Author Topic: No more anime rentals (Read 31185 times)

The D · « **on:** Mar 23, 2006, 05:38:39 PM »

There's a local anime store that had just about every anime video in existance for rental. Or at least it did. In the middle of Elfen Lied they stopped getting new DVDs. I thought that was odd so I asked them what happened. They said they weren't getting any new series anymore. I asked if they had run out of room, but they said that DVDs were getting damaged and it wasn't profitable anymore.

First off, I'm not sure what they mean by damaged. If they mean scraches, they need to get a fucking Disk Doctor. Even video rental stores use Disk Doctor. Second, if they wouldn't rent the videos for $1.50 and rent them for more, they might make more money. Third, they should at least finish collecting the series that they only have part of, so I can finish Elfen Lied.

Since they're being stupid, I have to figure out a new way of getting anime. Luckily the local Hollywood Video has a pretty big selection, but they're $2.99 a video? There's always NetFlix, but I would say I'd have to rent 3-4 videos a month with HV's price, or 7 videos a month at the anime store's price, in order for it to be worth paying the $10 a month.

IDE · « **Reply #1 on:** Mar 23, 2006, 05:49:30 PM »

Why are you paying to rent anything? Everything you want is here for the taking on INTERNET. YARR!

tomduo · « **Reply #2 on:** Mar 23, 2006, 05:53:42 PM »

Agreed, suckah!

Rama · « **Reply #3 on:** Mar 23, 2006, 11:05:47 PM »

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Third, they should at least finish collecting the series that they only have part of, so I can finish Elfen Lied.

Well as long as you get what you want...that's all that matters.

B E C K · « **Reply #4 on:** Mar 24, 2006, 01:12:45 AM »

Did he just bitch they should raise the price and then complain about the price elsewhere?

Rama · « **Reply #5 on:** Mar 24, 2006, 04:17:20 AM »

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Second, if they wouldn't rent the videos for $1.50 and rent them for more, they might make more money.

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Luckily the local Hollywood Video has a pretty big selection, but they're $2.99 a video?

Looks that way.....but he could also be asking US if Hollywood video cost per rental is $2.99. Which I don't have a fucking clue...we got a Blockbuster and Movie Gallery and a couple local stores, no Hollywoods.

Rodent of Unusual Size · « **Reply #6 on:** Mar 24, 2006, 12:20:19 PM »

You know, if you liked Elfen Lied so much, you could, I dunno...actually BUY the series?

Which reminds me, I have yet to watch the final volume of that show. It kind of got put on the back burner when I realized it was shitty and that I was just finishing it for the sake of completion.

B E C K · « **Reply #7 on:** Mar 25, 2006, 01:01:08 AM »

At my old neighborhood there was one (and a Blockbuster as well) about a mile's walk up the road with a semi-decent selection. I loved walking there and the surrounding area was pretty nice, if not sadly on the decline.

The nearest video place to me now is not only much farther, the neighborhood is frickin' barrio-ville, so I sure as hell ain't walking anywhere. Since getting the dish, I've been training myself to be content with that and the occassional pay-per-view order.

After the days of buying so much anime it came out of my ass, I now buy nothing and much of my old collection (primarily of cassettes) was given away. The interest is no longer there and I don't want to spend the money. I don't think I've bought any anime in about two years.

Extra Zero · « **Reply #8 on:** Mar 25, 2006, 10:21:07 AM »

I don't rent, I buy...

B E C K · « **Reply #9 on:** Mar 25, 2006, 03:05:02 PM »

No one is surprised.

Rodent of Unusual Size · « **Reply #10 on:** Mar 25, 2006, 05:11:35 PM »

I used to buy tons of anime until I started with Netflix. Now like a Redneck Rob Schneider, I'm makin' copies.

Wickedly Yours E · « **Reply #11 on:** Mar 25, 2006, 11:35:08 PM »

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I used to buy tons of anime until I started with Netflix. Now like a Redneck Rob Schneider, I'm makin' copies.

That's what poor people do!
::Whistles innocently.:::

IDE · « **Reply #12 on:** Mar 26, 2006, 03:08:29 AM »

freee your mind squirrel!

steal the anime off INTERNET!

cut ou the middl eman

tomduo · « **Reply #13 on:** Mar 26, 2006, 08:26:06 AM »

How is it I can type fine while drunk? It's not as complicated as driving, remind me to stay off the road these nights >.>;

B E C K · « **Reply #14 on:** Mar 26, 2006, 05:56:06 PM »

.......................

Faye?

tomduo · « **Reply #15 on:** Mar 26, 2006, 08:15:28 PM »

Nah, it lacks the idiocy.

Rodent of Unusual Size · « **Reply #16 on:** Mar 27, 2006, 09:23:48 AM »

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That's what poor people do!
::Whistles innocently.:::

No, poor people do your mom.

Besides, I'm not poor, just cheap.

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freee your mind squirrel!

steal the anime off INTERNET!

cut ou the middl eman

I used to do that when I had DSL in college, but my dialup at home is 24.6kbps. WAY too slow to download anything of consequence. Besides, all I'd do is reformat the videos and burn them onto a DVD to watch on the TV, so Netflix is far more convenient as the authoring is already done for me and comes with menus and all languages/subs. And if the series is good enough, I'll buy it. But the only ones I've actually gotten following that paradigm was Azumanga Daioh and Rune Soldier.

tomduo · « **Reply #17 on:** Mar 27, 2006, 09:34:52 AM »

LOUIE!!!

The D · « **Reply #18 on:** Mar 27, 2006, 04:39:09 PM »

I'm stuck on dialup too. I could download stuff at school, but I'm not sure what the school's policy on P2P is. It's harder to find old series on bittorrent, and they might revoke my student account if they find me using some P2P program.

As for the price issue, I said that if renting anime wasn't profitable for the anime store, they should raise the price to make it profitable. I wouldn't like it that much, but it wouldn't stop me from renting, I'd just rent less.

But, if they'd just use a disk repair tool, fine people who break the disks, or consider raising the rental fee or extending the rental time from 1 day to 3-5 days, they wouldn't have this problem. Do I have to think of everything?

Youtube's nice, if someone bothered to upload the episodes, but they take a long time to download from. I wonder if Google video.....

Gankutsuou has the wierdest intro.

Max Con · « **Reply #19 on:** Mar 27, 2006, 08:05:48 PM »

Youtube put a 10 minute upload on videos, I think.

Rodent of Unusual Size · « **Reply #20 on:** Mar 29, 2006, 09:10:33 AM »

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Do I have to think of everything?

Since you've got it figured out, why don't you go into the anime DVD rental business now?

B E C K · « **Reply #21 on:** Mar 30, 2006, 11:53:53 PM »

Yeah! That'll show us and our use of logic!

The D · « **Reply #22 on:** Apr 01, 2006, 02:38:09 PM »

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Youtube put a 10 minute upload on videos, I think.

And yet people still find a way around it B) Which is good for me, because I've been wanting to see this series for a while now. Lots of revenge, backstabbing, violence, giant robots, and homoeroticism all in one anime. The only bad thing is I've already read the books so the anime has very little surprises for me. <_<

It seems it may also be possible to use file sharing at school. Before I came here today, the school computer I sat down at had a full hard drive. I found the hard drive stuffed with shitty Yahoo games, bitcomet, limewire, morpheus, and 10 gigs of downloaded shit that I promptly deleted.

Starting my own chain of anime stores with rentals sounds like a great idea, there's not enough of them in this world. Too bad I have no money or motivation or this might be successful.

Bitch · « **Reply #23 on:** Apr 01, 2006, 05:47:47 PM »

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Youtube put a 10 minute upload on videos, I think.

Really?

Max Con · « **Reply #24 on:** Apr 01, 2006, 11:21:00 PM »

It was what I heard.

Bitch · « **Reply #25 on:** Apr 01, 2006, 11:27:47 PM »

So you believe everything you read on the Internet?

Max Con · « **Reply #26 on:** Apr 02, 2006, 01:41:05 AM »

If it's from a reliable source!

IDE · « **Reply #27 on:** Apr 02, 2006, 03:58:21 AM »

TWINKIE HOUSE!

Chopper Face 69 · « **Reply #28 on:** Apr 02, 2006, 09:39:04 AM »

http://www.youtube.com/t/help#videolength

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Is there a limit to how much I can upload?
Currently, the only limits are 10 minutes in length and 100MB per video. We don't have any limit for the number of videos you can upload, and don't foresee adding a ceiling anytime in the future. So get crankin' and upload as many videos as you'd like—it's more content for the YouTube community to enjoy!

Now quit your bitching.

The D · « **Reply #29 on:** Apr 02, 2006, 04:30:33 PM »

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Youtube put a 10 minute upload on videos, I think.
Really?

That video was added January 22, 2006, so it was before the limit and they haven't deleted it yet.