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What's the difference now between online streaming providers and cable? Now to watch what I like, I would have to have AmazonPrime, Netflix, HBO and BBC Player.

by akerro 8y ago

What's the difference now between online streaming providers and cable? Now to watch what I like, I would have to have AmazonPrime, Netflix, HBO and BBC Player. Netflix is now no different than cables were 15 years ago. Ads were replaced with webtracking and profiling. They are constantly removing 3rd party movies and TV shows, adding their own production which usually is quite bad (less than 6 stars on IMBD) and now increasing prices?

baumandm 8y ago
I agree with you and I'm concerned that the streaming market is going in a less-user-friendly direction. That said, for me Amazon Prime is $10, Netflix HD is $13, and HBO is $15. I can't get get BBC in the US, so let's swap in Hulu for $8/month. Total that's $46 per month for 4 of the largest streaming video services. Whereas the average cable bill is now $107[1]. The other advantage is that you can pick and choose exactly what you want to subscribe to. Don't watch Netflix originals? You can drop it and subscribe to Disney's new service. Or Acorn TV, CBS All Access, DirecTV Now, ESPN+, FilmStruck, etc. [1] https://www.leichtmanresearch.com/78-of-tv-households-subscribe-to-a-pay-tv-service/ https://www.leichtmanresearch.com/78-of-tv-households-subscr...
wilsonnb3 8y ago
> What's the difference now between online streaming providers and cable? Have you ever even used cable? Online streaming is vastly superior. You get to choose what you want to watch instead of watching whatever is on. You can watch it on a much wider variety of devices than just your tv. It’s much cheaper than cable. There are no ads.
- akerro 8y ago
  >Have you ever even used cable? It's just modern version of TV with extra steps. >You get to choose what you want to watch instead of watching whatever is on. Unless something is no available in your country in any of 10 streaming providers. >You can watch it on a much wider variety of devices than just your tv. In 2001 I had a TV card in my computer and was able to watch forward TV stream to panasonic digital camera screen by some wired yellow cable. >It’s much cheaper than cable. Not in every country, my parents pay ~$4/mth for cable TV. Netflix is almost 4x that. >There are no ads. But that's modern version of TV, you have targeted content and user profiling instead of ads
- goalieca 8y ago
  What’s the difference? On cable there’s 100 channels with nothing good on. In Netflix there’s an entire catalogue with nothing good on demand.

by akerro 8y ago

baumandm 8y ago

I agree with you and I'm concerned that the streaming market is going in a less-user-friendly direction. That said, for me Amazon Prime is $10, Netflix HD is $13, and HBO is $15. I can't get get BBC in the US, so let's swap in Hulu for $8/month. Total that's $46 per month for 4 of the largest streaming video services. Whereas the average cable bill is now $107[1]. The other advantage is that you can pick and choose exactly what you want to subscribe to. Don't watch Netflix originals? You can drop it and subscribe to Disney's new service. Or Acorn TV, CBS All Access, DirecTV Now, ESPN+, FilmStruck, etc. [1] https://www.leichtmanresearch.com/78-of-tv-households-subscribe-to-a-pay-tv-service/ https://www.leichtmanresearch.com/78-of-tv-households-subscr...

wilsonnb3 8y ago

> What's the difference now between online streaming providers and cable? Have you ever even used cable? Online streaming is vastly superior. You get to choose what you want to watch instead of watching whatever is on. You can watch it on a much wider variety of devices than just your tv. It’s much cheaper than cable. There are no ads.

akerro 8y ago
>Have you ever even used cable? It's just modern version of TV with extra steps. >You get to choose what you want to watch instead of watching whatever is on. Unless something is no available in your country in any of 10 streaming providers. >You can watch it on a much wider variety of devices than just your tv. In 2001 I had a TV card in my computer and was able to watch forward TV stream to panasonic digital camera screen by some wired yellow cable. >It’s much cheaper than cable. Not in every country, my parents pay ~$4/mth for cable TV. Netflix is almost 4x that. >There are no ads. But that's modern version of TV, you have targeted content and user profiling instead of ads
goalieca 8y ago
What’s the difference? On cable there’s 100 channels with nothing good on. In Netflix there’s an entire catalogue with nothing good on demand.