Are you actively using any peer-to-peer sharing networks right now?
How about the Beta of
Peerflix? Under the 'How It Works' tab on their website it says ''Keep what you receive. You own them.'' So, once
you receive a DVD it's yours until you decide to trade it again. There is a 'per trade' cost of 99¢, and you can cancel
your participation at any time. When you sign up you get a 'free' DVD.
So, let's see, you enter your collection of DVDs that you would like to trade in your ''DVDs I have'' list and DVDs
you'd like to see in a ''DVDs I want'' list. You get four mailers, send your DVDs into the Peerflix universe, get
''Peerbux'' assigned for each of the DVDs you place in the trading pool, get a chance to actually 'buy' DVDs from
Amazon via the Peerflix system, and I'm sure lots more but… I kept getting a 'Peerflix is restarting. Please stand by.'
message as I tried to work my way around this DVD sharing system to 'share' some info here with you.
So, anyone using this DVD sharing BETA?
1. I've been using peerflix for several months now, and I thought it was pretty slick even when it was just starting although there weren't that many DVD's on it. I watch about 10 movies a month through peerflix, and continue to be happy as the selection and speed improves. Peerflix seems to get better as it grows, while the rental services seem to get worse as they grow.
just my .02
Mark
Posted at 8:04PM on Dec 18th 2005 by Mark W.