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Cable is dead. Long live the cable bundle. Curious to see the pricing and if the bundle only includes ad tiered options.

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[-] bazus1@lemmy.world 57 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)
[-] AdamEatsAss@lemmy.world 22 points 3 months ago

Really you pay for convenience and legallity. Not everyone knows how to or feels comfortable pirating. With a service you know you aren't breaking any laws and you're not worried about quality, storage, captions, and sketchy files.

[-] meeeeetch@lemmy.world 54 points 3 months ago

You're definitely paying for legality and safety, but when you have to search through five different streaming apps to find that the movie you're looking for can only be rented via yet another service, the convenience becomes debatable.

[-] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

At least I know the streaming service videos will always be in English.

[-] Bizarroland@kbin.social 8 points 3 months ago

What friend, you're afraid to learn a little Russian?

[-] AdamEatsAss@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

I remember getting an early file of avengers endgame in Russia with English subtitles. Not my preferred way to watch.

[-] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 months ago

As someone outside the us: I wish

Amazon had (maybe still has, no idea) the habit of having some movies and shows only available in your local language

[-] paraphrand@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Apple and others have tried to fix the discovery issue. And some of the platforms tell them to fuck off. Such as Netflix. And formerly Amazon.

If you’re not aware, AppleTV will list things across many streaming services and take you right to the shows/movies in the respective apps. As long as a platform is participating. So you just browse/search in a central place.

Apple and Amazon worked out their differences a few years ago and their stuff is now part of the index.

I wonder if this bundle will change that. Currently, Netflix does not integrate with these sort of features.

[-] Willy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago

Comcast used to have great voice search across pretty much every streaming service. I believe they were forced to stop.

[-] MeekerThanBeaker@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

Use JustWatch.com or their app.

It doesn't solve the multiple services issue, but it at least helps you find what you're looking for.

[-] bamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Why use JustWatch.com when you can follow this guide to know where to watch King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)

[-] bazus1@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

That guide is a perfect representation of the current situation. Well done.

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