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Luis are you being sarcastic?
Commented Apr 1, 2011 on Netflix Using Plain Sleeves for Blu-ray? at Hacking NetFlix
Netflix Using Plain Sleeves for Blu-ray?
Thomas writes, "I don't know if this is new, or what, but I get a lot of Blu-ray discs from NF, and today I got one in the mail that seems to have a different slip. As you can see in the picture, this one just says (BR) by the title, and Blu-ray down at the bottom, but there's no blue stripe lik...
And where's Camelot? No disc or anything
Commented Feb 28, 2011 on Netflix Needs a Better Way to Handle New Streaming Episodes at Hacking NetFlix
Netflix Needs a Better Way to Handle New Streaming Episodes
When a new episode of a series like Spartacus: Gods of the Arena is added, they display a "disc only" message, when it should say "coming soon." While we're on the subject of current TV seasons, I'd love for Netflix to notify me when there is a new episode of a show in my queue, like Hulu does.
LG makes good players
Commented Dec 1, 2010 on What's the Best Netflix-Ready Blu-ray Player? at Hacking NetFlix
What's the Best Netflix-Ready Blu-ray Player?
With more than 100 Netflix-ready devices available now, I get a lot of e-mails asking for recommendations for Blu-ray players. I've tested a lot of Netflix-ready devices, and the PS3 is quickly becoming one of my favorites (along with the iPad, iPhone, and Roku Player). Things to look for in...
I've been holding on to Toy Story 3 since it came out.
Commented Nov 25, 2010 on What are You Watching on DVD or Streaming This Weekend? at Hacking NetFlix
What are You Watching on DVD or Streaming This Weekend?
The wife wants to see Eat Pray Love, the kids want to see A Christmas Carol, and I want to see The Expendables. So, what are you watching on DVD or streaming this weekend? Have a Happy Thanksgiving!
Interesting how the DVD for Toy Story 3 shows a Very Long Wait but the Blu-ray only shows a Long Wait. Hopefully it's not too long a wait.
Commented Nov 2, 2010 on Netflix New Releases for November 2nd, 2010 at Hacking NetFlix
Netflix New Releases for November 2nd, 2010
Click here for the full list of new releases this week. Interesting titles include Toy Story 3, The Karate Kid, Splice, Centurion, Cars Toons: Mater's Tall Tales, ExTerminators, Once Fallen, Flipping Out: Season 1, V: Season 1, and A Nightmare on Elm Street.
http://twitter.com/Netflixhelps/statuses/28057446337
Commented Oct 21, 2010 on Netflix Website "Temporarily Unavailable" - Back Online after Multi-Hour Outage at Hacking NetFlix
Netflix Website "Temporarily Unavailable" - Back Online after Multi-Hour Outage
3rd Update: After being down for hours earlier today, the Netflix website has been up for hours and streaming is working again (confirmed by Netflix on Twitter). Is anyone still having trouble? 2nd Update: The Netflix website is still having trouble, and streaming is also down. Update: The Netf...
streaming to the bd player seems fine though
Commented Oct 21, 2010 on Netflix Website "Temporarily Unavailable" - Back Online after Multi-Hour Outage at Hacking NetFlix
Netflix Website "Temporarily Unavailable" - Back Online after Multi-Hour Outage
3rd Update: After being down for hours earlier today, the Netflix website has been up for hours and streaming is working again (confirmed by Netflix on Twitter). Is anyone still having trouble? 2nd Update: The Netflix website is still having trouble, and streaming is also down. Update: The Netf...
I'm not able to get to the website at the moment.
Commented Oct 21, 2010 on Netflix Website "Temporarily Unavailable" - Back Online after Multi-Hour Outage at Hacking NetFlix
Netflix Website "Temporarily Unavailable" - Back Online after Multi-Hour Outage
3rd Update: After being down for hours earlier today, the Netflix website has been up for hours and streaming is working again (confirmed by Netflix on Twitter). Is anyone still having trouble? 2nd Update: The Netflix website is still having trouble, and streaming is also down. Update: The Netf...
I certainly don't buy movies that I haven't seen.
Commented Oct 16, 2010 on Netflix "Buy Now" Link for 28-Day Delay Movies at Hacking NetFlix
Netflix "Buy Now" Link for 28-Day Delay Movies
Alert readers James and David noticed a very small "Buy now" button under the "Add to DVD Queue" for titles like Get Him to the Greek and MacGruber that are delayed 28 days. This looks like something Netflix probably agreed to as part of the deal with the studios to wait 28 days for new releas...
Sure Bob, I understand that it's the official release date but why is the studio releasing it on a Friday instead of a Tuesday like everything else?
Commented Oct 11, 2010 on Netflix New Releases for October 12th, 2010 at Hacking NetFlix
Netflix New Releases for October 12th, 2010
Click here for the full list of new releases this week. Interesting titles include How to Train Your Dragon, I Am Love, Leaves of Grass, Bill Maher...But I'm Not Wrong, Shoot the Hero, Just Wright, The Gates, Dollhouse: Season 2, The Tudors: Season 4, and The Magician (Bergman).
How to Train Your Dragon isn't dated for release until Friday. Any idea why?
Commented Oct 11, 2010 on Netflix New Releases for October 12th, 2010 at Hacking NetFlix
Netflix New Releases for October 12th, 2010
Click here for the full list of new releases this week. Interesting titles include How to Train Your Dragon, I Am Love, Leaves of Grass, Bill Maher...But I'm Not Wrong, Shoot the Hero, Just Wright, The Gates, Dollhouse: Season 2, The Tudors: Season 4, and The Magician (Bergman).
I don't buy it
Commented Oct 4, 2010 on 28 Day New Release Delay Increased Warner Bros DVD Sales 15% at Hacking NetFlix
28 Day New Release Delay Increased Warner Bros DVD Sales 15%
Home Media Magazine reports that Warner Bros. DVD sales have increased 15% since Netflix & Redbox delayed new releases 28 days: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment’s 28-day delay of new-release movies to Redbox and Netflix has helped increase packaged-media sales 15% since implementation of the str...
Season 6 of The Office
Commented Oct 1, 2010 on Lots of New Netflix Streaming Titles Today at Hacking NetFlix
Lots of New Netflix Streaming Titles Today
A whole bunch of new streaming TV shows and movies were added today, and you can see the full list of new releases at http://instantwatcher.com/titles/new. Some interesting selections include all 5 seasons of Battlestar Galactica, seasons 1 - 2 of Damages, the first 3 seasons of Eureka, seasons ...
this does make me happy but how come season 6 of the office doesn't show as coming soon to streaming? they're not even showing it as available on blu-ray
Commented Sep 28, 2010 on Netflix & NBC Universal Announce Expanded Streaming Partnership at Hacking NetFlix
Netflix & NBC Universal Announce Expanded Streaming Partnership
Netflix has signed yet another deal for streaming content, and this time it's with NBC Universal. The deal expands the existing partnership for NBC shows, and also adds content from NBC Universal's cable channels, USA Network and Syfy. "We are very pleased to continue our successful relationshi...
Isn't the XD Roku the extended wireless player? The $100 unit.
Commented Sep 4, 2010 on Roku Licensing Player Technology to Netgear? at Hacking NetFlix
Roku Licensing Player Technology to Netgear?
Wireless Goodness discovered some interesting new devices from Roku and Netgear going through the FCC approval process. What is the Roku XD, and what will they be launching with Netgear? With new, lower prices Roku might be working with Netgear on some interesting new high-end devices...
I've noticed several times that movies remain even after the expiration date passes. Not always but often.
Commented Sep 2, 2010 on Epix Titles Start Showing up for Netflix Streaming at Hacking NetFlix
Epix Titles Start Showing up for Netflix Streaming
Netflix added the first wave of movies from the Epix deal, including Iron Man, Star Trek, The Godfather, Friday the 13th, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Cove, Hackers, The Untouchables, and many more. Unfortunately, most of the Epix titles available are not offered in HD. You can vie...
according to techcrunch this gives us rights to movies from Paramount, MGM and Lionsgate
Commented Aug 10, 2010 on Update: Confirmed! Netflix in talks to Exclusively License Epix Content for $1 Billion at Hacking NetFlix
Update: Confirmed! Netflix in talks to Exclusively License Epix Content for $1 Billion
Update: The deal is real (press release), and Epix movies will start appearing on Netflix streaming on September 1st. Epix has more than 3,000 movies from Paramount, Lionsgate & MGM, and new releases will appear on Netflix streaming 90 days after the premium pay TV debut. The LA Times is reporti...
I guess there's a market for anything.
Commented Jul 30, 2010 on TurningArt: Netflix for Art with Subscriptions Starting at $9.99/month at Hacking NetFlix
TurningArt: Netflix for Art with Subscriptions Starting at $9.99/month
TurningArt is one of the more interesting variations on the Netflix business model I've seen, and with subscriptions starting at $9.99 per month it could change the way people acquire artwork. For $9.99 per month TurningArt customers get a new piece of artwork every 3 months (free shipping...
netflix carries movies that blockbuster doesn't so ummmm what was the question?
Commented Jul 23, 2010 on Blockbuster Adds "Rent in Store" Availability at Hacking NetFlix
Blockbuster Adds "Rent in Store" Availability
Blockbuster recently launched a new commercial to promote the lack of a 28-day delay for new releases, and now they've added a really useful feature for movies in high demand. There are times I really, really want to see a movie, and Netflix and Blockbuster are both showing it as "long wait." Bl...
Roy, why not is because if you're on a gift subscription cutting it down to fewer discs will make it last longer.
Commented Jul 20, 2010 on Netflix to Launch Streaming Service in Canada Later This Year at Hacking NetFlix
Netflix to Launch Streaming Service in Canada Later This Year
Netflix announced that the first country outside of the USA to be able to stream Netflix movies will be Canada. The Canadian Netflix service will be a streaming-only service, a departure from the US service that is a hybrid of DVDs and streaming. Pricing and availability haven't been announced,...
George, cut it back to 1 disc and then only watch it when you run out of streaming content.
Commented Jul 14, 2010 on Newsweek Wonders if Netflix Can Reinvent Movie-Watching Again at Hacking NetFlix
Newsweek Wonders if Netflix Can Reinvent Movie-Watching Again
Newsweek took a look at Netflix's transition to online streaming, Can Netflix Reinvent Movie-Watching Again? Having grown along with the proliferation of cheap DVD players into the nation’s homes, Netflix is now betting its future on yet another sea change in the way Americans get their movies, ...
Book of Eli is on its way. I'll get around to The Bounty Hunter because I like Girard Butler but it's not as high on my list.
Commented Jul 12, 2010 on Netflix New Releases for July 13th, 2010 at Hacking NetFlix
Netflix New Releases for July 13th, 2010
Click here for the full list of new releases. Interesting titles include The Book of Eli, The Bounty Hunter, Chloe, The Greatest, Here and There, Artois the Goat, How to Make Love to a Woman, Saint John of Las Vegas, and White Collar: Season 1.
I just streamed an eastern european movie called Kontroll and gave it 4 stars. It isn't a kids movie and is subtitled.
Commented Jul 10, 2010 on What Are You Watching this Weekend? at Hacking NetFlix
What Are You Watching this Weekend?
I'm always looking for something new to watch, so what are you streaming or watching on DVD/Blu-ray this weekend? I want to watch The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo on Netflix streaming, but I should probably read the book first. Any recommendations for grown-ups and/or kids?
is Paramount saying the same about Netflix?
Commented Jun 18, 2010 on Paramount Says Redbox Doesn't Hurt DVD Sales at Hacking NetFlix
Paramount Says Redbox Doesn't Hurt DVD Sales
Paramount will be giving Redbox new DVD releases on the same day they are released on DVD, as research concluded that the impact on DVD sales was minimal: Dennis Maguire, worldwide president of Paramount Home Entertainment, said the deal with Redbox was reached following a 10-month analysis of D...
Don't be confused. The Wire is not on Instant Play.
Commented Jun 12, 2010 on Netflix Site Bug Causes Missing TV Titles; Netflix Working on Fix - Update: Fixed at Hacking NetFlix
Netflix Site Bug Causes Missing TV Titles; Netflix Working on Fix - Update: Fixed
Update: Netflix announced that they have fixed the problem. If you're still having problems seeing TV series they suggest logging out and back into your Netflix account. Netflix is still having website problems, and a number of TV shows are showing as "Unavailable." Netflix Helps on Twitter...
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