Netflix Review – There’s More to Life Than Movies
By Jamie Jefferson
Since then, we have found Netflix to be particularly great for families with young kids. Sometimes, we draw a blank when we are adding movies to our queue. You can go online any time and add titles to your queue – or rearrange the movies in your present queue. Other times, we watch the movie the same day it arrives and turn around and mail it back the next day. That works out really well for us because we just don’t spend that much time in front of the TV, though the most popular plan, according to Netflix.com, is the $16.99 plan, where you can get 3 DVDs at a time (unlimited DVDs each month.)
Netflix also has some titles that you can watch instantly on your PC. Netflix is a service that I have heartily recommended to my friends because it has so enhanced movie night at our house. There’s a lot more to our lives than movies and our daily schedules are so unpredictable. Now we are much more likely to have a good new movie to watch whenever we can sneak in a movie night.
At the time of this writing, Netflix is still offering a free trial.
Why not share the movies with your friends or family by sending the movies to your TV?
step 1 Connect your laptop with your home TV with a S-video cable
step 2 Turn on your PC and start NVDIA control
step 3 Turn on your TV and push the video feed button to find the PC feed
step 4 Connect external loud speakers to the PC
step 5 Start a Netflix movie like normal
Netflix Tips – Getting the Most Out of Your Netflix Subscription
By Peter Rabasa
Netflix was established in 1997, and they offer the ability to rent DVDs online via the Internet. I initially joined Netflix in 1999.
Distribution Center – Having a distribution center near your home or mailing address will determine how quickly you receive your DVDs. If I put my DVD in the mail on Monday, Netflix will receive the DVD on Tuesday and send out a new DVD that same day. IMPORTANT: Please pay close attention to the mailing address on the Netflix return envelope. Do NOT send your DVD back in that envelope. Only use envelopes that have your local distribution center address. If you average $2 per DVD rental, which plan would be the best deal? The 3 at-a-time plan is $16.99 and the 2 at-a-time plan is $13.99.
Getting New Releases – People always complain to me that they never can get New Releases from Netflix, yet I always get New Releases. Netflix will receive your DVDs on Monday. New movies are normally released on Tuesday, but Netflix already has the DVDs ready for shipment on Monday.
“Throttling” or “Smoothing” – Netflix denies that they “throttle” accounts, but I personally experienced throttling. Throttling or smoothing is Netflix giving priority to people who rent less DVDs. Because the DVD came from another distribution center, delivery time was more than doubled. Netflix even sent me the same broken DVD twice. If the amount of DVDs you rent, calculated at $2 per DVD is greater than what your monthly rate is, Netflix doesn’t make as much money; therefore, Netflix gives priority to those who rent less.
Broken, Lost, Scratched, not Playable DVDs – Over the years I have received less than 6 broken DVDs. The majority of the broken DVDs I received were during the time when I was renting 24 DVDs a month. Netflix only received one of the envelopes. Netflix is very good about broken, lost, scratched, or not playable DVDs. Netflix provides a great service, and Netflix also allows you to watch some movies instantly on your PC.
