Comments on: Next Up for Netflix: Family Plans

By: Darryl wilson

Darryl wilson — Tue, 17 May 2011 14:50:20 +0000

Please do that I can’t wait, because every one in my home watches different movies at the same time in different rooms. Because of their xbox systems.

By: Josh

Josh — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 02:51:36 +0000

I don’t mind.

Only I use my account, I don’t want this to increase my subscription cost.

By: Will

Will — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 01:24:35 +0000

Pay more for another profile? No. Want another profile? Yes. How else does one get parental controls on the streamed content?

By: DavidS

DavidS — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 22:28:06 +0000

It’s a great service, but they need to fix their InstantStream UIs.
It’s impossible to browse through all their available programming because the program guide is so clumsy, and there’s no search function if you’re looking for something specific to see if they have it.

Making people get up and go to their PCs and set up their instant Stream queue in advance is, frankly, ridiculous.

By: tom

tom — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 20:18:23 +0000

The days of the whole family getting around the TV at nite is long gone. My kids dont even watch to much TV. Its all about texting, Facebook, IM and watching funny Youtube videos.

By: Tony Havelka

Tony Havelka — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 19:07:39 +0000

“would like the kids to have their own streaming queue so I don’t have to wade through all their movies to find mine”

@Dani: Depending on the age of your children, try Ameba. (amebatv.com) It’s a multi-platform streaming service devoted just for kids. Every child has their own queue and parents don’t have to worry about them stumbling upon inappropriate content.

By: Pedro Vera

Pedro Vera — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 19:06:53 +0000

Before this, Netflix should fix clean up content ratings so there isn’t so much children’s/family content tagged as unrated. This means that if I use the stricter setting of the family content controls for the Xbox 360 my child will be blocked from a lot of harmless content simply because it lacks a rating. What’s the point of selling the service as enhanced for family usage if content ratings don’t work with the platform?

By: Dani in NC

Dani in NC — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 18:50:42 +0000

I would pay a little extra if I could have separate streaming queues for family members. Right now, I have a 3-discs-out plan and I have it separated into 3 different queues: one for my husband, one for me, and one for the kids. However the streaming queue only applies to the main account holder. I would like the kids to have their own streaming queue so I don’t have to wade through all their movies to find mine.

By: Pedro Vera

Pedro Vera — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 18:01:04 +0000

That may be what their terms state, but that is not how they have operated since device streaming started. We are on a no-DVD plan, we consistently watch from up to three devices simultaneously. Unless their writing is simply poorly worded and it means you can only watch one show in one device at a time, which is correct.

By: Janko Roettgers

Janko Roettgers — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 17:53:43 +0000

Pedro, the number of authorized devices doesn’t have anything to do with the number of simultaneous streams. From the Netflix website:

“If you are on the Watch Instantly Unlimited plan or the 1-disc-out-at-a-time plan, you may watch only one device at a time. If you are on the 2-discs-out-at-a-time plan, you may watch on up to two devices at a time. Members on the 3-disc plan can watch on up to three devices. The maximum is four devices — available for members on the 4-or-greater-discs-out-at-a-time plan.”