More Online Movies for Netflix Subscribers

Filed in archive Video and Audio on October 2, 2008

If you're a Netflix subscriber, you may be able to watch even more movies online now. Netflix just struck a deal with Starz Entertainment, which means more mainstream movies for its members. Up until now, Netflix subscribers could download movies instantly, but the selection was limited (to say the least.) Now, movies such as "Spider-Man 3," "Ratatouille, "No Country for Old Men" and "Superbad" are available to view online.

Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos said, "We have 100,00 movies on DVD and 12,000 movies to stream." Certain subscribers (those with unlimited plans) will now have access to "2,500 movies and other video offerings from Starz as part of the package."

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Nice.

Still, I have to wonder who is really watching these shows online? I mean, do you sit down with your computer and watch an entire movie? I don't. I'd much rather see it on a bigger screen (such as my television) where I can also sit down and relax. I don't have to sit down in an office chair in order to view the screen.