Wii + Netflix = Love it

[mousepod]

I don't yet have Netflix, and was going to ask if the streams were HD (so I could decide which of my various devices to use it with), but I decided to google it instead. I found these quotes from the VP of Corporate Communications of Netflix:

...the HD experience at Netflix Instant Watching isn't that overwhelming. It's a little bit underwhelming. So the Wii folks aren't going to miss that much. ... the vast majority of content that is available for streaming through Netflix is not HD content. So, there is really no loss for the Wii consumer. ... PS3 and Xbox users have 1 in 17 titles available in HD, and it's streamed in 720... it's not in 1080, and it's not in 5.1 surround sound or anything.

So I guess I'm not going for it at all.

[Ghoulish Delight]

The thing is, most of the content that's available streaming hardly necessitates HD and surround sound. I have no problem watching stand up comedy DVDs, old TV shows and classic movies without the most up to date AV experience.

[Pirate Bill]

Originally Posted by Moonliner

What's your Internet connection like?

Yours is bigger than mine.



But on another computer in the house hard wired to the same router I got somewhat different results.



And on that second computer again networked wirelessly.



(I suspect the network cable on the second test has some problems.)

[flippyshark]

Netflix steaming is all about the Britcoms for me. It makes for nice bedtime viewing on my (gets ready to duck) new iPad.

So far, everything streams nicely on the Netflix app, but if I try to pause it tends to just shut the app down completely, and it doesn't save my place, which is annoying. So I am going to call this app buggy and in need of some fixes, but it is free.

[Moonliner]

I got the disk yesterday. I'll try it out this weekend.

[Pirate Bill]

Originally Posted by flippyshark

Netflix steaming is all about the Britcoms for me.

I've been watching Jeremiah and rewatching The IT Crowd.