Netfux

[MadImmortalMan]

So, time to buy?

Really could be, I dunno. I'd prefer to let it prove it can go up a bit first.

[Berkut]

While I did cancel my sub when they cranked up prices, I can't really fault them for doing so. Everything he said in that letter is pretty much true. The two businesses are very different from one another, and they almost certainly needed to be decoupled.

[DontSayBanana]

While I did cancel my sub when they cranked up prices, I can't really fault them for doing so. Everything he said in that letter is pretty much true. The two businesses are very different from one another, and they almost certainly needed to be decoupled.

I don't think I've heard anyone seriously arguing that the split itself shouldn't have been a net positive for the company- the bitching seems more about how badly things have been handled prior to and during this split.

[Eddie Teach]

I don't really see the point of a split. There are plenty of companies that offer multiple products. If the dvd-by-mail option is no longer profitable they should just shut it down. As for breaking up the bundle pricing, the bitching actually is more about the price going up than the company's "handling".

[MadImmortalMan]

GF's point about the content costs probably has the most to do with it.

[AnchorClanker]

I love my Roku / Netflix-on-Demand setup, and I get a fair amount of use out of it.
No TV, haven't had it in years, but it's nice to be able to search for movies and TV series and watch it WHEN I WANT TO.
Totally worth the sticker price.

[crazy canuck]

Most of the "tv" our family watches in through Netflicks now.  Everyone can watch what they want when they want on the tvs, computers or laptops.

If we want to get new stuff that isnt on Netflicks we can watch it by buying that show on video on demand through our digital TV provider or by DVRing a show.

Does anyone actually watch live TV anymore?

[Ed Anger]

Oooooooo! I do!

[Caliga]

I love my Roku / Netflix-on-Demand setup, and I get a fair amount of use out of it.
No TV, haven't had it in years, but it's nice to be able to search for movies and TV series and watch it WHEN I WANT TO.
Totally worth the sticker price.

We no longer have cable, just netflix.  Got a laptop with a VGA+audio cable connected to the bigscreen TV downstairs.

[CountDeMoney]

Does anyone actually watch live TV anymore?

How else am I going to get an immediate ticket on the Sue Sylvester Express, destination: horror?

[FunkMonk]

Does anyone actually watch live TV anymore?

The only reason I have it, and will continue to have it even after I move back to Texas, is so I can watch soccer. If it weren't for that, I'd be cheesing it with the rest of you guys.

[Eddie Teach]

I watch a lot of shows a couple days/weeks after they air on Comcast On Demand. Don't want to wait 'til end of season though.

[derspiess]

Most of the "tv" our family watches in through Netflicks now.  Everyone can watch what they want when they want on the tvs, computers or laptops.

If we want to get new stuff that isnt on Netflicks we can watch it by buying that show on video on demand through our digital TV provider or by DVRing a show.

Does anyone actually watch live TV anymore?

Little thing called live sports makes cable TV still necessary for me. 

[Siege]

Somebody gonna make millions playing live sports on the web.

[MadImmortalMan]

Looks like Qwikster is over before it began. The reaction to the thing was so bad they decided to scrap the splitting idea.