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Nearly 4 Million People In US Still Subscribe To Netflix DVDs By Mail (recode.net)

Posted by BeauHD on from the rate-of-change dept.

The biggest Netflix-related news today is that the company is raising its streaming videos prices, from $9.99 a month to $10.99. But there is another interesting nugget of information to consider: Netflix still has 3.7 million DVD subscribers in the U.S. who get their discs delivered through the mail for the same $7.99 a month it had previously cost. Recode reports: That's down 17 percent from a year ago, and is much smaller than Netflix's nearly 52 million domestic streaming subscribers, but it's still sizable. Netflix first separated out its DVD and streaming subscription services in July 2011, charging $7.99 each ($15.98 for both). Streaming was originally an added bonus for DVD subscribers at no extra cost. Are you one of the 3.7 million Netflix users who still get DVDs sent in the mail? If so, what's keeping you from embracing the digital age and streaming movies via the internet?

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  1. For one simple reason... by JohnFen · · Score: 5, Informative

    I personally know a number of people who subscribe to the DVD service, and they do so for a very simple reason: the catalog of available movies and TV shows is much, much larger than in the streaming service.

    1. Re:For one simple reason... by UnknownSoldier · · Score: 4, Informative

      Indeed.

      One of the reasons Netflix streaming sucks is that if you search for a movie and it isn't available there is NO way to provide feedback along the lines:

      * Add it to my favorites!
      * [x] Notify me when it becomes available!

      Instead they show some bullshit "Titles related to _x_" instead ...

  2. The cost and availability of internet bandwidth by aklinux · · Score: 4, Informative

    This is also why Alaska is among the few places there are still Blockbuster stores. RedBox is also popular here.

  3. My main concern is surround sound by rrosales · · Score: 3, Informative

    I prefer to watch my movies in 5.1 sound instead of stereo, and DVDs offer that to me. Also many, if not all, of the movies I want to catch up on are available on DVD but not in streaming.

  4. Don't forget public library by SethJohnson · · Score: 4, Informative

    Although a bit less convenient, I enjoy riding my bicycle to the local public library and checking out bluray discs. The waiting list can sometimes be long for new releases, but anything released over a year ago are usually readily available. Our library system supports reserving a titled via their web page and then they'll transport it from a remote branch to my local branch for pickup over the course of a couple of days.

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