[tui0hcg]

Originally Posted by ZeRoY

I think its pretty clear that the "what you want" is a meaning within the constraint of their catalogue.....

what you want

[Chinpool]

Originally Posted by tui0hcg

what you want

Youve already proven youre not Netflix's demographic but now you want them to change cause you find it technically incorrect by your demands even though their objective has been explained multiple times?

[simonrooneyzaga]

is there a text based catalogue of the US Netflix anywhere?

Cant seem to find one.

Would be interesting to see what kind of level they are on in comparison to the current Irish catalogue.

It will probably end up somewhere in between in terms of numbers of titles on offer.

[tui0hcg]

Originally Posted by The Great Chinholio

Youve already proven youre not Netflix's demographic but now you want them to change cause you find it technically incorrect by your demands even though their objective has been explained multiple times?

Not at all - I could be in their demographic and would be willing to give it a go if the content was a little more recent like our US cousins get (some stuff is released on Netflix 90 days after its aired on TV) So I am just wondering if that will happen here or if they are going to just provide a pretty dated back catalogue – only time will tell
Never suggested they change their operating model to suit me - just wanted to find out the general amount of stuff I could view on the service and at present my view is that its only average

I have been educated now in the fact that the service is mainly a back catalogue even though you can dig through their web site and on Wikipedia entry and you don’t find any mention of this that I can find. It is hard to see what you can get from the service if you could only sign up yesterday and browse the content so its been enlightening for me!

From all the hype and the talk around this before its release I was obviously mistaken in thinking it would be an internet streaming service to replace going to a bricks and mortar DVD rental shop down the road

[Technocentral]

Originally Posted by tui0hcg

Not at all - I could be in their demographic and would be willing to give it a go if the content was a little more recent like our US cousins get (some stuff is released on Netflix 90 days after its aired on TV) So I am just wondering if that will happen here or if they are going to just provide a pretty dated back catalogue – only time will tell
Never suggested they change their operating model to suit me - just wanted to find out the general amount of stuff I could view on the service and at present my view is that its only average

I have been educated now in the fact that the service is mainly a back catalogue even though you can dig through their web site and on Wikipedia entry and you don’t find any mention of this that I can find. It is hard to see what you can get from the service if you could only sign up yesterday and browse the content so its been enlightening for me!

From all the hype and the talk around this before its release I was obviously mistaken in thinking it would be an internet streaming service to replace going to a bricks and mortar DVD rental shop down the road

What puts me off is unlike Lovefilm (launching here soon I heard) and Itunes etc you can't see what they have without signing up, pretty bad decision imo.

[Jordo141]

Originally Posted by Mindkiller

That's kind of the point though. Netflix is cheap because it's mostly old stuff. And there's a ton of old stuff on it that I'm sure most people haven't seen, especially on the TV shows section.

Exactly.

There's plenty of old TV there you could start watching, and then more content slowly added...

Finished all the episodes? Jump over to a new show.

Watched the firt 4 episodes of Californication last night, along with Once and Lost in Translation. Great service for €7 a month. I think the content is brilliant.

[jc84]

Originally Posted by Technocentral

What puts me off is unlike Lovefilm (launching here soon I heard) and Itunes etc you can't see what they have without signing up, pretty bad decision imo.

that is really annoying but at least you get the free month to have a browse and test it out

[Minstrel27]

Originally Posted by tui0hcg

(some stuff is released on Netflix 90 days after its aired on TV) So I am just wondering if that will happen here

I am looking on the American site atm and shows like How I Met Your Mother and Glee are not up to date like you suggest they might be. Other shows like House, Modern Family, Fear Factor and CSI don't even appear.

What shows are you referring to?

[tui0hcg]

Originally Posted by Minstrel27

I am looking on the American site atm and shows like How I Met Your Mother and Glee are not up to date like you suggest they might be. Other shows like House, Modern Family, Fear Factor and CSI don't even appear.

What shows are you referring to?

From the wiki site

In August 2010, Epix signed a 5 year, deal with Netflix that will allow their customers to instantly watch Epix movies 90-days after they premiere on Epix.

[Minstrel27]

So it's not all studios.

[noisenotmusic]

For TV shows, its been mentioned here already that if it's not out on DVD here yet do not expect it to be up for streaming at all. Even Netflix US users have to wait a good bit (brand new shows go up on Hulu). And don't expect every single season of every show to appear, even in the US the coverage is patchy at best. On my browse through the US listings there's no West Wing, no Seinfeld, nothing from HBO (they have their own service in the US and have an exclusive deal with Sky in the UK/Ireland), no Fringe etc etc etc.

[Darko]

People will find something to complain about simply for the sake of it. For years we heard complaints regarding the lack of a dedicated unlimited streaming service for film and tv. We Finially get one and all we hear is that the films/shows are too old or that we're being ripped off.

I for one am quite happy with what we have got and I'm looking forward to seeing the service expand over time. For less than the cost of two pints I can now enjoy a lot of films and shows that I may otherwise have never bothered with aswell as many that I all ready enjoyed.

It's not a perfect service but it's going to grow and expand and whe we may never have the selection that the US has at least now Ill never be stuck for something to watch. Even if that is up some long forgotten 70s bruceploitation film with the worst dubbing imaginable.

[Sad Professor]

The PS3 app seems to have a problem with subtitles. They work on most films, but I've come across a few foreign language films where they don't work at all. Sloppy sh*t like this will put me off using it altogether.

And the CEO was on Drivetime earlier and said they hoped to double the amount of content by the end if the year. TBH they'd want to be doubling it within the next two months if they want to keep me as a subscriber.

[WolfForager]

Heh, somehow i seem to be getting High HD quality on my PS3 (Watching the Usual Suspects). Audio seems to be a bit off, not sure if it's the movie or the stream though :/

4MBish broadband.

[Gauge]

Just signed up for my free trial today and I'm very satisfied with the content. I guess I'm well within their target audience because a catalogue of instantly accessible TV shows, documentaries and movies is exactly what I want and the price is well worth it. Not too pushed about the lack of new releases, I was under the impression that wasn't really part of their business model.

The only thing I feel is missing is a way to bookmark stuff for later. Or maybe it's there and I can't find it? Would be handy, I've spotted loads of stuff I want to watch at some stage.