Netflix Stops Letting You Add To DVD Queue From Streaming Devices

By Phil Villarreal January 18, 2011
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For years, Netflix steadily made its service more user-friendly by adding devices on which it let you stream films and improving the apps that let you do so. But now the company has taken a step backward in functionality by removing the ability to add DVDs to your queue from everything but the Netflix site.

The Netflix Blog reports the move was made to improve the streaming service:

We’re doing this so we can concentrate on offering you the titles that are available to watch instantly. Further, providing the option to add a DVD to your Queue from a streaming device complicates the instant watching experience and ties up resources that are better used to improve the overall streaming functionality.

Netflix users, do you buy the explanation? If so, are you cool with losing the ability to add DVDs in exchange for more reliable streaming?

Removing “Add to DVD Queue” from Streaming Devices [Netflix Blog]
(Thanks, Todd!)

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  1. seamer says:
    January 18, 2011 at 2:01 pm

    When I look at netflix from my ps3/wii, I want streaming. If something I want isn’t streaming, I want to know why.

  2. jjcraftery says:
    January 18, 2011 at 3:16 pm

    Well THAT sucks! What if I’m out, and think of a movie to watch, and want to watch on my iPhone? Or like my Son, who’s 11, is constantly searching movies and adding them and watching them right away.

    This will DEFINATELY be an inconvenience.
    Definate step in the backwards direction here!!!!

    :(

  3. rambo76098 says:
    January 18, 2011 at 3:33 pm

    Lame. Now I’ll have to drag out the PC every time I think of a movie to add to my queue.

  4. wrbwrx says:
    January 18, 2011 at 3:54 pm

    I was annoyed that whenever i searched for an Instant view title, it would recommend DVD’s. I think this is a step forward.

  5. Coyote says:
    January 18, 2011 at 4:36 pm

    I just wish they would do away with the DVD process entirely, I’m tired of even 5 year old movies not being available via streaming. Seriously how hard is it to stick a single DVD in and rip it versus mailing, labeling, sorting, etc….

  6. YOXIM says:
    January 18, 2011 at 4:57 pm

    Meh. Don’t really care. I’ve had the same Blu-Ray disc from Netflix on my entertainment center for almost a year now. Still haven’t watched it. So yeah, don’t care.

  7. Adam says:
    January 18, 2011 at 5:01 pm

    Oftentimes I am away from home and will think of or be reminded of a movie that I want to watch, which is why I have the phone flicks app on my smartphone. It is a convenient way to add movies to my cue the moment I think of them so I won’t forget. Of course I could write them down, but I often don’t have sometime to write with or on. I could make a note of it in my phone, yes….but it has always been much more convenient to just add it to my cue instantly through my phone. Ahh Netflix I still love you, but don’t let this be the first step towards hatred!

  8. Jenn98765 says:
    January 18, 2011 at 5:14 pm

    It’s annoying – I don’t need to add steps to things, I need to remove steps. Although now that they have the market cornered wouldn’t it just be typical if they turned shitty now?

  9. ClaudeKabobbing says:
    January 18, 2011 at 5:24 pm

    does not matter to me. I love my roku, but its much easier to add movies, streaming movies included, thru my pc.

  10. MarkSweat says:
    January 18, 2011 at 5:36 pm

    Don’t even have the DVD option anymore now that they have streaming-only. The DVD/Blu-Ray just turned into an expensive coaster that I paid for each month. Most of our viewing was already on the streaming.

    So, I like this change. When browsing from a streaming device, it’s annoying to find something only to be told “sorry – you can’t watch this, because it doesn’t stream”.

  11. Kestris says:
    January 18, 2011 at 6:58 pm

    I’ve always used my computer to add DVDs, so never used the instant streaming ‘add dvd’ bit.

    So for me, it makes no difference.

  12. cpkook02 says:
    January 18, 2011 at 10:02 pm

    I am on a streaming only plan now! I am actually glad to not see the titles that I cannot watch instantly. It will de-clutter my search on Netflix.

  13. VouxCroux says:
    January 19, 2011 at 11:36 am

    Netflix has been ahead on so many things, but they have not embraced mobile apps or social media. It’s puzzling.

  14. mumucachu366 says:
    April 27, 2011 at 9:52 pm

    We stream Netflix on the computer, 360 and Wii. We’ve never bothered looking for movies for the DVD queue on the consoles, just the computer, so it doesn’t bother us.

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