peerflix

The DVD swapping service Peerflix is closing, according to an e-mail sent to users this evening. The service enabled its members to request DVDs from other members. It let users print prepaid fold-it-yourself mailing containers on 8x11-inch paper, and charged a fee for each swap.

I used the service for a while and found it a better bargain than Netflix. However, it was never a reliable way to get a DVD quickly (although even Netflix has had problems). Instead of getting more reliable as its user base grew, the service got less and less reliable, most likely as users stopped … Read more

Peerflix adds swapping service

Peerflix (which is kind of like Netflix for communists) has changed its purchase model in an attempt to make it more friendly to DVD traders. Peerbux, the strange pseudo-currency, no longer exists. In its place is trade cash, which still has an irregular conversion rate of $3.75 real dollars to 1 trade dollar. Confused? So are we. What are no longer confusing are the movie description pages, which combine professional and user reviews along with recommendations and availability information to bring that part of its service up to par with Netflix.

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