I signed up a few weeks ago to be notified when Redbox's instant streaming service went live. I signed up for the trial, which includes four rental credits (guess I'll be hitting the kiosk). My husband and I sat side by side to see just what they had to offer. He was just as unimpressed as I was.
The selection is a far cry away from what Netflix's stream has to offer. Granted, for $8 a month, Netflix offers stream only and there's no tie in to rentals unless you want to upgrade to the DVD-out plans. If you were hoping for more recent flicks to show up in their streaming, you'll be disappointed. What I found were "B" movies --- no box office hits, and certainly not any from the past year or so. Top in Drama? Thor (from 2011).
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| Old and uninteresting movies in Drama. |
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| I can now watch B movies I've never heard of during daylight hours instead of having to stay up til 3 AM. |
Maybe the selection will get a little better. If the regular subscription to Redbox instant streaming does include 4 rental credits every month, then maybe it won't be so bad. You'll feel obligated to rent those 4, which may be the whole purpose behind the streaming option --- not to compete with Netflix, but to get you to subscribe and feel obligated to visit the kiosk at least four times a month.
Redbox has a lot of work to do if they want to truly compete with Netflix.
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