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> Yeah, it baffles me why Netflix, a company with deep pockets and enormous technical talent, deliberately makes their search shitty and instead seems to be pus
by shubhamjain 8y ago
> Yeah, it baffles me why Netflix, a company with deep pockets and enormous technical talent, deliberately makes their search shitty and instead seems to be pushing algorithmic "recommendations".
The reason seems obvious to me. They want to mask their lack of content. It always seems that Netflix is trying to discourage search. I guess that's because there's a good chance whatever movie/tv show you're trying to search for won't be available. Netflix only has 35 movies out of IMDb Top 250 [1]. Pretty sure the number is even less for other countries.
[1]: https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/9gksft/netflix_only_has_35_movies_from_the_imdb_top_250/ https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/9gksft/netflix_only...
- Humdeee 8y agoI haven't realized it until your comment. Most of my searches end up without the result I'm looking for. If I do find what I'm looking for, I'm quite surprised.
- saddestcatever 8y agoTrue. Most of Netflix's "Search Experience" ends in disappointment. No wonder they want to hide that feature.
- ahje 8y agoI was considering to sub to Netflix. This thread changed my mind. Thanks!
- sliken 8y agoI agree with the complaints. Netflix UI is terrible, but it's the least terrible of any of the streaming services I've tried. Hulu, Hulu+, hbo, and amazon prime aren't nearly as nice, at least for me. If looking for something to connect to a TV, I recommend a roku. They are the Switzerland of streaming, wife/kid friendly UI, and don't compete. The rest of the streaming world is pretty conflicted. Sony/Microsoft, Apple vs world, Netflix vs world, etc. Not only are there more channels for roku than anything else I've seen, the implementation of the client seems noticeably better. In particular the netflix UI on various other platforms like various smart TVs is pretty terrible.