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[Stone]

Sometime yesterday, about 20 movies on my instant queue got switched to a "saved" list. Some of these I'd watched part of. Did Netflix lose a license or something? anyone?

[Lauren]

Hmmm, mine too. They have a twitter feed called Netflixhelps and I see a couple of responses there that indicate shows are licensed for a specific period of time?

titles that expire move to the list and if they become avail again, we will move them back to your Instant Q.

Titles regularly come in and out of availability and there is a natural ebb and flow to what we have available at any time.

[fentona]

Items in your instant queue that are due to expire are noted with the expiration date. Sometimes they get rotated back in, as well. I've never had anything suddenly disappear, or more than one or two expire at once. Maybe I'm watching the wrong movies.

[fentona]

So Netflix is separating the mailed-disc and streaming services, effectively doubling the price.

I guess I'll drop the disc delivery and go to streaming-only, as I don't have time to watch a lot of DVDs: the main user of Netflix in our house is my daughter, and there's a pretty decent selection of streaming kids' TV. Still, it puts a bad taste in my mouth.

[g.johnson]

So Netflix is separating the mailed-disc and streaming services, effectively doubling the price.

I guess I'll drop the disc delivery and go to streaming-only, as I don't have time to watch a lot of DVDs: the main user of Netflix in our house is my daughter, and there's a pretty decent selection of streaming kids' TV. Still, it puts a bad taste in my mouth.

The price is only doubled if you're on the one DVD at a time plan. It's something like a 25% increase if you're on 3 at a time.

[Wilfrid]

Netflix wants to become exclusively a streaming service. The instinct is surely correct: just as nobody wants to be in the business of opening DVD rental stores any more (except for niche audiences), nobody wants to be in the business of putting DVDs in the mail.

The DVD, like the CD, is going the way of the 8-track cartridge.

[fentona]

Netflix wants to become exclusively a streaming service. The instinct is surely correct: just as nobody wants to be in the business of opening DVD rental stores any more (except for niche audiences), nobody wants to be in the business of putting DVDs in the mail.

The DVD, like the CD, is going the way of the 8-track cartridge.

I'm sure you're right, and if Netflix is able to use this as an opportunity to greatly increase their selection of streaming movies, it will be smiles all around. If.

[Orik]

The streaming selection still isn't great and it doesn't work internationally for some reason that's impossible to comprehend.

[g.johnson]

The quality of the streamed movies isn't as good as DVD (at least Blu Ray) either.

[Wilfrid]

Once Netflix gets rid of its DVD business I assume everything will be streamed. Quality they'll worry about later. People aren't going to switch back to Blockbuster.

Reed Hastings has been making unequivocal commitments to streaming all year.

[Anthony Bonner]

Once Netflix gets rid of its DVD business I assume everything will be streamed. Quality they'll worry about later. People aren't going to switch back to Blockbuster.

Quality isn't the issue, the issue is the library. I'm probably gonna drop streaming.

ETA: their streaming business is a bit of a happy accident. The contracts for libraries were signed at prices that are very very favorable

[Wilfrid]

I am going to stick with LPs. The selection on CDs is still so limited.

Customer resistance is futile.

[Anthony Bonner]

I am going to stick with LPs. The selection on CDs is still so limited.

Customer resistance is futile.

WTF is that. You are basically the guy who dropped LP's when the only label consistently publishing CD's was deutsche grammophon. The streaming library blows, why would I pay for it.

[g.johnson]

I don't doubt streaming will ultimately take over but for the present quality is not what it should be and, of course, not everyone has high speed internet.

ETA: plus what Bonner says.

[Anthony Bonner]

I don't doubt streaming will ultimately take over but for the present quality is not what it should be and, of course, not everyone has high speed internet.

yes absolutely - I would prefer to stream things. But until someone has an offering that works for me (and I would pay more for it) I just don't see why I personally would benefit more for the ease of streaming "Party Down Season 2" as opposed to the depth and breadth of the mail library.

someday streaming will get there, but for now - I just don't use it very much.