Sorsha
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We take a two (three, if you count DH LOL)-pronged approach to Netflix.
1) For things that can be streamed: mostly we only stream TV programs or documentaries (many of which originated on TV). I just don't find that the movie selection is good enough to stream movies most of the time. Yeah, sometimes I can find something to watch, but mostly I am VERY picky about my movies, and what they have available to stream just doesn't do it for me. So we stream a LOT of TV shows, especially things for the kids.
2) DH streams movies, because he is NOT picky. He will watch anything and most of what he watches is mind-numbingly BAD. He will scan through the list and if ANYTHING catches his eye, he watches it - what the heck, its free. The other day, a movie caught his eye because Sean Connery was one of the actors, it was called Zardoz. Look it up, but PLEASE, don't watch it. It was soooo bad. I truely believe that Sean Connery would like to buy up all the copies of this movie and hide them in his closet. He must have needed rent money very very badly when he took this one on.
3) We get DVDs mailed to us. As a PP posted, DVD turnaround is very very quick, we can average 6 DVDs a week if we remember to mail things correctly, and if everyone is in the mood to watch a lot of movies. I manage my queue online, often fiddling around with the list, moving movies around to make sure the movies we want to see are at the top of the list, and bumping things down if they have a "very long wait". Very often, the movies I am interested in seeing are not available for instant streaming, so having them mailed to me is the only way I will be able to see them.
1) For things that can be streamed: mostly we only stream TV programs or documentaries (many of which originated on TV). I just don't find that the movie selection is good enough to stream movies most of the time. Yeah, sometimes I can find something to watch, but mostly I am VERY picky about my movies, and what they have available to stream just doesn't do it for me. So we stream a LOT of TV shows, especially things for the kids.
2) DH streams movies, because he is NOT picky. He will watch anything and most of what he watches is mind-numbingly BAD. He will scan through the list and if ANYTHING catches his eye, he watches it - what the heck, its free. The other day, a movie caught his eye because Sean Connery was one of the actors, it was called Zardoz. Look it up, but PLEASE, don't watch it. It was soooo bad. I truely believe that Sean Connery would like to buy up all the copies of this movie and hide them in his closet. He must have needed rent money very very badly when he took this one on.
3) We get DVDs mailed to us. As a PP posted, DVD turnaround is very very quick, we can average 6 DVDs a week if we remember to mail things correctly, and if everyone is in the mood to watch a lot of movies. I manage my queue online, often fiddling around with the list, moving movies around to make sure the movies we want to see are at the top of the list, and bumping things down if they have a "very long wait". Very often, the movies I am interested in seeing are not available for instant streaming, so having them mailed to me is the only way I will be able to see them.
