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Same reason a lot of miss Blockbuster nights from our youth. Now rather than 50000 channels of nothing, we scan through endless streaming options. My only repri

Same reason a lot of miss Blockbuster nights from our youth. Now rather than 50000 channels of nothing, we scan through endless streaming options. My only reprieve is that Netflix still offers their DVD service.

kleiba 6y ago
...only in the U.S., though :(
jes5199 6y ago
blockbuster eventually had the same problem as the netflix home screen. I’d spend an hour slowly browsing through the space, and finally go home empty-handed
- truesy 6y ago
  that was the exact thing that caused me to start using netflix - i used to spend so much time on cable browsing channels, only to realize i spent 30+min doing that now the same thing is happening with netflix. i'm not sure if it's that the selection has greatly diminished, or if it's the algos (hbo max suggestions are pretty good imo) i think the smartest thing these services do is allow you to share accounts. i would have canceled a while back but my family is using it too
  - CrazyStat 6y ago
    If you're in the US and you're looking for movies, Netflix's selection has greatly diminished. Their movie selection peaked about a decade ago and they've lost thousands of titles since then.
    - ntsplnkv2 6y ago
      Such is life. Once the big fish saw money was to be made, of course they used their power to get a piece of the pie.
    - overcast 6y ago
      I've found the opposite, and I've had disk rental since the beginning. There is maybe a dozen films out of my queue of 500 that is in the "Saved" section. Besides, what's the alternative? Nothing.
truesy 6y ago
also the quality of blurays is still way better - during this shelter in place i've started buying some and really like it
- overcast 6y ago
  Agreed, 95% of my moving viewing is disk. I didn't spend all these thousands on stereo and movie gear to watch low bitrate streams.
rsynnott 6y ago
> My only reprieve is that Netflix still offers their DVD service. Wait, seriously?
- asciimov 6y ago
  Seriously! They tried spinning it off years ago, remember "Qwikster"? Anyway, it's no where as good as is used to be. After the rise of streaming they shut down many fulfillment centers and quit mailing out on Saturdays. My quick 3 day turn around turned into 5-7 days. Eventually I canceled the service once I figured out that Redbox could in fill in my new release rental needs for less money (with coupons anyway).

kleiba 6y ago

...only in the U.S., though :(

jes5199 6y ago

blockbuster eventually had the same problem as the netflix home screen. I’d spend an hour slowly browsing through the space, and finally go home empty-handed

truesy 6y ago
that was the exact thing that caused me to start using netflix - i used to spend so much time on cable browsing channels, only to realize i spent 30+min doing that now the same thing is happening with netflix. i'm not sure if it's that the selection has greatly diminished, or if it's the algos (hbo max suggestions are pretty good imo) i think the smartest thing these services do is allow you to share accounts. i would have canceled a while back but my family is using it too
- CrazyStat 6y ago
  If you're in the US and you're looking for movies, Netflix's selection has greatly diminished. Their movie selection peaked about a decade ago and they've lost thousands of titles since then.
  - ntsplnkv2 6y ago
    Such is life. Once the big fish saw money was to be made, of course they used their power to get a piece of the pie.
  - overcast 6y ago
    I've found the opposite, and I've had disk rental since the beginning. There is maybe a dozen films out of my queue of 500 that is in the "Saved" section. Besides, what's the alternative? Nothing.

truesy 6y ago

also the quality of blurays is still way better - during this shelter in place i've started buying some and really like it

overcast 6y ago
Agreed, 95% of my moving viewing is disk. I didn't spend all these thousands on stereo and movie gear to watch low bitrate streams.

rsynnott 6y ago

> My only reprieve is that Netflix still offers their DVD service. Wait, seriously?

asciimov 6y ago
Seriously! They tried spinning it off years ago, remember "Qwikster"? Anyway, it's no where as good as is used to be. After the rise of streaming they shut down many fulfillment centers and quit mailing out on Saturdays. My quick 3 day turn around turned into 5-7 days. Eventually I canceled the service once I figured out that Redbox could in fill in my new release rental needs for less money (with coupons anyway).