PS3 Movie Rentals???

In my last post, I mentioned something about Netflix coming to PS3. I just got done reading an article from the Digg Recently Popular page comparing the Apple TV, Vudu and Xbox 360 downloadable movie services.

My question is when is this going to happen for the PS3? The machine is more than capable of running a third party service, if necessary. The hard drive on all models is big enough to support several movies with the possibility for even more storage through the USB connection port. The online capability is there through both wired and wireless connectivity. So Sony, Netflix, TiVo, whoever...where is the service?

With the addition of Sony's Home coming to the interface in May, I'm getting even more excited that this may include a new update to allow for movie rentals and purchasable downloads. One can only hope.

Has anyone heard any news in regards to this? If so, let me know. I would love to read up on this!

For now, WTF Sony?

Have a great day!

Watch-Movies.net...a great replacement for VideoHybrid and Stage6

I'm a college student on a budget. What student isn't (besides those with trust funds...congratulations!)? So when a new movie comes out on DVD that I've been waiting to see because: A) I didn't have the money to spend $9 in a theatre or B) The movie didn't look like it was worthy of my $9 but ended up being pretty good, I usually want to buy it but then I don't have the cash to buy it.

With new release DVD's starting at $20 and Blu-Ray at $30, it's pretty hard to justify spending that kind of cash on movie that I may end up detesting with a passion and never watch again. I could do this and when I happen to purchase a movie that I don't enjoy or that I know I will never watch again, I would just go to my local Video/Game trading place and get $2. Great deal huh? Spend $20, get $2 back. If every company ran on 10%, good bye corporate America!

My solution: I use free online services like VideoHybrid or Stage6 to select the first part of a movie and watch it. This way, I get a feel for the movie at less than perfect quality and if I like it then I can go out and purchase it. If I don't, I don't buy it. (Yes, I realize this goes against everything corporate America stands for.) With the recent news that VideoHybrid is being sued and Stage6 being shutdown for an increasing amount of work, I had to find a new site.

Well I have! Watch-Movies.net is a great site that offers several different directories for each movie they list and most are divided into sections for easy, better quality viewing than a full film version. This is a great film site and has a rating system. I've never viewed an entire film at this location, but it has definitely led me to purchase several DVD's and Blu-ray's.

I'm looking forward to the day when Netflix is available on PS3 as the people over at Kotaku are speculating! One can only hope!

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Thanks and have a great day!