Unlimited Hours

• Netflix subscription plans that include the streaming service offer unlimited streaming with no restrictions on the amount of video that is streamed. Therefore, you are able to watch as many movies or television shows as you want through the streaming service, whether it is to your television or to your computer. In 2008, Netflix ended the restrictions on its streaming services that formerly limited the number of hours that subscribers could view streaming material each month.
  
  

Limited by Selection

• Only a fraction of Netflix's catalogue of movies and television shows are available for streaming, although that number still rises into the thousands of titles. In particular, new releases typically are not available for streaming, according to the Associated Press. "Forbes" blogger Frederick E. Allen noted in February 2011 that, of the eight films available on video that film critic Roger Ebert had listed in his top 10 movies of 2010, only one film was available on the streaming service.
  
  

Physical Restrictions

• In order to stream video from Netflix to your television, a device is required that can connect the two. Among those devices that can stream from Netflix to your television are Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, TiVo, Roku, and some Blu-ray players and Internet-connected high-definition televisions. You also have the option of watching the movies streaming directly onto your computer. You only need a broadband Internet connection, although Netflix recommends a minimum speed of 0.5 MB. A free Netflix application in the Apple App store enables you to watch streaming video on an iPad or iPhone.
  
  

Plan Change and Controversy

• Netflix sparked controversy in July 2011 when it raised prices for its subscribers and separated its DVD rental subscription packages from streaming services, meaning customers who wanted both options would need to pay more in order to get both. A streaming-only service had been introduced in 2010. According to the Associated Press, Netflix did not indicate how many subscribers chose the streaming-only package, but he asserted that the bulk of subscribers prefer to get both DVDs and streaming service.