CuriosityStream - Anyone Using It?

tubemonkey · 10-15-2015, 11:24 PM

Is anyone using CuriosityStream? It's a Netflix-like service for documentaries. It has over 1,000 nonfiction videos. You get unlimited ad-free viewing for $2.99/mo (SD streams) or $5.99/mo (HD streams). The first month is free.

I like this type of programming, so I plan to try it out.

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The mission of CuriosityStream is to provide an affordable, ad-free, online destination where the world's best factual television content can be enjoyed on demand and on any device by the planet's community of the curious.

AnemicOak · 10-15-2015, 11:36 PM

Will be interested to hear what you think after using it. I remember being interested when I first heard the founder of Discovery Channel was starting a streaming service and that it would have some original content. Would have to see how much content is original or not available on Netflix or Prime to decide if $6 is worth it for me.

Gregg Bell · 10-15-2015, 11:42 PM

Looks cool. I wonder if I'd spend too much time watching it though.

tubemonkey · 10-15-2015, 11:49 PM

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Originally Posted by AnemicOak

Will be interested to hear what you think after using it. I remember being interested when I first heard the founder of Discovery Channel was starting a streaming service and that it would have some original content. Would have to see how much content is original or not available on Netflix or Prime to decide if $6 is worth it for me.

Will do. I plan to compare it with Netflix and Prime Video. I'm already considering dropping Netflix, so Prime and Curiosity might be a winning combo for me. If I do keep it, I'll get the SD version for $3/mo.

HarryT · 10-16-2015, 10:28 AM

For those in the UK, there's an excellent free BBC TV channel, BBC4, which is dedicated to documentaries, so there's no shortage of them. I must admit that I have an intense dislike of many US-made documentaries shown on channels like "Discovery". Everything seems to be over-dramatised, and they also repeat the "headlines"every 10 minutes, presumably where it was originally shown with frequent commercial breaks.

Gregg Bell · 10-16-2015, 12:46 PM

I found some free online ones too. One was

http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/

where I watched one on Richard Feynman

http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/pleas...ng-things-out/.

which was very straightforward and fascinating.

10-15-2015, 11:36 PM	#2
AnemicOak Bookaholic Posts: 14,391 Karma: 54969924 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: iPad Mini 4, AuraHD, iPhone XR +	Will be interested to hear what you think after using it. I remember being interested when I first heard the founder of Discovery Channel was starting a streaming service and that it would have some original content. Would have to see how much content is original or not available on Netflix or Prime to decide if $6 is worth it for me.

10-15-2015, 11:42 PM	#3
Gregg Bell Gregg Bell Posts: 2,266 Karma: 3917598 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Itasca, Illinois Device: Kindle Touch 7, Sony PRS300, Fire HD8 Tablet	Looks cool. I wonder if I'd spend too much time watching it though.

10-16-2015, 10:28 AM	#5
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	For those in the UK, there's an excellent free BBC TV channel, BBC4, which is dedicated to documentaries, so there's no shortage of them. I must admit that I have an intense dislike of many US-made documentaries shown on channels like "Discovery". Everything seems to be over-dramatised, and they also repeat the "headlines"every 10 minutes, presumably where it was originally shown with frequent commercial breaks.

10-16-2015, 12:46 PM	#6
Gregg Bell Gregg Bell Posts: 2,266 Karma: 3917598 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Itasca, Illinois Device: Kindle Touch 7, Sony PRS300, Fire HD8 Tablet	I found some free online ones too. One was http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/ where I watched one on Richard Feynman http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/pleas...ng-things-out/. which was very straightforward and fascinating.

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