Netflix

[Irulan]

Is there even a free option after the month trial?

Streaming new releases, old classics, TV series, documentaries....plus blu-ray discs and more stuff that isn't available to stream. I find the selection is expanding all the time. Our tastes run to the slightly esoteric and non-Hollywood productions, and there's tons to choose from. When we were out of town I compared it to redbox which seems like nothing but B-grade Hollywood stuff.

[jessmarimba]

As far as DVD delivery is concerned, I don't think I've found a movie that wasn't available. But I just have streaming now.

[sarahkonamojo]

Dvd's for me on Netflix. The streaming selection is not as good as the dvd collection. Until the film industry changes its mind, it will stay that way. Dropped streaming because of the lack of availability of the films I wanted to see.

[Grits]

We have dropped DVD delivery and just use streaming now. We hardly ever watch a movie on it, although I do have Lincoln Lawyer in queu. We watch tv series we missed first time around, expecially ones from BBC. I read recently that Netflix was focusing more on increasing their tv series selection because of popularity of and demand for that rather than movies. We have used it to watch Doc Martin, Wire in the Blood, Sherlock, The Unusuals, Midsummer Night Murder, Inspector Lewis, Being Human, Luther, and more I can't think of now. If we really want to see a recently released movie, we get it on demand through our cable provider.

[Crankin]

We have the cheapest, I mean cheapest Netflix plan around. We get 2 DVDs a month. They don't advertise it, and I am not even sure they still offer it. We mostly get independent and foreign films. The choice is endless. This is perfect for us as we go to bed too early most nights to watch movies and are too busy the rest of the time.
We gave up our cable, but even when we had it, we never used the On Demand feature. The free movies were mostly crappy ones.

[Grits]

We gave up our cable, but even when we had it, we never used the On Demand feature. The free movies were mostly crappy ones.

Yes, I agree with you there. I guess it is pay per view that we use to watch newer movies? Cost something like $4.99. We don't use it much, but it is cheaper than going to the movie theater for something that we want to see. Of course, there are a few movies that we do splurge to go see at the theater- the Hunger Games most recently.

[Catrin]

Am curious: Are there alot more choices to see for movies when one becomes a paying customer? Or maybe Netflix has certain niche audience markets.

It depends on what you want to watch. Their selection is expanding all of the time but there are movies and series that are only available on DVD, it has to do with the permission they get from the copyright holder rather than any choice of Netflix.

Is there even a free option after the month trial?

Streaming new releases, old classics, TV series, documentaries....plus blu-ray discs and more stuff that isn't available to stream. I find the selection is expanding all the time. Our tastes run to the slightly esoteric and non-Hollywood productions, and there's tons to choose from. When we were out of town I compared it to redbox which seems like nothing but B-grade Hollywood stuff.

I've never seen a free option outside of the month trial. I opted for the streaming option when they ended the streaming + DVD for less than $10 a few months back and haven't regretted that choice. I stream straight to my television and I've no problem finding things I enjoy watching, I guess it depends what our tastes are. I watch older series that I like, and have found some pretty good British series I never knew existed. I rarely watch actual movies - but I have quite a few in my que for when I've time/desire to watch one. Right now I seem to be reading more than watching.

[Atlas]

I'm with Grits, I use it to watch a lot of BBC TV (I love MI-5 right now). There are still lots of steaming movies I like and tons of documentaries which I love. The few movies (mostly newer ones) that aren't streaming are available by DVD. The biggest problem for us is choosing what we want to watch because there are so many options.