Films/DVD Asylum

• You get what they pay for with their streaming service... - Vinylized 11:30:24 01/11/12 (6)
  In Reply to: RE: They are getting away from DVDs and want everyone to stream which costs them $.05 per film vs $1.50 per DVD posted by PhilJ on January 11, 2012 at 10:46:40

  Comparing Blu-Ray to streaming is really no comparison at all, at least where I live. Just like another "stream", it's complete waste.
  

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  • It like the difference between audiophiles and music lovers . . . - mr grits 19:57:14 01/12/12 (3)
    In Reply to: RE: You get what they pay for with their streaming service... posted by Vinylized on January 11, 2012 at 11:30:24

    NF streaming is perfectly fine for long hours of devouring movies. I have gotten so addicted to it. 52 episodes of Mad Men in about ten days time! That's in the "get a life" bracket.
    
    
    
    
    

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    • What you using for streaming? - Victor Khomenko 08:09:17 01/13/12 (2)
      In Reply to: RE: It like the difference between audiophiles and music lovers . . . posted by mr grits on January 12, 2012 at 19:57:14

      And what is your typical quality level? I don't know what is responsible, but we often only get two dots out of four - and the computers are running fine at that time.
      

      
      
      
      

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      • Well, I got energized and moved from the PC to a box . . . - mr grits 14:06:44 01/13/12 (1)
        In Reply to: RE: What you using for streaming? posted by Victor Khomenko on January 13, 2012 at 08:09:17

        I got a Western Digital box (same box that plays me music) and use DSL slow. Much to my surprise DSL slow works well with a minimum of reloads. Apparently peak viewing hours have a lot to do with this.
        
        The picture quality ranges from good to shitty depending on NF. I think it has more to do with the digital transfer process on their end. Notice I said good not HD. I'm not sure going to a fast DSL speed would make a difference.
        
        Oh, the WD box is clunky and slow to boot up. When a movie finishes I end up having to leave NF and come back in but for a hundred bucks I'm not complaining.
        
        
        
        
        
        
        

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        • RE: Well, I got energized and moved from the PC to a box . . . - slovell1 14:00:06 01/20/12 (0)
          In Reply to: RE: Well, I got energized and moved from the PC to a box . . . posted by mr grits on January 13, 2012 at 14:06:44

          Senna was an amazing driver. Watching him and Nigel Mansell going wheel to wheel at Montreal with stay with me forever. OTOH Prost was/is a #ick.
          Regards, Sam
          

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  • " it's complete waste. " - volunteer 15:34:40 01/11/12 (1)
    In Reply to: RE: You get what they pay for with their streaming service... posted by Vinylized on January 11, 2012 at 11:30:24

    Not for me. I have no interest in renting or owning the physical media of films. The streaming choices will only get better with time. I just streamed the first season of Downton Abbey that I would not have seen without streaming.
    
    
    -Wendell
    
    

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    • Your lack of interest in physical media... - Vinylized 21:00:38 01/11/12 (0)
      In Reply to: RE: " it's complete waste. " posted by volunteer on January 11, 2012 at 15:34:40

      ...seems to be matched by mine in pixelation. To each his own.
      
      Oh that reminds me, does anyone know of a good hard drive recovery service that won't charge an arm and a leg to recover the 2 years worth of pictures that are sitting on my dead Western Digital hard drive?
      

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