Netflix
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Who uses it?
Good? Bad?
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So I signed up for it, but none of the movies I wanted to watch last night were streaming.
Is Netflix going to eventually stream everything?
Picking a movie is usually a spontaneous event for me. By the time it comes in the mail, I may or may not feel like seeing it.
Good? Bad?
EDIT:
So I signed up for it, but none of the movies I wanted to watch last night were streaming.
Is Netflix going to eventually stream everything?
Picking a movie is usually a spontaneous event for me. By the time it comes in the mail, I may or may not feel like seeing it.
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So with my Mac, I wouldn't need a disc? You think the PS3 would work better?
It takes a disc to run, but Sony has said they are going to eventually make it disc-less and have it as an app in the near future.
Is there any contract, or is it month by month?
Month by month. You can pause it at any time and start right back up.
You can still stream to any PC or Mac once you sign up for Netflix.
I stream to my PS3 when I'm at home because I prefer watching movies/shows on my 50" HDTV.
When I travel for work, I'll watch stuff on my laptop.
It's also not really a matter of speed. Both will stream at the same rate.
as of yesterday? Downloaded the app. Yet to try it out. Can't imagine my battery will make it through a movie
Just charge it up first. Lord knows I watched Tango & Cash with it plugged in so I wouldn't miss a second of its greatness.
Is Netflix going to eventually stream everything?
Picking a movie is usually a spontaneous event for me. By the time it comes in the mail, I may or may not feel like seeing it.
It's possible they might in the future, but as of now, their streaming choices are limited.
My guess is that it won't happen soon though. They have invested a lot of money in all those DVDs and Blu-ray discs.
Distributors make more money from distribution methods like Cable/Satellite than they do from Netflix. They want more money from Netflix for the discs than they are currently getting. Netflix doesn't think it should give them more money. Distributors then withhold disc sales from Netflix for an amount of time after the movie has been viewable on Cable/Satellite in order to preserve higher revenue streams. Then they release the discs for sale to Netflix after whatever amount of time they think will make them the most money.
That and...
Some distributors are starting to use their entire catalog of new/upcoming releases against Netflix for this same purpose. They are threatening to withhold all future releases from Netflix and shut them out of the picture completely.
Both of these things are partly responsible for the reason Netflix streaming catalog is so limited. It may be subject to a separate contract (as non-physical media) between the distributor and Netflix. With some new releases, Netflix may have them right away, but only for a limited window of viewing opportunity.
I wanted to watch Wall-e yesterday knowing that it was available some time ago, but it was gone. Then I remembered that it was labeled as a "Starz Play" movie which falls under the above limitation.
See the following industry article for reference: http://aamproject.org/netflix-announces-online-dvd-rentals-right-to-more-movies/1552
There was a deal signed several months ago between Netflix and Warner Brothers, where Netflix agreed to hold off making new titles from that studio available to its customers, in exchange for an increase in the number of titles Netflix could make available to watch instantly.
Warner Brothers essentially wanted DVDs in stores for a month or two prior to them being available for rental.
I can't really attest to the quality of the titles available to watch instantly. Seems to me they tend to be somewhat older films (out at least one year), but because I don't stream them often at all, I don't pay that close attention to the titles.