1 month free Netflix trial
Got this offer in my email to share with friends, so I figured I’d post it here. I love Netflix, and it’s great on the iPhone and Xbox 360.
EXPIRES: 10/31/2010
Netflix iPhone streaming app now available! (iTunes link)
Only lame thing is that after taking so long to release they haven’t even updated the UI to support iPhone 4 resolution buttons etc (screenshot 1, screenshot 2, screenshot 3) The video quality is great though.
Netflix fixes streaming-video glitch (Xbox 360)
I tried it last night on my 360 for a few minutes and it seemed much improved. HD video quality was great too. Can’t wait to finally make use of this feature.
Awful 1st Experience: Netflix Streaming on Xbox 360
I had eagerly been awaiting yesterday’s Xbox 360 NXE (Next Xbox Experience) update to gain access to Netflix instant streaming to my 40” TV. I gave it my first try last night watching National Treasure 2 with my girlfriend. Everything started out smooth and I was impressed by the best non-HD quality video it had determined my connection could allow me, it was like watching a slightly more blurry DVD quality video (far from bad for streaming).
About 27 minutes in, just when I was convinced that Netflix streaming on 360 was the best thing since Netflix itself, the video stopped and screen came-up saying that my “internet connection had slowed” and it was adjusting the video quality to accommodate. After a progress bar finished loading the movie started again but the video quality had dropped dramatically so that it looked like a low quality YouTube video blown-up to fit my 40” TV. Needless to say I was far from happy. I checked all my router settings at this point and even reset it. Each time I restarted the movie where I left off (a great resume feature is built-in) the picture quality would be back to the good quality for 10 to 5 minutes before giving me the same message and reverting to low YouTube quality… Because at this point the movie was about half way finished I just let it play…
My ISP is Charter Cable and I have their 5Mbps plan. Apparently Charter is unable to provide me with a stable 5Mbps connection. If this keeps up I will no doubt be complaining to them very soon.
Netflix “Watch Instantly” Now Available to Mac Users
The beta is now open to Netflix subscribers. (See link for details) Worked great during the minute I tested it, I can’t wait to test it more. Between this and the new Xbox 360 firmware later this month I’ll be in Netflix heaven.
