# Netflix **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 5, 2014, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix/690158 "2014-06-05T23:27:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![flaming\_yawn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/cab0a1/32.png) [@flaming\_yawn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flaming_yawn)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2014, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix/690158/1 "2014-06-05T23:27:03Z")
I hate the way it is set up now. My teenagers watch it all the time so half the movies are recommended because they have watched something. The listings of the movies are not there by genre anymore. Any suggestions for some movies to watch? Hubs and I watch almost anything from Zombie to Kill Bill to what he is watching now …Glen Gary Glen Ross… ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2014, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix/690158/2 "2014-06-05T23:43:57Z")
I think you can make separate profiles for each user. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2014, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix/690158/3 "2014-06-05T23:50:38Z")
> [@Revtim](#): > > I think you can make separate profiles for each user. Yeah. My husband likes it that it never recommends DW Griffith movies, nor SpongeBob for him, and it doesn’t recommend\* Law & Order: SVU\* or _Family Guy_ for our son. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2014, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix/690158/4 "2014-06-05T23:56:26Z")
You can set up to five separate profiles on a single account. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2014, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix/690158/5 "2014-06-06T01:02:49Z")
Profiles don’t work on a SmartTV (or at least on my SmartTV). I don’t think they work on phones/tablets either, but I never watch Netflix on a phone or tablet. So, when my daughter watches RuPaul on the TV for 16 hours straight, suddenly my suggestions are all related to that. ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2014, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix/690158/6 "2014-06-06T01:19:46Z")
It must vary between devices. Profiles work on our Smart TV and on the newer version I use of the Android app (I had to update the app on my tablet the other day because the profiles weren’t working in that older version). ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2014, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix/690158/7 "2014-06-06T01:24:51Z")
For Netflix you can still go to the website and look around and then add it to your Q for later use on the viewing device of your choice. I do that every few weeks I guess. > [@D\_Odds](#): > > Profiles don’t work on a SmartTV (or at least on my SmartTV). I don’t think they work on phones/tablets either, but I never watch Netflix on a phone or tablet. So, when my daughter watches RuPaul on the TV for 16 hours straight, suddenly my suggestions are all related to that. They work fine on Vizio Smart TVs at least. ---
**Author:** ![chicagowhitesox1173](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/46a35a/32.png) [@chicagowhitesox1173](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chicagowhitesox1173)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2014, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix/690158/8 "2014-06-06T01:29:27Z")
Movies that I gave good reviews for. Horror Wakewood The Shrine The Women Perfect Host Let The Right One In Compliance Pontypool Suspended Animation The Ante Rammbock Berlin Underground…one of the best zombie/infected movies. Only thing is that it’s in German. Red State Other movies that I found pretty good. Fargo…I’m sure you’ve seen this The Girl…I thought this was great. Danny Deckchair Cook County…very disturbing ending. I had to turn it off. The Boy In Striped Pajamas Bernie The Way Back The Pianist Worlds Greatest Dad Goon Extract The Polish Bride The Intouchables Rid of Me The Brass Teapot Entre Nos The Silent Army…some of these are foreign but I thought all of these had interesting story plots. ---
**Author:** ![InternetLegend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/internetlegend/32/13154_2.png) [@InternetLegend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InternetLegend)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2014, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix/690158/9 "2014-06-06T04:11:12Z")
All my movie recommendations are inevitably very dated, but I just watched “In Bruges” on Netflix and it was excellent. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2014, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix/690158/10 "2014-06-06T04:57:55Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > For Netflix you can still go to the website and look around and then add it to your Q for later use on the viewing device of your choice. I do that every few weeks I guess. > They work fine on Vizio Smart TVs at least. I have an older Samsung. We don’t get an option to choose a profile when we log into Netflix. ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2014, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix/690158/11 "2014-06-06T11:29:41Z")
The movies we want to watch are never (well, hardly ever) available on streaming. And a number of movies recently on our DVD-mailing list are marked “Long Wait.” That never happened before. And there are a lot of movies on my list that are “Status unknown”, which is disappointing. I wonder if Netflix has been cost-cutting by not ordering enough (or not replacing) DVDs? ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2014, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix/690158/12 "2014-06-06T11:53:35Z")
> [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](#): > > The movies we want to watch are never (well, hardly ever) available on streaming. And a number of movies recently on our DVD-mailing list are marked “Long Wait.” That never happened before. And there are a lot of movies on my list that are “Status unknown”, which is disappointing. > > I wonder if Netflix has been cost-cutting by not ordering enough (or not replacing) DVDs? With Blockbusters and Hollywood Video out of business they only competition they have now is Redbox. On the one hand they’re in a good position to say ‘you’ll take what we give you and like it’ OTOH, they’re also in a good position to go to the studios and say “if you want people to see your movies (and collect royalties) you really need to let us stream it”. Remember, if they don’t stream a movie, or stop streaming it, it’s almost always because the studio won’t let them not because they don’t want to. I’m hoping, over the coming years, the streaming selection gets better, in their defense, it is better than it was a few years ago. ---
**Author:** ![flaming\_yawn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/cab0a1/32.png) [@flaming\_yawn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flaming_yawn)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2014, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix/690158/13 "2014-06-06T11:57:19Z")
Thanks for the suggestions chicagowhitesox…and everyone else, I didnt know about the profiles as 3 come up but I thought my son did that. We spend more time looking for a movie to watch than watching the movie. Never thought to go to the site to put on a queue either.duh. Most of the movies I want to watch are only DVD available and I want it NOW. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2014, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix/690158/14 "2014-06-06T11:58:19Z")
> [@D\_Odds](#): > > Profiles don’t work on a SmartTV (or at least on my SmartTV). I don’t think they work on phones/tablets either, but I never watch Netflix on a phone or tablet. So, when my daughter watches RuPaul on the TV for 16 hours straight, suddenly my suggestions are all related to that. We have a Philips, and the profiles come up. I think the come up on my son’s Android tablet. I have no idea whether they come up on Apple devices. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2014, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix/690158/15 "2014-06-06T13:22:57Z")
> [@D\_Odds](#): > > I have an older Samsung. We don’t get an option to choose a profile when we log into Netflix. Have you Googled the TV model number and “Netflix profiles”? Perhaps there’s a way to enable it. ---
**Author:** ![leftfield6](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leftfield6/32/18780_2.png) [@leftfield6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leftfield6)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2014, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix/690158/16 "2014-06-06T13:26:59Z")
Profiles come on up on my Ipad, or on my browser, obviously. ---
**Author:** ![gallows\_fodder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8c91f0/32.png) [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2014, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix/690158/17 "2014-06-06T13:36:34Z")
> [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](#): > > The movies we want to watch are never (well, hardly ever) available on streaming. And a number of movies recently on our DVD-mailing list are marked “Long Wait.” That never happened before. And there are a lot of movies on my list that are “Status unknown”, which is disappointing. > > I wonder if Netflix has been cost-cutting by not ordering enough (or not replacing) DVDs? Same here – a ton of titles in my queue now have a status of “Very long wait”, or used to and are now moved to the “Saved” category. Frustrating. ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2014, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix/690158/18 "2014-06-06T14:07:14Z")
I would go batshit if the profiles did not work–I have a 4 y.o. who gets an hour or two per week of television and a wife who loves to have inane crime dramas on in the background. I’m a fan of documentaries, concert vids and the occasional movie. We also keep a ‘family’ account for all three of us and an ‘us’ account for just the adults. Works out fairly well. It’s an imperfect implementation on my tablet, but it’s better than nothing. > [@flaming\_yawn](#): > > he is watching now …Glen Gary Glen Ross… Death of a Fucking Salesman ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2014, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix/690158/19 "2014-06-08T00:43:19Z")
Normally I watch on a Roku\*, but if I want to watch something that I don’t want fucking up the recommendations, I watch it on my PS3 instead. Why? Because the Roku only shows the first profile, but on the PS3 it shows all 5. I use the 5th one as a “garbage” profile and just delete it every so often and make a new one. \*It’s a “[Roku 1](http://www.roku.com/products/roku-1)”, don’t bother saying your Roku doesn’t behave the same way with Netflix, as it seems there are a lot of differences like that between Roku models. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2014, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix/690158/20 "2014-06-08T03:03:52Z")
> [@Revtim](#): > > Have you Googled the TV model number and “Netflix profiles”? Perhaps there’s a way to enable it. Not worth it (especially getting around to the back of the TV with a flashlight and rattling off a 300 digit model number to someone else). The Samsung UI is enough of a pain to deal with as is, and she only uses my profile when she’s home from school.