Amazon’s streaming service is great and you also get free 2-Day shipping on anything from Amazon, as well as other benefits because you’re a Amazon Prime member. It’s only $79/year which is only about $6.50 a month. Cheaper than both Hulu and Netflix, plus you get awesome benefits and their streaming catalog is IMO just as good or better!!
(only bad thing is Amazon has supported anti-2A agenda’s)
I also find Netflix VERY limiting.
They don’t even have “Apocalypse Now” … anyone else find it odd that this classic is missing?
Crackle and Hulu are even worse.
-brickboy240
Really? Amazon sells lots of firearm accessories though, lol.
Typical left wing hypocrisy. They recently have given money to organizations that focus on reducing gun violence and “getting guns off the streets” as they like to put it.
I have netflix because I’m stuck with it. I truly miss the local movie rental store where you can stop in and browse at your leisure and speak to real human beings, recommending movies and getting recs. Look at random movies you never knew existed and try it, or see a movie you forgot all about and see it again, etc.
Online can’t replace that experience for me, and so, my movie rental rate has dropped dramatically since brick n mortar stores closed. From probably 1-2 per week to maybe 1 per month,
My area has no Block Busters or local rental stores. All gone. I find it hard to believe a high enough % of people rent online to drive all of them out of biz.
I use the the mail service for netflix, as the quality of what’s streamed is not equal to true HD, and on my system, BR looks and sounds amazing.
With streaming tech ever improving, even HD discs and players will go the Dodo.
Add in things like Redbox and you are at a critical mass to make that happen.
I don;t understand how you are ditching your cable packages… Or you mean your TV part of cable?
That’s pretty much what I am trying to do. Right now I’m down to just basic cable and I want to end that. I just need to build myself an HD TV antenna.
speaking of which… what sort of prices are you all finding for Internet access only that facilitate streaming affordably.
Someone PM’d this to me. low post count for GD…
Sending a PM cause I’m a lurker and don’t have a post count. Feel free to post this in your Netflix thread.
http://howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39-...ix-experience/
Cheers.
I’m starting to see a few more titles pop up. I like music oriented movies and I was amazed they don’t even have a movie with B B King in it.
They do have a really nice hiRez Herbie Hancock documentary though.
I was just surprised at how hit or miss the offerings are. For regular movies I have no idea what to even look for because I’m not a big movie watcher. I was expecting a much nicer user interface and way larger inventory. In fact, I expected something like foreign films to be larger than apparently their whole operation. Live and learn I suppose.
I also found that say the TV show 24 I think it was I looked for was DVD only. Hell I might as well try to just buy the set online and sell it when I’m finished.
anyway… I guess things are still more complicated that I had thought but I still want to set up some sort of system of inexpensive and free streaming. I can capture YT videos and stream them from my hard drive to BL player ( instructional videos, etc ). I’ve got OTA HDTV once I build an antenna. I still need to figure which way I’m going with paid streaming. I don’t mind buying a $100 box or whatever you need for some of these services but I hate getting tied into a lot of monthly fees.
I watched the entire series of 24 on Netflix streaming, maybe they removed it since then, but stuff comes and goes on streaming.
I was surprised that seasons of “Justified” were not available on Netflix.
Many of the USA Network series are on the system, like “Burn Notice” but not many from FX.
-brickboy240
Ah! That what it was… Justified… not 24. Well at least I may be able to see 24.
I saw the first 1 or 2 seasons of Justified and then lost track. I’d like to see it again.
24 is still on their list.
I go back and watch some of the earlier episodes when I have time.
Anyone else think it is odd that Netflix does not have Apocalypse Now and some other well known movie titles? Tons of crap comedies that are totally forgettable and too many bad horror flicks but no Apocalypse Now…odd.
Their documentary section is also way too lacking.
Matrix isn’t on there either. You can get a lot of those via DVD or Blu-Ray though.
Because streaming vs. saved copy on a local drive is like Youtube vs. saved copy on a local drive. Playing, pausing, skipping ahead or backing up when streaming sucks in comparison. Also if you have any kind of connection glitch you are screwed.
As has been mentioned, things come and go on Netflix due to licensing agreements. If you set up your Instant Queue on your computer it is much easier to arrange things in the order you want them so that it is easier to browse with just a remote control. If you are using an Apple TV then you can also use their free Remote app on your phone or tablet which can make browsing and data entry easier. With the latest update you can now use a bluetooth keyboard to do all of that as well. This is in preparation for some big changes coming later this year.
Also, your Instant Queue on your computer will show expiration dates of movies and television programs so that you can watch them before they disappear. They usually give a warning of at least 30 to 60 days and it will say “Available until XX/XX/2013” once it is in your queue.
There is no perfect (legal) system. Streaming, itunes renting, and dvr all have pluses and minuses. But right now, streaming is the best for the majority of people. I mean how often do you actually skip ahead or back up when you don’t have to worry about commercials? Pausing is no problem and playing has a what, 5 second delay at the start of the program and that’s it.
Connection glitches can happen, but so can hdd failures, and that wipes out your entire collection rather than just a temporary service interruption.