[quote name='dmaul1114']Criterion is a pretty small collection of classic/indie/foreign films though. And very few new releases in those categories.
So it's not enough for me--but I don't have Hulu anyway since I'm not much into TV shows anymore.
But it may be enough if you're only casually into foreign and indie films.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, I'm fortunate enough to live in an area (Washington, DC metro area) where we have several theaters that specialize in foreign and indie films (two Landmark theaters and the AFI Silver), as well as various other screenings at museums and embassies and such. So I get to see a lot of the new foreign and independent films that I want to see in the theater. I can definitely sympathize with people who live in places that don't have that option, though, as I did myself for many years.
For classic foreign and indie stuff -- yeah, Criterion doesn't have nearly everything by a long shot, but the important thing for me is that they have far more that I want to see than I actually have time to watch.
[quote name='dmaul1114']All true. Moot for me as I pretty much quit watching TV series. Just too big of time sinks for my current schedule.[/QUOTE]
Heh, I'm the opposite -- I've actually started watching a lot more TV shows than I used to
because of my current schedule. Generally, I want some sort of entertainment at night before I go to bed, but I don't have time to watch a full movie (unless I really want to be dragging my ass at work the next day). An episode of a TV show tends to fit the bill perfectly, though.
[quote name='dmaul1114']Though of course I know everyone has their own budgets and own opinions of what things are worth, so that's totally a YMMV thing.[/QUOTE]
My problem is that I
can afford it, so on the one hand I have a hard time justifying dropping it, but at the same time, a sudden 60% increase in price (what it will be for me with my current plan) right on the heels of another price increase earlier this year just really pisses me off on principle. I don't want to support it. It may not seem like much with just Netflix, but if every service that I subscribe to (internet, phone, electricity, etc.) were to do that, it would be pretty awful.
[quote name='K_G']I don't have a student prime account, but I think they DO NOT get free streaming the regular prime customers get. I seem to remember some grousing about this when Amazon announced their streaming for prime customers a few months back....maybe things might change for student prime accounts that folks actually pay something for, but you will want to look into this before putting down your cash for it.[/QUOTE]
The free student Prime accounts don't include streaming, but the $39 ones do. It's one of the big advertising points they've been using to get people to upgrade.