Pay Per View Movies Are Still A Great Option
June 10th, 2007
Often, after a hard days work, my husband and I are too tired to go to the theater to watch a movie. It’s times like these that I’m extremely grateful for pay per view television. Naturally, it’s not the same as going to see a movie on the big screen, but the appeal for me is that I can sit in my favorite chair and just relax, knowing that we don’t have to drive home afterwards. A lot of the movies are a bit older too, but I usually don’t get to see all the movies I want to at the theater, so it’s a good way to catch up on all the ones I’ve missed.
“NetFlix is definitely convenient, but still not as fast a pay per view because you still have to wait for the movies to be delivered”Another cool thing about pay per view is that it’s now free to watch some of the movies. I think they call it ‘on demand’, but the concept is still the same as traditional pay per view. All you need to do is find something you want to watch, click on it and it starts. A lot of the movies and programs are on HBO, and there is also free music and children’s shows. You’ll find quite a few of the stations programming this way, as long as you can pick them up. This type of ‘on demand’ viewing is just what I need when I’ve missed a movie or program.
Pay per view channels also play lots of special events, such as sporting events like the WWE wrestling, concerts and awards shows. Often then special events cost a bit more than the movies do though. WWE wrestling specials for example, often cost between 30 and 50 dollars. I’m glad my brother has his own pay per view account now because he is a huge wrestling fan and would always come over to watch the wrestling specials at our place. At 30 dollars a pop, it starts to add up very quickly!
A lot of people predicted that NetFlix’s gain in popularity would be the death of pay per view companies, although, I’m not sure that was the case. NetFlix is definitely convenient, but still not as fast a pay per view because you still have to wait for the movies to be delivered in the mail before you can watch them. Pay per view channels also show things that aren’t available on DVD yet. The movies in the mail services may take a bit of a bite out of pay per view services, but I can’t see them disappearing any time in the immediate future. With digital phone becoming more popular, a lot of customers seem to be returning to the cable companies, and paying to watch movies at home again.
I think I’ll stick to pay per view for the time being. It’s so nice to be able to relax at home in my comfy clothes on the couch and watch a movie when I feel like it.
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