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Here's what I do when I want to watch a show: 1) Check out Netflix Instant. 2) Hit up Amazon VOD. 3) Check out iTunes IFF those fail, then I go to the bay.

by crikli 15y ago

Here's what I do when I want to watch a show: 1) Check out Netflix Instant. 2) Hit up Amazon VOD. 3) Check out iTunes IFF those fail, then I go to the bay. I prefer to use legitimate services to get content. But I'm not moving away from my keyboard to do it, and I'm not paying for HBO/Showtime/etc just for the one or two shows I want to watch.

franckbyron 15y ago
You should check out hulu first. It has the biggest selection for tv shows
- kbutler 15y ago
  Hulu has horribly obnoxious ads - repeated multiple times per episode of the show. Voting "not relevant" on an ad doesn't prevent it from appearing. There was an ad my wife found quite disturbing (about exorcism), and it played almost every ad segment. I had to mute and tab away. And this is on a free trial of the Hulu Plus paid subscription service. I just can't see paying a subscription fee for that user experience. In contrast, with Netflix, every time the program hits one of the advertisement breaks, you get the little psychological reward: "Hurray! No ads!"
  - toomuchtodo 15y ago
    Agreed. 3 ads in a row every 5-7 minutes Hulu? To the Bay!
smiler 15y ago
What you really mean is - you are willing to infringe copyright law, deny a lot of creative technical people and performers income and reduce funding for future shows. You describe yourself as a software entrepeneur - I'm assuming you want to get paid for that in some way shape or form - how would you feel if people stole / infringed what you developed and denied you revenue? I just do not get the prevailing attitude amongst a lot of people here on HN.
- crikli 15y ago
  "how would you feel if people stole / infringed what you developed and denied you revenue" Say I'm the lead engineer for Angry Birds. But instead of releasing it for iOS, Android, and Chrome, Roxio built a shitty little handheld device that cost more than an iPhone but only played the handful of games they'd created. Apple, Google, and even HP approached them about building versions of the game for their platform, but Roxio told them to eff off. They weren't going to give up a percentage of the potential revenue. Then the community, in love with the game, cracked the sorry little handheld and ported the game to iOS/Android/webOS. Sales of the sorry little device plummet. So how would I "feel"? I'd feel like lynching the PHBs that refused to concede a minority percentage of a massive revenue stream in favor of a 100% share of a tiny/no-existent one. I'd think they were arrogant fools for trying to maintain a white-knuckled grasp on distribution when that clearly belonged to Apple and Google, and I would curse their greed.

by crikli 15y ago

franckbyron 15y ago

You should check out hulu first. It has the biggest selection for tv shows

kbutler 15y ago
Hulu has horribly obnoxious ads - repeated multiple times per episode of the show. Voting "not relevant" on an ad doesn't prevent it from appearing. There was an ad my wife found quite disturbing (about exorcism), and it played almost every ad segment. I had to mute and tab away. And this is on a free trial of the Hulu Plus paid subscription service. I just can't see paying a subscription fee for that user experience. In contrast, with Netflix, every time the program hits one of the advertisement breaks, you get the little psychological reward: "Hurray! No ads!"
- toomuchtodo 15y ago
  Agreed. 3 ads in a row every 5-7 minutes Hulu? To the Bay!

smiler 15y ago

What you really mean is - you are willing to infringe copyright law, deny a lot of creative technical people and performers income and reduce funding for future shows. You describe yourself as a software entrepeneur - I'm assuming you want to get paid for that in some way shape or form - how would you feel if people stole / infringed what you developed and denied you revenue? I just do not get the prevailing attitude amongst a lot of people here on HN.

crikli 15y ago
"how would you feel if people stole / infringed what you developed and denied you revenue" Say I'm the lead engineer for Angry Birds. But instead of releasing it for iOS, Android, and Chrome, Roxio built a shitty little handheld device that cost more than an iPhone but only played the handful of games they'd created. Apple, Google, and even HP approached them about building versions of the game for their platform, but Roxio told them to eff off. They weren't going to give up a percentage of the potential revenue. Then the community, in love with the game, cracked the sorry little handheld and ported the game to iOS/Android/webOS. Sales of the sorry little device plummet. So how would I "feel"? I'd feel like lynching the PHBs that refused to concede a minority percentage of a massive revenue stream in favor of a 100% share of a tiny/no-existent one. I'd think they were arrogant fools for trying to maintain a white-knuckled grasp on distribution when that clearly belonged to Apple and Google, and I would curse their greed.