Netflix raises prices - a lot

[Jobydrone]

Remember the days when there were five or six TV channels and the big event was the one time a year ABC would air Wizard of Oz?  You couldn't see that film any other time/place/way.  I'm sure the networks long for those days, but I don't think anyone else does.

[ElfManDan]

I haven't had any issue with Netflix since I went just streaming, and lack of new content I really don't care all that much. I've got enough stuff in my queue it would probably take me a several years to watch it all. I'm pretty satisfied. I watch a little bit every few days and don't feel over charged at the current just streaming price.

[Ktrek]

I haven't had any issue with Netflix since I went just streaming, and lack of new content I really don't care all that much. I've got enough stuff in my queue it would probably take me a several years to watch it all. I'm pretty satisfied. I watch a little bit every few days and don't feel over charged at the current just streaming price.

Yea but Starz is probably close to 50% of their streaming content. Will you still be satisfied?

Kevin

[KingIsaacLinksr]

I haven't had any issue with Netflix since I went just streaming, and lack of new content I really don't care all that much. I've got enough stuff in my queue it would probably take me a several years to watch it all. I'm pretty satisfied. I watch a little bit every few days and don't feel over charged at the current just streaming price.

Yea but Starz is probably close to 50% of their streaming content. Will you still be satisfied?

Kevin

I just ran a quick look over the current offerings from Starz Play.  The only thing I'll miss from Starz is some of the recent Disney movies.  Most of their content is a little overblown tbh.  Out of the 21 pages of movies/TV shows I haven't seen yet, there was very little content I wanted to see so my Netflix queue isn't going to shrink much, if at all. 

I know I'm not Sheppard but, Starz leaving won't affect me any.  If anyone else starts pulling out though, I might reconsider then.

King

[X]

I haven't had any issue with Netflix since I went just streaming, and lack of new content I really don't care all that much. I've got enough stuff in my queue it would probably take me a several years to watch it all. I'm pretty satisfied. I watch a little bit every few days and don't feel over charged at the current just streaming price.

Yea but Starz is probably close to 50% of their streaming content. Will you still be satisfied?

Kevin

Starz is nowhere near 50% of their streaming content. Every article I've read says that the Starz content only counts for about 8% of the domestic viewing. Meaning that regardless of what they are bringing to the party, only 8% of netflix viewing is exclusive to Starz offerings.

[Bryancd]

I haven't had any issue with Netflix since I went just streaming, and lack of new content I really don't care all that much. I've got enough stuff in my queue it would probably take me a several years to watch it all. I'm pretty satisfied. I watch a little bit every few days and don't feel over charged at the current just streaming price.

Yea but Starz is probably close to 50% of their streaming content. Will you still be satisfied?

Kevin

Yeah, the only Straz specific show I watched was "Spartacus-Blood and Sand". I can watch the new season of on Starz's web site. So I'm not really part of the 8%.

[Jobydrone]

The other problem with the Starz material is that it plays in fullscreen, often pan/scan or just simply with the edges cut off.  None of it is widescreen, if that matters...it does to me.  The quality of the Starz stuff seems lower too, I don't know if I'm imagining it but whenever a Starz movie streams it seems fuzzier and out of focus.

[ElfManDan]

I'm still working my way through all the Star Trek series at the moment. Considering it's taken me almost a year since I started watching through it all and I'm only just starting DS9 (plus a season and half of TNG left) I've got a while to go on that. I like the TV series they have and there's a bunch of great BBC series on instant watch. I'm looking at watching eventually Sherlock, Luther, Primeval, Classic Doctor Who, and continuing the seasons I haven't seen yet of Merlin and Being Human. That's just a few of the shows in my queue. There's lots of not BBC shows I hope to watch eventually. And I always love watching and rewatching Survivorman, The Colony, The Alaska Experiment, Mythbusters, Dirty Jobs...

Like I said I don't see myself ever running out of content unless they take down the whole library. I'm pretty happy with the selection and if they make it better awesome, I'm happy with that too. It just seems to me this is awesome being able to watch so much whenever I want, so what do I have to complain about?

[Jobydrone]

I just watched the first few episodes of the IT Crowd on Netflix. Does it get funnier? Reminds me a little bit of Big Bang.

[Rico]

I just watched the first few episodes of the IT Crowd on Netflix. Does it get funnier? Reminds me a little bit of Big Bang.

I've tried a few episodes too and it doesn't do a lot for me either.

[ElfManDan]

Oh I love the IT Crowd. I think it takes a certain taste for that kinda of humor, but also it reminds me so much of when I worked in IT departments. I just found out Season 4 is on Netflix now too!!! It's going in my Queue right now. Also discovered Spaced is in the instant watch. I think it's time for a rewatch of that show too!

[ChrisMC]

For streaming, Netflix is hard to beat.  But not everyone has a fast internet connection, or the right gear to use it.  Also believe it or not, some people still like physical discs - they might not even have the Net.  A ways down the road this won't matter as much, but right now it does to a degree.  They also need to streamline this content rights stuff.  I still can't quite grasp why I can stream a movie 3 months old, but not some that are 10 years old.  This is one of the reasons piracy exists.

Yeah, I agree. My wife loves Anime, and so much of it loses US lisence never to be seen again. Or the old Batman TV show. I had to buy it from a booth at a convention because it's forever to be tied up in legal limbo. Not only are some of these things not streaming, they're not on Netflix at all. Content and convenience is what I pay Netflix for.

[Jobydrone]

Yeah my kids are really into the new Batman series right now, and there's no Batman at all on Netflix streaming.  I'd love for them to see the old 60s tv series, they'd really dig it.

[Dangelus]

I'm really enjoying having access to the US Netflix catalogue with my UK account. :)

[WillEagle]

Godzilla vs Mothra is now on Netflix streaming!