RJH Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Is it worth the money? Would it come in handy for homeschool? We rent 1 or 2 movies a week from the Redbox ($1 each). But I would really like a better selection for HS related stuff. And our library isn't the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitestavern Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 We love our Netflix subscription. For one, the selection is just mind boggling. Much wider variety than Redbox. We just have basic cable, so we use Netflix heavily. I find a really good selection of educational movies and cable TV programs. I think I pay around $12 for an unlimited two at a time membership and that gets us about 15 movies a month. Probably about 5 are for the kids for school and the rest are entertainment for mom and dad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTMindy Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 This is my first month and I am loving it!! There is a HUGE selection and there are also a lot of movies that you can watch on your computer instantly if you are in the mood to watch one sooner. We are going to Hawaii this month and I just selected a couple of documentaries on Hawaii to watch before we go. Also, someone took the time to coordinate TOG, year 2, and movies on Netflix, which is very helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandra Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Couldn't live without it!! We have the 3 at a time subscription. Netflix has a tremendous selection, including lots of PBS, History Channel, etc documentaries. We use it to add to our studies all the time -- and you can do this at the last minute, because they ship REALLY fast. I can drop a dvd in the mail on a Thursday and have your new dvd on Saturday. That gives you a lot for the money. About the only thing I want that they don't have are the Schlessinger Media videos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer in NH Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 I suscribed 3 weeks ago and so far we love it! I am doing the 3 at a time as well...I thought about 2, but 3 seems to fit better. Dh loves movies and I have only perused through 15 pages of 72 pages of historical documentaries. We watched one about Jamestown last week and today we are finishing one on the mayflower. Friday we will watch one about the Salem witch trials (on our computer). I have a bunch lined up... so far so good. I am curious for those of you who use Netflix, what suscription works for your family? but I don't want to hijack the thread either.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Academy of Jedi Arts Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 We love ours. We use it mostly for school- history stuff. We have the one at a time plan that also allows us to watch movies on the computer. The turn around is no more than a day or two from where I am to get a new movie. There is a Netflix "base" about 30 minutes from here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrscopterdoc Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 I love my Netflix! :D We do the 3 a month plan and it's about $16. We also use the 'watch instant' feature a lot too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom0012 Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 We just started using Netflix this last month and I just love it. Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 We've been Netflixers for about two years. We love the wide range of history, science, and literature movies they stock. Last year when we studied Shakespeare's comedies, we would read/listen to the play. After our study, we would reward ourselves with movie versions. It was such fun...we could get different productions of the actual play and also modern versions. Today's queue if fulll of Civil War DVDs. There is no way we could find all of these at the library when we need them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shalom22 Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 We love ours. Great service and quick turn around. I have three coupons to the first three people to pm me for one month free trial. I have an extra one with your name on it RJH, if you want it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammyla Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 We've had our Netflix account for a few years. We use it all the time for extra videos to supplement lessons and for simple enjoyment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillary in KS Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Totally and completely worth the money. Absolutely. Go for it. I have a coupon code for 1 free month. PM me and I'll send it to you. Try Netflix for a month and for free and see if it'll work for your family. Hillary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shalom22 Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 I still have two coupons left for anyone interested in get Netflix for one month free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Alfred Academy Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Also, someone took the time to coordinate TOG, year 2, and movies on Netflix, which is very helpful. Hey Mindy...would you happen to have that list handy? We are doing Yr 2 this year as well! We just started Netflix and so glad we did. We don't have tv so we depend on the computer for entertaining us with movies! We have the unlimited 3 out at once and really like utilizing the "watch it now" movies/documentaries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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