Netflix

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Silver940

3,961 posts

227 months

Friday 23rd March 2012
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Bullett said:
onesickpuppy said:
Aye, ok! You pop 2 disks in the post on Monday and receive another 2 on Wednesday? Really?
Yes, Most of the time that's is my experience.
And mine but on a single disk with unlimited streaming subscription. Streaming quality to my new Samsung TV is very good too!

NewNameNeeded

2,560 posts

225 months

Wednesday 28th March 2012
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Signed up for Netflix last night.

Could they have designed a more god awful interface for finding films? Random categories and nothing is alphabetised. I know you can search for specific titles but I don't always want to do that.

I don't find Lovefilm that much better either.

Bill Carr

2,234 posts

234 months

Wednesday 28th March 2012
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The categories change as you watch and rate stuff, so it gets better the more you use it. Initially it does seem a bit pants though.

andrewrob

2,912 posts

190 months

Wednesday 28th March 2012
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Tried the work around for the US stuff, they really do get more don't they?

Eddw86

742 posts

187 months

Wednesday 28th March 2012
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I signed up for both on the free trial period, mainly interested in the streaming services offered, my thoughts.

Netflix, much better quality, far quicker to stream & play than Lovefilm, able to use on Android tablets, had no issues with it.
Limited library, especially of films but they have a lot of TV shows I want to watch that I haven't seen before.
There should be a better way to look through films though it does learn as you use it.

Lovefilm, streaming service is not as good quality as Netflix, doesn't start as quickly either.
I don't like the interface for finding things on this either - especially TV shows, it may be that I need to learn how to use it but go I recently added TV, and you get a list of every single episode of a tv series - just give me the title of that show, otherwise I have to scroll through 4 pages of the same show!
For Streaming whilst they had more films, there wasn't that many new films - a lot of films I wanted to see I had to pay extra for!

I was however impressed with the lovefilm DVD service, very fast turn around!

Overall I found that after 3 weeks I'd used Netflix far more than Lovefilm simply because if I wanted to fill an hour then Netflix was an easier option to use.

I think I will keep Netflix until I've used up the Tv series & then reasses the film library.

Hunky Dory

1,049 posts

205 months

Wednesday 28th March 2012
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andrewrob said:
Tried the work around for the US stuff, they really do get more don't they?
ears The what,now? Am I missing out on extra stuff?

andrewrob

2,912 posts

190 months

Thursday 29th March 2012
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Hunky Dory said:
andrewrob said:
Tried the work around for the US stuff, they really do get more don't they?
ears The what,now? Am I missing out on extra stuff?
Download a program called hotspot shield (free). When its switched on browse away and the content will change. Far more to watch. No need to log out and back in, just do a search or refresh the page and it will show US stuff straight away. Disconnect the shield to switch back to UK again.

hornetrider

63,161 posts

205 months

Friday 30th January 2015
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Bump.

Considering signing up for Better Call Saul in the next week. What else is on here worth watching TV shows wise? Is there a good selection of movies?

marshalla

15,902 posts

201 months

Friday 30th January 2015
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hornetrider said:
Bump.

Considering signing up for Better Call Saul in the next week. What else is on here worth watching TV shows wise? Is there a good selection of movies?
Probably better looking at a current(ish) thread in TV, Film & Radio than a 2-year old one here. Link : http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

hornetrider

63,161 posts

205 months

Friday 30th January 2015
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Ah cheers, stupid search wink

stevoknevo

1,674 posts

190 months

Friday 30th January 2015
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hornetrider said:
Bump.

Considering signing up for Better Call Saul in the next week. What else is on here worth watching TV shows wise? Is there a good selection of movies?
We have Netflix despite me not being one for tv watching, recently I watched Sons of Anarchy which I really enjoyed (last series was pony right enough although not on Netflix yet) Lilyhammer - mafia comedy set in Norway with Steve van Zandt of Sopranos/E Street band fame - really enjoyed that, and Suits which is a New York law office type thing which is rather good. Lots of Marvel and Jason Statham films...

Wings

5,813 posts

215 months

Friday 30th January 2015
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Talking to a window installer today, who mentioned he has no TV downloads free films, would not give me the online site name, and projects films, TV iPlayer onto pull down screen.

russ_a

4,574 posts

211 months

Friday 30th January 2015
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Glad I'm not the only one that finds the menu system nuts!