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Evan Phail

Streaming for the Masses Page 2 | Home Theater - 0 views

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  • You can rent its standarddefinition movies for as low as $1, HD titles at 720p resolution for $4, and $6 for a full HD experience
  • Once you rent a movie, you have 48 hours to watch it as many times as you’d like.
  • purchase a movie from VUDU starting at $9.99,
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  • an $8 monthly subscription with greater benefits. First, it allows users greater access to its content by providing streaming options to devices other than your home computer, such as Apple’s i-products (iPad, iPhone, etc.), Sony’s PS3, Blu-ray players, Roku, and HDTVs with a 720p video feed and stereo audio. I
  • It started as a free (and legal) online video service that offered a selection of hit shows, clips, and movies from more than 225 content companies through an advertising-supported model
  • nfortunately, the video quality for purchased movies is strictly standard definition. Frankly, if you like a movie enough to purchase it, you’d do better to skip the download and buy it on Blu-ray.
  • 45 popular shows
  • full-series runs of over 90 past TV hits
  • Hulu Plus’ network partnership lets it show current TV shows 24 hours after they air on TV.
  • quality to be equal
  • TV shows run a buck an episode, and standard-definition movies check in at $3 each. HD titles are available for $4, and most titles include 720p video and Dolby Digital 5.1 audio. Like Amazon VOD, once you rent a title, you have 30 days to watch; but once you hit play, there’s only a 24-hour viewing window.
  • Apple TV is its Netflix interface, which rivals that of the PS3, although it lacks 5.1 audio.
  • Evan Phail on 06 Oct 11
     
    second page to the "Streaming for the masses" article. more streaming options for users
Evan Phail

What The Netflix Rate Hike Really Means | Home Theater - 0 views

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netflix users price

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  • g 60% rate hike for the company's popular streaming/DVD combo plan.
  • An existing $2 per month premium to upgrade DVDs to Blu-ray Discs—the much preferred format for home-theater enthusiasts—remains in place
  • The conjecture is that the new pricing will dissuade people from electing the disc-by-mail option and push us even faster toward the streaming-only model that Netflix sees as its future.
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  • I'm tempted to cancel my disc plan at the end of the month and may do the same to the streaming option as well. I'm an Amazon Prime member and I can stream a lot of their titles for free (well, $79 per year)
  • Even with the new pricing I am going both ways. Streaming for convenienience but like most people I can't get the highest bandwidths yet, so blu rays too. In the old days if I rented three blu rays a month locally that 18 bucks is the same I am now paying for both services for potentially a lot more movies
  • Evan Phail on 06 Oct 11
     
    Reaction to the netflix change, as well as comments by netflix users and what they plan to do.
Evan Phail

Streaming for the Masses | Home Theater - 1 views

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netflix streaming appletv price quality users

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  • include Apple TV, three different models from Roku, Boxee Box by D-Link, Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex TV, and Western Digital WD TV Live Plus HD. Prices range from $99 to $199. Output quality (720p, 1080p, and yes, even 3D) and applications vary by device, so you’ll need to do a little research before you buy.
  • If you’ve purchased a new HDTV or Blu-ray player in the past year, chances are it offers some package of streaming services.
  • deliver movies over the Internet versus through the mail, which is why he named the company Netflix.
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  • $7.99 per month
  • On the audio side, the stereo feeds aren’t a huge issue for older TV shows or comedies, but I wouldn’t want to watch Inception via streaming
  • What is the poor guy who does not own, nor does he want to own, a computer supposed to do. Give me physical media every time. What do you you do when computer fails
  • The current (black) AppleTV does indeed have Dolby 5.1 support for Netflix.
  • One advantage of using a PC is the video quality - a dedicated video card has the potential to improve video quality over the processing capability of a blu-ray player -
  • Evan Phail on 06 Oct 11
     
    first page of an article about all types of streaming options, and some user feedback
Timothy Murray

The Pros & Cons of Illegally & Legally Downloading Music & Films - 0 views

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  • Timothy Murray on 29 Nov 11
     
    Read "Why Free Music Rocks" By t.keeley and the reasons P2P sharing is so popular..and beneficial. Millions of users who download files illegally from the Internet will soon be banned from accessing the Internet in a major battle against Internet theft.. Many users are genuinely unaware the programs they are using to download files is breaking the law.
Evan Phail

Streaming vs. Blu-ray: What Are Your Friends Seeing? | Home Theater - 0 views

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  • video quality of streaming applications.
  • While I’ve not found the video quality of streams from Cable on-demand, Netflix or Apple TV to be impressive my question is whether you have?
  • For movies that I don't really care much about, or as a "try before I buy", I'll stream them. TV shows, after watching a couple seasons on HD-DVD and Blu-ray, I have to say I am spoiled and it's difficult to watch them in SD from Netflix.
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  • Streaming has it's place, but it is still far from home theater or HD qualit
  • Netflix, Amazon, Cinema Now, Blockbuster are all similar in quality inasmuch as they all suffer generation losses,
  • streaming quality has definitely increased, and it depends greatly on your internet connection. I upgraded to a 10MB download cable connection and it works great on our "small" 40 inch LCD flatscreen.
  • I enjoy the streaming content provided by Netflix especially the unmatched variety of their foreign films.
  • I think people are much more affected by video quality than audio quality and they notice and prefer better video quality
  • huge difference that many people miss is that streamed movies mostly just have stereo sound (Netflix for instance), or perhaps Dolby Digital 5.1 (Apple TV rentals)
  • increasing streaming clogs internet connections further, I wonder when streaming will catch up with a good Blu-ray disc for video and audio clarity?
  • I can rent a Blu Ray from Blockbuster for $5.99, buy it for $20+, or stream the same movie from DirectTV for $5.99. Guess what happens? I save time, hassle and money by streaming.
  • impressed with the quality of streaming content through Vudu's HDX service. It is far superior to anything Netflix offers
  • Streaming is the future. There is no doubt in my mind. It will eventually be on par with BluRay
  • Evan Phail on 06 Oct 11
     
    many user comments on why they stream or why they use blu-ray. a lot about video and audio quality
Timothy Murray

Netflix CEO Unbowed - 0 views

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netflix users quality price

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  • Timothy Murray on 06 Oct 11
     
    Article discusses the distaste users of Netflix have with the recent change in price and selection
Evan Phail

Hulu-Flix - ProQuest - 0 views

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  • Netflix and Hulu should join forces.
  • Their more powerful rivals- the nation's cable, satellite, and phone companies, not to mention Amazon, Apple, and soon Google TVare rushing to provide Internetenabled on-demand TV and movie services, something the two pioneers have done successfull
  • Plus subscription offering, which, for $9-99 a month, will let people watch full seasons of their favorite show
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  • HuIu was built on the promise of instant gratification at no charge, so how many of its 44 million monthly unique users
  • Within the next few years, if there's no merger, Netflix and HuIu will be virtually indistinguishable competitors.
  • play the shows on the widest possible array of devices.
  • y NuIu charges $30 a month for the entire package. Would you ditch cable for that? Who wouldn't?
  • big wrinkle in this plan is Hulu's multipart parentage. NBC Universal, News Corp., and Disney (which bought in in 2009) each have a 27% stake in the firm, and each may have powerful reasons for wanting to keep HuIu away from Netflix
  • Evan Phail on 19 Sep 11
     
    Benefits if Netflix and Hulu hypothetically merged.
Timothy Murray

New customer anger after Netflix apology - 0 views

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netflix users streaming quality price

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  • Timothy Murray on 06 Oct 11
     
    Another article about the anger with the change in Netflix thus leading to declining use in purchased streaming
Timothy Murray

Who stole Netflix's mojo? - 1 views

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netflix users

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  • Timothy Murray on 06 Oct 11
     
    Netflix customers feel disrespected
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