NetFlix Movies Review

Posted in Movies, Videos on June 16th, 2008
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I recently signed up for Netflix because the television season has wound down and there was never anything to watch. It was highly recommended by my family so I joined.

Netflix.com offers several packages. The plans are as follows:

8 at-a-time (Unlimited) for $47.99
Unlimited rentals – up to 8 movies out at a time with unlimited time to watch instantly for a flat monthly fee of $47.99.

7 at-a-time (Unlimited) for $41.99
Unlimited rentals – up to 7 movies out at a time with unlimited time to watch instantly for a flat monthly fee of $41.99.

6 at-a-time (Unlimited) for $35.99
Unlimited rentals – up to 6 movies out at a time with unlimited time to watch instantly for a flat monthly fee of $35.99.

5 at-a-time (Unlimited) for $29.99
Unlimited rentals – up to 5 movies out at a time with unlimited time to watch instantly for a flat monthly fee of $29.99.

4 at-a-time (Unlimited) for $23.99
Unlimited rentals – up to 4 movies out at a time with unlimited time to watch instantly for a flat monthly fee of $23.99.

3 at-a-time (Unlimited) for $16.99
Unlimited rentals – up to 3 movies out at a time with unlimited time to watch instantly for a flat monthly fee of $16.99.

2 at-a-time (Unlimited) for $13.99
Unlimited rentals – up to 2 movies out at a time with unlimited time to watch instantly for a flat monthly fee of $13.99.

1 at-a-time (Unlimited) for $8.99
Unlimited rentals – up to 1 movie out at a time with unlimited time to watch instantly for a flat monthly fee of $8.99.

1 at-a-time (2 a month) for $4.99
Up to 2 rentals a month – up to 1 movie out at a time with 2 hours of time to watch instantly for a flat monthly fee of $4.99.

We choose to go with the $8.99 plan because we thought that would be the best deal for us. Since we do not watch a ton of movies, we thought that it was worth the price.

With any of the plans, you are able to set up what is called a Queue which is a list of the movies you wish to rent. As you return a movie, the next movie on your list is sent to you automatically. You are able to add and delete from your list at anytime and move the order around to which you would like first. The general turn around time from returning a movie to getting another one is about three days. I returned on Wednesday morning and had the next one on Saturday. There are no late fees so you can keep the movie for as long as you would like. However, the faster you return it, the quicker you will receive your next movie.

Netflix offers many great DVDs from new releases to older classics. The one thing I liked the best is that I can also watch many movies directly on my computer from the Internet. This is included unlimited with all packages but the $4.99 one. They do not offer any new releases directly for Internet watching. However, there are tons of good older movies, television shows, and documentaries that makes it easy to find a good movie to watch. Internet movie watching is not available if you do not have a high speed Internet connection.

I have been pleased with everything about Netflix. They deliver your money worth and more. My wife and I have watched several movies on the Internet and we have so far received a couple of DVDs of new releases. We also received our first two weeks free for a trial but we plan to stay with them at the great price. There is no shipping fees involved and Netflix provides the shipping envelopes for returning the DVD.

I have not purchased it, however, recently Netflix released a box for $100 that allows you to watch the instant movies off the Internet directly on your television. This seems like a great idea and may be something I look into in the future. However, as for now, my wife and I watch the movies off my laptop placed on the end of our bed.

I have nothing but good things to say about Netfilx. It is a great value. It is much cheaper than pay per view from your cable or satellite provider. It is also much easier and a whole lot cheaper than traveling to the local video store and there are never any worry about returning them on time. If you are looking for something to keep the family busy or just looking for something to watch, you would be very happy with Netflix.

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Great Information on Using Youtube

Posted in Videos, Youtube on March 12th, 2008

I am excited to be finally getting high speed Internet. I have been on dial-up forever and I just found out that DSL is now available to me. One thing I have always wanted to do and was never able to was use Youtube. The problem is, since I have never used it, I needed to find out more information. I found a very interesting site for Youtube information.

It will be about two weeks before I get the high speed so I want to try out Youtube at wife’s office but it is blocked. The website View Youtube showed me how to unblock Youtube and try it out before I get my high speed. This site is loaded with lots of information about Youtube. When looking for a site like this, I needed something that provides all the information needed to use Youtube.

I thought you could only watch Youtube videos on their site or could share them only through the Youtube. I learned from this website that you can download the video directly to your site. They explain how to download videos from Youtube and share them with others. They have several other tutorials for new users of Youtube. I was excited to find this site and to share the links with you my users.

If you are like me, a brand new user of Youtube or you want to learn something you did not know, follow the links I provided to learn all you can about using Youtube.