netflix impressions

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: ksheets
I Actually just canceled my cable (saving $70/month) and got the $8 netflix+bittorrent+OTA channels. So far Im very impressed with the netflix streaming. The movies arent all that great but the TV/Comedy/Documentary section is top notch and should give me a lot of stuff to watch. its been a week so far and I havent missed cable one bit...

I want to do the same. My main hangup is missing the ability to watch sports (especially college football) on ESPN.

 

[Gothgar]

So how does one stream netflix to their 360?

I may have to get on this shit... been with Netflix for a while.

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: Gothgar
So how does one stream netflix to their 360?

I may have to get on this shit... been with Netflix for a while.

You'll have to wait for the big NXE update on Nov 19th. After that, you just need to have an Xbox Live Gold account (can be had for less than $40 for 13 months) and a Netflix account. You have log on to Netflix and enter in a code for your Xbox Live Gold account and then you are good to go. Just pick which movies you want to have available to stream to your 360 and they'll be there when you login. Takes only a couple of minutes for movies to show up when you add them to the queue.

 

[Gothgar]

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: Gothgar
So how does one stream netflix to their 360?

I may have to get on this shit... been with Netflix for a while.

You'll have to wait for the big NXE update on Nov 19th. After that, you just need to have an Xbox Live Gold account (can be had for less than $40 for 13 months) and a Netflix account. You have log on to Netflix and enter in a code for your Xbox Live Gold account and then you are good to go. Just pick which movies you want to have available to stream to your 360 and they'll be there when you login. Takes only a couple of minutes for movies to show up when you add them to the queue.

that is so fucking sweet!

I have Gold... and the two at a time Netflix, so I am good to go I guess :thumbsup:

 

[MrPickins]

Originally posted by: Chris

Originally posted by: MrPickins

Just for fun, here's the Watch Instantly top 50:

Still crap. Where's Iron Man, The Hulk, basically any new release worth watching? Good for some TV shows though.

How about you just put them in your DVD queue, then?

It's not perfect, but it's pretty damn good, IMO.

 

[olds]

I used them but canceled when they started throttling me.
I did get a free month out of the class action but I haven't/won't use it.

 

[0roo0roo]

just make sure to build up your queue with classics/top films/and films you've missed watching/tv shows etc. keeps it flowing.you can't expect new releases all the time. after a while you don't mind, if you are impatient its not for you. course with streaming now its less of an issue.

 

[thedarkwolf]

Originally posted by: Chris

Originally posted by: MrPickins

Just for fun, here's the Watch Instantly top 50:

Still crap. Where's Iron Man, The Hulk, basically any new release worth watching? Good for some TV shows though.

They will show up when Starz gets them. Besides those are ones I would want to see on Blu ray anyway.

The streaming looks pretty much the same as DVDs to me. The only real thing that keeps me from watching everything that way is you are stuck with stereo sound for now. Only season 1 of Dexter is available streaming so I'm watching Weeds to tide me over till I get one of the season 2 DVDs.