The last time I was in my local Staples store I noticed a display of DVD Movies. While that doesn’t sound unusual, these DVDs were for rent. However, unlike traditional DVD rentals, you don’t have to bring these back. These disposable DVD’s are by Flexplay.
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How does this work?
You go to a store where Flexplay discs are sold. You find a title you want and pay the cashier for it ($4.99 list price). Now you can enjoy the movie whenever you want. I actually had mine for about a month and a half before I actually watched it. Once you break the seal and expose the disc to air, you’ll have 2 days (48 hours) to enjoy the movie (as many times as you like) before it becomes unplayable. After 2 days, you simply recycle the disc. No late fees. No having to return the disc.
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The Bottom Line
This is yet another method to enjoy movies on your time without having to buy them. Not every title is available via Flexplay. However, if you want to pick up some classic flicks that you don’t have to worry about when you watch them, then this would be a great way to go. It’s also cool for travelers. As a matter of fact this would be a better way to go in airports than the current InMotion kiosks. Unopened Flexplay DVDs have a one year shelf life. I would like to see the price drop by about $2 and I would be a lot more interested in this format. I like that this format doesn’t take up any hard disk space on your laptop or iPod/iPhone. I also like the fact unlike iTunes movie rentals, there is no requirement whatsoever to be connected to the internet to start watching the movie.Â
Learn more at flexplay.com where you can also see a list of titles.
See their promo here:
Wow, what an incredibly non-Earth friendly way to rent a movie. Don’t want to drive back by the rental store? No problem, just fill the landfill with your old rentals.
How would you recycle ? Simple garbage disposal ? If that is the case, that is a show stopper for me. We already produce too much and there is no good way to recycle. Price out of your pocket may be good but price that we all pay by producing so much is too high for me. I will stick with Rental / PPV. Sorry T !
Rick and Jay,
Flexplay offers direct recycling! They even offer a postage paid envelope if you don’t want to recycle locally. Please check their site for more details:
Flexplay recycling options include:
Local recycling. Most local recycling programs accept the polycarbonate plastics used to manufacture DVDs (including Flexplay DVD). Check with your municipal waste management or recycling center for more information.
Mail in. To request a postage pre-paid electronic label to recycle expired Flexplay discs; please click the link below to fill out and submit the following form: