- Netflix has raised its prices, again.
All right, so now we got to figure out,
is Netflix still worth it with the new pricing?
That's what we're gonna dive into today.
We'll talk about Netflix's new pricing and compare it
to some of the other streaming services
that are its competitors,
and see if it is still king of the jungle
when it comes to on-demand streaming.
Let's dive in.
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Now then, let's dive into Netflix.
They've raised the price on all three of their tiers
for their service.
So the 4K plan, it was $18. It's now $20.
The middle-of-the-road HD plan,
where you get two simultaneous streams and 10 ADP,
that one is up to $15.49.
Roundup, call it $15.50. Up from $14.
And the standard definition plan,
with only one simultaneous stream,
that one is now at $10, where it was at nine.
Okay, so gut reaction here is,
obviously it sucks when somebody
raises their prices like this.
However, when I stop and think about it,
it's not that crazy.
Every 12 to 18 months, they're raising their prices.
Well, that's gonna kind of come with the territory
when they're creating so much content.
So many Netflix originals, plus,
add in concerns about inflation right now, and yeah,
this seems about in line with what we should expect.
That doesn't mean it doesn't kind of suck, though.
So how does Netflix compare now with its competitors?
Well, the closest competitor in pricing
has always been HBO Max.
Well, at least for the last couple of years. Right?
So HBO Max is at $15,
or you can get the $10 ad-supported tier.
Hulu, similarly, is at $13,
or $7 for the ad-supported tier.
Discovery+ and Paramount+ both do the same thing.
With Discovery+ coming in at $7 and $5
and Paramount+ coming in at $10 or $5.
Disney+ is at $8 a month now.
It's up from $7, where it started,
and Apple TV+ is holding strong at $5 a month,
which seems kind of weird, right?
Apple TV+ has been out for over two years now,
and they haven't raised their prices yet.
But we have to remember that it's not necessarily
about turning a profit on Apple TV+.
Apple TV+ is really just meant as a way
to make their devices, Apple devices,
a little stickier, so it's harder to quit, you know,
your iPhone or your iPad
if you can watch some great content on it.
But for the rest of these, though,
I think these companies
are more concerned about turning a profit.
Either way, which ones are worth it?
Well, obviously, that's going to be kind of
up to you and what content you want to watch.
So if you love reality TV or unscripted TV,
Discovery+ is a no-brainer.
If you love premium kind of HBO style content,
obviously you've got HBO Max,
but Apple TV+ definitely worth it as well.
And Netflix, let's take their middle-tier here,
the HD package at $15.50 a month.
Even at that price, I think it's worth it.
There really is no competition
among any of the other streaming services
when it comes to the utter breadth of content
available to you on Netflix.
And it's not just about the quantity of their content,
but it's about the quality as well.
Netflix does a good job of creating a lot of quick,
easy, cheap content and also balancing that out
with some premier premium content, you know,
things like "Stranger Things" or "The Witcher" or whatever.
So for me, is Netflix still worth it?
Yes, absolutely.
But I do wanna hear what you have to say about it.
How you think it compares
to the rest of the streaming landscape.
I understand we're all frustrated by price hikes,
but, you know, that is kind of the way it goes.
They're going to keep pushing that envelope
until we all start unsubscribing.
So are you gonna be in that boat?
Are you gonna be unsubscribing from Netflix
or anybody else over these price hikes?
Hit the comments below and let me know.
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