And unless I see a different selection to everyone else in Australia, the offerings have rapidly gone downhill, C-grade/fire-sale content. Some gems from time to time, but 98% unwatchable rubbish.

Edit: For the price I pay, I don't mind that too much though.

netflix is now pumping out a lot more original content, and a good number of them are complete trash. they still have some of the best shows out there (house of cards, narcos, stranger things, etc), but it feels like they're more interested in quantity, not quality.

OT, but at this phase, they are. They're still producing the same amount of high quality content (probably more and at a faster pace), but with so much new content, there's a SNR issue.

Think of it like Netflix successfully became HBO faster than HBO could become them, so now they're expanding content to fit the new and old general demographics- the cable and youtube viewerships.

They're also big on data, so if they're making it, it's not because they think no one wants it. We share an account with my SO's sisters, and despite all watching about the same amount, it's amazing just how different (and accurate) the recommendations are for each of us.

That's great unless you want to watch movies. Their DVD service gave access to a library of thousands of movies from blockbusters to obscure niche films. Their streaming service sucks in comparison.

> Their DVD service gave access to a library of thousands of movies from blockbusters to obscure niche films.

You write this in the past tense, but the DVD service is alive and (mostly) well. ("Mostly" because they are not replacing rarer DVDs as they go missing from their inventory.)

I presently subscribe to both services because I love older films.

Their DVD service required a minimum of 48 hours forethought before viewing a video. Some people watch whole seasons of shows in that period.

For most, a large enough selection instantly is much better than a full selection w/ a 3 day lead time