Vustadumas
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Nameless said:
I use my iPhone to add to my instant queue, just from the normal netflix site. Doesn't seem to be any features of the site missing.
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I use my iPhone to add to my instant queue, just from the normal netflix site. Doesn't seem to be any features of the site missing.
The On Timers
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K' Dash said:
Its like plan. Like 8 or 7 bucks a month and you can stream movies instantly. Its pretty cool, you have a vast selection of movies to choose from (well alot of movies but not always new ones or ones that you want)
Basically you put it in your queue from netflix.com and it instantly sends it over to your xbox through the magics of the internet. From there you just press play.
I have heroes season 3 and it auto adds new episodes a day after they release.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
The On Timers said:
I liked how the henchman would call Billy with updates on Steve's Donkey Kong scores. You would've thought they were trading nuclear secrets with how serious they both were and the look of concern and anguish on the closeups
Thanks!, shame that my DSL speed sucks big time (2Mb), so... no streaming for me
um, that's good enough to stream. I'm on DSL. The quality will just be crappy, but no big deal if you have a small display...........or are used to Wii.
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The On Timers
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VanMardigan said:
Yeah that part was ridiculously nerdy/weaselly/lame. But the worst part was how they invaded his home privacy to see if he was head to toe legit.
Nathan Rain
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Jswanko said:
What the fuck?
Nathan Rain
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Jswanko said:Did i forget an apostrophe?
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I give thumbs up to these two:
The Orphanage
- Great movie - watch it. Creepy and suspenseful horror movie. Gave me a "The Others" vibe, but better. Produced by, Guillermo Del Toro who directed Pan's Labyrinth - which I also highly recommend by the way.
The Host
- Korean subtitled monster movie. Sorta a small scale version of Cloverfield without the shaky cam and with campy humor. Surprisingly good.
Also watched:
Primer
- Great first half, convoluted last half. Without giving away too much, it's about a couple engineers who stumble on something while trying to invent a device that reduces the mass of anything placed inside it.
Fido
- A zombie movie. Alternate version of the 50s where zombies have infested the country but a company has learned to tame them by putting on collars that make them slaves. A humorous heartwarming zombie movie with gore. Pretty good, not amazing but I'd recommend it.
The Orphanage
- Great movie - watch it. Creepy and suspenseful horror movie. Gave me a "The Others" vibe, but better. Produced by, Guillermo Del Toro who directed Pan's Labyrinth - which I also highly recommend by the way.
The Host
- Korean subtitled monster movie. Sorta a small scale version of Cloverfield without the shaky cam and with campy humor. Surprisingly good.
Also watched:
Primer
- Great first half, convoluted last half. Without giving away too much, it's about a couple engineers who stumble on something while trying to invent a device that reduces the mass of anything placed inside it.
Fido
- A zombie movie. Alternate version of the 50s where zombies have infested the country but a company has learned to tame them by putting on collars that make them slaves. A humorous heartwarming zombie movie with gore. Pretty good, not amazing but I'd recommend it.
Alright, I did a little research to follow up on my own question, and I've just been very impressed by Netflix.
I went to the "help" section of their site, and it immediately posts their phone number for customer service -- open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. That alone was rather amazing, as a service like Netflix wouldn't seem to be something that required blanket customer service, but they're providing it anyway. I called them up, and there was no menu. No "Press 1 for this, Press 2 for that, press 76 to return." It just immediately attempted to connect me to a Netflix representative. I was on hold for 30 seconds or so before they were available. Also fantastic.
Once I was talking to the representative, I was told that Netflix updates their movies on Tuesdays, but those updates should be shown on the website on Sunday Evenings. In regards to the Watch Instantly queue, there are occasional weeks when there is nothing added -- if they just aren't able to acquire new licenses -- and other weeks where 10 or more movies are added, along with TV shows. It's not a consistent amount, it's just whatever they can manage to acquire the license to, as they're constantly fishing for more movies to add.
He then referred me to this website:
www.hackingnetflix.com
Which is a third party site but Netflix feels is very well run and keeps great tabs on what Netflix is doing. They are apparently very positive about it and encourage customers to investigate how their stuff works and what is coming up, like this website owner does. Best customer service I've had in a long while.
I went to the "help" section of their site, and it immediately posts their phone number for customer service -- open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. That alone was rather amazing, as a service like Netflix wouldn't seem to be something that required blanket customer service, but they're providing it anyway. I called them up, and there was no menu. No "Press 1 for this, Press 2 for that, press 76 to return." It just immediately attempted to connect me to a Netflix representative. I was on hold for 30 seconds or so before they were available. Also fantastic.
Once I was talking to the representative, I was told that Netflix updates their movies on Tuesdays, but those updates should be shown on the website on Sunday Evenings. In regards to the Watch Instantly queue, there are occasional weeks when there is nothing added -- if they just aren't able to acquire new licenses -- and other weeks where 10 or more movies are added, along with TV shows. It's not a consistent amount, it's just whatever they can manage to acquire the license to, as they're constantly fishing for more movies to add.
He then referred me to this website:
www.hackingnetflix.com
Which is a third party site but Netflix feels is very well run and keeps great tabs on what Netflix is doing. They are apparently very positive about it and encourage customers to investigate how their stuff works and what is coming up, like this website owner does. Best customer service I've had in a long while.
Because I've been so satisfied with Netflix on 360, I moved closer to going cable free today. I downgraded my DirecTV service to the "Family Package", which they barely advertise, which costs $29.99 a month. I had to keep this tier because my daughter watches Disney and Nick stuff. Overall though, we'll be saving about $50 a month over our previous package.
I'll have to get my sports fix from espn360.com, and I need to find a substitute for "House of Payne" for my wife, but besides that we're not sacrificing.
I'll have to get my sports fix from espn360.com, and I need to find a substitute for "House of Payne" for my wife, but besides that we're not sacrificing.
gray_fox224
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Nif said:Netflix acting slow or not at all for people tonight? Don't know if it's my connection or not.
All good here. Just finished watching The Fugitive.
It's strange, I can stream over internet explorer just fine, but I get a "Playback for this item could not be started" on Desert Punk. I just watched episode 1, so I don't think it's one of those licensing issues. :/
Anyway, some other things ending in December-early January:
The Man with Two Brains
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Lethal Weapon 2
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai
Mad Max
Dog Day Afternoon
Karate Kid (only checked III, but the others probably will, too)
All worth watching, in my opinion.
Anyway, some other things ending in December-early January:
The Man with Two Brains
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Lethal Weapon 2
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai
Mad Max
Dog Day Afternoon
Karate Kid (only checked III, but the others probably will, too)
All worth watching, in my opinion.
This question may have been asked already but I need to know: I have a child XBL account and I want to know if I could stream vids. XBL tells me I have to be 18 to sign up but if I sign up for a Netflix account separately and enable the the streaming, would I be able to? Thanks if anyone knows..
Toothpick said:
I think so. I don't know if they filter content by rating, though. (If you'd be able to watch Rated R films) I bet you'd be fine, though.
And I think I solved my playback error problem. I had over 40 movies in my queue and I was unable to play some of them. I shortened it to about 20 and it's working fine again. I have no idea why that happens, but I only had 40+ because I was too lazy to delete some of them.
Anyone having problems with Netflix?
Last week when I signed up for Netflix, the quality of my streams was really good. Today, it's hardly watchable. I mean, really really bad. I get one bar maximum and it's very pixelated and grainy.
Is this Netflix or my internet? I have 1.5Mbps, which I know isn't the fastest out there, but it used to look good and now it sucks. What gives?
Last week when I signed up for Netflix, the quality of my streams was really good. Today, it's hardly watchable. I mean, really really bad. I get one bar maximum and it's very pixelated and grainy.
Is this Netflix or my internet? I have 1.5Mbps, which I know isn't the fastest out there, but it used to look good and now it sucks. What gives?
gabe90 said:
It's probably your internet. Here's how Netflix encodes its video.
http://blog.netflix.com/2008/11/encoding-for-streaming.html
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I can't believe Orgazmo is on there!
Best movie ever!
Best movie ever!
MaritalWheat
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Wait...why?duderon said:All the Stanley Kubrick films are going bye-bye on the 1st of January. I'm going to have to have a little marathon soon
On a related note, I just finished his 'Barry Lyndon.' So good.
Sounds like a few people are having this problem. :_( http://community.netflix.com/forum/topics/playback-for-this-item-could
And I just watched Ice Pirates. Strange ending, but worth a watch.
And I just watched Ice Pirates. Strange ending, but worth a watch.
duderon said:All the Stanley Kubrick films are going bye-bye on the 1st of January. I'm going to have to have a little marathon soon
Not necessarily. The license expires 1/1, but it could get renewed before the deadline. The Fawlty Towers box set was about to expire, but it was extended.
Article in today's Star Tribune about netflix streaming.
http://www.startribune.com/business/35623369.html?elr=KArksUUUU
Echos above poster about dropping his cable.
It works fine for me - I don't watch alot of big budget blockbusters. It has lots of indie movies, and documentaries which I like.
It even works on mac now!
http://www.startribune.com/business/35623369.html?elr=KArksUUUU
Echos above poster about dropping his cable.
It works fine for me - I don't watch alot of big budget blockbusters. It has lots of indie movies, and documentaries which I like.
It even works on mac now!
Superman Doomsday is going bye-bye on Jan. 1st
hoos30 said:
Same for me. After 20+ years of watching my cable bill get bigger and bigger I cancelled cable. GASP! I'm getting my news and sports off the web. I use Netflix streaming on the 360 for most of my movies. The rest we get in the mail from Netflix.
I cancelled cable about 2 weeks ago and I don't miss it one bit.
I still pay for Comcast Internet service though. I'd prefer they spend their R&D on better, faster Internet than more tv channels and packages I don't want.
duderon said:
Definitely. I'll be curious to see if something actually does expire. It's not in Netflix's best interest to have content disappear. Hopefully they are putting the dates up out of legal necessity only.
+1 Cable free, by the way. I have an Apple TV(with Boxee) for Hulu, iTunes purchases, rentals and video podcasts, and a 360 for Netflix.
gray_fox224
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Just started watching the Office. Man, can't believe I'm was so late to this party.
Tokubetsu
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I don't know if it was recommended already but I'm here to put my recommendation in for Fear of a Black Hat. If you like Spinal Tap and you're a fan of hip hop, you're in for a treat. Calling it the 90s hip hop version of Spinal Tap is selling it a bit short though as it does stand on it's own legs and tackles more issues.
James Elroy's Feast of Death
Outstanding documentary that profiles writer James Elroy, covers his obsession with his mother's murder (as written about in My Dark Places) as well as presents the best known theory as to who committed the famous Black Dahlia murder.
It's really spectacular.
Outstanding documentary that profiles writer James Elroy, covers his obsession with his mother's murder (as written about in My Dark Places) as well as presents the best known theory as to who committed the famous Black Dahlia murder.
It's really spectacular.
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