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The bottom is dropping out of Netflix

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Re: The bottom is dropping out of Netflix

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Post by colechristensen »

simongr3dal wrote: post #139
cercatrova wrote: post #101

It's easier just to pirate than keep up with all these streaming services. - You get the benefit of high quality (true 4k, not stream compressed "4k") and no buffering. - Plex, Radarr, Sonarr automatically downloads and categorizes your content for you, you can just sit back and enjoy your content. - Edit: Plex et al are not the *only* ways to download content, not sure why some replies are thinking so. I too can typ…

I don't really get why Netflix is so sour about password sharing, it's literally part of the subscription pricing, they tell you how many concurrent streams you're allowed to have.

At this point 80% of the reason I still have a Netflix subscription is to share my password with my parents.

Re: The bottom is dropping out of Netflix

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Post by paul7986 »

Netflix is something I subscribe to during Christmas but ignored all other times. I quickly canceled when they hiked up their rate recently.

I have and will keep Disney Plus and HBO Max even when I watch them infrequently cause of Marvel, DC, Star Wars, Pixar and other big tentpole IP properties that Netflix has none of!

Re: The bottom is dropping out of Netflix

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Post by WithinReason »

nerdjon wrote: post #149

I finally canceled Netflix as many of the shows I loved were canceled (largely the expensive to produce ones). Sense8, Travelers, Altered Carbon, basically there expensive science fiction. Sure nailed it is fun but I won't miss it. The only one that I will truly miss is Big Mouth... but there are alternatives. Apple TV+ is quickly becoming my science fiction go to and they seem to be going more than HBO route with a…

I have the same problem, Netflix seems to be going for quantity over quality.

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Post by cronix »

canadaduane wrote: post #129
WillPostForFood wrote: post #110

I blame Netflix for popularizing the stack of horizontal scrolling carousel of thumbnails. It is a terrible way to browse, and so many companies mindlessly copy it.

Can you point specifically to what you don't like about it? Personally, my "least favorite feature" is that hovering (with mouse) over any video would auto-play. In other words, just by moving the mouse you would be under threat of accidentally distracting yourself. Maybe some people don't feel the same way, but for me, it was destabilizing to the point that I couldn't recall what it was I was searching for / interes…

I have to change from the traditional 2 finger vertical scroll to get to the bottom of the page to a single touch pointer action to bypass the area of the screen so I can get past the area and continue to scroll to the bottom. It's horrible UI if you have a multigesture touchpad, like apple macbooks. Instead of scrolling from the top, it starts scrolling vertically (like it's supposed to) to suddenly scrolling horizontally as soon as you hit that area. Amazon prime does it too. Instead of speedily cruising around the interface, it's a nonstop battle for control to go where I intended. You end up fighting the interface, which leads to a very poor experience day after day after day. If I want to scroll horizontally, scrolling left-right should do that, not horizontal to get a vertical action.

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Post by candlemas »

cercatrova wrote: post #101

It's easier just to pirate than keep up with all these streaming services. - You get the benefit of high quality (true 4k, not stream compressed "4k") and no buffering. - Plex, Radarr, Sonarr automatically downloads and categorizes your content for you, you can just sit back and enjoy your content. - Edit: Plex et al are not the *only* ways to download content, not sure why some replies are thinking so. I too can typ…

But technically that's stealing. I still feel a pang of guilt if I do it so I just use the free streaming services.

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Post by TheDudeMan »

bradly wrote: post #122
FpUser wrote: post #117

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Resolution on its own does not mean much. To me all that matters if it is visually ok.

It is not. It's very clearly not HD and we gigabit internet. Other services do fine. Especially rented HD movies that are streamed. So instead of using my TV for Netflix, I watch on my laptop with a browser plugin to set a proper resolution.

Just wait a while. Your eyes will get like mine as you get older. ;)

Re: The bottom is dropping out of Netflix

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Post by matwood »

OskarS wrote: post #60

The thing I find interesting with Netflix is how much they spend on content and what a terrible rate of return it has. Look at Apple TV+, they're absolutely TINY compared to Netflix in both library size and money spent on new production, but they have arguably more hits than Netflix. Like, since when has any drama on Netflix been as buzzy or as good as Severance on Apple TV+? When was the last time they had a comedy…

> Apple TV+, HBO Max or Disney+

Exactly. If I pick a random show on any of those, it's probably at least ok (depending on the kinds of shows I like). Pick a random Netflix original and it's probably terrible. And, the ones you do find that are ok end up canceled after a single season.

Re: The bottom is dropping out of Netflix

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Post by halfnormalform »

CabSauce wrote: post #160
cercatrova wrote: post #101

It's easier just to pirate than keep up with all these streaming services. - You get the benefit of high quality (true 4k, not stream compressed "4k") and no buffering. - Plex, Radarr, Sonarr automatically downloads and categorizes your content for you, you can just sit back and enjoy your content. - Edit: Plex et al are not the *only* ways to download content, not sure why some replies are thinking so. I too can typ…

Sure. It's also stealing. And doesn't provide any money for future shows that you might enjoy. Don't get me wrong, I've done it for some things that I wanted to watch, but wasn't willing to pay for. But let's not pretend that everyone torrenting is a reasonable solution.

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Re: The bottom is dropping out of Netflix

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Post by dmitriid »

encryptluks2 wrote: post #156
dmitriid wrote: post #150

Earlier quoted context omitted.

After all major content providers dripped out of Netflix (Disney, Warner Brothers, just to name two biggest ones), Netflix can't afford to show you "all the content" because they don't really have any content. So they are in a desperate situation to try and make you watch anything at all.

But pay triple the price like they have all the content still and then tell you the crappy shows you want to watch.

They have to recoup 14 billion dollars they spend on producing content somehow :)

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Post by magicalhippo »

ilrwbwrkhv wrote: post #92

Honestly for me I just do not know all the content Netflix has because the browsing is so bad. I wish instead of pushing shows to me best on algorithms, it would just let me browse categories and recent additions etc in a simpler way. Maybe categorised by year.

I cancelled my Netflix premium subscription some years ago due to the UI.

I just want to read what the movie/show is about without it starting to play some distraction, or worse, revealing trailer/intro.

When I'm done I want to easily find relevant movies and shows on my own, not get some random suggestion on auto-play shoved in my face which I have 3 seconds to get rid of.

Since then they've lost a lot of content and produced a lot of terrible stuff, so slim chance I'll sign up again anytime soon.

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