Subj : Re: Media Servers
To   : Vorlon
From : jack phlash
Date : Sun Oct 08 2023 08:22:09

on 08 Oct 2023, Vorlon said...
 
 Vo> That's what now stinks about the streaming services.. There used to be
 Vo> just a couple, and now every company wants to run one. Then pulls there
 Vo> show's from the main players...

Yes indeed. By doing so, they're watering down the entire streaming ecosystem, and I think the whole thing will eventually lose popularity if it continues. As I said earlier, a lot of us who have been happy to trade dollars for convenience will likely go back to piracy when this happens, if we haven't already.

 Vo> I'm just not willing to pay for 5+ diffrent streaming services (at
 Vo> $12-15AUD+ for basic) to watch the show's that used to be on the one
 Vo> platform.
 Vo> 
 Vo> I have a heap of shows in my list on Netflix, and have been going though
 Vo> them...Some are Netflix producted shows and are pretty decent, also just
 Vo> finished watching Startrek: TOS, TAS and about to start on TNG. Will
 Vo> watch some other's first to have a break....

Yep, definitely. Like I mentioned, watching the things I want on one service, then canceling and going to another is part of my strategy. For instance, there have been a few things building up on Apple TV I want to watch. When I do, I'll subscribe for as long as it takes to watch all of them back to back, then cancel again. More management then I'd prefer to do, and I miss most everything being in one or two places, but it's easy enough.

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