Redbox Streaming Returns...

[Jman87]

     I did a search and didn't see anything on this... I just got the text invite

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Too comfy to get up? Redbox On Demand is here. Watch new releases right now without getting off the couch:

from Redbox. It's in a public Beta (in America) at the moment. 

http://www.redbox.com/ondemand-movies

 

Hereis a link to the Engadget article,

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The last time Redbox tried online video in earnest it... didn't go so well. The company's Redbox Instant was effectively trying to challenge Netflix head-on, which seemed foolhardy even in 2013. After lots of teasing, though, it's ready for a comeback. It's launching a Redbox On Demand service that offers movies and TV shows (notably, including new releases) for purchase or rent -- it's steering clear of subscriptions this time.

 

     it is about a week old but I never heard anything on the subject till today. I remember back in the day when I think Redbox teamed up with Verizon? Way back when...

 

     The original Redbox Streaming service was subscription based and as I recall didn't offer the latest movies for streaming. It would appear that you can now get the latest movies on a per movie basis.

 

     Personally, I don't see this doing all that great. (Kind of like last time), but I suppose it gives the user another alternative to Netflix, Hulu, Roku, Amazon, and whatever Disney/fox is coming out with. It will be interesting to see if the RedBox streaming service takes off this time. 

 

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On Demand service is available on the Redbox website, the Redbox app for Android and iOS-enabled devices, as well as Apple TV, Chromecast, LG and Samsung Smart TVs, and Roku®. ...

Pricing for new-release On Demand rentals start as low as $3.99 for 48-hour VOD rentals and $9.99 for EST transactions

 

Link to RedBox site directly.(thanks SansVarnic)

 

Jeremy

Edited December 22, 2017 by Jman87
Multiple fixes

[SansVarnic]

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[ItsMitch]

Don't think they coming back fam. 

[SansVarnic]

OP you might want to use to this;

http://about.redbox.com/redbox-launches-on-demand-service/

Currently in Public Beta. Not yet ready for full release.

Details make for a better read.

[paddy-stone]

Had a look, on the Google play store I go to install and it says NONE of my devices are compatible, I have a shield TV (nvidia tegra x1), shield tablet (tega k1), Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 (snapdragon 635). So not sure on what they are hoping people have on their devices to use these apps?  of course it could be an unrelated problem why you can't install the apps, but I can't be arsed to find out what that might be right now... maybe as it's still in beta? but the app linked by them isn't the beta one, so not sure what's going on here at all.

App here  https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.redbox.android

[Matu20]

What is this Redbox thingy?

[dalekphalm]

So this is more of a Google Video/iTunes Store/Amazon Video/Vudu competitor. 

 

Digital rentals and purchases. 

 

I mean, more competition is good, but I’m not confident it will do much better when you can already rent or buy most movies and tv shows digitally from a dozen other services. 

 

I would actually prefer another Netflix subscription based competitor. 

 

The subscription streaming industry is moving towards consolidation (mostly by the content owners offering direct), on a more exclusive basis. 

 

And I think that’s bad for consumers. I want to be able to choose between Amazon Prime, Netflix, CraveTV (Canadian Hulu basically), Hulu (Canada? Please?), etc - and have a similar selection on all of them. I don’t want to have to subscribe to a dozen services to get the content I want, because one service has an exclusive license. 

[Jman87]

On 12/22/2017 at 8:44 PM, Matu20 said:

What is this Redbox thingy?

DVD/Blu-Ray Rental Kiosk spread across America. They popped up sometime around/before Blockbusters demise. 

17 hours ago, dalekphalm said:

So this is more of a Google Video/iTunes Store/Amazon Video/Vudu competitor. 

 

Digital rentals and purchases. 

 

I mean, more competition is good, but I’m not confident it will do much better when you can already rent or buy most movies and tv shows digitally from a dozen other services. 

 

I would actually prefer another Netflix subscription based competitor. 

 

The subscription streaming industry is moving towards consolidation (mostly by the content owners offering direct), on a more exclusive basis. 

 

And I think that’s bad for consumers. I want to be able to choose between Amazon Prime, Netflix, CraveTV (Canadian Hulu basically), Hulu (Canada? Please?), etc - and have a similar selection on all of them. I don’t want to have to subscribe to a dozen services to get the content I want, because one service has an exclusive license. 

I wish we could get crave TV here in the states.... I would literally pay for it to watch nothing else other Letterkenny. I'm just sayin'...

[Jito463]

When I first read the title, I read it as "Redbox (is) Streaming Returns".  I spent several minutes trying to figure out what "Returns" meant and why I'd care that they're streaming it, LOL.

[dalekphalm]

2 hours ago, Jman87 said:

DVD/Blu-Ray Rental Kiosk spread across America. They popped up sometime around/before Blockbusters demise. 

I wish we could get crave TV here in the states.... I would literally pay for it to watch nothing else other Letterkenny. I'm just sayin'...

I mean, I have a CraveTV subscription so I can watch Star Trek Discovery (Apparently everywhere else in the world outside of the US can get it on Netflix... but fuck you Canada because Bell Media owns the broadcast rights to Star Trek in Canada).

 

But the service is pretty subpar, aside from whatever exclusives it has. The App sucks, and will randomly give you errors, forcing you to restart a show. The website also sucks, for much of the same reason. The layout is terrible, and confusing, and not intuitive. And App selection is also terrible. It's on XBOX, but not on Roku? Like doubleyou tea eff, bruh?

 

Also I don't want Letterkenny, so there's that

[Guest]

On 12/22/2017 at 4:50 PM, paddy-stone said:

Had a look, on the Google play store I go to install and it says NONE of my devices are compatible, I have a shield TV (nvidia tegra x1), shield tablet (tega k1), Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 (snapdragon 635). So not sure on what they are hoping people have on their devices to use these apps?  of course it could be an unrelated problem why you can't install the apps, but I can't be arsed to find out what that might be right now... maybe as it's still in beta? but the app linked by them isn't the beta one, so not sure what's going on here at all.

App here  https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.redbox.android

That's very weird, maybe they are only supporting devices from some basic whitelist. (My Nexus 5x is supported even though its running a custom rom) That or could it be a region lock? (Doubting this possibility)

[dalekphalm]

On 12/22/2017 at 5:50 PM, paddy-stone said:

Had a look, on the Google play store I go to install and it says NONE of my devices are compatible, I have a shield TV (nvidia tegra x1), shield tablet (tega k1), Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 (snapdragon 635). So not sure on what they are hoping people have on their devices to use these apps?  of course it could be an unrelated problem why you can't install the apps, but I can't be arsed to find out what that might be right now... maybe as it's still in beta? but the app linked by them isn't the beta one, so not sure what's going on here at all.

App here  https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.redbox.android

I'm 99% sure it's US only...

 

35 minutes ago, tjcater said:

That's very weird, maybe they are only supporting devices from some basic whitelist. (My Nexus 5x is supported even though its running a custom rom) That or could it be a region lock? (Doubting this possibility)

I would almost guarantee it's a region lock. I don't think the beta is even available outside of the US at this point.

 

And since it's in beta, the app could simply be buggy, and they haven't confirmed broader Android compatibility yet.

[paddy-stone]

2 hours ago, tjcater said:

That's very weird, maybe they are only supporting devices from some basic whitelist. (My Nexus 5x is supported even though its running a custom rom) That or could it be a region lock? (Doubting this possibility)

 

1 hour ago, dalekphalm said:

I'm 99% sure it's US only...

 

I would almost guarantee it's a region lock. I don't think the beta is even available outside of the US at this point.

 

And since it's in beta, the app could simply be buggy, and they haven't confirmed broader Android compatibility yet.

 

Oh well, I can wait and see if it is because of beta... or if I'll never get it because of region restrictions.. but am pretty sure that when it's regional restrictions, you usually just can't find it on the store at all, unless they changed that?

If it IS region specific, then I REALLY WISH that they would fucking say that on their advertisements or at the very least on the app store, say "Only available in blah blah blah!" 

 

Oh well, guess I just have to keep hoping that a decent service will come along one day.