Thursday, November 16, 2006
Is Netflix at it again?
I went back to Netflix a few weeks ago in anticipation of picking up the XBOX 360 HD-DVD drive. Up until this week, things have gone pretty well.
This morning, though, things are funny again.
I had two movies at home and, trying to avoid a throttle, I shipped them back a day apart (it seems that when you return two at a time, they are a little slower to ship new ones).
Today, I get notice that the second one has been received, but not the first. No big deal, the HD-DVD that I really want to see (Mission Impossible III) is listed as available "Now" and is at the top of my Queue.
After checking my Queue moments ago, I find that Mission Impossible III is still available, but they shipped the 3rd item in my Queue (which is older and less in demand, presumably). Irritating!
I went back to Netflix a few weeks ago in anticipation of picking up the XBOX 360 HD-DVD drive. Up until this week, things have gone pretty well.
This morning, though, things are funny again.
I had two movies at home and, trying to avoid a throttle, I shipped them back a day apart (it seems that when you return two at a time, they are a little slower to ship new ones).
Today, I get notice that the second one has been received, but not the first. No big deal, the HD-DVD that I really want to see (Mission Impossible III) is listed as available "Now" and is at the top of my Queue.
After checking my Queue moments ago, I find that Mission Impossible III is still available, but they shipped the 3rd item in my Queue (which is older and less in demand, presumably). Irritating!
¶ 10:43 AM 
Comments:
After three or four years of no complaint service, I cancelled my Netflix account. I found I wasn't keeping up watching as many movies as my subscription enabled (four a month) and that, when I really like a movie, I buy it anyway.
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My advice, set up a second profile on your account and allocate 1 DVD to it at all times, then fill it only with HD-DVD films. This should ensure that you always have at least one HD-DVD film instead of letting their algorithm ship you #3 because it happens to be closer to you.