Netflix is going up to £9.99 & £13.99 next month

[beachBOYken]

I will stick with it for now, but if the content is poor for me personally I will drop down to HD package in the next month or so, I to wish there was a cheaper 4k package for 1-2 screens, I find it strange that Netflix has never thought of this, or just made all the packages 4k and priced them differently based on screens.

 

[mid_gen]

When you start adding all the separate subscriptions up, Prime Video, Disney+ and AppleTV etc it can start to get out of hand. For me, I pay for prime anyway and will only subscribe to Disney+ and AppleTV for a month at a time when specific shows are on.

This is the way.

Just sub to one service in any given month. I'm on a Disney+ month atm

 

[Deleted member 77746]

This is the way.

Just sub to one service in any given month. I'm on a Disney+ month atm

That’s a good point, choose a service and have 1 for that month. Might be a good way to do it.

You are not supposed to share the account with people outside of the house.

Thing is they probably can’t clamp down on it. Really not sure how they would do this.

 

[kona786]

If they could clamp down on it they would have by now I would have thought.

Is the 4K bitrate still at the reduced pandemic levels?

 

[Deleted member 77746]

If they could clamp down on it they would have by now I would have thought.

They could probably do it by IP so one IP to however many connection can be streamed at once if It's meant to be kept to one household.

 

[kona786]

They could probably do it by IP so one IP to however many connection can be streamed at once if It's meant to be kept to one household.

How can that done over multiple devices, and out of home use?

 

[Deleted member 77746]

How can that done over multiple devices, and out of home use?

In theory streaming should be on one IP address, if it's been streamed out of home then that person is out of home, should be a different IP. Sharing an account for multiple people would mean different IP connections. The thing is this couldn't be proven so there would be false positives and then Netflix customers would get annoyed so not sure they could fully implement something that works.

 

[theone8181]

In theory streaming should be on one IP address, if it's been streamed out of home then that person is out of home, should be a different IP. Sharing an account for multiple people would mean different IP connections. The thing is this couldn't be proven so there would be false positives and then Netflix customers would get annoyed so not sure they could fully implement something that works.

Also if you used mobile data, wouldn't you get a different ip address all the time?

 

[Deleted member 77746]

Also if you used mobile data, wouldn't you get a different ip address all the time?

You would but that's 1 IP address at a time to stream content. Multiple IP connections would mean the account was been shared at one time.

 

[theone8181]

You would but that's 1 IP address at a time to stream content. Multiple IP connections would mean the account was been shared at one time.

I wasn't sure how it was meant, if their system picks up different ip addresses (at different times) how does it know if it's 1 user at different places or multiple users?

 

[Deleted member 77746]

I wasn't sure how it was meant, if their system picks up different ip addresses (at different times) how does it know if it's 1 user at different places or multiple users?

1 IP address could have multiple connections that would be fine but as soon as there is multiple IP addresses connecting on an account this would for sure mean the accounts been shared. It doesn't matter if it's a dynamic IP that would be fine as long as it's one address per connection.

 

[picnic]

Unless your family are using the home connection while you're out and about on mobile (or using work's connection ) That's a legitimate use case is it not?

 

[Deleted member 77746]

Unless your family are using the home connection while you're out and about on mobile (or using work's connection ) That's a legitimate use case is it not?

..and this is what would create a false positive.

This is probably why it's been delayed for a solution as they know this is what can happen. Means accounts would be flagged as sharing an account when they not.

 

[shiver]

Not overly surprised to see price increases. I hope it's for some more decent content!

As both my wife and I have been WFH for the best part of a year and drastically reduced expenses in commute, food and social then spending on home entertainment still makes sense.

When we're finally getting back to a normal way of life I expect we'll reduce the amount of streaming services we pay for but until then Netflix is still definitely a must in our household.

 

[Hotwired]

There's plenty of mechanisms you could use to prevent sharing. Just a question of how much inconvenience you feel like loading onto the user.

Could for example start charging per unique device.

 

[jpaul]

Politically correct Bridgeton announced as their #1 show - never mind its the opium of the people , I guess people will just pay the increase

That’s a good point, choose a service and have 1 for that month. Might be a good way to do it.

I'd take it further - pay per view/minutes - I would have payed £5 to listen to the walking dead series on nowtv,
and can list more shows on netflix I would not want to listen to than those I do

 

[Deleted member 77746]

and can list more shows on netflix I would not want to listen to than those I do

That's probably for everything and everyone.

 

[robj20]

I've just changed mine to the cheapest plan now. Stick with that.

 

[krooton]

I've enjoyed loads of content from Netflix over 2020, including Bridgerton , Queen's Gambit was ace, currently catching up on the Crown, and their stand-up back-catalogue has been thoroughly rinsed (and enjoyed).

But we are doing a 3-way share with 2 other people, so can't argue for the price

 

[jpaul]

Indeed, The Crowns on my no play/over my breathless body, list, too.

Meanwhile - Sony have introduced full fat 4K, in opposition to netflix's low alcohol offering
https://www.flatpanelshd.com/news.php?subaction=showfull&id=1610039524

"UHD Blu-ray equivalent quality"
The most exciting part about Bravia Core, however, is that it will raise the bar for video streaming quality. Provided that your internet connection is fast enough, 4K HDR movies will be served in up to 80 Mb/s, the company said, possibly referring to the overall bitrate. Sony calls it Pure Stream.

- "Bravia Core is the first in the industry to feature Pure Stream technology, achieving near lossless UHD BD equivalent quality with streaming up to 80 Mbps," said Sony.

For comparison, Netflix recently slashed its average bitrate for 4K video in half. It serves 4K video in up to 17.2 Mb/s video bitrate, depending on the scene. Apple TV+ has previously held the crown with 4K streaming exceeding 40 Mb/s video bitrate at times. Sony is promising almost double the bitrate of Apple TV+ and the company is even referring to it as "UHD BD equivalent quality".