WEBVTT - Maximize Your Netflix Subscription with These Tools

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<v Speaker 1>The tools to make Netflix work better for you. What's

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<v Speaker 1>going on? I'm Rich Demiro, this is Rich on Tech. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe it's just me, but pretty much any conversation I

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<v Speaker 1>have these days somehow ends up on one of two topics,

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<v Speaker 1>the iPhone or Netflix. These are two pretty big forces

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<v Speaker 1>in our lives. And I'm on this new thing where

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<v Speaker 1>I sort of refuse to pay six dollars to rent

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<v Speaker 1>a movie on iTunes. I'm already paying fourteen dollars a

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<v Speaker 1>month for Netflix's Top plan, which includes four screens at

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<v Speaker 1>a time, HD and Ultra HD, and the ability to

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<v Speaker 1>download videos on four phones or tablets, which, by the way,

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<v Speaker 1>I've maxed out. Mix that with the forty dollars a

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<v Speaker 1>month I'm paying for DirecTV Now and the ten dollars

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<v Speaker 1>a month for YouTube Premium, and I don't want to

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<v Speaker 1>pay for any more TV shows or movies, which is

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<v Speaker 1>why I'm trying to make the most out of my

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<v Speaker 1>Netflix membership and do my best to avoid what generally

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<v Speaker 1>happens on a Friday night, which is you spend more

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<v Speaker 1>time trying to find something to watch on Netflix than

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<v Speaker 1>you actually do watching Netflix. Keep in mind, I'm not

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<v Speaker 1>binging shows, so movies are really the only thing that

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<v Speaker 1>I'm interested in watching right now. Now. I tell you

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<v Speaker 1>all this because there's a new Chrome extension that helps

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<v Speaker 1>you make the most out of Netflix by letting you

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<v Speaker 1>browse all of those so called secret categories. I did

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<v Speaker 1>a blog post on this a couple of years ago

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<v Speaker 1>and it went crazy viral. Basically, it was all the

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<v Speaker 1>secret codes that you can use to find all the

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<v Speaker 1>categories that Netflix puts their movies in. Well, this Chrome

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<v Speaker 1>extension lets you browse all of those categories. And when

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<v Speaker 1>I installed this, I realized there are a bunch of

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<v Speaker 1>other Netflix Helper extensions that you can really use to

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<v Speaker 1>customize your experience. Keep in mind, these are all extensions

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<v Speaker 1>for the Chrome web browser, so the way to use

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<v Speaker 1>them is to browse for movies on your computer, then

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<v Speaker 1>add them to your list on Netflix, and then you

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<v Speaker 1>can watch them on your TV, your tablet, or wherever

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<v Speaker 1>you watch. So let's get to that first one. It's

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<v Speaker 1>called Better Browse for Netflix. This lets you explore all

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<v Speaker 1>those secret categories on Netflix that aren't really secret, but

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<v Speaker 1>Netflix does organize movies in a million different ways, and

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<v Speaker 1>this extension lets you search those categories and browse them.

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<v Speaker 1>So while Netflix might give you the ability to look

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<v Speaker 1>at dramas and then see a section labeled because you

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<v Speaker 1>added Million Dollar Baby to your list, Better Browse lets

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<v Speaker 1>you see everything that's available, including anime, action, anime comedies,

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<v Speaker 1>anime dramas, or classic dramas, classic TV shows, or classic

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<v Speaker 1>war movies. Then you've got the films based on a

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<v Speaker 1>book category, martial arts movies, monster movies, movies for kids

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<v Speaker 1>age two to four, or various other age ranges. And

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<v Speaker 1>this alone is great for finding movies for the kids.

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<v Speaker 1>Better Browse integrates right into the Netflix homescreen and it

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<v Speaker 1>is an extension I will be keeping for sure. Next

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<v Speaker 1>up an extension called super Netflix. This lets you customize

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<v Speaker 1>just about every aspect of your viewing experience, including this

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<v Speaker 1>speed that you watch a show in. You can go

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<v Speaker 1>from a halftime to four times faster. According to the description.

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<v Speaker 1>This can be helpful if a movie is slow, or

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<v Speaker 1>maybe if you're trying to learn a new language. Using

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<v Speaker 1>Netflix movies, you can also change the streaming video quality,

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<v Speaker 1>blur images, and episode descriptions so you have absolutely no

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<v Speaker 1>spoilers whatsoever. As you browse, you can skip those intros

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<v Speaker 1>and more. Super Netflix comes from a website called Subflix.

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<v Speaker 1>It currently has over one hundred and sixty thousand users

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<v Speaker 1>on Chrome. Next up, Netflix Party. This is a Chrome

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<v Speaker 1>extension that lets you watch Netflix with friends. Of course,

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<v Speaker 1>both parties have to have Netflix, but this helper extension

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<v Speaker 1>lets you watch remotely with friends by syncing up the

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<v Speaker 1>video playback and adding a group chat right next to

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<v Speaker 1>the movie, so you can talk about what's happening on screen.

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<v Speaker 1>I guess you could also dial up the other person

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<v Speaker 1>on speakerphone, but that might get kind of complicated with

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<v Speaker 1>the movie dialogue playing in the background. Netflix Party has

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<v Speaker 1>over three hundred thousand users. Next up, rate Flix. This

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<v Speaker 1>is super helpful. It shows you a title's rating across

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<v Speaker 1>various services right on the Netflix screen, so you'll see

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<v Speaker 1>ratings for Rotten Tomatoes, IMDb, and Metacritic when available, of course,

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<v Speaker 1>and this can help you make much more informed choices.

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<v Speaker 1>The ratings are also shown on the playbar of the

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<v Speaker 1>title that you're currently watching, and you can even click

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<v Speaker 1>on an IMDb rating to be taken straight to the

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<v Speaker 1>page for that title. Again, this stuff is not going

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<v Speaker 1>to show up on your team, but you can use

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<v Speaker 1>these tools to search for things to watch on your

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<v Speaker 1>computer and then add it to your list to watch later.

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<v Speaker 1>And if you are watching on your computer, check out

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<v Speaker 1>an extension called Netflix Pause Removal. This is a simple

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<v Speaker 1>helper app that takes away that dreaded continue watching button

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<v Speaker 1>in Netflix. This way you can binge on forever without

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<v Speaker 1>any interruptions. There you have it, simple tools to help

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<v Speaker 1>you get the most out of your Netflix subscription. You

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<v Speaker 1>can find links to these Chrome extensions in the show

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<v Speaker 1>notes or on my website at richontech dot tv. Thanks

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<v Speaker 1>so much for listening. I'm Rich shamiro I'll talk to

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<v Speaker 1>you real soon.