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Netflix Streaming Arrives For the Wii

Posted by Soulskill on from the hopping-on-the-bandwagon dept.

Grant,thompson writes "As announced in January and mentioned here on Slashdot, Netflix is sending out discs today to enable streaming on the Nintendo Wii. 'Netflix has sent out emails to customers who pre-ordered the Wii's instant streaming disc, indicating that the disc will arrive in mailboxes tomorrow, and that the service will likely start within the next day.'"

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  1. Netflix streaming by elrous0 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I'm beginning to think that everything will one day stream Netflix. It would be nice if Netflix would concentrate less on getting their service on my refrigerator and more on expanding their selection of movies and shows available for streaming. It doesn't seem to have improved all that much since the service started.

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    1. Re:Netflix streaming by fullfactorial · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Good luck with that. Netflix is beholden to the content owners for that, and they are VERY particular with the who-what-when-where-how of content distribution.

      I expect to see Hulu streaming to the Wii before I see a week-old TV show on Netflix.

    2. Re:Netflix streaming by h4rr4r · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Linux support needs to be added. Have they never heard of mythtv?

  2. Re:Not to sounds like a video snob ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Not everyone has an HD tv... I don't, but I do have a Wii. As a result, I'm excited about streaming on the Wii.

  3. Re:Not to sounds like a video snob ... by cbope · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Yeah, because DVD-quality is so crap.

    I mean come on, I play Faroudja upscaled DVD (PAL 576i) on my 40" 1080p HDTV and from my sofa 15 feet away it looks great. Blu-ray only looks a bit sharper thanks to the distance. Just because it's not HD doesn't mean it's useless.

  4. just as good as the others... by damn_registrars · · Score: 2, Insightful

    But without any hope of HD, whats the point?

    Last I heard Netflix streaming on PS3 and Xbox 360 are both in 480p - same resolution as the Wii.

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  5. Linux by Thuktun · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Now if only we could stream instantly to a Linux PC without having to resort to a VM running Windows...