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Clint Eastwood did like 90000 movies, why are there only like 3 on Netflix? That but for every actor. Its like on-demand now rather than a catalog you rent.

gordon_freeman 5y ago
For this reason, I do have Netflix DVD subscription along with Netflix streaming. At least until now, I feel that there is still vast catalog of movies available to choose from their DVD service unlike their streaming one. Obviously waiting for DVDs to arrive is a hassle in comparison to watch-at-any-time streaming but that's ok tradeoff for the freedom it gives me to chose a title to watch from its vast DVD and Blue Ray catalog.
- greedo 5y ago
  I used to be a Netflix DVD customer until last year (so roughly a decade or so?). But between the shrinking catalog and poor quality control (broken or unplayable discs), it became too much. I cancelled my sub and spent the $15/month buying Blu-Ray discs that never get taken out of the catalog. I get them faster (Amazon shipping is far better than NFlix), and since they're new, I rarely have any playback problems.
  - Something1234 5y ago
    You should also check out flea markets usually I find blue rays for between 2 and 3 dollars in the case.
  - ghaff 5y ago
    They're obviously letting their DVD back catalog rot. I resubscribed for a while during early pandemic but so much is just not available. So, yeah, I just buy DVDs from time to time or pay for a la carte rentals.
adamredwoods 5y ago
You should look into how movie licensing works on Netflix, or any network like cruise ships, or airplanes, for example. Each movie is owned by some company that will license it out for a fee, based on length of time and estimated audience size. https://streamhash.com/how-does-netflix-license-tv-shows-and-movies/ https://streamhash.com/how-does-netflix-license-tv-shows-and...
redisman 5y ago
Yeah it’s funny I never watch movies on Netflix anymore. I need to rent or buy on Prime Video because the selection on Netflix is basically nonexistent

gordon_freeman 5y ago

For this reason, I do have Netflix DVD subscription along with Netflix streaming. At least until now, I feel that there is still vast catalog of movies available to choose from their DVD service unlike their streaming one. Obviously waiting for DVDs to arrive is a hassle in comparison to watch-at-any-time streaming but that's ok tradeoff for the freedom it gives me to chose a title to watch from its vast DVD and Blue Ray catalog.

greedo 5y ago
I used to be a Netflix DVD customer until last year (so roughly a decade or so?). But between the shrinking catalog and poor quality control (broken or unplayable discs), it became too much. I cancelled my sub and spent the $15/month buying Blu-Ray discs that never get taken out of the catalog. I get them faster (Amazon shipping is far better than NFlix), and since they're new, I rarely have any playback problems.
- Something1234 5y ago
  You should also check out flea markets usually I find blue rays for between 2 and 3 dollars in the case.
- ghaff 5y ago
  They're obviously letting their DVD back catalog rot. I resubscribed for a while during early pandemic but so much is just not available. So, yeah, I just buy DVDs from time to time or pay for a la carte rentals.

adamredwoods 5y ago

You should look into how movie licensing works on Netflix, or any network like cruise ships, or airplanes, for example. Each movie is owned by some company that will license it out for a fee, based on length of time and estimated audience size. https://streamhash.com/how-does-netflix-license-tv-shows-and-movies/ https://streamhash.com/how-does-netflix-license-tv-shows-and...

redisman 5y ago

Yeah it’s funny I never watch movies on Netflix anymore. I need to rent or buy on Prime Video because the selection on Netflix is basically nonexistent