Here we go, third installment, and should be the last.
Netflix should allow user profiles on accounts. Allow 5
profiles per account. The purpose of multiple profiles is so different family
members can have their own Netflix tailored to their profile. The first profile
set up will be the main user, be it a parent, or main subscriber paying for
Netflix. The following features should be allowed for profiles:
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The main profile has full access to all
profiles.
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The main profile can be password protected.
·
The main profile can control access viewed by
other profiles to limited movie ratings or categories.
·
The main profile can give full access to other
profiles may act like the main profile for access purposes.
·
Each profile will have their own instant queue
to view.
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The main profile(s) will have access to view all
instant queues.
·
If the Netflix account has DVD queue as well,
the main profile(s) can few all movies in the DVD queue and rearrange as
desired.
·
Non main profiles can view only DVD’s they have
added to the queue and what number on the list without ability to modify.
·
Profiles can be named to reflex members on the
account.
I’m sure there can be plenty more to be added to the list
of what profiles can do. The main reason I suggest individual profiles be made
is for convenience. For me, my wife and I share Netflix. In our instant queue
we have over 200 items saved. To take the time to sort out hers and mine would
take a very long time. Then, if more titles get added, we both add what we
want, when we want and if we don’t arrange them, they just get inner mixed
again.
By having separate profiles, I can add what I want, she
can add what she wants, and we can access our individual queues and know its
only items we want to watch separately. As an alternative, we can use a new
profile for movies and shows we both are interested in, so we can easily access
that profile when we are together.
By having multiple profiles, everyone in the family can
have one. Having the ability to limit access and monitor can make it easier for
parents. If you have young kids that can navigate Netflix without help from
parents, you can make sure they don’t end up watching movies they shouldn’t be
watching. Personally, I wouldn’t want my kid stumbling across a Quentin
Tarantino movie. For people that do have kids, I’m sure they want every cartoon
possible, and there are a lot of
cartoons that can clutter up your instant queue.
Each profile should be tailored to that individual
profile. Just like the site does now with suggestions based on recently viewed
or movies in the queue, each profile will see suggestions for their profile
only.
While having all these features on the website would be
nice, I like a lot of Netflix users use a consol to watch on my TV. So
naturally these features from all 3 parts should be made accessible on the
consoles. So when you go to Netflix, the first thing that appears is the
profiles to select, and you can go about your merry way watching that profiles
queue. There should also be category on the consoles to easily switch between
profiles. So if my wife is watching in her queue, then I come home, we can
easily switch to the profile we share to watch what we want.
As I said before, this would be a huge revamp of the
websites, as well as the console for Netflix viewing. But with such features,
it makes Netflix more appealing, in my opinion, and making everything for
family/user friendly can make it more desirable over the competition. Will
Netflix ever see this? I don’t know. If people think they should, then I say go
ahead and show them this, see if they take it under consideration.
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