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> Between Hulu Plus, Amazon, Crackle, iTunes, Verizon On-Demand, regular and paid cable channels, This is a bit of an unfair comparison. You listed sources tha

> Between Hulu Plus, Amazon, Crackle, iTunes, Verizon On-Demand, regular and paid cable channels, This is a bit of an unfair comparison. You listed sources that, together, have available tons of content, yet individually most of those services are missing things that the others have. Netflix still has a lot of great content, but it's going to depend on your taste. If you are looking for new TV shows and lots of blockbuster type files, Netflix will come up empty handed. If you are looking for a content library with lots of different kinds of shows and films in many different genres and production levels, Netflix is still a very good value.

bmelton 14y ago
That comparison is perhaps unfair, but the real thing I'm comparing it to is the Netflix that it used to be. I was an early adopter of the disc-based program, and was early in on the streaming program -- in years past, whenever I turned on Netflix, there was something new to watch. Nowadays, there just doesn't seem to be. If I compare it to just one of those, Hulu, it's still an unfair competition of course, but Hulu has something new for me to watch almost every time I turn it on. I understand that there's a huge difference between how the two services operate, but there is not a huge difference in price. Hulu Plus is only $2 more expensive than Netflix, but by the value delivered to me comparatively, I should either pay much more for Hulu, or much less for Netflix. I'll likely keep subscribing as I'm a long-time fan of their service, but I just didn't know what happened, and while I've been frustrated with it for some time, it only recently occurred to me to actually sample all their new content to see what I was getting. Ideally, they're on the cusp of something that will bolster their catalog (I know there's supposedly a thing with Disney, but as I hear it that's years off yet) or in some way alter the service such that makes it a more worthwhile spend... I'd even pay them more if it would help, but in the midst of all the other content providers, I just don't see why I should be giving them any money other than out of loyalty.

bmelton 14y ago

That comparison is perhaps unfair, but the real thing I'm comparing it to is the Netflix that it used to be. I was an early adopter of the disc-based program, and was early in on the streaming program -- in years past, whenever I turned on Netflix, there was something new to watch. Nowadays, there just doesn't seem to be. If I compare it to just one of those, Hulu, it's still an unfair competition of course, but Hulu has something new for me to watch almost every time I turn it on. I understand that there's a huge difference between how the two services operate, but there is not a huge difference in price. Hulu Plus is only $2 more expensive than Netflix, but by the value delivered to me comparatively, I should either pay much more for Hulu, or much less for Netflix. I'll likely keep subscribing as I'm a long-time fan of their service, but I just didn't know what happened, and while I've been frustrated with it for some time, it only recently occurred to me to actually sample all their new content to see what I was getting. Ideally, they're on the cusp of something that will bolster their catalog (I know there's supposedly a thing with Disney, but as I hear it that's years off yet) or in some way alter the service such that makes it a more worthwhile spend... I'd even pay them more if it would help, but in the midst of all the other content providers, I just don't see why I should be giving them any money other than out of loyalty.