KA3SGM
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Re: Worthless
You don't even need to purchase the ROKU device or an XBOX360 to watch your Netflix "Instant Queue".
They have a Plug-In that works with M$ Internet Explorer that lets you stream the movies to your PC.
Try that one before you invest in the standalone player, it gives you an idea of what they have available by way of streaming content, and if your Internet connection is up to the challenge of smooth streaming without the headaches of constant re-buffering.
Cable and FiOS should have no problems, but slow DSL or "Coffee Shop WiFi' might present more of a challenge.
Unfortunately the Plug-In doesn't work with Firefox or Opera, which you can chalk up to their programmers being Active-X fans, and Movie Studios with "Paranoid" DRM issues. |
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NPGMBR
join:2001-03-28
Arlington, VA
1 edit | I've used Netflix's Instant Play like two times and im on a FIOS connection. Experienced no re-buffering either time but Im not really into watching movies on my PC. |
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grumpy3b
join:2001-12-11
Lompoc, CA
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| then it's your rig as the limiting factor. I only have a 3mbps pipe here and can stream Netflix to both my Roku and a laptop w/o any re-buffering issues at all. I have been streaming Netflix offerings since long before the Roku came available, well over a year now. Netflix did it right, they first offered the service with limited hours you could stream each month, then unlimited and only then did they license the set top boxes. So, if ya had any issues it's somewhere in either your rig or perhaps your ISP is messing with anyone who streams content over a connection.
You might want to look into it again...Netflix, as many know, now offers the Starz movie lineup, usually around 1000 movies so good some, well, not so much...hehehehe.
Also, NF has quite a few current TV shows like CSI (regular, NY & Miami) which are available for streaming either the same day or the day after airing on the network. I expect we will begin seeing more and more like this as various syndication agreements run out.
This Blockbuster on the surface sounds too $$$ BUT, it also sounds like BB's entire library is available for streaming vs. a limited subset of content on Netflix. Still I like the $15/mo NF option with 3-at-a-time DVD's and unlimited streaming. We do not have cable and I haven't had it for over 5-years now. Lets me have MBB (unlimited via Millenicom) and my home broadband (also uncapped via DSL Extreme) for what I was paying for DirecTV alone...the content is just offered differently...
BTW, don't forget Hulu is also in the mix with a ton of current content too...
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KA3SGM
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said by NPGMBR  :I've used Netflix's Instant Play like two times and im on a FIOS connection. Experienced to re-buffering either time but Im not really into watching movies on my PC. Hey, I've got the ROKU box along with my Netflix subscription and am generally happy with it, all I was really saying was to try it out on a PC before you invest the $99 in the ROKU or hundreds more on an XBOX360 for the same content. |
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NPGMBR
join:2001-03-28
Arlington, VA | Well im creating a MS ecosystem with my Vista PC, Zune and soon a 360. I'll have my flicks sent to my XBox. I had to edit my post because I had a typo that made it look like re-buffering was a problem and it is not. Never experienced it. |
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