rent it would be a "two day rental"... which it's not).
But... it's got more of the stuff I want - TV shows and anime in particular. And it's cheaper.
Decisions, decisions...
 
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