Netflix etc?

Kit1

Hi

We have been thinking about joining netflix or something similar for a little while now as we are trying to cut down on buying dvd's.

Just wondering which one is best value and has the best variety.

Many thanks

mickaveli2001

Have you also looked into the movie channels? I used to buy bulk DVD's and Blue-Ray's every weekend, then went on to getting the movie channels to cut down in costs and only get one or two a week that I liked. You get a year out of the movie channels before they become repetitive showing the same movies (similar to commercial radio) but only get the benefit if you're at home a lot.

I was made redundant around 2 years back and took a job receiving a low pay so all those channels and DVD buying stopped. I started downloading via torrent sites momentarily until I got another job. It saved me buying a pile of poorly made movies because as a buyer of DVD's, I'm sure you will be all too aware that most of what you buy may not have any replay value. It also on the other hand helped me to make various purchases on several TV show box sets, movies and documentaries that I would never have seen had it not been due to torrent sites. So it was more of a promotional tool for me than "free download"

If you were to chose, I'd recommend lovefilm based on variety. I used to have it myself, but just for discs. Netflix appears to have taken off a lot in the last year alone and been the more popular of the two but it still lacks in most titles if your an avid movie lover and want the newest titles (which you used to pay for a small fee). Netflix also encounters problems with syncing and timing on android tabs, which defeat travel if you have an android tab, but it the least likely of the 2 to have streaming errors at home. It's like tea and coffee really!

socmwils23

i use netflix but change the dns on my computer to get the USA version. Its is a million times better than the GB version.

Both versions offer free trials though so it might be worth giving both a try and seeing which if any you like best.

Heinz

socmwils23 wrote: »

i use netflix but change the dns on my computer to get the USA version. Its is a million times better than the GB version.

Does that mean you have to pay a USA company a monthly fee?

Georgia_Pa

I recently joined up with LoveFilm. LoveFilm and NetFlix are pretty much the same kind of thing, they both have a variety of movies etc and the difference in price is 1 pound currently.
The reasons I went with LoveFilm : The have been around longer , so more trust in their brand name. £1 cheaper. 1 month to start you off free, which NetFlix didn't have.. So far so good with LoveFilm.

Miss_Penny_Pincher

You can get a free months trial with Netflix as well, I decided not to carry on after the trial as there didn't seem to be that great a selection of films on there. In a month I felt I had watched most of the things I wanted to and couldn't warrant the monthyl fee based on what was on offer. It's a shame, because as socmwils23 says the US version is so much better. I have yet to try Lovefilm so cannot comment on that yet.

zzzLazyDaisy

socmwils23 wrote: »

i use netflix but change the dns on my computer to get the USA version..

How do you do that? (Be gentle please, I am a non-techie)

Thanks

Dx

Heinz

zzzLazyDaisy wrote: »

How do you do that? (Be gentle please, I am a non-techie)

Thanks

Dx

A bit of research took me to the below website - which appears to indicate that paying a USA company a monthly fee for the US IP addresses neeeded is required. That's why I replied to socmwils23 - because his post appeared to indicate just changing the IP addresses was all that was required.

https://blockless.com/

With luck, socmwils23 will come back and explain.

custardy

there is software to use on the PC
Im sure I used http://ultrasurf.us/ last time
I dabbled with netflix but it doesnt really fit with our set up