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Sunday, 28 November 2010

LoveFilm but hate Lovefilm.com, Arghhh!!!


Lovefilm.com has publicised its streaming service on the Playstation 3 but it has taken a few weeks for it to show up on my system. I checked for updates to my PS3 on a daily basis aswell. I was looking forward to this feature, but have flicked through the 20 or so offerings are found myself woefully disappointed with the list. Ok so they are not going to be the latest releases but not only are thse films old, they are also well-off the beaten track of mainstream movies. You would have to be very lucky to find a film you want to watch out of the "top picks" section because they are so Niche.
This brings me onto another rant about Lovefilm. The question is to have the next film on your list or no film at all. Lovefilm allows you to specify your next rentals in priority order but i consistantly find myself being stuck with "Medium" titles and missing out on "High" priority films. It is infuriating but Lovefilm say they prefer to give customers a film as appose to none at all. This applies especially with Games and i pay extra to rent these but still don't get a choice between a film or a game, i have to get lucky. SO if you plan to have some friends round and watch a certain movie, when you want, its probably not going to happen. I still have my Lovefilm account but am considering dropping down to a lower pricing plan because im just not getting what im paying for. In fact Lovefilm if you are listening one idea would be to allow you to prioritise films in the "High" priority category by dragging and dropping giving more specific requests to hopefully get the movie you want. Oh and by the way, when it says "Reserved" at the bottom of your list, this does not mean reserved just that the item has not been released, and because Lovefilm do not have that many copies of some titles (especially games) you would have to be very lucky to receive soon after release day.

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