Netflix

I have been a loyal member of Netflix since 2006.  I have enjoyed being able to keep a movie for an extended length of time without the fine of a late fee and also being able to stream an unlimited amount of shows and movies from my computer or my PS3.  However, since Netflix has made some changes to its plan, I have changed my membership to include only the streaming feature. 

For a long time Netflix was the only company in the industry who ran a program like this.  You could rent 1,2, or 3 movies at a time, watch one and pop it back in the mail and in a couple days you would receive your next DVD from your queue.  You could keep the DVD for weeks on end and so what if you didn’t have a chance to watch it- there are no late fees!  Just like we are seeing the decline of bookstores and music stores, there are very few movie rental stores left.  Blockbuster has closed all of its locations in the vicinity of my home.  They then created a plan that was similar to Netflix and then after Red Box came along they created a Blockbuster box where you can rent a movie for $1 a day (same as Red Box). 

I just visited the Blockbuster site where they have a specific advertisement for Netflix members who are looking to switch.  Though, there prices don’t seem to be too much different than Netflix, some members may switch just because they are angry. 

  

There are also many new websites that offer streaming plans: hulu, amazon, and even Walmart are now streaming television shows and movies.  http://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/web/07/26/walmart.movie.streaming/index.html- this article discusses Walmart’s new plan that they rolled out this past week.  Has anyone used any of these other sites?  I know you need special viewing boxes for Hulu, Amazon, and Walmart.