They're a great service, but you've gotta watch them, they've slowly cut things and added costs over time.
Blu-rays were free, then cost $1, then cost $1 per-disc in your plan, then they dropped the Friends feature from the site, now you can't add discs to your queue from many mobile devices...
I love them and I'm keeping the service, but I don't want them to go too far either. That said, they had an outage on streaming a few weeks ago and credited everyone. That's the right way to do things.
Yeah and I'm fine with new content being added but once a certain price point is reached I will be canceling my service. I got the service because its a good value for its money and I can only hope they don't price their way out of my pocket.
where have you been for the past half year? DUH...blockbuster and other corporations have already worked against Netflix to restrict Netflix from having access to new releases .Now you have to wait a few weeks longer just to see a new release delivered on Netflix..WHY? Because blockbuster and other a-holes are intimidated at the fact that the market loves netflix.
The only reason they are increased their prices is they have to make up for the increase cost of having to pay Studios more for move/TV content. This is from contracts with studios. Studios ( Universal, Lionsgate,Paramount... ) control the content of DVD and the streaming. Studios want to make money on the dvds before releasing them as digital content.
The problem with netflix is this: they don't have direct access to the coaxial cable running into everyones house - unlike the cable companies. This puts large cable providers at a huge advantage for video on demand services. So far the cable companies provide a terrible product, but this sector is just one mega-partnership away from destroying all the small players. Imagine a VOD partnership between Microsoft and Comcast/Cox...
And rightly so... A good product at a fair price*, when and where you want it.
*until the content providers force price increases that they have historically demanded, i.e. pay-per-pair of eyeballs, which means Netflix will have to add commercials to pay the cost. Anyone remember HBO before commercials?
The only "commercials" HBO has, are the promotions for their own content in between their shows/movies. Never during them. It's always been like that.
The only cable channel I can think of that went from not showing commercials, to showing them during their programming, is the disney channel. They started doing that in the late 90's
gmodoApr 23, 2011Buried
Let's just hope the big broadcasting and cable companies don't pressure the government to make unfair content delivery laws
dirtyfriesApr 23, 2011Buried
They're a great service, but you've gotta watch them, they've slowly cut things and added costs over time.
Blu-rays were free, then cost $1, then cost $1 per-disc in your plan, then they dropped the Friends feature from the site, now you can't add discs to your queue from many mobile devices...
I love them and I'm keeping the service, but I don't want them to go too far either. That said, they had an outage on streaming a few weeks ago and credited everyone. That's the right way to do things.
addiktionApr 24, 2011Buried
Yeah and I'm fine with new content being added but once a certain price point is reached I will be canceling my service. I got the service because its a good value for its money and I can only hope they don't price their way out of my pocket.
tekniqalApr 23, 2011Buried
Then they should charge more, but they should not be choosing winners and losers
boomstickmusicApr 25, 2011Buried
where have you been for the past half year? DUH...blockbuster and other corporations have already worked against Netflix to restrict Netflix from having access to new releases .Now you have to wait a few weeks longer just to see a new release delivered on Netflix..WHY? Because blockbuster and other a-holes are intimidated at the fact that the market loves netflix.
NutballaApr 24, 2011Buried
The only reason they are increased their prices is they have to make up for the increase cost of having to pay Studios more for move/TV content. This is from contracts with studios. Studios ( Universal, Lionsgate,Paramount... ) control the content of DVD and the streaming. Studios want to make money on the dvds before releasing them as digital content.
unbranded7Apr 23, 2011Buried
The problem with netflix is this: they don't have direct access to the coaxial cable running into everyones house - unlike the cable companies. This puts large cable providers at a huge advantage for video on demand services. So far the cable companies provide a terrible product, but this sector is just one mega-partnership away from destroying all the small players. Imagine a VOD partnership between Microsoft and Comcast/Cox...
spire3660Apr 23, 2011Buried
you mean like ESPN3?
crimsonengageApr 23, 2011Buried
I couldn't live without my Netflix.. :3
awflApr 23, 2011Buried
And rightly so... A good product at a fair price*, when and where you want it.
*until the content providers force price increases that they have historically demanded, i.e. pay-per-pair of eyeballs, which means Netflix will have to add commercials to pay the cost. Anyone remember HBO before commercials?
JLF2032Apr 24, 2011Buried
The only "commercials" HBO has, are the promotions for their own content in between their shows/movies. Never during them. It's always been like that.
The only cable channel I can think of that went from not showing commercials, to showing them during their programming, is the disney channel. They started doing that in the late 90's
JLF2032Apr 24, 2011Buried
When I think "commercial" I think of something that interrupts a show. And disney channel's previews, and whatever else they have, do that.
And the last time I watched IFC was a couple years ago before I cancelled my cable, so I wasn't aware of that.
boomstickmusicApr 25, 2011Buried
Redbox will ultimately dominate all others.
alexamatosiApr 23, 2011Buried
I wish we had it in the UK. It seems fantastic, especially the online stuff.
iamjohncastroApr 24, 2011Buried
I love netflix!