Comments on: It’s not you, it’s me: breaking up with Netflix Streaming

By: verymari

verymari — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 21:25:46 +0000

I’m totally with you on this. My husband and I take FOREVER to select a movie off of our instant cue or look for something else. We just can’t handle it, and it makes us feel bad. We can watch Netflix streaming for TV without this problem, but when it comes to movies, we just don’t know how to make up our minds. I feel like this is somewhat similar to buying books for pleasure reading instead of getting them from the library. If I have to return it in a specified timeframe, I will actually read/watch it. Otherwise, I’ll extend the task (because it becomes a task instead of a diversion) into the future indefinitely.

By: Kevin Mattison

Kevin Mattison — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 17:22:41 +0000

In reply to Gavin Craig.

Yeah, the new releases are an issue. It essentially limits your subscriber demographic to cinephiles who’ll watch any movie, new or old, at any time. Unless, of course, they’re as undisciplined as myself : ) Couple that with a more limited selection and you’re in trouble.

Plus, it’s always fun to come home to something other than bills in your mailbox!

By: Gavin Craig

Gavin Craig — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 17:15:59 +0000

Netflix streaming is clearly stronger for TV than for film — which may make sense in that it’s turning itself into a (cheap) competitor to cable rather than a DVD rental service.

Although I’ll admit that I’ve been considering re-adding a disc. The streaming selection used to be too good to be true, and now it’s just barely good enough to be worth what I’m paying for. You basically don’t get new releases anymore, and just give up on the back catalog. I want to see Captain America and Tampopo, and good luck on either of those showing up, ever.