NETFLIX: All you can watch

[space-time]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080113/ap_o..._netflix_6

[volcs0]

Good news for us.

We have one PC hooked up through the TV just for this purpose.

[space-time]

I have not checked their instant-view collection, but I hear it's pretty lame. at least this is what people over at SlickDeals complain about. And I don't even have a PC yet (although I bring my Dell laptop home occasionally)

[Kramerica]

That seems pretty sweet if the library is not as lame as you hear.

It would be nicer to do this streaming through my AppleTV (or via plug-in). I would consider a subscription just for that. Of course we'll see what Apple has to offer on Tuesday, but I am not expecting an "all-you-can-watch" plan.

[Cap'n Rusty]

[quote space-time]I have not checked their instant-view collection, but I hear it's pretty lame. at least this is what people over at SlickDeals complain about. And I don't even have a PC yet (although I bring my Dell laptop home occasionally)
Yeah, it kind of sucks.


Instead of thinking of a movie, then finding it on Netflix, you pretty much just have to search their limited online catalog and find something that looks interesting. There are some decent movies on there, but I only see the "watch online" option for about 5-10% of the movies I put in my queue.

[volcs0]

It is good enough, and it will get better.

I recently downgraded to the $5.99/month option, so this unlimited option will be good.

And if you stream them through the Tivo....


EDIT: Oops! Spoke too soon.

FTA:
"Only the small portion of Netflix customers who pay $4.99 to rent up to two DVDs per month won't be provided unlimited access to the streaming service."

[guitarist]

"All you can watch if you have a Windows OS"

[Yoyodyne ArtWorks]

Just install Fusion and Windows and you're ready to roll. Works great on our 2.16 GHz iMac.

[guitarist]

[quote Yoyodyne ArtWorks]Just install Fusion and Windows and you're ready to roll. Works great on our 2.16 GHz iMac.
So that I can have the fantastic bonus of being able to watch Netflix movies on a computer?

I'll need a better reason than that to load Windows OS

Actually, we already have Parallels via Boot camp. I wouldn't engage Windows just to watch a Netflix movie if my life depended on it. Too many better ways to view movies natively, or better yet, preferably on a nice TV screen instead of a computer display.

I'd rather wait and see what AppleTV has in store. Maybe there'll be an announcement regarding that, maybe not.

[Yoyodyne ArtWorks]

It is a free adjunct to watching Netflix DVDs on your TV. In that context (and with a 24" screen like the one on our iMac), yes, it is quite nice.