Netflix, Gamefly, Blockbuster?
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What...seriously?...Umm...good luck?
Its freakin Netflix. You simply CAN NOT beat the service they already provide. The prepaid shiping envelops are given to us and the turn around from sending a DVD back from my mailbox to recieving the new DVD is like less than a week.
Have fun with that.
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Yeah its usually there in one day, back in one day...works well. I had it when they first started and you could have 4 out at a time. You could technically have a new movie arrive everyday with their 3 disc plan, but the streaming is so awesome, I'm sure I'll only rent once I buy a bluray player or I like the movie enough to burn it. And like he said, have fun besting their idea(how many other companies currently are doing it successfully on a scale like that) and getting that much of a first investment to buy all those movies and the resources to ship them out when you're first starting. Think you have enough cash flow to bankroll the business for 5 years until you make a profit?
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I don't want to directly compete with netflix. I just want to be somewhat comparable in prices in the approach I am using. I'm not looking to gain a profit.
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i have netflix most expensive plan and i always forget about it. ive gotten 3 movies from them
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Netflix has a distribution center right in fargo. Turn around time seems to be very fast.
There are some ridiculously smart people working at Netflix. The Netflix prize is a hot topic in computer science for those with an interest in data mining.
Netflix has a proprietary algorithm called "Cinematch" that they use to populate the "you might also like" page they show you. The netflix prize is to see if anyone in the whole world can come up with an algorithm that predicts what a user will want to see a litttle bit better than what Cinematch can already provide. The current prize is $1m USD and it is still unclaimed.
There is at least one service I am aware of that is similar to netflix called "smartflix".. it specializes in instrucitonal videos... how to wire a house, how to build a deck, how to build an AR-15, etc etc. They take the netlfix idea and focus on a market that netflix doesn't really play in.
I would have to surmise that the #1 hurdle in any kind of content rental/borrowing business is the licensing arrangements with each publisher for every single title you want to offer.
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I've had conflicting reports on licensing. Some say you need it as it is copyrighted and others say you don't need a license since all movies have a "for home viewing" license and you would only rent "for home use". If they want to use the movie for anything else they need to get the license. I want to rent out retro video games as well as new ones and even the consoles if they need them too and I'm not sure if a license is needed there either.
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