Netflix

[Grieve]

I'd be curious to see you cancel Netflix, but then keep track of money spent on alternatives. I'd be willing to bet you'd spend 3-5 times more.

The thing is we haven't watched Netflix for months, so there would be no change for cancelling it. Let's face it, about 90% (if not more) if the stuff on Netflix is complete crap/filler, so once you've seen the good stuff pickings are slim. But the Disney deal would change that.

The other problem with Netflix is that kids always want to watch the stuff that's just been on in the cinema, like Brave, The Lorax, etc. So sometimes it's easier just to get it on AppleTv. That's expensive, but being able to watch it anywhere anytime (including in the car/restaurants/doctor's waiting rooms, etc) makes up for it. Plus we stocked up on $100 iTunes cards for $80 on Black Friday.

The main reason we haven't dumped cable yet is that all the pieces aren't quite there yet to go fully online. I can't really find any good DVR alternative (don't want to pay for Tivo), and it looks like the free basic cable on our Comcast internet line I was planning to use may be going away soon. So for now we still have DirecTv.

What I REALLY want to see is a TV or box that gives me EITHER a-la-carte channels/shows OR local channels only with a DVR in the cloud. That and netflix would do me fine.

Couldn't care less about sport, never watch it, but the wife needs her ABC shows, and the kids like their Disney shows.