Why is Netflix so terrible

ceegee · 30-12-2018 08:21PM

Ken Tucky wrote: »

Why is there a difference between the Irish version and whatever. Why is it not like Spotify?
Seems daft but we still sign up to it. Sh*t like that pi**es me off.
I get it for a few months then cancel as once I watch what I want there isn't much else to look at

The broadcast rights are sold by region. The op mentioned Derry Girls - channel 4 aren't going to sell the rights for UK and Ireland to Netflix as it would stop people using their streaming service to watch it. Similarly there are US shows that are available straight away here (Riverdale, better call saul etc) that are only available later on (if at all) on US Netflix.

Same goes for movies, certain channels will have exclusivity deals for their regions

By the way, there are differences between countries on Spotify, for bands that have different labels in different countries, but is much rarer

KERSPLAT! · 30-12-2018 08:43PM

I recently signed up for an IPTV sub and had planned on ditching Netflix if I was happy enough with it. While I'm delighted with the sub I'm still going to keep Netflix. Dead handy for movies and TV series. Big fan of some of their originals like The Haunting of Hill House, Stranger Things, etc.

Combined they cost me just over €20, well worth it compared to a Sky sub costing €100+, even if the interface is many times better than anything you'll find on IPTV.

TLDR; I like Netflix.

francois · 30-12-2018 08:51PM

If you are a fan of foreign language, art house or just plain classic B&W films it is seriously bad

Grayditch · 30-12-2018 08:55PM

I had to get rid of it. There's good stuff on there but it is absolutely swamped by mostly low grade Netflix original content. It can be hard to find good older movies from the 80's/90's/2000's on it. They used to have a lot more.

Might go back after a few months but it just seemed filled with trash that I've zero interest in.

Franz Von Peppercorn · 30-12-2018 09:03PM

francois wrote: »

If you are a fan of foreign language, art house or just plain classic B&W films it is seriously bad

It’s not really a movie streaming service anymore. In fact that’s never going to happen anywhere in one place again because the studios are all going to have their own individual streaming apps.

Timberrrrrrrr · 30-12-2018 09:05PM

You're using it wrong op, netflix is only to be used in conjunction with chill.

KERSPLAT! · 30-12-2018 09:13PM

I will say that the preview/autoplay is an absolute pain in the hole and apparently it can't be turned off. You should have to select the thumbnail to get a preview not simply stay on it for a second!!

gmisk · 30-12-2018 09:13PM

I think it is improving tbh, it used to be very poor. Amazon prime is the same but still some way behind, non Irish version defo more options us etc.

One eyed Jack · 30-12-2018 09:16PM

Kolido wrote: »

What other streaming services (legal) are available to Irish residents?

Patww79 wrote: »

Amazon Prime, but like Netflix it's another watered down version for this region.

Youtube Premium is worth a shout too. I’ve had it for the last couple of weeks and there’s some great original content on it, as well as ad-free YouTube and YouTube Music streaming service that rivals Spotify and ITunes!

OP it took me a while to get into the whole Netflix thing, and admittedly most of the content on there is stuff I’m not interested in, but there’s definitely the odd series or movies on there that make it worthwhile.

I have Sky but I haven’t watched anything on it in a long time, but it’s still handy to have it, and I’ll be upgrading to Sky Q in a few weeks which will basically mean I’ll be able to intergrate all the above streaming services, plus a couple of others like the RTÉ Player - just watched a great documentary there on the story behind ‘Old Town’ and Phil Lynott, so still some good stuff on RTÉ too!

Akrasia · 30-12-2018 09:17PM

Netflix is great 99% of the time. If theres a specific movie I really want to watch but isnt on there, i will just get that on Google Play movies with some of my excess phone credit that would go to waste anyway.

OldMrBrennan83 · 30-12-2018 09:17PM

One eyed Jack wrote: »

Youtube Premium is worth a shout too. I’ve had it for the last couple of weeks and there’s some great original content on it, as well as ad-free YouTube and YouTube Music streaming service that rivals Spotify and ITunes!

OP it took me a while to get into the whole Netflix thing, and admittedly most of the content on there is stuff I’m not interested in, but there’s definitely the odd series or movies on there that make it worthwhile.

I have Sky but I haven’t watched anything on it in a long time, but it’s still handy to have it, and I’ll be upgrading to Sky Q in a few weeks which will basically mean I’ll be able to intergrate all the above streaming services, plus a couple of others like the RTÉ Player - just watched a great documentary there on the story behind ‘Old Town’ and Phil Lynott, so still some good stuff on RTÉ too!

I have YT Premium but I have actually never checked any original stuff. Is there actual shows? I thought it would all just be gaming videos and all that the kids watch.

lawred2 · 30-12-2018 09:18PM

The Pheasant2 wrote: »

Whoever came up with the un-turnoffable feature that immediately plays trailers when you've stopped on a title for a second should be boiled alive in a vat of their own piss

I like that

lawred2 · 30-12-2018 09:21PM

Pay about €9 a month for the premium sub. Think Netflix is great personally

Pinapples · 30-12-2018 09:21PM

What?

For the money it *&+£s all over anything we've ever had before in Ireland.

Saorview is a joke, and Sky is utter trash.

One eyed Jack · 30-12-2018 09:29PM

Patww79 wrote: »

I have YT Premium but I have actually never checked any original stuff. Is there actual shows? I thought it would all just be gaming videos and all that the kids watch.

Nah there’s some decent stuff on there alright. Origin was alright, I’ve just finished it, and there are some other series on there. I know what you mean though about gaming videos and stuff the kids watch like when it was YouTube Red. It’s more or less the same principle as Netflix - a lot of faff, but the odd gem makes the sub worthwhile.

Atoms for Peace · 30-12-2018 09:33PM

I find it good for series, totally addicted to Narcos, best thing since the sopranos. But now with everybody else is trying to get on the streaming bandwagon expect the media market to get very watered down between the various services.

Sunflower 27 · 01-01-2019 11:09PM

Fiftyfilthy wrote: »

Just awful films that went straight to dvd and bargain bins or they will show “blockbusters” that we have all seen 100x in the last 20 years

I always check the IMDb reviews and seem to always be around 3-5

Documentaries are ok, can’t be arsed sifting through the boring ones

Used to only watch the international films category , even that has got quite **** too

Some people are just very hard to please.

DaverageJoe · 01-01-2019 11:17PM

The content isn't great on Netflix but what I find amazing is how bad the user interface is. It's absolutely terrible for searching for anything. You get a few default genres and the rest is just shown as recommended. It's quite hard to actually find new stuff to watch on it. I've often come across the odd pretty big movie I had no idea was on it until I actually searched the name directly.

Then there's the ridiculous matter of scrolling down through recommended, featured, watch again, because you watched Glenroe 2 years ago crap to get to the "Continue Watching" list to get back to what you were watching.

For the leading site for online movie content and one of the most visited sites/apps in the world they really went cheap on the front end development.

McDermotX · 01-01-2019 11:25PM

It's a crap interface for anyone actually looking for something specific, but a good one for the casual of casual (which accounts for the overwhelming majority of Netflix subscribers who have no problem being regurgitated similar viewing habits) which is why it's not an issue that needs resolving.

Unfortunately, I tend to fall into the first category and tend to have to have an idea of what I want to watch before even loading it up.

Irish Guitarist · 01-01-2019 11:39PM

They have a load of crime documentary series' that are all the same. The actual story might be interesting but there are far too many episodes with too many minute details and they never come to any real resolution. Making A Murderer, The Staircase and The Keepers could all have been a couple of hours longs and been just as good or better. The worst one was about some spy that fell from a hotel room window. It went on for about six episodes. I can't even remember the name of it.

There are a few sci-fi series I like on it. Travelers is pretty good. I have no idea how the likes of Stranger Things is so popular though.

Another thing is that you could be waiting years for the next series of something to appear. I watched the first four series of Person Of Interest a couple of years ago. There's a fifth series but Netflix still haven't gotten it. They can also just delete something at any time. I started watching Breaking Bad and when I got to the fifth series I discovered the first five or six episodes had been taken down. I got around it by watching it on American Netflix on my laptop.

If your main interest is documentaries you should try Discovery Stream. You can get a free months trial before you start paying for it.

noodler · 01-01-2019 11:40PM

Best tenner a month I have ever spent tbh.

Mam of 4 · 01-01-2019 11:45PM

noodler wrote: »

Best tenner a month I have ever spent tbh.

I like Netflix , think it has a great variety of shows/series to watch .
I don't understand , if some people dislike it so much , why they bother with it

unkel · 01-01-2019 11:45PM

TrustedApple wrote: »

I pay 14 euros a month for the 4k Netflix and its hands down fantastic value for money and i have never felt ripped off for paying it

You should move to Turkey. It's a lot cheaper over there

(see the thread on the Bargain Alerts forum to know what I mean)

wakka12 · 02-01-2019 12:17AM

DaverageJoe wrote: »

The content isn't great on Netflix but what I find amazing is how bad the user interface is. It's absolutely terrible for searching for anything. You get a few default genres and the rest is just shown as recommended. It's quite hard to actually find new stuff to watch on it. I've often come across the odd pretty big movie I had no idea was on it until I actually searched the name directly.

Then there's the ridiculous matter of scrolling down through recommended, featured, watch again, because you watched Glenroe 2 years ago crap to get to the "Continue Watching" list to get back to what you were watching.

For the leading site for online movie content and one of the most visited sites/apps in the world they really went cheap on the front end development.

I know! When ever Im watching it with friends I see so many shows and movies that look really good but have never been recommended to me and Ive never seen around on my own netflix

Anyway tenner is very cheap for an entire family to use it so its definitely a good service for the money

mdwexford · 02-01-2019 12:39AM

Netflix is amazing and stunning value for money.

People will moan about anything these days.

Tea drinker · 02-01-2019 12:42AM

Evd-Burner wrote: »

Their movies aren't too great but the series they have are amazing! try starting of with Narcos.

Then Narcos Mexico
The Killing is a GREAT series.
\The sinner is OK too, in fact there's loads of gems in the toilet that is Netflix.

Better than Prime.

Wanderer78 · 02-01-2019 12:43AM

Still torrenting here, but netflixs is a really nice platform, cheap to

devlinio · 02-01-2019 12:47AM

Amazon Prime is a great alternative.

McMurphy · 02-01-2019 12:49AM

devlinio wrote: »

Amazon Prime is a great alternative.

It's not really tbh.

KERSPLAT! · 02-01-2019 12:51AM

When you think of what a DVD used to cost. Four or five euro a rental with the added pain in the arse of going to a store, etc. For just twice the price a month you have a selection of hundreds of movies and TV shows, updating every day. Not all blockbusters admittedly but a lot of good content

Why is Netflix so terrible

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