Netflix makes dumb decision, gets owned on Yahoo

[Rangerscott]

Thing i worry about only streaming is useing a ton of bandwith and having your inernet company shutting down your connection.

What resolution are the movies when you download/stream? No point to use the service if it looks like shit on my 1080p tv.

[EpyonXero]

Originally Posted by Rangerscott

Thing i worry about only streaming is useing a ton of bandwith and having your inernet company shutting down your connection.

What resolution are the movies when you download/stream? No point to use the service if it looks like shit on my 1080p tv.

Thats the other side of our streaming future that nobody talks about. Netflix's HD video is streamed at up to 3800kbps whuch is a little under .5 MB/s so a two hour movie will be 3300 MB of data. I have Comcast cable internet at home which has a monthly "unlimited" cap of 250 GB total. Which means upload and download combined. The cable companies do not want you to trade premium TV channels for generic data so I wont be suprised if they start imposing harder caps on data in an attempt to limit use of streaming TV and movies.

[Trip]

Originally Posted by EpyonXero

Thats the other side of our streaming future that nobody talks about. Netflix's HD video is streamed at up to 3800kbps whuch is a little under .5 MB/s so a two hour movie will be 3300 MB of data. I have Comcast cable internet at home which has a monthly "unlimited" cap of 250 GB total. Which means upload and download combined. The cable companies do not want you to trade premium TV channels for generic data so I wont be suprised if they start imposing harder caps on data in an attempt to limit use of streaming TV and movies.

Eventually as FiOS starts gaining more traction, cable companies won't be able to compete. Everything is moving towards streaming service. TV will change to adapt to an on demand philosphy.

[goof2]

Originally Posted by Trip

Eventually as FiOS starts gaining more traction, cable companies won't be able to compete. Everything is moving towards streaming service. TV will change to adapt to an on demand philosphy.

The cable down here has a bunch of on demand services.

[Trip]

Originally Posted by goof2

The cable down here has a bunch of on demand services.

Yeah, but it's not what I am talking about. It's like that everywhere. TV will have to adjust completely where it's not a set schedule. They will have to be flexible to an on demand philosphy, not a set schedule. DVR will become irrelevant because everything will be streaming as you want to watch it.

The only thing that will be set schedule will be live events.

[Bluestreak]

I actually don't have much of a problem with the video quality when streaming. There have only been a hand full of movies that I've had to stop because I couldn't stand how crappy the picture/sound was. I guess it's entirely possible that I'm not too picky about the quality either.

I watched season's 1-5 of Weeds instantly down to my 1080i TV and all 5 seasons were in HD. Sure, the quality wasn't as good as an NFL football game but it was plenty good enough for me. Unfortunately, not all of the instant selections are in HD either.

I upgraded my DSL from 1.5MB to 3.0MB and I noticed the quality of the movies from Netflix going up. The quality I get at home on 3MB is the same as I get at the office on 35MB.

Overall, I'm very happy with the service. If the kids are cranky, I can pull up netflix on the TV and find a kids movie to immediately occupy them.

[EpyonXero]

Verizon is no longer adding FiOS markets so the only thing that can compete with cable is wireless data which I expect to have even stricter bandwidth limitations than cable does. I think our only hope is Google.

[Trip]

Originally Posted by goof2

Let me rephrase, having used both cable and FIOS I don't see much difference between the two for on demand services. That being the case I didn't understand why you said cable wouldn't be able to compete with FIOS.

I am not talking TV services, I am talking internet. Chattanooga is running at 1 Gb/s FiOS. Cable won't be able to touch. LTE is capable of 100 Mb/s right now if it is rolled out. You won't be dependent on a TV provider, you will be dependent on an internet provider who will deliver what content you want, when you want it. You are thinking in today's terms, this is future. What Google attempted to rollout with GoogleTV, but the networks said fuck you to Google.

Originally Posted by EpyonXero

Verizon is no longer adding FiOS markets so the only thing that can compete with cable is wireless data which I expect to have even stricter bandwidth limitations than cable does. I think our only hope is Google.

Verizon is not the only provider of FiOS. AT&T is capable. Your local utility board is capable. Considering one of the fastest internet providers in the world is in my state and is being supplied to the public by the local utility board through FiOS.

[goof2]

Originally Posted by Trip

I am not talking TV services, I am talking internet. Chattanooga is running at 1 Gb/s FiOS. Cable won't be able to touch. LTE is capable of 100 Mb/s right now if it is rolled out. You won't be dependent on a TV provider, you will be dependent on an internet provider who will deliver what content you want, when you want it. You are thinking in today's terms, this is future. What Google attempted to rollout with GoogleTV, but the networks said fuck you to Google.



Verizon is not the only provider of FiOS. AT&T is capable. Your local utility board is capable. Considering one of the fastest internet providers in the world is in my state and is being supplied to the public by the local utility board through FiOS.

OK, I see what you are saying now.

[Amber Lamps]

Originally Posted by goof2

OK, I see what you are saying now.

I totally agree with him, I think that eventually, television will be completely replaced by streaming content and companies will be forced to rely on product placement for advertising. Basically, it will all be reduced to the internet provider bringing us our entertainment, information, communication, etc...