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ChadTower:

--- Quote from: Samstag on February 01, 2011, 10:48:39 am ---Wow.  I've been seeing something much closer to zero percent on my netflix rentals.  I think I've had one cracked disk and one that skipped a couple of times but was otherwise fully playable.  Everything else I've ever received from them has been flawless.

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That was 3-4 years ago now.  It's not like you can tell by looking that a disc is going to fail towards the end of the movie.  Not like my DVD player was crappy, either as it was consistent across 3 of them and a couple PCs.  That's why I got into XBMC and started streaming everything.  It's a little more upfront effort but LAN streaming just works once set up.

piecesof8:
I've used Netflix since 2003, and I can remember receiving exactly one unplayable disc. As far as I know my mailperson doesn't have anything against me, though. Did you notice any footprints on your Netflix envelopes?  ;D


--- Quote from: Samstag on February 01, 2011, 10:48:39 am ---Close to DVD quality, or better for their HD content.  The HD stuff they have available usually looks better than the HD content I get from U-verse, despite the fact that U-verse also provides my internet feed.

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Sounds pretty good... Now if they can just get their movie selection up, maybe I'll be able to loosen my deathgrip on my outdated physical media.

Mikezilla:

--- Quote from: piecesof8 on February 01, 2011, 11:06:55 am ---I've used Netflix since 2003, and I can remember receiving exactly one unplayable disc. As far as I know my mailperson doesn't have anything against me, though. Did you notice any footprints on your Netflix envelopes?  ;D


--- Quote from: Samstag on February 01, 2011, 10:48:39 am ---Close to DVD quality, or better for their HD content.  The HD stuff they have available usually looks better than the HD content I get from U-verse, despite the fact that U-verse also provides my internet feed.

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Sounds pretty good... Now if they can just get their movie selection up, maybe I'll be able to loosen my deathgrip on my outdated physical media.

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Is it just in these forums that I hear about "physical media being dead" or what? I have heard that numerous times on these boards. It confounds me. My only beef with netflix is their poor streaming content. Everything else is great, I have never recieved a cracked disc, or an unreadable one.

Bootay:
I have been streaming my content without physical media for a while now. Then the other day my 2 year old daughter wanted to watch some Disney movie that I don't have on my media center but have on dvd. So I popped it in the dusty old dvd player....waited through the corporate ads....waited through a bunch of unskippable coming soon ads, waited through a anti-piracy ad where some guy is breaking into a car or some crap, waited through the FBI warning, waited through the intro to get to the menu..took about 10 full minutes just to get to the menu that tells me I can watch the movie. That experience alone is worth having a media center to stream content. What a hassle just to watch a movie.

As for Netflix...when I used them their service was top notch. This was a couple years back. I tried Blockbusters online service too and it was ok...but lacking in comparison. Plus Blockbuster often sent the me the wrong movie or broken discs.

knave:
Netflix has 1000's of movies available for streaming...if you can't find something "good" to watch you are not trying.

You can always turn it off and start something else. I have discovered some really good movies that I otherwise never would have heard of.

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