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I just want a 4K Originals Plan with 1 screen. Features: - Only Netflix Original content (in 4K) - 1 screen, since password sharing isn’t allowed anyw

I just want a 4K Originals Plan with 1 screen. Features: - Only Netflix Original content (in 4K) - 1 screen, since password sharing isn’t allowed anyways - No ads - No WWE - No smartphone games - No licensed content (which seems to be mostly 1080p anyways), since I can watch that elsewhere I will offer $14/mo, at most. Why should I be forced to pay for a bunch of stuff I don’t want or can’t use? This is why I don’t have a Netflix subscription. I subscribed for one month back in December to see how good/bad it was, and I was not impressed at all for $23/mo. The licensed content almost exclusively being 1080p just added insult to injury.

tehwebguy 3y ago
We're experiencing a re-bundling, you'll have to wait for the next unbundling.
mvdtnz 3y ago
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- coder543 3y ago
  I literally paid for a month of Netflix in December, as I mentioned in the comment you replied to. I subscribed to Netflix for many years continuously before they massively inflated their prices. Yes, I would pay for it if their prices weren’t so offensive. Netflix thinks they deserve to charge far more than anyone else, while offering content that is on average less valuable to me than the competitors that I am subscribed to. My comment was a clear statement of what I want and what I would be willing to pay for. Netflix doesn't have to offer me what I want, and I don't have to pay them money. Your comment did not contribute anything helpful to this discussion. A dismissive generalization about an entire population segment (without any actual data) is not a good basis for anything.
  - ipaddr 3y ago
    Why not go for the 14/15 price option? Do you really need the best quality video for shows you judge to be average at best? Why do you need the best most expensive package? Stay within your budget.
    - coder543 3y ago
      Yes, I need the best quality that is available if I'm going to watch something. It's non-negotiable to me. That is a personal choice, like buying 4K Blu-rays of most things that I like. If Netflix would sell 4K blu-rays of all of their Originals, I would just buy those instead of (not) subscribing, but they do that for very little of their content. I always pay for the ad-free plans on these services for a similar reason: I don't find watching ads to be an acceptable use of time.
- rozap 3y ago
  There was a beautiful period before the fragmentation happened where there was good content on Netflix, discovery was still solid, and competitors hadn't caught up yet so lots of studios were licensing to Netflix. That is when I paid for it. But now every network has their own streaming service for $20/m and we don't subscribe to any of them.
  - Mindwipe 3y ago
    > There was a beautiful period before the fragmentation happened where there was good content on Netflix, discovery was still solid, and competitors hadn't caught up yet so lots of studios were licensing to Netflix. That is when I paid for it. But now every network has their own streaming service for $20/m and we don't subscribe to any of them. "I am only willing to subscribe to you on terms where the company was having to borrow billions of dollars a year to stay afloat" does not make you very valuable as a customer, and you shouldn't be surprised nobody makes what you want on that basis.
    - cudgy 3y ago
      True. That is not a good customer, but what if that customer is representative of most customers? All those billions of dollars “loss-leading” customers may not pay off in the end as the company tries to raise prices while providing less for more money.
      - Mindwipe 3y ago
        > That is not a good customer, but what if that customer is representative of most customers? Then streaming is unsustainable and we go back to cable as the streaming providers go bust. But it's not representative of most customers. https://deadline.com/2024/01/netflix-earnings-q4-2023-streaming-subscribers-1235802499/ https://deadline.com/2024/01/netflix-earnings-q4-2023-stream...
genman 3y ago
The best I can do is 5.
GaryNumanVevo 3y ago
It's insanity. I can't even watch 1080p content from most streaming providers on my desktop. It's always capped to 720p on Chrome/Win11. And even when a service offers 4K, the bitrate is abysmal. Trying to watch Dune via HBOMax you can see color banding and blocking throughout the entire movie.
- Mindwipe 3y ago
  > It's always capped to 720p on Chrome/Win11. Netflix appear to be testing 1080p in Chrome for Windows, and support it in Chrome for Mac now.

tehwebguy 3y ago

We're experiencing a re-bundling, you'll have to wait for the next unbundling.

mvdtnz 3y ago

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coder543 3y ago
I literally paid for a month of Netflix in December, as I mentioned in the comment you replied to. I subscribed to Netflix for many years continuously before they massively inflated their prices. Yes, I would pay for it if their prices weren’t so offensive. Netflix thinks they deserve to charge far more than anyone else, while offering content that is on average less valuable to me than the competitors that I am subscribed to. My comment was a clear statement of what I want and what I would be willing to pay for. Netflix doesn't have to offer me what I want, and I don't have to pay them money. Your comment did not contribute anything helpful to this discussion. A dismissive generalization about an entire population segment (without any actual data) is not a good basis for anything.
- ipaddr 3y ago
  Why not go for the 14/15 price option? Do you really need the best quality video for shows you judge to be average at best? Why do you need the best most expensive package? Stay within your budget.
  - coder543 3y ago
    Yes, I need the best quality that is available if I'm going to watch something. It's non-negotiable to me. That is a personal choice, like buying 4K Blu-rays of most things that I like. If Netflix would sell 4K blu-rays of all of their Originals, I would just buy those instead of (not) subscribing, but they do that for very little of their content. I always pay for the ad-free plans on these services for a similar reason: I don't find watching ads to be an acceptable use of time.
rozap 3y ago
There was a beautiful period before the fragmentation happened where there was good content on Netflix, discovery was still solid, and competitors hadn't caught up yet so lots of studios were licensing to Netflix. That is when I paid for it. But now every network has their own streaming service for $20/m and we don't subscribe to any of them.
- Mindwipe 3y ago
  > There was a beautiful period before the fragmentation happened where there was good content on Netflix, discovery was still solid, and competitors hadn't caught up yet so lots of studios were licensing to Netflix. That is when I paid for it. But now every network has their own streaming service for $20/m and we don't subscribe to any of them. "I am only willing to subscribe to you on terms where the company was having to borrow billions of dollars a year to stay afloat" does not make you very valuable as a customer, and you shouldn't be surprised nobody makes what you want on that basis.
  - cudgy 3y ago
    True. That is not a good customer, but what if that customer is representative of most customers? All those billions of dollars “loss-leading” customers may not pay off in the end as the company tries to raise prices while providing less for more money.
    - Mindwipe 3y ago
      > That is not a good customer, but what if that customer is representative of most customers? Then streaming is unsustainable and we go back to cable as the streaming providers go bust. But it's not representative of most customers. https://deadline.com/2024/01/netflix-earnings-q4-2023-streaming-subscribers-1235802499/ https://deadline.com/2024/01/netflix-earnings-q4-2023-stream...

genman 3y ago

The best I can do is 5.

GaryNumanVevo 3y ago

It's insanity. I can't even watch 1080p content from most streaming providers on my desktop. It's always capped to 720p on Chrome/Win11. And even when a service offers 4K, the bitrate is abysmal. Trying to watch Dune via HBOMax you can see color banding and blocking throughout the entire movie.

Mindwipe 3y ago
> It's always capped to 720p on Chrome/Win11. Netflix appear to be testing 1080p in Chrome for Windows, and support it in Chrome for Mac now.