Re:Hulu Plus Arrives on Apple TV
by phren0logy on Tuesday July 31, 2012 @11:38AM
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I wholeheartely agree. NetFlix has made some silly missteps, but the outcry over raising their rates was confusing to me. The value per dollar is mind-boggling. It already has more great stuff that I have time to watch, and I would still pay substantially more for a deeper catalog.
I really don't understand why they don't do netflix premium with per-movie rentals for $4-5 per streamed movie.
Given that all the big box movie rental stores have died, this would make them a player vs iTunes and Amazon who manage to have better selection than Netflix.
Re:Hulu Plus Arrives on Apple TV
by CrazedGeek on Tuesday July 31, 2012 @12:18PM
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The user outcry of "I already pay Netflix a whole $10 a month, and now they want me to pay MORE?" would be ridiculously huge, if the previous fiasco is any indication.
Totally agree on Netflix. I would easily pay $25 a month for Netflix streaming if it had great content (e.g., same movies as the DVD by mail service + HBO)
In my opinion, this is a problem with Hulu Plus and Netflix: it's too cheap. Unlimited access to a catalog of movies should/could be more expensive. That could possibly allow them to have a better offering/no commercials.