Comments on: Netflix Urges Users to ‘Watch Instantly’ With Design Switch

By: Cord-cutters Are Hulu, Redbox and Netflix Junkies

Cord-cutters Are Hulu, Redbox and Netflix Junkies — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:01:30 +0000

[...] also good news for Netflix. The company has been pushing hard to make its Watch Instantly feature more attractive to its customers, but Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has said it will likely continue to rent out physical discs for [...]

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 23:25:23 +0000

The quality is great on my pc system with 12mbps connection. Main problem is that the titles are rather slim. I think a couch potato could easily watch up half the online titles in just a few months.

By: Netflix to Stream on the Wii — But Only in SD

Netflix to Stream on the Wii — But Only in SD — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:35:51 +0000

[...] despite the limitations, getting on the Wii is a big win for Netflix, particularly as it nudges subscribers to use its streaming VOD service. There have been more than 26 million Wii gaming consoles sold in the U.S., which could help drive [...]

By: Warner Bros.-Netflix Deal is All About the Long Tail

Warner Bros.-Netflix Deal is All About the Long Tail — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 20:02:29 +0000

[...] putting its streaming service front and center in recent months, urging users of its web site to give that watch instantly feature a try and striking alliances with major CE makers to make Netflix streams available on as many devices as [...]

By: jpb

jpb — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:29:45 +0000

Agree with most that choices for watch instantly are lacking in quality. I’ve read that the real hold up is the studio system, they just won’t let Netflix stream newer releases until they’ve milked all the money from all the other channels first. If Amazon would at least lower its price a little, say $2.50 for a new release, the Netflix/Amazon combination would be hard to beat–I get both services on my Roku box, I’m waiting…

By: Forget TV Everywhere, How About Netflix Everywhere?

Forget TV Everywhere, How About Netflix Everywhere? — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:19:29 +0000

[...] month, for example, the company made the tab for its “Watch Instantly” streaming service the first thing users see when they log on to Netflix.com, as opposed to the DVD section users previously saw. Being on more [...]

By: Netflix Swaps Longer DVD Window for More Streaming Titles from Warner Bros.

Netflix Swaps Longer DVD Window for More Streaming Titles from Warner Bros. — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:28:06 +0000

[...] Last month, the company made the tab for its “Watch Instantly” streaming service the first thing users see when they log on to [...]

By: JB

JB — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 19:34:45 +0000

Just got my ROKU and got Netflix 2 week trial.Online content is minimal and dated.Plus you have to load the content you want to watch on your pc before even seeing it on the Netflix que.
Amazon is better.New movies at an average price .Dolby sound and picture is great.
Goodbye Netflix….
Why would anyone want to wait for a dvd to come in the mail?
I check my snailbox once a week.

By: Netflix Pushing ‘Watch Instantly’ As It Eyes Streaming Future Over DVD-By-Mail Present

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By: jamie

jamie — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 04:19:28 +0000

Interesting, I thought the recent change was a preference in my cookie not a change in Netflix per se.

Netflix is pushing streaming like crazy, this is a good thing, but the content still sucks. Mostly older titles. However it is not Netflix's fault. The royalty fee for new releases is financially prohibitive, and as we see with Red Box, the studios do not make it any easier.

Unless Netflix figures out a way around this fundamental barrier, all the marketing dollars in the world will not get people to pay to stream "Tootsie" and old episodes of Lost.

Gotta get more new releases out to make a serious shift to streaming.