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Latarsha Dorrance
Someone out there might find it mildly collectible in that there might be a finite number of them. But it hasn't been relevant or needed in like 12 years. The Wii used a downloaded app for Netflix streaming which made the disc obsolete. And now the Netflix wii "channel" doesn't work at all.
Just hold on to it, and get one of those custom case inserts printed and put both in a spare Wii case. Sell it as a rare collectible when the Wii prices start spiking in the near future. You will see a VERY nice return on this disc some years from now.
It does count as part of the Wii set, as it is an officially approved title, even though it isn't a game. Completionist collectors will also want the paper sleeve, which is already missing from a lot of discs.
Hell I'd want one for the novelty, but only if it was a buck. Not saying $5 was foolish though, because I have easily done many far more foolish things in my 30 years of collecting (including buying things twice).
It is inevitable. CDs, DVDs and Blu-rays will go the way of the Dodo. The popular storage mediums of today will become no more important than 8-Track tape players or 5 floppy disks. A recent change to Netflix is one of the many catalysts for the impending obsolescence. You no longer need a disc to launch streaming video on your Wii or PlayStation 3 gaming consoles. Instead, you can simply download the Netflix software directly to the machine. I tested out the new software. The convenience was impressive.
Once you insert the Netflix Streaming Disc, it shows up in the XMB in the video section. Select Netflix from the XMB and the experience is largely identical to streaming Netflix on other devices, with a few new features.
The main interface shows you the cover art of the movies in your instant queue, arranged horizontally. If you select a movie, it will show a screen with more detailed information, a summary of the plot, and a star rating. You're also able to scroll horizontally within the more detailed view, without having to return to the main screen. If you stop watching a movie, you're able to resume where you left off or start again from the beginning.
The step-up over standard streaming Netflix devices are the tabs at the top of the interface. With other devices, like the Roku Digital Video Player, you're only able to access movies that you've added to your Instant Queue using a PC. On the PS3, you're given some additional tabs that allow you to browse new arrivals, movies Netflix thinks you'll like, and categories you use often. That's not quite as good as the Xbox 360's Netflix interface, which allows you to add new titles to your instant queue without using a PC, but it's a welcome addition to the basic Netflix streaming available on other devices.
While we've seen some reports that the image quality of streaming Netflix isn't quite as good as it is on the Xbox 360, we didn't notice any significant quality drop-offs in our testing. In our experience, the image quality of streaming Netflix movies is basically identical across devices. We've commented extensively on the image quality in previous hands-on reports, but the main takeaway is that the content labeled "HD" is nearly DVD quality. The other content is watchable, but videophiles will definitely notice plenty of compression artifacts.
The major frustration with Netflix on the PS3 is that you need to insert the special disc to use the service. That's not the case with Netflix streaming on any other device so far and couch potatoes will complain about that extra trip to the PS3 every time they want to stream a movie.
That being said, we're willing to live with the compromise. As we understand it, the use of a disc is simply a workaround for Netflix's prior agreement with Microsoft to be the only game console with Netflix streaming as part of the software. In that case, we definitely prefer having this optional workaround to no streaming at all. (It appears that Microsoft's exclusivity deal ends in late 2010, at which time Sony can properly integrate Netflix into the software, so you won't need the disc.)
New technologies are a trade-off: There are losses as well as gains. I was also one of the last people still listening to audiobooks on cassette. There was a late, golden age when I could pick them up for virtually nothing at library sales. I always found listening to books on compact disc a backwards step. CD players were either large and cumbersome or they required headphones. I liked taking my portable cassette player from room to room as I did chores and letting it play out into the air so I could still hear if a child wanted me. Also, you could not stop a CD anywhere and pick it up again later where you had left off. Instead, you were forced to start the whole track over again.
Now I play audiobooks on my iPhone. I can easily carry it from room to room, and I can play it out into the air, though these days I am mostly doing so in case the dog needs me. This is definitely an improvement over any technology I have ever used for audiobooks, but it too has losses. My iPhone has a bad habit of starting my book by accident without my knowing it, and so I can lose my place with it as well.
I experienced such scarcity, however, not as a bug but a feature. I do not find myself longing to spend more time being entertained by moving pictures. I have plenty of other things I want to do with my time. I liked the ritual of the red envelope coming in the mail, liked knowing that the moment had come around again for me to schedule a movie night. It became a social occasion. My wife Jane, who does stream content, would often decide that she wanted to watch with me. Occasionally even one or more of the kids would join in. It was not an endless stream; it was a scheduled event.
Across the years, I devoured stacks of films from the 1930s and 40s, especially musicals. I learned a trick for discovering new ones: I would pick a character actor that I liked from a film of that era. Who played the waiter in Casablanca? (S. Z. Sakall.) I would then search their name and see what Netflix had on offer.
I thought to rejoin Netflix for the winter or perhaps restart Cinema Paradiso. I do not have or want a tv licence. I have Amazon Prime but might well unsubscribe.
Netflix banding seems to run to two streams suitable for my 77 inch oled.
What does Standard HD offer would it be good enough for my screen or would I need Ultra? Ultra seems to offer more Add ons than I need.
I lost heart with Paradiso during the pandemic and cancelled. Not their fault but lack of blu rays and no credits was a difficult situation for all.
Now 19.99 for 2 discs at a time. Is the turnaround fast enough to squeeze at least 6 discs per month? I prefer the disc and the extra bits and pieces that are included.
Any thoughts appreciated.
I was going to post about all the imminent streaming service price rises which are making me want to cancel a few but my daughter/Mrs AC watch far too much on Netflix/Disney for me to get away with cancelling.
The beauty I suppose with most of these services is that you can change your plan each month or cancel if you want to, so it might be worth you comparing the standard 1080p HD offering vs 4k another month, I assume the OLED TV is 4k.
I resubscribed to Netflix Ultra for exactly one day. I tried a series and it was so full of identity politics. I cancelled and demanded (and received) a refund for the lone month I paid.
I want to be entertained when I watch a series or movie, not messaged to in an overtly political manner.
For I am only human, and the convenience of streaming services has most certainly turned my head. All that content at the touch of a button and for a relatively low, sign-up-and-try-and-forget-about-it monthly fee.
The devil is in the detail. Aside from the whole argument for the value of physical media over streaming - which, in the case of vinyl, I'm very much on board with - 4K Blu-ray discs have still clung on in my mind as the superior choice when it comes to performance. For not all 4K pictures, nor all next-gen audio formats, are equal.
See, 4K Blu-ray discs run at up to 128Mbps. This is the amount of data sent to your screen every second. By contrast, streaming services tend to top out at around 17Mbps. And this will drop further depending on the speed of your internet connection and demand on the wider network. So 4K on disc should be better than 4K via your favourite streaming service.
What about sound? It's a closer call but there's still an edge for Ultra HD Blu-ray. Yes, you can get Dolby Atmos pretty much everywhere, but streaming services deliver it in the compressed Dolby Digital+ format while discs generally carry it in full-fat Dolby TrueHD. As for DTS:X, you need to be watching on a disc. And of the two next-gen audio formats, DTS:X is a bit more flexible. It works with standard surround sound set-ups and doesn't require extra overhead speakers the way Atmos generally does. You can also manually adjust sound objects, meaning you can crank up the volume of voices on a soundtrack making it easier to hear dialogue (a common gripe).
Ultimately, my old Blu-ray player should still deliver a better picture and sound performance than the same thing via a streaming service. Hurrah. I knew I should have been buying more 4K Blu-rays. So now, having finally decided to soak up those extra megabits, why was I left disappointed?
Alright, if you don't have the latest TV, you're watching on a smaller screen or you don't have much of a sound system, you may not notice these differences, but for those of us eager to be getting our TV and films "as the director intended", we don't want to miss out on so much as a smidgeon of AV information.
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