Comments on: random updates http://nicholsonrecords.com/paul/2007/08/random-updates-2/ Random musings. Mostly about geek stuff, movies, and of course, the Nashville Predators Fri, 21 Oct 2011 02:56:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Russ Anderson http://nicholsonrecords.com/paul/2007/08/random-updates-2/comment-page-1/#comment-597 Russ Anderson Wed, 07 Oct 2009 03:33:04 +0000 http://nicholsonrecords.com/paul/?p=284#comment-597 Not a level headed move, but you did admit it's half out of spite so as you'll still end up getting less form Netflix than you did on your old BB plan, that should placate you in some way. Yep, only way to keep dollar cost the same is 1-out with Netflix, $7.99 I guarantee you'll be throttled after one month if not after your trial, so you'll still get only 4 movies per month. Same as BB.<br>Or you could do $13.99 with 2-out and get 8 movies per month, after throttling, same as your old BB. But then, gee, you'll be paying, ummm....75% MORE! LOL</br><br>All over the net you see everyone going to netlfix, supposedly, out of anger, but don't understand that they aren't going to get a better deal.</br><br>And having had both, yes, netlfix turnaround time slows down as time goes on.</br><br>Shouldn't take more than a month til you see what I mean. Good luck!</br> Not a level headed move, but you did admit it's half out of spite so as you'll still end up getting less form Netflix than you did on your old BB plan, that should placate you in some way. Yep, only way to keep dollar cost the same is 1-out with Netflix, $7.99 I guarantee you'll be throttled after one month if not after your trial, so you'll still get only 4 movies per month. Same as BB.
Or you could do $13.99 with 2-out and get 8 movies per month, after throttling, same as your old BB. But then, gee, you'll be paying, ummm….75% MORE! LOL
All over the net you see everyone going to netlfix, supposedly, out of anger, but don't understand that they aren't going to get a better deal.
And having had both, yes, netlfix turnaround time slows down as time goes on.
Shouldn't take more than a month til you see what I mean. Good luck!

]]> By: jc http://nicholsonrecords.com/paul/2007/08/random-updates-2/comment-page-1/#comment-269 jc Mon, 27 Aug 2007 13:33:00 +0000 http://nicholsonrecords.com/paul/?p=284#comment-269 I have had netflix for nearly 2 years now. not quite sure what you mean about slow turn around. If I put movies in the mail on Wed morning on my way to work. I get new 1s on Sat. I can get 2 shipments a week (6 movies) so thats nearly 24 movies a month. I did the math on my history of rentals recently. I averaged 15 movies a month over the past 2 years. I have had netflix for nearly 2 years now. not quite sure what you mean about slow turn around. If I put movies in the mail on Wed morning on my way to work. I get new 1s on Sat. I can get 2 shipments a week (6 movies) so thats nearly 24 movies a month. I did the math on my history of rentals recently. I averaged 15 movies a month over the past 2 years.

]]> By: Paul Nicholson http://nicholsonrecords.com/paul/2007/08/random-updates-2/comment-page-1/#comment-268 Paul Nicholson Sun, 26 Aug 2007 22:00:00 +0000 http://nicholsonrecords.com/paul/?p=284#comment-268 I don't think you get how Netflix works with the online stuff. I know you aren't looking at their current plans, because they don't have anything for $7.99 right now.<br/><br/>Let us compare current plan offerings.<br/><br/><i>Since Netflix does online movies by the hour, we'll factor an average movie as being 2.5 hours (which is a little long, but we'll go with that). We'll also assume we can watch a movie every 4 days with 1 hour at a time, and every 2 days with multiple out at a time - which is about what we personally average at best anyway. We do have a life you know.</i><br/><br/>Netflix:<br/>$4.99 = 5 hrs + 5 hrs web = $0.49 per hour<br/>$8.99 = 18.75 hrs + 9 hrs web = $0.32 per hour<br/>$13.99 = 37.5 hrs + 14 hrs web = $0.27 per hour<br/>$16.99 = 37.5 hrs + 17 hrs web = $0.31 per hour<br/>$23.99 = 37.5 hrs + 24 hrs web = $0.39 per hour<br/><br/>Blockbuster:<br/>$8.99 = 18.75 hrs = $0.48 per hour<br/>$9.99 = 18.75 hrs + 5 hrs store = $0.42 per hour<br/>$13.99 = 37.5 hrs = $0.37 per hour<br/>$14.99 = 37.5 hrs + 7.5 hrs store = $0.31 per hour<br/>$16.99 = 37.5 hrs = $0.45 per hour<br/>$17.99 = 37.5 hrs 12.5 store = $0.36 per hour<br/><br/><br/>SO the real sweet spot is clearly Netflix service for $8.99 per month. Especially given that Blockbuster's plan requires driving to and from the store to get that extra value. We did that for a while and it wasn't horrible. But being able to pull something up online totally on a whim is pretty awesome.<br/><br/>Given, if we had more eyes watching movies. Kids in one room (which we don't have) and grown-ups in the other, then we might be able to move through more movies and this might look different. In that case though, Netflix ability to have multiple queue's under one account makes Blockbuster look antique.<br/><br/>Blockbuster used to have some great account offerings, but they just screwed us out of them.<br/><br/>We currently have the $4.99 plan from Netflix and have enough of a life outside of our TV (projector actually) that we probably won't even max out that plan.<br/><br/>The time in between movies isn't that big a deal to us either way. We have too much other stuff to do. Besides, the online streaming through Netflix makes the wait between movies about 45 seconds if we really wanted it to be. I don’t think you get how Netflix works with the online stuff. I know you aren’t looking at their current plans, because they don’t have anything for $7.99 right now.

Let us compare current plan offerings.

Since Netflix does online movies by the hour, we’ll factor an average movie as being 2.5 hours (which is a little long, but we’ll go with that). We’ll also assume we can watch a movie every 4 days with 1 hour at a time, and every 2 days with multiple out at a time – which is about what we personally average at best anyway. We do have a life you know.

Netflix:
$4.99 = 5 hrs + 5 hrs web = $0.49 per hour
$8.99 = 18.75 hrs + 9 hrs web = $0.32 per hour
$13.99 = 37.5 hrs + 14 hrs web = $0.27 per hour
$16.99 = 37.5 hrs + 17 hrs web = $0.31 per hour
$23.99 = 37.5 hrs + 24 hrs web = $0.39 per hour

Blockbuster:
$8.99 = 18.75 hrs = $0.48 per hour
$9.99 = 18.75 hrs + 5 hrs store = $0.42 per hour
$13.99 = 37.5 hrs = $0.37 per hour
$14.99 = 37.5 hrs + 7.5 hrs store = $0.31 per hour
$16.99 = 37.5 hrs = $0.45 per hour
$17.99 = 37.5 hrs 12.5 store = $0.36 per hour

SO the real sweet spot is clearly Netflix service for $8.99 per month. Especially given that Blockbuster’s plan requires driving to and from the store to get that extra value. We did that for a while and it wasn’t horrible. But being able to pull something up online totally on a whim is pretty awesome.

Given, if we had more eyes watching movies. Kids in one room (which we don’t have) and grown-ups in the other, then we might be able to move through more movies and this might look different. In that case though, Netflix ability to have multiple queue’s under one account makes Blockbuster look antique.

Blockbuster used to have some great account offerings, but they just screwed us out of them.

We currently have the $4.99 plan from Netflix and have enough of a life outside of our TV (projector actually) that we probably won’t even max out that plan.

The time in between movies isn’t that big a deal to us either way. We have too much other stuff to do. Besides, the online streaming through Netflix makes the wait between movies about 45 seconds if we really wanted it to be.

]]> By: Russ Anderson http://nicholsonrecords.com/paul/2007/08/random-updates-2/comment-page-1/#comment-267 Russ Anderson Sun, 26 Aug 2007 21:21:00 +0000 http://nicholsonrecords.com/paul/?p=284#comment-267 Not a level headed move, but you did admit it's half out of spite so as you'll still end up getting less form Netflix than you did on your old BB plan, that should placate you in some way. Yep, only way to keep dollar cost the same is 1-out with Netflix, $7.99 I guarantee you'll be throttled after one month if not after your trial, so you'll still get only 4 movies per month. Same as BB.<br/>Or you could do $13.99 with 2-out and get 8 movies per month, after throttling, same as your old BB. But then, gee, you'll be paying, ummm....75% MORE! LOL<br/>All over the net you see everyone going to netlfix, supposedly, out of anger, but don't understand that they aren't going to get a better deal.<br/>And having had both, yes, netlfix turnaround time slows down as time goes on.<br/>Shouldn't take more than a month til you see what I mean. Good luck! Not a level headed move, but you did admit it’s half out of spite so as you’ll still end up getting less form Netflix than you did on your old BB plan, that should placate you in some way. Yep, only way to keep dollar cost the same is 1-out with Netflix, $7.99 I guarantee you’ll be throttled after one month if not after your trial, so you’ll still get only 4 movies per month. Same as BB.
Or you could do $13.99 with 2-out and get 8 movies per month, after throttling, same as your old BB. But then, gee, you’ll be paying, ummm….75% MORE! LOL
All over the net you see everyone going to netlfix, supposedly, out of anger, but don’t understand that they aren’t going to get a better deal.
And having had both, yes, netlfix turnaround time slows down as time goes on.
Shouldn’t take more than a month til you see what I mean. Good luck!

]]> By: Paul Nicholson http://nicholsonrecords.com/paul/2007/08/random-updates-2/comment-page-1/#comment-260 Paul Nicholson Wed, 22 Aug 2007 04:43:00 +0000 http://nicholsonrecords.com/paul/?p=284#comment-260 Hey - i'm on Netflix now. We were on blockbuster because we were getting more movies for the dollar, and as previously covered, we don't have that many dollars.<br/><br/>Anyway - <a HREF="http://www.netflix.com/BeMyFriend/Pmc9fbU6lOGIEdKC1Yie" REL="nofollow">click the link already</a>, so we can setup as friends on Netflix. Hey – i’m on Netflix now. We were on blockbuster because we were getting more movies for the dollar, and as previously covered, we don’t have that many dollars.

Anyway – click the link already, so we can setup as friends on Netflix.

]]> By: jc http://nicholsonrecords.com/paul/2007/08/random-updates-2/comment-page-1/#comment-257 jc Wed, 22 Aug 2007 02:41:00 +0000 http://nicholsonrecords.com/paul/?p=284#comment-257 I have netflix for nearly 2 years now and love it. They recently lowered my rate to 15.99 for 3 at a time unlimited. <br/><br/>Do you really only watch 7 movies a month? The turnaround time with NF is fast enough that the in store movie rental thing to me doesnt matter.<br/><br/>I have netflix, cause I DO NOT WANT to go to the video store. <br/><br/>to each his own, sorry you lost the deal you had. I have netflix for nearly 2 years now and love it. They recently lowered my rate to 15.99 for 3 at a time unlimited.

Do you really only watch 7 movies a month? The turnaround time with NF is fast enough that the in store movie rental thing to me doesnt matter.

I have netflix, cause I DO NOT WANT to go to the video store.

to each his own, sorry you lost the deal you had.

]]> By: Michael http://nicholsonrecords.com/paul/2007/08/random-updates-2/comment-page-1/#comment-255 Michael Mon, 20 Aug 2007 20:29:00 +0000 http://nicholsonrecords.com/paul/?p=284#comment-255 I've had both and found the Netflix turnaround time to be much better. I’ve had both and found the Netflix turnaround time to be much better.

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