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  • trobinson97
    Lie,cheat,steal,kill: Win
    • Oct 2004
    • 16366
    #61
    Re: Netflix hikes prices for DVDs + streaming

    Originally posted by 23
    Im dropping the dvd service for sure

    A price hike like this with no extra services provided and no alternatives screams for a downgrade

    Same here, no question about it.
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      • WazzuRC
        Go Cougs!
        • Dec 2002
        • 5617
        #62
        Re: Netflix hikes prices for DVDs + streaming

        I will be dropping streaming from my service immediately until I catch up on some of the movies and shows that aren't currently available for streaming. After that, I'll switch back to streaming, eliminate dvd's, and use Redbox.

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          • myghty
            MVP
            • Mar 2005
            • 2395
            #63
            Re: Netflix hikes prices for DVDs + streaming

            Originally posted by BIGFOOT999
            The ones next to me seem to have a few. Check their website and you can search what each location has.

            Also, thinking about it, I only watch instant with my gf (on her account)) so I may cancel that too and try Hulu plus. Does anyone have any impressions about Hulu plus?
            I'm trying the one week free trial for Hulu Plus & half the stuff my wife wanted to see is web only. Meaning that they arent allowed to stream on TV, only PC. It did freeze on me a few times & a few times the show just froze to buffer. Kinda lame but there are some great shows on it. Bad part is it streams in 720 only on PS3. Some of the older shows from back in the early 90s looked pretty bad. I'll give it the week but right now its not looking so hot.
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              • Chef Matt
                True.
                • Apr 2008
                • 7832
                #64
                Re: Netflix hikes prices for DVDs + streaming

                Not only am I not cancelling I'm using the service far more than ever haha. No more sittin on that A-Team DVD for two weeks before watching it. Weeknight movies are back in the Chef's house to insure higher turnover!

                Also (despite the ****ty UI on the PS3) I've been looking and found some good shows on instant streaming I've been checkin out.

                Plus my wife found out that New Dog the bounty hunter shows have been added. Win for her.
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                  • CMH
                    Making you famous
                    • Oct 2002
                    • 26203
                    #65
                    Re: Netflix hikes prices for DVDs + streaming

                    Originally posted by Chef Matt
                    Also (despite the ****ty UI on the PS3) I've been looking and found some good shows on instant streaming I've been checkin out.
                    This is one thing that I hoped is changed. I like the UI. I do not like that it is difficult to find every streaming movie/series. Typing out names of movies just to check on it is borderline ridiculous considering we're given so many options to begin with.

                    There should at least be an additional chart that categorizes movies alphabetically.

                    Or, still show us the "featured" Suspense/Thriller films and then allow us to click on it to bring up a window with every Suspense/Thriller or Kids Movie available to stream.
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                      • slickdtc
                        Grayscale
                        • Aug 2004
                        • 17125
                        #66
                        Re: Netflix hikes prices for DVDs + streaming

                        Originally posted by CMH
                        This is one thing that I hoped is changed. I like the UI. I do not like that it is difficult to find every streaming movie/series. Typing out names of movies just to check on it is borderline ridiculous considering we're given so many options to begin with.

                        There should at least be an additional chart that categorizes movies alphabetically.

                        Or, still show us the "featured" Suspense/Thriller films and then allow us to click on it to bring up a window with every Suspense/Thriller or Kids Movie available to stream.
                        Most definitely. I've had it on my PS3 for less then a year and have gone through like 3 different user interfaces. It's crazy. The current one is probably my least favorite. The one you recall was the best. There's so much stuff on there I don't even know about but would probably find interesting.

                        So Hulu Plus is kind of a dud, eh? Not being able to view the new stuff on the PS3 is a dealbreaker for me.
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                          • Springs2009
                            Rookie
                            • Jul 2011
                            • 23
                            #67
                            Re: Netflix hikes prices for DVDs + streaming

                            Originally posted by Graphik
                            Now that I think about it, the price hike isn't all that bad. I remember when I first started Netflix it was close to 20 bucks for 3 dvds at a time and that was before streaming came into picture. They lowered the price to attract more customers and just like with all good things, they have to come to an end sometime.
                            It's not a big deal for me, I like the price drop. I don't do dvds, so its a saving for me and streaming is a steal price. If I really want a DVD, I will see it on my cable in demand station.
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                              • ESPNdeportes
                                MVP
                                • Jul 2002
                                • 3459
                                #68
                                Re: Netflix hikes prices for DVDs + streaming

                                We cancelled ours. $16 to get one dvd at a time + streaming is not worth it.

                                Gonna stick with free hulu and get DVD's from the library.
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                                  • SuperBowlNachos
                                    All Star
                                    • Jul 2004
                                    • 10218
                                    #69
                                    Re: Netflix hikes prices for DVDs + streaming

                                    You know you could have waited till September if you wanted.

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                                      • Springs2009
                                        Rookie
                                        • Jul 2011
                                        • 23
                                        #70
                                        Re: Netflix hikes prices for DVDs + streaming

                                        Originally posted by ESPNdeportes
                                        We cancelled ours. $16 to get one dvd at a time + streaming is not worth it.

                                        Gonna stick with free hulu and get DVD's from the library.
                                        16 is a lot just for the dvd and unless they do something about the shape of the dvd's, it won't be worth it at all.

                                        I am though very happy with the streaming and the price.
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                                          • 8iron
                                            Rookie
                                            • Nov 2010
                                            • 314
                                            #71
                                            Re: Netflix hikes prices for DVDs + streaming

                                            I'm considering trying iTunes rentals as my alternative. I want a service that will let me load the movie or show I want to watch while I have my wifi connection at home for my iPad then watch it on the go. Netflix obviously doesnt offer this so I was getting ready to dump them before the price increase anyway.
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                                              • DaveDQ
                                                13
                                                • Sep 2003
                                                • 7664
                                                #72
                                                Re: Netflix hikes prices for DVDs + streaming

                                                I can't see Netflix making this move without some future plans to introduce more availability on the streaming front. They must have some plans with a major industry.
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                                                  • CMH
                                                    Making you famous
                                                    • Oct 2002
                                                    • 26203
                                                    #73
                                                    Re: Netflix hikes prices for DVDs + streaming

                                                    They did just recently expand their deal with NBC Universal.
                                                    "It may well be that we spectators, who are not divinely gifted as athletes, are the only ones able to truly see, articulate and animate the experience of the gift we are denied. And that those who receive and act out the gift of athletic genius must, perforce, be blind and dumb about it -- and not because blindness and dumbness are the price of the gift, but because they are its essence." - David Foster Wallace

                                                    "You'll not find more penny-wise/pound-foolish behavior than in Major League Baseball." - Rob Neyer

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                                                      • ANDROMADA 1
                                                        So long to a Legend.
                                                        • Dec 2008
                                                        • 5024
                                                        #74
                                                        Re: Netflix hikes prices for DVDs + streaming

                                                        Stream only after the bump in price for me. I have only rented 1 dvd since I've had the service about a year.

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                                                          • aukevin
                                                            War Eagle, Go Braves!
                                                            • Dec 2002
                                                            • 14700
                                                            #75
                                                            Re: Netflix hikes prices for DVDs + streaming

                                                            Starz is pulling their movies from Netflix streaming at the beginning of the year. Maybe partly motivated by the price hike.

                                                            reuters.com
                                                            http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/02/us-netflix-starz-idUSTRE78063S20110902


                                                            The news came the same day that an unpopular Netflix price hike of as much as $6 per month took effect. The breakdown with Starz was a surprise because investors had expected the parties to reach a deal, said Brett Harriss, an analyst with Gabelli & Co.

                                                            "Netflix just effectively raised prices by 60 percent, and a big chunk of their content walked away," Harriss said.

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