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[VOD] Preferred CollectionMy latest bill has a notice that the "Preferred Collection" OnDemand will be gone as of Feb 29. It had a nice selection of movies. Now I'm down to Encore and the few free movies. And this when the prices are all going up this month, too! |
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I think the "Preferred Collection" was just selections from other premium networks VOD menus. Yes, no? |
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bohratomMy Jersey Giants finally winning again.. join:2011-07-07 Red Bank NJ |
to andyross
Wow, that was one huge plus that Comcast had over FIOS in that they offered a decent library of on demand movies for free. I see they will now charge $8-$9.95/mo now for it.
I switched from Comcast to FIOS last year and that was one thing I definately missed.... |
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said by defiant8:I think the "Preferred Collection" was just selections from other premium networks VOD menus. Yes, no? It seemed to be just a selection of movies. There were no logos or any type of pre-roll. It was just the movie. There is a decent selection, both SD and HD. A quick shows about 336 HD movies! |
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It's being replaced by something bigger and better. I forgot what they call it, but I did read about it on the Comcast employee website. I'll see if I can read more about it tomorrow and post more info. |
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bohratomMy Jersey Giants finally winning again.. join:2011-07-07 Red Bank NJ |
said by chewch99:It's being replaced by something bigger and better. I forgot what they call it, but I did read about it on the Comcast employee website. I'll see if I can read more about it tomorrow and post more info. Bigger , Better and of course not free for some of the plans including digital starter. |
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to andyross
I received the same notice on my latest bill it states this under the 'News From Comcast' section:
"On February 29th, the "Preferred Collection" On Demand folder will no longer be available." |
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blablah to chewch99
Anon
2012-Feb-15 12:50 pm
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said by chewch99:It's being replaced by something bigger and better. I forgot what they call it, but I did read about it on the Comcast employee website. I'll see if I can read more about it tomorrow and post more info. Streampix |
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bohratomMy Jersey Giants finally winning again.. join:2011-07-07 Red Bank NJ |
said by blablah :Streampix Looks like it rolls out end of the month and will cost around $4.99 or so. It will also contain tv shows from the main networks along with movies. I found a link in Google for the main page but its currently not active but google had a cache-image of it to view. |
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yhp join:2006-12-27 Philadelphia, PA |
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said by blablah :Streampix Oh, man. They're making the off-color puns just TOO easy. |
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to andyross
At launch, Streampix will include at least 500 movies and 1,000 TV episodes from popular series (past and present). More than 50% of movie titles and TV shows will be available in HD. Over time, we will add thousands of additional film titles and TV episodes. Customers can stream available movies and shows an unlimited number of times similar to Netflix.
Product Subscribers XFINITY Plan Streampix Price
1-2 Product Video subs Digital Starter (all varieties) $4.99
Digital Preferred (all varieties) $4.99
Digital premier (all varieties) $4.99
Triple Play subs HD Preferred - $119 (all varieties) $4.99
HD Preferred Plus - $139 (3.0, 4.0, 5.0) Included
HD Premier - $159 (3.0, 4.0, 5.0) Included
HD Complete - $199 (4.0, 5.0) Included
MultiLatino Ultra HD Plus - $139 (4.0, 5.0) Included
MultiLatino HD Total - $159 (4.0, 5.0) Included
MultiLatino HD Complete - $199 (4.0, 5.0) Included
Alchemy HD Preferred Plus (4.0, 5.0) Included
Alchemy HD Premier (4.0, 5.0) Included
Alchemy MultiLatino Ulta HD Plus (4.0, 5.0) Included
HD Preferred Plus Tenant (4.0, 5.0) Included
HD Premier Tenant (4.0, 5.0) Included
HD complete Tenant (4.0 ,5.0) Included
Video Blast Products
Blast! Extra / Blast! Plus: Included |
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bohratomMy Jersey Giants finally winning again.. join:2011-07-07 Red Bank NJ |
to andyross
Looks like its game on against netflix. That $4.99 price is directly aimed to undercut them. Of course netflix has loads of more titles but lets see how quickly streampix increases it library. Verizon also is going to start offering streaming online to non verizon customers. I wonder if comcast down the road will offer this to non customers also for like $7.99/mo.. |
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Is Streampix part of OnDemand, or is it a video streaming service? |
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bohratomMy Jersey Giants finally winning again.. join:2011-07-07 Red Bank NJ |
said by andyross:Is Streampix part of OnDemand, or is it a video streaming service? Both... |
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HELPmePLEASE
Anon
2012-Feb-20 3:47 pm
So this large selection of "free" movies will be replaced with something that we will be given the pleasure of paying extra for.
That sounds about right. |
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There is an article today on the Multichannel News site about the new Xfinity Streampix service: Comcast Takes Aim At Netflix With 'Streampix' Movies, Full TV Show Seasons Available from Disney-ABC, NBCU, Sony, Warner Bros. Multichannel News - February 21, 2012 » www.multichannel.com/art ··· pix_.php |
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bohratomMy Jersey Giants finally winning again.. join:2011-07-07 Red Bank NJ |
said by telcodad:Comcast Takes Aim At Netflix With 'Streampix' Movies, Full TV Show Seasons Available from Disney-ABC, NBCU, Sony, Warner Bros. Ok I called it, what prize do I get.... |
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said by telcodad:Comcast Takes Aim At Netflix With 'Streampix' Movies, Full TV Show Seasons Available from Disney-ABC, NBCU, Sony, Warner Bros. Available today in north Philly burbs. Seems it's included in my triple play price. Based on a quick scan of content, not horrible but don't think I'd pay an extra $5 for it. |
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bohratomMy Jersey Giants finally winning again.. join:2011-07-07 Red Bank NJ |
to andyross
Here's a link to see the current offerings of streampix » xfinitytv.comcast.net/tv ··· 486/mainMovie selections remind me of what Encore offers and the TV Series is very limited with just 25 series atm. They do say much more content will be added this year so lets see how they compare to netflix by then. |
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2012-Feb-23 6:35 pm
I've said for years they should use their entire On Demand PPV library to compete with Netflix. If they charged a flat rate for the new releases, as opposed to the $6 a pop, I'd jump right on it. Currently, I see no value in the PPV VOD and don't use it. |
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said by HELPmePLEASE :So this large selection of "free" movies will be replaced with something that we will be given the pleasure of paying extra for.
That sounds about right. I have Streampix now on my TV screen and also still see the Free Movies category. I think most customers would qualify to get streampix included (I don't pay any extra for it). |
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Most? You must have a higher-end Internet or TV package. I only have Preferred TV and Performance Internet (mid-level). I don't believe it's included in that. Many people may only have Digital Starter TV, or even basic. |
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From chewch99's post in this thread (» [VOD] Preferred Collection), you must have "HD Preferred Plus" service or better for it to be included without any extra cost. |
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HELPmePLEASE to The Q
Anon
2012-Feb-28 9:56 pm
to The Q
You don't pay any "extra" for the Streampix in the way of a separate fee listed under Additional Xfinity TV Services on your bill, but your overall bill is higher than us lesser people that don't have your level of a triple-play bundle or higher.
That's like saying the HD Complete bundle has a free DVR; but does it really when your bill is at the very LEAST $206.99/month?
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See my post in the thread: » [VOD] StreampixThe post describes why I'm confused about the menus associated with Streampix. |
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