Netflix is about to become less compelling bargain for people who want to stream videos and also watch DVDs:
The current offering a very sweet urrently, Netflix charges $9.99 per month for unlimited DVD rentals by mail, with one DVD rented at a time, plus unlimited streaming content. Customers access streaming content online, through gaming consoles such as Sony’s PlayStation or Nintendo’s Wii, or via mobile devices. I have never personally taken advantage of this plan, however now the I do have a DVD Blue Ray player I would have jumped at the chance to try it out. Though I have been told that the DVD selection list is limited, almost never getting your first selection and you do need to play extra for DVD Blue Ray disks.
The New Plan
Unlimited streaming will cost $7.99 per month, as will taking out one DVD at a time. The combined cost is $15.98 per month, a huge price increase for those who currently pay $9.99 for a combined streaming-plus-one-DVD plan. The price changes are effective immediately for new subscribers but take effect in September for preexisting ones.
This does not change much for the most of us streamers, but it should aggravate DVD costumers. I just hope that Nexflix continues to grow their content library without raising prices any higher. The Canadian service still needs lots of work!!