Netflix now has unlimited streaming movies...
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Netflix now has unlimited streaming movies...
I wasn't sure what forum to post this in, but I figured it was sorta a bargain...
Netflix just changed their policies on existing (and new) accounts. Anyone with unlimited dvd rentals (as opposed to only 2 rentals a month) now receives unlimited streaming video...i believe the former policy was that you basically got 1 hour of video for every dollar a month your plan cost ($17 plan = 17 hours viewing)...
There is still a pretty small source to choose from (although 6,000 sounds big, I couldn't find too much I wanted to see badly), but the future is getting closer each day...how long before it is all streaming?
for the record, i switched back to netflix after blockbuster jacked their prices on their unlimited dvd in store exchange (doubled the price over a few months)...
Netflix just changed their policies on existing (and new) accounts. Anyone with unlimited dvd rentals (as opposed to only 2 rentals a month) now receives unlimited streaming video...i believe the former policy was that you basically got 1 hour of video for every dollar a month your plan cost ($17 plan = 17 hours viewing)...
There is still a pretty small source to choose from (although 6,000 sounds big, I couldn't find too much I wanted to see badly), but the future is getting closer each day...how long before it is all streaming?
for the record, i switched back to netflix after blockbuster jacked their prices on their unlimited dvd in store exchange (doubled the price over a few months)...
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glad i could help...
as far as the quality, i have only watched two movies and i was annoyed by the difficulty in fast forwarding and rewinding...i haven't done side by side comparisons (stream vs. dvd) but it newer stuff certainly looks better than old tv shows...i have my computer wired to my 50" HDTV and it held true (I didn't notice any distortions) - i am certainly not a videophile though...i'd be curious to hear what other's thoughts are...
as far as the quality, i have only watched two movies and i was annoyed by the difficulty in fast forwarding and rewinding...i haven't done side by side comparisons (stream vs. dvd) but it newer stuff certainly looks better than old tv shows...i have my computer wired to my 50" HDTV and it held true (I didn't notice any distortions) - i am certainly not a videophile though...i'd be curious to hear what other's thoughts are...
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This is sort of off-topic, but can you download these movies to portable devices like ipods? I'm a novice at portable devices, but it might be an interesting option for traveling.
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Is their selection any better? I went and checked out their streaming movie collection a while ago, and it was all crap. No big-name titles, no new releases, etc.
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i have no idea if you can download/transfer to mp3s, sorry
the selection is fairly poor - from what i can see, they have a lot of tv shows and some more obscure titles...i have noticed that they do occasionally have tv show seasons available to stream when they aren't even available on dvd yet...
the selection is fairly poor - from what i can see, they have a lot of tv shows and some more obscure titles...i have noticed that they do occasionally have tv show seasons available to stream when they aren't even available on dvd yet...
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Originally Posted by coop22
i have my computer wired to my 50" HDTV and it held true (I didn't notice any distortions) -
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are movies in their original aspect ratio now? when they first launched this, i checked it out and was extremely annoyed to find that the few titles i was interested in were P&S versions of widescreen movies.
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Originally Posted by coop22
i have no idea if you can download/transfer to mp3s, sorry
the selection is fairly poor - from what i can see, they have a lot of tv shows and some more obscure titles...i have noticed that they do occasionally have tv show seasons available to stream when they aren't even available on dvd yet...
the selection is fairly poor - from what i can see, they have a lot of tv shows and some more obscure titles...i have noticed that they do occasionally have tv show seasons available to stream when they aren't even available on dvd yet...
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Selection
The selection may not be great, but it still has quite a few decent selections. If you're like me and have dozens (or hundreds) of movies in your queue, you're bound to find a few that are available to steam also. It's mostly older movies, but I noticed they had a few recent ones, like Pan's Labyrinth.
I haven't tried watching any yet, but it seems like a no-brainer to give it a try if you already have an unlimited subscription.
I haven't tried watching any yet, but it seems like a no-brainer to give it a try if you already have an unlimited subscription.
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Originally Posted by nemein
Paradoxically though, going to unlimited might mean I'll use it less in the short term. At 17 hours I always felt like I should try to use them up as opposed to watching my backlog of DVDs that I own. Now since the Netflix option will always be there w/o limit I'll probably try to catch up on the backlog first.
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Originally Posted by Wallet Boy
How did you do that? I used an S-video cable and the browser came up on my TV, but as soon as I started the netflix movie, my TV screen went black. Is there a way around that?
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I have my home theater computer hooked to my 46inch TV via VGA cable, and I can say that the quality, in general, is very good on a high speed connection. The computer is hooked wirelessly to my home network, and I have no problems at all with jumps, skips or stops. The picture is a half-tick lower than DVD, but WAY better than my normal cable signal. I've watched several films lately, and they seem to be OAR. Over the past few weeks, I have been impressed with some of their additions - Letters from Iwo Jima, the Dexter TV series, both Ghostbusters, Close Encounters, etc. I'm happy with it.