Post by gato on Apr 19, 2023 5:44:23 GMT -5
I was a loyal Netflix DVD customer for years, sending and receiving DVD's through the mail. I don't recall exactly when I abandoned that subscriber format for streaming, but it's been several years at least. I didn't give it another thought until I learned that the Netflix through-the-mail program is ending on September 29th. I had no idea it was still breathing.
Wonder what they'll do with the billions of DVD's left in their mail bins? When Blockbuster was closing down, I took advantage of their unloading of physical media at my local outlet, to add to my DVD library. I rarely watch the 300 or so DVD's I own, but tested my system a couple of months ago, when a planned power outage took effect. I watched movies on my portable DVD players, just to see if they were still viable. I figure that when the Big One hits here in So Cal, I can sit among the smoking ruins of my home, eating MRE's and watching movies on one player while I recharge the other with a solar generator.
Wonder what they'll do with the billions of DVD's left in their mail bins? When Blockbuster was closing down, I took advantage of their unloading of physical media at my local outlet, to add to my DVD library. I rarely watch the 300 or so DVD's I own, but tested my system a couple of months ago, when a planned power outage took effect. I watched movies on my portable DVD players, just to see if they were still viable. I figure that when the Big One hits here in So Cal, I can sit among the smoking ruins of my home, eating MRE's and watching movies on one player while I recharge the other with a solar generator.
