I'm sure most of you have heard about Netflix, the online site where people can watch TV after paying for a membership. I found out about Netflix around a year ago when my brother bought a membership. After a while, I realized just how amazing Netflix was. You see, I'm not much of a TV watcher. I'd rather sit down and watch a nice movie, or watch certain series' that catch my eye. In my situation, I feel like it would make life so much simpler to just stop paying for the TV network at my house and switch completely to Netflix. I only watch about three channels, so why pay for thousands that I will never care to even look at? Netflix has so many advantages. While a TV company may charge $80 per month, Netflix is currently $7.99 a month. I would rather not pay so much money for channels I may never watch. Not to mention, while TV plays shows at certain times and you have to navigate around commercials every ten minutes, Netflix allows people to watch anything straight through whenever they want. Also, rather than waiting for the right episodes to play, Netflix organizes its TV shows in chronological order, making it easy to simply go through the series in order and without rewatching things you have already seen. Some people may argue that TV is essential because of the news, which you can't really watch on Netflix, but it is easy to simply find a news channel online. Most news companies offer live streaming and frequent updates on current events.
I love Netflix because you can use it anytime of any day. My family and I used to have Doctor Who marathons when everyone was home (which doesn't happen very often). This would have been difficult with just normal TV because we would have had to record a LOT of episodes, not to mention we don't even have the channel. Well, I also love to watch movies with my family, and Netflix gives us a variety of movies. I think the reason Netflix is better than television sets is that it is easy to use, full of variety for everyone, and simple. You find a show you want and press play. On TVs, you have to find the right channel at the right time, or record something ahead of time, still filled with commercials.
I would not say that TV should be replaced by Netflix, but that many people (including me) benefit more from something like that rather than normal TV. Well, I'm done rambling on about Netflix now. I hope you enjoyed my thoughts!
Heh, I am in the same situation you are-I don't watch a lot of TV, and I only like certain channels anyway, so why pay for lots of channels that I don't need? I would definitely pay less and only watch a couple hours of TV a week than pay more and still watch a couple hours of TV a week. Yes, Netflix does seem superior to TV, at least for me. It appears that I have been convinced by your argument, so cudos to you.
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