Does anyone use Xtra Vison Xpress?

Tony EH

So, what the title says. Does anybody use it?

If so, how do you find it? Is the choice any good? Or is it largely new releases etc?

Whenever I go back to my family home and stop by the one in the local Supervalu, I usually see people using the machine there. So the assumption based on that would be that it's quite successful. Can't comment on the releases though. What I find crazy to think about is that the people that worked in the Xtravision store 2 minutes away are now replaced by this one machine.

Sign of the times, I guess.

MilesMorales1

Yeah its fine. The range is quite limited though, specially on blu rays.

pinkypinky

They took one away that was near me so I only got to use it once or twice.

One flaw: you have to go to the machine to know what's in it. They should have a basic summary of stock on their website.

It's an old-fashioned view but I still want the option to rent a movie for a fiver, rather than having to buy a copy of something I missed in the cinema. Sky has the home view market sewn up but it's really a lot more money to get their extra movie package.

Tony EH

Yeh. Me too. I like the idea of renting a few films and getting some beers/pizza in on a quiet Friday night.

Sifting through a list of titles on Netflix just never did it for me.

Sad Professor

The likelihood of getting a bad/scratched disc would put me off this, as it eventually put me off DVD-by-mail services. Also I'm guessing there aren't many Blu-rays.

MilesMorales1

There isn't many blu rays, they stopped putting new ones in at a certain point, but I've never had a scratched one.

fryup

anyone get the free dvd offer with a code

but you still have to use your debit card and a euro is deducted whats that about?

fin12

Ya I use it it's pretty good, I get them out for my dad cause he doesn't know how to use the Internet or would never watch a film on a laptop, I think it's pretty good, lots of recent releases and it's 3 euro which is really good.

Ya that happened to me aswell with the free code put it in with the first dvd I rented but was still charged a euro but I had it for 2 nights so that's why I was thinking was charged the euro.

Prop go rent out sing street soon. No annoying adds on the DVDs either, go straight to the film.

fryup

^^^^^^^^^^

but i was charged after i put in the code ???

fin12

fryup wrote: »

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but i was charged after i put in the code ???

Ya I put the code in aswell and was charged. Did u get the dvd for 2 nights, I didn't press for 2 nights but when I checked to see when it was due back it was two days time.

fryup

one night,

MilesMorales1

The euro gets put back into your account.

fryup

really? so why is it deducted in the first place?

MilesMorales1

Card validation or something is it? There's a term for it. Basically so they can keep charging you if you keep the disc longer than a night.

Tony EH

I think it's called preauthorisation.

The euro should be deposited back into the account.

fryup

when will the force awakens be available to rent??

MilesMorales1

fryup wrote: »

when will the force awakens be available to rent??

If its not there already, it won't be at all. The blu ray came out in March?

fryup

it came out in march for sale...but when is it out for rent??

fin12

What about the finest hours? Really want to rent out it for my dad.

MilesMorales1

fryup wrote: »

it came out in march for sale...but when is it out for rent??

Thats what I'm saying. If it was going to be out for rent, it would already be out for rent, cos they put them in on the weekend of release. As in, I'd say its unlikely it ever will be.

fin12

Has the finest hours been released, haven't seen it for sale in Goldendiscs.

beauf

My local one has almost no blu-rays. I've also got loads of scratched discs. Most the movies they email me about are never in my local Kiosk. Not out of stock never in there at all.

I used to like it, but the service has dis-improved massively over the last year. I stopped using it. I suspect all its not well.

Sad Professor

fryup wrote: »

when will the force awakens be available to rent??

Disney don't offer a lot of their films for rent in order to drive sales. So yeah, possibly never as MilesMorales said.

fryup

^^^^^^^^^^^

its all money money money, what would Walt think of that ?

mikhail

fryup wrote: »

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its all money money money, what would Walt think of that ?

I'm not sure ole Walt should be the bar on moral issues.