Sun's out. I'm running out of content on Netflix to watch, but at least there's a murder case worth watching.
During the month of July 2014, I watched 2,531 minutes (42 hours and 11 minutes) of movies and shows via Netflix's streaming service. I came to a conclusion those streams had a total value of $21.24. Let's find out if I made use of my Netflix subscription during the month of August 2014.
To estimate the value of each stream, I divided the cost of the physical version (Blu-ray or DVD) of each movie or show by the estimated amount of times I would watch that release in the next 20 years.
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Movie/Show
|
Estimated Runtime
|
Value of Stream
|
| Ghostbusters | 105 minutes | $1.00 |
| Ghostbusters II | 108 minutes | $1.00 |
| The Killing: Season 4 | 344 minutes | $10.00* |
I estimated that the total value of the movies and shows that I watched on Netflix in August 2014 was $12.00, which is 57 percent down from the previous month. Here's a breakdown of that value:
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The movies that I watched had a total value of $2.00.
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The total runtime of the movies that I watched is 213 minutes (3 hours 33 minutes).
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The show that I watched had a total value of $10.00.
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The total runtime of the show that I watched is 344 minutes (5 hours 44 minutes).
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I paid approximately $1.39 for each hour of programming.
If it weren't for the fourth season of The Killing -- I would have lost money with my Netflix subscription in August 2014.
*Based on the expected MSRP of $19.99 for the upcoming DVD set.
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