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- lsatkins, on 01/03/2008, -0/+12Hopefully if they do this they will improve the selection in the watch it nows.
- mojaam, on 01/03/2008, -1/+9Not found because of period at the end...
http://www.hackingnetflix.com/2008/01/netflix-lg-p ... - TimmyGUNZ, on 01/03/2008, -5/+11Here's to hoping this is only an Xbox 360 Dashboard Update away!
- maliath, on 01/03/2008, -1/+5Just partner with Tivo.
- ibeetle, on 01/03/2008, -0/+4Great! Another box on top of the T.V. Cable Box, Tivo, Playstation 3, Wii, HDMI/Component Switch Box. Might as well throw another one on the pile.
Didn't Disney try this last year with MovieBeam? - ray023, on 01/03/2008, -0/+4don't digg mojaam down...there *really* was a a period at the end of your link, hackingnetflix
he didn't get it confused with the "..." digg does for you. :P - EntropyFan, on 01/03/2008, -0/+4Maybe not. I could see Netflix coming up with a Media Center component, and streaming it to any extender from there.
Media Center is a fairly open platform
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Media_Center# ...
and it shouldn't take that much - VeganG, on 01/03/2008, -0/+4I watch the "Play Now" stuff on my TV and I think the quality is fine: not far from DVD. What they need is a larger selection of online content.
- VeganG, on 01/03/2008, -0/+3Mostly documentaries, anime, and TV shows.
- logicalnoise, on 01/03/2008, -0/+3MS would have to share their exclusive movie rental platform with netflix. It won't happen unless MS buys out netflix.
- TimmyGUNZ, on 01/03/2008, -0/+3It's all dependent on your connection. The faster it is, the better quality you will get with the Watch Now feature. My connection is pretty fast and it's near-DVD quality for me.
- diggdat, on 01/03/2008, -0/+2Yes, seems to be a lot of older titles at the moment. I did just watch one the day, however.
- TimmyGUNZ, on 01/03/2008, -2/+4No they wouldn't, it could co-exist. A separate "Netflix Subscribers" section could be added. Besides, one of the guys from Microsoft has joined the board of directors for Netflix, so this isn't that far off of a possibility.
- santasing, on 01/03/2008, -0/+2Love my Netflix. Wish they had gone with a more cross platform route on the streaming movies thing. But I forgive you Netflix. But really, that's the only reason I have to log into windows now.
- lichme5000, on 01/03/2008, -0/+2congratulations, you are so not their target audience.
- TimmyGUNZ, on 01/03/2008, -0/+2This should clear up a lot on that: http://blog.netflix.com/2007/08/instant-watching-o ...
- robojerk, on 01/03/2008, -0/+2It's probable if Amazon doesn't have some exclusive contract with them for the Unbox service. I would really love to see more options for the Tivo.
- TimmyGUNZ, on 01/03/2008, -0/+2Then you sir are not the target audience for this.
- adikt, on 01/03/2008, -0/+2http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DIVX
- ChromaVita, on 01/03/2008, -0/+2This would be awesome if they did this, but kept the one month fee, and unlimited movie rentals. It would be the perfect set up.
- picaman, on 01/03/2008, -0/+2Until I see the product on sale in stores, it's vaporware and purely a defensive move to keep Netflix shareholders happy.
- doktorrocket, on 01/03/2008, -0/+2You still needed to go pick up the disc, though, you just didn't need to return it. 1 trip is better than 2, but zero trips is orders of magnitude better :)
- Nekura20x6, on 01/03/2008, -2/+3My Xbox 360 and TiVo both already do this via Live Marketplace and Amazon Unbox. I can get old TV shows and movies in both regular and HD formats. Why would I want to pay for a box to just do this one thing?
- diggdat, on 01/03/2008, -0/+1If it came down to it, I would give up HBO or even cable all together before I would give up Netflix. I find it that convenient.
- davdev, on 01/03/2008, -3/+4Netflix is going to have to greatly improve the Picture Quality of it's watch now feature if this is going be remotely viable
- TimmyGUNZ, on 01/03/2008, -2/+3You should cancel Blockbuster anyway. That company is the devil!
- swollentiki, on 01/03/2008, -0/+1I have to say I was impressed with the quality of the picture that was streamed across my slow DSL connection. The first show I watched looked like streamed content. But everything else looks just fine on my 50" Plasma TV. It's not full DVD quality, but I got to watch season 1 (and 2) of Heroes without having to wait for the discs to come in the mail.
- hugoguzman, on 01/03/2008, -2/+3Yeah, I dugg this story from another source last night, but I wasn't popular enough to make it stick. Props to you, Badam89! Anyhow, I'm thrilled about this announcement because I'm a huge NetFlix fan.
- CrimsonBlur, on 01/03/2008, -0/+1Well, if you have a Netflix account and not a TiVo or XBOX 360, you might want this box. Also, if you actually read the article, this technology could be embedded in in DVD players, game consoles, etc.
- pcpimpster, on 01/03/2008, -0/+1I love watching the changing of the guard (bye bye Blockbuster)
- ChromaVita, on 01/03/2008, -1/+2According to the Transitive Property, you are Blockbuster.
- mattwear, on 01/03/2008, -0/+1I'm so tired of hearing that Netflix is doing this and that; where's my Netflix Tivo?!?!
- jetblackz4, on 01/03/2008, -0/+1This is without a doubt the future of home movies. My prediction is all this BS with HD DVD and Blu-Ray will go away. Look at the music industry people buy MP3's not CD's so the only logical step would be to eliminate all disc's. I think a lot depends on quality and cost. I am in if they keep their business motto and charge monthly and not per movie like those evil bastards at Comcast.
O how I would love to see BlockBuster go bankrupt and close their doors for good. It would be Karma for all those late fees they charged me on movies I returned on time. - g0thm0g, on 01/03/2008, -0/+1Here's another use for the LAN port HD-DVD players are required to have.
- hackingnetflix, on 01/03/2008, -4/+5More info & exclusive screen capture from LG box at http://www.hackingnetflix.com/2008/01/netflix-lg-p ...
- Mike - DeepNarcosis, on 01/04/2008, -0/+1Meh, I'll just continue with Netflix Watch online, then pipe it to my tv from my laptop...works well, except for the fact they only play previews in Firefox and make you use IE for watching movies...
- Rethcir, on 01/03/2008, -0/+1A lot of people bitch about the poor to mediocre quality of content on Watch Now. (Although there are plenty of diamonds in the rough!) My theory is that they put the obscure crap on there so they don't have to keep as much inventory of said crap on DVD kicking around in the warehouse. This way, they can spend more money procuring and maintaining physical media of newer/more popular content ("long wait").
But, eventually they will start streaming the more popular stuff as well, after readjusting their fee structure of course. - Rethcir, on 01/03/2008, -0/+1My theory is that they put the obscure crap on there so they don't have to keep as much inventory of said crap on DVD kicking around in the warehouse. This way, they can spend more money procuring and maintaining physical media of newer/more popular content ("long wait").
But, eventually they will start streaming the more popular stuff as well, after readjusting their fee structure of course. - santasing, on 01/03/2008, -0/+1great link. Thanks!
- schmimd04, on 01/03/2008, -0/+1Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't this be nearly the same thing as Comcast's OnDemand?
- twojciac, on 01/03/2008, -0/+1It likely won't be unlimited. Their streaming video today is limited to a number of hours based upon how many rentals you pay for concurrently. It's still a heck of a lot better than waiting for movies in the mail.
Right now we have something similar with Amazon Unboxed on Tivo... but the selection is minimal. - melonhedd, on 01/03/2008, -0/+1Except made by a slightly less evil company
- TimmyGUNZ, on 01/03/2008, -0/+1That is exactly the reason I will not buy an HD-DVD player or Blu-Ray. I can already "rent" the movies in HD from my Xbox 360 and from my Cable Company HD-on-demand, so why should I pay for a player? On-demand delivery is the future of movies, not disc-based players.
- TimmyGUNZ, on 01/03/2008, -0/+1Why would you need to? They'd be "on demand."
- logicalnoise, on 01/03/2008, -0/+1because netflix's watch it now service is included in a basic subscription so you can ahve 3 dvds at a time plus whatever is on watch it now.
- twojciac, on 01/03/2008, -0/+1Yep, they were right across the parking lot from the startup company I worked for. Everyone knew it was a longshot back when they were developing it...
- mrgreen4242, on 01/03/2008, -0/+1It costs ~$2/episode or $4+ per movie on both those services... Netflix "watch now" is much, much cheaper. You get 17 hours per month of streaming for "free" with your basic subscription - so you get 3 at a time unlimited DVDs plus 8 movies or 24 epsides of an hour long TV show (48 for half hour shows) as a free bonus. Just to get that much content via Amazon or Marketplace would be way, way more than the Netflix subscription, and you wouldn't get the 10-20 DVDs per month.
- Error601, on 01/03/2008, -0/+1We didn't hear a buzz a year back...we've heard a buzz every year back.
- gotamd, on 01/03/2008, -0/+1I think that would be a really smart move for them. Beyond being convenient for their customers and probably attracting new ones, it would really put pressure on the cable companies to cut the rates for PPC/On Demand which would also be great.
- clockdist, on 01/03/2008, -0/+0To view them on my portable device, ala iPhone, PSP, etc...
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