leinhos's Journal: Netflix to the rescue!

My wife and I recently signed up for Netflix in an attempt to get out from under the thumb of Lackluster. What a change! No time limits, late fees, postage, or hassle. We figured that we rent at least 3-4 movies a month, so the $20/month fee at Netflix is at least as expensive as the alternative, but we pick our own movies, they come to our door, and we just drop it in the mail to return it. The movie rating/recommendation system isn't as good as the one for Movielens, but it's not too bad (it needs a "buddy system" like Movie lens to predict what the both of us will enjoy).

Now we see The Competition offering a $20/month unlimited rental membership. Too little, too late!