When Netflix first started they only sent out DVDs via mail, and it was three DVDs at most at once. You paid a monthly fee, and you would mail back DVDs when yo

When Netflix first started they only sent out DVDs via mail, and it was three DVDs at most at once. You paid a monthly fee, and you would mail back DVDs when you wanted a new one on your queue. It took them three or so years to get streaming set up, long after YouTube had made the idea of streaming video realistic. I believe VidX had also put a lot of effort into making high quality streaming realistic before YouTube supported it. This all occured before Netflix offered any streaming.