Netflix, worth it?

karlobrien_

How good is the Irish catalogue now? I used the free trial when it came to Ireland but not after that. Maybe it could be worth it if I change DNS settings and use US library? What you guys think?

Mr E

Please familiarise yourself with the charter before you start discussing how to bypass region locking, cheers.

jcsoulinger

Imo Netflix is not worth it. All of its content and more is available online for free.

aperture_nuig

karlobrien_ wrote: »

How good is the Irish catalogue now? I used the free trial when it came to Ireland but not after that. Maybe it could be worth it if I change DNS settings and use US library? What you guys think?

Worth it just for house of cards!

Seriously though, I think it's worth it. Being Able to stream high quality TV and film to more or less any device in the house, with reliable speeds/service, and other things like resuming where you left off from and the recommended TV shows all make it a must have for me.

steve_r

House of cards made me sign up for the free trial.

I'm still making my mind up on it. In terms of the shows I like, the majority of them aren't on it at all.

However from a film presepective I'm sure I'll find loads in it.

Price wise I think that it's good value so far - I'm not someone who re-watchs much stuff at all, so if I buy a movie/series, I only watch it once. In that case I'm much better of with something like netflix.

jcsoulinger

jcsoulinger wrote: »

Imo Netflix is not worth it. All of its content and more is available online for free.

You're so right. I used to go to the cinema every week but now that everything there can be got online for free, why should I bother? It's not like there's any difference between a 700m avi file and that HD version on Netflix.

Netflix is a great service for the price. Yes the catalogue is primarily made up of older material but there's thousands if films and series to watch and the quality is generally excellent.

Melion

Its €7 a month, of course its worth it.

Gonzo

for me its a great service, like most people i used to watch movies online through channels which are not legal but over the past year I have grown against illegaly downloading movies online, its harm really is taking effect with places like HMV closing down. So Netflix is a step in the right direction towards high quality online service for a cheap price that anybody can afford. It still has a long way to go tho, it could do with much more stuff and newer material but I think Netflix are working towards that to become a bigger player in the market.

vard

Darko wrote: »

You're so right. I used to go to the cinema every week but now that everything there can be got online for free, why should I bother? It's not like there's any difference between a 700m avi file and that HD version on Netflix.

Netflix is a great service for the price. Yes the catalogue is primarily made up of older material but there's thousands if films and series to watch and the quality is generally excellent.

Except Netflix is legal and supports the film industry in continuing to create content.

intellectual dosser

I think its great, at the weekend I was thinking back to an old box set I watched and decided to have a look and there it was, all 200+ episodes. Ready to watch, decent quality, and no risk. €7 a month for Netflix - we're paying €120 for Broadband/TV/Sports package!

anto3473

karlobrien_ wrote: »

How good is the Irish catalogue now? I used the free trial when it came to Ireland but not after that. Maybe it could be worth it if I change DNS settings and use US library? What you guys think?

I tried that, you actually loose some stuff thats available on the Irish netflix since it detects you're in the US and don't really gain anything decent because your account is Irish, you end up with a substantially smaller library of stuff.

You see pop up ads about "Traveling with netflix" and it screws up your preferences and recommendations. Not worth the effort.

The regular netflix IMO is worth the €7 a month just for the convience of being able to use the wii remote for online tv instead of the hassle of plugging the laptop into the TV and having to go over and back to put on something else.

If it saves you renting a DVD or 2 a month its worth it... same price pretty much..

I really don't care about piracy and I pirate stuff all the time, Its just netflix is so convenient its actually worth paying for

Datzmer

I don't know when you joined but there are MANY great shows on the Irish catalog at the moment.

Dexter
Breaking Bad
Southpark (S10-14)
Doctor Who (David Tennant and Christopher Eccleston Series)
The list goes on!

karlobrien_

Thanks guys

abbeyrock

waste of time and money, most of the content you want is available free, youtube are getting involved now with their version, eventually the film industry will just have to realise that the only money they will make will be from product placement

runawaybishop

Its worth is for arrested development seasons 1-3 alone, never mind that season 4 will be a netflix exclusive.

vard

vard wrote: »

Except Netflix is legal and supports the film industry in continuing to create content.

Notice the sarcasm in my post.

doodahump

I have Netflix since it was introduced in Ireland and have to say I always find something of interest to watch + the kids watch stuff on it all the time so +++ from me . defo worth it.

jcsoulinger

7 euro is cheap but i still would not bother with it. Example Season 5 of breaking bad was online in the summer but not on netflix until November why wait?.

Also out of curiosity whats the advertising like with netflix?

maximoose

jcsoulinger wrote: »

Also out of curiosity whats the advertising like with netflix?

There is none.

jcsoulinger

jcsoulinger wrote: »

7 euro is cheap but i still would not bother with it. Example Season 5 of breaking bad was online in the summer but not on netflix until November why wait?.

Also out of curiosity whats the advertising like with netflix?

You mean that it was on in the US during the summer, it still hasn't aired on TV here. Sure you can download the episode but with Netflix's Super HD you really cannot get a version as nice looking.

For 7 euro a month Netflix is a bargain and the kind of people who will tell you that its all free online are generally the same tossers who will mean about how "cinema and TV has gotten really crap".

jcsoulinger

jcsoulinger wrote: »

7 euro is cheap but i still would not bother with it. Example Season 5 of breaking bad was online in the summer but not on netflix until November why wait?.

Also out of curiosity whats the advertising like with netflix?

You mean that it was on in the US during the summer, it still hasn't aired on TV here. Sure you can download the episode but with Netflix's Super HD you really cannot get a version as nice looking.

For 7 euro a month Netflix is a bargain and the kind of people who will tell you that its all free online are generally the same tossers who will mean about how "cinema and TV has gotten really crap".

jcsoulinger

Deleted User wrote: »

You mean that it was on in the US during the summer, it still hasn't aired on TV here. Sure you can download the episode but with Netflix's Super HD you really cannot get a version as nice looking.

For 7 euro a month Netflix is a bargain and the kind of people who will tell you that its all free online are generally the same tossers who will mean about how "cinema and TV has gotten really crap".

I find the quality fine nd dont care much for hd as my connection is not great and dont want to wait for it to buffer.

I do my best not to generalize or make broad statements and have little respect for those who do.

mitosis

18 TV shows? Is that all? South Park only from series 11?

Tipsy McSwagger

abbeyrock wrote: »

waste of time and money, most of the content you want is available free, youtube are getting involved now with their version, eventually the film industry will just have to realise that the only money they will make will be from product placement

23 million subscribers would disagree with you.

jcsoulinger

jcsoulinger wrote: »

I find the quality fine nd dont care much for hd as my connection is not great and dont want to wait for it to buffer.

I do my best not to generalize or make broad statements and have little respect for those who do.

If you think that a 700m film is representative of how a film should look and be enjoyed then I feel sorry for you. It's like those people you see watching a film on their iphone. It's a waste and no matter how you look at it they have not experienced that film. They have seen it but they have not experienced it.

I love Breaking Bad, it's one of the finest shows ever made and to have access to all the episodes to date for 7 euro a month is an absolute bargain. That they got season 5 a few months after it aired in the US was a stroke of genius on their part.

As for my generalization, I try and stay away from them but as far as I am concerned if you pirate most of the films and TV you watch then you can never complain about how poor cinema/TV gets. Reading through certain threads on here and I always find it funny how people will discuss seeing a film months before it's released over here and then 6 months down the line be posting about how it's been a bad year for cinema.

mitosis wrote: »

18 TV shows? Is that all? South Park only from series 11?

There are far more than 18 TV shows on there.

meoklmrk91

I love Netflix, I have ended up watching so much stuff that I might never have heard of if not for it. It's cheap, it works well on even crappy speeds. I have pirated for years just for convenience and because no service was providing what I could get for free, now I have Netflix, it is exactly what I want, resonably priced and more convenient than pirating. Now if only content providers would realised that Netflix is their iTunes then things would be a lot better for everyone, they have to understand that for most people if they aren't going to give them what they want then they are just going to get it elsewhere. I have US Netflix and I think it's better than the Irish one by a long shot

Tipsy McSwagger

meoklmrk91 wrote: »

I love Netflix, I have ended up watching so much stuff that I might never have heard of if not for it. It's cheap, it works well on even crappy speeds. I have pirated for years just for convenience and because no service was providing what I could get for free, now I have Netflix, it is exactly what I want, resonably priced and more convenient than pirating. Now if only content providers would realised that Netflix is their iTunes then things would be a lot better for everyone, they have to understand that for most people if they aren't going to give them what they want then they are just going to get it elsewhere. I have US Netflix and I think it's better than the Irish one by a long shot

I agree, and the amount of documentaries i watch on it is worth the fee alone.

meoklmrk91

Tipsy McSwagger wrote: »

I agree, and the amount of documentaries i watch on it is worth the fee alone.

I have become a documentary junkie since I got Netflix, it's great.

Technocentral

Darko wrote: »

You mean that it was on in the US during the summer, it still hasn't aired on TV here. Sure you can download the episode but with Netflix's Super HD you really cannot get a version as nice looking.

For 7 euro a month Netflix is a bargain and the kind of people who will tell you that its all free online are generally the same tossers who will mean about how "cinema and TV has gotten really crap".

Darko I wouldnt bother debating with those fools who care nothing about quality and care only if its free and available now this minute, there is a whole generation too stupid to realise that good films and tv cost a lot of money to produce and if you asked them to explain how future brilliant shows and films will be made without any funding from sales would just stare at you blankly, as you say they also have the cheek to complain about those shows/films!

Tipsy McSwagger

Can someone correct me if I'm wrong but the counter argument is that you can download all the Netflix stuff off torrent sites or stream it. But if you go over your download limit from your broadband provider (unless you are on unlimited) wouldn't it cost a lot more than the 7 euro that Netflix charges monthly?

Tipsy McSwagger

Tipsy McSwagger wrote: »

Can someone correct me if I'm wrong but the counter argument is that you can download all the Netflix stuff off torrent sites or stream it. But if you go over your download limit from your broadband provider (unless you are on unlimited) wouldn't it cost a lot more than the 7 euro that Netflix charges monthly?

You could also go over your limit by streaming through Netflix. The counter argument is that yes you can get everything for free but Netflix offers better quality, you can watch what you want when you want and for the cost it offers a number of hidden gems that you may otherwise never see.

Mimikyu

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igorbiscan

I am a netflix subscriber and use it at the moment for watching shows on my samsung galaxy at lunch when im out and about in the car working.Its seems to work great for me in most areas,better than any other streaming sites.This alone is worth the money for me.

DesperateDan

The sole reason I have Netflix and will continue to pay for it pretty much indefinitely at the rate they are going, is because of the new material it introduces me to. It's easy to note what you should be pirating every week but I find it difficult to discover new gems this way. Its the same with Spotify. Since Netflix was released over here I have been introduced to Breaking Bad, Dexter, Justified, Sons Of Anarchy, Arrested Development, and a sizeable portion of Attenborough's back catalogue to name a few. That's not even going into the films they have, those ones you never got round to seeing but always meant to, or great series you always wanted to revisit - like Red Dwarf

jcsoulinger

Deleted User wrote: »

If you think that a 700m film is representative of how a film should look and be enjoyed then I feel sorry for you. It's like those people you see watching a film on their iphone. It's a waste and no matter how you look at it they have not experienced that film. They have seen it but they have not experienced it.

I love Breaking Bad, it's one of the finest shows ever made and to have access to all the episodes to date for 7 euro a month is an absolute bargain. That they got season 5 a few months after it aired in the US was a stroke of genius on their part.

As for my generalization, I try and stay away from them but as far as I am concerned if you pirate most of the films and TV you watch then you can never complain about how poor cinema/TV gets. Reading through certain threads on here and I always find it funny how people will discuss seeing a film months before it's released over here and then 6 months down the line be posting about how it's been a bad year for cinema.



There are far more than 18 TV shows on there.

People were enjoying films long before hd i suppose you feel sorry them too. hd quality versions are also available.

I think the best thing about breaking bad is the story line and the acting which are not affected by visual quality.

I have not complained about how its been a bad year for cinema, But telling me what my opinion is and then condemning me for it is a completely rational response and not at all bigoted.

jcsoulinger

Technocentral wrote: »

Darko I wouldnt bother debating with those fools who care nothing about quality and care only if its free and available now this minute, there is a whole generation too stupid to realise that good films and tv cost a lot of money to produce and if you asked them to explain how future brilliant shows and films will be made without any funding from sales would just stare at you blankly, as you say they also have the cheek to complain about those shows/films!

Judging by comments I have seen In other tv threads it is reasonable to assume that you also watch episodes of certain series right after they have aired in the states. Which would make the above a bit hypocritical.

I take this back if you currently live in the states

Cienciano

Deleted User wrote: »

You could also go over your limit by streaming through Netflix. The counter argument is that yes you can get everything for free but Netflix offers better quality, you can watch what you want when you want and for the cost it offers a number of hidden gems that you may otherwise never see.

You can download most stuff at good quality too.
But I still agree with you, I had netflix it was worth it, I think the convenience of it was great, and it might be slow with the latest stuff, but it's really for older stuff that you might have missed. And you're watching stuff legally, almost feels weird.
Only problem with netflix is that you sit down to watch something and you spend a full 30 minutes browsing

jcsoulinger

jcsoulinger wrote: »

People were enjoying films long before hd i suppose you feel sorry them too. hd quality versions are also available.

I think the best thing about breaking bad is the story line and the acting which are not affected by visual quality.

I have not complained about how its been a bad year for cinema, But telling me what my opinion is and then condemning me for it is a completely rational response and not at all bigoted.

It's not about HD but rather the fact that no matter how you look at it a 700m rip of a film or a 180m rip of an episode of TV is no way to experience it. The difference in quality between a 350m episode of Breaking Bad and the version on Netflix is night and day. To say that visual quality has no effect is ludicrous.

And yes you can get HD versions but often they are far more compressed than what Netflix is offering. An hour of Netflix HD is the equivalent of 3 gigs or so where as an hour long download may only be a gig and while it can look good the difference in quality is evident. By your arguments regarding quality do I take it that you think VHS would be acceptable quality to view Breaking Bad?

I was not telling you your opinion or condemning you and was in fact making a broader point by pointing out that people who pirate most or all of their TV and cinema are not allowed to ever claim that TV or cinema has deteriorated. If you regularly pay to see movies and watch shows in a legal manner then you are but once you experience the majority of your content illegally your points, valid as they may be no longer matter.

du Maurier

Deleted User wrote: »

If you think that a 700m film is representative of how a film should look and be enjoyed then I feel sorry for you. It's like those people you see watching a film on their iphone. It's a waste and no matter how you look at it they have not experienced that film. They have seen it but they have not experienced it.

I love Breaking Bad, it's one of the finest shows ever made and to have access to all the episodes to date for 7 euro a month is an absolute bargain. That they got season 5 a few months after it aired in the US was a stroke of genius on their part.

As for my generalization, I try and stay away from them but as far as I am concerned if you pirate most of the films and TV you watch then you can never complain about how poor cinema/TV gets. Reading through certain threads on here and I always find it funny how people will discuss seeing a film months before it's released over here and then 6 months down the line be posting about how it's been a bad year for cinema.



There are far more than 18 TV shows on there.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKiIroiCvZ0

wow sierra

Two comedy series I have only seen on Netflix and I think are brilliant are Always sunny in Philadelphia and Portlandia.

The episode of Portlandia with the couple wanting to have full traceability on their meal in the Restaurant, including visiting the farm, is worth the subscription I have paid so far.

Also like Numb3rs - I know that is on Digital TV but not on the cheapy package I have.


Have watched lots of Crime series, old films etc on it too. Well, well worth it for me.

Procrastastudy

Netflix is the only TV service we have in the house. €6.99 no ads brilliant imho.

As for stuff being free online - No TV is worth it if you're going to go the 'pirate route'. Me I think €6.99 is about the sweet spot for keeping me legit!

EDIT: Polite question to the mods - how can a discussion of region bypass be off limits and the discussion here about ripping it off not be?

JJJJNR

We got rid of sky and got soarview and freesat, we picked up netflix a few weeks ago and the kids love the selection of stuff for them, I watched fargo on Friday night it was the first full movie I've watched and I was very impressed with the quality, (3mb line) so going to keep it, very much worth it for me, just wish there was a legal way to stream sports (football etc) through my Ps3 also.

The Pontiac

Deleted User wrote: »

And yes you can get HD versions but often they are far more compressed than what Netflix is offering.

No it's not, full 720p HD versions are available hours after its released in the US.

Not saying that Netflik isn't worth it. I think it's great.

Procrastastudy

The Pontiac wrote: »

No they're not, full 720p HD versions are available hours after its released in the US.

Not saying that Netflik isn't worth it. I think it's great.

I actually find the ripped stuff better quality that netflix in many cases. I'm still subscribing to netflix -so much more convenient and less likely I'll have to try and defend a €50000 bill from Warner Bros in the high court.

The Pontiac

The Pontiac wrote: »

No it's not, full 720p HD versions are available hours after its released in the US.

Not saying that Netflik isn't worth it. I think it's great.

Netflix offers 1080p andwhilevthe 720 downloads are very good quality they are still compressed quite considerably. Watch a 720 download of Spartacus and then watch the same episode on Blu and the differences are noticeable. Game of Thrones on Blu-Ray is far, far better looking in full HD than it is in that 720 download you get

Utopia Parkway

I stream the US version through my PS3 and think it's well worth the €7 personally. I always find interesting stuff to watch on it. Especially TV and documentary stuff.

Queen-Mise

JJJJNR wrote: »

We got rid of sky and got soarview and freesat, we picked up netflix

Seriously need to start cutting down some of the bills in the house and considering doing this.

Get the soarview and freesat and a netflix subscription.

Can I sign into the netflix on different computers/xbox throughout the house?
Ok - a really dopey question, how do I use netflix on my telly?

Richard Dower

Imo...NO!, at least the pathetic irish version!....the movie lineup is woeful, no big titles or recent ones.

The tv section has nothing recent either...the service *needs* access the US shows the next day after airing in the US!

I did try the free month, very little of interest or worth....not worth 7 quid a month imo.

Richard Dower

Queen-Mise wrote: »

Seriously need to start cutting down some of the bills in the house and considering doing this.

Get the soarview and freesat and a netflix subscription.

Can I sign into the netflix on different computers/xbox throughout the house?
Ok - a really dopey question, how do I use netflix on my telly?

I did the same years ago now!....I cancelled UPC, never looked back!

Joeface

Queen-Mise wrote: »

Ok - a really dopey question, how do I use netflix on my telly?

If it is a non smart TV ,. Pick up a Wii or PS3, or XBOX (Wii is prob cheapest) , Actually works nicely on the Wii . I know its not HD steaming but that will help if your internet download limit is low.

Currently I use Netflix for a few months then skip a few. They need to add a better Recently added section. Seems to still have stuff from months ago on it. It should be just New stuff this week or month.

mitosis

Deleted User wrote: »

There are far more than 18 TV shows on there.

On their site, Browse Selection, TV, it only shows 18 TV series. If there are more I would like to browse them, to see what they have, but 18 is all that shows. So maybe you can understand my comment earlier.