I’m sure a lot of you are, like myself, a member of Netflix. I love it but I was wondering if it was really worth the expense. Sometimes the DVDs sit on my shelf unwatched for days. Sometimes by the time I receive a DVD I don’t have any interest in watching it anymore. Being a geek I wrote an online application to analyze my rental history and answer that question for me (and then some). The Netflix History Analyzer (I’m accepting suggestions for a better name) will take your complete rental history, which Netflix will email to you from your account page, and give you a breakdown of your rental activity including whether you are saving or losing money compared to renting locally. Happily, I’m saving money, even with my non-optimal renting habits. How about you?

Comments

1. pete on 2005-10-15 21:22:33 wrote: i love netflix. but i’m not a member. i own netflix stock…which is earning me a beautiful 149% return.

2. The Beans Dad on 2005-10-18 19:57:09 wrote: We just dropped NetFlix (sorry Pete) in favor of Comcast’s DVR service – basically TIVO but bundled with cable/internet. We found the NetFlix DVD’s would sit for months without getting watched. So without an analysis I’d say we were losing money on the service.

3. Jessica on 2005-10-21 10:29:22 wrote: I use Netflix seasonally. I usually cancel it in the summer when the weather is nice and the days are long. Then winter comes and it’s a Godsend!

4. Jenn on 2005-10-21 12:03:43 wrote: I love my Netflix! Of course, I am one of those people who had so many late fees I could have bought the video store. I use Netflix like a junkie uses crack! Ummm, did I mention I like Netflix?