What is it?
Netflix provides customers with video rentals without the return time-frame and per-video cost. With a Netflix account, you can rent videos for as long as you'd like, as often as you'd like for only $8.99 a month. A single video rental from a video store typically costs about $4.99 for only 5 days. With Netflix, you receive and return all your videos by mail... well, besides the ones you stream instantly, but that's later in the article.
How does it work?
Once you set up a Netflix account, you can determine which plan you'd like. The basic plan is $8.99 a month for one video at a time which gives you a DVD queue. You sign in to the Netflix site and browse the DVD selection to start building your queue.
Once your queue contains enough videos, Netflix will ship the next DVD in your queue to your address in usually 1-2 business days. Once you're done with the DVD, which can be whenever you like, you simply put it back in the envelope it came in and mail it back... done! Netflix will receive the DVD in 1-2 business days, process it back into its inventory, and send you the next DVD in your queue. It's that simple!
Instant Streaming
If you have a PC, you can stream videos instantly! Simply browse the selection from within your Netflix account on your PC and click play. You can also stream to a Netflix-capable device like the Sony PS3, XBox 360, or Nintendo Wii. You request a streaming disc for these devices and it gets delivered just like a DVD but for you to keep. You pop the disc in just like a game and off you go, ready to stream what's in your instant queue or browse through the instant selection. By streaming your videos, you don't have to wait for your next video to arrive in the mail and you can stream a limitless amount of times.
That's Not All
As of today, you can now stream videos to your iPhone or iPod Touch! The iPad was introduced with Netflix capabilities right from the start. Simply download the Netflix app from your "iDevice" from the "iStore" and you're all set. Also, Netflix has announced they plan to release an app for the Android Market, sure to please owners of the new Droid X. Developers give a little something as well with RSS feeds for hooking into their queues, video reviews, and recommendations. There are already tons of apps on the Android Market that use these feeds to let users control their queues right from there smartphones.
By the way, Netflix has Blu-rays, too. They also have full seasons of TV shows, both for DVD, Blu-ray, and instant streaming. It's an excellent way to catch up on your favorite shows without having to rent each disc separately from the video store. That, or you could just wait for the re-runs and hope for the ones you want to see... not as fun.
So, if you don't have a Netflix account or you still drive aalllll the way to the video store, you're definitely missing out. Streaming is the new renting.
How does it work?
Once you set up a Netflix account, you can determine which plan you'd like. The basic plan is $8.99 a month for one video at a time which gives you a DVD queue. You sign in to the Netflix site and browse the DVD selection to start building your queue.
Once your queue contains enough videos, Netflix will ship the next DVD in your queue to your address in usually 1-2 business days. Once you're done with the DVD, which can be whenever you like, you simply put it back in the envelope it came in and mail it back... done! Netflix will receive the DVD in 1-2 business days, process it back into its inventory, and send you the next DVD in your queue. It's that simple!
Instant Streaming
If you have a PC, you can stream videos instantly! Simply browse the selection from within your Netflix account on your PC and click play. You can also stream to a Netflix-capable device like the Sony PS3, XBox 360, or Nintendo Wii. You request a streaming disc for these devices and it gets delivered just like a DVD but for you to keep. You pop the disc in just like a game and off you go, ready to stream what's in your instant queue or browse through the instant selection. By streaming your videos, you don't have to wait for your next video to arrive in the mail and you can stream a limitless amount of times.
That's Not All
As of today, you can now stream videos to your iPhone or iPod Touch! The iPad was introduced with Netflix capabilities right from the start. Simply download the Netflix app from your "iDevice" from the "iStore" and you're all set. Also, Netflix has announced they plan to release an app for the Android Market, sure to please owners of the new Droid X. Developers give a little something as well with RSS feeds for hooking into their queues, video reviews, and recommendations. There are already tons of apps on the Android Market that use these feeds to let users control their queues right from there smartphones.
By the way, Netflix has Blu-rays, too. They also have full seasons of TV shows, both for DVD, Blu-ray, and instant streaming. It's an excellent way to catch up on your favorite shows without having to rent each disc separately from the video store. That, or you could just wait for the re-runs and hope for the ones you want to see... not as fun.
So, if you don't have a Netflix account or you still drive aalllll the way to the video store, you're definitely missing out. Streaming is the new renting.
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