Netflix to raise "bundle" prices 60%
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After the announcement about the rate change this is really a cherry on top of the shit sundae:
Netflix streaming service hit by outage
Netflix streaming service hit by outage
Haywood said:
I forgot to post to this the other day. My problem with streaming, is my internet connection maxes out at 3mbps, so quality is hit or miss for me. Netflix's answer is frame dropping, which while better than macroblocking, still makes it hard to watch some movies. I can't remember the name of the movie, some Michael Caine/Demi Moore movie, but it was readily apparent.
My other gripe with netflix and streaming, classic movies from the 80's don't seem to be a priority. Those are the movies that I would stream. New releases I won't in their full 1080p/lossless glory.
It's hardly Netflix's fault that your internet maxes out at 3Mbps... unless of course you are getting better PQ with other streaming services. As I recall Netflix recommends 6Mbps for HD streaming. That said I tried it with a 6Mbps DSL connection and the service was spotty if the there was ANYTHING else using the internet at the same time, so I upgraded to a 20Mbps service.
As far as movie selection goes... I'm confused. I talk about NF streaming with our customers in their homes at least a couple of times a week and the most common gripe I hear is that NF streaming titles are too focused on older titles.
As far as movie selection goes... I'm confused. I talk about NF streaming with our customers in their homes at least a couple of times a week and the most common gripe I hear is that NF streaming titles are too focused on older titles.
I don't blame Netflix for the slow streaming, but I won't pay more for it either. As far as the movies, nostalgic teen comedies seem to be few and far between. Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Airplane, as well as others that I've looked for but weren't available for streaming.
As someone else said they can only stream what the studios let them via contracts. The one article I posted explains how the studios are jacking up the price to NF by as much as 10x.Huey said:
As long as a studio feels they can make money via disc sales and broadcast TV you wont see it via streaming
I stream & get the 2 disc plan with Netflex. I'm getting around 20Mbps on my revue to stream. Maybe someday the audio will at least give the option of 5.1 DD instead of the 2 channel. But my grip is the library of movies. I've called twice to complain about only showing "B" movies. They don't stream any Harry Poter, Indiana Jones, Walt Disney, Planet of the Apes (ones from along time ago) etc. The last rep I talked to said we will never see these or any of the new hits because of the Studios. I informed him that the record companys said that about their CD's & mp3's.......they learned a leson & now are making money with downloads. Guess the studios need to learn about streaming...
So I' going to keep the renting so we can watch movies that will not be streamed.
So I' going to keep the renting so we can watch movies that will not be streamed.