{"id":9903,"date":"2022-07-21T21:00:44","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T19:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/index.php\/2022\/07\/21\/netflix-everything-you-need-to-know-updated-july-2022\/"},"modified":"2022-07-21T22:05:37","modified_gmt":"2022-07-21T20:05:37","slug":"netflix-everything-you-need-to-know-updated-july-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/index.php\/2022\/07\/21\/netflix-everything-you-need-to-know-updated-july-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix: Everything You Need To Know \u2013 Updated July 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

Netflix is really the first streaming service that existed. It has been streaming movies and TV shows since around 2007. Though the service has been around since 1997, when it would mail out DVDs to customers to watch movies and TV shows, and they could return it whenever they wanted.
\nNow, Netflix is one of the biggest streaming services, and it\u2019s available virtually everywhere in the world. It boasts over 200 million paid subscribers worldwide, and it does even still offer DVDs. Though that\u2019s a pretty small part of their business at this point.
\nNetflix transitioned from a company that licensed content from studios to one making its own content in the early 2010s. Now it does still do some content licensing, but a majority of its new content is original content made specifically for Netflix.
\nWithout further ado, here\u2019s everything you need to know about Netflix.<\/p>\n

What is Netflix?
\nNetflix is a streaming service (and a production company) which launched on August 29, 1997. Originally, it offered movies and TV shows on DVDs that could be mailed out to its subscribers. For a monthly fee, you could get up to 3 DVDs at once. Keep them as long as you wanted, and once you returned them, Netflix would send out a new title from your queue that you picked out.
\nIn 2000, when Blockbuster was actually doing well, it declined a chance to buy Netflix. Of course, Netflix is around today and Blockbuster isn\u2019t. Well at least not in its original form. There is still a single Blockbuster location left in Bend, Oregon. Considering Blockbuster could have bought Netflix for $50 million, that would have been a steal. As Netflix has a market cap of $82 billion right now (and that\u2019s after its stock price has been cut by more than half in 2022, partly due to losing subscribers for the first time in a decade and the entire stock market entering a bear market).
\nNetflix is now a streaming service that offers millions of hours of content that you can stream. It does still offer DVDs that can be mailed out. Though that is a pretty small part of their business now. And likely only being used by those in remote parts of the US and other countries where broadband internet is still fairly slow and not great for streaming.
\nIt has grown to become one of the largest streaming services in the world, though Disney+ and HBO MAX aren\u2019t far behind it.
\nHow much does it cost?
\nNetflix has gone up in price quite a bit in recent years. This is due to the cost of original content going up, since it created so much competition in the streaming space, they are now paying more for content. The current price structure starts at $9.99 per month, going up to $19.99 per month.<\/p>\n

For most people, the \u201cStandard\u201d plan is going to be the perfect option, as it allows you to watch Netflix on two screens simultaneously. And it offers HD quality (that\u2019s 720p). While the Basic plan is limited to one screen, and only has 480p quality. That\u2019s DVD quality, but in this day and age, that\u2019s pretty bad.
\nThe Premium plan really only makes sense if you have a family of four. As there are four screens that can be used, and it also allows for 4K quality with HDR and Dolby Vision. So you can experience the best Netflix experience possible.
\nHow can I get it for free?
\nT-Mobile does give its customers Netflix for \u201cfree\u201d. T-Mobile prefers not to say \u201cfree\u201d, instead say its \u201cincluded\u201d. But there are a few caveats here.
\nMagenta MAX customers get Netflix included, even with only one line. However, for the Magenta plan, you\u2019ll need at least two lines to get the Basic plan (that\u2019s with one screen). Magenta MAX jumps to the Standard plan when you add a second line.<\/p>\n

The Essentials plan does not include Netflix at all, which makes sense since it is just the essentials.
\nPassword sharing
\nBecause Netflix keeps going up in price, many people resort to password sharing and share their account with multiple people, and split the price too. So if you have the Premium plan and share with four people, that breaks down to about $5 per month. Which isn\u2019t bad. Netflix knows this is an issue and is working on cracking down on password sharing.
\nIn late 2022, it plans to start charging those that do share passwords a bit more for Netflix, or forcing them to get their own plans. It\u2019s still unclear how Netflix plans to do this right now. But we should know more a bit later this year.
\nAds are coming
\nAfter years of saying that Netflix would never had ads, its CEO Reed Hastings noted that it would debut ads and an ad-supported tier of the service later this year. There\u2019s no word yet on how much cheaper that plan would be. It would be smart for the \u201cBasic\u201d plan to become the ad-supported tier, and give it access to another screen and HD quality streaming. Putting it on par with the \u201cStandard\u201d plan but with ads.
\nOf course, Netflix could make the plan pretty cheap, because depending on how much the person watches Netflix, it could net them more venue then charging them $10 per month.
\nThe company hasn\u2019t given much information about the ads just yet. But we\u2019ll keep our fingers crossed that they aren\u2019t too obtrusive. Since a lot of Netflix\u2019s original content doesn\u2019t have space for ads by default, it could be that we will only see ads before and after TV episodes and movies. Which is what Disney+ and HBO MAX are doing.
\nWhere is Netflix available?
\nIt is available virtually everywhere. Netflix does not have an official list for countries at this time, but says that it is available in over 190 countries. And notes that it is not available in China, Crimea, North Korea, Russia and Syria. The usual countries that American companies aren\u2019t available in, basically.
\nThe catalog of movies and TV shows does vary based on where you are located. So you might see more titles available in Canada that aren\u2019t available in the US. Part of this comes down to the fact that different studios own rights to different titles in different countries. So Netflix may have the rights to a title in the UK, but not in Mexico. That\u2019s where the use of a VPN comes in. Many will use a VPN to be in another country and watch Netflix from that country.
\nDoes Netflix offer games?
\nNetflix does actually offer a few games. In late 2021, Netflix announced that it had launched five games within the Netflix app on Android and iOS. Those include:
\nStranger Things: 1984 (BonusXP)
\nStranger Things 3: The Game (BonusXP)
\nShooting Hoops (Frosty Pop)
\nCard Blast (Amuzo & Rogue Games)
\nTeeter Up (Frosty Pop)
\nNetflix is planning to make more games based off of the intellectual property that they own. Like with Stranger Things, which is a very popular title for the company. You can learn more about Netflix games here.
\nWhat content does Netflix offer?
\nNetflix has so many movies and TV shows that you can watch. Whether these are licensed from other studios, or are Netflix Originals.
\nEach month, we update our \u201cWhat\u2019s coming to Netflix this month\u201d article with all of the new titles heading to Netflix, so you can see what is on the way. There\u2019s usually a good 100 or so titles coming each month. So there\u2019s always a new slate of titles available for you to watch.
\nSome of the bigger names for Netflix include Selling Sunset, Tiger King, Stranger Things, House of Cards, and Bridgerton.<\/p>\n

What platforms is it available on?
\nAt this point, Netflix is available on virtually every platform out there. That includes:
\nAndroid
\nAndroid TV
\nGoogle TV
\nApple TV
\niOS
\niPad
\nWeb Browsers: Google Chrome, Opera, Safari, Microsoft Edge, Firefox
\nPlayStation 4
\nPlayStation 5
\nXbox One S
\nXbox One X
\nXbox Series S
\nXbox Series X
\nVIZIO Smart TVs
\nLG Smart TVs
\nSamsung Smart TVs
\nJust to name a few. The only really major caveat is projectors that have Android TV. Netflix certifies devices in a way that makes it impossible for most projectors to get Netflix installed if they are using Android TV. Basically, the product needs to sell a million units before it will certify it. And most projectors don\u2019t sell anywhere near that.
\nCan I still rent physical DVDs?
\nYou can. However, Netflix\u2019s streaming plans do not include DVDs. So you\u2019d need to either add it to your plan, or head over to DVD.com and sign up. These plans are $9.99 and $14.99 per month for one disc or two out at a time. You still get unlimited per month, and it includes DVDs and Blu-rays.<\/p>\n

As mentioned, you can add DVDs to your streaming plan too, if you don\u2019t want one or the other and want both. But it\u2019s the same price. Either $9.99 or $14.99 per month.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not really that cheap, but it is nice to have this option. Especially with Blu-rays for newer movies that just came out. And may not be on\u00a0 streaming services.
\nThe DVDs are now served by DVD.com, which was a service similar to Netflix (before streaming). It bought DVD.com in 2012.
\nShould I sign up for Netflix?
\nSo here\u2019s the million dollar question, should you sign up? That\u2019s becoming a tougher and tougher question these days. As Netflix is continuing to raise prices. And spending more on content \u2013 content that a lot of people don\u2019t watch. While also cancelling a lot of their most popular shows after a season or two.
\nOur take is that you should sign up and check out the service. See if it is right for you. There is a lot of content available compared to other services \u2013 except maybe HBO MAX. So try it out, and see if you like it. That\u2019s the beauty with streaming services, is you can try it out and cancel it pretty easily. In fact, we have a tutorial on how to cancel Netflix here.
\nThe post Netflix: Everything You Need To Know \u2013 Updated July 2022 appeared first on Android Headlines.
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