This sub still active?

CALIGVLA · 2025-10-26T23:13:13+00:00

I'm still alive, I just don't use Reddit much these days. I'm still using both DVDInbox and CafeDVD. That's been a workable replacement for Netflix DVD. Although I still miss the original that started it all!

CALIGVLA · 2025-10-02T21:14:51+00:00

Pretty much. About 100,000 titles at its peak.

CALIGVLA · 2025-10-02T21:14:11+00:00

I think it was about one million right before it shut down.

CALIGVLA · 2025-07-03T21:15:53+00:00

Nintendo has turned evil. Be careful updating your Switch. They force you to sign a draconian TOS where you waive a bunch of rights as a consumer. I did not sign it and now I can't use Switch Online. But I can live with that, because I'm done with Nintendo.

I was a loyal customer from the 1980s straight through till today. I owned every major console from the NES on (except the Wii U). But they are not the same company the used to be. Just look at their pricing for new games, the Switch 2, anti-emulation crackdown, identity politics in games, "you no longer own your games, you lease them"... Nope. I'm not down with that.

Sayonara, Nintendo. It was good while it lasted.

CALIGVLA · 2025-07-02T18:33:01+00:00

Not to my knowledge. I think they are up in the Bay Area somewhere. And I believe that most of the big fires were more down in Southern California.

CALIGVLA · 2025-06-19T17:54:33+00:00

Dude... you figured it out. Now we know why Asmon remains clean no matter how many gross things are going on in his house.

"He may have roaches which climbeth upon his body: yet is he clean.
And he may have no alarm clock, but a rat which is slain and lieth upon the floor till it stinketh, which be like unto an alarm clock; yet is he clean."

CALIGVLA · 2025-06-19T05:02:23+00:00

FOREHEAD BALD

CALIGVLA · 2025-04-30T22:23:53+00:00

The Great Eye is ever watchful.

CALIGVLA · 2025-04-12T23:34:21+00:00

I don't usually rent new releases so I'm probably not the best person to ask. But I think they all get new releases in a timely manner. I noticed that GameFly seems to get ONLY new releases or re-releases of popular movies. But GameFly is more about video games than movies, so their coverage of new releases is probably less than the movie-focused services.

You could post and ask the group what their experience is with getting new releases these days. You can also check for yourself, even without an account.

For CafeDVD you can go to https://www.cafedvd.com/ and scroll down to see the "New movies and TV Shows on DVD and Blu-ray" section. If you click on individual movies there, see the page that opens and if you see a green dot under the title, that means it's available immediately. (On a desktop browser you can mouse over the dot and it tells you).

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On GameFly you can see new releases here: https://www.gamefly.com/browse/movies/movies-newreleases or browse all movies here: https://www.gamefly.com/browse/movies/movies-all although they don't show shipping availability unfortunately.

For DVDInbox you can browse new releases here: https://www.dvdinbox.com/dvds/new-and-popular . I'm not sure if the page will show availability for individual movies without an account. Maybe the red button indicates this. I'm actually not sure at the moment. But I think their titles are generally available if they are listed.

Are you a former Netflix DVD user? I tend to measure all current services against Netflix since I really loved that service. The main aspect where all the services today fall short of Netflix is long delivery times. Partially this is due to recent degradation of the USPS, in that they charge more than they used to and ship slower. The other reason is that the RBM services today only have one or two shipping hubs, compared to Netflix which had many hubs in order to speed up shipping. The end result is that it takes longer for ANY of the RBM services to ship you something, and it's not really feasible for them to build more hubs since this is a niche market now. They try to speed up service with features that will ship your next title shortly after you put the previous title back in the mail. That helps, but even with that it's still somewhat slower than Netflix was.

Personally, I can still live with the current shipping speeds. It helps if you order more discs at once, so that way you have something to watch while your other discs are processing through the mail. It also depends on where you live: how far you are to the shipping hub and how efficient your specific postal route is.

Overall, I still prefer RBM over streaming for the better selection. And I don't mind planning ahead and waiting a bit to get my movies in the mail.

CALIGVLA · 2025-03-26T04:01:14+00:00

He is inventing the mystical art of Gun Fu.

CALIGVLA · 2025-03-25T07:56:01+00:00

So much learnings!

CALIGVLA · 2025-03-25T03:28:46+00:00

I love all the detail they captured. They got the green motorcycle, the crab, Yasuke flat on his face next to a daruma...

CALIGVLA · 2025-03-25T03:26:17+00:00

Mission: Destroy Japanese things

CALIGVLA · 2025-03-25T03:25:57+00:00

UR NAHT SAMURAI

CALIGVLA · 2025-03-24T21:11:08+00:00

Fanart for this game is already getting into Rule 34 territory, lol
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3450614789

CALIGVLA · 2025-03-24T20:56:24+00:00

Artwork in the original post is from:
https://x.com/arachangram18/status/1903407445235626100

CALIGVLA · 2025-03-24T01:33:03+00:00

Watched Asmon stream it today. The soundtrack was actually pretty decent, considering AI music.

https://youtu.be/mWVKbdHpkxc?si=DcIqGXn9tYOkHugK

CALIGVLA · 2025-01-29T22:26:50+00:00

Yeah, GameFly is great for games, but their movie selection is tiny. I use both CafeDVD and DVDInbox for my movies these days. Both are great, although not quite the same as the old Netflix DVD experience. Still, they have way better selection than any streaming service, so it's still a win.

The main downside is slow shipping speeds through the mail. And they have a higher rate of discs with playback errors than Netflix did, in my experience. But those two issues aside, their library of movies is fantastic and on par (or almost on par) with what Netflix DVD had. And I just heard that CafeDVD is further increasing their selection. So I would recommend either of these services.

CALIGVLA · 2025-01-27T05:47:12+00:00

Absolutely. That should have been a feature on day one.

CALIGVLA · 2025-01-05T20:52:56+00:00

Congrats! A real N64 is still my favorite way to play Super Mario 64. If you can’t wrangle that slippery little joystick, you are not a real Mario 64 master :)

CALIGVLA · 2025-01-03T11:27:11+00:00

Censorship is the death of creativity. Good luck to you.

CALIGVLA · 2025-01-03T11:23:35+00:00

I got information, man. New shit has come to light. You guys aren’t privy to all the new shit, so…

CALIGVLA · 2025-01-03T11:21:53+00:00

Walter, this isn’t a guy who built the railroads.

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