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I have a feeling that this could just be a blip on the radar and Netflix's business is actually OK long-term, but I am one of the people who quit when they anno

by funkah 15y ago

I have a feeling that this could just be a blip on the radar and Netflix's business is actually OK long-term, but I am one of the people who quit when they announced the price hike. Not because I didn't want to pay more, but because it was the last straw of me realizing I wasn't getting much value for my money in the first place. Their instant streaming service never had what I wanted to watch, and I'm no longer willing to deal with the two-day turnaround time for the DVDs. (I'm not proud of that last fact, BTW.)

pork 15y ago
> I'm no longer willing to deal with the two-day turnaround time for the DVDs. (I'm not proud of that last fact, BTW.) I don't see why that's unreasonable -- they've had instant viewing for quite some time now, but the online collection has been woefully lacking for an equally long amount of time. It's very reasonable not to be satisfied with the 2 day turnaround time on good stuff, when thousands of B-movies are available instantly. If they hadn't introduced all 7 seasons of TNG, I would have quit too.
- veyron 15y ago
  I feel ashamed for having to ask, but what's TNG?
  - ubercore 15y ago
    Star Trek, The Next Generation.
  - pkdevil 15y ago
    The Next Generation (Star Trek)
  - deleted 15y ago
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- Florin_Andrei 15y ago
  > If they hadn't introduced all 7 seasons of TNG Thanks for the heads-up, I didn't know that.
  - lucasjung 15y ago
    Amazon Prime also has all seasons of TNG (and all the other ST series), costs less per year than Netflix, and includes free two-day shipping on all meatspace purchases. The Amazon Prime streaming collection is currently smaller than Netflix, but it's growing rapidly and from the perspective of a sci-fi fan it's almost as complete. If there are only a few shows you want that Amazon Prime lacks, it might actually be cheaper in the long run to buy those shows from Amazon, rather than pay netflix's higher price indefinitely. I am in the process of cutting the cable, for which purpose I put together an htpc using xbmc on top of xubuntu to watch hulu, Amazon instant videos, and files ripped from my collection of DVDs. I was originally planning to supplement this with netflix on my Wii, but actually dropped the idea: most of my favorite sci-fi shows are free with Amazon Prime (which I already have anyway), and in the long run it's cheaper to buy seasons of my daughter's children's shows (Dora, Backyardigans, etc.) from Amazon rather than pay for Netflix indefinitely. Also, I can watch the Amazon shows on my htpc so I don't have to switch to the Wii to play one of my daughter's shows.
    - Florin_Andrei 15y ago
      This is fascinating. I'll definitely keep an eye on Prime, especially given that I use Amazon for a significant percentage of my purchases. We don't watch cable TV either. I've a big plasma TV in the living, with a PS3 and a PC attached to it. We do Netflix on the PS3 (streaming and discs), but so far the PC has only been used for games, some browsing, and the occasional Jon Stewart show. But all that may change at some point. Thanks for the heads-up.

by funkah 15y ago

pork 15y ago

> I'm no longer willing to deal with the two-day turnaround time for the DVDs. (I'm not proud of that last fact, BTW.) I don't see why that's unreasonable -- they've had instant viewing for quite some time now, but the online collection has been woefully lacking for an equally long amount of time. It's very reasonable not to be satisfied with the 2 day turnaround time on good stuff, when thousands of B-movies are available instantly. If they hadn't introduced all 7 seasons of TNG, I would have quit too.

veyron 15y ago
I feel ashamed for having to ask, but what's TNG?
- ubercore 15y ago
  Star Trek, The Next Generation.
- pkdevil 15y ago
  The Next Generation (Star Trek)
- deleted 15y ago
  [deleted]
Florin_Andrei 15y ago
> If they hadn't introduced all 7 seasons of TNG Thanks for the heads-up, I didn't know that.
- lucasjung 15y ago
  Amazon Prime also has all seasons of TNG (and all the other ST series), costs less per year than Netflix, and includes free two-day shipping on all meatspace purchases. The Amazon Prime streaming collection is currently smaller than Netflix, but it's growing rapidly and from the perspective of a sci-fi fan it's almost as complete. If there are only a few shows you want that Amazon Prime lacks, it might actually be cheaper in the long run to buy those shows from Amazon, rather than pay netflix's higher price indefinitely. I am in the process of cutting the cable, for which purpose I put together an htpc using xbmc on top of xubuntu to watch hulu, Amazon instant videos, and files ripped from my collection of DVDs. I was originally planning to supplement this with netflix on my Wii, but actually dropped the idea: most of my favorite sci-fi shows are free with Amazon Prime (which I already have anyway), and in the long run it's cheaper to buy seasons of my daughter's children's shows (Dora, Backyardigans, etc.) from Amazon rather than pay for Netflix indefinitely. Also, I can watch the Amazon shows on my htpc so I don't have to switch to the Wii to play one of my daughter's shows.
  - Florin_Andrei 15y ago
    This is fascinating. I'll definitely keep an eye on Prime, especially given that I use Amazon for a significant percentage of my purchases. We don't watch cable TV either. I've a big plasma TV in the living, with a PS3 and a PC attached to it. We do Netflix on the PS3 (streaming and discs), but so far the PC has only been used for games, some browsing, and the occasional Jon Stewart show. But all that may change at some point. Thanks for the heads-up.