Netflix Now Offers “Previews” Feature
According to this just-published press release, the features on Netflix’s website will now include a previews section that filters trailers in accordance with the user’s rental history and assumed preferences. You can watch this uninterrupted stream of trailers for as long as you want, and even add films to your queue directly from the “Previews” interface. As of now, there are 1,000 trailers available for viewing, but Netflix hopes to bump that number up to 10,000 by year end.
I like the idea of showing a steady stream of random trailers; it makes it feel like you’re at the movies. But good luck trying to cater to my random scatter-shot movie interests (although I guess my eclectic taste could actually be easier to ‘figure out,’ given that they could reasonably show me just about any trailer).