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Re: Netflix/Streaming Services

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Originally Posted by theone2k10 (Post 35769524)

Only your monthly sub to your smart dns provider which works out about £3p/m

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Yes but you can but remote mouse for firetv app for about a quid or any wireless mouse will do just plug the dongle for mouse into firetv usb port a usb mouse will work too.
4OD and all4 do not work on firetv at moment, my spidey senses tell me a all4 app is coming for firetv.

That is my problem I don't have a smart DNS provider and don't wish to pay as I changed the DNS on my Xbox one for free.

Re: Netflix/Streaming Services

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Originally Posted by SnoopZ (Post 35769544)

That is my problem I don't have a smart DNS provider and don't wish to pay as I changed the DNS on my Xbox one for free.

I find paid ones the best option £3 is nothing really when it opens up a whole world of content for you.

Re: Netflix/Streaming Services

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Originally Posted by theone2k10 (Post 35769546)

I find paid ones the best option £3 is nothing really when it opens up a whole world of content for you.

True but I was just hoping to enter the DNS settings I found on the web that worked on the Xbox one for free. :)

Re: Netflix/Streaming Services

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Originally Posted by SnoopZ (Post 35769551)

True but I was just hoping to enter the DNS settings I found on the web that worked on the Xbox one for free. :)

It should work i don't know just follow the guide i posted see if your dns works.

Re: Netflix/Streaming Services

Roku updates Roku 2 and 3 streaming players, reveals new Search and Feed features

Link

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Originally Posted by SnoopZ (Post 35769544)

That is my problem I don't have a smart DNS provider and don't wish to pay as I changed the DNS on my Xbox one for free.

Probably not worth it anyway if today's news is anything to go by.

Re: Netflix/Streaming Services

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Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35770194)

Probably not worth it anyway if today's news is anything to go by.

What news are you referring to?

Re: Netflix/Streaming Services

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Originally Posted by passingbat (Post 35770224)

What news are you referring to?

Yes which news is this?

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Maybe a change of terms of service?

https://www.yahoo.com/tech/s/beware-...162020146.html

Re: Netflix/Streaming Services

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Originally Posted by SnoopZ (Post 35770248)

Yes which news is this?

Edit

Maybe a change of terms of service?

https://www.yahoo.com/tech/s/beware-...162020146.html

So we have yahoo usual scaremonging again yet we have this direct from Netflix i know which one i believe. http://www.theguardian.com/technolog...n-on-vpn-users

Re: Netflix/Streaming Services

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Originally Posted by passingbat (Post 35770224)

What news are you referring to?

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Originally Posted by SnoopZ (Post 35770248)

Yes which news is this?

Edit

Maybe a change of terms of service?

https://www.yahoo.com/tech/s/beware-...162020146.html

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Originally Posted by theone2k10 (Post 35770275)

So we have yahoo usual scaremonging again yet we have this direct from Netflix i know which one i believe. http://www.theguardian.com/technolog...n-on-vpn-users

It may be this piece of news...

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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35768825)

Netflix CEO open to removing country content restrictions to cut piracy.

Read more: http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/...#ixzz3W2Ktzfoy

Re: Netflix/Streaming Services

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Originally Posted by Mal (Post 35770282)

It may be this piece of news...

Most likely is this tbf a bold and very good move by Neflix.

Re: Netflix/Streaming Services

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Originally Posted by theone2k10 (Post 35770292)

Most likely is this tbf a bold and very good move by Neflix.

Does that mean you can dump your USA account?

Re: Netflix/Streaming Services

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Originally Posted by Mad Max (Post 35770294)

Does that mean you can dump your USA account?

I only have one Netflix account, one account covers all regions.
I won't be dumping my vpn if that's what you meant? As i use other services such as hbogo, xfinity, directtv.

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http://www.rapidtvnews.com/201504093...#axzz3Wjz9MY1h

Streaming services to hit 100 million subs this year.

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Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35769385)

Why shouldn't they be able to have exclusive content ?

I don't care for exclusive content because if I don't happen to have the service, I need to pay for another one to access it or not be able to see it.

Re: Netflix/Streaming Services

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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter (Post 35770567)

http://www.rapidtvnews.com/201504093...#axzz3Wjz9MY1h

Streaming services to hit 100 million subs this year.

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I don't care for exclusive content because if I don't happen to have the service, I need to pay for another one to access it or not be able to see it.

Sadly that's life , whether we like it or not.

Re: Netflix/Streaming Services

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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter (Post 35770567)

I don't care for exclusive content because if I don't happen to have the service, I need to pay for another one to access it or not be able to see it.

While I don't like having to buy another service just to get access to a series or film, it is a fact of life. The streaming services need to compete to survive. They have four things they can compete on.

Size of their library.
Cost of subscription
Quality of their videos
Exclusive content.

Regarding the Size of their library, that may not be an effective way to compete because most people don't care how many millions of programmes/films they have access to as long as they have access to some they like.

Cost of subscription. If they compete on price, they'll end up driving their own profit margins down, and therefore reduce the amount they have to invest in both their own services and their content. This will mainly become a problem when the market reaches saturation point as they will be unable to attract enough subscribers to reverse the shortfall caused by a price drop.

Quality of videos. In my experience, beyond bragging rights, most people wouldn't notice the difference between a Full HD or 4K video on standard size home TV screen (60 inch or less), and a lot of people have trouble telling the difference between 720p and 1080p (Full HD). Also, a lot of people don't really care how good the video is as long as they enjoy the programme. There's also the problem that any serious increase in video quality may well require a leap in the capabilities of the available technology, and may require people to purchase new equipment. Which, as any company selling 3D TVs will tell you, is not a given.

That just leaves exclusive content. It's a lot easier for Netflix, Lovefilm, Blinkbox, Sky or whoever to merely sign up any one of the thousands of independent film or TV producers to make a new series or film, and has the bonus that it's relatively easy to do, and is only going to cost them a few tens of millions of pounds (if that). Bear in mind that while even a million is a lot of money to us (certainly enough to live on comfortably), it's peanuts to those companies.