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- RATM4EVER, on 06/25/2008, -3/+32A 360 hardlined to the network AND a 360? You sir, are living the life.
- bhattsan, on 06/25/2008, -3/+27Now if someone can get this done for XBMC...
- dekuscrub, on 06/25/2008, -2/+25The only thing Netflix needs to do is offer more streaming movies. I'm sorry, but the Karate Kid 3 just isn't worth the effort.
- ZephyrNinety, on 06/25/2008, -7/+23Next week, turn your penis into a towel rack!
- Pimpalicious316, on 06/25/2008, -3/+18I hope they can get a solution for XP Pro
- bbqsalad, on 06/25/2008, -3/+17Early adapter :-) I see what you did there.
- bigfatpaulie, on 06/25/2008, -1/+14Now they just need to add a 360 browser so I can get Hulu.
- HappyScrappy, on 06/25/2008, -4/+16I just plugged my computer into my TV instead. Then I can use hulu and whatever else also. And I didn't even have to buy a copy of Windows Media Center.
- DiggzDE, on 06/25/2008, -1/+13Or he is cross eyed.
- jondayz, on 06/25/2008, -1/+12Or, you could go to monoprice and buy a HDMI or DVI to HDMI cable for 7 dollars to hook your desktop up to your TV, and viola.
You can watch anything then, not just netflix. - howdog, on 06/25/2008, -0/+10But the scene where the thugs break Daniel's little bonsai trees and threaten to drop him into that huge hole is so much fun.
- drdave1114, on 06/25/2008, -3/+13Don't make fun of my idea, it looks nice and its functional.......
- beezn, on 06/24/2008, -3/+12nope - completely unlimited over the web
- beezn, on 06/24/2008, -4/+12YES!!!!! I know what I'm doing when I get home!
Now all we need is high-def streaming. - Vergs, on 06/24/2008, -9/+17If this actually works, than I am impressed. I have the perfect setup - Netflix, Vista Ultimate 64bit, A 360 hardlined to the network, a great connection, and a 360. I'll give it a whirl tonight. I haven't really paid attention to the "on demand" section of Netflix because it necessitates sitting in front of my computer monitor without a remote. I just browsed through what was availalble and I'm blown away: Heroes Season 1 and 2; British TV, including Coupling, the Office, etc. It's a pretty damn nice collection to have on demand.
This may get my 360 back into the living room and give me an excuse to buy the PRO with the HDMI (I was an early adapter). - dood, on 06/25/2008, -2/+10Neat. Wonder if anyone's working on a Connect360 version.
- inactive, on 06/25/2008, -0/+7No, you don't have it "straight." You can stream unlimited videos to your PC with IE. This is just an add-on to get it to your TV via an Xbox 360 and Windows Media Center.
- MrOstrich, on 06/25/2008, -1/+7Saw this on HackingNetflix.com a while back.
- SuperVepr308, on 06/25/2008, -1/+7Jealousy rears its ugly head...
- Zenham, on 06/25/2008, -0/+6Yep, it's called the Roku Netflix Player.
- santasing, on 06/25/2008, -2/+8This is good. But I don't think the low res videos look good on an HDTV.
- krische, on 06/25/2008, -0/+6Nope. Netfix doesn't support OS X yet.
- inactive, on 06/25/2008, -0/+6You don't understand the point of streaming downloads do you? It's instant gratification. Sometimes I don't want to waste a DVD on something I just want to watch a part of... And sometimes I don't want to wait a few days to get a new DVD. This is quite useful.
- ryansmith18, on 06/25/2008, -0/+6Sounds to me like you did not get it straight. Pretty sure you missed it altogether actually.
- dexbot, on 06/25/2008, -3/+9Where do you legally download those? Oh wait... you didn't.
This is legal and a nice service to those of us that have a Netflix subscription. - Zenham, on 06/25/2008, -2/+7"It is a little slow." Er, no, it took 2 minutes and 55 seconds from powerup to seeing video. That's a LOT slow.
I have a Roku, I can see video within about 15 seconds of switching over to the device (takes about 10 seconds to cache as opposed to the 30 seconds or so I saw here), so unless I already had all of the parts (a Media Center PC being the big one) and was interested in saving the movies to a local disc (bound to be a violation of the ToS, and probably a law or two) I think I'd rather stick to the Roku, thanks.
Nice proof of concept, but the Roku for $99 truly is a more robust solution. - Zenham, on 06/25/2008, -0/+5Your ToS doesn't allow making copies of movies locally, so I would disagree with your assessment of legality.
- thespanielator, on 06/25/2008, -0/+5xenonmkv will repackage an mkv to play natively
- Jcsmooth52, on 06/25/2008, -2/+7Ok so am I the only one that got a little turned on.
- inactive, on 06/25/2008, -0/+4Actually, the same guy that makes the Netflix plug-in also makes a browser plug-in for the Xbox MCE (http://www.anpark.com/Software.aspx). I tried it out and it does work, some downsides though are that you need a hard-wired connection to the Xbox to get the required speeds for smooth video and the other problem is that navigating websites with a Xbox controller or remote is really clunky, especially Flash based stuff like Hulu.
- jedisushi, on 06/25/2008, -5/+9This is excellent. So is torrenting whatever you want in HD and streaming it to your 360. But any Netflix/360 integration is good in my book.
- Lugano, on 06/25/2008, -0/+4True, compared to the hi-res stuff it doesn't look that great, but I personally am willing to sacrafice the visual for the vast amount of shows and movies I can watch without waiting for a dvd to get to my house.
- mugicha, on 06/25/2008, -0/+4Yeah because waiting for a DVD to come in the mail is the exact same thing as streaming a movie instantly over the internet. Right?
- Diggnabbit, on 06/25/2008, -1/+5MS and Netflix need to get on the ball and make this an officially supported feature.
It would be WAY better to have let people stream Netflix movies from the 360 than it is to download movies through the XBL Marketplace or than it would be to use this kind of workaround. - Nitescape, on 06/24/2008, -5/+9Is there any kind of download limit with Netflix?
- BigPapasan, on 06/25/2008, -0/+4Probably will happen by the end of the year.
From Netflix - "We are working to get TV manufacturers, Blu-ray player manufacturers, and game console manufacturers to make their devices ready for instant streaming from Netflix. The first of these multi-function Netflix ready devices are likely to be available in late 2008."
"The $99.99 single-function Netflix ready device from Roku, which is available now, is likely to be the lowest cost Netflix ready device for the foreseeable future." - WELLDOITLIVE, on 06/25/2008, -0/+4I'll bet you've never even used Vista, it's ***** easy.
- smergs, on 06/24/2008, -5/+9I've been using this for a while now. Works great.
- Cozmcphish, on 06/25/2008, -1/+5I'll just stick to connecting my computer to my tv with an HDMI cable.
- IllBeBack, on 06/25/2008, -2/+6"and the majority of 360 owners"
So, you're assuming that you're just like the majority of 360 owners? How arrogant is that?
I have Vista and I'm a 360 owner. How does that fit into your little life picture? - SkippyDoorknob, on 06/25/2008, -0/+4Assuming your computer is anywhere near your TV...
- inactive, on 06/25/2008, -0/+3It's been rumored:
http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/netflix-coming- ... - broseph, on 06/25/2008, -0/+3are you able to stream mkv files to the 360 or do you use a different HD format
- diskopo, on 06/24/2008, -5/+8I love this setup as well. Great guide Lifehacker!
- cawpin, on 06/25/2008, -0/+3Why oh why does it require Vista? I actually still run a Windows box for Snapstream BeyondTV. Will this work on XP?
- sexybobo, on 06/25/2008, -0/+3need windows media center to run it.
- ApokalypseNow, on 06/25/2008, -0/+3TVersity is a uPNP server for broadcasting, transcoding, and streaming video - it isn't a video player itself, nor is it something that you can use WMP "inside of".
- scooterbaga, on 06/25/2008, -0/+3Not sure why you're getting dug down for a legitimate question. If Rivet and Connect360 can make something work, I can't see why we can't get something working for netflix.
- Lugano, on 06/25/2008, -0/+3I have my PC hooked up to my HDTV via DVI to HDMI, and I absolutely love it. I hardly send out for movies any more with my Netflix subscription, the majority of the movies/tv that I watch now is via the Browse Instant feature. I don't even have ultra high speed internet or anything, just regular old Cox cable, and the stream is rarely interupted. If you don't already know, Netflix will buffer the video based on your connection speed, the slower the speed the longer it takes to buffer, but you should be able to watch without issues as long as your connection remains steady.
- ApokalypseNow, on 06/25/2008, -0/+3http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/ ...
I can't check the link out myself, since I'm at work, but the subject line looked promising. If they actually provide a solution there, then it is probably also applicable to the 360. -
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