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I use Netflix both as a streaming and as a rent-dvds-at-home service. Overall, it's well worth the money for me, but there are negative aspects. Read on...

Streaming:
-- PLUS: Easy interface, works on multiple devices (tablet, phone, Windows and Mac computers, gaming systems), lots of shows/movies to watch.
-- MINUS: You have to wait until the dvds have been out for a while before they show up on streaming, which means that you can't watch the latest episode of XXXXX that aired last week. Their entire catalog isn't available for streaming. NCIS, for example, is not available streaming.

DVD rental:
-- PLUS: Lots more selection than streaming, very easy to ship back to Netflix since each disc comes in a returnable package, turn around time on DVDs is very fast.
-- MINUS: Some DVDs in sets are no longer available, which makes it impossible to watch a whole series. For example, season 2 of XXXXX show may have discs 2,4 & 5 permanently missing.

I love and hate Netflix. I mean where else would you go to watch your favorite tv shows and movies online without illegally downloading them? It's only like $8 a month for unlimited use. The first month is free and you can cancel within that month and they won't charge you. Only thing I don't like is how they rotate the movies. They'll keep the absolutely terrible ones on there and take away the extremely good ones. But I still have an account and they continue to surprise me with the movies and shows they add

Been using this site for years, and I love the fact that there are literally thousands of movies on demand for a low monthly rate! Plus many TV shows to watch whenever you wish, and they add new ones all the time. There is a wait for new releases, but 8 bucks a month is worth it.

I kinda wish they still had their contract with showtime and sony though. They lost a lot of good shows and movies when they let those two drop off. I also wish all the movies you can get on DVD could also be streamed. My only problem with them is that they charge twice as much to obtain DVD's as they do to stream. I wish they'd go back to the old prices or at least add their DVD selection to streaming. I also wish they would let you stream more then two devices at one time. If you can have up to five devices, you should be able to stream those five devices if its your wish.

Other then that, this site is awesome and I don't even use cable or buy DVD's anymore! It saves on space in my house as well as money just to watch netflix and hulu.

I bought a Roku so that I can watch Netflix from any room. I had already cancelled my DVD orders due to the price increase and the arrogance of the CEO who stated, "The increase is nothing more than a latte". My Roku worked fine with Netflix until recently. Currently, it will not connect, and I know that it is not Roku because everything else on Roku works.

Does Netflix WANT to go out of business? I will now cancel my Netflix streaming and watch their stock continue to plummet. FYI, after the increase, the stock went form over 300 to approximately 60. I no longer want to deal with this ineffective company. There are many alternatives.

Netlix is pretty neat, unlimited streaming on numerous devices. One thing I don't like: I closed my account because I couldn't afford it for a bit. When I opened my account back up, I was hit with tax. I'm thinking, can they do that? No one else I know pays a tax on streaming. What's worse, I'm paying more than my county and state tax rate. Florida state rate is 6%, my county is 6%. Netflix charged me 7.5%. First month I called, I was told I'd hear back in two weeks. A month goes by with no word, so I call back and I get to talk to a supervisor. They asked for the same info I gave them the first month about the tax rate. The supervisor said I'd hear back in 72 hours, this time it was true, I did hear back in 72 hours. Only to be told that I was being charged the correct rate of 7.5%. Thanks a lot Netlix, would've been nice if you discussed that with me before I signed up again.