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Started by CountDeMoney, July 14, 2011, 06:59:01 AM

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sbr

#45
July 16, 2011, 10:03:00 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on July 16, 2011, 06:57:32 PM
Quote from: sbr on July 16, 2011, 06:54:44 PM
I prefer fullscreen.

I'm sure that's the preferred method for infomercials.

The black bars are annoying.  :mad:

sbr

#46
July 16, 2011, 10:03:32 PM
Quote from: grumbler on July 16, 2011, 06:58:04 PM
Quote from: sbr on July 16, 2011, 06:54:44 PM
I prefer fullscreen.
And you are not that old.

Well, comparatively ...  :rolleyes:

Scipio

#47
July 16, 2011, 10:51:55 PM
Christ almighty, who authorized these fullscreeners to access my fucking board?
What I speak out of my mouth is the truth.  It burns like fire.
-Jose Canseco

There you go, giving a fuck when it ain't your turn to give a fuck.
-Every cop, The Wire

"It is always good to be known for one's Krapp."
-John Hurt

katmai

#48
July 17, 2011, 12:03:57 AM
 :hug:
Quote from: Scipio on July 16, 2011, 10:51:55 PM
Christ almighty, who authorized these fullscreeners to access my fucking board?
Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, son

Ed Anger

#49
July 17, 2011, 07:07:22 AM
You people give me a headache.
Stay Alive...Let the Man Drive

katmai

#50
July 17, 2011, 07:44:01 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on July 17, 2011, 07:07:22 AM
You people give me a headache.
Go listen to your Creed greatest hits :rolleyes:
Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, son

Ed Anger

#51
July 17, 2011, 07:51:19 AM
Quote from: katmai on July 17, 2011, 07:44:01 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on July 17, 2011, 07:07:22 AM
You people give me a headache.
Go listen to your Creed greatest hits :rolleyes:

Go jump in a lake.
Stay Alive...Let the Man Drive

derspiess

#52
July 17, 2011, 09:55:16 PM
Quote from: Scipio on July 16, 2011, 10:51:55 PM
Christ almighty, who authorized these fullscreeners to access my fucking board?

No shit.  Why would you pay full price to see only part of the movie?
"If you can play a guitar and harmonica at the same time, like Bob Dylan or Neil Young, you're a genius. But make that extra bit of effort and strap some cymbals to your knees, suddenly people want to get the hell away from you."  --Rich Hall

DontSayBanana

#53
July 17, 2011, 10:05:27 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on July 17, 2011, 07:07:22 AM
You people give me a headache.

My Xbox is still connected by component jacks. :console:

Computer is the only way I watch HD.
Experience bij!

HVC

#54
July 17, 2011, 10:44:25 PM
All the action is in the center of the screen anyway :p
Being lazy is bad; unless you still get what you want, then it's called "patience".
Hubris must be punished. Severely.

Scipio

#55
July 25, 2011, 05:57:43 PM
Roku XDS is so kewl.
What I speak out of my mouth is the truth.  It burns like fire.
-Jose Canseco

There you go, giving a fuck when it ain't your turn to give a fuck.
-Every cop, The Wire

"It is always good to be known for one's Krapp."
-John Hurt

derspiess

#56
July 25, 2011, 06:32:41 PM
Quote from: DontSayBanana on July 17, 2011, 10:05:27 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on July 17, 2011, 07:07:22 AM
You people give me a headache.

My Xbox is still connected by component jacks. :console:

Computer is the only way I watch HD.

Component carries 720p just fine :contract:

Unless you mean composite...
"If you can play a guitar and harmonica at the same time, like Bob Dylan or Neil Young, you're a genius. But make that extra bit of effort and strap some cymbals to your knees, suddenly people want to get the hell away from you."  --Rich Hall

DontSayBanana

#57
July 25, 2011, 06:42:45 PM
Quote from: derspiess on July 25, 2011, 06:32:41 PM
Component carries 720p just fine :contract:

Unless you mean composite...

Actually, I do mean composite.  I've got the composite/component cable, but all of the TVs in my house are CRTs. :weep:
Experience bij!

MadImmortalMan

#58
September 19, 2011, 11:20:40 AM
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Dear ___,

I messed up. I owe you an explanation.

It is clear from the feedback over the past two months that many members felt we lacked respect and humility in the way we announced the separation of DVD and streaming and the price changes. That was certainly not our intent, and I offer my sincere apology. Let me explain what we are doing.

For the past five years, my greatest fear at Netflix has been that we wouldn't make the leap from success in DVDs to success in streaming. Most companies that are great at something – like AOL dialup or Borders bookstores – do not become great at new things people want (streaming for us). So we moved quickly into streaming, but I should have personally given you a full explanation of why we are splitting the services and thereby increasing prices. It wouldn't have changed the price increase, but it would have been the right thing to do.

So here is what we are doing and why.

Many members love our DVD service, as I do, because nearly every movie ever made is published on DVD. DVD is a great option for those who want the huge and comprehensive selection of movies.

I also love our streaming service because it is integrated into my TV, and I can watch anytime I want. The benefits of our streaming service are really quite different from the benefits of DVD by mail. We need to focus on rapid improvement as streaming technology and the market evolves, without maintaining compatibility with our DVD by mail service.

So we realized that streaming and DVD by mail are really becoming two different businesses, with very different cost structures, that need to be marketed differently, and we need to let each grow and operate independently.

It's hard to write this after over 10 years of mailing DVDs with pride, but we think it is necessary: In a few weeks, we will rename our DVD by mail service to "Qwikster". We chose the name Qwikster because it refers to quick delivery. We will keep the name "Netflix" for streaming.

Qwikster will be the same website and DVD service that everyone is used to. It is just a new name, and DVD members will go to qwikster.com to access their DVD queues and choose movies. One improvement we will make at launch is to add a video games upgrade option, similar to our upgrade option for Blu-ray, for those who want to rent Wii, PS3 and Xbox 360 games. Members have been asking for video games for many years, but now that DVD by mail has its own team, we are finally getting it done. Other improvements will follow. A negative of the renaming and separation is that the Qwikster.com and Netflix.com websites will not be integrated.

There are no pricing changes (we're done with that!). If you subscribe to both services you will have two entries on your credit card statement, one for Qwikster and one for Netflix. The total will be the same as your current charges. We will let you know in a few weeks when the Qwikster.com website is up and ready.

For me the Netflix red envelope has always been a source of joy. The new envelope is still that lovely red, but now it will have a Qwikster logo. I know that logo will grow on me over time, but still, it is hard. I imagine it will be similar for many of you.

I want to acknowledge and thank you for sticking with us, and to apologize again to those members, both current and former, who felt we treated them thoughtlessly.

Both the Qwikster and Netflix teams will work hard to regain your trust. We know it will not be overnight. Actions speak louder than words. But words help people to understand actions.

Respectfully yours,

-Reed Hastings, Co-Founder and CEO, Netflix

Qwikster?  :bleeding:
"Stability is destabilizing." --Hyman Minsky

"Complacency can be a self-denying prophecy."
"We have nothing to fear but lack of fear itself." --Larry Summers

fhdz

#59
September 19, 2011, 11:33:40 AM
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on September 19, 2011, 11:20:40 AM
Qwikster?  :bleeding:

They should have just called it "Dead In Less than a Year".
and the horse you rode in on
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