I could watch Hulu Plus for TV but I have directv with a very capable DVR situation
Existing members can float on their current plans until September 1s
Guess I'll be dropping my streaming subscription. Oh well, there's never anything good in their selection anyway.
Pachter predicts Netflix's streaming content licensing costs will rise from $180 million in 2010 to a whopping $1.98 billion in 2012.
Absolutely. I use DirectTV every day. I use netflix streaming a couple times/month recently (or less). There's nothing on it. I watch new shows only. I have no interest in anything old whatsoever. It was snazzy when netflix was getting leverage as it was coming on TV, that was pretty cool, but that dried up. $8 is not much at all but then it's still more than what the crap on the instant view is. There is enough to watch for years and years, but I could go to my library and find literally a life time of reference material on horticulture and 5th century stonework. It doesn't mean I want to. I am stingy. My monthly budget is pretty tight and I don't throw out on crap I don't need or use. If the streaming content was great I'd pay a lot for it. In all honesty if it had new movie releases when they hit DVD (same day) and all current new TV shows the day they hit there's no reason I wouldn't pay $60/month for it. But when it's just more or less crap I'd simply rather not even see it on my credit card statement.so you pay for satellite but netflix streaming is only worth $3/month to you?
This doesn't make sense. I went to wiki and read that for 2011 they expect $3B revenue or so for 2011, up from $2B for 2010, which saw net income of only $161M. Where the F are they going to come up with $1.98B in 2012 for content licensing costs? Oh, I think we just found out I think the reality of streaming is definitely catching up with netflix (and with us). Studios want in on that action for sure, we've basically had it free up until now (because netflix basically had it free).Pachter predicts Netflix's streaming content licensing costs will rise from $180 million in 2010 to a whopping $1.98 billion in 2012.
I just canceled my Netflix after I got that email.
My date is 9/1/11.
I don't use it enough to justify it anymore. $10 was ok, but $16 pushed me to cancel.
I will just use Red Box if I want to watch something.
Star Trek, A-Team, Magnum PI, Spartacus (though I think part of it has been removed), Battlestar, Leverage -- so much to watch, so little time.
The wife is mad and wants to cancel (it is her account). I told her if she did, I'd get a streaming-only account. One thing I don't like is that not all episodes of a series are typically streaming. For example, in the A-Team and Tudors, there are definitely episodes which are DVD only. With this new pricing model, I don't expect Netflix to change that.
FWIW, I believe Hulu has some of The A-Team episodes. It may be worth a look...IIRC I watched one there that Netflix had only on disc.
At that price I'd rather have Blockbuster by Mail and Netflix Instant. BBbyM includes BD and games and has much faster turn-around plus I got three months for $9.