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Netflix Adds Streaming Only Subscription, Consoles Rejoice

Written by Rebecca Fortelka

Published on 29 December 2010

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{sidebar id=1}Netflix has a new diskless option for $7.99 a month, which only allows streaming from gaming consoles or other Netflix ready devices without getting any DVDs delivered through the mail. Doing so allows them to pass the savings on to the consumer.

As a Netflix lover, I can tell you this is a great option for those of you that want movies at an affordable price on the go. Perfect for the AG community, streaming DVDs ends the need for trips to the mailbox or the post office. This new plan is available immediately.

But with this good news also comes with some bad, the price increases for the DVD plans ranges from one to three dollars. The cheapest plan is 7.99 and the most expensive plan is 19.99 a month. According to the Daily Tech, “Netflix accounts for 20 percent of downstream traffic during peak periods beating out YouTube, iTunes, Hulu, and p2p file-sharing.”

This January, Netflix attributed most of its growth and success to its launch on the gaming consoles. In 2008, Xbox launched Netflix for its users who pay for an Xbox Live Gold subscription and this was the beginning of an era. Sony then introduced the service to PlayStation 3 in 2009. Wii then followed suit by launch it in the spring. Netflix on the Wii proved to be a good decision because it has a base of 26 million users. On October 18^th Wii got the ability to have disk free use by an application from the Wii Shop channel at no cost. More than 3 million people use Netflix on the Wii alone. One of the reasons for this is the accessibility and its ease and convenience of streaming.

netflix_games_splash Netflix is also working on close-caption for the hearing impaired and although they have it on some of the streaming programs, they hope have it rolled out completely by the end of 2010. Who doesn’t want television shows and movies at your fingertips on your favorite video game console? So why not take a break from gaming and stream some Netflix from your console.

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0 #1 COMMENT_TITLE_R E Netflix Adds Streaming Only Subscription, Consoles Rejoice — The3 2010-12-30 02:44

"The cheapest plan is 7.99 and the most expensive plan is 19.99 a month."

Really? Are they getting rid of all of the higher-tier plans? I'm on a $34.99 plan right now, and if I recall correctly, they go all the way up to $55 per month -- even higher for people that want Blu-rays. It wouldn't surprise me; ever since the emphasis shift over to streaming, I've wondered if they would start to downscale their actual disc shipping operations.

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