Netflix Might Suck Me Back In
I like Netflix and the DVD direct mail service they offer. When I got a divorce, though, I saw it as a luxury expense and I cancelled my account. My daughter and I got to the local library once a week and between the two of us we check out three movies. That tides us over. I do miss seeing the more obscure titles I was able to find at Netflix though.
Netflix might get me back as a customer, though, with their next venture. Later this year, they plan on delivering movies and other programs directly to your TV, via a special set-top box that will use a high-speed internet connection. The box is the progression of their current online streaming service.
You’d have to buy the box, I assume, and then choose the movies you want to watch while logged onto the Netflix site. At that point, the service would send your choices to your television.
This new offering is a response to the competition Netflix is now seeing from other services that offer mail order rentals and streaming content. Apple and Disney are said to be developing content delivery programs.
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