According to an LA Times report, a new deal between Netflix and Warner Bros. includes a new rental delay provision:

Under a new deal between the two companies, Netflix users won’t just have to wait 56 days to rent Warner Bros. movies on DVD. They’ll have to wait 28 days to add the movies to their queues.

Marco Arment trots out the proper response:

If I’m adding a movie to my Netflix queue, I’ve already decided not to buy the DVD. I’m adding it because it looks mildly interesting and I’d like to watch it sometime. If I can’t add it to Netflix, I’ll just forget about it and probably never see it.

While there may be some exceptions, I think this is basically true.

Let’s see if the other studios go down this desperate path for more DVD sales.

Nicely played, Warner Bros…