Netflix is a streaming service you pay a monthly fee for, and on top of that need access to the Internet in order to see. It provides quite a large catalog of movies, original programming and other television shows. For many people, it's the best way to go, because if what you want is available, you can watch it on demand. A couple of clicks or voice commands and you're watching your entertainment from the comfort of your own home. You didn't have to go anywhere to do it.
If you already have Internet, Netflix is mostly likely the cheaper option.
BLOCKBUSTER
Blockbuster is a largely defunct video/DVD/Bluray rental business with stores you would go to make your selection (there may still be one Blockbuster around, but the rest were closed as of mid-2018). Since it was a store with a finite storage space, you could only find predominantly movies that were fairly popular, along with newer releases. As more stuff came in, other movies that weren't producing would probably be removed.
To watch the same amount movies in a month that you could do on Netflix (providing Netflix and your choices at Blockbuster matched up), would be considerably higher through Blockbuster, considering rental fees were typically somewhere around $3.99 or so a film. With to or three videos, you'd be over you Netflix payment.
CABLE TV
Perhaps the most diverse, cable TV has all kinds of different channels that can be watched simultaneously if you're programming package, cable equipment and television permit it. Generally, though, you watch programs based on when they come on, instead of when you want to watch them, though the workaround for that is a DVR. Some options actually have an app you can download and stream from when you want.
Cable and/or Satellite TV do have a limited amount of On Demand movies you can watch, that are typically rather new. But they generally cost more to rent (similar to Blockbuster), and you would pay on top of the monthly bill, which is considerably higher than Netflix by itself and probably rivals the fees for the Internet connection, depending on what you have.
To watch live sporting events or other live programming is virtually unavailable via Netflix, which would include your local and national news. Other services like Hulu allow you to watch some television shows the next day, but I'm not sure if that's as much of an option with Netflix.
WHICH ONE TO GET?
Blockbuster is pretty much out of the picture, so it comes down to Netflix and Cable. In general, that battle will be one mainly by how much money you have available to spend each month on home entertainment, then what you want to watch, and maybe when you want to watch it. Answering those questions will give you which one to go with.
Well, let's see:
NETFLIX
Netflix is a streaming service you pay a monthly fee for, and on top of that need access to the Internet in order to see. It provides quite a large catalog of movies, original programming and other television shows. For many people, it's the best way to go, because if what you want is available, you can watch it on demand. A couple of clicks or voice commands and you're watching your entertainment from the comfort of your own home. You didn't have to go anywhere to do it.
If you already have Internet, Netflix is mostly likely the cheaper option.
BLOCKBUSTER
Blockbuster is a largely defunct video/DVD/Bluray rental business with stores you would go to make your selection (there may still be one Blockbuster around, but the rest were closed as of mid-2018). Since it was a store with a finite storage space, you could only find predominantly movies that were fairly popular, along with newer releases. As more stuff came in, other movies that weren't producing would probably be removed.
To watch the same amount movies in a month that you could do on Netflix (providing Netflix and your choices at Blockbuster matched up), would be considerably higher through Blockbuster, considering rental fees were typically somewhere around $3.99 or so a film. With to or three videos, you'd be over you Netflix payment.
CABLE TV
Perhaps the most diverse, cable TV has all kinds of different channels that can be watched simultaneously if you're programming package, cable equipment and television permit it. Generally, though, you watch programs based on when they come on, instead of when you want to watch them, though the workaround for that is a DVR. Some options actually have an app you can download and stream from when you want.
Cable and/or Satellite TV do have a limited amount of On Demand movies you can watch, that are typically rather new. But they generally cost more to rent (similar to Blockbuster), and you would pay on top of the monthly bill, which is considerably higher than Netflix by itself and probably rivals the fees for the Internet connection, depending on what you have.
To watch live sporting events or other live programming is virtually unavailable via Netflix, which would include your local and national news. Other services like Hulu allow you to watch some television shows the next day, but I'm not sure if that's as much of an option with Netflix.
WHICH ONE TO GET?
Blockbuster is pretty much out of the picture, so it comes down to Netflix and Cable. In general, that battle will be one mainly by how much money you have available to spend each month on home entertainment, then what you want to watch, and maybe when you want to watch it. Answering those questions will give you which one to go with.
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