Topic 'Re: Steaming service stinks' in forum '' - dslreports.com http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steaming-service-stinks-24595134 en Tue, 21 May 2013 13:02:50 EDT Tue, 21 May 2013 13:02:50 EDT Re: Steaming service stinks http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steaming-service-stinks-24611291 said by Matt3:

said by 45612019:

All I have to say is, y'all need some glasses, because that blurry ass shit doesn't qualify as "passable" to me at all.
Perhaps your internet connection is causing your steaming issues? If your connection quality is terrible, Netflix will scale quality back substantially.
No, all the streaming content from STARZ is blurry and fuzzy, even when it says its being presented in HD.

Pure garbage.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steaming-service-stinks-24611291 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 11:47:17 EDT Re: Steaming service stinks http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steaming-service-stinks-24607227 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steaming-service-stinks-24607227 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 13:38:13 EDT Re: Steaming service stinks http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steaming-service-stinks-24607201 said by xenophon:

There is so much great foreign/indie/classic/obscure content already and they are adding more than I can keep up with. It depends on your tastes.I agree. Tripping the Rift and The IT Crowd are just two titles I found via Netflix Streaming that I fell in love with. Of course, then there are old favorites that I can watch again like Farscape (at least the first few seasons), Futurama (all seasons and movies!!!!), etc. Meanwhile, my wife's been watching Arrested Development and my kids have been enjoying Rugrats.
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-Jason Levine]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steaming-service-stinks-24607181 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 13:28:35 EDT Re: Steaming service stinks http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steaming-service-stinks-24606128 said by iansltx:

Are you sure they're buying from Akamai? I heard they were getting their bits from LimeLight and Level3.
They dropped Level3 and now use Akamai and Limelight. Their contract with Akamai states they must give Akamai at least 51% of their business.

This is 100% fact there have been press releases and tons of information from completely reliable sources about it. If you still care use Google to easily find the proof.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steaming-service-stinks-24606128 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 09:54:29 EDT Re: Steaming service stinks http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steaming-service-stinks-24606099 said by Goldman:

but I have to agree that newer titles need to be added faster for most people to get any value out of it.
I think you mean those who only like newer titles won't get any value out of it. There is so much great foreign/indie/classic/obscure content already and they are adding more than I can keep up with. It depends on your tastes. If you like blockbuster Hollywood stuff, NF streaming may not be for you. If you like 'film', NF streaming is a gift of the film gods for only $10-$12/month and 4-5 disc checkouts a month. Would you rather pay $3-$6 per view?

Looking forward to 5.1 and subtitles coming by end of year.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steaming-service-stinks-24606099 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 09:46:12 EDT Re: Steaming service stinks http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steaming-service-stinks-24605773
The movie selection for streaming isn't bad, but I have to agree that newer titles need to be added faster for most people to get any value out of it. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steaming-service-stinks-24605773 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 07:49:18 EDT Re: Steaming service stinks http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steaming-service-stinks-24603849
I'm watching it via a Roku box but I've also watched a few titles via my nephew's X Box 360 and the quality is about the same even though the interface is very different than the Roku's.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steaming-service-stinks-24603849 Sun, 01 Aug 2010 15:56:52 EDT Re: Steaming service stinks http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steaming-service-stinks-24603581 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steaming-service-stinks-24603581 Sun, 01 Aug 2010 14:14:57 EDT Re: Steaming service stinks http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steaming-service-stinks-24603352
First seen it thanks to netflix.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steaming-service-stinks-24603352 Sun, 01 Aug 2010 12:49:00 EDT Re: Steaming service stinks http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steaming-service-stinks-24603345 said by iansltx:

Never had payTV. Been Hulu or Netflix for me, and it works just fine. When Netflix doesn't have some content...well, that's the studios' faults, not Netflix's.

As for bandwidth costs, I wouldn't be surprised if they're paying a penny or two per gigabyte nowadays, since they aren't buying from Akamai. Which means a full-on movie takes a nickel, maybe two, to stream. Which is actually pretty cool compared to mailing a DVD...
Actually they are still using akamai, but akamai is a "last choice" provider since it's expensive. The other CDN's are eating up the primary "cheap" bits.

Akamai is pitched as "quality" bits.

Funny part is akamai has enough cash in the bank to buy both netflix and 4 of the big CDN's. and not even break a sweat.
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I reiterate that Netflix sucks at user profiling and billing. Baby boomers are dying, and depending on them for their sole bread and butter is a failed business model except for Wall Street fast-backers.

If Hollywood never lets Netflix get good content, then that'll be a nail in Netflix's coffin, as far as I'm concerned. And, because Netflix sucks at the customer side of its business (besides the streaming technically), I'd be glad for Hollywood to kill Netflix off. However, that would still leave the current void of a good streamer. Hulu might replace Netflix.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steaming-service-stinks-24602177 Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:08:32 EDT Re: Steaming service stinks http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steaming-service-stinks-24602158
As the model grows, Netflix either will or will not be able to license reasonable amounts of content. That's the big Q.

At this point, I don't care if Netflix dies and croaks. (1) they don't allow the streaming to be tracked for alternate users of the account, littering my main account person profile with someone else's tastes, and Netflix hasn't offered a tool to move their preferences from one person to another because of this horrible situation. (2) Netflix doesn't allow you to delete another person, so when you change the name, their old preferences influence the new person. (3) They don't take PayPal or prepayment (including money orders). If someone replaces them that does all this better, I'd be happy.

I lost a bank account due to Netflix, because they were the only company that auto-debited my account without my specific each-time approval. I didn't have this problem with any other recipient, because all the other recipients didn't auto-deduct: I had to specify each amount to go to them and the time.

So, if Netflix's business model withers and fades, good riddance. The online streaming is a no brainer. Their implementation of it technically is quite good. Their administration of it sucks raw sewer.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steaming-service-stinks-24602158 Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:02:08 EDT Re: Steaming service stinks http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steaming-service-stinks-24602083 My kids love it, and brings back memories for me!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steaming-service-stinks-24602083 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 23:32:05 EDT Re: Steaming service stinks http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steaming-service-stinks-24600795 said by 45612019:

It's unheard of to have slower than 40 Mbps in Sweden, South Korea, Japan, etc...
Not true. Speedtest results show that

Japan avg download speed is 16.89 mbps and upload avg is 8.33 mbps. »www.netindex.com/download/2,78/Japan/

South Korea avg download is 31.23 mbps and upload avg is 18.64 mbps »www.netindex.com/download/2,89/South-Korea/

Sweden avg download is 18.09 mbps and upload avg is 7.01 mbps »www.netindex.com/download/2,6/Sweden/

So I guess it is heard of to have speeds lower than 40 mbps.
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-ooo season 3 of farscape! :::thumbs down:::]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steaming-service-stinks-24600063 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:44:28 EDT Re: Steaming service stinks http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steaming-service-stinks-24599834 said by Eek2121:

You are clearly a troll, stuff like 2012, (»www.netflix.com/WiMovie/2012/70108779) etc. are available. There are over 100 movies on netflix streaming that were released within the past 3 years.
How many movies are on netflix streaming that did over $50 million in the box office and were released to DVD in the last six months?

Streaming on Tivo is good quality (sometimes has issues properly detecting bandwidth), PS3 is also good. Sony Bluray player stutters and is poor quality. All systems are on Cat 6 structured wiring on a managed GB switch to Comcast 20 mb service.

The bottom line still depends on what kind of titles you're looking for in the streaming catalog. If you like more obscure or older movies than Netflix has you covered in spades. If you're looking for titles that did reasonably well in the theaters and was released to DVD in the last 6-8 months then the selection if relatively bare.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steaming-service-stinks-24599834 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 08:48:31 EDT Re: Steaming service stinks http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steaming-service-stinks-24598536 www.netflix.com/WiMovie/2012/70108779) etc. are available. There are over 100 movies on netflix streaming that were released within the past 3 years.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steaming-service-stinks-24598536 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:01:28 EDT Re: Steaming service stinks http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steaming-service-stinks-24598212 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steaming-service-stinks-24598212 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:28:15 EDT Re: Steaming service stinks http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steaming-service-stinks-24597942 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steaming-service-stinks-24597942 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:41:29 EDT Re: Steaming service stinks http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steaming-service-stinks-24597596 said by Matt3:

said by 45612019:

All I have to say is, y'all need some glasses, because that blurry ass shit doesn't qualify as "passable" to me at all.
Perhaps your internet connection is causing your steaming issues? If your connection quality is terrible, Netflix will scale quality back substantially.
My connection could handle Blu-ray streaming. I am talking about Netflix's HD streaming. It's HD but it's still rather poor quality.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steaming-service-stinks-24597596 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:12:09 EDT Re: Steaming service stinks http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steaming-service-stinks-24597561 said by 45612019:

All I have to say is, y'all need some glasses, because that blurry ass shit doesn't qualify as "passable" to me at all.
Perhaps your internet connection is causing your steaming issues? If your connection quality is terrible, Netflix will scale quality back substantially.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steaming-service-stinks-24597561 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:01:54 EDT Re: Steaming service stinks http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steaming-service-stinks-24597540 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steaming-service-stinks-24597540 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:58:06 EDT Re: Steaming service stinks http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steaming-service-stinks-24597536 said by xenophon:

I have a 60" panel streaming Netflix via PS3. Even SD content is passable. For about $12/month and BR disc checkout once a week, I have no complaints. Better than paying $3-$6 each on pay per view.
I would have to agree. Their selection definitely needs improvement, but I find at least 1-2 interesting things to watch. And the SD quality on my 42" Plasma isn't bad at all.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steaming-service-stinks-24597536 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:56:26 EDT Re: Steaming service stinks http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steaming-service-stinks-24597415 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steaming-service-stinks-24597415 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:28:42 EDT Re: Steaming service stinks http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steaming-service-stinks-24597329 said by SixSpeed:

Netflix streaming is horrible. The titles are old and after having the service for a few weeks, there is noting to watch.

The bandwidth costs didn't go up because their streaming content is garbage.
This guy is right. Netflix streaming is garbage. There are numerous issues with it.

-Not detecting connection speed properly half the time and giving you a low quality stream. This means you have to go through a process of "play video, did Netflix detect it for HD? God damn it, of course they didn't! Back out, start video again. "Presented in HD" well duh, you retards! Why not just give me an option to skip your stupid connection test every time?"

-Low quality. I was unimpressed with the quality; it's obviously not on par with Blu-ray so for any title on Blu-ray Netflix streaming is worthless. It's not even as good as iTunes Store purchased 720p releases, so it's worthless for anything on iTunes... even HDTV channel captures are usually better quality.

Further issues with Netflix's quality: half their content that should be in HD is only in standard definition. I regularly scroll through the catalog of Instant Watch titles and see loads of material I know was shot in HD and no HD icon next to it.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steaming-service-stinks-24597329 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:14:43 EDT Re: St(r)eaming service stinks http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Streaming-service-stinks-24597267 but as far as I, and my 5 years old concern, the streaming selection is not bad at all, especially since it doesn't cost anything extra.

Would it be better if they had more titles available? Of course! But that doesn't mean it's bad.
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Netflix streaming is horrible. The titles are old and after having the service for a few weeks, there is noting to watch.

The bandwidth costs didn't go up because their streaming content is garbage.


Streaming quality is superb on my end and always find something to watch.
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said by SixSpeed:

Netflix streaming is horrible. The titles are old and after having the service for a few weeks, there is noting to watch.

The bandwidth costs didn't go up because their streaming content is garbage.
And much of what they offer is available On-Demand for free from the cable companies.
you get cable for free?

You know you can watch all your network shows for FREE and in HD without having to pay for cable. It's called an antenna.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steaming-service-stinks-24596043 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:31:29 EDT Re: Steaming service stinks http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steaming-service-stinks-24595792
As for bandwidth costs, I wouldn't be surprised if they're paying a penny or two per gigabyte nowadays, since they aren't buying from Akamai. Which means a full-on movie takes a nickel, maybe two, to stream. Which is actually pretty cool compared to mailing a DVD...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steaming-service-stinks-24595792 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:44:40 EDT Re: Steaming service stinks http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steaming-service-stinks-24595498
My 5yo daughter finds the kids selections 'ok'.

It's good if you want to watch old TV series though.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steaming-service-stinks-24595498 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:49:44 EDT Re: Steaming service stinks http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steaming-service-stinks-24595471 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steaming-service-stinks-24595471 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:44:43 EDT Re: Steaming service stinks http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steaming-service-stinks-24595399
Meanwhile, my 2 sons (age 6 and 3) love Netflix streaming. There are tons of kids shows on streaming (current like Dora and older like Rugrats). I hand the oldest the Roku remote and they go to town watching show after show.

I guess it all boils down to your taste vs what Netflix is currently allowed to stream.

As far as waiting to get DVDs, I've never run into that problem. After I send a DVD back, I typically have a new one in 3 days. I think I've only had one time when the item on the top of my queue wasn't available. Then again, most of the stuff I have on my queue isn't new release material. YMMV.
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Hope to see them continue titles like Memento, Pan's Labyrinth, Dragon Tattoo, Jackie Brown and Wild China. Sounds like they'll be focusing on TV content in the next year but I hope to see more Discovery/NatGeo type stuff rather than mindless network tv junk.

Have dumped cable for Netflix/Hulu/Playon and am finding it meets my needs.

Great way to check daily Netflix content, sort by new...

»instantwatcher.com]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steaming-service-stinks-24595336 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:17:33 EDT Re: Steaming service stinks http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steaming-service-stinks-24595246 said by aztecnology:

said by SixSpeed:

Netflix streaming is horrible.
The streaming works flawlessly...

The titles are old and after having the service for a few weeks, there is noting to watch.
Sounds like your a curmudgeon. Hollywood has their hands tied on what they can offer...

The bandwidth costs didn't go up because their streaming content is garbage.
I don't care why the content is garbage, I just know that it is. I supposed if you are 60+ years old, you will find the title selections great.

Also, its a heck of a wait to get anything current. After having Iron Man at the top of my queue for 2+ months, I just got it yesterday.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steaming-service-stinks-24595246 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:57:14 EDT Re: Steaming service stinks http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steaming-service-stinks-24595215 said by SixSpeed:

Netflix streaming is horrible.
The streaming works flawlessly...

The titles are old and after having the service for a few weeks, there is noting to watch.
Sounds like your a curmudgeon. Hollywood has their hands tied on what they can offer...

The bandwidth costs didn't go up because their streaming content is garbage.
:huh:
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Netflix streaming is horrible. The titles are old and after having the service for a few weeks, there is noting to watch.

The bandwidth costs didn't go up because their streaming content is garbage.
And much of what they offer is available On-Demand for free from the cable companies.
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The bandwidth costs didn't go up because their streaming content is garbage.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Steaming-service-stinks-24595134 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:32:22 EDT