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Glad to see you back !!
If there are any french speaking readers here, they also can go on http://netflixinfrench.wordpress.com - a blog about Netflix written in French.
I only promote this website to maybe give you less work on replying to emails, and that may be a better for the french readers :)
Back From a Much-Needed Break
I started burning out a few weeks ago, and I finally realized that I needed to take a break from HackingNetflix for a bit. I've been doing this almost non-stop since November 2003, and over the years I've posted stories from a cruise ship, camping trips, Disney Land and Disney World, etc. Since ...
The most interesting new feature is the search feature (that you don't mention ..... ). It lets you know directly if a title is available or not on streaming. I really like this new changes.
So, What Do You Think of the New Netflix Website Design?
Netflix made some pretty radical changes to the website for streaming-only customers (you might not have noticed if you mostly use a streaming device). Besides the new look, Netflix has removed the ability to see or rate DVDs if you don't have a DVD plan, a dramatic move. The most striking feat...
Just got the new Apple TV and I got to say that the video quality is by far the best I've seen on Netflix. I have a PS3 and a XBOX360, but HD quality on the Apple TV is the best. The quality adjustment is faster also way much faster on the ATV than the PS3 (that I was using most of the time).
What's the Best Netflix Streaming Device?
I'm partial to the PS3 and the Roku Player for streaming on the TV (out of more than 20 devices that I own). When I'm traveling I use the iPad and iPhone for mobile viewing. I like the convenience of having Netflix on my Samsung TV, but like the channels on the Boxee Box, Roku and apps on the Go...
@Pat: no prob :) Hope you'll like it. Personally I love the fact that we didn't see the actors in 100 shows before they filmed this one. I love the Seattle atmosphere, and of course the story. Hope the second season will be as good as the first one. I'm kinda disappointed with many second seasons lately.
Netflix New Releases for March 13th, 2012
Here's the full list of new DVD releases this week (detailed list): The Adventures of Tintin, My Week with Marilyn, Melancholia, Young Adult, Neverland, Breakout Kings, My Joy, The Women on the 6th Floor, Stuck Between Stations, Out, Mama, I Want to Sing!, Absentia, The Swell Season, Bag It, Hou...
@Flix Fan: I share your opinion mate!
People have the mouth full but always want more ...
Netflix New Releases for March 13th, 2012
Here's the full list of new DVD releases this week (detailed list): The Adventures of Tintin, My Week with Marilyn, Melancholia, Young Adult, Neverland, Breakout Kings, My Joy, The Women on the 6th Floor, Stuck Between Stations, Out, Mama, I Want to Sing!, Absentia, The Swell Season, Bag It, Hou...
No problem here.
Netflix Experiencing Tech Problems
I'm seeing a few reports of streaming problems on Twitter, Down Right Now shows a problem, and reader Noor sent in the following error he received: Is anyone else having trouble with Netflix streaming?
Apparently the cartoon characters on the launch screen are not the same at every starts. I've blogged the Just For Kids thing on my Netflix blog in French and too a picture of the launch screen and I can see that it's not the same as yours :) See the picture here: http://netflixinfrench.wordpress.com/2012/03/07/netflix-for-kids-disponible-sur-ps3/
Netflix Rolls Out New PS3 App with "Just for Kids" Interface; Is This the New Netflix UI?
Update: Several readers noted in the comments that the new user interface is showing up on other devices like the Apple TV and Wii, so it looks this is the new Netflix UI. Netflix quietly rolled out an update to the PS3 Netflix streaming app with a new, separate user interface for kids. When you...
The Just For Kids is available for almost a week on PS3. The UI is the same as before on the "regular" Netflix but I really like the "Just For Kids" UI and I'd like to have it for the regular Netflix. Looks definitely better!
@Belgand: really ? Just to have to press 'ok' twice instead of once is annoying you ? I don't have kids either but I don't see the problem...
Netflix Rolls Out New PS3 App with "Just for Kids" Interface; Is This the New Netflix UI?
Update: Several readers noted in the comments that the new user interface is showing up on other devices like the Apple TV and Wii, so it looks this is the new Netflix UI. Netflix quietly rolled out an update to the PS3 Netflix streaming app with a new, separate user interface for kids. When you...
Works well on my Mac and iPhone in France. Too lazy and tired to test on the PS3 and GoogleTV but everything seems to work well :)
Netflix Streaming Down Again - Second Night in a Row with Problems
Update: Netflix streaming on devices is working again, according to NetflixHelps. While the outage last night and tonight were relatively short, they happened during peak movie-watching time. Netflix suffred an outage last night (via NetflixHelps), and now they're down again. The Netflix suppor...
if it's NOT reserved to Dish subscribers.
Blockbuster Launching Netflix Streaming Competitor This Friday?
BusinessWeek reports that Dish Networks / Blockbuster is holding a press conference on Friday to possibly launch a streaming service to compete with Netflix: Dish Network Corp. will announce pricing next week for its Blockbuster streaming-movie service, which will compete with Netflix Inc., a p...
Glad that a real competitor shows up, I was thinking to cancel my subscription by the end of the year, instead of just cancel it I will maybe switch to Blockbuster if the prices are good and if it's reserved to Dish subscribers.
Blockbuster Launching Netflix Streaming Competitor This Friday?
BusinessWeek reports that Dish Networks / Blockbuster is holding a press conference on Friday to possibly launch a streaming service to compete with Netflix: Dish Network Corp. will announce pricing next week for its Blockbuster streaming-movie service, which will compete with Netflix Inc., a p...
@Thomas Fals : a good VPN costs a lot, personally I have a 25Mbps internet connection, I don't want to use a VPN and see my connection dropping to 2Mbps... Of course a VPN unblock any websites, but most of the websites are free to use w/o any restrictions so... For less than 5 bucks I prefer a DNS service, the security argument is just there to make people subscribe to their service haha it will never stop a hacker or any virus.
UnoTelly: DNS Redirection Service Enables Netflix Access Outside of USA
I get quite a few emails asking how to access Netflix from outside of the USA, and most of the workarounds involve a VPN service. UnoTelly is a $5 per month DNS redirection service that claims to enable customers outside of the USA to watch Netflix streaming, Hulu, listen to Pandora, and more. H...
@DerrickSwistak & Jonathan : Maybe my location helps to get a better quality, it would be the first time I got something better in France than everywhere else in the world haha
But sincerely, if I could post a video, I would record 5 minutes of a movie just to prove that the quality is as good as other content on Netflix (nothing compared to a Blu-Ray even for HD content). The only thing isn't good is the Starz introduction, with the logo, the quality is quite awful, but after few seconds the quality adjust and it's all good.
Anyway, I really think that Netflix is going to suffer in a near future, looks like an anti Netflix conspiracy is there outside.
What Netflix Streaming Titles Do You Like and Dislike?
With the Starz deal possibly ending early next year, I'm wondering how important the Starz content was to you? What other movies and/or TV shows do you enjoy the most on Netflix streaming? What could you do without? Finally, what would you like Netflix to acquire for streaming? Thanks to Noor fo...
@Jonathan : of course the quality can be different between platforms, a PS3 and a Apple TV for example don't work the same way, don't use the same buffering, resolution can be different, wifi can be not as good as on the other which can be decrease the quality of the streaming, and that's just few examples of how streaming can be different between equipment.
I have a 25 Mbps internet connection, an flatscreen HDTV, and yes the quality of Starz content is just as good as any other content on Netflix. And I'm in France, stream has to cross the ocean, you think that's why it is better on my end ?? ;-)
What Netflix Streaming Titles Do You Like and Dislike?
With the Starz deal possibly ending early next year, I'm wondering how important the Starz content was to you? What other movies and/or TV shows do you enjoy the most on Netflix streaming? What could you do without? Finally, what would you like Netflix to acquire for streaming? Thanks to Noor fo...
Netflix is going to die if they don't acquire licenses...
They already lost Sony's films. Starz brings many recent contents, and I personally don't want to pay to watch movies from the 70s.
Starz streaming quality is just really really nice with a PS3 and GoogleTV, absolutely not different of the other content.
I will probably cancel my subscription by the end of the year now that I have cable with all the premiums channels but I really hope that Netflix will find a way to get recent movies.
What Netflix Streaming Titles Do You Like and Dislike?
With the Starz deal possibly ending early next year, I'm wondering how important the Starz content was to you? What other movies and/or TV shows do you enjoy the most on Netflix streaming? What could you do without? Finally, what would you like Netflix to acquire for streaming? Thanks to Noor fo...
I'm a Unblock-US.com (ex usvideo.org) customer since February 2011 and I gotta say that this service is really really great.
Compared to proxy who can slow down the internet connection, a DNS redirection is totally transparent.
It's very easy to setup almost every equipment with the tutorials they offer on their website. I use the service on my iPad, iPhone, Mac, PS3, XBOX360, then I put the DNS directly in my router (which is easier than setting up a proxy cause many routers don't don't have settings for proxy). So now, all my equipment can go on Netflix, Pandora, hulu , many US tv network website also some radio station that can't be played outside the US.
The only reason I've set up my router is that some gadgets don't have DNS settings (like a Google TV).
So for 5 bucks a month, it's just a great and easy way to have access to many content from US, the team behind Unblock-US is really nice, you can email them if you have question etc...
UnoTelly: DNS Redirection Service Enables Netflix Access Outside of USA
I get quite a few emails asking how to access Netflix from outside of the USA, and most of the workarounds involve a VPN service. UnoTelly is a $5 per month DNS redirection service that claims to enable customers outside of the USA to watch Netflix streaming, Hulu, listen to Pandora, and more. H...
@Justin: yes, thanks for having corrected me, my mind was thinking about another service while I was writing and I didn't re-read my post before to press the "post" button.
Walmart's Vudu Launches HTML 5 Client for iPad; Targets Netflix
The Apple Blog reports that Vudu has created a HTML 5 version of the Vudu website to avoid paying Apple a revenue share on movie sales. What was really interesting was the direct targeting of Netflix when you clicked on a movie that isn't available on streaming: It looks like Walmart (owner of...
Vudu had always compared the availability of their movies with Netflix (way before their partnership with Walmart).
Walmart is ABSOLUTELY NOT the owner of Vudu, they have a partnership and Walmart is using Vudu's service to provide VOD to their customers.
Vudu is a really good service, the quality of their streaming is really really good and YES it's a Netflix killer in some way like every VOD services are. Vudu offers movies on demand the same day of the DVD/BR release, how long do we have to wait to get a movie on Netflix? I love the fact that Netflix has a unlimited plan, but I'm really not sure that's something the other brands will offer. Licenses are really pricy and provide oldies ...
Someone who works, and have other things to do except watching TV may be please to pay 10 bucks to watch only 2 NEW movies in the month instead of 10 bucks for oldies ...
I love netflix streaming service and I think it's great, but imagine you have cable or satellite with a good package (with Starz, Showtime, HBO, Epix, Cinemax etc) for I don't know $90/month, do you prefer to pay 10 bucks more for oldies onNetflix and watch 2 movies or $10 or less on a really new movie on Vudu ?
Since I have cable I personally prefer to rent one or 2 movies sometimes, and since that I got FiOS TV I cancelled my Netflix subscription.
It depends of every needs, if you are single, a couple with or with kids, you don't have the same needs.
-Eban
PS: Am I the only one to think that comment like the one written by Vio is just really stupid ?
Walmart's Vudu Launches HTML 5 Client for iPad; Targets Netflix
The Apple Blog reports that Vudu has created a HTML 5 version of the Vudu website to avoid paying Apple a revenue share on movie sales. What was really interesting was the direct targeting of Netflix when you clicked on a movie that isn't available on streaming: It looks like Walmart (owner of...
So much better than the AppleTV2, BoxeeBox.
Roku is definitely becoming bigger and bigger!
Roku 2 Product Lineup Revealed; Includes New Netflix Channel with Subtitles & 1080p
The Official Roku Blog finally announced the new and much smaller Roku 2 product line, and the new models include an updated Netlfix channel with subtitles and 1080p support. The $99 Roku XS has a beefier GPU and a new Bluetooth remote that enables gaming on the Roku, and includes a copy of A...
This kind of software are illegal so ... I won't pay for something that I know illegal and who will be probably shut down very soon after the official release, if it's not before.
Contents are available for a very long time on Netflix, a ok time on Hulu, I don't see why people would pay 5 bucks a month to record something that they already pay for.
PlayLater Records Streaming Video from Netflix, Hulu, YouTube, Etc.
MediaMall's PlayLater is a beta application that will enable you to record streaming video from YouTube, Netflix, Hulu and other video websites. I was unable to get the beta working on my Windows computer, but CrunchGear was able to test it: Upon launching the PlayLater, the user is presented w...
No problem to reach Netflix.com (from France).
Netflixhelps on Twitter Reports Website Access Problems for Some Customers
Netflixhelps on Twitter reports that "We are aware that some customers may not be able to reach the Netflix website. We are working on getting the website back up and running as quickly as possible." Are you having trouble accessing the Netflix website?
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