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| Finally First, let it be known that I own a PS3, Xbox 360, and a Wii. I have also had a Netflix account for over a year now. I very rarely play games online, so I do not have an Xbox Live Gold account. I did stream using my 360 with my free month and it was ok. I use my PC for streaming most of the time (it's hooked up to a 42" LCD 1080p TV) but with the inception of Silverlight, I can no longer play World of Warcraft, or do anything else for that matter, on my monitor and Stream at the same time on my HDTV (in fullscreen mode, anyway). This will make it so that I can stream via my PS3 and play WoW, or do anything else I want to, at the same time, just like I want to and used to be able to before Netflix switched to Silverlight. I too hope they have HD streaming available to those of us who would like to use their PS3s for this.
I also wanted to note the best statement in the press release, next to the actual announcement of Netflix on the PS3. This is where Sony is better than Microsoft in this case:
Members can use the Netflix Web site or navigate directly on their PS3 systems to add movies and TV shows to their Queues. With the PS3 system's Wireless Controller, members can choose a movie to watch from their instant Queues or just play directly from any of the lists. They also have the ability to read synopses and rate movies. In addition, they have the option of fast-forwarding and rewinding the video stream via the Wireless Controller. Whereas I remember having to add to my Queue on my PC and then being able to stream it to the 360. This was annoying. |
