• exohuman@programming.dev
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    1 year ago

    Never used the 720p plan because I have 4k TVs but I’m surprised at the number of people signing up for the ad supported plan. For me, the whole point of paying for streaming was so that I could support the film makers without dealing with ads.

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      For me, the whole point of paying for streaming was so that I could support the film makers without dealing with ads.

      That doesn’t sound profitable. How about artists and content creators only getting 0.1% of the profits and you have to watch ads? That sounds like it’d make the executives much richer.

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      It makes perfect sense to me. First, not are as opposed to ads as you might be. Having grown up in the era of commercial TV, they are just a minor annoyance to me. Second, some people may rarely watch Netflix. Such a cheap plan lets people keep it for those few shows they still watch.

      To me, the bigger mystery is why there isn’t a 1-screen 4K package. Forcing people to buy 4 screens when they only watch 1 at a time is what drives sharing. Not everyone has a ton of kids that all want to watch something different.

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          1 year ago

          3 long commercial breaks in a 30 minute time block, is enough to radicalize anyone, lol.

      • Beej Jorgensen@lemmy.sdf.org
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        I grew up with commercial TV, too. But somewhere along the way I lost my tolerance for ads. I’ll pay to get rid of them, but if that’s not an option, I just don’t watch the show.