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My guess is that he wants to skip opening credits on tv shows. That's understandable. Skipping opening credits on a movie however, that's just wrong. Skipping closing credits, that's easy. It's called the stop button.
Netflix Execs Answering Questions on Quora
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings and Chief Product Officer Neil Hunt are both actively answering questions on Quora, (via Business Insider). How many discs you can mail back in an envelope: Ever wonder how much data you're using when watching a movie or TV show? Interesting new way to preview movie...
I received an e-mail offering me a credit, but since I was not affected, I didn't take it.
Netflix Offers Discount for Customers Impacted by Outage
As usual, Netflix has sent out a 2% credit e-mail for customers impacted by the service outage on Tuesday. Were you impacted by the outage? Did you get a credit e-mail from Netflix?
I was paying about 3.54 DVD, with Instant 0.42 a couple of weeks ago. But I decided to stop using Feedfliks.
I'm on the 16.99 plan. Feedfliks *no longer* accounts for the additional four dollars for blu. That now makes it quiet inaccurate. Upping to the next higher plan on Feedfliks (not on Netflix), wouldn't work either (24.99).
How Much Are You Paying Per Netflix Rental? Are $1 DVD Rental Kiosks a Better Deal?
The Feedfliks website helps you track how much each Netflix DVD is costing, and the Feedfliks blog has analyzed thousands of Netflix users rental data and discovered some interesting information: "For just DVD rentals, only about 20% of FeedFliks members are at under a $1/movie." So most Netflix...
I received Wii streaming disc on Friday. This is my second streaming device. I received a Samung BD1590 blu-ray player for my birthday.
Aside from the lack of 720 HD the quality on Wii is very good. I haven't watched any movies on it yet, just TV shows. One show, News Radio season 3 seemed a bit dark, but everything else looked good.
I really like the interface on Wii. On the BD1590, I only have access to my Q. On Wii, you also have access to many categories, new recommendations and suggestions. The Wii interface is also quite a bit faster than the 1590.
My only downside, aside from HD, is that you have to put the disc in each time.
-Peter
Review of Netflix Streaming on The Wii
I spent time over the weekend playing with Netflix streaming on the Wii, and I was impressed, partly because of my lowered expectations due to the Wii hardware and screen resolution. Like the PS3, you need a free Wii streaming disc (http://www.netflix.com/wii), which takes a few minutes to start...
I like the new pages. They have a slightly cleaner look than before. I like that it shows multiple genres and "This movie is:". (taste preferences.)
As for streaming being available on the main profile only, my guess is they don't want friends sharing accounts. They should allow two streaming profiles though, for the reasons crow550 mentioned.
What Do You Think of the New Netflix Movie Information Pages?
Netflix updated the movie and TV show information pages with a new, cleaner design. Friends are gone, the movie or TV show image is bigger, the "Play," "Add" and other buttons are now on the right, and a history box tells you when you watched or rented the title. What do you think of the new lo...
I could honestly care less about watching movies on iphone.
I have a couple of movies on my phone, digital copies that came with blu-ray discs. The experience of watching a movie on such a small screen is terrible. It's a completely different experience. I didn't get through a whole movie, but I highly doubt the battery would last long enough.
As for tv shows, I could go either way. Leaning towards don't really care. I admit, I do watch a lot of tv clips (Whose line) though.
I'd love to be able to add movies to my Q via a mobile site though. Haven't checked out the apps, yet.
Also, add me to the list of those who want streaming support in Linux.
Netflix Survey Hints at iPhone Streaming App (Wi-Fi)
Reader Justin took a very interesting Netflix survey that hints at an upcoming iPhone streaming application, and states that the app will only stream movies when connected to WIFI. "Imagine that Netflix offers its subscribers the ability to instantly watch movies & TV episodes on their iPhone....
Uh, you might want to fix the title of the post.
SmartyRents: Netflix for Kid's Educational Softare
SmartyRents: Netflix for Kid's Educational Software
SmartyRents uses the Netflix business model to rent video games for kids 9 months old to 10 years of age, with plans starting at $9.99 per month for 1 game at-a-time. I have two kids and it's really hard to find good educational software -- the titles can be expensive and if they stink they'...
I just reserved my disc. Now all we need is a DVD channel on Wii.
"Ninty" just doesn't get it. They say we don't want another dvd player. Well, you know what? I want a dvd channel, so I can have one LESS box taking up space in my media center.
Reserve Your Netflix Streaming Disc for the Wii Now
You can now reserve your free Netflix streaming disc for the Wii at Netflix.com/wii. When the PS3 streaming disc came out they only sent out 100,000 in the first shipment, so you might want to reserve yours now.
I could care less if I have to wait an additional month to see new WB releases. I already didn't see (movie) in the cinema, because I didn't want to potentially waste $11.75 on a movie I may not like much.
On the other hand, if I did love (movie) so much, I would have bought it anyway. This waiting period will not increase DVD sales.
Netflix Signs Deal With Warner Bros. to Wait 28 Days for New Releases
As expected, Netflix has signed a deal with Warner Bros. to wait 28 days after the DVD release to offer new releases. In return Netflix will get a discount on Warner DVDs and access to Warner movies and TV shows for streaming. Netflix is expected to sign similar deals with the other major studio...
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