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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. great.... by Michael+Kristopeit · · Score: 4, Funny
    now if my tivo HD XL, mac mini, and xbox 360 all crap out, i can still watch streaming netflix in my living room.

    i can finally sleep at night.

  2. 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 CrankyFool · · Score: 4, Informative

      They can do both, you know.

      (I work at Netflix, on the IT side. I mean, duh, I read slashdot).

      The groups working on device support have nothing to do with the groups working on more content; the latter is largely a business effort anyway, whereas the former is SOME business efforts, and lots of technical efforts.

      And my impression is that the top two priorities are:

      1. More content;

      2. More devices.

  3. Re:You need a disc? by BassMan449 · · Score: 4, Informative

    PS3 requires a disc as well. I believe it is Netflix's way around the agreement they made with Microsoft to get it on the 360.

  4. Re:Not to sounds like a video snob ... by maugle · · Score: 4, Funny

    Philistine. I bet you aren't even using $100 Monster-brand premium gold-plated HDMI connectors for optimal signal quality and maximum color-accuracy and sharpness!

  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...

  6. Re:Not to sounds like a video snob ... by snowraver1 · · Score: 4, Informative

    I have a 50" TV and better HDMI connectors (studio quality, cost like $100..

    You are about to be rediculed until you create a new account.

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  7. Re:Not to sounds like a video snob ... by MachineShedFred · · Score: 4, Funny

    I hear that square-wave signals look WAY better when they travel through way-overpriced copper rather than inexpensive copper. You can totally tell the difference!

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  8. Re:You need a disc? by Richy_T · · Score: 4, Funny

    If you have to get up and fumble with discs every time you want to switch tasks, this is a big Fail for the Wii in terms of convenience.

    Think of it as "Wii Fit Lite"

  9. Re:Not to sounds like a video snob ... by iluvcapra · · Score: 4, Informative

    Hi, I work at a studio -- its name starts with an "S" and its parent used to make rice steamers before it moved into electronics and spider-related comic book movies. I have a $10 HDMI cable from Monoprice.

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