Comment on Show HN: Netflix Showdown – because I can't decide what to watchparentComments−gcb012yDo you really think netflix wouldn't have solved that yet?the problem is not that you are not finding what to watch. The real problem is that there is NOTHING LEFT to watch.their inventory sucks. Yeah, they have a couple movies, but chances are you've seen them all already.Netflix is not a blockbuster/torrent/movie theater replacement. It is a TV replacement.It works for people that sit down, select from the few series they are following, and press play.It may work as a movie provider for the first 2 months, until you get to the point mentioned above; you've seen them all.−flipsideOP12yParadox of Choice is a well documented phenomenon. http://www.ted.com/talks/barry_schwartz_on_the_paradox_of_ch...Many people (me included) aren't willing to spend sufficient mental energy on a decision based on what's available when we want to be entertained.A related problem is that Netflix does a bad job of managing expectations, but we're working on that with tinj.−jimbobimbo12yOh, for Christ's sake! Netflix has a huge DVD/BD library. I actually have DVD queue twice as long as streaming. There's always something to watch.−ams611012yThe DVDs are an extra subscription. If you have basic streaming NetFlix, you easily exhaust the stuff worth watching in a few months, give or take, depending on how much time you spend watching TV.−gcb012ynobody has dvd subscriptions anymore. it is harder than torrenting.
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Do you really think netflix wouldn't have solved that yet?
the problem is not that you are not finding what to watch. The real problem is that there is NOTHING LEFT to watch.
their inventory sucks. Yeah, they have a couple movies, but chances are you've seen them all already.
Netflix is not a blockbuster/torrent/movie theater replacement. It is a TV replacement.
It works for people that sit down, select from the few series they are following, and press play.
It may work as a movie provider for the first 2 months, until you get to the point mentioned above; you've seen them all.
Paradox of Choice is a well documented phenomenon. http://www.ted.com/talks/barry_schwartz_on_the_paradox_of_ch...
Many people (me included) aren't willing to spend sufficient mental energy on a decision based on what's available when we want to be entertained.
A related problem is that Netflix does a bad job of managing expectations, but we're working on that with tinj.
Oh, for Christ's sake! Netflix has a huge DVD/BD library. I actually have DVD queue twice as long as streaming. There's always something to watch.
The DVDs are an extra subscription. If you have basic streaming NetFlix, you easily exhaust the stuff worth watching in a few months, give or take, depending on how much time you spend watching TV.
nobody has dvd subscriptions anymore. it is harder than torrenting.