I can just barely tolerate a video commercial as long as it is socially informative, aligns with the content, does not scream at me and remains polite in it's content and request for screening (break those rules, not only will I be unwilling to watch the content, I will most emphatically remember not to buy it, specifically not to buy it).
I would agree with that, if I ever found such a commercial.
Actually, it's not. I'd have to get 9 or 10 services the price of Netflix to match my last cable bill! I haven't cut yet because I'm a lazy SOB, but getting 80-90% of my crap for 10-20% of the price is sounding better and better all the time.
The last time I had an outage, I could still buy crap at the Quick Trip as long as I used cash. But no gas, and the employee was getting ready to close the store because it was too hot in there without AC.
These days, I sign my name on some electronic doodad. I don't think I've signed on paper in nearly a century. Everyone's signature is chicken-scratch on those things, even if it isn't on paper.
IThese days I see some streaming services still on a schedule - when I tried to watch someting for Adult Swim on the computer, it said "next showing at 11:00pm", making me wonder what was the point of even streaming? It's even worse than being on cable with a DVR or VCR. Other streaming services seem to offer only a subset of what they normally have, and dole it out a little bit at a time (ie even paid CBS service won't let you see an entire season at once). They just don't seem to see the value of what Netflix offers and aren't attempting to replicate it.
I have no interest in "Live Streaming" services. If I want live, I can get it on cable and use my DVR to pause, save, skip ads, etc.
I got Amazon for a deal, not because of the streaming. Based solely on the streaming, Amazon would be the first to get axed. Netflix would be #2. Hulu has the advantage of having current shows (the next day). Though, even having both of them, even after the price bump, is a drop in the bucket compared to cable.
I just have Netflix & Hulu (ad-free). I have Amazon, but I've never watched anything on it, and there's a good chance I'll dump it. If I finally cut the cable, I'd probably get HBO for GoT, but cut it during the off-season. I wouldn't need to replace everything on cable. There's plenty on just NF & Hulu.
Yeah, the commercials have gone crazy! I've used a DVR for 15 years, but even then it's annoying to be into the show, and suddenly have to FF past some guy yammering about Cialis.
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I can just barely tolerate a video commercial as long as it is socially informative, aligns with the content, does not scream at me and remains polite in it's content and request for screening (break those rules, not only will I be unwilling to watch the content, I will most emphatically remember not to buy it, specifically not to buy it).
I would agree with that, if I ever found such a commercial.
I didn't know I had a brother!
"Computer" wouldn't work for me. The Echo would get triggered everytime I yell at my PC. It's a Win10 box, so that happens a lot.
"I'm sorry, 'whats-his-name' is not in your contact list".
I'm pretty sure some of those fart apps copied their content from me! I need to call my lawyer and sue those bastichs.
It's even more silly that they're competing with YouTube, and losing!
I have their ad-free tier. There's NFW I'd get their ad-infested one.
Actually, it's not. I'd have to get 9 or 10 services the price of Netflix to match my last cable bill! I haven't cut yet because I'm a lazy SOB, but getting 80-90% of my crap for 10-20% of the price is sounding better and better all the time.
The last time I had an outage, I could still buy crap at the Quick Trip as long as I used cash. But no gas, and the employee was getting ready to close the store because it was too hot in there without AC.
These days, I sign my name on some electronic doodad. I don't think I've signed on paper in nearly a century. Everyone's signature is chicken-scratch on those things, even if it isn't on paper.
Yup. I've said before that anything that's done with a pen & a phone can be undone with a phone and a twit.
I didn't notice any missing content on the Roku. But the other day, I was on the iPad, and a bunch of my stuff appeared to be missing.
I haven't have any complaints with their $11.99 ad-free service. The extra money is well worth it.
Yup! I tried their free service, and it totally sucked. There was NFW I'd try their paid stuff, until they offered the ad-free service.
Is that the live streaming one? I have no interest in that, but I like their $11.99 ad-free one.
So, what happens when it's fine going to work, but by afternoon, there's a foot of snow on the ground? Am I stranded?
I'd like to send our politicians into space. They already have their heads in Uranus.
Unless you're Amish (or my mom), you'll need internet regardless of whether you use Netflix.
IThese days I see some streaming services still on a schedule - when I tried to watch someting for Adult Swim on the computer, it said "next showing at 11:00pm", making me wonder what was the point of even streaming? It's even worse than being on cable with a DVR or VCR. Other streaming services seem to offer only a subset of what they normally have, and dole it out a little bit at a time (ie even paid CBS service won't let you see an entire season at once). They just don't seem to see the value of what Netflix offers and aren't attempting to replicate it.
I have no interest in "Live Streaming" services. If I want live, I can get it on cable and use my DVR to pause, save, skip ads, etc.
I got Amazon for a deal, not because of the streaming. Based solely on the streaming, Amazon would be the first to get axed. Netflix would be #2. Hulu has the advantage of having current shows (the next day). Though, even having both of them, even after the price bump, is a drop in the bucket compared to cable.
I just have Netflix & Hulu (ad-free). I have Amazon, but I've never watched anything on it, and there's a good chance I'll dump it. If I finally cut the cable, I'd probably get HBO for GoT, but cut it during the off-season. I wouldn't need to replace everything on cable. There's plenty on just NF & Hulu.
Yeah, I'm watching more on Hulu these days than Netflix, and some of that used to be on NF.
Yeah, the commercials have gone crazy! I've used a DVR for 15 years, but even then it's annoying to be into the show, and suddenly have to FF past some guy yammering about Cialis.
Does it do Klingon?
Netflix is more than an order of magnitude better than cable even after the increase. Even if I needed 10 services to replace cable, I'd be ahead!