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Re: Netflix and Internet use

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 23:35:55 EDT

TheMG posted :

I looked at Netflix it does not have the newest shows and I have seen the movies it offered.

That's partly because content owners don't want Netflix (and any other online streaming) to dig into their traditional TV ad revenue and DVD sales.

Thus the ridiculous delays anywhere from months to years before stuff makes it to Netflix.

And then there's all the licensing issues, for which the CRTC is partially to blame.

Services like Netflix have so much potential, but are unfortunately on a very short leash.

Re: Netflix and Internet use

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 22:37:49 EDT

Kruisey posted : I looked at Netflix it does not have the newest shows and I have seen the movies it offered.Thats probably why it is cheaper because it has older shows and films.
Nice price for those that have not already seen the contents.

Actually I do love' Homeland' .Very clever script writers.

Re: Netflix and Internet use

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 22:17:04 EDT

spock posted :

said by Kruisey:

I got a new TV a few months ago and my pictures have improved 100% its the latest Samsung smart TV.
Some of the movies have not got the colour quality others do.
The live shows like CBC and Global TV news are excellent.
Homeland does come over really well on this set.Have the HDMI for sound.
Wow I hope they have a Season Three of Homeland its the best show ever. :D

I hooked my Blu-Ray up to my 2.9 subfeed mux and reversed it through my co-ax attenuator. When I had that going, netflix was playing pretty good. Like it wasn't what you were describing Kruisey, but it was pretty damm close.

Re: Netflix and Internet use

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 21:27:17 EDT

Kruisey posted : I changed my mind its a dreadful show.

Re: Netflix and Internet use

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 18:21:45 EDT

pfak posted : I agree. +1 Homeland isn't all that good :)
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Re: Netflix and Internet use

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 18:01:00 EDT

spock posted : Homeland has to be the worst show ever!!! I heard season 3 will be terrible too.

Re: Netflix and Internet use

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 11:45:58 EDT

Kruisey posted : I got a new TV a few months ago and my pictures have improved 100% its the latest Samsung smart TV.
Some of the movies have not got the colour quality others do.
The live shows like CBC and Global TV news are excellent.
Homeland does come over really well on this set.Have the HDMI for sound.
Wow I hope they have a Season Three of Homeland its the best show ever. :D

Re: Netflix and Internet use

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 06:39:47 EDT

andsoitgoes posted : Optik quality is terrible in comparison to any of the download services. iTunes and Microsoft are free from the terrible compression through TELUS.

As for the pricing, if you watch 3 or 4 shows, you can buy season passes for those shows. Since they're the only reason you're watching the pay channels, you end up paying less for more. $32 for homeland, which is about 12 eps, 3 months worth. Better quality, always have it, includes extras. If you watch other shows on the channel, then it doesn't make sense. But there's no question you will certainly see that Optik HD quality is nowhere near as good. My wife doesn't notice the difference in quality, but she also doesn't mind watching a show in SD when she could easily find it in hd. You may be along the line of her tastes.

Re: Netflix and Internet use

Sat, 15 Dec 2012 15:43:20 EDT

ruiner posted : Well since this thread is about Netflix, the HD quality on Netflix is usually quite a bit higher than Optik.

Not to mention that you can get the major networks OTA with an antenna for free. That gets you ~19.4 mbps MPEG-2, which also looks significantly better than Optik.

Re: Netflix and Internet use

Sat, 15 Dec 2012 02:39:19 EDT

Kruisey posted : Thank you I am tired too. :)

Re: Netflix and Internet use

Sat, 15 Dec 2012 00:38:05 EDT

WhosTheBosch posted : Please stop egging him on people, my head exploded on the first page!

Re: Netflix and Internet use

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 20:56:17 EDT

Kruisey posted : Thank you jammerman79 that you also like the quality of Optik TV. :)
When someone mentioned pixiling and terrible pictures that is just not so. :(
Actually I cannot understand why someone connected Blu Ray with the internet and Optik TV .They don't connect do they?

Re: Netflix and Internet use

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 17:00:56 EDT

jtl999 posted : Only way you can tell the picture quality is get the Optik and Blue-Ray version of a program at the exact millisecond and then use a lossless capture card to save a PNG

Re: Netflix and Internet use

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 16:36:38 EDT

JammerMan79 posted :

said by Kruisey:

I am not a technical person but I do know that any recorded programme depends on the way it is produced quality and colourwise.Some are better than others.Don't blame Optik TV it only give us the quality it receives.Many are good others not so.

Kruisey... please stop... I'm also very happy with my optik quality and have posted previously about it. But damn! Nobody (with any knowledge and with proper eyesight) would compare it to a blu-ray movie
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Re: Netflix and Internet use

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 13:03:42 EDT

Kruisey posted : I am not a technical person but I do know that any recorded programme depends on the way it is produced quality and colourwise.Some are better than others.Don't blame Optik TV it only give us the quality it receives.Many are good others not so.

Re: Netflix and Internet use

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 12:32:23 EDT

TheMG posted :

said by Kruisey:

Yes I have Blu-Ray.
Since I bought my new 46' Samsung Smart TV ,pictures on Optik HD are out of this world

Honestly, if you can't tell the difference in quality between Optik HD and Blu-Ray, better get your eyes checked.

Re: Netflix and Internet use

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 04:34:49 EDT

anon posted : I pay $35 per month for usenet access and $85 for internet and $8 for netflix. $128 in total, no land line and 100mbps internet.

This provides unlimited entertainment on demand via usenet (who cares if NZBmatrix is gone?).

Netflix via VPN I can access USA, EU, HK, UK, FR, DE AND CA content. (This is super simple my GF who couldn't figure out NZBmatrix can use a VPN, even on her smartphone.)

Netflix is great, usenet is great lets see how bad they can make it!

Re: Netflix and Internet use

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 00:09:23 EDT

Kruisey posted : Yes I have Blu-Ray.
Since I bought my new 46' Samsung Smart TV ,pictures on Optik HD are out of this world

Re: Netflix and Internet use

Thu, 13 Dec 2012 19:56:02 EDT

TheMG posted :

said by Kruisey:

You cannot change my mind about Optik HD TV the pictures are wonderful.

Watch a TV show or movie on Blu-Ray then watch it on Optik HD (or the other way around). You'll soon change your mind about how "wonderful" the Optik HD picture quality is.

Re: Netflix and Internet use

Thu, 13 Dec 2012 16:03:20 EDT

Kruisey posted : Are you afraid of the Telus product?
The way you keep downgrading Optik TV.Seems like a wee bit of jealousy.?

Re: Netflix and Internet use

Thu, 13 Dec 2012 13:27:19 EDT

ruiner posted :

said by Kruisey:

Why do you keep repeating yourself regarding Optik TV.
OK everyone knows your opinion now.

Says the guy who keeps regurgitating the same nonsense over and over. Hypocritical much?

Re: Netflix and Internet use

Thu, 13 Dec 2012 13:24:48 EDT

Arthur Dent posted : It's not an opinion, Kruisey. Optik TV video quality is the worst of all providers and should not even be put in the same sentence with Blu-ray. It's time for you to synchronize your "opinions" with reality. :)

Re: Netflix and Internet use

Thu, 13 Dec 2012 10:58:23 EDT

Kruisey posted : Why do you keep repeating yourself regarding Optik TV.
OK everyone knows your opinion now.

Re: Netflix and Internet use

Thu, 13 Dec 2012 01:24:19 EDT

ruiner posted : Personal feelings? You're the one that called me a fool because my opinion is that Optik's picture quality is sub-par.

Its not just an opinion either, its fact. If you're comparing it to some garbage you downloaded online then Optik might look good. But if you compare it to a decent source it looks horrible. Try watching a Bluray one of these days.

Re: Netflix and Internet use

Wed, 12 Dec 2012 23:26:29 EDT

Kruisey posted : All because I defend Telus Optik TV.
You have your opinions and I have mine.This is a Website to discuss Telus .
It is here to discuss both sides of the fence in pleasant open matter.
There probably is another website were one can chat about personal feelings towards others.

Re: Netflix and Internet use

Wed, 12 Dec 2012 23:08:26 EDT

pfak posted : I'm not sure why the moderators decided to unban Kruisey. I guess they got bored with not having any trolls around.

Oh well.
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Re: Netflix and Internet use

Wed, 12 Dec 2012 23:07:48 EDT

ruiner posted : You have nothing to say other than to try to insult me?

Re: Netflix and Internet use

Wed, 12 Dec 2012 17:57:22 EDT

ruiner posted : So what does the blurry, pixelated mess on your screen have to do with Netflix paying for their own bandwidth? Do you think their CDN is free?

Re: Netflix and Internet use

Wed, 12 Dec 2012 16:49:13 EDT

Kruisey posted : You cannot change my mind about Optik HD TV the pictures are wonderful. Especially now I have a new TV.
Well they always say that' The truth hurts the most'.
Why you get upset I don't know why?
Everybody is entitled to their opinion and thats mine accept the fact.

Re: Netflix and Internet use

Wed, 12 Dec 2012 16:08:35 EDT

ruiner posted : Yes because Netflix doesn't have to pay for its bandwidth? What?

Re: Netflix and Internet use

Wed, 12 Dec 2012 16:01:39 EDT

Arthur Dent posted :

said by Kruisey:

I never pick fights with anyone.
I just write the true facts.

Well, it's a mixed bag. In your defense, it is true that Netflix does not provide Internet. One very educational and true fact. Kudos for the valuable research you did to bring this fact to us.
On the other hand, you are wrong about Optik's video quality. And about not picking fights. :)

Re: Netflix and Internet use

Wed, 12 Dec 2012 12:12:32 EDT

Kruisey posted : Does Netflix own its on ISP now ?
I never pick fights with anyone.
I just write the true facts.
Why do some of you bother to write all these negative items about Telus.?
If your not satisfied change your ISP.

Re: Netflix and Internet use

Wed, 12 Dec 2012 11:44:18 EDT

anon posted : Are you kidding me??? Optik HD is not even in the same realm as Netflix for Picture Quality... Look at the many, many different threads discussing this issue... I like the service as a whole, but PQ is something they need to work on.

Kruisey, you seriously add NOTHING of value to any of these discussions. All you are doing is adding disinformation and picking fights with everyone..

Re: Netflix and Internet use

Wed, 12 Dec 2012 09:55:20 EDT

Kruisey posted : My oh My sorry you are so upset.
They do say the truth hurts the most.

Re: Netflix and Internet use

Wed, 12 Dec 2012 04:37:54 EDT

ruiner posted : You must be failing grade 8 math. At $1212+tax per year with HBO, Super Channel and AMC, cable or IPTV is pretty expensive. You could buy 40 TV seasons on iTunes for that price. With Bluray you would be looking at 20 - 40 seasons depending on the price.

If you really had a large TV you wouldn't have made that crack about Optik's quality either lol.

Enjoy your shilling/trolling. You do realize some people still take value away from the common sense posts such as this no matter how much white noise you try to spew out to mask it.

Re: Netflix and Internet use

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 23:07:15 EDT

Kruisey posted : You must be joking certainly not better than HD Optik.
Plus the fact there are many different shows not just one. At $2.99 a shot would be very expensive per month.
By the way I am Android and PC.Not an Apple fan.

Re: Netflix and Internet use

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 20:14:41 EDT

ruiner posted :

said by Kruisey:

I enjoy newer movies and TV shows like 'HOMELAND' and others that Netflix does not include.

»itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/ho···44435219

$32 is less than 2 months worth of subscribing to Super Channel. Plus its better quality than you get on Optik.

Re: Netflix and Internet use

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 18:36:09 EDT

pfak posted :

said by Branflakes :

It's going to get expensive and limited use with Telus UBB launch come February...

UBB isn't coming in February. The announcement didn't detail this.
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Re: Netflix and Internet use

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 18:26:45 EDT

anon posted : It's going to get expensive and limited use with Telus UBB launch come February...

Re: Netflix and Internet use

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 18:12:22 EDT

pfak posted :

said by TheMG:

said by Kruisey:

I feel very sorry for many folks that due to financial circumstances have to use Netflix.

Not everyone that uses Netflix (or other online streaming) use it due to financial concerns. For one, some people don't like having to put up with commercials that now infest the great majority of TV channels. It also offers the possibility to watch content on devices OTHER than a TV, even when you're away from home. Some people simply don't feel that Optik TV (or other standard TV services) is worth the money, and would rather spend it elsewhere.

I have Optik TV, because I have disposable income and thought "why not?" -- I've had the service at my own place for approximately 6 months, and have used it for maybe an hour in total. There is NOTHING on Optik TV that I want to watch. Literally nothing, and when I want to watch something (eg. the Greycup) it turns out it's not on my service level.

So, Netflix and other means of watching TV is incredibly useful for me.
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Re: Netflix and Internet use

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 18:09:14 EDT

Kruisey posted : Well tonight there is a nice treat Michael Buble/ 'Home for the Holidays' Christmas Classics. Guess will watch on my large screen with Optic HD TV :D

Re: Netflix and Internet use

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 17:46:47 EDT

TheMG posted :

said by Kruisey:

Therefore as I mentioned above,lower allowed usage levels should not affect me.

And that kind of attitude is a big part of the problem.

People say "doesn't not affect me, don't care".

After that, what happens? Everyone pays more for diminishing service. Then a few years later a portion of the same people who were saying "doesn't affect me" start begging for more monthly usage allowance.

You should be against the decrease in caps even if it doesn't affect you right now, as a matter of principle if nothing else.

said by Kruisey:

I feel very sorry for many folks that due to financial circumstances have to use Netflix.

Re: Netflix and Internet use

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 17:38:29 EDT

Arthur Dent posted : If by "the powers to be" you mean Telus, Shaw, etc. - they do realize this and Telus is slashing bandwidth caps in half to force consumers pay those inflated cable channel prices. In other countries where internet has no caps, content providers are actually being forced to reduce the asking prices for their content and cable providers are competing by slashing the prices of their packages, not by slashing the allowed internet traffic in half.

Re: Netflix and Internet use

Sun, 09 Dec 2012 18:16:04 EDT

Kruisey posted : I feel very sorry for many folks that due to financial circumstances have to use Netflix.
Do feel that the monthly rates charged to customers by Movie Central ,Home Box Office,Superchannel are getting too high.
This just encourages people to use Netflix and greater internet use instead of TV.
I wonder why the powers that be do not realize this?