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Netflix's set of available movies for streaming is substantially smaller than what a high-quality video store carried. Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueFil
by allturtles 5y ago
Netflix's set of available movies for streaming is substantially smaller than what a high-quality video store carried.
Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueFilm/comments/8kghfj/how_many_films_can_a_large_video_rental_store/ https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueFilm/comments/8kghfj/how_many_f...
In any case, libraries have solved the scaling problem up to hundreds of thousands of titles or so, you combine browsing with a topical cataloging system (So you can get to the general area that interests you and browse around).
- lazyasciiart 5y agoSure, and most people had never been to one like that, and those who did go there were generally pretty knowledgeable about movies. I'm not sure it would have worked as a mass market user experience.