BlinkBox Reviews

(based on 79 reviews)

182 of 346 people found this review helpful

Good content and if you don't want/need to pay Skys ridiculously heavy fees their pay as you watch model is on paper good value for money. tried it fot season 3 game of thrones which isn't anywhere else legally in uk. My internet connection is a bit variable being a small village two miles from exchange and depends a lot on who else is online/time of day etc. Streaming however seemed distinctly dodgy at any time with way too much buffering and was generally unwatchable. Picture quality also very soft and mushy. downloading seemed incredibly slow - well over two hours an episode and I don't think that's all down to my connection. However as long as you do it in advance and get on with something else you get there in end. Once downloaded all the DRM works fine and I like the fact you can repeat download something you have bought whenever you want -saves clogging up gigabytes of disc. Picture quality is ok though I'm not sure I really think 720P qualifies as meriting an HD premium price these days which annoys me, and sound is a stereo downmix (why cant people keep a 5.1... (Read the full review)

In summary, I would recommend BlinkBox to a friend.

194 of 374 people found this review helpful

I rented "Nativity" this week for my children - my first use of Blinkbox. It cost £2.99 to rent "for 24 hours" (£4 in local DVD club) and downloaded in ~15 minutes. Maybe there is a better way of doing this, but I ended up with a 1GB WMV file on my laptop (dual core, fast chip). I then plugged the laptop into a 32" SONY LCD TV via a HDMI cable and played the Movie using Windows Media player. It all worked fine, and the resolution was pretty good, the only downside was the jerky motion and screen flashes. My children didn't notice but I found it quite offputting.

I may use it again, given that I detest Blockbusters (poor customer service, very scratched older DVDs and never enough of the more popular DVDs) but would ideally want better picture quality before I used this regularly.

In summary, I would recommend BlinkBox to a friend.