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I know...obviously very, very late to the party.
However, understand....
I am a hardcore Blu-ray disc purchaser. I usually only watch movies and whatever I need I just purchase. For me, I want to own my content and watch it with the best visual and audio presentation that can be offered. At the moment, Blu-ray seems to serve that purpose perfectly.
However, I have many friends that are always talking about the multitude of TV series that they are watching on Netflix. I always get the "Have you watched this..." and "Have you watched that..." comments.
If I were to buy all those television series on Blu-ray blindly, it would not only be costly, but I could be in for quite a few regrettable purchases.
So, yesterday, I signed up for a free 30-day trial of Netflix. Went with the "basic" middle-tier option that offers HD streaming and the limitations of watching on two televisions at the same time (though I have it installed on four displays that I certainly won't be watching at the same time).
One of the shows recommended to me was BLOODLINE, a Netflix Exclusive television series. Began watching it yesterday and I have already gotten through 8 of the 13 episodes.
I am very impressed with what I have seen thus far --- yes, of the series itself, but even moreso, the quality of the streaming.
I am watching Netflix through my 1080p Apple TV (though I also own a Roku). It is being broadcast across my 118" projection screen. So, under those circumstances, one would expect every single artifact that comes with subpar streaming would show up on the screen.
Not the case at all.
I could not believe how smooth the picture was. It certainly looked better than HD broadcast television (which I see lots of artifacts across my screen), and it comes so close to Blu-ray quality that it would be hard for most to tell the difference.
In fact, I am not even certain I can tell the difference between Netflix streaming quality and Blu-ray. I would suspect that Blu-ray would bring out more dramatic colors. Perhaps I am correct. Perhaps I am wrong.
In any event, consider me greatly impressed with the quality of streaming that Netflix provides.
In fact, I am so impressed with Netflix itself, I just bought a Roku Fire Stick for $50. It is going in my exercise room on a cheap Samsung flat display that has no smart TV features. I have been running out of Blu-ray television shows to watch when I am exercising. Now with the Roku Fire Stick and Netflix, I have almost unlimited television show streaming options. There are so many great shows that I can discover while working out every day.
Yeah, I am late to the party, but I am really discovering the potential of having all this great television series programming at my fingertips.
I am also, sadly, beginning to understand more about why the general populous is abandoning disc purchases and going exclusive with services like Netflix.
However, understand....
I am a hardcore Blu-ray disc purchaser. I usually only watch movies and whatever I need I just purchase. For me, I want to own my content and watch it with the best visual and audio presentation that can be offered. At the moment, Blu-ray seems to serve that purpose perfectly.
However, I have many friends that are always talking about the multitude of TV series that they are watching on Netflix. I always get the "Have you watched this..." and "Have you watched that..." comments.
If I were to buy all those television series on Blu-ray blindly, it would not only be costly, but I could be in for quite a few regrettable purchases.
So, yesterday, I signed up for a free 30-day trial of Netflix. Went with the "basic" middle-tier option that offers HD streaming and the limitations of watching on two televisions at the same time (though I have it installed on four displays that I certainly won't be watching at the same time).
One of the shows recommended to me was BLOODLINE, a Netflix Exclusive television series. Began watching it yesterday and I have already gotten through 8 of the 13 episodes.
I am very impressed with what I have seen thus far --- yes, of the series itself, but even moreso, the quality of the streaming.
I am watching Netflix through my 1080p Apple TV (though I also own a Roku). It is being broadcast across my 118" projection screen. So, under those circumstances, one would expect every single artifact that comes with subpar streaming would show up on the screen.
Not the case at all.
I could not believe how smooth the picture was. It certainly looked better than HD broadcast television (which I see lots of artifacts across my screen), and it comes so close to Blu-ray quality that it would be hard for most to tell the difference.
In fact, I am not even certain I can tell the difference between Netflix streaming quality and Blu-ray. I would suspect that Blu-ray would bring out more dramatic colors. Perhaps I am correct. Perhaps I am wrong.
In any event, consider me greatly impressed with the quality of streaming that Netflix provides.
In fact, I am so impressed with Netflix itself, I just bought a Roku Fire Stick for $50. It is going in my exercise room on a cheap Samsung flat display that has no smart TV features. I have been running out of Blu-ray television shows to watch when I am exercising. Now with the Roku Fire Stick and Netflix, I have almost unlimited television show streaming options. There are so many great shows that I can discover while working out every day.
Yeah, I am late to the party, but I am really discovering the potential of having all this great television series programming at my fingertips.
I am also, sadly, beginning to understand more about why the general populous is abandoning disc purchases and going exclusive with services like Netflix.