Netflix is tanking, methinks. Suggestions needed for alternative dvd sources.

Anyone here happy with the latest move by Netflix to remove ALL identification from movie reviews on the site?
No more member's names, logos, avatars, absolutely no way to tell who wrote what review.
And no way to find any reviews YOU wrote.

......Found this out today, went to the Netflix blog..the comments are thunderously negative about it
http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2765056849626104020&postID=5881544596747905692&page=4&token=1308844091537

THEN
I read the Seeking Alpha article about Netflix CFO abruptly quitting, insiders selling off stock, etc.
Netflix: Setting Up for Disaster
# CFO Resigns Unexpectedly. Such a vital company figure resigning suddenly, amidst extreme upward momentum tells me something may be brewing behind the scenes or under the surface.
# Heavy Insider Selling. Large selling made by CEO Reed Hastings and others is a huge warning signal. If the leaders and executives of the company are pulling their money out of the company, why should the average investor (who has much less clarity into the company's operations) leave his money in? Heavy insider selling is many times a warning of an impending downturn or potential "shady" behavior.
http://seekingalpha.com/article/270618-netflix-setting-up-for-disaster

This long time Netflix dvd renter is thinking of making a change.
I cannot stream, have a piss poor DSL service., plus Linux, Netflix only uses Silverlight.

Any suggestions?

I put my membership on hold for two months and came back to the same crap movies with the exception of maybe 3 good new ones. I don't find the ten-ish bucks per month to be worth it anymore.

that seems to be growing at the company.

They are going to phase out dvd rentals, just be all streaming.
You can't search for movies by ratings.
They took out the "friends" feature, they removed all traces of community, they now have this sliding image search format for movies, you can't look by topic or country or anything anymore.

Most of my movies I have found by running across them on the web and then checking to see if Netflix has them to rent.

Being out in the boonies makes alternatives difficult to find, internet and mail are our only sources of getting entertainment.
There is of course the Tor option....

Rant over.

and I'm still quitting.

Personally I still have blockbuster all access but I added Netflix to see the streaming capabilities on my iPad and I love it.

Financial statement from year-end 2010 (when CFO McCarthy left) showed very strong increase in profits.

http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/financials/financials.asp?ticker=NFLX:US

As for McCarthy's leavetaking, situation normal: he was so successful he was moving on up:

They may change their model a bit. But streaming is here to stay, and they're at the forefront. They also have a decent DVD library. They're not hurting.

is booming. It's a great service and the studios are finally understanding they have to come to terms with it.

And their streaming queue sucks, once something is on there you can't remove it, even once you watch it.

I remove stuff from my streaming queue all the time. I don't know why you're having problems.

the ones you can also watch live. I'm referring to that new streaming queue that just shows the movie posters and you can scroll them left or right.

How do you remove those???

I thought you were talking about your 'Instant Queue,' the list of all the streaming movies/shows you plan to watch.

I would rather watch them on my tv. (no Wii or other streaming device) another stupid company aiming at the under 20 crowd and ignoring all the others. What is it about american companies that start out nice and then shoot themselves in the foot?????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i also listen to movie orientated podcasts who always expose me to new material. if i just searched their recommendations i would always see the same popcorn fluff bullshit.

He/she didn't say anything about streaming movies.

This long time Netflix dvd renter is thinking of making a change.
I cannot stream, have a piss poor DSL service., plus Linux, Netflix only uses Silverlight.

I know you're the OP.

Supply Side Jesus mentioned NOTHING about streaming in his post. Nothing. Re-read it, carefully, and you will see that. He's giving some suggestions on how to find great movies from Netflix. And they STILL OFFER DVD's.

the link SSJ offered says this:

Instantwatcher helps you find good streaming titles from Netflix

“A must for Netflix subscribers everywhere that streaming is offered” — The New York Times

which i took to mean that the link is about "instant" ( streaming) movies.
and indeed it appears to be.


Whilst my issue is that I cannot stream, for a variety of reasons, and was seeking alternatives to Netflix which is focusing more and more on streaming.

And my other issue I am doing too much multi-tasking this am with a deadline, which does not help my communication at all.


:dunce:

sort through the DVD titles at Netflix. I believe I've heard of services that help you find the hard-to-find DVD's easier. I thought that was one of them.

neanderthal.

I'll make sure to stalk you properly before responding with helpful suggestions in the future.

I use Netflix for British series and older things. I rarely get a current movie from them.

They have a great selection of classics and foreign classics. E.g. Seventh Seal, Bicycle Thief, Seven Samurai, Tokyo Story, Picnic at Hanging Rock, etc.

I like the stream lining too and the t.v. selection.

I don't use the reviews, I just get the movies I want to watch.

The streaming service is garbage...a tiny percentage of the films available on DVD.

Then there's stuff that's not available on DVD or streaming.

SO...as I said in my subject line..."Netflix can bite my ass."

:toast:

now that DVD rental shops are dying (and Redbox seems to have only current films), it is the best source by far for classic and foreign films.

Anybody who can't find anything to rent or stream is probably focusing only on current or recent multiplex movies and totally ignoring the marvelous, inventive, and entertaining foreign and classic films that are available.

My instant and mail order queues each have about 200 films and TV episodes in them.

It works for me and the kids. Redbox just doesn't have the films I like.

Especially British tv.

at least not in it's current form.

TVs and computers are merging and all rentals will eventually be in some form of what is now called On Demand.

DVDs will be going the way of CDs and - athough it pains me to say it - books.