Many of you may know that we (thats Tiernen and me), don’t have cable or satellite TV. We took a look at our viewing habits and decided that we’d rather spend our entertainment $$ elsewhere. Therefore we have a Netflix subscription and high speed internet and WoW, plus free stuff from the library and our small personal VHS and DVD collection. This provides us with entirely too much entertainment and we are happy with it.
I like Netflix. It’s got an excellent selection, good customer service and adequate turn around times. My only gripe with them is that the DVD’s are too frequently smudged or scratched when we get them, so we have to send them back without watching them. And they have responded to this problem and alleviated it somewhat.
Well, now they have a new program to love. Online movies. Part of the collection is now available to watch for free (provided you have a Netflix account) online. Including ALL of the seasons of Red Dwarf. Smegging heck! They even put a list on the free movie page of all of the movies in your queue that are free online, so you can trim out said queue. This is very cool. The caveat of course is that you get as many hours of free movies per month as you have dollars in your rental plan. The plans go from about $5 to about $50, so you can do the math. This is, of course, in addition to the movies you are still getting through the mail.
So, if you have Netflix and high speed internet, check it out, and if you don’t, you may want to consider it. I know I sound like a shill, but this is an exciting inovation and I’m pleased to see that the company is not charging extra for the service.
Sparkly Things 