Netflix Splits Streaming and DVD-by-Mail Services

[GonzoGamer]

I don't know...I get why Netflix is awesome. You watch anything anytime you want.
And still, I'm not attracted to it. My friends have Netflix for their PS3 and they keep telling me to get it. Hell, they even want to share their membership with me. But I don't think I need it. I mean, I have a TV. I already have movies I've bought myself that I can watch as many times as possible anywhere, more or less.

Anywho, I was actually considering getting into this just to watch some anime or something during my break at work or something. But this pushed me back to square one. And now that Blockbuster is out of the way, they can pretty much do what they want, huh?

Edit: I know that its still a relatively cheap price if you take on account the price of streaming whatever right into your house and DVD and all that. but hey, they should have thought about that from day 1. Now people are used to cheap prices and you bet they're gonna be pissed by this.

Maybe they used the low prices to get as many customers hooked on it as they could and are now jacking up the price. That is very common with cable companies, telephone companies and even credit cards but generally with those they tell you upfront that only the 6 months are at the low price.

Yea. It?s strange. I?m a bit torn by this. I do kind of feel like I?ve been taken for a bit of a ride on the bait & switch train but at the same time (considering how much I used to spend on dvds) the price only went from really good deal to pretty good deal. If you would otherwise buy at least one dvd a month, it?s still worth it. And I even find things on the Instant that you can?t even buy on dvd: like Tom Waits? Big Time which only had like one printing on VHS.
I?ll wait and see what they do with it. There?s still a lot they can offer to try and keep those turned off by the hike.
They don?t even have an android app; they should start with that.

 

[Epona]

I don't know...I get why Netflix is awesome. You watch anything anytime you want.
And still, I'm not attracted to it. My friends have Netflix for their PS3 and they keep telling me to get it. Hell, they even want to share their membership with me. But I don't think I need it. I mean, I have a TV. I already have movies I've bought myself that I can watch as many times as possible anywhere, more or less.

Anywho, I was actually considering getting into this just to watch some anime or something during my break at work or something. But this pushed me back to square one. And now that Blockbuster is out of the way, they can pretty much do what they want, huh?

Edit: I know that its still a relatively cheap price if you take on account the price of streaming whatever right into your house and DVD and all that. but hey, they should have thought about that from day 1. Now people are used to cheap prices and you bet they're gonna be pissed by this.

Maybe they used the low prices to get as many customers hooked on it as they could and are now jacking up the price. That is very common with cable companies, telephone companies and even credit cards but generally with those they tell you upfront that only the 6 months are at the low price.

Yea. It?s strange. I?m a bit torn by this. I do kind of feel like I?ve been taken for a bit of a ride on the bait & switch train but at the same time (considering how much I used to spend on dvds) the price only went from really good deal to pretty good deal. If you would otherwise buy at least one dvd a month, it?s still worth it. And I even find things on the Instant that you can?t even buy on dvd: like Tom Waits? Big Time which only had like one printing on VHS.
I?ll wait and see what they do with it. There?s still a lot they can offer to try and keep those turned off by the hike.
They don?t even have an android app; they should start with that.

Well, getting a new release from Netflix takes too long so we rent locally for that and since we have been with Netflix for many years, we have rented or streamed all the old releases we care to. We are at a point now where we keep Netflix on retainer just in case something good comes to streaming. We have one DVD on our queue and that has a "Very Long Wait". When we finally get it, hope it's not too scratched to play, which has become a real concern over the past year or two.

Keeping Netflix on retainer is completely dependent on reasonable prices though. We'll see what happens here. One thing I don't appreciate is that after I read about this here last night, I checked Netflix site and found no information about it. I just checked again, even went to my account page, no information about this price hike is listed. I dislike finding out about these things from the media, rather than Netflix telling me when I log into my account.

 

[Omnific One]

Canceling my account ASAP. Instant watch has almost nothing, and I use Redbox for DVDs.

Thus comes the downfall of Netflix.

Also, anyone keeping your streaming plans: Hulu Plus has a FAR better selection.

So wait why would you have it in the first place if it offers you nothing? You say you dont use it for the dvds and instant watch has basically nothing.

Sorry, I thought this would be pretty obvious from my reference to Redbox, as it only rents new DVDs; I use Redbox for new DVDs, while using Netflix for old ones. It's not worth it for that anymore.

 

[antidonkey]

Hmmm. So in order to keep paying what I currently pay I'll have to drop down to one disc at a time? Actually, that's probably not right since I get blu-rays. Looks like I'll be paying more and getting less. Good job, Netflix....good job.

 

[GonzoGamer]

I don't know...I get why Netflix is awesome. You watch anything anytime you want.
And still, I'm not attracted to it. My friends have Netflix for their PS3 and they keep telling me to get it. Hell, they even want to share their membership with me. But I don't think I need it. I mean, I have a TV. I already have movies I've bought myself that I can watch as many times as possible anywhere, more or less.

Anywho, I was actually considering getting into this just to watch some anime or something during my break at work or something. But this pushed me back to square one. And now that Blockbuster is out of the way, they can pretty much do what they want, huh?

Edit: I know that its still a relatively cheap price if you take on account the price of streaming whatever right into your house and DVD and all that. but hey, they should have thought about that from day 1. Now people are used to cheap prices and you bet they're gonna be pissed by this.

Maybe they used the low prices to get as many customers hooked on it as they could and are now jacking up the price. That is very common with cable companies, telephone companies and even credit cards but generally with those they tell you upfront that only the 6 months are at the low price.

Yea. It?s strange. I?m a bit torn by this. I do kind of feel like I?ve been taken for a bit of a ride on the bait & switch train but at the same time (considering how much I used to spend on dvds) the price only went from really good deal to pretty good deal. If you would otherwise buy at least one dvd a month, it?s still worth it. And I even find things on the Instant that you can?t even buy on dvd: like Tom Waits? Big Time which only had like one printing on VHS.
I?ll wait and see what they do with it. There?s still a lot they can offer to try and keep those turned off by the hike.
They don?t even have an android app; they should start with that.

Well, getting a new release from Netflix takes too long so we rent locally for that and since we have been with Netflix for many years, we have rented or streamed all the old releases we care to. We are at a point now where we keep Netflix on retainer just in case something good comes to streaming. We have one DVD on our queue and that has a "Very Long Wait". When we finally get it, hope it's not too scratched to play, which has become a real concern over the past year or two.

Keeping Netflix on retainer is completely dependent on reasonable prices though. We'll see what happens here. One thing I don't appreciate is that after I read about this here last night, I checked Netflix site and found no information about it. I just checked again, even went to my account page, no information about this price hike is listed. I dislike finding out about these things from the media, rather than Netflix telling me when I log into my account.

That is a big oversight. I know most people don't use their "regular" email for netflix but the email that they use for shopping and other spam attracting activities. The details for this (along with what kind of perks we can look forward to in return for the 60% hike) should be clearly on display when you log in.
As for the dvds, I don't usually have too much of a problem getting new dvds from Netflix. If I did, I would definitely drop that part of the service. I guess that's the only good part of their new plan: if you only like the dvds OR the streaming, it'll be cheaper for you.

 

[Shy_Guy]

No he is not. Netflix is a company that is in the business to make money. With new regulations on net streaming, as well as licensing fees to Netflix, costs are going to go up. You recognize that right? When people fucking charge netflex more money, costs go up? We both agree this is fucking obvious? Alright.

They are raising the price while dropping features. To me, the service is no longer worth it. I don't give a fuck about their financial issues. I care about what I am paying for and whether or not I am satisfied. THAT should be fucking obvious.

You have the right to free speech, which is recognized by others. In return, you recognize others' right to free speech. And if something you are saying, within your rights, happens to be illogical, ill-conceived, or think-headed, you have the right to have what you said questioned. Others have the right to say that you're being irrational. Because they have -exactly- the same right of free speech you do. And having the freedom of free speech does not in any way give you immunity to criticism... otherwise you're being a hypocrite for crticizing something Netflix has said that you disagree with, but not that it's okay for others to criticize you.

He comes here to complain about people complaining. It's idiotic on top of the irony. He can criticize all he wants, but I have a right to call him out on being a complete asshole to people who are genuinely expressing discontent about something. His posts were the equivalent of "shut up crybabies lol".

And he has the right to complain about something he reads that is ill-informed and reactionary. Do you see how that works? How is his right to free speech magically less important than yours? It isn't. You both have the same right to free speech. If you don't want others to have free speech, stop using yours. It's common sense, lad.

Ill informed? Sorry, I got the facts, I just don't like the outcome.

Yes, it costs more. That's because it costs them more. The alternative is to lose money. Do you want a company with services you like to lose money? No, you don't, because if they do... either they raise prices, or they go away.

They are charging MORE money and giving customers LESS in return for said money. The service is gradually degrading and they expect the customer to pay more.

 

[Callate]

Oh noes! That's... Uh... Still pretty reasonable, really...