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What is Netflix?

Posted 6th February 2012 by Andrew McCracken     Email article      Share article

 Netflix is streaming software that provides unlimited Films & TV episodes to all users for £5.99 per month. Instantly watch unlimited films & TV episodes streamed over the Internet to your TV via a PS3, Wii, Xbox 360 or any other device that streams from Netflix.

You can try this service completely free of charge for 1 month.  If you enjoy it, do nothing and Netflix take care of the rest, they will automatically continue your membership for as long as you choose to remain a member. The membership is a month-to-month subscription that begins at sign-up. It is extremely easy to cancel your membership at any time online 24 hours a day. Another great fact is that there are no cancellation fees again showing the confidence Netflix have in their service, although there appears to be no refunds for partial months.

There are currently more than 20 million streaming members globally. Netflix have risen to be the leading online subscription service streaming films & TV episodes over the Internet. Members can instantly watch unlimited films & TV episodes streamed to their TVs and computers. There is a great selection of media on offer, including hundreds of films and TV episodes available to watch instantly on TV via a PS3, Wii, Xbox 360, Smartphones, Tablets and computers.

For a great price of £5.99 a month, you get unlimited films & TV episodes instantly over the Internet to your TV or computer. There seems to be no commercials, and you can pause, rewind, fast forward or watch again as often as you like (depending on Internet speed!).  Another confident move from Netflix is providing a free app for iPhone and iPad as well as Android or Windows phone and tablets. Simply download and log straight in to your account. However only one of all the devices listed above can be watched at one time on your Netflix account.

Netflix claim to have instant streaming on all their shows and films, which is true. In reality though the speed of your broadband Internet speed will determine how fast you can access the Films and TV episodes Netflix have to offer. The content is streamed over the Internet, so you don’t have to wait for them to download. Unlike Spotify there are no commercials and you can pause, rewind or fast forward as often as you like.

Netflix offer 3 video quality settings to help you manage your data usage: Good (up to 0.3 GB/hour), Better (up to 0.7 GB/hour) and Best (about 1.0 GB/hour but up to 2.3 GB/hour when streaming HD content). The default setting is “Good” and you can change the setting any time you want – your price will remain just £5.99 a month. Netflix streams a little bit of data as a buffer each time you start a film or TV programme. Frequently starting and stopping films and TV programmes will result in a small increase to the amount of data Netflix streams to you per hour. In most cases this will be less than a few minutes’ worth. You may find it helpful if you check with your Internet provider or mobile carrier for information on possible Internet data usage charges.

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