Netflix Alternatives

[Pryderi]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/13/netflix-price-increase_n_897037.html

HULU PLUS

For $7.99 a month (same as either Netflix streaming or Netflix one DVD at a time), a subscription to Hulu Plus is yours. Hulu is best known for its television offerings, of course, but it has also added "hundreds" of movies, including many from the excellent, artsy Criterion Collection. Setting up your Hulu Plus to stream on your PlayStation 3, Roku, or Xbox 360 is easy, and it means HD-quality streaming classics and shows on your TV.

The major downfall of Hulu Plus, of course, is that even though you're paying 8 bucks a month, you still have to sit through those commercials that air on non-subscriber Hulu shows. You also lose the mail-in DVD option, so this one is for those with access to zippy Internet access only.

PROS: Large TV show database; entire Criterion Collection catalogue; HD-streaming; compatibility with several gaming systems, smartphones, and other devices.
CONS: Commercials, commercials, commercials; movie selection still lags badly in comparison to Netflix; no physical DVDs; in heavy talks to be sold to Yahoo, or Google, or Microsoft, or someone else.
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[CBGLuthier]

1. The Criterion stuff is great. Over 400 movies

I also like old TV shows they have except they never have more than the first few seasons.

They have the daily show and colbert report.

I have never watched any movie other than some of the criterion stuff. Lots of documentaries, public domain, and indie stuff plus some limited studio offerings.

I will keep Netflix as I am not hit that much by the price increase. Those on the single DVD plan were the hardest hit. Netflix and Hulu+ is still a fraction of what cable costs.

[HopeHoops]

2. RedBox or shut it off - both good options.

[bif]

3. My daughter recommended this one

www.cuevana.tv

It's free and there are a ton of movies on there. I think they can get away with it because it's out of the country.

[whistler162]

4. Yup support New Corp/Murdoch by using Hulu

http://gawker.com/5016926/hulu-represents-triumph-of-rupert-murdoch-over-the-people?tag=defamer

[Pryderi]

5. Glad I don't watch any Fox Entertainment shows or movies

[FloridaJudy]

6. The Criterion Collection is odd

They've got some great flicks: "Wages of Fear" (I recommend that one highly - an anti-capitalist, pro-union thriller that will scare the tar out of you), Fellini, Del Toro, Louis Malle, Antonioni, and more. But they also seem to have every cheesy Japanese detective and/or monster movie and a lot of French soft-core porn.

It's worth it to me to subscribe since it means I can watch a lot of TV shows without shelling out a fortune for cable or dish. YMMV.

[Dappleganger]

7. crackle.com

[Dappleganger]

8. Also, with more streaming we continue to head-butt the data caps.

250/month with Comcast
150/month with AT&T