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The CSR I talked to said their reasoning is that there's been a huge demand for streaming only. BUT there are a also a lot of people who can't do streaming (including not having the internet access to support it) and only wanted dvds only. So this was their plan.
What also sucks about this is that there are tv shows that are streaming, but some of the episodes are dvd only. I've only run into this with older shows, but it's still an issue.
They are separating out streaming and non streaming
Oh, that blows. Unlimited streaming + 1 DVD out is perfect for us, but not at twice the price.
Unlimited streaming + 1 DVD out is perfect for us, but not at twice the price
Indeed!
I guess their plan is to have everyone cancel the DVDs? Must be their plan.
The CSR I talked to said their reasoning is that there's been a huge demand for streaming only. BUT there are a also a lot of people who can't do streaming (including not having the internet access to support it) and only wanted dvds only. So this was their plan.
Sure, I get that, but they should also have some sort of bundle plan for the people who can and want to do both and have been doing so for years. Hell, they already raised the price of the bundle a buck or two about six months ago. Raise it or a buck or two if you need to, but six bucks? Criminy, that's a 60% increase.
I guess their plan is to have everyone cancel the DVDs? Must be their plan.
Guess so! I guess this will be a good excuse to focus on clearing out my streaming queue. Maybe I really will alternate. But it sucks because there are a lot of movies that are DVD-only, and there are times when I want do to a DVD/streaming double-feature or something.
I would pay good money for a movie of Batman: Odyssey. IJS.
I'm not even sure Nolan could do justice to the "bloody crunking battle".
I'd still like to see him try.
Streaming only will be 7.99 1 DVD out unlimited
I don't have Netflix, so -- this is $7.99 for streaming AND 1 DVD out? What was it before? (I'm thinking about joining Netflix, so I'm curious.)
I don't know, I like having the 2 dvd plan. Right now I have one profile of stuff Will and I are watching together that he hasn't seen or I haven't seen, and then stuff for me. And it's all stuff that's not on streaming.
I don't have Netflix, so -- this is $7.99 for streaming AND 1 DVD out? What was it before? (I'm thinking about joining Netflix, so I'm curious.)
Formatting issue. $7.99 for streaming OR $7.99 for 1 DVD out. $15.98 for both. Right now, it's $9.99 for both.
Formatting issue. $7.99 for streaming OR $7.99 for 1 DVD out. $15.98 for both. Right now, it's $9.99 for both.
I thought I was reading it wrong. Thanks!
I fixed the formatting sorry about that.
Also they changed the way the website looks for streaming. So there are larger icons, but you have to mouse over them to see the ratings, add it to your queue, or add your own rating.
And they eliminated the sorting feature for all streaming titles except for by genre and subgenre.
So you can see all Action titles or Classic action titles but you can't sort any of those by - year, rating (1-5 stars) , or maturity level.
Technically you still can, you have to go to the dvd titles, sort them, and then look for titles that are offered both streaming and dvd.
Plus a month or so ago something happened and a lot of people had their streaming queues totally reordered. Some of them went back to normal but mine didn't.