So, now that Netflix is raising its prices 60%

[Kathy53]

I have nexflix I get one DVD at a time. Will watch a few movies online. Had been thinking about canceling the DVDs but will cancel for sure in August now. I can't stream to the TV yet but will be able to in Auguest. If there is as many gliches as I hear about I will then close it all out.

[Cliffmeister2000]

I have streamed a few SciFi series and BBC series (Tin Man, Torchwood, Dr. Who) to my TV via my laptop, and no glitches whatsoever. I have found Netflix to be excellent in whatever they do. II guess I am just not a fan of inflation, and any price going up causes me heartburn.

[Mojave Bob]

As I understand it, NetFlix licenses the DVDs and the streaming parts from the movie studios under separate contracts. Most of the streaming contracts were negotiated in 2008, for 4 years, and they contain a viewership cap. The studios didn't expect streaming to really be a big thing, so NetFlix got the licensing cheaply ($10-14 million per studio per year).

Now that streaming is the big thing, and now that the contracts are expiring, the studios want a bigger piece of the action, and renewals will probably cost NetFlix $100 million-plus per studio per year. This dramatically changes the business model for NetFlix.

Additionally, NetFlix is blowing the viewership caps for some studios, which voids the contract (this is why Sony Pictures movies disappeared from NetFlix recently).

[gregp136]

I checked out netflix but they don't carry Beta tapes for my VCR.

Greg(and Laurie)

[urban5]

I checked out netflix but they don't carry Beta tapes for my VCR.

Greg(and Laurie)

LOL I had to google that. Ok I really didn't but I don't want to admit to being that old

[subdivo]

We stream our netflix and honestly, if it weren't for my daughter needing to watch hockey, I think we would drop our cable service all together.

There have only been a couple of times where I had a problem starting a movie selection. Overall, I think the picture quality and service has been excellent.

The other thing I love, is if I'm in a wifi hotspot I can watch netflix on my ipad (which is the PERFECT size for taking in the tear).