aztecnologyO Rly? Premium Member join:2003-02-12 Murrieta, CA |
Nice!I love netflix, delivering content to users in as many ways as possible... | |
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2010-Nov-11 5:53 pm
Re: Nice!said by aztecnology:I love netflix, delivering content to users in as many ways as possible... I renewed my account with Netflix yesterday and I just canceled the Starz package and ShowTime from DirecTV today. No commercials, no station identifiers in the lower right hand corner, no annoying, distracting ads popping up on the lower left hand corner . . . life is good. | |
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2010-Nov-11 6:05 pm
Re: Nice!said by newview:I renewed my account with Netflix yesterday and I just canceled the Starz package and ShowTime from DirecTV today. No commercials, no station identifiers in the lower right hand corner, no annoying, distracting ads popping up on the lower left hand corner . . . life is good. And if you stream content you don't have to fast forward thru all the coming attractions that they put on the DVDs. At least not yet. | |
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said by newview:said by aztecnology:I love netflix, delivering content to users in as many ways as possible... I renewed my account with Netflix yesterday and I just canceled the Starz package and ShowTime from DirecTV today. No commercials, no station identifiers in the lower right hand corner, no annoying, distracting ads popping up on the lower left hand corner . . . life is good. And you didn't wait till this season of Dexter was over?!?!? | |
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2010-Nov-11 6:26 pm
Re: Nice!said by Omega:And you didn't wait till this season of Dexter was over?!?!? lol . . . I had to cancel before 11/12 or my ShowTime would have been billed another month, but I see that Netflix offers Dexter. What is it, 30 days before it shows up? | |
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2010-Nov-12 12:17 am
Re: Nice!Ha! About 9 months! | |
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No, you have to wait til the season comes out on DVD. | |
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2010-Nov-12 9:11 am
Re: Nice!Oh well . . . something to look forward to I guess. | |
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Dexter, the only reason I subscribe to Showtime. | |
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Why would you need to renew it? It is a month to month service with no contracts so if you didn't renew it, it would keep going and going... | |
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2010-Nov-11 6:53 pm
Re: Nice!said by kieranmullen:Why would you need to renew it? It is a month to month service with no contracts so if you didn't renew it, it would keep going and going... I had canceled Netflix about a year ago. Perhaps renew wasn't the best word to use. I restarted my account is a better description I suppose. | |
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If they offered the ability to play faster than real time I would stop downloading torrents and using VLC player. I play shows 1.3-1.6 speeds to get through them. Usually for the tv shows... | |
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2010-Nov-11 6:26 pm
Re: Nice!You watch shows faster to "get through them"? Doesn't that tell you something about hour habits? Maybe you don't need to watch them at all if it is that inconvenient? | |
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Re: Nice!Depends on the show. On dramas (house) 1.3 is not noticeable. On mythbusters 1.6 is fast but it is about seeing something interesting, not catching inflections in the voice, expressions and other subtleties. | |
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2010-Nov-12 12:01 am
Re: Nice!said by kieranmullen:Depends on the show. On dramas (house) 1.3 is not noticeable. On mythbusters 1.6 is fast but it is about seeing something interesting, not catching inflections in the voice, expressions and other subtleties. This is the most retarded thing I have ever heard of. To each is own though I guess. | |
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2010-Nov-12 12:34 pm
Re: Nice!said by kdwycha:said by kieranmullen:Depends on the show. On dramas (house) 1.3 is not noticeable. On mythbusters 1.6 is fast but it is about seeing something interesting, not catching inflections in the voice, expressions and other subtleties. This is the most retarded thing I have ever heard of. To each is own though I guess. Hey, I resemble that remark! It's one of those things, once you get accustomed to "fast play", it's frustrating to use a generic DVR/streaming service without it. Kinda like driving with your grandma at the wheel, let's just get there already! I can easily knock out a newscast or documentary in less than half the time vs live, & at least 10-15 min per hour faster than just skipping commercials. Oh, and pitch is corrected, too, so it doesn't sound like chipmunks. Anyway, that adds up over an evening, leaving more time for real life & family. Maybe it's an ADD/OCD thing, or maybe "lesser minds" just can't grasp it? Honestly, though, I generally don't "fast play" movies, so streaming Netflix on demand is sweet. | |
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2010-Nov-12 1:13 pm
Re: Nice!I used to do that for video-recorded class lectures in college, but I generally watch TV shows to relax and kill time, not to "get through them". But to each his own. | |
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2010-Nov-11 4:21 pm
AkamaiIn unrelated news, Akamai today announced the large sale of excess bandwidth capacity... | |
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whfsdude
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2010-Nov-11 4:27 pm
IPv6 Still LimelightThey still use Limelight for IPv6 (ipv6.netflix.com).
eg. netflix-475.vo.ipv6.llnwd.net | |
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2010-Nov-11 4:31 pm
Akamai still a Netflix provider» www.von.com/news/2010/11 ··· px?nck=1Akamai spokesman Jeffrey Young, in statements to several tech sites, denied that Netflix is ending the arrangement or that there have been performance problems with Netflix streaming movies over Akamais network.
While the Netflix business is relatively small, in the $15 million range, investors were clearly swayed by reports that it will shift back to Limelight and Level 3. Akamai shares had lost nearly 4 percent of their value in midday trading, while Limelight shares rose 15 percent and Level 3 was up almost 12 percent.
» blogs.barrons.com/techtr ··· netflix/Akamai (AKAM) continues to provide video streaming services to Netflix (NFLX) under a multi-year agreement, a spokesman for the company said this morning in an interview with Tech Trader Daily.
Earlier today, Level 3 (LVLT) announced that it has signed an agreement to be a primary content delivery network provider to Netflix. That raised obvious questions about the state of the relationship between Netflix and its other CDN partners - Akamai and Limelight Networks (LLNW). And while the release seemed to imply that Level 3 has improved its position against the other two, Akamai spokesman Jeffrey Young contends nothing has really changed.
Indeed, Netflix earlier this week said it has chosen to take a multi-vendor strategy, working with all three companies. Netflix looking to bolster their CDN connections and provide redundancy in light of massive growth. And they also may be sending Akamai a pointed msg about the couple outages attributed to them by Netflix. | |
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amungus
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2010-Nov-11 6:15 pm
Re: Akamai still a Netflix provider"And they also may be sending Akamai a pointed msg about the couple outages attributed to them by Netflix." ...was wondering the same thing I would bet they aren't entirely to blame, although it may be that there was enough reason that somebody decided to make this "felt." | |
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kingdome74Let's Go Orange Premium Member join:2002-03-27 Syracuse, NY |
And in Other News II Charter announced they will begin enforcing caps on their broadband customers. This is why every living soul in this country should vigorously oppose caps placed the internet. Just as companies find new and exciting ways to deliver content to their customers the masters of the road has decided it's time to close that superhighway and instead dig up a dirt road. | |
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2010-Nov-11 5:07 pm
Re: And in Other News IIsaid by kingdome74:Just as companies find new and exciting ways to deliver content to their customers the masters of the road has decided it's time to close that superhighway and instead dig up a dirt road. No, I think it means they want a piece of the action if the traffic is going over their road. Or in mafia lingo - a taste. | |
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2010-Nov-11 5:35 pm
Re: And in Other News IIJust signed up in toronto and love it they are adding alot of stuff lately, between netflix and downloads I have cut the cord as of tuesday! | |
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2010-Nov-11 6:08 pm
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This is what I don't understand. If I already pay Netflix and I already pay Comcast who is not already getting a taste? Why do they continue to require more and more and more of our $$$$$ | |
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2010-Nov-11 6:22 pm
Re: And in Other News IIsaid by Mert :
This is what I don't understand. If I already pay Netflix and I already pay Comcast who is not already getting a taste? Why do they continue to require more and more and more of our $$$$$ Because as video traffic over the Internet grows and as users cut back on regular broadcast TV over cable, they have to make up for lost revenue. CEOs are measured by growth in profits, and they will not allow that to erode if they still own the pipes the video is going over. So as TV revenue shrinks, the money they get from the Internet side must grow to replace it. And unless there is some other company to replace them who is willing to accept lower profits, that is exactly what they will do. So, prices for Internet access are going up one way or another. Either thru caps & overages targeted at heavy users or thru higher prices for everyone on their system. | |
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2010-Nov-11 5:47 pm
Next step...drop silverlight.Seriously, why did they even drink the .NET poison. | |
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2010-Nov-11 6:17 pm
Re: Next step...drop silverlight.It is indeed a little bit atrocious on a computer, especially compared to streams on an Xbox or PS3 (can't vouch for quality on Roku, though I've heard nothing but good things).
I have a feeling they restrict bandwidth/quality on PC to nudge people into getting a dedicated device. | |
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2010-Nov-11 6:42 pm
Re: Next step...drop silverlight.said by amungus:It is indeed a little bit atrocious on a computer, especially compared to streams on an Xbox or PS3 (can't vouch for quality on Roku, though I've heard nothing but good things). I use a re-purposed P4 3.0ghz computer with 1gb ram and a 512mb Geforce7 AGP video card to stream to my HDTV. I wouldn't call the resulting picture "atrocious" . . . it's equivalent to 720p that I see from DirecTV, with no choppiness or video/audio sync problems at all. Of course I've not seen an Xbox or PS3 stream so I can't really compare, but I'm extremely happy with my cobbled together Media Center that was previously just collecting dust in the back bedroom. | |
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2010-Nov-12 3:15 am
Re: Next step...drop silverlight.You need at least a Intel Core i1337 with 512GB of DDR50-SDRAM and a GTX 5800000 or equivalent to play anything with Flash. | |
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2010-Nov-12 9:10 am
Re: Next step...drop silverlight.Hmmm . . . I'm watching Hulu movies with no problem. | |
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I dont like silverlight either, but Silverlight offers adaptive streaming if your connections slows. Does flash? I really don't like the secret deals with Microsoft preventing wii and ps3 users form getting a downloadble version of the software until the agreement ran out recently. | |
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love emI've been with netflix for a while. Always been a fan, but I'm so impressed with them these days.
I feel like I've watched them grow from a toddler, to an almost-failing company, and now to a towering giant of success. They are worth every penny that I give them. | |
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2010-Nov-11 6:28 pm
Re: love emAnd...they managed to do it without fucking over every vendor and business partner they pair up with. | |
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Re: love emYep. Rare isn't it... | |
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Would be!This is a service i'd love to use!! My only hope is verizon lte coming in december but i'm thinking i'll be nerfed with high caps and overages.. That and they might of been blowing smoke up my arse about availability soo soon.
Fun things like this will likely be over by the time i get dsl. I'll have low caps, high overages and no fun :-( I'm all for a company making a profit.. But not a killing.. Don't rape people when your done fine with things being fair. | |
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2010-Nov-11 11:28 pm
system requirementsOn the netflix web site they don't say what the system requirements are. All they say is I need an internet connected PC. What a crock. | |
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FinallyBeen waiting for my stock to go back up about time, given the exoflood and everything | |
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Streaming only option available nowApparently it is only available to new customers for $7.99. If you want to switch to 1 dvd at a time it will cost you $8.99 or a $1.00 increase from the $8.99 plan available now. | |
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2010-Nov-12 5:08 pm
Does nobody know?Streaming in Canada is dead. Sorry pilot project, Bell and Rogers killed it. Good luck getting Canadians to pay 30/mth for streaming access (overages plus netflix fee) | |
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2010-Nov-15 3:24 pm
Re: Does nobody know?Unfortunate but probably will end up true.. | |
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