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Jul 3, 2013 12:55:43 GMT -5
Post by Bob Ross on Jul 3, 2013 12:55:43 GMT -5
I just signed up for Netflix streaming for $7.99 / month.
Previously I had the 4 DVDs at a time option for ~$24 / month.
I bought a streaming converter device but have yet to hook it up yet.
My question to you all is how is the Netflix streaming selection compare to the DVDs? Everything I find online says streaming doesn't offer nearly the selection, but the info is like 2 years old and I assume things have gotten better.
I'd like to cancel the DVD option if I can get most of the stuff we watch via streaming. We watch mostly TV series, from the late 80's up through current releases.
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Jul 3, 2013 12:58:57 GMT -5
Post by Sam_2.0 on Jul 3, 2013 12:58:57 GMT -5
We only use the streaming option. If you are watching recent series, sometimes you have to wait for them to be available on streaming. But it's not really an issue for us.
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Jul 3, 2013 13:00:00 GMT -5
Post by Rocky Mtn Saver on Jul 3, 2013 13:00:00 GMT -5
The last time I looked at the library, streaming sucked for what I like to watch. It's a much smaller selection, and doesn't include many of the less popular items. I've stuck with DVD's so far.
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Jul 3, 2013 13:02:24 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2013 13:02:24 GMT -5
If you are using a "streaming device" you can sign up for Hulu.
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Post by thyme4change on Jul 3, 2013 13:04:00 GMT -5
Netflix streaming is great if you like watching television shows that are at least 18 months old. The movie selection SUCKS.
I still have the 2 DVD selection, so I can see anything. Let me give you a partial list of things you can not stream:
- Every movie that was nominated for an Oscar last year. - Every movie that is ranked 4 or 5 stars, ever. - 90% of the movies you have ever heard of. - Every movie you actually want to see, with the exception of that one movie you want to see.
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Jul 3, 2013 13:05:02 GMT -5
Post by souldoubt on Jul 3, 2013 13:05:02 GMT -5
I've only ever used Netflix streaming. For $7.99 a month I can't complain because there's plenty of shows to check out and quite a few movies but newer movies that recently came to DVD seem pretty rare.
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Jul 3, 2013 13:05:23 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2013 13:05:23 GMT -5
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movingforward
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Jul 3, 2013 13:08:53 GMT -5
Post by movingforward on Jul 3, 2013 13:08:53 GMT -5
Well, you won't get a lot of new releases in regards to movies with streaming but I just go to redbox if there is something I really want to see. I watch tons of shows on Netflix that I have missed through the years and use hulu for recent stuff. You also won't be able to get any of the Showtime or HBO series with streaming so I typically get those at my library.
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Bob Ross
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Jul 3, 2013 13:09:22 GMT -5
Post by Bob Ross on Jul 3, 2013 13:09:22 GMT -5
Netflix streaming is great if you like watching television shows that are at least 18 months old. The movie selection SUCKS. I still have the 2 DVD selection, so I can see anything. Let me give you a partial list of things you can not stream: - Every movie that was nominated for an Oscar last year. - Every movie that is ranked 4 or 5 stars, ever. - 90% of the movies you have ever heard of. - Every movie you actually want to see, with the exception of that one movie you want to see. That sounds okay then. Almost every new movie is crap nowadays, anyways.
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Jul 3, 2013 13:12:13 GMT -5
Post by Bob Ross on Jul 3, 2013 13:12:13 GMT -5
Well, you won't get a lot of new releases in regards to movies with streaming but I just go to redbox if there is something I really want to see. I watch tons of shows on Netflix that I have missed through the years and use hulu for recent stuff. You also won't be able to get any of the Showtime or HBO series with streaming so I typically get those at my library. My cable package promotion comes with free HBO, Cinemax, Showtime, plus On Demand for these. Every time the promotion expires, I call and raise the bitch until they put me on the newest promotion.
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thyme4change
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Jul 3, 2013 13:12:40 GMT -5
Post by thyme4change on Jul 3, 2013 13:12:40 GMT -5
Netflix streaming is great if you like watching television shows that are at least 18 months old. The movie selection SUCKS. I still have the 2 DVD selection, so I can see anything. Let me give you a partial list of things you can not stream: - Every movie that was nominated for an Oscar last year. - Every movie that is ranked 4 or 5 stars, ever. - 90% of the movies you have ever heard of. - Every movie you actually want to see, with the exception of that one movie you want to see. That sounds okay then. Almost every new movie is crap nowadays, anyways. LOL - what kind of DVDs did you get when you were on the 4 at a time plan? If you put 20 things in your queue, you should be able to see if they all stream. If they do, you will be happy, if they don't, you won't have a good substitute for your old plan.
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Jul 3, 2013 13:14:11 GMT -5
Post by Rocky Mtn Saver on Jul 3, 2013 13:14:11 GMT -5
When I had the service last, I had 500 dvd's in my queue. 30 of them were available for streaming.
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Jul 3, 2013 13:16:44 GMT -5
Post by thyme4change on Jul 3, 2013 13:16:44 GMT -5
When I had the service last, I had 500 dvd's in my queue. 30 of them were available for streaming. Glad to hear I'm not the only one with a large queue.
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Bob Ross
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Jul 3, 2013 13:17:07 GMT -5
Post by Bob Ross on Jul 3, 2013 13:17:07 GMT -5
That sounds okay then. Almost every new movie is crap nowadays, anyways. LOL - what kind of DVDs did you get when you were on the 4 at a time plan? If you put 20 things in your queue, you should be able to see if they all stream. If they do, you will be happy, if they don't, you won't have a good substitute for your old plan. Most are TV series that are more than 18 months old. Some are TV series that are currently running and I add the newest season to the queue when it comes available. Haven't got a movie from Netflix in quite some time.
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Jul 3, 2013 13:17:41 GMT -5
Post by thyme4change on Jul 3, 2013 13:17:41 GMT -5
Then you will LOVE streaming.
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Jul 3, 2013 14:03:52 GMT -5
Post by sheilaincali on Jul 3, 2013 14:03:52 GMT -5
We have been on the streaming only Netflix option for a couple of years now. We like it fine. We use it more for watching tv shows than movies. But my husband likes to watch a lot of odd ball documentaries and those are available on Netflix.
For newer movies we tend to pay the $1.99-$3.99 fee to rent them from Amazon Prime. We only "rent" from Amazon maybe one more a month so it's not a big expense.
Between Amazon, Hulu Plus and Netflix I don't miss cable at all. Directv sends me three emails a week asking me to come back but I can still watch everything I used to watch and they can't touch the $16 a month I pay for Hulu and Netflix.
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Jul 3, 2013 14:15:35 GMT -5
Post by Gardening Grandma on Jul 3, 2013 14:15:35 GMT -5
Well, you won't get a lot of new releases in regards to movies with streaming but I just go to redbox if there is something I really want to see. I watch tons of shows on Netflix that I have missed through the years and use hulu for recent stuff. You also won't be able to get any of the Showtime or HBO series with streaming so I typically get those at my library. We do this - watch old TV shows on Netflix streaming and for newer movies we use Redbox. We used to get DVds from Netflix, but the popular ones were often scratched and we'd have to return them. Happened more than once. Have not had that problem with Redbox.
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Jul 3, 2013 14:55:40 GMT -5
Post by Timberwolf on Jul 3, 2013 14:55:40 GMT -5
We use Netflix streaming exclusively and like it a lot. We've never had cable so that makes it much more appealing because nearly everything available seems like a new program. Our problem is watching way MORE tv than ever before.
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Jul 3, 2013 15:18:01 GMT -5
Post by jeffreymo on Jul 3, 2013 15:18:01 GMT -5
Netflix streaming is great if you've got a young child who enjoys watching the same movie/cartoon episode 20 times per month.
We're already caught up on Sons of Anarchy, Breaking Bad, Mad Men, The Walking Dead etc... so there isn't much selection for us. I agree with others that the movie selection sucks.
We'll go 4 or 5 months with it, then decide there isn't anything to watch and we'll cancel. Then 3 months go by and we'll miss it, so we sign back up.
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Jul 3, 2013 15:19:07 GMT -5
Post by thyme4change on Jul 3, 2013 15:19:07 GMT -5
You can watch all the episodes of Shaun the Sheep.
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Post by Peace Of Mind on Jul 3, 2013 15:30:42 GMT -5
We'll have Netflix streaming using Roku after the free trials are expired. They have tons of free movies and various series to watch. We just got it a week ago and are watching The Killing. The last episode is tonight (we've been watching 2-3 episodes a night. We are loving it! We get free 30 day viewings on each offered! Netflix - 30 days - Hulu - 30 days, etc. I honestly can't remember the names and don't even know if Hulu is one of them but you get the idea. So in about 4 months we'll be paying $8.00/mth. and I'm hoping to be able to cancel basic Cable when DH gets us an antenna. We'll be saving about $25.00 or more a month and we'll get more channels to watch if it works.
Roku is also easy to use.
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Post by movingforward on Jul 3, 2013 15:46:57 GMT -5
We'll have Netflix streaming using Roku after the free trials are expired. They have tons of free movies and various series to watch. We just got it a week ago and are watching The Killing. The last episode is tonight (we've been watching 2-3 episodes a night. We are loving it! We get free 30 day viewings on each offered! Netflix - 30 days - Hulu - 30 days, etc. I honestly can't remember the names and don't even know if Hulu is one of them but you get the idea. So in about 4 months we'll be paying $8.00/mth. and I'm hoping to be able to cancel basic Cable when DH gets us an antenna. We'll be saving about $25.00 or more a month and we'll get more channels to watch if it works. Roku is also easy to use. I love my Roku box! I ended up canceling cable because I was watching it more than anything else. The only thing I don't like is CBS won't release any of their current shows to hulu so I have to watch The Good Wife, Persons of Interest and most recently Under the Dome via my antenna and sit through commercials. Not bad though, I can deal with commercials for only a few shows. The Killing AWESOME!! The last episode is SO good!
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Post by Abby Normal on Jul 3, 2013 15:55:02 GMT -5
I was pretty ticked off at Netflix the other night. I had been streaming a TV series. As of 6/30 it was no longer available for streaming. Now only on disk. Pissed me right off since I was in the middle of an episode. Now I have to wait for the damn disc to come in.
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Post by Peace Of Mind on Jul 3, 2013 15:57:10 GMT -5
We'll have Netflix streaming using Roku after the free trials are expired. They have tons of free movies and various series to watch. We just got it a week ago and are watching The Killing. The last episode is tonight (we've been watching 2-3 episodes a night. We are loving it! We get free 30 day viewings on each offered! Netflix - 30 days - Hulu - 30 days, etc. I honestly can't remember the names and don't even know if Hulu is one of them but you get the idea. So in about 4 months we'll be paying $8.00/mth. and I'm hoping to be able to cancel basic Cable when DH gets us an antenna. We'll be saving about $25.00 or more a month and we'll get more channels to watch if it works. Roku is also easy to use. I love my Roku box! I ended up canceling cable because I was watching it more than anything else. The only thing I don't like is CBS won't release any of their current shows to hulu so I have to watch The Good Wife, Persons of Interest and most recently Under the Dome via my antenna and sit through commercials. Not bad though, I can deal with commercials for only a few shows. The Killing AWESOME!! The last episode is SO good! I know! I saw it last night because I couldn't wait but DH hasn't. So I'll watch it with him again. I love Persons of Interest and we've been watching Under the Dome also. BTW - We tried Dexter and did not like it at all. We must be weird because everybody seems to rave about it. Too much reference to animal killings for my taste and DH felt it was too slow and too dark for his taste too. I told him if he liked it I could just come play with you all but he said he really didn't like it. Yay! So I suggested The Killing because of you guys recommending it and we love it!! What else do you all recommend? We've finished Six Feet Under, Weeds, The Killing after tonight, all the True Bloods that have come out and all the Mad Men that have come out. There is another one that DH wants to see but I can't think of the name right now. It has a man's face on the cover and he looks insane. LOL!
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Post by geenamercile on Jul 3, 2013 16:06:11 GMT -5
We like Netflix and don't have cable. The newer shows I watch, I just stream on the computer from their websites.
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Post by movingforward on Jul 3, 2013 16:06:20 GMT -5
I love my Roku box! I ended up canceling cable because I was watching it more than anything else. The only thing I don't like is CBS won't release any of their current shows to hulu so I have to watch The Good Wife, Persons of Interest and most recently Under the Dome via my antenna and sit through commercials. Not bad though, I can deal with commercials for only a few shows. The Killing AWESOME!! The last episode is SO good! I know! I saw it last night because I couldn't wait but DH hasn't. So I'll watch it with him again. I love Persons of Interest and we've been watching Under the Dome also. BTW - We tried Dexter and did not like it at all. We must be weird because everybody seems to rave about it. Too much reference to animal killings for my taste and DH felt it was too slow and too dark for his taste too. I told him if he liked it I could just come play with you all but he said he really didn't like it. Yay! So I suggested The Killing because of you guys recommending it and we love it!! What else do you all recommend? We've finished Six Feet Under, Weeds, The Killing after tonight, all the True Bloods that have come out and all the Mad Men that have come out. There is another one that DH wants to see but I can't think of the name right now. It has a man's face on the cover and he looks insane. LOL! Have you watched 24 and House of Cards? The Walking Dead is really good too. I didn't want to watch it at first because I am not a fan of zombies but it really sucked me in and is much better than I thought it would be. If you want something lighthearted I suggest Hart of Dixie and Drop Dead Diva (very cute shows).
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Jul 3, 2013 16:08:28 GMT -5
Post by Peace Of Mind on Jul 3, 2013 16:08:28 GMT -5
I know! I saw it last night because I couldn't wait but DH hasn't. So I'll watch it with him again. I love Persons of Interest and we've been watching Under the Dome also. BTW - We tried Dexter and did not like it at all. We must be weird because everybody seems to rave about it. Too much reference to animal killings for my taste and DH felt it was too slow and too dark for his taste too. I told him if he liked it I could just come play with you all but he said he really didn't like it. Yay! So I suggested The Killing because of you guys recommending it and we love it!! What else do you all recommend? We've finished Six Feet Under, Weeds, The Killing after tonight, all the True Bloods that have come out and all the Mad Men that have come out. There is another one that DH wants to see but I can't think of the name right now. It has a man's face on the cover and he looks insane. LOL! Have you watched 24 and House of Cards? The Walking Dead is really good too. I didn't want to watch it at first because I am not a fan of zombies but it really sucked me in and is much better than I thought it would be. If you want something lighthearted I suggest Hart of Dixie and Drop Dead Diva (very cute shows). I think DH mentioned The Walking Dead and House of Cards so maybe we'll try those next. Thanks!
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Jul 3, 2013 16:09:55 GMT -5
Post by thyme4change on Jul 3, 2013 16:09:55 GMT -5
I got to watch Arrested Development Season 4.
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Post by Abby Normal on Jul 3, 2013 16:14:42 GMT -5
Damages. God that first season sucked me in worse than Breaking Bad.
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Jul 3, 2013 16:16:15 GMT -5
Post by movingforward on Jul 3, 2013 16:16:15 GMT -5
POM - what about Breaking Bad. Have you watched that?
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