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DaveB

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#1257824 13-Mar-2015 12:47

KiwiNZ: currently we are in the 0% as we have not found one that is worth subscribing to yet. Lightbox is promising but we don't want to have to subscribe the beam from one device to another to watch it, we want to be able to pick it up on our TV or Xbox One and watch .

Netflix provides more choice and viewing time than I could possibly spend near a TV and represents good value for money (for us). Combine that with a choice of Netflix regions at the touch of a button and I don't think there is anything available that can beat it. Add to that BBC iPlayer (free), ITV Player (free), 4oD (free) and you can see why we have not watched a single NZ channel in 18 months.

Oh and my android can even stream BBC and ITV live. I love digital entertainment.

sen8or

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#1257877 13-Mar-2015 13:57

Just Netflix for us, recently switched from US to Canada, liking the change, much broader range of movies and seemingly higher quality of movies too. Lots of the recent US stuff seemed to be pretty average, or worse. Can't afford more than one and can't see us running out of stuff to watch

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#1257922 13-Mar-2015 14:46

DaveB:
KiwiNZ: currently we are in the 0% as we have not found one that is worth subscribing to yet. Lightbox is promising but we don't want to have to subscribe the beam from one device to another to watch it, we want to be able to pick it up on our TV or Xbox One and watch .

Netflix provides more choice and viewing time than I could possibly spend near a TV and represents good value for money (for us). Combine that with a choice of Netflix regions at the touch of a button and I don't think there is anything available that can beat it. Add to that BBC iPlayer (free), ITV Player (free), 4oD (free) and you can see why we have not watched a single NZ channel in 18 months.

Oh and my android can even stream BBC and ITV live. I love digital entertainment.

I will be keen to see what Netflix has to offer here and device compatibility. I wish though that Lightbox would add more devices as I would like to support home grown products.

littleheaven

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#1257947 13-Mar-2015 15:21

KiwiNZ: I will be keen to see what Netflix has to offer here and device compatibility. I wish though that Lightbox would add more devices as I would like to support home grown products.

I'm assuming it will pop up as an available app on all the main brand devices - I'm expecting it on my Panasonic Freeview recorder. I've only set Unotelly DNS in specific devices (Apple TV, PS3) so will be interested what I get when I log into the NZ-based app vs the US one. Hopefully the best of both worlds.

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heylinb4nz

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#1257969 13-Mar-2015 16:06

My viewing at the moment via roku is

- History Channel & H2 unlocked episodes
- Hulu Plus
- YouTube (lots of free content)
- MGo for movies ( I only pay for 1 or 2 per week) mostly new release stuff that hasnt even hit stores or even Netflix.

Athlonite

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#1257971 13-Mar-2015 16:09

Guess I'm in the other 50% that just downloads their stuff then

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#1258065 13-Mar-2015 18:27

Athlonite: Guess I'm in the other 50% that just downloads their stuff then

I still download a little but I'd say I'm downloading 80% less than I used to since getting Netflix, iPlayer etc...

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#1260025 16-Mar-2015 09:45

Athlonite: Guess I'm in the other 50% that just downloads their stuff then

I still download a bit. Since I only recently got Netflix and Hulu I am finding situations where I'll watch the first season of something on Netflix, then switch to Hulu to watch the current season and discover only the last few episodes are there, and the beginning of the season is missing. Plus there's a couple of shows that just aren't on either, like Big Bang Theory.

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Otagolad

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#1260306 16-Mar-2015 14:51

My viewing is:

Sky TV - gone after the Cricket World Cup and to be replaced with Sportsnet World and Freeview, unless Sky halve my current price
Hulu+
Netflix USA/UK
BBC iPlayer
ITV
Channel 4
NFL Gamepass
MLB
SlingTV (maybe)
HBO Now (maybe)

jarj

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#1260481 16-Mar-2015 17:50

On Netflix + free Lightbox atm, but will definitely subscribe to HBO when it comes out if it's possible! HBO + Netflix covers pretty much everything I would want to watch. Cheaper and better than a Sky subscription.

littleheaven

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#1260814 17-Mar-2015 10:18

Mine is:

Sky TV (until end of the CWC)
Freeview
Netflix (mainly US but can change via Unotelly to whichever region we fancy)
Hulu+
Lightbox free yearly subscription
iPlayer
4oD
A couple of the free Australian channels - I think 9 and ABC?

I might consider NowTV from the UK if I find I miss Sky too much when it's gone, but I think it's unlikely.

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#1260892 17-Mar-2015 11:21

I have lightbox...it was a free trial...I continued the subscription as I was enjoying Black Sails.

Once I finish the series, I'll likely cancel the sub.
Not enough there to really grab me.

Had Quickflix on a free sub too, but that was just awful. canned it before the trial ended.

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JimmyH

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#1261898 18-Mar-2015 19:03

Mine is currently Freeview and Sky, plus all my backlog of Sky recordings on my NAS.

Of these:

Freeview is hardly used, dire shortage of content and too many ads.
TVNZ and TV3 on demand will be added this weekend, after I network configure my new telly, but I suspect they won't be used much.
Sky is looking like it will be cancelled when GoT is over (intolerable advertising level in the programmes)

Added soon:

Lightbox (12mo free trial initially) will be added next week
I will look seriously at Netflix when it launches, provided it's clear I can use an geo-unblocker to switch to the US/UK content lineups.
Hulu Plus is probably on the cards as well.

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