If you weren't aware, Netflix raised its streaming service from $7.99 to $8.99 on 5/9/2014 for new subscribers. I have had Netflix before, but stopped a while ago because I felt the shows/movies I was getting from my Amazon Prime subscription was sufficient. I restarted my Netflix subscription again last night because the show House just became available, and even though I was a previous subscriber, I was still considered a new subscriber and subjected to the price increase.
To my surprise, there was an option to pay $7.99 a month - that instead of HD (High Definition) streaming on 2 devices at a time at $8.99, SD (Standard Definition) streaming on 1 device was only $7.99. Now, I know the difference is only a dollar and most people would just pay the extra dollar for HD, I was curious. I wanted to know how good/bad Standard Definition streaming was going to be, and I figured if it was bad, then I can always change/upgrade my plan to $8.99.
To my surprise, the quality of Netflix's $7.99 Standard Definition 1 device plan is pretty good. When watching it on my retina display iPad, I couldn't tell the difference between SD and HD (before I cancelled). I tested it on a laptop, and I could tell that it isn't HD but it isn't a big deal to me. Now, if you're the type to really care about this kind of stuff, then by all means pay the extra dollar for HD. But if you're mostly going to watch Netflix from an iPad, or just don't really mind it, then save yourself a dollar a month and choose the Standard Definition plan.
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