Huh, I was going to upgrade my Internet so that I could do streaming and reduce my Netflix bill, but now maybe not.
Sweetie, we're crooks. If everything were right, we'd be in jail.
Wash ,'Serenity'
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megan walker - Jul 12, 2011 9:38:40 am PDT #15326 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Polter-Cow - Jul 12, 2011 9:45:05 am PDT #15327 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
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.
Yeah, that bugged me. I hate the trend of BIGGER IMAGES. Um, how about some FUNCTIONALITY instead?
Huh, I was going to upgrade my Internet so that I could do streaming and reduce my Netflix bill, but now maybe not.
They're going to reduce it FOR you!
Strega - Jul 12, 2011 9:46:17 am PDT #15328 of 30000
I doubt they had much choice. Their studio deals will be expiring in the next year or two, and those will be a lot more expensive next time. DVD sales are dropping so streaming revenue is a bigger deal to the studios, and now there's actually competition.
Pachter predicts Netflix's streaming content licensing costs will rise from $180 million in 2010 to a whopping $1.98 billion in 2012.
All of this is probably why they've been looking into original content as well.
sumi - Jul 12, 2011 10:06:19 am PDT #15329 of 30000
Art Crawl!!!
§ ita § - Jul 12, 2011 10:12:39 am PDT #15330 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
All those dwarves really look like paintings. I think Kili is the first one where I was very familiar with the actor, though.
flea - Jul 12, 2011 10:23:09 am PDT #15331 of 30000
information libertarian
As I said elsewhere, a hot dwarf just seems all wrong. He doesn't seem to have any facial prosthesis at all!
le nubian - Jul 12, 2011 10:23:38 am PDT #15332 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
The new pricing bites though. Beau uses physical media while I only stream. So one of us is going be unhappy or we double the price.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 12, 2011 10:28:10 am PDT #15333 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I guess their plan is to have everyone cancel the DVDs? Must be their plan.
Well, it's going to send me in the opposite direction unless they vastly expand what's available for streaming. I can probably watch everything in my queue that's available instantly within a month of dedicated viewing, but DVD selection is in the low 100s.
§ ita § - Jul 12, 2011 10:29:00 am PDT #15334 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I can probably watch everything in my queue that's available instantly within a month of dedicated viewing
They own me. I will never finish my streaming queue. I have 200+ discs, and ~200 queued streaming. Ah, well.
Dana - Jul 12, 2011 10:30:40 am PDT #15335 of 30000
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
Oh, that blows. Unlimited streaming + 1 DVD out is perfect for us, but not at twice the price.
Grr. Us too. My instinct is just to drop the DVD.