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Post Number: 101
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TPRJones
I saw The Fault in our Stars opening night.
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Posted on: Jun. 18 2011,11:42 |
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They'll probably win that suit. Or at least get a court order for Netflix to comply and make closed captions an option within a set amount of time.
And I can see their point. Imagine they streamed all their stuff without any audio, and everyone else seemed to be fine with it for some reason. You'd want them to start streaming audio with their video, too, and if there was a federal law stating they had to accommodate you you might use that to make them do so. After all everyone talks about how Netflix is taking over everything and going to shut down all their competitors some day, so from their point of view they have to do this or they won't be able to enjoy entertainment at all in a few years.
On the bright side it's won't be too difficult. Almost all their content already has captions. They just need to update their streaming software to include them as an option.
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GORDON
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Posted on: Jun. 18 2011,12:03 |
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Aren't actual CC systems actually a separate data stream from the media itself?
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Post Number: 103
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Post Number: 104
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GORDON
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Posted on: Jul. 13 2011,19:33 |
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So what happened... did Netflix increase the price for peeps on the physical DVD plan?
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Post Number: 105
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Post Number: 106
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GORDON
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Posted on: Jul. 13 2011,20:57 |
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Soooo... yes?
I am streaming-only and didn't get an email. Only see peeps raging against the machine on facebook.
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Post Number: 107
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Post Number: 108
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Troy
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Posted on: Jul. 13 2011,22:40 |
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I Heard Sony movies had already been pulled. About to lose a lot of content.
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Post Number: 109
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GORDON
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Posted on: Jul. 23 2011,22:38 |
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Got on tonight and my instant queue was gone. I hope that isn't permanent. Having to search anew every time I want to watch something on Netflix would be annoying as hell.
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Post Number: 110
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Malcolm
I disagree.
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Posted on: Jul. 24 2011,12:01 |
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If the yank it permanently, then I'm cancelling my subscription. I don't know who's running shit up there now, but they're fucking insane.
-------------- Diogenes of Sinope:
"It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
"Other dogs bite only their enemies, whereas I bite also my friends in order to save them."
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"Better dead than smeg."
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Post Number: 111
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Leisher
Top 3%, yo.
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Posted on: Jul. 24 2011,15:19 |
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I agree. The instant queue is my "to watch" list and considering their browsing feature is three notches below ridiculously awful, it's pretty important to me.
I'm anxiously awaiting a Netflix competitor to come along and blow their doors off.
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Post Number: 112
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GORDON
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Posted on: Jul. 24 2011,17:11 |
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My instant queue is back. Must have just been one of those things.
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Post Number: 113
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Leisher
Top 3%, yo.
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Posted on: Sep. 02 2011,11:50 |
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I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that Starz is getting killed.
They don't have the hit series like HBO and Showtime, and between Netflix, VOD, Redbox, etc. they are dying a slow death.
So this makes sense, but will be a small obstacle for Netflix to wait out until Starz goes under.
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Post Number: 115
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GORDON
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Posted on: Sep. 02 2011,12:28 |
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So Starz is having money problems, so they refuse to come to an agreement with the biggest movie provider in order to make more money?
No wonder they are going under.
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Post Number: 116
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Leisher
Top 3%, yo.
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Posted on: Sep. 02 2011,12:37 |
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I don't think money is the issue so much as nobody wants to subscribe to Starz.
Compare their annual cost to all their competitors, and then examine what each brings to the table.
Starz sucks.
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Post Number: 117
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GORDON
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Posted on: Sep. 02 2011,12:43 |
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Just read that Starz previous deal was to provide their catalog for $30 million, and the deal Netflix was offering now was for $250 million, and Starz declined.
If I were a Starz investor, I'd be pissed. I wonder if cable TV companies are compensating Starz to play hardball.
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Post Number: 118
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TheCatt
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Posted on: Sep. 07 2011,06:48 |
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No more multi-streaming
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Post Number: 119
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GORDON
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Posted on: Sep. 07 2011,06:52 |
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Netflix is becoming a little less awesome lately.
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Post Number: 120
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Leisher
Top 3%, yo.
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Posted on: Sep. 07 2011,07:20 |
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Yeah, that's pretty shitty. I can't watch Star Trek, while my wife is upstairs watching Charmed?
Then why do I have a Netflix account?
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