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Jack Dweck@jackdweck · Product Manager at Unroll.Me
Brb, currently downloading all of Black Mirror  See more
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Ryan Hoover@rrhoover · Founder, Product Hunt
Probably the most useful update to Netflix since they introduced online streaming. Tangent: What shows/movies are people watching? I'm enjoy Black Mirror (related), Tallulah with Ellen Page is great, and Demetri Martin's standup special is hilarious. Oh, and I recently re-watched Heavyweights. It holds up. 😊
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Steph Garrett@ongarrett · Podcast Lover; https://www.podDB.me
@rrhoover Chewing Gum, Black Mirror, The Crown is lit, Chef's Table, and Lovesick
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Jason Hart@dcdjason
@rrhoover +1 for Black Mirror. Nacros is pretty amazing as well.
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Wouter van Lent@woutervanlent · Founder Repuso.com
@rrhoover Designated Survivor is my latest discovery!
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Thomas Dunn@thomasdunnuk · Customer dev + UX research @Buffer
@rrhoover Just finished season 1 of Hannibal. Dark dark stuff and very addictive
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Ali Afridi@alikafridi · VC @ Lightbank
@rrhoover Black Mirror, Narcos, and I've started to watch through the old Top Gear. Good stuff.
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Jason Frishman@frishy · Founder, Netcapital
@rrhoover Michael Che's recent standup was amazing. Highly recommend.
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Parker Woodward@parkerwoodward
@rrhoover The Crown, Shameless
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Niv Dror@nivo0o0 · Writer/Social Editor @ProductHunt
@rrhoover The Crown is sooo good 👑 thankful for the random midnight @stevesi Twitter recommendation 💫
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Nat Eliason@nateliason · Writer
@rrhoover Bojack Horseman if you want some surprisingly insightful and deep comedy.
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Matthew Helbig@mhelbig1 · Video Content as a Service
@rrhoover Joe Rogan's newest standup, The Fall and Black Mirror.
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Eric Miller@epic__miller · Electric Vehicle Engineer, Lucid Motors
@rrhoover The Killing, the 100, Sense8
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Alex Stoklas@astoklas · Growth & Product Marketing @ Microsoft
@rrhoover Good to hear that you have time to watch :-) I just started with White Collar, is average
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Brian J King@brianjking
@woutervanlent @rrhoover It's a shame it keeps getting bumped from airing. Looks like episode 8 will finally air tonight though!
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Khalil Benihoud@benihoudkhalil · Designer
@alikafridi @rrhoover right
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Desmond@desmonddantzler · Working on Fanbox.
@rrhoover Tales by Light, Untold History of the US, & The Bletchley Circle. The Killing is probably the best crime drama I've seen.
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Sarah Evans@prsarahevans · Digital correspondent
@rrhoover the crown!!!!!
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Yinka@yinkaadepoju_
@rrhoover Been watching Fargo, it's great!
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Wilsar™@callmewilsar · Founder - MelaninHabits.info
@ongarrett @rrhoover omg I love chewing Gun. Black Mirror is always a great choice. :)
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Steph Garrett@ongarrett · Podcast Lover; https://www.podDB.me
@callmewilsar I was shocked by how light they kept it regardless of the storyline. Laughed until I cried
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Emily Schuman@emilys · Marketing, Astro
@rrhoover watch The Imposter! pretty crazy doc. Shameless is great. Just watched Temple Grandin (actually found via LeanFlix - https://www.producthunt.com/post...) which was really good too.
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Niv Dror@nivo0o0 · Writer/Social Editor @ProductHunt
Netflix Board Meeting Minutes: 2006: Should we launch video streaming? 🤔 2007: We successfully launched video streaming ✅ 2008: Should we enable offline viewing? 🤔 2009: We should enable offline viewing ❌ 2010: We should enable offline viewing... ❌ 2011: Our customers want offline viewing ❌ 2012: Our customers really want offline viewing ❌ 2013: Offline … See more
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Andrey Yanovskiy@andreyyanovskiy · Designer
@nivo0o0 I think it's because it's hard to stream 4K video :)
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Rene Pot@wraldpyk · Founder of Hip.Coffee
@andreyyanovskiy @nivo0o0 pretty sure competition forced them. Streaming or downloading requires the same amount of bandwith
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Dominik Schmidt@iduuck
@andreyyanovskiy @nivo0o0 Well, I don't think a lot of 4k videos will fit into an iDevice
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Andrey Yanovskiy@andreyyanovskiy · Designer
@iduuck @nivo0o0 oh, so it's for iOS/Android... then it's much simpler — download at home over WiFi — watch on a commute
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Frad Lee@fradser
@andreyyanovskiy @nivo0o0 iPhone 7 Plus 1080p 😂
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Joshua Pinter@joshuapinter · Product Dev at CNTRAL. Maker of ntwrk.
@wraldpyk @andreyyanovskiy @nivo0o0 Yeah, they require the same amount of total bandwidth but not the same amount of bandwidth per second. I think his point is that downloading 4K doesn't require you to have a sufficiently fast bandwidth, where as streaming it does.
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Pietz Prove@gopietz · Media Computer Science Student
@andreyyanovskiy @nivo0o0 i think your internet connection is slower than mine :)
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Justin White@jwhiteux · Art Director
@joshuapinter @wraldpyk @andreyyanovskiy @nivo0o0 lol.. You actually had to explain that? We're doomed.
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Gene Fan@0x11ff · CEO, SECUR1TY.com
@nivo0o0 First up, the complete (Netflix collection of) Pedro Almodovar movies:)
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Zack Bloom@zackbloom · Engineering Manager, Cloudflare
@nivo0o0 Having worked at Hulu, I'm convinced it was 100% a licensing and rights issue. Copyrights can be infinitely subdivided, meaning Netflix may have had 'streaming' rights, but not 'offline caching' rights. Yes, even on content they produced.
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Fraser Smith@frassmith · Software Developer, Shanghai, China
@nivo0o0 2017: Thoughts on offline viewing for the desktop? ❌
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Jason Salas@jasonsalas · Product Director
@zackbloom Interesting...
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Mac Aficionados@macaficionados · Founder, Mac Aficionados
@andreyyanovskiy I think it's because Amazon Prime Video is on it's way outside of the USA 😉
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Florin Muresan@florin_muresan · Mentor and Speaker at Startup Events.
@zackbloom @nivo0o0 I agree. It's also what I think. People don't realize it, but licenses and rights are the reason why MOST great things are locked to the world.
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Karl Schmidt@kschmidtdev · Senior iOS Engineer at Mobify
Very cool! I wish they kept their API though, I found it useful to implement custom 'My List' sorting and other features..
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Sven van der Zee@svenvd_zee · Haven't found the next big thing yet
@kschmidtdev Miss the API :(
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Smokie@xtoq · Smokie Does Stuff
The holidays have come early!
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Jason Wolf@jasonguywolf · Founder/CEO, Eager Sheep
Oh, Eureka! This is good stuff :)
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Rodrigo Reis@rodrigoreis22 · Software Engineer
awesome, gonna catch up with my series during my long flights
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Shaun Dunne@shaundunne · co-founder | www.studiozero.co
Hows that for a slice of fried gold
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Thomas Dunn@thomasdunnuk · Customer dev + UX research @Buffer
Wow this is huge!!! Train journeys just became way better
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Juan Buis@juanbuis · internet words
This changes everything! Also, there's a new in-app category "Available for Download" that makes downloadable content easy to find.
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Ankit Aggarwal@ank2302 · Android
Is this an app only feature?
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Rene Pot@wraldpyk · Founder of Hip.Coffee
@ank2302 it appears so. That until they launch a desktop application. With the rumours of offline support came also a Windows application. We'll have to wait for now
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Ankit Aggarwal@ank2302 · Android
@wraldpyk Thanks for the info! I would prefer a Mac app still :)
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Stanley Idesis@sisedi · Developer, Consultant, and Teen Idol
👴: back in my day you had to be online to stream your Netflix! 👶: What's Netflix, grandpa?
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Vamsi Varanasi@vamsikvaranasi · Product Manager, Securifi Inc
@sisedi Unlikely. Even today, no one asks "What's Coca Cola grandpa?"
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Stanley Idesis@sisedi · Developer, Consultant, and Teen Idol
@vamsikvaranasi after 10 years of business you're ready to say Netflix is a guaranteed 100 year brand? Ballsy ;D
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Vamsi Varanasi@vamsikvaranasi · Product Manager, Securifi Inc
@sisedi Ha ha, point taken. Netflix might go the way of Blockbuster... but if they play their cards right, there's not reason they won't stick around.
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Stanley Idesis@sisedi · Developer, Consultant, and Teen Idol
@vamsikvaranasi they do have an incredible advantage though unlike tech, the beverage world is hard to disrupt at this point. I wonder if it's possible 🤔
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Vamsi Varanasi@vamsikvaranasi · Product Manager, Securifi Inc
@sisedi With blockbuster vs netflix, netflix filled a need of the consumer to get movies without hassle and in a convenient medium. I don't see a replacement for streaming, like ever. Unless we get movies that we can "experience", I mean actually live them, and somehow Netflix misses that train, I don't see it being disrupted so easily. Coke always filled o… See more
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Greg 'X' Willis@greg_x_willis · Founder & Developer @ Taste Buff
@vamsikvaranasi @sisedi "movies we can experience...?" Westworld anyone? :D
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Shaun Trennery@shauntrennery · Founder X&Go
That's the sound of the door slamming on other VOD providers. Only defence for launching a VOD service will be insanity.
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Jason Hart@dcdjason
Amazon Prime Video has had offline viewing for a while and while I don't use it often, when I do need it, it has been very helpful and pretty easy to use. After taking a quick look at Netflix's updated app, it looks just as easy. Not all videos can be downloaded but they do have an "Available for Download" section so that helps.
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David Senate@david_senate · Head of Projects and Developments Center
Very cool and it is a worldwide update. Thx Netflix :)
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Olivier El Mekki@oelmekki · maker
Great news! Watching movies in the train is finally possible :) (and great timing, just before christmas) That being said, I'm a bit disappointed to read in the "To download titles from Netflix on your mobile device, you will need" section that I need an internet connection to download movies :trollface:
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Paul⭐️@paulsavage · Founder, EmailTrainer
This is great for holiday traveling! Now I get to catch up on some proper TV when I fly.
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sri@sridhar_kondoji · No Fluff Just Stuff skills tracker
Will this defeat the purpose of streaming? In Asia, this will impact netflix membership. There will be one account for offline viewing and then share it among friends and family. I think this could impact Netflix abroad.
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Mark Spivey@ausonio · Owner, SoundFunnel
@sridhar_kondoji doubt it, since this is app only they could just tie it to authorised devices
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sri@sridhar_kondoji · No Fluff Just Stuff skills tracker
@ausonio If the downloaded image can be played only using netflix app, then i agree.
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Scott Wyden Kivowitz@scottwyden · Photographer / Marketing @ Imagely
It's about time!
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Lucas@ichbinslucas · Designer
thank you netflix!
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