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Netflix launches $7.99 streaming-only plan, increases price of DVD plan
After a trial back in October, Netflix has now announced its $7.99/month streaming-only plan. This matches the Hulu Plus price drop from last week. Of course, both services have different libraries of TV shows and movies -- and Hulu Plus still has ads!The new plan is targeted squarely at the growing army of those that find physical media a thing of the past. Still, a difference of just $2 is a small price to pay for the option of unlimited DVDs.
In other news, Netflix has increased the price of its DVD-loaning plans, presumably to cover the growth of its streaming service. One-DVD-at-a-time now costs a dollar more ($9.99), with larger plans increasing by a similar percentage.
The only-two-DVDs-a-month plan price remains unchanged.
[via Engadget]
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Subscribe to commentsIanNov 22nd 2010 10:19AM
At a time of increasing competition why are the physical disc plans receiving a price increase? is Netflix trying to kill physical DVDs?
swimtedswimNov 22nd 2010 10:58AM
they're trying to phase out dvds. I can't find it but I remember seeing a quote from the ceo saying they're primary a streaming movie company who also ships dvds nowadays
swimtedswimNov 22nd 2010 11:00AM
here was the link
http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/21/netflix-now-primarily-a-streaming-company-could-offer-dvd-les/
Lonnie McClureNov 22nd 2010 2:01PM
I was considering dropping back to the 2 discs at a time plan, but this just made the decision easier.
stevegossettJan 4th 2011 12:36PM
Netflix in no way has any online content of any magnitude to compete with the release of DVD media. If they had a total conversion to presently choose from thats one thing, but they dont. Several movies I have looked for on Netflix showed DVD only and resorted to renting the DVD instead so I currently see nothing to justify this pricing move by them. Online entities like Netflix may think they can force the closure of rental stores or force the doing away of media like DVD or Bluray but it will never happen. You just cant go 100% online content only.
With the way providers are nickle and diming consumers now for data and services, whats the incentive with this exactly anyways? ISP's will soon be charging for data rates for online broadband useage in the same fashion as they just tore up the mobile industry with. Even if Netflix, or Hulu, were under $10 a month, what good is that if your ISP charges you by the Gigabyte used? It simply turns into compound charges that add up quickly.
I really have to wonder if the industry knows what the hell it is doing. I have AT&T UVerse, Internet and two cell phones on their service. Once everything kicks in I plan to drop to smartphone use only. I dont need Internet and cable content that bad.
The industry makes deals sound good but there is absolutely no incentive for any of these companies to give services at discounted prices or in giving the consumer a break. These companies hire people to literally think this stuff up.
Quote for today - "What are you going to do when your cyber life crashes"
Sebastian AnthonyJan 4th 2011 12:41PM
@stevegossett Thanks for the input!
I think, whether we like it or not, we will move further and further into the non-physical-medium realm -- it's just a matter of convenience, cost, demand, etc.
We'll see though!
stevegossettJan 4th 2011 5:45PM
@Sebastian Anthony
True, no doubt. Its a really interesting time for everything and would just like to see it beneficial for all. Its great to make money as a business but to have an AOL phylosophy of its better to have 2 million pissed off users than 200,000 satisfied is only going to go so far before the Internet public starts to react. Will be interesting to see how this all progresses (used losely).