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    Image of maven2k maven2k
    03:25 PM

    In reply to Hahahaha! Blockbuster Renting Movies on SD Cards! Hahahahaha! From Kiosks!
    Wow, 5 years ago this would've been ground breaking. Day late and a dollar short again BB. #blockbuster
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    Image of Purple Dave Purple Dave
    02:52 PM

    In reply to Hahahaha! Blockbuster Renting Movies on SD Cards! Hahahahaha! From Kiosks!
    For mini-SD and micro-SD users, all you'd need to do is make sure to pack one of those SD-sized card readers (assuming they _don't_ give you an SD card with this).

    For me, they'll need to overcome three hurdles before I'll start renting them:

    1. They need to include all of the bonus content that typically would be left out on rentals.
    2. They need to be actual DVDs.
    3. They need to be selling them instead of renting them. #blockbuster
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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    03:06 PM

    @Purple Dave: I would go to Blockbuster if they were selling DVDs instead and they carried hard-to-find movies. For sure. #blockbuster
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    Image of ddhboy ddhboy
    03:36 PM

    @Pessimippopotamus: Blockbuster does sell DVDs. Not like it matters since people these days are busy torrenting or watching it off of Netflix. #blockbuster
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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    03:45 PM

    @ddhboy: No. Their problem is that they're not competitively priced nor are they compelling buys. They are selling rented-out DVDs at the local Blockbusters that's going out of business for $9.99. I can buy new copies of most of the movies at the same price. They've always overcharged for DVDs that they sell. That's the problem. #blockbuster
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    Image of Purple Dave Purple Dave
    02:49 PM

    In reply to New iControlPad Prototype Controls the iPhone with Dual Analog Nubs
    The original version looks a lot better for gaming on the go, as it doesn't significantly decrease the pocketability of the phone. This looks like something you'd need to pull out of a bag or briefcase whenever you want to play games. And I can't see it running for less than $100, at which point I'd have to agree with all the people who said you might as well just buy a DS. #icontrolpadnewdesignanalog
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    Image of AkkiRonin AkkiRonin
    01:35 PM

    In reply to Hahahaha! Blockbuster Renting Movies on SD Cards! Hahahahaha! From Kiosks!
    What a great place to release a virus into the wild.... a movie kiosk at an airport. #blockbuster
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    Image of szrimaging szrimaging
    12:57 PM

    In reply to Hahahaha! Blockbuster Renting Movies on SD Cards! Hahahahaha! From Kiosks!
    Umm....multi card readers aren't THAT expensive. Why not add in a multicard reader, and a USB drive so that I can use a thumbdrive?

    And doesn't the external ports like the sd card slot lead to greater risk of the machine being hacked? #blockbuster
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    Image of the_sidewinder the_sidewinder
    01:28 PM

    @szrimaging: The reason for SD, and ONLY SD is because of it's native support for DRM, it enables uses like this where they want to keep it locked down #blockbuster
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    Image of met2art met2art
    12:53 PM

    In reply to Hahahaha! Blockbuster Renting Movies on SD Cards! Hahahahaha! From Kiosks!
    Digital rentals? P'shaw! The best part of the rental process was having the surly yet vapid clerk look at my rental choice as though I must be a lobotomy patient to have picked that movie. Oh, and being reminded that the movie has to be returned or there will be late fees... with the vaguely ominous tone that implies that I could be reponsible for some sort of apocalyptic result if I do not return this rare and coveted copy of Cocoon 2 on time. (Which is odd, because by the clerk's earlier expression, you'd think this movie wasn't very popular.)

    Can digital rentals do that?? #blockbuster
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    Image of dingus dingus
    01:33 PM

    @met2art: Without brick 'n' mortar video rentals, our children will miss the humor in Clerks. Won't someone please think of the children? #blockbuster
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    Image of met2art met2art
    01:37 PM

    @dingus: Dante Hicks: "Best of Both Worlds"?
    Randal Graves: Hermaphroditic porn. Starlets with both organs. You should see the box. Beautiful chicks with dicks that put mine to shame.
    Dante Hicks: And you rented this?
    Randal Graves: Hey, I like to expand my horizons.
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    Image of Canoehead Canoehead
    12:41 PM

    In reply to Hahahaha! Blockbuster Renting Movies on SD Cards! Hahahahaha! From Kiosks!
    What is the copy time - how long do you have to stand in front of the machine? #blockbuster
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    Image of Skunky Skunky
    12:38 PM

    In reply to Hahahaha! Blockbuster Renting Movies on SD Cards! Hahahahaha! From Kiosks!
    My G1 takes a form of SD, it's not Blockbusters fault you picked the wrong phone to watch movies on......or for that matter the wrong type of device in general for watching movies on. #blockbuster
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    Image of HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H. HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H.
    12:13 PM

    In reply to Hahahaha! Blockbuster Renting Movies on SD Cards! Hahahahaha! From Kiosks!
    I haven't bought a MicroSD card yet that didn't come with an SD adapter. Some of them come with a MiniSD adapter too.

    I'd be more concerned about the DRM scheme they're using -- if I can't play it on my Myth box, there's no point.

    Also, they probably should provide this online as well as in kiosks, but I won't hold my breath for Blockbuster to get that idea. #blockbuster
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    Image of Noobs-R-Us Noobs-R-Us
    12:10 PM

    In reply to Hahahaha! Blockbuster Renting Movies on SD Cards! Hahahahaha! From Kiosks!
    They shouldn't limit themselves to SD. The dock should also have jacks so you can connect USB, MiniUSB, Apple etc. So that any device can connect to it for you to download the rented movie. THAT, would be far more useful than just SD. #blockbuster
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    12:28 PM

    @Noobs-R-Us: I doubt that Apple would ever cooperate with Blockbuster, considering that Apple has its own rental model. #blockbuster
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    Image of Noobs-R-Us Noobs-R-Us
    02:13 PM

    @Kaiser-Machead: That doesn't mean Blockbuster can't have their own App that would allow users to connect to a kiosk to rent movies. They don't need Apple's permission. It's anti-trust. #blockbuster
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    02:51 PM

    @Noobs-R-Us: No, but what I mean is that Apple would probably not allow Blockbuster to make a compatible expiry-encoded DRM movie file similar to the kind used in ITS. The only instances where I've seen compatible DRM files from third-parties outside of the iTunes store have been pay to own, not pay to rent. #blockbuster
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    Image of Noobs-R-Us Noobs-R-Us
    03:32 PM

    @Kaiser-Machead: So you mean you don't think Blockbusters can make an app to do that? You mean Apple's commerical of "there's an app for that" isn't true? #blockbuster
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    11:55 AM

    In reply to Hahahaha! Blockbuster Renting Movies on SD Cards! Hahahahaha! From Kiosks!
    Actually, this might be an ok concept if they did away with the SD cards. Just have a kiosk with movies that you can sync with your smart phone, PMP or laptop. Of course, this would require some kind of USB-like (or wireless) standard synchronization method. It's not too hard to imagine that there would be something like this in the future. #blockbuster
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    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    11:58 AM

    @Hello Mister Walrus: Orrr, put a RedBox-like device in airports. You know, with real DVDs. Rent it at one kiosk, take it on the plane, watch it, and when you land, return it at another. Or even have an envelope to mail it back, if the airport you land in doesn't have a kiosk.

    It's more cumbersome, but I can all but guarantee you, more folks are carrying around DVD drives than folks with extra SD cards.

    It would cost a bit more, too, but hey they can afford it. Think of all the money they're saving from closing all those stores! .....wait.. #blockbuster
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    Image of se7a7n7 se7a7n7
    11:54 AM

    In reply to New iControlPad Prototype Controls the iPhone with Dual Analog Nubs
    So the iPhone was able to get dual analog sticks before the PSP... #icontrolpadnewdesignanalog
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    Image of Jeb_Hoge Jeb_Hoge
    11:54 AM

    In reply to Hahahaha! Blockbuster Renting Movies on SD Cards! Hahahahaha! From Kiosks!
    I'm just thinking realistically. My netbook always has a SD card in the slot so that it doesn't accumulate crud...it's handy enough. I can't stream Netflix while I'm in the air (not realistically, anyway), and grabbing a movie when my plane is delayed isn't an awful idea. I haven't used Blockbuster in ages...a couple of years, at least, but I have to say that with better marketing, this idea would have some legs. #blockbuster
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    11:43 AM

    In reply to Hahahaha! Blockbuster Renting Movies on SD Cards! Hahahahaha! From Kiosks!
    You're looking at this the wrong way. This will be the turning point for SD cards! Soon the strong demand for rented Blockbuster digital content will drive demand for SD cards through the roof. Soon, every woman, man and child will carry one at all times. We will be able to implant them into our pets to store personal information. It's the future, I'm telling you. #blockbuster
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    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    11:43 AM

    In reply to Hahahaha! Blockbuster Renting Movies on SD Cards! Hahahahaha! From Kiosks!
    *first time through the airport*

    "Oh, hey, what is this thing? A Blockbuster kiosk? Cool! I was bored and also I wanted to watch a movie! What? I need to bring my own SD card and/or buy a super-expensive one from this kiosk or the general shop over yonder? Well, shucks! I do not have that kind of money. I guess I will simply have to remember to intentionally bring an SD card for the specific purpose of watching a movie the next time that I pass through an airport."

    *second time through the airport*

    "Shit!" #blockbuster
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