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#21 LJ

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Posted 17 October 2012 - 07:27 PM

No one is the lesser for using this. The reason it exists is because the price point opening. The critique is more from a business perspective. It's just not long term viable. All it will take is for Netflix to start getting new releases and for itunes and other on demand services to drop their price and they are redundant. I give it a five year window tops.

Anyone notice the clamp down on torrents lately?



I thought maybe it was just me, but I went to one I have used before (KA) and just kept getting redirected to some other site that wanted to download all sorts of crap on my computer so I didn't bother.

FWIW I only download episodes of shows that I missed that have already been broadcast, I have never felt the urge to download a movie.

Shaw VOD is pretty useless for watching previously aired shows unless they are on CTV or Shaw.
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#22 Powerforward

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Posted 09 December 2012 - 11:14 PM

I noticed a Redbox kiosk at the Uptown Walmart, $1.50 per day rental, $2 for Blu-ray.

#23 VicHockeyFan

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Posted 05 February 2015 - 04:34 PM

Redbox is pulling their 1400 machines out of Canada.


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#24 Jill

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Posted 06 February 2015 - 06:03 AM

Rats. They were my last option for DVD rentals.



#25 Bingo

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Posted 06 February 2015 - 07:25 AM

Rats. They were my last option for DVD rentals.

 

There's still Pic a Flic

Here is a list of the stores top pics from 2014.

http://picaflic.net/best.htm

 

Here are my choices taken from that list.

  • Finding Vivian Maier
  • Tim's Vermeer
  • Inside Llewyn Davis
     


#26 Jill

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Posted 06 February 2015 - 07:31 AM

I don't live in Victoria anymore.



#27 LocalMom

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Posted 06 February 2015 - 09:54 AM

They USED to have video game rentals (awesome!) but those went away.

Suppose it's renting movies from the GVPL (to rip for the kids) or iTunes!

#28 G-Man

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Posted 06 February 2015 - 10:07 AM

There is also Oswego Video too.

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#29 G-Man

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Posted 06 February 2015 - 10:08 AM

Why bother in these days where you can just go on google play or telus or Shaw on demand?


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#30 Redd42

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Posted 06 February 2015 - 10:11 AM

They USED to have video game rentals (awesome!) but those went away.

Suppose it's renting movies from the GVPL (to rip for the kids) or iTunes!

 

I saw the Red Box when I went to Wally world out in the western communities but didn't see any movies for rent that I recognized. That might have something to do with their demise.

 

I recently moved to Foul Bay in sw Oak Bay and discovered the small store on Central Ave. They still have fairly recent DVD rentals and I did just that last Sat night.

 

http://caseysmarket.ca/



#31 Mike K.

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Posted 06 February 2015 - 11:12 AM

A few corner stores in the core still offer DVD rentals. Oceanic on Catherine Street may still but I haven't checked in a while.


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#32 Bingo

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Posted 06 February 2015 - 04:52 PM

 

I recently moved to Foul Bay in sw Oak Bay and discovered the small store on Central Ave. They still have fairly recent DVD rentals and I did just that last Sat night.

 

http://caseysmarket.ca/

 

They also do a brisk business in the summer with ice-cream cones.



 



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