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I remember being in college when Netflix streaming first came out. At that time, almost everyone I knew had a mail-order Netflix subscription. It was revoluti
by ececconi 12y ago
I remember being in college when Netflix streaming first came out. At that time, almost everyone I knew had a mail-order Netflix subscription. It was revolutionary at the time. I remember when they suddenly started throwing in streaming as a bonus to all the DVD subscribers. I had no idea that this was where they were going to eventually pivot. Netflix lured everyone in and changed the video rental industry with it's amazing mail-order service. Any video you wanted to your door in a couple of days.
Fast forward to a decade later when there are very few physical stores that rent movies, and Netflix turned into a service of convenience. No longer is it a service where you can get any movie you want in the next few days. Rather, it's a service where you can get something you'll enjoy in the next few seconds. I've noticed that a lot of the enjoyment now comes from TV series as opposed to movies.
At the end of the day I'm glad there are other alternatives to Netflix such as Amazon Instant Video. Getting any movie has never been easier than before. I just hit my Roku and I can watch almost anything within a minute. Thing is, we are coming off having too much of a good thing. When Netflix first started, it was easy to consume what you wanted for a low price.
Now, if you want to consume exactly what you want -- it might cost you more. I've found many movies that aren't available for rent on Netflix, Itunes, or Amazon. I have to buy these titles online to watch them! The other side of the coin is that it's never been cheaper to consume such a variety of media using Netflix. It just might not be exactly what you want. As long as it's good enough for you, though, it's good for Netflix's bottom line.
- hackuser 12y ago> I just hit my Roku and I can watch almost anything within a minute. Do you mean 'anything you want' or that selection seems almost comprehensive? The article claimed that the streaming selection is poor, and substantially smaller than the Netflix DVD selection. My impression of Roku's services is that there is much I cannot find.
- ececconi 12y agoI mean anything I want. Usually I'm covered between Amazon Instant Video and Netflix. I'm really only into mainstream movies though, so I do understand my opinion might not be the best one.
- zobzu 12y agoIve both and it doesnt have anything close to anything I want. the selection is limited, you can get whatever you could see currently in a plane basically. Old stuff? yes if its cheap or very popular, but 90% of the old stuff you cant access. new stuff? nope. a large part of both catalogs are also exactly the same movies/shows.
- ececconi 12y agoHow do you get about watching the things you want to see?
- ghaff 12y agoIn my case, I have the bottom Netflix DVD option (up to 2 discs per month--1 at a time) plus I buy the occasional movie. And the occasional RedBox although that usually involves an extra trip to the store. Generally speaking, I don't pay a la carte for streaming outside of my Netflix and Amazon Prime subscriptions. I could probably rent movies streaming instead of getting DVDs in a lot of cases but sometimes I like the extras and I have more flexibility not to finish immediately.
- zobzu 12y agoif its not on paid streaming i use torrents + vpn. which happens more often than it should.
- w1ntermute 12y ago> My impression of Roku's services is that there is much I cannot find. This is what you're looking for: https://plex.tv/ https://plex.tv/ http://www.rokuguide.com/channels/plex-for-roku http://www.rokuguide.com/channels/plex-for-roku