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Some good original shows. Depends on what you like though.
I like Netflix streaming but the content is just stupid... you have movies that are out on Disks but not available to stream.
I still have disk rentals for that reason..I'm already waiting weeks beyond when they sell in stores. If Netflix would put out the damn movies same time as disks are available and in 4K UHD then hell yeah that would be awesome and I'd upgrade the streaming service for it and do away with disks.
As it stands they won't even put out 4K disks yet which for the life of me I can't figure out why if they won't do streaming and when the movie is out.
I still have disk rentals for that reason..I'm already waiting weeks beyond when they sell in stores. If Netflix would put out the damn movies same time as disks are available and in 4K UHD then hell yeah that would be awesome and I'd upgrade the streaming service for it and do away with disks.
As it stands they won't even put out 4K disks yet which for the life of me I can't figure out why if they won't do streaming and when the movie is out.
When I had dish I rarely used the hopper apps but when I did my experience was actually okay.
Just because a movie has been released doesn't mean Netflix has the right to distribute it. I'm just as sure that Netflix would like to have day of release movies as I am that the studios will never sell them that right.
Many if not most smart TV's come with the Netflix app already installed that can be accessed directly from the internet , so why go through the hopper?
A lot of people's wives can't figure out how to switch between inputs, so having everything as part of one ecosystem makes sense for husbands in that scenario.
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Correct, first is digital release for sale only, then PPV about 2-3 weeks later, then off to whatever Pay Channel has the rights to that movie ( for example Warner, 20th Century Fox Films go to HBO) about 2-6 months after PPV, then after that usually about a year or 2 after being on the pay channels they show up on the regular cable channels.
Netflix had the right for newer ( after PPV) Disney movies but that is about to go away when Disney's new streaming service starts up in November.
Need Hulu for that, too. Hulu (with commercials) is the cheapest of the big 3 and arguably has the best movie selection. I also watch CBS All Access and DC Universe on occasion, but I know those are more niche.
I would love 5.1, but I also like the fact that the Dish app is so out of date it still has the old 5-star rating system. I hate the thumbs up/down that all the other apps have.
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I don't think we give wives enough credit, mine figured out the Roku when we switched to streaming only more then a year ago and we are not young ( in our 50s).
I'm talking about switching TV or AVR inputs.
By "big 3" I assume you mean Netflix, Prime, and Hulu. I won't argue your point. However, I recently went through this decsion process. I joined Amazon Prime for the free shipping. I hate going to stores, especially for Christmas shopping. So, Prime Video is pretty much free and a no-brainer for me and many others.
My wife can figure it out -- she is certainly smart enough, but she still doesn't like switching. She liked the built-in apps on our Tivo Roamio, and she likes Netflix on the Hopper3. She will even use Netflix on the Joey 2 even when there is a much faster interface just a click away on the the TV Input to get the Roku or FireStick.
You'd think something like YTTV or Sling would appear to her based on this, but she didn't like the trickplay behavior and the other limitations.
You'd think something like YTTV or Sling would appear to her based on this, but she didn't like the trickplay behavior and the other limitations.
It's just far more convenient to me to have it with the Hopper and use the same remote. I don't currently use the Dish app because of it's lack of 5.1 and often it will only play audio with no video and require a restart when I do try to use it. That leaves me messing with multiple remotes to watch on my Fire TV box. One for the app itself and another for volume up/down and other functions.
My TV seamlessly switches between inputs by itself so there's no need for me to bother myself with that chore. I just select the app (HBO NOW, Netflix, or any other app) and the TV knows which input to use) I have to believe most smart TV's these days also work that way. Except perhaps for the basic TV's.
If you are referring to HMDI-CEC, I find that the streaming devices (Roku, Firestick, etc.) do a decent enough job of initiating the input switch, but the Hopper3 doesn't, at least not with my Sony TVs.
One of the reasons I gave up on my AVR is the automatic input switching it was supposed to do (along with other automatic things) never worked in a reliable way either, and it wasn't just the Hopper that was the problem.
If you are referring to just using the apps built-into or installed on your SmartTV, that is not the same thing as switching to a different physical input on the TV.
Sure it switches to a different physical input on my TV. For example: I use three different inputs, one for the Hopper, another for my home network, and one for my OTA. I only need to select which app or device I want to use and the TV will provide any switching for me.
