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RETRO FIND: Before Redbox, these ATM-like machines dispensed movies 24/7

The CineVault machine was video rental services’ new kid on the block in 2001.

RETRO FIND: Before Redbox, these ATM-like machines dispensed movies 24/7

The CineVault machine was video rental services’ new kid on the block in 2001.

While *** company called video Vending North America and Trans Digital Solutions have unveiled the internet's first automated movie rental reservation system at *** site called CVAT dot com. Four local communities have the ability now to use this ATM like service right now. Take *** look. This video rental machine does indeed resemble an ATM and it certainly acts like one. You can rent movies here 24 hours *** day, seven days *** week. It's *** combination of and dvds and titles and depth, but you can have well over 1000 dvds in one of these machines. One of the great things about the machines is you don't have to wonder on your way to pick up the movie. If someone else has already rented it, customers know going in. They simply know that the movie they want is there waiting for them when they want it. Movie rental machines have easy to read box art and user friendly technology that will walk you right through the steps of renting *** movie display screens, show descriptions and can recommend movie titles by director, actor and category. *** magnetic membership card is used to track individual accounts and the computer deducts the rental price from the customer's prepaid account balance if it sounds high tech, it is. But should customers be concerned about the accuracy of these computers? These are not the vending machines of the past, these machines are using new technology. They're 90% soft. They don't have the mechanical problems that are, that some of the older market entrants had. And here's the best part. There are four participating stores right now in our area in Fort Thomas, you can find *** CT machine at the town convenience store in Ludlow. You can find one at the Amara stop and at *** stand alone store next to the *** stop at the Amsterdam Plaza in Villa Hills on the Ohio side. You folks in Delhi are in luck. There's *** machine at the Concord Villa shopping center at the intersection of Cleves Warsaw road and Ebenezer for I five. I'm Greg mckinney.
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RETRO FIND: Before Redbox, these ATM-like machines dispensed movies 24/7

The CineVault machine was video rental services’ new kid on the block in 2001.

Before Redbox, the CineVault video machine let you rent a movie 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.It was 2001, long before the age of streaming, so it was a massive step forward in accessibility. These machines boasted a high-tech experience — for the time. You could check online if your movie of choice was available before driving down to pick it up. With over 1,000 movies stocked at each location, you always went home with something you would enjoy. Watch the video to see the Cinevault machine in action.If you liked this video, take a look at these retro tech finds from our archive.What 1989's 'home of the future' got right, wrong about life in 2023This 1989 "Home of the Future" was filled with cutting-edge technology and revolutionary innovations. Many of the predictions were eerily accurate.Retro Find: Remember these car cell phones from the 1980s?Though it wasn’t hands-free, one of the first cellular car phones debuted in the U.S. in 1985.Remember when video jukeboxes were all the rage in 1984?Perms, acid-washed jeans and John Hughes movies ruled the 1980s. A fad not remembered as well was once considered the newest thing in music entertainment — the video jukebox.

Before Redbox, the CineVault video machine let you rent a movie 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

It was 2001, long before the age of streaming, so it was a massive step forward in accessibility.

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These machines boasted a high-tech experience — for the time. You could check online if your movie of choice was available before driving down to pick it up. With over 1,000 movies stocked at each location, you always went home with something you would enjoy.

Watch the video to see the Cinevault machine in action.

If you liked this video, take a look at these retro tech finds from our archive.

What 1989's 'home of the future' got right, wrong about life in 2023

This 1989 "Home of the Future" was filled with cutting-edge technology and revolutionary innovations. Many of the predictions were eerily accurate.

Retro Find: Remember these car cell phones from the 1980s?

Though it wasn’t hands-free, one of the first cellular car phones debuted in the U.S. in 1985.

Remember when video jukeboxes were all the rage in 1984?

Perms, acid-washed jeans and John Hughes movies ruled the 1980s. A fad not remembered as well was once considered the newest thing in music entertainment — the video jukebox.