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Posted August 24, 2013
i very seldom watch films.

Thought about getting a monthly subscription for when my partner wants to see one.

The problem I have is we don't have an HDTV that can stream...nor does our satelite service offer that feature yet.
I also take breaks during movies and may pause the the film half way through, go to bed and finish it the next morning.

Assuming NetFlix only streams for a short period of time is there a way around this? Do sites like NetFlix have a way of allowing you to watch your streamed rental no matter how long it takes you to finish it?

Better yet is there a way we can record the stream so we can both watch it on TV?
Posted August 24, 2013
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carnival73: i very seldom watch films.

Thought about getting a monthly subscription for when my partner wants to see one.

The problem I have is we don't have an HDTV that can stream...nor does our satelite service offer that feature yet.
I also take breaks during movies and may pause the the film half way through, go to bed and finish it the next morning.

Assuming NetFlix only streams for a short period of time is there a way around this? Do sites like NetFlix have a way of allowing you to watch your streamed rental no matter how long it takes you to finish it?

Better yet is there a way we can record the stream so we can both watch it on TV?
I watch NetFlix through my PS3, and every time I've "paused" something I had the option to resume from where I had left off. Even days later.
Posted August 24, 2013
No way to record, at least none that would be legal, but yes you can pause and resume much later.

I have streaming on my bluray player now from all major services. It's pretty common on a bluray player now, and you can get one for like $50.
Posted August 24, 2013
A lot of friends that have Netflix have told me that it remembers where you stopped watching the movie - even over different devices.

And Netflix lets you watch whatever you want, whenever you want it, as long as it's in their catalog. Things get added or removed regularly but for most things it shouldn't be a problem.

... as for recording the stream, there's no -legal- way of doing that.
Posted August 24, 2013
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carnival73: i very seldom watch films.

Thought about getting a monthly subscription for when my partner wants to see one.

The problem I have is we don't have an HDTV that can stream...nor does our satelite service offer that feature yet.
I also take breaks during movies and may pause the the film half way through, go to bed and finish it the next morning.

Assuming NetFlix only streams for a short period of time is there a way around this? Do sites like NetFlix have a way of allowing you to watch your streamed rental no matter how long it takes you to finish it?

Better yet is there a way we can record the stream so we can both watch it on TV?
Netflix is a subscription service with no limits. Thousands of titles (actual number and content depends on your region) are available at any one point in time to start and stop and re-watch a million times over until they "expire" from the service, a period of time that can be anywhere from a few months to years. And even when titles expire, they frequently return weeks or months later.

As for getting the movie to your TV screen, there are any number of devices, including game consoles Blu-ray players, and simple streaming devices like Roku, AppleTV, and Google's new Chromecast that can do that job. It's also not unheard of to simply connect your PC to your HDTV, even if your HDTV doesn't have a VGA or DVI input, HDMI adapters for either connector can be obtained for cheap.
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Foxhack: ... as for recording the stream, there's no -legal- way of doing that.
Actually, I've not heard that this is illegal in any way, and it works too, though it only records in SD quality.
Post edited August 24, 2013 by yyahoo
Posted August 24, 2013
Plus, they've recently introduced profiles so you and the people sharing the subscription can separate what you have seen and remember where you left off and recommend titles accordingly. Sometimes movies and shows get taken off due to expiring contracts and such but it doesn't happen all that often so I don't see it limiting your long breaks in any significant way.
Posted August 24, 2013
Thanks for the info. NetFlix isn't available to NZ but QuickFlix is which I'm assuming to be a brother company.
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carnival73: i very seldom watch films.

Thought about getting a monthly subscription for when my partner wants to see one.

The problem I have is we don't have an HDTV that can stream...nor does our satelite service offer that feature yet.
I also take breaks during movies and may pause the the film half way through, go to bed and finish it the next morning.

Assuming NetFlix only streams for a short period of time is there a way around this? Do sites like NetFlix have a way of allowing you to watch your streamed rental no matter how long it takes you to finish it?

Better yet is there a way we can record the stream so we can both watch it on TV?
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yyahoo: Netflix is a subscription service with no limits. Thousands of titles (actual number and content depends on your region) are available at any one point in time to start and stop and re-watch a million times over until they "expire" from the service, a period of time that can be anywhere from a few months to years. And even when titles expire, they frequently return weeks or months later.

As for getting the movie to your TV screen, there are any number of devices, including game consoles Blu-ray players, and simple streaming devices like Roku, AppleTV, and Google's new Chromecast that can do that job. It's also not unheard of to simply connect your PC to your HDTV, even if your HDTV doesn't have a VGA or DVI input, HDMI adapters for either connector can be obtained for cheap.
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Foxhack: ... as for recording the stream, there's no -legal- way of doing that.
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yyahoo: Actually, I've not heard that this is illegal in any way, and it works too, though it only records in SD quality.
Thinking about it, something like YouTube Downloader or some other CNET stream capturing software should do the trick.

And I also don't believe that process is globally illegal, just illegit as there are reasonable reasons for doing so.
Post edited August 24, 2013 by carnival73
Posted August 24, 2013
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carnival73: Thanks for the info. NetFlix isn't available to NZ but QuickFlix is which I'm assuming to be a brother company.
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yyahoo: Netflix is a subscription service with no limits. Thousands of titles (actual number and content depends on your region) are available at any one point in time to start and stop and re-watch a million times over until they "expire" from the service, a period of time that can be anywhere from a few months to years. And even when titles expire, they frequently return weeks or months later.

As for getting the movie to your TV screen, there are any number of devices, including game consoles Blu-ray players, and simple streaming devices like Roku, AppleTV, and Google's new Chromecast that can do that job. It's also not unheard of to simply connect your PC to your HDTV, even if your HDTV doesn't have a VGA or DVI input, HDMI adapters for either connector can be obtained for cheap.

Actually, I've not heard that this is illegal in any way, and it works too, though it only records in SD quality.
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carnival73: Thinking about it, something like YouTube Downloader or some other CNET stream capturing software should do the trick.

And I also don't believe that process is globally illegal, just illegit as there are reasonable reasons for doing so.
Umm, I don't think "Quickflix" and Netflix have anything to do with each other, other than the fact that they are both streaming service providers. I have no idea how similar or dissimilar they are.
Posted August 24, 2013
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carnival73: Thanks for the info. NetFlix isn't available to NZ but QuickFlix is which I'm assuming to be a brother company.

Thinking about it, something like YouTube Downloader or some other CNET stream capturing software should do the trick.

And I also don't believe that process is globally illegal, just illegit as there are reasonable reasons for doing so.
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yyahoo: Umm, I don't think "Quickflix" and Netflix have anything to do with each other, other than the fact that they are both streaming service providers. I have no idea how similar or dissimilar they are.
You are correct they are not related. For the OP just do your research on whatever you pick especially if it requires a subscription or rentals...
Posted August 24, 2013
I've been meaning to start a Netflix subscription (first month free) for like half a year already, but whenever I visit the Finnish Netflix pages in order to check what movies and TV series I have there, I leave underwhelmed. There's hardly anything there I can say I want to see (granted, there are many movies I don't even recognize, I presume they are some straight-to-video releases or TV movies?), including stuff I've already seen on free TV channels here.

I keep hearing the Netflix library in e.g. US is faaaaar more interesting and bigger, but that doesn't help me much. I read some people being able to somehow access the US Netflix with their Finnish account, but there seemed to be some downsides with that as well. At least you don't get Finnish subtitles, naturally.

Blech, I guess I'd better save that viewing time to playing some PC games instead anyway.
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