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Video wars: Netflix launch in UK and Ireland imminent
- jgrahamc 15y agoThis will be very welcome. I've found LoveFilm to be an awful copycat version.
- ig1 15y agoWhile I don't disagree about the quality of LoveFilm, I think it's misleading to call them a copycat just because they're operating in the same space. LoveFilm have done a fair amount of innovation (partially because the operational side of the DVD rental business in the UK has different requirements).
- ErrantX 15y agoJust for a different perspective: I've been quite happy using Lovefilm for the last couple of years :) Although competition is never a bad thing.
- objclxt 15y agoHave you used Netflix though? When I moved from the US to the UK I had to switch to Lovefilm, and it just plain sucks compared to Netflix. Particularly the watch instantly stuff: I want all in, everything available to watch instantly should be free. But in LoveFilm, it's a mixture of pay-per-view and inclusive, which just really annoys me. Not to mention the Netflix interface is considerably better than Lovefilm.
- ErrantX 15y agoI never claimed it was better! Just that I have had a good experience with LoveFilm. The streaming side of things is their biggest downside (although I am on the top package so most of the stuff is free) and from the descriptions Netflix is a lot better at it. Which will make me consider opening a Netflix account to compare it when they come out. But I've always tended to use the DVD postal service more often and that has been perfectly fine for me.
- ig1 15y agoThat's more due to licensing restrictions put in place by rights holders. Netflix is probably unlikely to be able to get any more favourable licensing terms than Lovefilm.
- untog 15y agoDon't expect a dramatic difference from Netflix in this area- just look at their Canadian offering. They don't bring the rights with them across the border, sadly.
- rmc 15y agoAnd LoveFilm only works in the UK, not Ireland ( https://www.lovefilm.com/help/dyn_faqs.html?editorial_id=34071 https://www.lovefilm.com/help/dyn_faqs.html?editorial_id=340... )
- waitwhat 15y agoThe platform is pretty much irrelevant, it's the content that counts. Sadly, this press release is about the platform, not the content.
- jodrellblank 15y agoAt last (assuming its as good here as in the USA, which is a pretty big assumption to make for internet services).
- bambax 15y agoI use Netflix from France with a simple little proxy trick, and a French credit card; they don't seem to mind at all... (streaming only, obviously)