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ZeoTiVo
03-17-2008, 03:24 PM
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/home-entertainment/breaking-netflix-internet-tvfilm-delivery-starts-today-228894.php

Netflix will begin IP rental of films and television this week. Those with better plans get more hours, from 6 to 48 hours a month. Although limited in selection to about 1,000 titles and available initially to a few subscribers, this is the beginning of Netflix's main business plan to net rent video straight over IP that just wasn't technically feasible back when they started. It's limited to the PC right now, on XP and IE only. Over time, they plan to expand the service to the livingroom, and beyond.
Okeemike
03-17-2008, 03:50 PM
This is outdated. Netflix has been doing this for quite a while. So long as you have a plan that's at least 9.95 a month (I think) you have unlimited streaming video.

Netflix is slated to market a branded box which will ease putting it on your television.

What they DON'T tell you is that the selection is pretty crappy. But hey, it's free.
MichaelK
03-17-2008, 05:10 PM
This is outdated. Netflix has been doing this for quite a while. So long as you have a plan that's at least 9.95 a month (I think) you have unlimited streaming video.

Netflix is slated to market a branded box which will ease putting it on your television.

What they DON'T tell you is that the selection is pretty crappy. But hey, it's free.

is the selection similar to unbox?
ZeoTiVo
03-17-2008, 06:33 PM
This is outdated. Netflix has been doing this for quite a while. So long as you have a plan that's at least 9.95 a month (I think) you have unlimited streaming video.

Netflix is slated to market a branded box which will ease putting it on your television.

What they DON'T tell you is that the selection is pretty crappy. But hey, it's free.


shoot - I had read this as "download" as in on your hard drive to watch at some later point. I thought we had a breakthrough for a port to TiVo ala UNBOX.

and yes - getting the license to the good stuff has always been a problem for Netflix.