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Netflix is Coming
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011...uk-launch-2012
As much as I look forward to this, what I don't understand is, don't Sky have most of the exclusive online streaming rights for US imports? Will we really have access to loads of movies and TV shows? Or will it (content wise) just be SeeSaw 2.0? Still, should give Lovefilm a run for their money. I trust that Netflix will be delivering content in HD, and from Universal Pictures as well (sharp look at Lovefilm). |
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Good news, I'll be looking into this once they have started up. I was very impressed with LoveFilm at first but lately their turnaround time has been about 5 days to get a new DVD, and their customer service left a lot to be desired when I had a problem a few weeks ago.
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What I'm more curious about is if this will be rolled into any new/existing hardware. Games consoles like the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 look to be obvious choices to offer Netflix through the TV, but then both of these already offer rival video services at the moment like Lovefilm and Zune. What about Freeview PVRs like the Humax, could they maybe strike a deal? Or maybe dedicated hardware could be used similar to Apple TV?
One thing's for sure, I won't be at all interested in this if you can only watch on computer. If it's not TV compatible, I'm out. |
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A perfect example of why a dedicated IPTV computer such as nettop is a better solution than relying on the crippled service provided by TV sets etc.
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What I'm more curious about is if this will be rolled into any new/existing hardware. Games consoles like the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 look to be obvious choices to offer Netflix through the TV, but then both of these already offer rival video services at the moment like Lovefilm and Zune. What about Freeview PVRs like the Humax, could they maybe strike a deal? Or maybe dedicated hardware could be used similar to Apple TV?
One thing's for sure, I won't be at all interested in this if you can only watch on computer. If it's not TV compatible, I'm out. |
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I am just hoping it comes to appleTV, with a good choice of films and shows and unlimited streaming at a good price
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What I'm more curious about is if this will be rolled into any new/existing hardware. Games consoles like the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 look to be obvious choices to offer Netflix through the TV, but then both of these already offer rival video services at the moment like Lovefilm and Zune. What about Freeview PVRs like the Humax, could they maybe strike a deal? Or maybe dedicated hardware could be used similar to Apple TV?
One thing's for sure, I won't be at all interested in this if you can only watch on computer. If it's not TV compatible, I'm out. |
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The thing i want to know is what is the picture quality like on Netflix? If it is anything like the current streaming services available it will be awful meaning i won't be interested.
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011...ideo-streaming
Deal with MGM secured. ITV expected to sign up for archive material. Channel 4 in talks and a bid expected to get movies from Warner Bros once the current deal with Sky expires next year. |
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Netflix runs on Apple TV in the states, so id say a very good chance of it being available on it over here.
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If it want to do well here then it needs to run on other platforms, a lot of people got A PS3 and xboxes, , then what about these internet enabled T.V's and Blu-ray players?
if netflix is just going to based on a P.C and/or apple T.V then it will fail. I expect it will fail anyway as broadband in this country is still hit and miss. Makes me laugh when they say ITV is going to have some micro payment system, who on earth want to pay to watch the trash that comes out of ITV? I will stay with my DVd rental from Lovefilm, it does what I want |
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Have to say I'm pretty excited for the arrival of Netflix, they seem to be forging ahead with content deals (something Hulu couldn't achieve) and given that they are only going to be streaming in the UK (no DVD rental service) I think they will, and will need too, offer a pretty strong package from the get go.
The other great thing is that NetFlix already have apps for all the major Smart TV's, gaming and mobile platforms, so rolling out the apps for the UK service to the likes of iPad/Apple TV, Samsung TV's and Xbox/PS3, etc should in theory be almost instantaneous. Their arrival also seems to have pushed LoveFilm to step up their game too, which can only be a good think. |
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Sorry, can someone explain what rights we are talking about here? Box office or pay TV.
If these articles go as planned we already have three studios with rights to three separate distributors. How much do they expect the consumer to pay? In the TV industry, competition only hurts the consumer. Sky subs are already Sky high and if they are going to start losing rights together with the potential for a few big hitters bidding for the football costs to us are going to spiral further out of control than they are now. |
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The thing i want to know is what is the picture quality like on Netflix? If it is anything like the current streaming services available it will be awful meaning i won't be interested.
Sherlock, in HD: http://i.imgur.com/MnP6L.png Downton Abbey, in SD: http://i.imgur.com/mT2eh.png I took those on my laptop, so the screen size is a little constrained (it basically just scales to your browser size). So, just for fun, I just now loaded up Sherlock again on my imac, scrubbed a random amount into the show, and took this full-screen screenshot: http://i.imgur.com/Lj8lr.jpg (edit, the jpeg artifacts from imgur make that look slightly worse than it does in the png screenshot) .. and yes, I thought it'd be funny to choose 2 british shows to demonstrate Netflix streaming quality. As far as devices, I can stream Netflix on the following devices: my android phone, my xbox 360, my ps3, my wii, my laptop, my mac, my roku box, my tivo, and my iphone. Netflix is actually responsible for more bandwidth usage in the US than bittorrent. |
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If it want to do well here then it needs to run on other platforms, a lot of people got A PS3 and xboxes, , then what about these internet enabled T.V's and Blu-ray players?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netflix#Hardware_supported [LIST][*]Apple TV set-top box[66][*] Boxee Box set-top box[67][*] Insignia Blu-ray Disc players and home theater systems[*] LG Electronics Blu-ray Disc players, TVs (LH50 series LCD and PS80 plasma), and home theater systems[*] Logitech Revue Google TV Buddy Box[*] Microsoft Xbox 360, (Xbox Live Gold Subscription Required)[68][*] Nintendo Wii[69] and Nintendo 3DS[70] (Wii U support also confirmed)[*] Panasonic Some Blu-ray Disc players, televisions and home theater systems[*] Philips Some Blu-ray Disc players and TVs[71][*] Popbox set-top box (announced)[*] Roku set-top box[72][*] Samsung Some Blu-ray Disc players and home theater systems[73][*] Seagate FreeAgent Theater+ HD Media Players[*] Sharp Some Blu-ray Disc players[74][*] Sony Blu-ray Disc players, TVs, Google TV devices, and PlayStation 3[75][*] TiVo DVRs (HD, HD XL, Series3™, Premiere and Premiere XL boxes)[76][*] Viewsonic VMP75[*] Vizio Some Blu-ray Disc players and TVs[*] Western Digital WD Live plus Media Player[/LIST] It shouldn't take much work to get the Netflix app on Virgin's TiVo, and I'm sure YouView will be eager for an app on their boxes too. So I wouldn't worry about lack of compatible platforms. As for software platforms:[LIST][*]Microsoft Windows: Windows XP Service Pack 2, Windows Vista, Windows 7 running Internet Explorer 6 (or higher), Firefox 2 (or higher) or Google Chrome 6 (or higher). New viewer requires use of the Microsoft Silverlight technology and a 1.2 GHz CPU.[77][*] Mac OS X: An Intel-based Mac with OS 10.4.8 or later. Browser support is Safari 3 (or higher), Firefox 2 (or higher) or Google Chrome. Mac Netflix was added October 27, 2008, which requires use of the Microsoft Silverlight technology.[78][/LIST][LIST][*]Boxee OS X and Windows versions only (beta)[citation needed][*]iOS iPad,[81] iPhone,[82] iPod Touch,[82] Apple TV[*]MediaPortal Windows using the My Netflix plug-in.[citation needed][*]PlayOn Windows, from MediaMall, used with UPnP clients such as PlayStation 3, Wii and XBMC Media Center[citation needed][*]Plex media center for Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows, using the Netflix plug-in from their App Store.[citation needed][*]Windows Media Center Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows Vista (Home Premium, Ultimate), Windows 7 (Home Premium, Professional, Enterprise, Ultimate).[*]Windows Phone 7[/LIST] |
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Or maybe dedicated hardware could be used similar to Apple TV?
Plus it's *tiny* hardware. Here's the brand new Roku LT, http://imgur.com/QRhLS Here's the back, so you can judge its size based on the ports: http://imgur.com/4TU86 Plus it's $49, which is only £30. |
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you can add android devices to the compatibility list as well
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Lionsgate signed up now too.
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And now Miramax:
http://www.techradar.com/news/intern...iramax-1041395 |
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But wait! Lovefilm strikes back!
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/media/ne...bros-deal.html |
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It Don't affect me as i don't stream, only rent disks.
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It Don't affect me as i don't stream, only rent disks.
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What I'm more curious about is if this will be rolled into any new/existing hardware. Games consoles like the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 look to be obvious choices to offer Netflix through the TV, but then both of these already offer rival video services at the moment like Lovefilm and Zune. What about Freeview PVRs like the Humax, could they maybe strike a deal? Or maybe dedicated hardware could be used similar to Apple TV?
One thing's for sure, I won't be at all interested in this if you can only watch on computer. If it's not TV compatible, I'm out. |
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Fair enough, but most rental companies (including Lovefilm) are moving towards a streaming-only service in the future.
Sure some people may have fibre and some people are pretty close tot he exchange so have a good speed, but then take into account of FUPs and traffic management and you will see why it will be many years before Lovefilm stops renting disks. It would be commercial suicide if they did I don't think Netflix have looked at the state of broadband in this country, I doubt they will do that well here, just like Apple T.v have not really done well here. Google TV will also fail. I bet there are more people that rent DVDs/blu-ray from Lovefim than those who stream. |
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