Closing down sale at Network video at Mentone Victoria at Thrift park shopping center. Everything reduced to clear
Cheap DVD's and blu-rays
Deals like
Weeklies - 10 DVD's for $40 ($4 each)
Overnight new movies 3 for $25 (that's $8 for new release dvd's)
Lot of other deals in store.
Hi,
Yes. There is deals at kmart but it is only for selected movies not for all of them. And they don't have big range.
but it is only for selected movies
And your titles are unlimited?
hows business going?
Not very good. That's why we are closing down and trying to sell all the stock :( There is no future in video business.
I guess internet downloads (legal and not) basically killed it??
Streaming services probably the last straw…
Yes. You are right. With all the downloads and technology everybody has a hard disk with 1000's of movies. And streaming services made it worse.
Hmm not good for those trying to sell music and movies on disks - everything going digital.
About the only place that video rental places seem to survive is in holiday towns where visitors come and want to rent movies while on their breaks.
I guess these days a lot of hotels/rentals also have broadband, plus people can pack their movies on their laptops/hard disks so even those places are a dying breed….
Writing is on the wall when big chains start stop selling music/movies altogether - eg. David Jones…
I suspect video gaming places are gonna go the same way with downloads replacing disks - only the console hardware and hardware accessories will need to be physically sold. EB Games already sells more loot than games.
Netflix australia would have been the nail in the coffin.
Bit sad when its a small chain like this one. However, I laughed every time i saw a blockbuster roll up their toes. They were such bastards when they were dominate. They would come in and drop their prices drive out all the small video shops and then jack up the prices to make money to subsidize another blockbuster somewhere else driving other businesses out.
Twice as funny when you hear that netflix offered to sell themselves to blockbuster for a cheap price and they said no. hehe
@drunifex: ah so true, never thought about the poor family business that operated a video store. i liked blockbuster when i was in high school coz a high school friend of mine worked there and they would get pre released movies before anyone. this was way before the computer downloading days. good old VHS!
is that true, netflix offered to sell to blockbuster?! i bet they are kicking themselves now!!
@Hirolol: http://www.businessinsider.com.au/blockbuster-missed-buying-…
yeah if anyone is left in the blockbuster building they would be kicking themselves by now.
@GreatWhiteHunter:
I don't agree that David Jones ending their CD/DVD stock is related — when JBHifi switched from selling hifi equipment and vinyl to a core CD business, their extensive range and low prices led to the demise of most of their competitors, within a decade most other high street music stores have disappeared and few department stores now stock much music at all. DVD/BDs are pretty much on the same track. The switch from CD to streaming media has only been starting to get serious for the last 5 years, with Pandora, Spotify and dozens of others, now Apple Music has kicked off, the death of CDs is within sight. Video sales are dropping now as more people switch to streaming video services, like Netflix, Quickflix, Presto, Stan, and the countless overseas options, and Xbox and PS4 have made online game downloads easier than ever. The death of DVDs, Bluray and Game discs more a question of technology — as soon as most Australians have affordable access to high-speed broadband, the clock will start ticking for optical discs.
Of course, there will always be those who collect discs for nostalgic reasons, and those who just love to have-and-hoard stuff — but they are a minority and consumers always vote with their dollar for convenience and price over quality or range.
Also, I don't buy into the argument that piracy is a core reason for a losses in the film/software business — most people I knew in the mid-80s were pirating all of their software and all of their cassettes and VHS, very little has changed since then except the medium (Lazerdiscs and MDs were the briefest blip in that timeline), video libraries are merely a branch in that path. Those people who pirate, pirate and those don't, don't.
Personally I long ago gave up buying (stuff to keep and rarely watch), and now borrow 90% of what I watch from my local library, and subscribe to my local radio network for music, but I Netflix is pretty good value. Is that morally superior to pirating, I'm not entirely sure, but it has other benefits.
Your seriously don't think that music downloads (legal and not) are the primary reason there are almost no stores selling physical CDs?
Do you really believe JB Hifi's "extensive range and low prices" is what killed the music stores???
Hey Ben, how about some postage for us not in Vic :)
Yes. We can do that. How you will pick the movies?
Hey Ben,
I'll think of a few and PM them to you. Not sure what I want though haha.
Digital killed the physical media star
Hahaha. That song popped into my head.
Yes. True but it is a technology change so we need adapt the change. Similar to Trading post 10 years back i remember looking advertisements in trading post(paper edition) to buy stuff but not anymore everything is digital.
Telstra selling (sold) Trading Post
"But the deal is expected to reap Telstra a far smaller amount than the $636 million it paid Dutch company Trader Classified Media NV during a hotly-contested sale in 2004 where it beat other contenders. Sources said the final price could be less than $10 million but added negotiations were ongoing."
From SMH, things can change quickly. Good Luck Ben.
This is very sad. Nothing beats a proper Bluray and HD audio sound. Netflix or download illegally is not same quality.
so I guess you havent used Netflix UltraHD yet then.
Yes, cause that works on Sir Tones "NBN" well…..
Those Blu-ray rips had to come from somewhere, though I guess in this day and age, only that one copy is necessary…
With 4K TVs becoming more widely available, Netflix etc just won't cut it with our internet speeds, and we may have to go back to Blu-ray anyway…
except bluray doesn't do 4k (at the moment) so you won't be getting your 4k content from them for at least another year and more probably 2 years. Then they will be early adopter (read overpriced) so there won't be many customers and hence not a lot of content. Not to mention that Bluray was not as popular as people thought it was going to be and there will be a lot of content owners wondering if they should go to digital distribution where they can control the end point.
When 4k bluray comes out you will have to buy all new hardware to make it work. So a lot of people may jump to digital distribution because its just easier.
Also a level of autonomy you don't get with Netflix etc. The cloud giveth and the cloud taketh away, but DVD and Blu-ray rips are mine forever.
Though it's a minor thing, I giggled at "news movies" in the title. Like Anchorman? XD
Sorry to hear this guys, I have fond memories of hour long arguments about what movie to rent.
All the best in the future!
Divorce rates might steady with less domestics about accidently hugging up to somebody elses partner…
netflix and chill
Video shops aren't just for media but also for games. I go to my local store to get console specific games so I can try them before buying them retail.
Not to mention the popcorn and snacks sold my some rental shops. Kids trying to sneak a peek at the adults only corner.
type of blu ray deals do u have
thanks
Blu-rays are from $8 to $12 depending on the Age of the movie.
Given K-Mart have a range of brand new Blu-Ray movies for $8 each, $4 each for ex-rental DVDs doesn't strike me as great value.