Is Netflix worth it?

thelad95 · 06-01-2015 06:20PM #1

Do you have a Netflix subscription and do you think it's worth the money?

We got the free month for Christmas but will probably cancel the subscription. There's the occasional gem on it but way too much dross to bother with.

ViveLaVie · 06-01-2015 06:22PM

Yes. It is.

raze_them_all_ · 06-01-2015 06:22PM

Yes but only if you proxy and sign up to the american one so you get better selection for cheaper

artanevilla · 06-01-2015 06:23PM

It has every film in the world, except for the ones you want to watch.

salamanca22 · 06-01-2015 06:23PM

thelad95 wrote: »

Do you have a Netflix subscription and do you think it's worth the money?

We got the free month for Christmas but will probably cancel the subscription. There's the occasional gem on it but way too much dross to bother with.

Definitely worth it. It's the price of one lunch per month for unlimited viewing.

VinLieger · 06-01-2015 06:24PM

As someone who subscribes the Irish version is not worth it, we also have a vpn to get us the american selection which I would say is worth the cost but they are apparently going to be cracking down on this going forward due to pressure from tv and movie studios.

If that happens ill just go back to streaming and torrenting, the idea of region locking content is an archaic notion some people just refuse to let go of and if they don't want to give me the service im looking for they wont be getting my money either

Roquentin · 06-01-2015 06:24PM

its pretty good. if you are stuck for something to watch there is always something.

check out arrested development if your unsure. one of the best comedies ever.

id keep it.

Links234 · 06-01-2015 06:25PM

I hear it's good if you like mainstream movies and shows, but if you like anything niche it can be useless. I never bothered with it

noodler · 06-01-2015 06:25PM

TV selection is very good.

Mint Sauce · 06-01-2015 06:25PM

The UK and Ireland one certainly isn't. Signed up for my months free last year just for breaking bad. Paid for a few months afterwards, hardly used it, and got cancelled when I had to cancel my debitcard. Never bothered renewing it after that

Lau2976 · 06-01-2015 06:25PM

Totally agree with raze_them_all. Get the american one, even if just for Friends!

I love finding things I would never think to watch.

My name is URL · 06-01-2015 06:26PM

I think so but each to their own.. it's deadly for watching on your phone or tablet in bed.

Watching Trailer Park Boys atm...it's fcukin decent!

thelad95 · 06-01-2015 06:27PM

salamanca22 wrote: »

Definitely worth it. It's the price of one lunch per month for unlimited viewing.

I'm a student, so that's a whole weeks lunch...

ceadaoin. · 06-01-2015 06:27PM

I have the American version and it's definitely worth it. Had it when I lived in ireland too, mainly for breaking bad, and thought it was worth it then too. Maybe the selection on the UK and ireland version isn't as good now? I watch documentaries and TV shows on it mostly and never run out of things to watch.

pragmatic1 · 06-01-2015 06:28PM

Nope. It has an extremely poor selection.

ScumLord · 06-01-2015 06:33PM

Links234 wrote: »

I hear it's good if you like mainstream movies and shows, but if you like anything niche it can be useless. I never bothered with it

I thought it had some fairly niche stuff on it.

I have a subscription for a while and got my moneys worth out of it. I hadn't seen shows like the shield, white collar, Lillehammer, orange is the new black.

If you're not an avid TV watcher and have missed many of the series on Netflix I think it's worth it. If you watch a lot of TV you've probably already seen most of the stuff on there bar the netflix originals, which are pretty decent and worth €7 in their own right.

AboutaWeekAgo · 06-01-2015 06:34PM

For its price I'd say it is. I keep seeing people say the selection ain't the greatest on the Irish one but I've always been able to find something to watch, just got through all of Peep Show again.

I also download illegally quite a bit so this makes me feel slightly better about it :P

Roquentin · 06-01-2015 06:34PM

My name is URL wrote: »

I think so but each to their own.. it's deadly for watching on your phone or tablet in bed.

Watching Trailer Park Boys atm...it's fcukin decent!

"You know what a **** rope is, Randy? It's a rope covered in ****. The **** acts like grease-the harder you try to hang on the faster you slide down."

blinkey 101 · 06-01-2015 06:42PM

For the want of a better word the uk/ire netflix is CRAP.

eviltwin · 06-01-2015 06:45PM

I'm a bit meh about it. Some good stuff I missed on tv first time around but most of the movies are rubbish.

Birneybau · 06-01-2015 06:45PM

Links234 wrote: »

I hear it's good if you like mainstream movies and shows, but if you like anything niche it can be useless. I never bothered with it

There's loads of esoteric stuff on it if you go looking.

Dozen Wicked Words · 06-01-2015 06:45PM

I still get plenty of use out of my sub, kids only have the Irish version on the TV they use and there are loads of kids shows. The choice of various regions definitely adds massively to the value, but still think Irish on its own would just about be worth it, for convenience and reliability sake.

There are lots of niche films and series too.

MugMugs · 06-01-2015 06:47PM

There's a well known Android app that does the same thing for free and has an extensive range.

Netflix is dead.

Links234 · 06-01-2015 06:48PM

ScumLord wrote: »

I thought it had some fairly niche stuff on it.

the anime selection is extremely poor as far as I've seen

Birneybau · 06-01-2015 06:48PM

MugMugs wrote: »

There's a well known Android app that does the same thing for free and has an extensive range.

Netflix is dead.

It is said :rolleyes:

Tell me how · 06-01-2015 06:49PM

Roquentin wrote: »

"You know what a **** rope is, Randy? It's a rope covered in ****. The **** acts like grease-the harder you try to hang on the faster you slide down."

Love the show.

Ricky = "Don't you have some off's to ****?"

Lahey = "What"

Ricky = "**** Off!!!"

:cool:

Roquentin · 06-01-2015 06:51PM

Tell me how wrote: »

Love the show.

Ricky = "Don't you have some off's to ****?"

Lahey = "What"

Ricky = "**** Off!!!"

:cool:

randy and his cheeseburgers:D

between that, arrested development, breaking bad, orange is the new black, peep show its worth getting netflix

Tell me how · 06-01-2015 06:52PM

Watched all of "It's always Sunny in Philadelphia" on Netflix and felt that it was worth the money just for that show.

Haven't an account since I replaced my debit card.

Seriously considering cancelling my Sky subscription and moving to online viewing. If I do so, Netflix will play a part in that.

malibu4u · 06-01-2015 06:53PM

there is enough else to watch on tv. Go out and get some exercise!

Danae1 · 06-01-2015 06:53PM

Had the irish one, changed to the american one (as did sister!) and both swapped to paddyflix now....neither of us would ever go back now tbh! Love that little white box..... well worth €100 a year! Kids love the tv series and I LOVE LOVE LOVE my movies.....

shruikan2553 · 06-01-2015 06:54PM

I can swap between US, Canada, South America, Netherlands and Denmark/Norway/Sweeden so it is worth it. Wouldn't bother with just the Irish one.

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