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Netflix users are watching less, not opening the app as often (economictimes.com)
submitted 2 days ago by [M] to c/television@piefed.social
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[–] -3 points 2 days ago (11 children)

There’s shitloads of non-english spoken content and no way to filter/hide it.

It’s only gettimg worse

I’ve been disappointed so often, browsing Netflix and finding a show that looks good from the description, but then you start it and it’s in German or Swedish or something. Yuck. What a waste of a potentially good show.

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  • [–] 11 points 2 days ago (2 children)

    Having a filter for shows by language spoken is something streaming sites should have but I don't see a reason the default settings should hide shows that still have subtitles in your native language.

    I strongly disagree that shows in languages you don't speak are "a waste of a potentially good show". If you read slowly or dislike reading when watching shows I understand why you have less interest in them but if you can keep up with the subtitles I don't think you should completly disregard them.

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  • [–] -1 points 1 day ago

    I read really fast, but if I want to read I grab a book (which I do often, I read 100-200 books a year). When I want to watch a movie or show I’m looking for a different experience. Subtitles are annoying because they cover part of the picture, they often spoil jokes and they distract from the actual movie. Dubbed is even worse.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 day ago (5 children)

    The German and Swedish stuff is good.

    Dark. Excellent

    Girl with the dragon tattoo. Great.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 day ago (4 children)

    The subtitles are too distracting. They ruin the experience.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 day ago (3 children)

    Do you read many books in English? I don't even notice they are on the screen.

    However what i do find distracting is when the dubbing into English and the subtitles don't match, or the subtitles are out of time with the speech.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 day ago (2 children)

    Is 200+ books a year a lot? If so, yes. I notice them because they are covering part of the picture.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 day ago (1 child)

    My laptop is 4:3 so I don't have that problem. Also there is a VLC trick (menu) -> Settings -> (Show All) -> Video (open fold) -> Filters (open fold) -> Cropadd -> Add 75px to the bottom.

    Basically I'm recommending not to throw out half a world of culture just because of subtitles.

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