Netflix To Offer Standalone Streaming Video Service > No interest in streaming my ass...

No interest in streaming my ass...

My guess is that Netflix isn't licensed to only distribute content without physical media. And as Karl Bode mentioned, the content owners are resisting that slippery slope every chance they get.

Wow, did I actually just agree with Karl?

Yep, that's basically it as I mentioned below: »Re: ISP pressure?

reply to Phil
Most movies I see is a one time thing so streaming is fine, but movies I really like, I get the DVD or Blu-Ray disc and copy it so I can watch it any time. I also sometimes like the DVD extras you don't get in a stream.

And subtitles!

reply to openbox9
That would have hit the nail on the head, over the last few months, even PC instant view has improved to the point of not one glitch. There must be some hidden reason for off shoring streaming, of course there might be some screaming from ISP's who like to curb bandwidth usage, aside the slippery Hollywood crews.

Netflix appears to have become rather as formidable 'picture' these days.

reply to Phil
I have to agree, who in their right mind would think that Americans wouldn't rather sit and just click to watch a movie, and not have to wait for it to come in the mail and go back and forth to the mailbox.
Americans revel in laziness, this seems like an idea perfect for Americans. I think there would be a large market for it, if all of the movies were available as many still can't tell the difference between DVD and Blu-ray or stereo and surround sound, they would love the convenience.

I use the service several times a month and I love it,
that said the service IMHO is not ready to replace physical media completely for someone like me, I wouldn't want a streaming only service, even if the entire catalog was available because, they still don't have surround sound and their HD is HD lite and doesn't even begin to match the sound and picture of blu-ray.
The lack of surround sound is the real killer for me.

reply to Kompressor
Dead on, normally my preference is different from others around me, that insist on a particular show/movie.

But, "Interview with a Vampire" got all the attention it required, enough that I bought the Blu ray version off Amazon to SHUT them up.... At $9.25, it was a no brainer.

On the whole netflix provides everything I need, at less than half the cost; wait almost NO cost. On the very rare occasion I'll go Blockbuster for long waits when I get pissed off enough, or pander to the wait period on the KOSIK(?) Kroger/Walgreen 24hr $1.00 shot!

FukIT

reply to Phil
Yeah, if Netflix streamed the whole collection in HD that would be awesome. That would basically be all I use then.
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