xjustinxschwierx Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 OMG, like 4 real?it's still a goddamn steal, you people are fucking cheap and whiny if you're complaining about this. If you can't afford $6 more dollars a month for the home delivery service, then you can't afford the $10 it costs now. Horrible argument. If my favorite local restaurant increased their prices 60%, I would stop eating there, not because I couldn't afford it, but because there are other alternatives the reap similar benefits. It's $16 dollars. It's still cheaper than any other service, and still cheaper than renting movies from video stores vs the potential usages the service provides. So if you're going to go this route over buying and/or renting movies...it's still retarded cheap. Also, it's a corporation that operates solely to make money and are basically the industry standard on this service model. So if the idea of this costing you about 53 cents a day is fucking outrageous as compared to 33 cents...then I give up, you people are complaining soley for the sake of complaining and are fucking boring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clydeftones Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Those costs per day are slightly increased in February. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somethingvinyl Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 I just got a Blu-ray player that has Netflix streaming and we watch something from it nearly every day or every other day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goraiders Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 i just download new movies/ tv and stream other stuff of netflix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somethingvinyl Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Wait, I get charged $16.34 now a month for two movies at a time and unlimited streaming. So if I want to continue with Netflix, I just lose the privilege of having an extra dvd at home? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snaggle Von Swift Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Wait, I get charged $16.34 now a month for two movies at a time and unlimited streaming. So if I want to continue with Netflix, I just lose the privilege of having an extra dvd at home? 2 dvds & unlimited streaming is going up to $19.98 (or $22.98 with blu-ray) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snaggle Von Swift Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 also, this jump really is insane "Pachter predicts Netflix's streaming content licensing costs will rise from $180 million in 2010 to a whopping $1.98 billion in 2012." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clydeftones Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 content owners are hip to the game now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suchashorttime Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 so they up the DVD membership to offset the more-convenient, and probably more-widely used streaming cost. maybe this will help them up their streaming game with more current releases. it'd be really cool to see netflix do some same-day-as-dvd or before-dvd releases like a lot of distributors run on demand. i think the streaming service can only get more valuable... right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 so they up the DVD membership to offset the more-convenient, and probably more-widely used streaming cost. maybe this will help them up their streaming game with more current releases. it'd be really cool to see netflix do some same-day-as-dvd or before-dvd releases like a lot of distributors run on demand. i think the streaming service can only get more valuable... right? Movie studios hate that stuff, which is why some company's give their DVDs to netflix weeks later. I'm sure they'd be down for before/on release day releases if you had to pay for each one like on demand services. We obviously can't have netflix streaming for a set price drip into movie studio's DVD/Blu-ray sales profits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suchashorttime Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 so they up the DVD membership to offset the more-convenient, and probably more-widely used streaming cost. maybe this will help them up their streaming game with more current releases. it'd be really cool to see netflix do some same-day-as-dvd or before-dvd releases like a lot of distributors run on demand. i think the streaming service can only get more valuable... right? Movie studios hate that stuff, which is why some company's give their DVDs to netflix weeks later. I'm sure they'd be down for before/on release day releases if you had to pay for each one like on demand services. We obviously can't have netflix streaming for a set price drip into movie studio's DVD/Blu-ray sales profits. to be honest, i wouldn't be opposed to a commercial or 2 in a pre- or on release day release. studios need to figure out how to run with the times. think of how much money in advertising a company would spend to have thousands of people stream a movie with their advertisement in it. then after 30 days, the advertisement disappears and it's back to normal. obviously not ideal, i'm just talking compromise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papermonsters Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 I just wish there were more Rascal Flatts concerts streaming this month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somethingvinyl Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 $20 a month isn't bad, just sucks when costs go up, especially for something unessential. To start charging separately for streaming, Netflix has to up the selection. There's always something to watch, but it's something you have to settle on. Rarely is there something I'm excited about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stbarric Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 When I first read the email saying that netflix was upping my cost next month, I was upset, and immediately dropped my plan to one dvd and streaming, but after reading all 37 posts in here, I'm not nearly as upset about it. way to ease my mind vc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tylerrr Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Will be downgrading to just streaming and if I want to rent a DVD will just Red Box it. I maybe have a DVD shipped to me once every three months. Not a big deal to me at all... I really hope they up their game with the streaming service though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steventangent Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 It's $16 dollars. It's still cheaper than any other service, and still cheaper than renting movies from video stores vs the potential usages the service provides. So if you're going to go this route over buying and/or renting movies...it's still retarded cheap. Also, it's a corporation that operates solely to make money and are basically the industry standard on this service model. So if the idea of this costing you about 53 cents a day is fucking outrageous as compared to 33 cents...then I give up, you people are complaining soley for the sake of complaining and are fucking boring. Of course people are going to complain. It's another price hike, albeit small, on people who are already pinched more than they used to be. Do you stand at gas pumps at tell people what babies they're being when a $30 fillup last year becomes a $45 fillup this year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
controlthebleeding Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 It's $16 dollars. It's still cheaper than any other service, and still cheaper than renting movies from video stores vs the potential usages the service provides. So if you're going to go this route over buying and/or renting movies...it's still retarded cheap. Also, it's a corporation that operates solely to make money and are basically the industry standard on this service model. So if the idea of this costing you about 53 cents a day is fucking outrageous as compared to 33 cents...then I give up, you people are complaining soley for the sake of complaining and are fucking boring. Of course people are going to complain. It's another price hike, albeit small, on people who are already pinched more than they used to be. Do you stand at gas pumps at tell people what babies they're being when a $30 fillup last year becomes a $45 fillup this year? what he's saying is $16 is still cheaper than what movie rentals use to cost back in the day, so there really should not be a reason to complain. and since i worked for a video store for several years i can vouch for that. modest renters would easily spend $20+ a month on video rentals so $16 really isn't that expensive for the options you get. besides with the film companies upping the price of digital rights, i would assume that is the reason for the price increase. $16 bucks in the grand scheme of things really isnt that much for what you get. and with the extra income netflix is planning to buy more digital rights anyway. so everyone wins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonesomexloveus Posted July 13, 2011 Author Share Posted July 13, 2011 in other news, i have never seen justin this angry/upset about anything on this board before. i fear, i fear! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GradedOnACurve Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 I don't think people here were calling Netflix the great white devil, just annoyed at a huge price spike. Irks me too but I mostly stream older TV shows and documentaries so I'll pass on any future DVD's. Their streaming service is revolutionary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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appletree Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Will be downgrading to just streaming and if I want to rent a DVD will just Red Box it. I maybe have a DVD shipped to me once every three months. Not a big deal to me at all... I really hope they up their game with the streaming service though. this. ive had my dvd for like a month now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisisahiijack Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 was ready to complain about it, but i only use the DVDs, so i'll be saving $2 a month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almightyseancore Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 better hurry up and teach my kids about Bravestarr and Voltron before it's too late! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtz Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 I'm dropping the dvd service. I usually sit on a dvd for weeks on end, but I watch the instant stuff all the time. The dvds are not worth an additional 8 bucks to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steventangent Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 I know what he's saying...I'm just adding that people aren't necessarily saying Netflix is charging too much,so much as they are just irritated that yet another bill is going up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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