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Netflix: Quo Vadimus?
Posted on 11/26/12 at 11:31 am
Posted on 11/26/12 at 11:31 am
Seriously. Where is the innovation in movie streaming. They have had the same exact, limiting, vanilla, online experience for 3 years now. No change in social options, playlist options, or new features. Even something like a movie trailer feature or SOMETHING.
What should they do next (other than increase their catalog)?
I feel that they'll die, not because of content, but because they haven't kept up with what they need to do with technology, my comment in the other thread got me thinking....
It IS impossible but think about this:
Netflix allows you to enter the UPC (or other) code for all of your owned DVD's. Those are not either noted in your netflix account, or added to your account digitally if they are not always available digitally. You can watch these anytime, download them unlimited times, have access digitally to special features. They never lock you out of these titles only.
Think of the possibilities.
Ok if not that, what if you want a new video that you could access, it is generated weekly or monthly for all subscribers, this video shows a montage of trailers for all "Recommended Movies." It could be tailored to Streaming or Disc, it could include new trailers for upcoming films.
I don't know, I feel they should do SOMETHING new.
What should they do next (other than increase their catalog)?
I feel that they'll die, not because of content, but because they haven't kept up with what they need to do with technology, my comment in the other thread got me thinking....
It IS impossible but think about this:
Netflix allows you to enter the UPC (or other) code for all of your owned DVD's. Those are not either noted in your netflix account, or added to your account digitally if they are not always available digitally. You can watch these anytime, download them unlimited times, have access digitally to special features. They never lock you out of these titles only.
Think of the possibilities.
Ok if not that, what if you want a new video that you could access, it is generated weekly or monthly for all subscribers, this video shows a montage of trailers for all "Recommended Movies." It could be tailored to Streaming or Disc, it could include new trailers for upcoming films.
I don't know, I feel they should do SOMETHING new.
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Posted on 11/26/12 at 11:36 am to Freauxzen
They really do need to do something, because I'm about to cancel. I don't think I've used Netflix in 6 months now.
Posted on 11/26/12 at 12:21 pm to Freauxzen
No competition.
I just got Amazon Prime and the user interface on Prime is absolute trash. It is a tremendous hassle to find anything on Prime. I hate it to my core. It makes me LOVE the netflix UI even though as you said, they should upgrade their whole system.
They won't because it is still better than Prime or Hulu.
I just got Amazon Prime and the user interface on Prime is absolute trash. It is a tremendous hassle to find anything on Prime. I hate it to my core. It makes me LOVE the netflix UI even though as you said, they should upgrade their whole system.
They won't because it is still better than Prime or Hulu.
Posted on 11/26/12 at 12:42 pm to Freauxzen
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Even something like a movie trailer feature
This is definitely needed. That's probably the one thing that Amazon Prime does better than NetFlix.
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Netflix allows you to enter the UPC (or other) code for all of your owned DVD's. Those are not either noted in your netflix account, or added to your account digitally if they are not always available digitally. You can watch these anytime, download them unlimited times, have access digitally to special features. They never lock you out of these titles only.
And Walmart is doing this. For $2 you can trade in your DVD for a digital version through Vudu I believe.
Another innovation they could borrow from Amazon is what Amazon does with Kindle books. They have a selection of premium books like Harry Potter that you can borrow one per month. NetFlix could offer X free rentals of premium movies per month. The current NetFlix selection with 2-4 rentals of say 30 new New Releases and Premium Classics per month would probably go a long way to quieting complaints about the selection. This would likely require a price increase, but considering that many people currently do a combo of NetFlix and RedBox, I think most subscribers would happily pay NetFlix the $5- $6 they are currently giving to RedBox.
This post was edited on 11/26/12 at 12:56 pm
Posted on 11/26/12 at 12:52 pm to Freauxzen
They need to, but Netlix isn't threatened by anybody. Movies is what they do. When you think of amazon you don't necessarily think of watching movies, but that's the only thing you think about with Netflix. And honestly who cares about blockbuster anymore? They fell asleep with what they were doing and watched the industry pass them by. I guess maybe that could happen to Netflix in some way if they don't improve somehow but I doubt it.
It's an old argument, but they really do need to start adding new movies. I could watch Netflix fora year with what I have in my instant queue right now. I don't need new movies. But,ost of the time if you hear someone dropped their subscription it's because they couldn't find anything new to watch. I don't have that problem. They released Drive and Winters bone and as far as new movies go I was perfectly content. That's not how it was with most people. They need to start releasing things like TDKR or The Avengers at the time they come out on DVD. that would gain them a ton of members and they could advertise that they have all the new releases, something they definitely can't do now.
Or maybe they could start renting new/all time classics for a few bucks a pop. Amazon, RedBox and iTunes have the advantage on them over that so they lose that market. Just a thought.
It's an old argument, but they really do need to start adding new movies. I could watch Netflix fora year with what I have in my instant queue right now. I don't need new movies. But,ost of the time if you hear someone dropped their subscription it's because they couldn't find anything new to watch. I don't have that problem. They released Drive and Winters bone and as far as new movies go I was perfectly content. That's not how it was with most people. They need to start releasing things like TDKR or The Avengers at the time they come out on DVD. that would gain them a ton of members and they could advertise that they have all the new releases, something they definitely can't do now.
Or maybe they could start renting new/all time classics for a few bucks a pop. Amazon, RedBox and iTunes have the advantage on them over that so they lose that market. Just a thought.
Posted on 11/26/12 at 1:45 pm to TigerinATL
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And Walmart is doing this. For $2 you can trade in your DVD for a digital version through Vudu I believe.
Screw that. I'd still like to know why I can't legally and simply rip movies digitally that I've already bought and paid for. And I sure as shite am not going to give the studios an extra $2 a piece to do something with content I already own.
The music industry fought tooth and nail against what Itunes now easily provides: a way to get the content you want simply, digitally, and legally. I have no issue with paying $1.29 or .99 for a song here and there if it means I can get the music I want without having to pay for filler, and then am able to share it amongst my devices, or burn it to disks and take with me.
Its only a matter of time, as streaming content becomes more and more mainstream, before the movie studios face the same decision as the record companies: embrace it, or die.
Posted on 11/26/12 at 2:52 pm to Freauxzen
Might change your thread title for more responses 
Posted on 11/26/12 at 3:44 pm to TigerinATL
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And Walmart is doing this. For $2 you can trade in your DVD for a digital version through Vudu I believe.
Close, but not quite true.
At $2, you get an UltraViolet digital copy of your film but you keep the physical disc. They're supposed to stamp it, but I've only had them do that one time out of several trips.
The limits on this are that it has to be a film in Vudu's Disc To Digital database, which generally limits it to about five major studios (WB, Fox, Sony / Columbia Tri-Star, Universal, Paramount), as Disney DOES NOT participate while other studios such as Anchor Bay and Lionsgate have very limited Ultraviolet and/or D2D offerings.
Not all films by those studios are available on D2D, either. For example, you can't get Star Wars on D2D.
The good news about this is that you can access these titles through nearly any UltraViolet compatible software, mainly VuDu or, on cell phones and iPads, the Flixster app.
The bad news is that the software and transfers can be twitchy, with Flixster's app being notoriously bad about having titles available.
I've been doing a decent amount of this lately, but my reasoning is "The wife and kids have made it near-impossible to physically handle my collection, so make the damn things digital and access it from anywhere."
This post was edited on 11/26/12 at 3:45 pm
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