How different is watching Netflix and free movies on YouTube?

Netfli, the world-famous pay-for-movie service, has just been introduced to Vietnam for 3 years but has attracted a large number of viewers because of its rich and distinctive content.

Find out if there's a difference between watching paid movies on Netflix compared to watching free on YouTube.

Select content

Content on YouTube is largely user-generated, often following trends so it is not highly specialized and duplicated.

Netflix offers a carefully selected video repository of quality, with full copyright.

Experience in the process of viewing

Anyone who has registered an account or not can watch videos on YouTube for free. Therefore, being interrupted by advertising while watching is inevitable. When using a free website, users act as a 'product' of that service, not a customer.

In order to view content on Netflix, customers have to pay monthly fees and there are no ads appearing when viewing.

Netflix occasionally blocked VPN and YouTube did not

The number of movies on Netflix in different countries is different, some movies may appear on the nation's Netflix but not in other countries. Therefore, many people switch to VPN or use Proxy to watch movies of countries with many movies like America, Canada. Netflix has prevented this. When users change VPN and Proxy to watch movies of other regions, a proxy error message will appear, accompanied by an error code m7111-1331-5059.

With YouTube or any other product like YouTube Red, YouTube Kids or YouTube TV blocking content when using VNP will never happen.

Image quality

NetFlix supports 4K video playback, offering the option to watch HD and Ultra HD. With Basic package (VND 180,000 / month), users can only view one device at a time and the image on the TV may be slightly blurred because both resolutions cannot be viewed.

Currently, YouTube only supports the highest quality video images of 1080p HD.

Number of TV shows and movies

In the US, customers can choose from about 10,000 movies and 3,000 TV shows on Netflix to watch. With Netflix, customers can seamlessly view both movies or series without wasting time waiting.

As for YouTube, there are about 300,000 videos posted every day (with intermittent ads). If desired, users can pay to use YouTube Red, the platform dedicated to streaming live shows. On YouTube Red, users can optionally save videos for playback (offline viewing) on ​​smartphones or tablets, without ads. However, compared to other TV services, content on YouTube Red is still quite limited.

Service cost

Netflix service packages in Vietnam market include:

With YouTube Red, you'll pay a fee of $ 9.99 a month. You can then watch videos without ads, with access to original content. YouTube Red members are linked to Google Play so it is easy to register or cancel using YouTube Red immediately.

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