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When I read on reddit that a recently single dad moved from cable to Netflix - and the kids greatly prefer it (think about it, no ads etc) - that's when it hit
by happycube 13y ago
When I read on reddit that a recently single dad moved from cable to Netflix - and the kids greatly prefer it (think about it, no ads etc) - that's when it hit me that it will be All Over for cable. At the very least, it's going to lose the next generation, if not this one!
- chc 13y agoNetflix is probably better for kids than adults. For one, they don't have to worry about people spoiling their favorite show in the 1-2 years between airing and arriving on Netflix. For another, kids generally don't mind if the selection is limited because they're OK with watching the same thing over again.
- happyscrappy 13y agoThe real problem, at least for me, is sports. I only have cable for hockey, football and baseball. Ala carte would be the holy grail.
- xur17 13y agoI've used both Netflix and Cable pretty extensively. If I was given the choice between cable and Netflix (for the same price), I'd choose Netflix. I don't want to deal with scheduling shows, commercials, etc, and I'm willing to wait for the newest shows to be available to watch (worst case, I can buy a season of a show I have to have now).
- bentcorner 13y agoCable is going the way of dial-up. People are going to keep using it for a long time, but as people migrate to online streaming eventually you'll have a majority of the population who haven't even considered that it was a possibility. ("You mean when I get my own apartment I can get "channels" on TV through Comcast? Is it like a channel on Youtube?") I feel like a lot of social movement is because of this. Old people (myself included!) hold on to old ways of doing things and we die off to be replaced by the young who embrace new technology, social customs and ideals.