ebeale

January 19, 2011 at 6:19am

I received a disk this weekend and after the movie I wanted to watch some of the extras. When I tried to access them I received a message stating this was a rental disk and I would need to purchase the movie if I wanted the extra features.  I feel this is another way the movie industry and Netflix are making deals that only benefit themselves. The disk marked as rentals seemed to have started last year. I thought that since it now takes additional month before new movies are released on Netflix they were going to offer more recently released movies via streaming. I have yet to see a new popular new release become available this way.

PCLinuxguy

January 18, 2011 at 11:03pm

I agree that if much more of their library was available in streaming that it'd be alot easier to catch than the discs. Sometimes it's easier to watch a dvd than stream, especially if internet is an issue (like low speeds, bad isp, down for maintenance etc)  I don't feel they need to cut off dvds but if they allowed linux machines (desktops, not just boxes like Roku and Boxee) to stream as well, it'd help their business, as with the aforementioned larger content library available on stream versus disc only.

raptorspike

January 18, 2011 at 10:40pm

I currently have a backlog of 20 movies VOBs from Netflix discs that I haven't had the time to watch. If these mostly popular movies were available for streaming, i would have probably watched them already. If Netflix were to get more of their catalog on their instant viewing catalog, I would consider a streaming only setup. But until then, I need the discs

Ruins

January 18, 2011 at 10:00pm

streaming is useless for me, due to very slow dsl (1.2 mps) that Qwest provides in my neighborhood.   I dropped netflix and added premium channels for movies with my Directv account.

gothliciouz

January 18, 2011 at 7:52pm

not cool at all..if they drop discs i'm gonna say bye bye netflix, btw anyone knows any other alternative?

Iowa_State_Cyclone

January 18, 2011 at 7:20pm

As a current netflix subscriber, I will drop their service if they switch to streaming only.  I agree with everyone else that the quality is mediocre at best.  Also, it's nice to have the physical media as we travel quite often and it's nice to have the disc for the kids to watch in the car.

 

Also, as more and more ISPs add bandwidth caps, I don't see a streaming only company as a viable option.  I personally am fortunate my ISP does not have a cap, but almost all of my friends do and from what they've told me, steaming netflix a lot uses quite a bit of their monthly usage.  

nmanguy

January 18, 2011 at 4:56pm

I think you mean 2 million discs a day, not year.

williezzy

January 18, 2011 at 4:33pm

Is it just me or should the title be "Netflix Spends 20 Times More to Mail a DVD than to Stream It" instead of "Netflix Spends 20 Times More to Mail a DVD than Stream to It"?

sotoa

January 18, 2011 at 3:30pm

I really wish they'd get more current with their selection of streaming content. Browsing through their selections reminds me of walking down the "old" aisle of the Video Cassette Rental Store.

At least their STARS channel offers somewhat premium movies once and a while. But the streaming quality is less than DVD quality for sure. I see artifacts that are worse on the STARS selection than the regular Netflix selection. It's like STARS is forcing Netflix to push the bad quality from fear that someone might copy the movie.

I want near Blu-Ray quality (if not actual) and I want the movies to be streamed at least 6 months after release.

I'm kinda liking the VUDU idea actually. Super clear streaming.

Zachary K.

January 18, 2011 at 3:10pm

not being able to stream all movies is THE reason i dropped netflix.

sinan

January 18, 2011 at 2:55pm

I'm no math wiz or anything. But If they mail out 2 million discs and it costs $1 for each wouldn't that equal $2 million? Not sure how you got $700 million. I wouldn't want you doing my taxes. :)

n0b0dykn0ws

January 18, 2011 at 2:39pm

When they can get me blu-ray quality streams, then I'll switch to streaming only.

Hell, their 'HD' streams are only nearly equal to DVD quality, and that's the video side only.

That is why it only costs them $0.05 to stream me a movie.

So what are they going to do when all the ISPs start shaping Netflix traffic unless Netflix ponies up?

n0b0dykn0ws