[hnsmurf]

I don't think they've cut costs at all. I pay them $9 a month now or whatever. I didn't spend $9 a month at Blockbuster before they existed, and I don't watch very many more movies now than I did then. Might even be less.

I do it because it's very convenient, not because it's a way to save money. I'll probably switch to DVD only from them now and actually start using whatever free streaming Amazon gives me via prime. The streaming selection sucks anyway, I probably watch more on Blu-Ray or stuff I torrent.

[dasil003]

Of course they don't cut costs over something you don't pay for. Talk about a straw man, sheesh.

[hnsmurf]

It was something I did pay for, just not as much. They increased cost by increasing convenience.

[krschultz]

If you count 'movies I bought' + 'movies I rented from Blockbuster' they have cut costs for me. I didn't buy or rent many.

But that's not what it's really about. If you cancel your cable and get Netflix, you are saving bundles of money. I know more than a few people doing that, and I am so freaking close to it I'm not sure why I waste the money on TV anymore other than for ESPN & live sports. If not for that, I'd be long gone.

[lotharbot]

Depending on your ISP, you may have access to espn3.com. Most major sports leagues also offer online streaming packages for something like $100 for a whole season. They don't get you 100% coverage (due to local blackouts, games on TNT or other networks, etc.) but they get you pretty close.

[prakashk]

And, of course, there could not be a sense of entitlement either, if your cost of netflix subscription wasn't less than what you used pay.