Netflix HD Streaming Hits Xbox 360 November 19 → Re: 1080p?

My PC is hooked to my HDTV, and I am sure alot of others have done the same. I really do not see any reason why I would every need to use a game box or a blu-ray player to stream a netflix movie. The PC does just fine for streaming netflix movies and it rivals my stand alone Denon blu-ray player with its .mkv/x264 file playback capabilty.

I would be interested in the streaming bitrate they intend to use. Anything near HD quality is going to require some horrendous bitrates. If everyone with an xbox or blu-ray player decides that streaming HD is the bomb, I think we all have a lot more to worry about than stupid ISP caps. Something more along the line of ISP collapsing due to congestion would be my guess. That assumes that netflix even has a big enough pipe to deliver the bandwidth demand that may come from this, I suspect waiting in a queue for hours will be quite a bit more of a delay factor than a few minutes of buffering.

Indeed. This type of thing could very well get the bandwidth caps rolling full steam. If Joe Average can easily DL HD movies in the XBOX360 interface then usage will skyrocket.

But then again this is exactly why I pay 120 bux a month for dig cable and the internet connection. If they start to tell me I can't do this then I want some REALLY cheap stripped down version of the internet and I'll just use it for light gaming.