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I'm already forced to pay £145.50 to watch the junk the BBC pumps out these days , I certainly won't be giving them anymore money most of their older shows are available anyway on the likes of Gold etc.

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Yes it does chuck out some junk that's for sure but it also does quite a few gems as well.

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To infer that the BBC only puts out junk these days is a ridiculous representation of their output. They put out some well liked and respected dramas and documentaries. All channels put out programming that each of us regard, in our personal view, as junk. But to deny that they also put out good things is plainly wrong.

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Each to their own I was meaning in my personal opinion I wasn't trying to speak for others. You think it's value for money were I don't.

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Exactly as Sky and ITV amongst others also chuck out some good and bad output as well.

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Indeed, Netflix has started releasing some junk shows too.

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I've just called Netflix to find out what 3D content it has for me to try out.

They said that that 3D content is only available in the US, but that they are working on trying to bring it to the UK.

Is there still a way for us to easily access US content? If not, is 3D available via Kodi, Plex etc?

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I still access the US with unblockUS on the Xbox One for now.

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Am sure am signing in to the US one on the laptop, what's quickest/easiest way to check what region I am on?

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US region has NCIS on it, UK region doesn't.

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Same goes for Supernatural on the US, not sure what the other ways of checking are and i don't want to risk logging into the UK one incase i get kicked off the US.

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Might be why I got kicked off, I switch pretty much every day between UK and US on the laptop.

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Cheers guys!
Looks like my laptop is on the US one, phone and PS4 are on the UK one.

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How did you manage that, by changing your DNS on the laptop? As normally everything defaults to the UK.

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Nope, I was using ibVPN, but not even signed into that for ages, and not signed out of Netflix I presume?

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Slightly off topic, I got a new smart TV last Saturday and have stopped using the ever so slow TiVo to access Netflix, the speed difference in accessing Netflix via the apps menu on the TV is so much quicker than via the TiVo.

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Not unexpected at all as TV manufacturers update their range annually, as do streamer box manufacturers. Therefore they are able to update the processing speed annually. PVRs generally have a five year update cycle. I still think Netflix via Tivo is adequate for those people with older TVs who don't want to , for whatever reason, add a streamer box.

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Playstation vue has now gone national in the USA it works with a vpn (so far).

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Netflix races ahead of Amazon and Sky with more than 5m UK households

http://www.theguardian.com/media/201...bers-streaming

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Yes, it is amazing how quickly you can access Netflix when using other devices.

However, to be fair, once you are in, the speed seems to be the same with the Tivo.

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A quote here that Old Boy should take notice of.:)

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Well, they would probably say that about me. Those who can afford it want the best of all worlds.

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I do though :p:

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All change for Chromecast:

http://advanced-television.com/2016/...s-google-cast/

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Dont know about that, we hardly ever used Netflix on TiVo it was just sooo slow. Got a new Hisense 58" tV and Netflix is blazing fast, its seamless. Really making me think long and hard about other Sky subscriptions.....

Now if Netflix provided access to Sky Sports....

Or Sports started leaving sky

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BT and Talk Talk have broken Sky's stranglehold on Game of Thrones!

Now, why couldn't Virgin have done that? Grrr!

http://www.seenit.co.uk/game-of-thro...nd-it-matters/

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And l can guarantee you that it will come with a considerable price tag to customers who want to purchase it..

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Agreed digital purchases are to expensive in my opinion.

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From that link it was about £20 for the first season and if i remember right once you leave BT you lose your purchases?

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No once you leave BT you have a limited time to download your purchase, it is yours to keep.

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Sky launches app for kids

https://recombu.com/digital/article/...u-need-to-know

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Netflix to air The Bridge creator's Marcella worldwide.

http://www.theguardian.com/media/201...anna-friel-itv

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Netflix subscription prices to rise.

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-st...-a6974796.html

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Bollocks!

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Why are people surprised? People on the grandfathered price knew this was coming. They would have received an email 2 years ado informing them.

Sensationalised reporting in my view.

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Well, if you look above...

It seems to be correct. I knew the price rise was coming, in fact, it tells you as such if you click "My Account" on the Netflix site. However, expecting people to actually look at that, or e-mails advising of price rises is too much for some people! :p

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Not really a price rise, those who joined Netflix before first price rise had their prices frozen for 2 years, this 2 year period is now coming to a end so they will now pay same price as everyone else does.

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Many won't realise that though.

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I wasn't saying it wasn't correct, i was just saying bollocks at the price rise in general. :)

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I currently pay £6.99 a month so is my price going up or not? :)

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Yes is the answer but not as much as the customers who had their prices frozen two years ago unless you were one of them and then it will rise by l think £1.50 a month.

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Good point but Netflix did make this clear via a email they sent out, but you are correct many won't realise as let's be honest how many of us keep 2 year old emails?
Imo Netflix should of sent out a reminder email last week or something.

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Yes, to £7.49, in May.

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Yup, mine will go up by £1.50. Still pretty good value for £7.49 currently though.

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Still pay £4.50p/m for hd 2 screens for mine but that was because i used a Brazilian vpn before netflix cracked down on proxies etc but my price hasn't changed (yet).

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Anyone who signed up to Netflix when it launched in the UK would have benefited from what is now the Standard package for £5.99 per month, a price most will still be paying as a 'thank you' to the original customers.

This will soon be ending, as Netflix said the £5.99 legacy pricing will be rising to the current £7.49 that a new member would pay, a £1.50 increase.

At the moment Netflix offers three options in the UK, Basic, Standard, and Premium. The first, at £5.99 per month, allows users to log in on only one screen at a time, and only offers standard definition picture quality.

Standard, at £7.49 per month, gets HD content up to 1080p, and access on two screens at once.

The Premium bundle bumps up to 4K quality and allows up to four screens to be logged in at the same time, £8.99.

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When does the increase come into effect? I might need to think about cancelling it.

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From the 9th of May.

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Won't be cancelling mine for a while, I got a load of credit on there! :D

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oh my lord how come you have so much credit?

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Vodafone offer and they messed up my account, had 3 phone numbers in a 2 week period.. so took advantage of that and applied the 12 months free offer 3 times!

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Thanks den, will seriously consider cancelling it.

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Monthly Amazon Prime subscription now available in US, coming to UK?

http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/1373...s-coming-to-uk

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Prime Video is available monthly: "Prime includes Video, Free Delivery & Music (£79/year). You can change to Prime Video only (£5.99/month) at the end of signup."

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/video/pr...f_rd_i=desktop

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Thanks for that clearly they weren't aware of that in my link that said neither was I.:D

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I think it was in the link you posted:



The video only part of UK Prime stemmed from the streaming only option of Lovefilm. The US Amazon never had a Lovefilm equivalent.

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That'll teach me to read an article all the way through.:D

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Perhaps you need a pair of glasses as when we get older our sight usually worsens.;):D

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Punisher TV Series Announced For Netflix.

http://www.cosmicbooknews.com/conten...ounced-netflix

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Tell me about it.

I recently "failed" an eye test, my first time I was told I needed them but it was a long time coming. I now have a set of glasses with a -0.75 Dioptre.

Anyway, I recently upgraded to a 4K TV and tested the set with Breaking Bad on Netflix. Without my glasses on I couldn't really see a difference between HD and 4K. With them on? Oh. OH.

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Maybe you've just explained why some people cannot see why HD is better than SD!

I'm beginning to wonder if they are looking out of a dirty window because they can't actually see the TV!

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Finally made use of my Now TV box, with sideloading a Plex app onto it and now that it isn't possible to watch Netflix USA on a UK account i dusted off the Chromecast and use UK Netflix on it.

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My Netflix account is currently being used in the UK and by my partners son in Bulgaria without any issues(just started using it) can i expect any issues or should it be ok?

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You can share a Netflix login across countries as far as I'm aware - however each user would get the content appropriate to the country they're in at the time.

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You should be ok from what i've gathered reading various forums and articles Netflix have blocked the actual vpn/smart dns proxies not locked a users account to a region.

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Hulu looks to stream broadcast channels:

http://www.rapidtvnews.com/201605034...#axzz47axSsG9Y

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Nowtv launching a kids pass for £2.99p/m from 21st June 2016 http://community.nowtv.com/t5/NOW-TV...7juOMaUXRKQ.97

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That's effectively a £2.99 rise for anyone wanting both entertainment and the current set of kids content :-(

Still if you take up the 6 month entertainment and movies passes (£50 for 6 months) the most that and the new kids passes will only cost is £135 a year. If you add in an Amazon Prime account and Netflix you're looking at £300 a year (or around £25 a month).

That's a lot of content for not a huge amount when compared to other pay tv packages and the accounts can cover multiple locations e.g my kids can watch Nov TV when at my parents all under 1 subscription.

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Absolutely true mate, also from nowtvs twitter they're going to add more channels and boxsets i can confirm nat geo wild is on now tv now.

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Still looking for a Now TV 6 month Entertainment pass like i got with a box for £20 on black Friday, any about or any impending offers people know about?

This Now TV black box is awesome value for money considering we can sideload Plex onto it and use it as a media streamer, shame it doesn't do Netflix too!

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Entertainment pass is loosing 3 channels (to the kids pass) and gaining one (Nat Geo Wild).

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Already mentioned a few posts back, not a good deal for people who have kids and use Now TV.

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Apparantly Disney won't be on nowtv at all according to Dspy http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showthread.php?t=2149214 4th post.

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I assume there is no price reduction for having two less channels even if we never watch them?

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Still £6.99

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YouTube wants to replace your TV by 2017

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technolog...vice-for-2017/

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It seems every Tom , Dick and Harry is having a go now to get into this market.

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It's all in line with the direction of travel, Den.

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But no price increase :)

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Its alright travelling with the direction of travel OB but one needs to know where they are going instead of constantly going into cul-de-sacs which upon they have a struggle to get themselves out and find the right direction again.:)

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I know which way I'm travelling, Den, and I'm not getting stuck in any ruts or cul de sacs.

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Amazon moving towards sport streaming on their instant video service http://cordcuttersnews.com/amazon-pr...g-into-sports/

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Only a matter of time now before they acquire rights to the Premiership League!

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For £79 a year course they will.

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Well we shall see OB.

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Maybe highlights yes but that's about it i think.

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But that's the 'basic cable' equivalent price - they already offer premium subs on top of that in the US which are coming to the UK too.

Said it before, but Amazon are a far bigger threat to the pay TV providers than Netflix. http://www.videonuze.com/article/ama...gram-this-year

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I don't dispute that but in my opinion if it makes a play for sport it will test the water in its home country to start with.

If you actually read my posts me and 1andrew1 had a discussion on this a while back , I agree with your point however I can't see it within the next 5 years here personally.

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I think both are a threat, to be honest. Both companies are able to outbid Sky, if they want to go down that route.

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Threats well have we not heard that all before and many many times it never materialises.

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They are a threat in that they have the monetary clout to take on Sky over movies and sport.

Whether they choose to do so is another matter.

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Well we shall see OB as l might have a bad track record at future predictions but l am not in your league yet.;)

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YouTube now want to get in on the act:

http://www.rapidtvnews.com/201605054...#axzz48B4le1hv

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Not sure if it's all available on Now TV but Showtime's new series 'Billions' is available in its entirety on Sky Boxsets.

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Yes it is.

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Cheers thought it would be.

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Amazon Prime reduces price to £59, offer ends 16th May midnight.

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I have to say if you do some ordering through their shop, its well worth it.

Amazon don't pay their taxes, treat their staff like crap and are total *****, but no one else other than Amazon has ever been able to deliver something either on the same day, early the next, or on Sunday evenings.

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Are you saying it is not worth it for the TV streaming side as it has been a while since i moved over to Netflix, but i am now annoyed with Netflix seeing we can only get the UK version which i think is poor compared to the USA one?

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59 quid for the streaming is a good deal, I think. If you use their shop, its a VERY good deal.

This is why Amazon have got into streaming as they are trying to do with tv what they have done with shopping. Which is why they are also keep bringing out these offers for Prime.

If I do online shopping, beyond food, I generally don't bother with anyone else but Amazon. They are THAT good. And they're now trying to do the same thing with tv. YOu go to them for tv and no one else.