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Originally Posted by muppetman11
I'm lost with this comparison between Sky Movies and Netflix 
Netflix is a great service if TV boxsets is your thing and its nice to have the added addition of some movies although mostly older ones.
If your a film buff and want purely movies then Sky Movies via Sky or VM or Now TV really is the clear winner , many of Netflixs movie range have been shown on terrestrial TV. |
I am not the film buff I used to be, but I still enjoy them greatly. I do not have Sky movies though, it's too much money to justify. I can get an unlimited cinema pass for £16. I am happy going to the cinema, renting movies from Blockbuster and buying favourites to add to my collection (there are loads of hidden gems knocking around dirt cheap these days).
The added bonus of renting/buying dvds/bluray are the extras you get. I still love movies, and greatly enjoy listening to commentaries and finding out the reasons behind certain story lines, characters etc, etc.
Sky (nor anyone else) do this as far as I am aware.
So for me, this is the clear winner in the way I want to watch my movies.
I am still unsure if I would pay £6 or more for Netflix, but it would be a viable option for me to consider. As much as I like the extras, sometimes I just wanna watch a movie.
Also, many of Sky's (and Netflix's) movies have been shown on t.v in the past and are available cheaply on-line or in stores.
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Originally Posted by passingbat
Are you suggesting that Netflix would become a two tier system? £6 for what they offer now, and a higher cost option of £11 to also get access to newer films? Personally, I'd be surprised if that happened.
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With large screens and 5.1 surround sound available in the home, the cinema is not as important these days; access to a lot of content is.
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I do not see how the suggestion is much different from people taking Sky movies and paying extra to watch newly released movies on Sky box office or VM's equivalent.
Also, as was kindly pointed out to me, you have the option with Wuaki to pay extra for certain movies.
Whilst Lovefilm do have a different setup, they offer a two tier payment system, so people can pay extra to watch newer/different movies. As I say, it is a different system, but the principle of a two tier payment system clearly works for them.
Netflix could simply offer to stream the newer movies, rather than offer dvd/blurays too.
The two tier payment system seems a logical idea to me.