 swintecPremium,VIP
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Re: Come on Netflix.. said by chlen:The selection is pretty impressive actually for the price and they continue to boost and rotate it almost weekly. Oh don't get me wrong, it is a decent selection..however I like to envision that when a title is available, it doesnt get removed after so many weeks like many do. i can't tell you how many times I have wanted to go back and watch a movie I watched several weeks before and it is no longer there. I had high hopes that when a movie was added to streaming, it was there "for good".
Also, new, popular titles, should get put on streaming as soon as they are available as a DVD through Netflix. Popular new releases usually end up being back ordered for a day or two and I think making them stream-able from the get go is a perfect solution.
Granted I realize these two issues may be a problem with the studios not letting netflix do it...but I think it really hinders them.
I have to wonder how many movies netflix would have streaming if it wasnt for Starz Play.
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 PhilRojo SolPremium
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kudos:2 | I didn't know they did the rotation deal until my daughter wanted to watch one of her favorite movies again, Black Beauty. It was no longer available to stream. Just a guess, but I wouldn't be surprised if Netflix purchased the right to stream a movie for x number of views for y number of months which ever comes first. Why else stream for only a limited time? |
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swintecPremium,VIP
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| Yea, it is a pain...Most of the time, if it is coming up on a stream expiration, it will list the expiration date on the movie screen, at least on the Roku..not sure about XBox.
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PhilRojo SolPremium
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kudos:2 | I use a home theater PC. I'll have to keep an eye out for that next time. |
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said by swintec:Yea, it is a pain...Most of the time, if it is coming up on a stream expiration, it will list the expiration date on the movie screen, at least on the Roku..not sure about XBox. It does the same on the Xbox.
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said by swintec:said by chlen:The selection is pretty impressive actually for the price and they continue to boost and rotate it almost weekly. Oh don't get me wrong, it is a decent selection..however I like to envision that when a title is available, it doesnt get removed after so many weeks like many do. i can't tell you how many times I have wanted to go back and watch a movie I watched several weeks before and it is no longer there. I had high hopes that when a movie was added to streaming, it was there "for good". That will not happen. VOD is in flux all the time. If someone else has the rights to a tilte, like HBO or broadcast for example, it might disappear from VOD for a while. During the on e or two months they have rights to show the content. |
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 chlenEthically ChallengedPremium
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Albany, NY | reply to Phil
On the PC I seem to have access to much more of the library, and no rotation, on the XBOX rotation. |
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