I agree with the OP about the restrictions being stupid, yes limit to 4 active to prevent multiusers on one account if you want but allow customers to control which devices are active. Given that kids have tables, phones etc all of which can watch NowTV then only having 4 devices with limits on changing them is just too restrictive and counter productive. If people are going to watch NowTV without paying then they wont be getting a nowTV package at all. Punishing the customers who did pay is not going to change the minds of the pirates just add to their numbers.
As to Netflix, I havent seen any quality issues, perhaps you didnt get a HD package or your ISP is throttling the bandwidth. Mine in 1080p on 4+ devices for less than £8, all simultaneously without loss or buffering once started, if interested I am on BT internet 80/20 Mb and I get full bandwidth 24/7. If the truth be told I would say the picture quality is better on Netflix, there does seem to be some blurring on NowTV and I did miss the chapter skipping and subtitles netflix provides as standard.
As to lack of content, this is because a certain company buys exclusive rights to show content within the UK stopping other providers from showing it even if they are stream from outside of that region. You would have thought that this would come under the monopolies rules as it unfairly restricts competition but clearly not in this case.
