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The only "feature" I would introduce to streaming services like Netflix/Disney+/etc. is make possible to "constantly stream content". When I had cable, I liked

by danwee 4y ago

The only "feature" I would introduce to streaming services like Netflix/Disney+/etc. is make possible to "constantly stream content". When I had cable, I liked to just turn on the TV, and bang! I got content on the screen. Switch channel, and bang! we are now in the middle of a classic movie! Next channel, and bang! in the middle of a great song from the 90s! Now, of course, I could just use "normal TV" for that. The difference is that "normal TV" doesn't offer a great catalogue like Netflix/Disney+ (to some extent). More often than not, when I want to sit down and watch something on Netflix/etc. (e.g., some weekends), I do this: - sit on the sofa - turn on TV, switch to Netflix (HDMI channel) - spend 30 to 40 minutes browsing the catalogue to find something decent to watch - I cannot find anything decent, so I give up and turn off the TV I like to have "background noise" from time to time, and I would prefer to have background noise coming from the Netflix/Disney+/etc. catalog than the one coming from the "normal TV" (mainly because I live in a country where I'm not fluent in the local language).

sudden_dystopia 4y ago
“ - I cannot find anything decent, so I give up and turn off the TV” This is me about 50% of the time. I always hear that there is just so much content. But I would never watch most of it. I’d rather watch YouTube wood working videos all day.
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jsellers0 4y ago
The feature I really want to see is a "marathon mode" for tv shows: play episodes in a random or shuffled order.
falcolas 4y ago
> I liked to just turn on the TV, and bang! I got content on the screen. Netflix gets this, and random content is one button press from the first screen. Kinda neat, even if it's not something I use.
ryandrake 4y ago
That's why my wife will never move over to streaming. She has a few channels she likes to watch, and knows when her favorite shows are on. She just wants to sit down at that time, switch to the right channel, and watch her show. None of the streamers offer this, from what I can tell. My wife and I have started traveling again, and when we visit AirBNBs, we've noticed that fewer and fewer offer basic cable with their homes anymore, so we played around with streaming and hate it. Instead of "turn on HGTV at 8PM" it's now: 1. Do some research on the Internet about which streaming service offers HGTV. 2. Sign up for it. 3. Figure out how to log into that streaming service in the AirBNB. 4. Scroll through the streaming's terrible UI to find the name of the show. 5. Decide which episode to watch ("I don't care--I just want to watch whatever is on right now!") In some AirBNBs you can skip 2 and 3 if the host left the previous occupants logged in. But either way, it's a terrible user experience compared to "sit down and turn on the TV". So, cable still wins in our household even though it's expensive.
- MisterBastahrd 4y ago
  Youtube TV and the Hulu TV option both offer exactly that. You go to the Live tab and scroll down to your channel. You can also use an internet-only DVR if you want.
  - ryandrake 4y ago
    Interesting. Didn't know that. Looked it up and both Youtube's and Hulu's "Live TV" plans cost more than the incremental cost of Cable TV, so we're still back where we started.
    - MisterBastahrd 4y ago
      Around here it's about the same given my options, but I do like the portability.

by danwee 4y ago

sudden_dystopia 4y ago

“ - I cannot find anything decent, so I give up and turn off the TV” This is me about 50% of the time. I always hear that there is just so much content. But I would never watch most of it. I’d rather watch YouTube wood working videos all day.

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jsellers0 4y ago

The feature I really want to see is a "marathon mode" for tv shows: play episodes in a random or shuffled order.

falcolas 4y ago

> I liked to just turn on the TV, and bang! I got content on the screen. Netflix gets this, and random content is one button press from the first screen. Kinda neat, even if it's not something I use.

ryandrake 4y ago

That's why my wife will never move over to streaming. She has a few channels she likes to watch, and knows when her favorite shows are on. She just wants to sit down at that time, switch to the right channel, and watch her show. None of the streamers offer this, from what I can tell. My wife and I have started traveling again, and when we visit AirBNBs, we've noticed that fewer and fewer offer basic cable with their homes anymore, so we played around with streaming and hate it. Instead of "turn on HGTV at 8PM" it's now: 1. Do some research on the Internet about which streaming service offers HGTV. 2. Sign up for it. 3. Figure out how to log into that streaming service in the AirBNB. 4. Scroll through the streaming's terrible UI to find the name of the show. 5. Decide which episode to watch ("I don't care--I just want to watch whatever is on right now!") In some AirBNBs you can skip 2 and 3 if the host left the previous occupants logged in. But either way, it's a terrible user experience compared to "sit down and turn on the TV". So, cable still wins in our household even though it's expensive.

MisterBastahrd 4y ago
Youtube TV and the Hulu TV option both offer exactly that. You go to the Live tab and scroll down to your channel. You can also use an internet-only DVR if you want.
- ryandrake 4y ago
  Interesting. Didn't know that. Looked it up and both Youtube's and Hulu's "Live TV" plans cost more than the incremental cost of Cable TV, so we're still back where we started.
  - MisterBastahrd 4y ago
    Around here it's about the same given my options, but I do like the portability.