Screw Netflix

[lcarus]

Every time I think of a movie and wonder "Hey I wonder if Netflix has it to watch instantly?". THEY NEVER DO. Fuck their instant selection. It sucks ass. Is Amazon's instant streaming better? Do they have a monthly fee for all you can watch in a month, or is it pay for each movie individually?

[noa]

Not sure about selection, but you can do Amazon streaming if you are a Prime member, and that's actually cheaper than a year of Netflix streaming I think.
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[lcarus]

Not sure about selection, but you can do Amazon streaming if you are a Prime member, and that's actually cheaper than a year of Netflix streaming I think.
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Oh so I have to purchase a year of Prime for like 80 bucks or whatever it is? No month by month option?

[chasedude]

I've gone through about what I can on instant netflix too. Thinking about dropping my sub to.

Torrents FTW!

[noa]

Oh so I have to purchase a year of Prime for like 80 bucks or whatever it is? No month by month option?

I think that's right. Otherwise it's just the pay per movie option.
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[Fish]

1Channel.ch, Icefilms, Project Free TV, TV Links, watchseries.eu.... these are your new friends...

[jiveturkey]

The Amazon Prime list isn't all that great. There's a lot of obscure stuff but nothing that I've wanted.

Amazon Prime outside of that is worth having IMO.

[kepp]

I tried the one month free Netflix offer through my PS3 and found the same thing. It was great for cartoons that my kids wanted to watch, but apart from The Incredible Hulk reruns, I found almost nothing.

[Deberg_1990]

Amazon has a great selection but its turned into PPV for new releases. Pretty much all all instant streaming services have.

Its not all Netflixs fault. The big movie companies dont like the monthly subscription model so they dont license their titles to Netflix. They would rather you pay $3.99 or $4.99 for 24 or 48 streaming rental windows. Yes, just like the old Blockbuster days.

[Rausch]

Torrents FTW!

Cease and desist letters FTL...

[Johnny Vegas]

I been ripping all the dvds I get from netflix to my harddrive. I barely even use the stream service because I built a large archive of movies. I got about 120 more dvds on my queue then I'll cancel. Haven't had many that wouldn't rip. I love handbrake.

[Bump]

I kicked netflix to the curb shortly after they nearly doubled the price and didn't provide any extra value, in fact, they reduced the value.

The only way I can stick it to the man is to not buy their shit. I'm gonna do the same with cell phones, I don't need it and I don't like their business practices screwing the consumer.

We've come to a point where consumers need/want products more than the businesses need the customers and they are taking full advantage of that.

[nychief]

yeah, they don't stream porn.

[luv]

Every once in awhile, I come across an older movie I haven't seen or that I don't own and want to watch. Other than that, it's great for finding stuff to fall asleep to. I thought about canceling, but decided not to. If I want a new release, there's a redbox close by.

[DaFace]

Netflix is great for catching up on old(ish) TV shows and watching documentaries. If you're looking for a good resource for recent movies, though, that ain't it.

I use Vudu for movie rental most of the time these days. Massive selection, and typically $3-5 bucks to rent. Redbox is cheaper, but I'm lazy.

[Deberg_1990]

I use Vudu for movie rental most of the time these days. Massive selection, and typically $3-5 bucks to rent. Redbox is cheaper, but I'm lazy.

Exactly......with Netflix, Vudu, ITunes, Amazon, your basically paying for convenience. The convenience of not having to leave your house.

IMO they offer great value.

[Valiant]

I do not understand the hate, most of the complaints are not their fault.

Companies don't like them streaming, it is why very few good moviesare on there. It is mostly tv shows and kids movies, because no one buys those dvds. They are limited on what they can stream.

They got too good at what they do and scared the big companies with their dvds. This is why the companies charged them more and put the limit on when they can release them. They tried to pass it off with getting more streaming. People have no reason to buy dvds anymore because of this mode.

Only thing I do not like is the way their ceo discusses it. Just say we have to pay a shit ton more so we have to pass the cost on.

Or follow redbox, and buy dvds through 3rd party vendors to get around the 28day window. Might as well with the dwindling streaming. No one wants their content on there, it is one reason why starz left. Why pay for starz or cable when you can netflix?

Still a great value if you watch a lot of movies shows.

Sorry if the message in incoherent, on my phone.

[Bump]

I do not understand the hate, most of the complaints are not their fault.

Companies don't like them streaming, it is why very few good moviesare on there. It is mostly tv shows and kids movies, because no one buys those dvds. They are limited on what they can stream.

They got too good at what they do and scared the big companies with their dvds. This is why the companies charged them more and put the limit on when they can release them. They tried to pass it off with getting more streaming. People have no reason to buy dvds anymore because of this mode.

Only thing I do not like is the way their ceo discusses it. Just say we have to pay a shit ton more so we have to pass the cost on.

Or follow redbox, and buy dvds through 3rd party vendors to get around the 28day window. Might as well with the dwindling streaming. No one wants their content on there, it is one reason why starz left. Why pay for starz or cable when you can netflix?

Still a great value if you watch a lot of movies shows.

Sorry if the message in incoherent, on my phone.


From the view point of the consumer, I don't give a shit who's fault it is. They doubled the price and took away value at the same time. Cancelled.

[thabear04]

I know a site where you only pay $20 and if they dont have the movie your looking for just tell them what it is and they will have it posted up within a few hours.

[Buck]

Lol at Netflix ad on the bottom of those page.

[Ultra Peanut]

Isn't Amazon's selection even shittier than Netflix's?

I gave up on the system a long time ago, maaaaan. Piracy! FIGHT THE POWER.

*takes another hit*

[Dante84]

Apple TV works like a charm.

99 for the box... if you have a mac or ipod you can play music through it, watch Youtube, etc.... all wirelessly

And movies are 5 bucks.

Good, new movies, too.

[BigMeatballDave]

I know a site where you only pay $20 and if they dont have the movie your looking for just tell them what it is and they will have it posted up within a few hours.

Thatz neet. Wot our they're naam?

[Fish]

Apple TV works like a charm.

99 for the box... if you have a mac or ipod you can play music through it, watch Youtube, etc.... all wirelessly

And movies are 5 bucks.

Good, new movies, too.

This! Also can do Netflix, MLB.tv, NBA, NHL, Youtube, Vimeo, etc. And stream media from any iTunes library in the house.

And if you want to get really creative, you can jailbreak the older AppleTV models and load XBMC, and have a whole new host of media to consume(mostly for free).

[thabear04]

Thatz neet. Wot our they're naam?

http://movie.idevcreations.com/

[DRU]

Nothing beats piratebay.

[|Zach|]

Not sure what makes people feel like they are entitled to having every movie in the history of the world streamed to them for 10 bucks a month.

[durtyrute]

I kicked netflix to the curb shortly after they nearly doubled the price and didn't provide any extra value, in fact, they reduced the value.

The only way I can stick it to the man is to not buy their shit. I'm gonna do the same with cell phones, I don't need it and I don't like their business practices screwing the consumer.

We've come to a point where consumers need/want products more than the businesses need the customers and they are taking full advantage of that.

I came to the same conclusion about the cell phones.....:clap:

[BWillie]

Yeah I just got a new BLU RAY player with internet and I was really excited for steaming netflix but they really don't have much. Going to cancel and just keep doing redbox.

[BigMeatballDave]

Not sure what makes people feel like they are entitled to having every movie in the history of the world streamed to them for 10 bucks a month.

This.

I'm not thrilled with their selection, but its worth $8/mo.

[Deberg_1990]

Not sure what makes people feel like they are entitled to having every movie in the history of the world streamed to them for 10 bucks a month.

I don't either, but there's definately an entitlement mentality to the Internet generation. Everything should be free or cheap on the Internet.

[Chief3188]

Graboid

[hometeam]

took me only 2 weeks to cancel that POS.

[QuikSsurfer]

Netflix just added "Drive" -- check it out

:)

[Lumpy]

We have Netflix and Amazon. Netflix is ok for older tv shows, but it would be nice if they would update it once in awhile. For instance, they only have season 1 of The Walking Dead. We ended up purchasing season 2 through Amazon. The movie selection on both really sucks, but we rarely watch movies anyway.

[morphius]

For me the law should simply be that if they have a copy on hand, then they should be able to stream 1 copy to a user, if they have 100, then they could stream 100. Between copy write and patent law this country does everything they can to make innovation as painful as possible...

[Chiefshrink]

Not sure what makes people feel like they are entitled to having every movie in the history of the world streamed to them for 10 bucks a month.

Damn, you sound like a capitalist now:clap:

[|Zach|]

Damn, you sound like a capitalist now:clap:

Damn you sound like you know nothing about the person or subject you are talking about as always if you ever thought otherwise.

[Setsuna]

Saved by the Bell, Frasier, and the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers disagrees. :harumph:

[ThaVirus]

Not sure what makes people feel like they are entitled to having every movie in the history of the world streamed to them for 10 bucks a month.

This. Fucking this.

I'm tired of people bitching and moaning about this shit. To me, Netflix is worth the $9 a month just based on the TV shows alone. There's got to be over a 1000 hours worth of award-winning TV shows alone. If you don't like the movie selection then cancel the damn thing. It's only $9 a month you fucking pansies. Holy shit.

[BigMeatballDave]

Saved by the Bell, Frasier, and the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers disagrees. :harumph:

Dude, those shows aren't nearly 'black' enough... :)

[007]

Every time I think of a movie and wonder "Hey I wonder if Netflix has it to watch instantly?". THEY NEVER DO. **** their instant selection. It sucks ass. Is Amazon's instant streaming better? Do they have a monthly fee for all you can watch in a month, or is it pay for each movie individually?

The movie selection was always pretty thin. Nothing new here.

[suzzer99]

Netflix used to have the Sony library then lost it when Sony wanted 10x more money.

Directv is streaming now and offers a huge library. But you have to be a regular customer.

The real bugaboo of streaming-only companies like Netflix is they don't have the license rights to a ton of stuff. You may see cable and satellite companies, who already have relationships with all the major studios, take over the space in the next 5 years.

[Saccopoo]

I came to the same conclusion about the cell phones.....:clap:

What?!

You mean you don't want to pay $600 a year to have the privledge of having someone track your ass down on a moments notice just to inconvience you whenever?

I've never paid a dime for cell phones. Nada.

Don't own one, don't care.

The ultimate rip off.

Imagine what that $600+ a year could have bought you over the past five years...

$5,000 or having the wife track me down wherever I am...

[Setsuna]

Isn't Amazon's selection even shittier than Netflix's?

I gave up on the system a long time ago, maaaaan. Piracy! FIGHT THE POWER.

*takes another hit*
Are you ****ing high?


Dude, those shows aren't nearly 'black' enough... :)
LOL It's not the inside that counts, it's whats on the outside. I'm black where it counts, on the surface of my skin.

[BryanBusby]

Cease and desist letters FTL...

Usenet ftw no uploading, no worries about seeders, max speeds is pretty win

[jspchief]

Not sure what makes people feel like they are entitled to having every movie in the history of the world streamed to them for 10 bucks a month.

I think its the same thing that makes movie companies think they are entitled to charge the same for a shit movie as a good one.

[pr_capone]

I think its the same thing that makes movie companies think they are entitled to charge the same for a shit movie as a good one.

ROFL

[Fish]

Not sure what makes people feel like they are entitled to having every movie in the history of the world streamed to them for 10 bucks a month.

Entitled? No. But the technology already exists to have every movie in the history of the world available to people via streaming. Hell it's already available by slightly less than legal means...

The issue is that the entertainment industry refuses to acknowledge that their media can be made infinitely more accessible than the old inefficient method they're using now. They refuse to embrace it.

People know that it's possible. But the industry remains greedy and arrogant. That's why so many people have the opinion that they do.

[Deberg_1990]

Entitled? No. But the technology already exists to have every movie in the history of the world available to people via streaming. Hell it's already available by slightly less than legal means...

The issue is that the entertainment industry refuses to acknowledge that their media can be made infinitely more accessible than the old inefficient method they're using now. They refuse to embrace it.

People know that it's possible. But the industry remains greedy and arrogant. That's why so many people have the opinion that they do.

What do you mean? All new releases are available for streaming over a variety of services.

[BigMeatballDave]

Entitled? No. But the technology already exists to have every movie in the history of the world available to people via streaming. Hell it's already available by slightly less than legal means...

The issue is that the entertainment industry refuses to acknowledge that their media can be made infinitely more accessible than the old inefficient method they're using now. They refuse to embrace it.

People know that it's possible. But the industry remains greedy and arrogant. That's why so many people have the opinion that they do.

I think you missed the point of Zach's post.

[loochy]

From the view point of the consumer, I don't give a shit who's fault it is. They doubled the price and took away value at the same time. Cancelled.

This is the solution. If you don't like it, quit bitching and cancel.

[jspchief]

Entitled? No. But the technology already exists to have every movie in the history of the world available to people via streaming. Hell it's already available by slightly less than legal means...

The issue is that the entertainment industry refuses to acknowledge that their media can be made infinitely more accessible than the old inefficient method they're using now. They refuse to embrace it.

People know that it's possible. But the industry remains greedy and arrogant. That's why so many people have the opinion that they do.

The issue is the disparity between studios and consumers on the value of their product.

Just because I choose to watch Blade 3 on an unlimited netflix subscription, that doesn't mean I would pay to watch it individually if I didn't have an unlimited plan. I wouldn't pay $4 or $3 or $.99 or probably even a fucking penny.

Yet studios think they are missing out on all those lucrative Blade 3 purchases, so they don't want me to have unlimited netflix.

The reality is consumers place very little value on those old/lousy movies. They barely rank above whatever crap is on regular TV.

[Ultra Peanut]

Netflix is honestly still a good value to me, it's the rest of the halfassed, piecemeal, overpriced streaming services I hate.