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My younger colleagues at work simply can't believe that I still have a DVD plan with Netflix. I'm not that old! In response, I can't believe THEY are satisfied

My younger colleagues at work simply can't believe that I still have a DVD plan with Netflix. I'm not that old! In response, I can't believe THEY are satisfied with what's available on streaming. Netflix isn't interested in paying royalties for blockbuster films. In house content makes so much more sense.

chiph 10y ago
Netflix is decontenting their DVD catalog too. My "Saved" list is as long as my queue. (I'm another dinosaur that prefers the guaranteed bitrate of a Bluray/DVD)
nathan_long 10y ago
Ditto. I have a DVD Netflix plan, and streaming, and Amazon Prime. Yes, it's ridiculous that in 2016, I'm still regularly getting bits via snail mail. DVDs are sometimes scratched, and my player often forces me to watch previews. It's terrible. Except for the selection. Try this: go to http://www.imdb.com/chart/top http://www.imdb.com/chart/top, then start searching for those on https://dvd.netflix.com/ https://dvd.netflix.com/. I tried a few, and they were all there. I don't have crazy weird esoteric tastes, but I like to be able to say "hey, I heard that Movie X was good" and be able to add it to my playlist. I can pretty much always do that with the DVD service. I can pretty much never do that with streaming services. It's like, "oh, they have a sequel and a spinoff, but not the original." I'm about 98% sure that the difference in selection is because of Hollywood being jerks about licensing, so I don't blame Netflix or Amazon. But as long as there's such a vast difference in selection, I'm going to keep renting DVDs.
- TheBeardKing 10y ago
  It depends on how many movies you watch whether the mail plan is cheaper than paying on-demand. On-demand prices drop fairly quickly, go on sale periodically, and things like Google Rewards earn you digital credit. Also, RedBox is still an option if needed.
InclinedPlane 10y ago
It reminds me of the common trope of the internet containing "all of human knowledge". An average library has as good a claim to that as does the internet. There's so much stuff that is simply not available for free and a far vaster volume of stuff that is not even digitized let alone available on the internet. Wikipedia is a good way to gain some superficial knowledge about something but it is nothing compared to a few good books on a subject.

chiph 10y ago

Netflix is decontenting their DVD catalog too. My "Saved" list is as long as my queue. (I'm another dinosaur that prefers the guaranteed bitrate of a Bluray/DVD)

nathan_long 10y ago

Ditto. I have a DVD Netflix plan, and streaming, and Amazon Prime. Yes, it's ridiculous that in 2016, I'm still regularly getting bits via snail mail. DVDs are sometimes scratched, and my player often forces me to watch previews. It's terrible. Except for the selection. Try this: go to http://www.imdb.com/chart/top http://www.imdb.com/chart/top, then start searching for those on https://dvd.netflix.com/ https://dvd.netflix.com/. I tried a few, and they were all there. I don't have crazy weird esoteric tastes, but I like to be able to say "hey, I heard that Movie X was good" and be able to add it to my playlist. I can pretty much always do that with the DVD service. I can pretty much never do that with streaming services. It's like, "oh, they have a sequel and a spinoff, but not the original." I'm about 98% sure that the difference in selection is because of Hollywood being jerks about licensing, so I don't blame Netflix or Amazon. But as long as there's such a vast difference in selection, I'm going to keep renting DVDs.

TheBeardKing 10y ago
It depends on how many movies you watch whether the mail plan is cheaper than paying on-demand. On-demand prices drop fairly quickly, go on sale periodically, and things like Google Rewards earn you digital credit. Also, RedBox is still an option if needed.

InclinedPlane 10y ago

It reminds me of the common trope of the internet containing "all of human knowledge". An average library has as good a claim to that as does the internet. There's so much stuff that is simply not available for free and a far vaster volume of stuff that is not even digitized let alone available on the internet. Wikipedia is a good way to gain some superficial knowledge about something but it is nothing compared to a few good books on a subject.