Netflix and TiVo to partner!

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Streaming movies on your HD TiVo for no extra charge starting in December. (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/30/technology/internet/30tivo.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss)

Yay! This will be way more convenient than hooking up our laptop. Now they just need a MUCH better streaming selection.

[wolfy999]

Darn...we have DirectTV.

[lizziebith]

We're about to start this using the XBox 360...just signed up last night :D

[Kevy Baby]

Does this mean my Betamax will become obsolete?

[Disneyphile]

Will the streaming work on the internet channel on the Wii?

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Will the streaming work on the internet channel on the Wii?I think we tried that and it didn't work....or perhaps had awful video quality....

[Ghoulish Delight]

No, it only works with Internet Explorer. (well, and now TiVo and XBox)

[Lance]

No, it only works with Internet Explorer. (well, and now TiVo and XBox)

You can get it to work with Firefox too.

[Ghoulish Delight]

And actually, I just did a google search and found at least one person who claims it does work on the Wii without even mention of a hack. I'm skeptical but it's worth a try.

[Ghoulish Delight]

It's here! It's here! We'll probably try it out tonight.

Interestingly I've noticed that a handful of titles that are in my "Instant" queue have notices on them that say either "Available until January 1, 2009" or "Available until December 31, 2008". I wonder if the development of new distribution methods (TiVo, XBox) has caused some studios to rethink their agreements to make their titles available to play instantly.

[Alex]

I don't think so. A lot of the movies available instantly through Netflix are part of an agreement with Starz and they just cycle through movie they are currently offering. So it isn't that they're backing out, it is just that particular movie is only being offered by Starz for a certain window (kind of like movies from On Demand aren't available in perpetuity).