ptrowski
Got Helix?
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join:2005-03-14
Putnam, CT
clubs: | I love it...
The selection could be better, but catching up on 30 Rock in HD anytime I want is great. It's good for my daughter also when she wants to watch a movie. Streaming it to the 360 is fantastic. |
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davoice
join:2000-08-12
Saxapahaw, NC
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| My PS3 is waiting
I'll be glad when they get on the stick with PS3 support. I've been waiting for a reason to switch from Blockbuster Online but Netflix's Blu-Ray upcharges made me rethink the switch. If they hurry up, I might actually have a reason to switch again.
And it'll give me more ammunition in our fight against Time Warner bandwidth caps here in the Triad/Greensboro market! 
}Davoice |
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Matt
Take me down to the paradise city
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join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC
·North State Commun..
| said by davoice  :I'll be glad when they get on the stick with PS3 support. I've been waiting for a reason to switch from Blockbuster Online but Netflix's Blu-Ray upcharges made me rethink the switch. If they hurry up, I might actually have a reason to switch again. And it'll give me more ammunition in our fight against Time Warner bandwidth caps here in the Triad/Greensboro market! }Davoice Have you checked out PlayOn? It's a retail product, but it streams Netflix Instant to any DLNA device, including the PS3. |
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davoice
join:2000-08-12
Saxapahaw, NC | Yes. The downside is it isn't the same quality due to the required transcoding. Native Netflix support on PS3s will resolve that problem. For now it's just easier to hook my laptop up the TV via HDMI if I wanted to do it.
}Davoice |
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travelguy
join:1999-09-03
Santa Fe, NM
| reply to Matt
said by Matt :Have you checked out PlayOn? It's a retail product, but it streams Netflix Instant to any DLNA device, including the PS3. I have a paid version of Playon working with my PS3 as well, but don't believe it will be a long term solution. They seem to be playing a bit of cat & mouse with the content sources, where a given supplier (Netflix, CBS, Hulu, etc.) will drop off or become unreliable for a week or two and then return. It's also a pretty fragile application. Anything other than pause or play seems to freeze it up pretty fast.
I like it and it works as an interim solution, but native support in the PS3 would be better. |
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Matt
Take me down to the paradise city
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join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC
·North State Commun..
| reply to davoice
said by davoice :Yes. The downside is it isn't the same quality due to the required transcoding. Native Netflix support on PS3s will resolve that problem. For now it's just easier to hook my laptop up the TV via HDMI if I wanted to do it. }Davoice Booo! I didn't know it transcoded the video. |
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davoice
join:2000-08-12
Saxapahaw, NC | It has to. PS3 doesn't play Silverlight. Which is what Netflix uses for the web content it's delivering. Netflix used to use Flash but most people have been converted already to Silverlight.
}Davoice |
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Matt
Take me down to the paradise city
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join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC
·North State Commun..
| said by davoice :It has to. PS3 doesn't play Silverlight. Which is what Netflix uses for the web content it's delivering. Netflix used to use Flash but most people have been converted already to Silverlight. }Davoice That makes sense. I thought it was still Flash and I just assumed they created some sort of Flash proxy that would proxy the content to the DLNA device.
I've used other apps (like TVersity and Orb) that want to transcode everything and it destroys quality. |
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Fountainhead
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join:2003-10-25
New York, NY
clubs: | Id be down for this |
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vpoko
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join:2003-07-03
Jamaica Plain, MA
1 edit | I know it's nice to have everything in one device
...but there are plenty of inexpensive set-top boxes for streaming Netflix. I use my 360, but it always worries me because video game system hardware is notoriously fickle and I don't want to have to replace my 360 in a year because of "overuse". |
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Koil
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join:2002-09-10
West Columbia, SC
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2 edits | reply to travelguy
Re: My PS3 is waiting
said by travelguy :said by Matt :Have you checked out PlayOn? It's a retail product, but it streams Netflix Instant to any DLNA device, including the PS3. I have a paid version of Playon working with my PS3 as well, but don't believe it will be a long term solution. They seem to be playing a bit of cat & mouse with the content sources, where a given supplier (Netflix, CBS, Hulu, etc.) will drop off or become unreliable for a week or two and then return. It's also a pretty fragile application. Anything other than pause or play seems to freeze it up pretty fast. I like it and it works as an interim solution, but native support in the PS3 would be better. Same and same...thought the PS3 Media Server kicks ass  They (Netflix) needs to get with Google if they're going to do it, as they've got it figured out....though isn't Silverlight a MS thing? Yeah.....that'll happen. |
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manfmmd
Premium
join:2003-01-14
Earth
clubs: | huh?
Netflix Says No PS3 Streaming....Yet
Yet what?
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A better title would have been:
Netflix Says No PS3 Streaming, So far...
or
Netflix Won't Allow PS3 Streaming, at least not yet. |
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Boogeyman
Drive it like you stole it
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join:2002-12-17
Huntsville, AL
| reply to vpoko
Re: I know it's nice to have everything in one device
Except that buying enough stand alone boxes to fullfil the uses of a PS3 or a 360 would cost the same as about 2-3 of the consoles, take up a lot more room, need a bunch of differnt cables and cable management to hook up, and you'd still need a console for the gaming aspect.
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ShadowMastr
Master Of All Shadows
join:2001-09-01
Fort Pierce, FL
·AT&T Southeast
·Comcast
·CenturyLink
| Streaming to the PC still good enuf fer me
With my 22 inch widescreen, streaming to the PC is just fine and dandy, thanks....
Better picture and sound (with my 5.1 Logitech system) than any of the tv's still workin in the house.
Pretty much all the tv's are used for in my house are to hook up the kids PS2 and xbox 360 with.
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espaeth
Digital Plumber
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join:2001-04-21
Minneapolis, MN
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·Vitelity VOIP
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| said by ShadowMastr :Better picture and sound (with my 5.1 Logitech system) Sadly none of the Netflix streaming content has 5.1 audio. It's one of the things I really don't like about the solution -- once you get accustomed to true 5.1 surround on movies it's really hard to go back to 2 channel audio (even with "simulated" surround). |
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Fountainhead
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join:2003-10-25
New York, NY
clubs: | While I enjoy the 5.1, I think I could deal without it for the convenience
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digiblur
Got Sipura?
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join:2002-06-03
Louisiana
| Roku and XBox360
I have an XBox360 and a Roku for Netflix Streaming... love it.
Now the Roku can do Amazon Video on Demand too is icing on the cake!
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chemaupr
join:2005-06-06
Alexandria, VA | why you have both? two rooms? |
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cvrefugee
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join:2003-09-15
Corona, CA
| reply to davoice
Re: My PS3 is waiting
said by davoice :It has to. PS3 doesn't play Silverlight. Which is what Netflix uses for the web content it's delivering. Netflix used to use Flash but most people have been converted already to Silverlight. }Davoice Netflix didn't use Flash for streaming, it was some Windows codec with DRM. |
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digiblur
Got Sipura?
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join:2002-06-03
Louisiana
| reply to chemaupr
Re: Roku and XBox360
said by chemaupr :why you have both? two rooms? Two rooms and because the Roku is easy to travel with. Fits in your hand...built in wireless... Works great in hotels too!
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