They reinvented home viewing with their binge-friendly approach to film and TV, and by now they’re a juggernaut in the entertainment landscape.
“They” are Netflix, Australia’s most popular streaming service that first gave us the option to check out a whole season of brand new, quality telly in one shameful afternoon. And with four tiers of membership, there are more ways than ever to get that big red N ‘bah-bummmm’-ing onto your screen right now.
The platform’s ad-supported tier is the best value option, charging $6.99 each month if you’re willing to sit through some commercials.
A basic Netflix subscription in Australia snips out those pesky ads and costs $10.99 per month, to watch and download the service’s content on only one screen. For $16.99, “Standard” membership means you can watch in 1080p on two screens and download onto up to two phones or tablets, with HD playback available.
Ever since Netflix’s controversial crackdown on password sharing, they’ve also offered Standard subscribers the option to add a single extra member from outside the home onto each plan for an additional $7.99 a month.
And Netflix‘s “Premium” service, with two screens upon which you can watch and download content at the same time, will cost you $22.99 per month. Premium comes with the option to watch your favourite titles in glorious Ultra HD, meaning you can finally check out Joe Exotic’s luscious blonde mullet in 2160 pixel resolution. Premium subscribers can also add up to two extra members at that same $7.99 monthly price.
Whatever’s next for Netflix, you’ve got multiple ways of buying into the hype with the subscription tiers we’ve outlined above. From $6.99 a month, you can be on your way to ticking off all 50 of the service’s best movies, or just knowing what the latest show everyone watched over the weekend was all about.
