From what I have gathered, PlayOn should be released a new beta here very shortly that is supposed to add Netflix support. Netflix aided them in getting this feature installed in the program in some sort of joint venture I guess.

So of the curious things I have noticed is the fact that there may be higher resolutions available. Hmmmm.........

Stay tuned !!

I would so do this except the fact that I live in canada, and can't get on hulu.

I haven't been able to get Hulu to work since the last update. It always says media not found when I get to a specific episode. Hopefully the update will fix that.

Hey folks- I re-downloaded PlayOn last night, version 2.58.3190, directly from the themediamall.com website and it has Netflix support! When I checked the site Wednesday, it was still .3188 (which didn't have Netflix support.) So the blog has yet to announce that it's here, and for the last couple of weeks, the "check for update" button within the settings applet hasn't worked fopr me. So go to the site and download directly!

Anyway- it worked great for me. I tried a few movies- watched ~10 minutes of one and there were no glitches in the streaming at all. The video quality wasn't great on my 42 inch RPTV. I then streamed a few minutes of a recent Heroes TV show- and the quality was much better- I'd almost say 2x better. And so not all video is encoded with the same quality. If you view a movie and are dissapointed, check out one of the more recent TV shows that have been added and it may be better. Hopefully Netflix will improve the encoded quality (and selection of course!) of their content quickly.

Well- it was a first for me- 1st time I've watched content on my TV via a subscription (Netflix) that didn't involve my communications company (Comcast) controlling the channels, or the content companies controlling what time I watch stuff. I hope this is the future- I'll purchase a raw IP pipe from Comcast or Verizon (FiOS), and then subscribe to another company for my content. I can't wait to cut Comcast out as the middleman! Perhaps if Comcast allowed for ala cart channel selection, I wouldn't be so giddy to cut them as the middleman. I'm happy to pay them for the IP pipe though!

I haven't been able to get Hulu to work since the last update. It always says media not found when I get to a specific episode. Hopefully the update will fix that.

My Hulu broke a few weeks ago too. For the last couple of weeks, I've been pressing the "check for update" button every few days and it said that there were no updates. When I decided to check the webpage itself earlier this week, there indeed was an update- and it fixed my Hulu (this was build 3188). Again last night, "check for update" said there was no new build, but checking the website, 3190 was there and now Netflix support is available! Woohoo!

So long story short- don't trust the "check for update" button to inform you if a new build is available!

Hey everyone I need some screenshots of this in action. If you can get me a screen shot of the program on your desktop and one of it playing on your TV it would be great !!

How does this relate to Playstation?

Because without the PS3, PlayOn is worthless.

http://www.themediamall.com/playon

This is lame. I don't want to have to turn on my PC running MICROSOFT Windows in order to run an application on my SONY PS3.

This is lame. I don't want to have to turn on my PC running MICROSOFT Windows in order to run an application on my SONY PS3.


Well, for those of us who have a Windows PC and a PS3 and have a Netflix subscription, I'd rather pay PlayOn $30 for their software than purchase a $100 Roku box- I already have 5 a/v devices in my tv cabinet (not including the TV) and I really don't want to purchase yet another box...

Because without the PS3, PlayOn is worthless.

http://www.themediamall.com/playon

I see, looks like good stuff! Come to think of it I think I downloaded the PlayOn demo from the UK store. Haven't tried it yet though.

This is lame. I don't want to have to turn on my PC running MICROSOFT Windows in order to run an application on my SONY PS3.

Then disregard this thread then. Simple enough.

Then disregard this thread then. Simple enough.

It just seems silly that they can't write an app that runs solely on the PS3.

I am totally interested in this, but don't like the idea of needing my PC to be running at the same time.

It just seems silly that they can't write an app that runs solely on the PS3.

I am totally interested in this, but don't like the idea of needing my PC to be running at the same time.

The only problem with that is Sony has not opened their OS up to development; sure you could write something that runs in Linux and then jump through the hoops to get that installed and working; however, then you split your market as many people who would be interested in some sort of solution do not have the knowledge / do not want to deal with the headache of installing linux on the ps3.

It just seems silly that they can't write an app that runs solely on the PS3.

I am totally interested in this, but don't like the idea of needing my PC to be running at the same time.

I use my DVR as the PlayOn host, so it's on anyway.

Well, for those of us who have a Windows PC and a PS3 and have a Netflix subscription, I'd rather pay PlayOn $30 for their software than purchase a $100 Roku box- I already have 5 a/v devices in my tv cabinet (not including the TV) and I really don't want to purchase yet another box...

"WHOOMP! There it is"

I haven't tried it yet. I'ld love to but as is I have enough games and films on 3 formats (DVD, HD DVD, BD) that I haven't even watched yet lol. I'll just wait for 360-Netflix's partnership to go live with the next update but this PlayOn does seem intriguing when I do get a chance to use it. I myself don't want to buy the Roku box.

I received an email from the CTO of Mediamall is the video feeds are at 720x480 w/ stereo sound.

Well I tried out the demo and seen that Netflix is active, but PlayOn will not show through to the PS3 in VMware fusion. :(

Uhhh, I just downloaded the demo and it seems to want a user ID and a passcode... am I missing something?

never mind, i figured it out. When I clicked OK it would just disappear, so i thought it was not working. I went down and fired up the PS3 and sure enough it was working just fine. Now I can watch the Heroes my DVR missed. Stupid id and passcode:(... and OK button.

I just watched the Nick Cage movie Matchstick Men via PlayOn. Worked just fine- not a single glitch in the video. Hitting the Display button on the PS3 Blu-Ray remote even shows how much time remains in the movie.

This makes it official- I'm glad I bought my PS3 to play Blu Ray movies. I was hoping I'd be able to download & watch movies. Perhaps some dedicated BluRay players will come up with this functionality, but the PS3 is far more programmable...

Still no luck for me. I was able to get it to load in Parallels tonight, but the PS3 cannot see it when it is emulated like this.

So you just need a netflix account to use this? So it's basically just watching the movies available on the netflix site through the PS3 instead of your normal computer?

I get Play-on to show up and everything to work (that is available) except the Netflix. The test says that my user name and password is fine, but when I click on Netflix, it gives me a username password error. The user name and password work fine when logging on to the Netflix site. The view instantly works well on the PC. Not sure what I am doing wrong

I watched a little from hulu last night. It is really cool to be able to watch programs that you missed. Now if they could just get the picture quality and sound quality (2.1 audio instead of 5.1) up, it would be fantastic. I am sure there are some bandwidth limitations to this sort of set up---things I just don't understand.

Bottom line is I will use it for a safety valve if I miss something I really wanted to see, otherwise, I will still use my DVR or watch netflix through snail mail.

Is there anyway to lessen the stuttering, or is it just the Wi-fi? I wish theere was a way to buffer the clip and see the buffer usage.

This is awesome since I have Netflix too.

Ok, I fixed my problem. How I had multiple firewalls on, I don't know. Still the occasional stutter, but the picture quality on Netflix is better than Hulu. Very nice addition. I have it going on the PS3 as well as both HR20 D* DVRs.

PlayOn is still working just fine for me.

I'm running Windows Vista 32 bit. I have my PS3 on a wired Ethernet connection. There is a 2nd hub between the hub that my PC connects to and the wire that goes to my entertainment system (the 2nd hub is there because my A/V receiver also needs an ethernet connection.) No software firewall running on the PC other than the built-in Windows one. I see that the PlayOn installation process created a Windows Firewall exception listed as "MediaMall Server". I have plenty of items in my "Watch Instantly" queue.

Just got the newest beta w/ Netflix support today.

All in all, I'm impressed. I haven't watched a movie straight through, but the quality is quite nice. I have seen some "data corrupted" bugs, but if Playon can keep tweaking, I would definitely drop 30 bucks for their app.

OH and I'm running on XP SP3 with wired connections for everything FYI.

I tried to look at a netflix movie today. The only one that would show up was The Orpanage (no other movies to select from)... so I tried to play it and I got a data corrupted message. The Orphanage is my queue, but so are a bunch of play it now movies.

When you guys try the netflix route are you getting a selection of movies just in your online queue or are you able to select from all play-it-now movies?

Did you go to Play on setting & Add your
E-mail address & password to the settings..

Keep in mind this is a beta test, so there will be bugs. Please email the authors if you encounter something so they can fix it.

How do I tell playon to use the lowest Netflix rate?

I can not watch anything for more than 5 minutes before it halts, I can watch films on my pc fine. I already put the performance to 'low' in advanced settings.

Does the 'goto minute' work with Netflix, like I can on the web?

Hulu is nice, why is that free?

Did you go to Play on setting & Add your
E-mail address & password to the settings..

Yes. It must be connected to bring up the cover art of that one movie. Unfortunately, that is all I am getting.

Yes. It must be connected to bring up the cover art of that one movie. Unfortunately, that is all I am getting.

That's really strange. When you logon into Netflix from your PC and go to your queue, do you see a blue tab next to it that says Instant Queue? And when you click on that, what do you see? My PlayOn mirrors whatevers in that Instant Queue pretty quickly.

That's really strange. When you logon into Netflix from your PC and go to your queue, do you see a blue tab next to it that says Instant Queue? And when you click on that, what do you see? My PlayOn mirrors whatevers in that Instant Queue pretty quickly.

I see several movies that have the blue play now button in my queue. The only one that showes up on the PS3 is The Orphanage, which is in my queue on the PC. There are about 5 others in my PC queue that have the play now option.

I see several movies that have the blue play now button in my queue. The only one that showes up on the PS3 is The Orphanage, which is in my queue on the PC. There are about 5 others in my PC queue that have the play now option.

There is a difference between your regular queue and the "instant queue". What you need to do is add movies from the watch instantly section to your "instant queue" by clicking on the movie and then adding it. If the movie gets added to you regular queue (the one where you are requesting the DVD to be sent), it won't show up in PlayOn. At least, that is what I discovered so far by playing around with it.

I now have a "instant queue" with about 20 movies/tv shows in it and they all show up with no issues.

I havent been able to get PlayOn working after the last update. Has anyone tried to see if they can get the Netflix stream to work with Remote Play on the PSP?

great news, can't wait to download this when I get home. I really hope they get hulu working reliably again. netflix is cool but I'll have access to it on 360 soon enough (and native feeds, not re-encoded), so that's not enough to get $30 from me. Make hulu reliable, and I'm sold.

great news, can't wait to download this when I get home. I really hope they get hulu working reliably again. netflix is cool but I'll have access to it on 360 soon enough (and native feeds, not re-encoded), so that's not enough to get $30 from me. Make hulu reliable, and I'm sold.

I just started trying this on Saturday and the first thing I watched was the ER season premier on Hulu. Worked like a charm with no issues so maybe whatever reliability problems they had have been fixed. Don't know but I plan on using this a lot over the next couple of weeks but right now I feel like $30 is a drop in the bucket for what it does. If they keep adding content, maybe I can cancel my cable!

great news, can't wait to download this when I get home. I really hope they get hulu working reliably again. netflix is cool but I'll have access to it on 360 soon enough (and native feeds, not re-encoded), so that's not enough to get $30 from me. Make hulu reliable, and I'm sold.

I am a PS3 homer, but do have a relatively dormant x-box. Tell me a little bit more about x-box and netflix, if you don't mind.

I am a PS3 homer, but do have a relatively dormant x-box. Tell me a little bit more about x-box and netflix, if you don't mind.

when the 360 gets it's next dashboard update (november is the rumor), netflix subscribers will have direct access to their instant queue from the dash. It remains to be seen whether the 360 version will be a direct feed (same as watching on a pc), or re-encoded like it is when using play on. I just got the newest playon version though, and the quality looks pretty good. looks about on par with regular, not upconverted dvd.

when the 360 gets it's next dashboard update (november is the rumor), netflix subscribers will have direct access to their instant queue from the dash. It remains to be seen whether the 360 version will be a direct feed (same as watching on a pc), or re-encoded like it is when using play on. I just got the newest playon version though, and the quality looks pretty good. looks about on par with regular, not upconverted dvd.

Isn't this for Live Gold only?

Still no luck for me. I was able to get it to load in Parallels tonight, but the PS3 cannot see it when it is emulated like this.

You need to configure Parallels so it is using a dedicated IP instead of shared networking or NAT.

Isn't this for Live Gold only?

I believe so.

I installed XP on a separate hard drive so all is well.

You will note that there is a comment on my blog from PlayOn saying there will be an update available shortly to fix more issues.

Netflix announced that they'll be opening their API and will allow anyone to write apps to stream Netflix content! So hopefully there will be more ways to stream to PS3s soon:

http://gizmodo.com/5057203/netflix-to-open-api-and-databases-to-the-public

http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/netflix-api-open-to-all-let-the-developing-begin/

What would be cool would be a Java Blu-Ray Live disc that loads the necessary software on any Blu Ray 2.0 Profile player...

Ok i'm getting a the folder could not be accessed. This content may been deleted from the media server. So what do I do am I doing something wrong????

Ok i'm getting a the folder could not be accessed. This content may been deleted from the media server. So what do I do am I doing something wrong????

Yup, got that message last night on Hulu content. Netflix was sketchy. It gave me a few error messages but then I was able to get it to work. This all happened after i installed the latest release that got downloaded yesterday. Hmm..:confused: Prior to the newest release, I had no issues with any of the content.

Ok i'm getting a the folder could not be accessed. This content may been deleted from the media server. So what do I do am I doing something wrong????

i got this message when i tried to watch the latest episode of heroes. i just went to another folder that contained the episode, then it played fine. :confused:

I got the netflix to work last night. Picture quality was not great and only 2 channel audio. If you are doing this on a smaller TV without surround, it should be a great alternative. I have 105" screen, so it makes me just want to wait until I get the DVD in the mail.

Where can I download this? I thought it was through here: www.themediamall.com/playon - the that domain is now suspended. Any ideas?

They must have been hammered hard or something. I will see if I can host the latest release or something later when I get home from work. This is weird.

That would be great - thanks. I'll keep poking around and if I locate it elsewhere I will let you know.

edit: Just poked around at your site ther turd - good stuff! I could have really used that about 1 week ago! :)

Dave Karlton from PlayOn told me their server went down due to an extremely high amount of visitors. But should be back online. Let me see if I can get Rapidshare link available or something.

Thanks for the appreciation. Helps drive me on. Most folks don't even bother with a thank you's.

You can find the alternative link here:

http://blog.hillbillyhardware.net/?p=427

I had to use a rapidshare link as 20mb was too much for me to serve.

Thanks man - downloaded it. Much appreciated!

Seems like the playon task mediamallserver.exe is trying to contact home, as its failing, taking up 100% of cpu, great.

I wondered if this software depended on their servers or was fully independent, shame.

Thanks for grabbing the install file. I've had issues with .3196 and NetFlix and I'd given up for now. I'm installing .3190 on a spare PC until the NetFlix issue can be resolved.

This is going to be a great app!

I just can't wait til they get a little a stable. Right now play on is taking up 25% of my cpu and their site is down. If they get things worked out it will be a great program.

Thanks to the guy who posted the download link!

I just installed it on a win32 Vista PC, and then I went over to my PS3, to the 'video' section, and it it found the 'playon' server with no problems. I'm able to stream content from ESPN, CBS, and Netflix. A problem for me is that 'Liar Liar' is the only selection that shows up under netflix. It looks great BTW, 1.85-1 widescreen - the compression is worse than a good dvd title, and no dolby digital, but very watchable.

Anyone else having problems with getting multiple selections for netflix?

Anyone have another link to .3196? Thanks!

A problem for me is that 'Liar Liar' is the only selection that shows up under netflix. Anyone else having problems with getting multiple selections for netflix?

It goes based on your "Instant Queue" online at Netflix. Maybe you only have Liar, Liar in your queue.

Anyone have another link to .3196? Thanks!

.3190 is working fine. .3196 did not stream Netflix for me. Maybe best to use the file linked above until they can address whatever the issue is with Netflix on .3196.

It goes based on your "Instant Queue" online at Netflix. Maybe you only have Liar, Liar in your queue.
Thanks for the information. I do indeed have Liar Liar in my instant queue. That's kind of disappointing, I was hoping that there would be "browsing" type functionality. Having to browse from the PC first before sitting on the sofa to watch is not optimal.

PlayOn is back online. So if you want to check out their update, be my guest.

I was able to upgrade to .3196 last night. Still works fine for me...

I was able to upgrade to .3196 last night. Still works fine for me...

They sent me a .dll and .3196 is now working fine for me. Their support of this product is pretty outstanding considering I'm a newbie to them.

I don't mind setting up the queue on the PC. How else would you sort thousands of titles on the TV? It would be just as messy as trying to find one song on an MP3 player when you have 3000 songs on it. I am extremely impressed on how quickly the system responds to a request of an item to be added to the queue. For both NetFlix and YouTube, the requests are nearly instantaneous.

Boo, almost none of it will work overseas.

The PlayOn app works great, great netflix, youtube and hulu support.

I completed the upgrade today. I will have to try it out sometime tomorrow.

Hulu is not working for me. I have just set it up for the ps3. I can view and play netflix movies as well as ESPN. I can also browse hulu and see thumbnails. When I go to play one it says the file does not exist. Anyone else having trouble with ps3/playon/hulu? It is just odd that I can play the other ones but not hulu.

Darin

Hulu is not working for me. I have just set it up for the ps3. I can view and play netflix movies as well as ESPN. I can also browse hulu and see thumbnails. When I go to play one it says the file does not exist. Anyone else having trouble with ps3/playon/hulu? It is just odd that I can play the other ones but not hulu.

Darin

Same problem. Working with tech support right now running through ideas. I've asked for the 3190 version as that seemed to work with no issues. ever since 3196 came out, I've only been able to view netflix movies at random. This will be a great program if they get it to work!

I have a link to version 3190 on my blog.

I have a link to version 3190 on my blog.

Awesome! If I don't get the link from tech support when I get home and check my e-mail, I know where to go. Thanks!

Watched a movie last night on the PS3 with Playon for the first time. Noticed that the movie is not flagged on your Netflix Watch Instantly queue as one you have watched. Has anyone tested the resume function? Playon was streaming the movie as 5Mbps mpeg2 so I assume we could also record the network stream using something like VLC?

Got an email from tech support last night and they told me that there should be a fix in place for the Hulu issues by the end of the week. This was in response to my issues with the latest software that keeps giving me an error message that the "content may have been deleted by the media server" whenever I try and play anything on Hulu.

Just thought I would post this here for others who are having problems.

Thanks for the update on this hulu not working for others as well. Does .90 work with hulu?

Thanks for the update on this hulu not working for others as well. Does .90 work with hulu?

It worked great for me on version .90. As soon as I upgraded to the newest version, it stopped. I haven't tried reinstalling .90 yet but it is available on Turd's blog mentioned above. I am going to wait to install the older version until later this week. If the fix isn't posted by Friday, I will roll back to .90.

I have been waiting for an app like Play On for so long. I remember trying to catch up with Lost-Season 4 with my wife in front of my PC and saying "Wouldn't it be cool if we could stream this to the HT so we could watch this comfortably?"

Well...Here it is. On my PS3 connected to my 60" XBR2, the PQ is better than Dishnetworks SD transmission. No stuttering, lip sync issues, no blocks and the show loads quickly. On our bedroom HT, I have a DSM-520 connected to a 37" LCD. It looks beautiful on the smaller TV (obviously)

For me, this is not going to be the death of Blu-Ray but it is a great augmentation to our selection of entertainment. There are shows I haven't watched in YEARS that are available and its not all old shows. There are some very recent releases.

I hope this grows into something huge. To have an outrageous number of VOD titles was unheard of just a few years ago. And to finally have content available on my HT that I don't have to depend on the 'usual' content providers is very refreshing.

It's definitely not perfect but it is certainly watchable. I'll use PL II to beef up the audio and the video, at 5 mB per second, can be tolerated. I just wonder what the future holds. It absolutely has potential...Will

For me, this is not going to be the death of Blu-Ray but it is a great augmentation to our selection of entertainment. There are shows I haven't watched in YEARS that are available and its not all old shows. There are some very recent releases.


I can't agree more. Its amazing what is available from this nifty little server via Hulu & Netflix. Everything from Alfred Hitchcock to the most recent Family Guy episodes. I can even watch every Sliders episode on my 56" Sammy. Dig it!

Can anyone give me a summary of what is available on hulu? It is a bit overwhelming to me and I have primarily been using the netflix feature of playon.

Can anyone give me a summary of what is available on hulu? It is a bit overwhelming to me and I have primarily been using the netflix feature of playon.

A summary would take quite a while to post. Just go to www.hulu.com to get an idea of what they have.

What I am waiting for (or they may have and I just haven't found it) is a search function for Hulu from the media device. This will greatly expand the already large amount of shows they have available. The Starz partnership, I am assuming is new. Who knows how many shows PlayOn will end up having when Starz opens up their catalog?

I really believe this is just the beginning, the proverbial 'tip of the iceberg', if you will. If that is indeed the case, strap in folks, it's gonna be a fun ride. Let's just hope that PlayOn puts an equal emphasis on quality as quantity. Right now, I can live with the resolution of the audio and video. However, they are going to need to get up to at least 720p video and Dolby Digital 5.1 audio for it to be a viable entertainment alternative. I got a good feeling this company will do the right thing.

I've been wrong before...Will

Anyone familiar with how .NET works (PlayOn is build using it). I originally tried using playon throught a proxy server and I was able to watch CBS content and see my netflix instant queue. Once I disabled the proxy an had a more direct connection to the internet playon stop working. I could no longer see any titles. I have sent support request to playon and they don't know what is going on. They have sent back snippets of their logs showing playon is STILL trying to go through the proxy, btw - IE works fine (no proxy issues).

Boo, almost none of it will work overseas.

I'm in the US so I can't test this, but you might look into GPass:

http://gpass1.com/gpass/

I finally caught up with PlayOn and installed it yesterday. It's streaming my Netflix content beautifully. Some eccentric behavior when it comes to reading the directory (sometimes items show up in container folders and sometimes they don't) but good performance overall.

Can anyone give me a summary of what is available on hulu? It is a bit overwhelming to me and I have primarily been using the netflix feature of playon.

How about browsing the hulu site? It's pretty obvious.

How about browsing the hulu site? It's pretty obvious.

Thanks for the great advice! You are truly most kind and generous. I have browsed hulu - I guess my question should have been more specific - is this user hosted content? What explains the sporadic availability of content? Regardless, this does not work via PlayOn for me anymore.

Thanks for the great advice! You are truly most kind and generous. I have browsed hulu - I guess my question should have been more specific - is this user hosted content? What explains the sporadic availability of content? Regardless, this does not work via PlayOn for me anymore.

I had the same problem with Hulu content with the latest release but I was able to fix it by installing Internet Explorer 7 on my XP machine (the one I use as the server). The earlier version worked fine with IE 6.0 but for some reason stopped working when the newest release came out. While I despise IE 7.0, it was my only choice to get Hulu to start working again on PlayOn. A small price to pay to get the content working right. Since the installation of IE 7.0, I switched to Firefox as my main web browser. Much better!

And if you are running Vista, well........you got bigger problems than Hulu not working!!;)


And as far as your question on Hulu's content, here is a direct link that describes what Hulu is http://www.hulu.com/about

Cool man, thanks! I'll check out the IE issue - perhaps that would fix it.

anybody else having trouble w/ Playon after updating to firmware 2.5? Every video gives me a "The data is corrupted" error message.

anybody else having trouble w/ Playon after updating to firmware 2.5? Every video gives me a "The data is corrupted" error message.

Yes, I am as well. I was just getting ready to post the question you just asked. I was really starting to enjoy PlayOn! If I repeatedly select the video and/or restart the PlayOn server, sometimes it works. I also have one server dedicated to PlayOn so I re-activated my personal machine so that I have twice as many chances for success. What a pain in the arse!

Hopefully, others will chime in and someone might have a workaround. I was tied up today and unable to spend alot of time with it. If nothing workable turns up by tomorrow, I'll keep mucking with it.

Thanks...Will

anybody else having trouble w/ Playon after updating to firmware 2.5? Every video gives me a "The data is corrupted" error message.

Same here, came across this info

"PS3 firmware 2.50 breaks PlayOn 2.58.3196
Posted by admin on Tue, 10/14/2008 - 22:32.

FYI -- we just upgraded our PS3's to firmware version 2.50 moments ago, and noted that version 2.58.3196 of PlayOn doesn't play nice with the new firmware.

We have posted a new release (2.58.3210) that should address this issue, as well as a number of other issues."

http://www.themediamall.com/node/362



Same here, was really starting to enjoy, I haven't had a chance to download new one yet.

Now THATS what I call reacting to an issue and fixing it quickly. All application development companies should be so fast. I am most impressed.

Everything is fine. Plus, the quality on my two displays that I use PlayOn with has improved. Stuttering from my DSM-520 is non-existent. Note that they now have a 'max' quality now. 'High" is no longer the highest level. So far, only my PS3 can accept the 'max' setting.

The only bummer is that the trial period has decreased to 30 days, so I lost a few days on my freebee period. No matter...I'm going to be buying the software anyway. This just pushes my time table ahead a little...Will

Now THATS what I call reacting to an issue and fixing it quickly. All application development companies should be so fast. I am most impressed.

Everything is fine. Plus, the quality on my two displays that I use PlayOn with has improved. Stuttering from my DSM-520 is non-existent. Note that they now have a 'max' quality now. 'High" is no longer the highest level. So far, only my PS3 can accept the 'max' setting.


sweet. very nice service by playon. where do you select the video quality setting? is it on the computer interface or can i access it from the PS3?

The setting is on the PlayOn settings app. Click the performance tab, it's on the upper right hand side. One of the other new settings is 'Auto'. In the short time that I played with it, I did not find any advantage to using this setting. I would still get stuttering on my DSM-520, unless I select 'medium'.

The PS3 handles the new 'Max' setting, quite well. I'm watching Aliens right now and it looks pretty good. I would describe the resolution on my 60" XBR2 as not quite DVD quality, using a cheap player. It definitely looks a ton better than Dish Network's SD service. If the way The Media Mall handled the PS3/ver. 2.5 problem is indicative of things to come, this app should be a killer by the time it is out of beta. I can't wait.

I have stated that if they can just deliver 720p and DD 5.1, I would be very happy. Who knows, they might accomplish this. Time will tell...Will

How does this look on a 65" 1080P set though? Netflix is not streaming HD yet so I imagine it's going to look like crap?

is the max quality setting just higher bitrate mpeg2?

I'm rather disappointed with the PQ of the new Starz library on NetFlix. I signed up for the service just to add it into playon. After seeing how poor the PQ was on Starz and the limited selection of "InstantQueue", I cancelled the service. I'm hoping that someday they'll open up the catalog a bit more and do something about PQ. Until then, HULU will do me just fine.

OK, I just bit the bullet and bought Play On and the $8.99 Netflix plan.

I've been using PlayOn with great success for a while now and I really like it and the added features of streaming Netflix make it even better.

OK, I just bought PlayOn, but I never got an email from them with my serial number and user name. I don't even see a log on page on their site. How do I update my info since my trial expired and I now bought the full version?

OK, I just bought PlayOn, but I never got an email from them with my serial number and user name. I don't even see a log on page on their site. How do I update my info since my trial expired and I now bought the full version?

Send them an email. I have had troubleshooting issues on 3 or 4 occassions and they responded within minutes. I was most impressed. One of the emails was even sent on a Saturday. Now that's what I call service!

Good luck...Will

Yea, I emailed them and they responded in 5 minutes. For some reason, the activation code got sent to my spam folder but all other emails from them came through, that's what threw me off.

I've been using the Netflix option and it's great. I think I'm keeping it.

Do you guys have TVersity and PlayOn running/working at the same time?

I use TVersity to stream music and divx/xvid movies. However, TVersity disables the network discovery thing in Vista. PlayOn needs it.

Through PlayOn I was able to watch a Netflix movie (and I was very very inpressed on my 42' 1080i panel), by opening WMP 11 and activating media sharing/network discovery etc. However, once rebooted it fell back to TVersity settings and although PlayOn shows up nicely on the PS3 interface, once a Netflix movie is selected it plays for 3 seconds and than hangs. Any ideas what this could be?

I run both without problems, but I'm on xp. media sharing is supposed to be coming with play on though, so you may just have to hold out for that?

I'm currently running both on Vista, but not without problems. I'll play with some of the settings but am pretty convinced it has to do with TVersity turning off (disabling perhaps?) the network discovery feature of Vista. One would expect that this would not allow the PS3 to find PlayOn but it still does. PlayOn presents nicely the Netflix movies queue and will start even playing the selected one. Unfortunately, after a few seconds it stops (the pause symbol will show up). I was able to play a movie without problems by shutting down Tversity, opening WMP 11 and turning on media sharing (which was somehow turned off) and turning on network discovery.

Uninstalling Tveristy and turning SSCD back on made it work fine again.

I noticed last night that if I stopped a video before completion, I still had an active connection on my PC (as if it was downloading the rest of the video). This was basically confirmed by stopping the server, which halted internet activity. Has anyone else noticed this? I don't remember it from previous builds, and I did uncheck the box regarding resuming video since I assumed it was doing this by continuing to download after pausing/stopping. It's not a huge issue, but I'm on comcast and with the new caps I really don't feel like wasting bandwidth. I guess I should just email them when I get home..seems their response has been very good.

I noticed that too (even with unchecking the video processing option). I never checked for how long it continued though. I can imagine that there is some type of buffering taking place.

I just installed the trial and have it working for both 360 and PS3.

One thing I can't seem to figure out though is there a way to get the HD feeds from Hulu? I can't seem to find them in the list anywhere....will they not work through Playon?

I don't believe they have this content set to stream through PlayOn just yet. They are working on 480p Hulu content (not HD, but...) according to this post on their support User Forum:

http://www.themediamall.com/node/240

I don't believe they have this content set to stream through PlayOn just yet. They are working on 480p Hulu content (not HD, but...) according to this post on their support User Forum:

http://www.themediamall.com/node/240

so none of the PlayOn links are working for me an Optimum Online page comes up which says domain not found which is weird since when I type in PlayOn in google it will say PlayOn watch hulu etc but when i try to goto the link Optimum Online page keeps coming up domain not found, is my cable company blocking this site?

Because I tried links from articles from game sites linking to PlayOn none of them work on my laptop which seems weird. Or is mediamall site down for others?

It's working for me right now but I'm at work. I also have Optimum Online and I know it was working 2 days ago. I'll try it out again tonight.

It's working for me right now but I'm at work. I also have Optimum Online and I know it was working 2 days ago. I'll try it out again tonight.

yeah its up now, seems was likely a site problem gonna try it out.

the trial says 14 days though

Ok, so like the rest of you, I was thrilled to see that PlayOn allowed the NetFlix / Hulu streaming capability....Like others have said in this thread, imagining the possibilities here is quite staggering...how nice would it be to be able to cut the "Cable" and only need a Broadband connection. I know that's pretty much possibly already, but this just makes it work so damn well.

Anyway, can anyone confirm that updating to the latest ver. of PlayOn has resolved all of the "Data mas be corrupt" errors (or whatever the exact text was)?? I was getting those, as well as some other dnla errors. I am not sure if its due to the FW or the fact that I have the PS3 hooked up wirelessly (54Mb) and this just isn't enough pipe to feed the streaming capabilities.

Anyone else using wireless G to the PS3 with no probs?

They're having some issues with Hulu right now, but are working on it (it only plays about 10 seconds, and they're missing a lot of the content).

Also, if anyone cares, I just discovered that my DirecTv DVR (HR21) picks up the Playon Server as well, so now I can use it on my PS3, the 360, or the DirecTv DVR. Which is nice for me since my PS3 and 360 are hooked up to one TV, but I have a DirecTv box on every TV in the house. Nice.

I'm using the latest version of playOn, and the latest PS3 firmware, and I can't get any hulu content to play at all - I always get the data corrupted error.

Hulu used to work for me with a previous version of playOn, and a previous version of PS3 firmware. I didn't pay attention to see what was the lethal combination.

I am using a wireless G router to my PS3, and am having no problems. Netflix streaming works great.

I'm also disappointed to hear that there is no hi-def hulu support. The hi-def feeds look great when played directly from my PC.

I'm using the latest version of playOn, and the latest PS3 firmware, and I can't get any hulu content to play at all - I always get the data corrupted error.

Hulu used to work for me with a previous version of playOn, and a previous version of PS3 firmware. I didn't pay attention to see what was the lethal combination.

I am using a wireless G router to my PS3, and am having no problems. Netflix streaming works great.

I'm also disappointed to hear that there is no hi-def hulu support. The hi-def feeds look great when played directly from my PC.

Probably related to my previous post about Hulu problems. I hope they get it fixed soon. Here's the post at the Hulu forums. (http://www.themediamall.com/node/433)

I'm really surprised and now frustrated that it has taken TMM this long and the issue persists. Compounding that, everything worked great when this release hit the street. What changed to cause this BS?

TMM's staff have always been quick to respond. There must be some issue between them and Hulu that cannot be easily ironed out. I hope it gets fixed soon.

Has anyone heard anything?

Regards...Will

I was going to go post a "can we get an ETA on the fix?" post soon.

I was really enjoying Hulu for about 2 days until it broke. I want it back...badly.

Now that Netflix and Microsoft have announced HD on the XBox, I'm going to hold off paying $$ to the PlayOn folks until they have HD.

Good thinking! I wonder with the technicalities of that would encompass.

They offer a great service, when it works, and their customer service is superb.

The one thing that is a little weird is how in that thread they say, "Maybe since Hulu isn't working, you should hold off on purchasing a license."

Yea, that would be great, but they shortened the time of the trial period so I was forced to pay $30 and now I'm stuck with broken Hulu.

Oh well, I have faith that they will get it fixed. In the meantime, I've been using the PS3 browser to watch Hulu directly. If you zoom in, it fills up the whole screen even if the full screen feature doesn't work.

I need some help please...
I downloaded the beta last night and after about 30 minutes, I got the PS3 to "see" the Play-On service. After some initial DNLA errors, I also got Netflix to work.

The problem is that the movies seemed very dark and not very crisp. For comparison I watched the same movies on my computer monitor and they looked much brighter and vibrant, more crisp too. I fully realize that the resolution is much better on my PC monitor, but it seemed more than that.
I have the video quality set to "auto" and I should have plenty of bandwidth.

Thoughts?

Now that Netflix and Microsoft have announced HD on the XBox, I'm going to hold off paying $$ to the PlayOn folks until they have HD.

I might still buy it for the Hulu. I have a 360 so I don't really care about the Netflix that much, but Hulu is very nice (well, when they fix it, and especially if they get 480p like they say they are).

I'm not sure I'll use it on the PS3, but since Playon works with the PS3, the 360, and even my DirecTv DVR, I have some options of what to play it back on. Plus I have a DirecTv box on every TV, so being able to play back stuff through it could be handy.

I just wish they would fix it. Like the guy from SNL's Weekend Update says:
"Fix it! I don't care what you have to do, when I wake up tomorrow, I want it fixed! Just fix it! FIX IT FIX IT FIX IT!"

I need some help please...
I downloaded the beta last night and after about 30 minutes, I got the PS3 to "see" the Play-On service. After some initial DNLA errors, I also got Netflix to work.

The problem is that the movies seemed very dark and not very crisp. For comparison I watched the same movies on my computer monitor and they looked much brighter and vibrant, more crisp too. I fully realize that the resolution is much better on my PC monitor, but it seemed more than that.
I have the video quality set to "auto" and I should have plenty of bandwidth.

Thoughts?

Yeah, how big is your TV? Lot of difference watching a movie on a small computer monitor and then blowing up the same image on a 50" TV.

Yeah, how big is your TV? Lot of difference watching a movie on a small computer monitor and then blowing up the same image on a 50" TV.

24" PC monitor to a 36" CRT 4:3 monitor. No before you say "there's your problem", I've watched DVD's on both displays and they look great on both, this Play-On service is the only place where there is a discrepancy. For the record, I will be getting a 50" HDTV for Christmas :)

Besides, that would only answer for the blurry-ness not the dark overcast of the movie as a whole.

Now that Netflix and Microsoft have announced HD on the XBox, I'm going to hold off paying $$ to the PlayOn folks until they have HD.
Yeah, that's a bummer. Looks like HD streaming is also coming to all the streaming devices (like the Roku), but not for the PC (aka PS3 via playOn).

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13515_3-10078091-26.html

I wonder how long it will take for HD streaming to be available via the PC (and PS3).

"Netflix is calling this a "soft launch" since it is only rolling out such a small number of videos for HD streaming. The move mostly serves to stake a claim in the HD streaming market as opposed to being a full offering. Contrary to what others are reporting, HD streaming will be available on all streaming devices when it premieres with the New Xbox Experience. That means that the Roku, LG, and Samsung boxes will all be able to stream these HD movies, in addition to the Xbox 360. The PC and Mac based versions of Netflix, will not, however, be able to stream HD immediately. In addition, streaming in HD will require a large amount of bandwidth. Netflix estimates the requirement being in the 8-10 Mbps range."

Finally, the Hulu 10 second pause fix is in...Version 2.58.3217.35936. I've tested it and so far, it's working fine. I hope that everyone has good luck with it. Regards...Will

^ Oh thank God.

I gotta go download it. EDIT: Looks like it was auto-applied. Sweet. Seems to be working so far...about 2 minutes into It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and no hiccups.

...I have faith that they will get it fixed.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3a/GeorgeMichaelFaithAlbumcover.jpg


Yay!

Edit: Deleted. I missed the joke...Sorry.

Ok, to update my story, it was pretty simple. I changed the video quality from "auto" to "high" and it was a big improvement. I still think there is more gains to be had, but that did help with the darkness of the films.

Finally, the Hulu 10 second pause fix is in...Version 2.58.3217.35936. I've tested it and so far, it's working fine. I hope that everyone has good luck with it. Regards...Will

Where can I download this new version? The website only has the older version

Where can I download this new version? The website only has the older version

It should have been auto-applied (or if you downlaod the new version, it will just auto-update after the install).

It should have been auto-applied (or if you downlaod the new version, it will just auto-update after the install).

Ah ok. Works perfectly now. Wondering if they'll ever support 480p video quality before I make the purchase.

Ah ok. Works perfectly now. Wondering if they'll ever support 480p video quality before I make the purchase.

Supposedly it's coming "soon"

Between Playon with Hulu support and the upcoming HD Netflix to my 360, I am thinking of just cancelling my DirecTV. Sure I'd be losing HD programming, but I'd also be losing commericials, popups, network bugs, the animated snipes, etc.

Ah, who am i kidding? I love my HD too much, and I still have awhile on my DirecTV contract.

But still, there's a lot of content that's now pretty convenient now (and legal!).

Supposedly it's coming "soon"

Between Playon with Hulu support and the upcoming HD Netflix to my 360, I am thinking of just cancelling my DirecTV. Sure I'd be losing HD programming, but I'd also be losing commericials, popups, network bugs, the animated snipes, etc.

Ah, who am i kidding? I love my HD too much, and I still have awhile on my DirecTV contract.

But still, there's a lot of content that's now pretty convenient now (and legal!).

Now if there's a way to stream History and Discovery HD, I'll cancel my comcast altogether. I can watch football with an HD tuner.

Supposedly it's coming "soon"

Between Playon with Hulu support and the upcoming HD Netflix to my 360, I am thinking of just cancelling my DirecTV. Sure I'd be losing HD programming, but I'd also be losing commericials, popups, network bugs, the animated snipes, etc.

Ah, who am i kidding? I love my HD too much, and I still have awhile on my DirecTV contract.

But still, there's a lot of content that's now pretty convenient now (and legal!).

Believe me, mproper...My wife and I have been discussing the same thing. I use DishNetwork and I've always hated their 'HD Lite' thats so compressed it is nearly unbearable. The stuff that I get OTA is a distant third compared to Blu-Ray and HD DVD but it beats the pants off of that pathetic excuse for HD you get from cable and satellite providers.

PlayOn is cheap, inexpensive and cool...And it's still in beta!
Or, if I get bored, I just go straight to Hulu and look for a show, then zoom in on it. It's STILL better than SD satellite. It should be a short period of time till we get 480p and HD can't be that far off, can it? TVersity RC4 supplies alot of good stuff, too.

We are going to check all of the season passes that we have setup and see how they match against what is available out there. As it stands, the current resolution is a touch better than the SD we get from satellite. We have 3 NTSC sets that have a big Yagi in the attic connected to them. We have more PCs than we can count plus a seemingly endless amount storage across two NAS's. I'm sure I can concoct a few makeshift DVRs out of them!

We have nearly 600 SD DVDs, 100 HD DVDs and about 30 or so Blu's. Netflix can fill in the gaps for those. I strongly feel video streaming will only get better and content will be added quite frequently.

Broadband has supplied telephone service to my home for over 4 years. That's one variable monthly bill gone.

Most of us on this board are early adopters. I have no issue with giving it a shot soon. Long before 'convergence' becomes a term used by J6P, Many of us will have moved on from the evil cable and satellite companies. I for one, plan to be one of the first. If the advancement we have seen in the past 12-18 months is any indication of what is to come, it should be a fun ride.

I won't be sheading any tears not making that credit card payment to Dish, I tell you!

If I can have a working setup for my wife to approve soon, that crap is getting SHUT OFF!

The real trick is going to be re-educating my wife and 5 year old son. Setting it up will be a cake walk compared to that!

Regards...Will

Does anyone know if the Silverlight Opt In breaks PlayOn?

http://blog.netflix.com/2008/10/opt-in-for-new-netflix-movie-player.html

http://www.netflix.com/silverlightoptin

Thanks!

Just saw this from the latest version of PlayOn released 11/1

http://www.themediamall.com/releasenotes

-Netflix Silverlight beta testers will not be able to play videos from their Netflix accounts through PlayOn.

So stay away from Silverlight opt-in for now!!

Ok, there's a new version (you have to download and install it from www.themediamall.com...it's not being auto-pushed down like the last fix). I wouldn't have known about it if not for the forum and blog over there.

First off, it's AWESOME!
- 480p support!
- Hulu account/queue support!
- All Hulu videos now show up (it was missing about 40% of them before)


Almost a Release Candidate
Posted on November 3rd, 2008 by dkarlton
Hey testers! We just released PlayOn 2.58.3228, and it’s got tons of cool new stuff. Some of the highlights are:

Hulu videos with higher resolution (480p)
Hulu user Queue support
Netflix improvements
A new PlayOn logo
… and lots more goodies!


I just fired up an episode of Kath and Kim....480p looks so much better than it did before. I mean, really good. It's not HD of course, but it looks really good for near-instant playback of the Hulu library.

Plus, my Hulu queue is now working.

I did not look too much at the Netflix improvements, since I have that coming on the 19th through the xbox. It appears all my watch instantly queue is now showing up though, and it's now separated into folders (like a, b, c, d...) rather than just a long list like it was before.

I have 8 days left in my trial, but they just earned my money with the HULU upgrade. Sweet.

I was wondering why The Office looked so much better tonight then it did the last time I watched it via Hulu/playon.

I found out about this over the weekend but like an idiot, I posted it on the Playstation forums. The Media Mall earned my money, as well. I bought it the day before Hulu crashed. :-)

Having 480p is great but having the Hulu queue is awesome. Now we can see shows that we couldn't before unless we used the PS3 browser and zoomed in on it.

This app is defintely a keeper. It seems that they will be adding a ton of features and content providers as time marches on. Their tech support is great. I'm also getting to watch shows that I haven't seen in 20-30 years which is awesome. When I was a young boy, Emergency was one of my faves...I was very happy that it was included in the folders when Hulu support first started.

If they will be able to be a media server as good as Tversity, I will dump it in a second and I love Tversity...Always have.

And, just like proper and I were talking about, when there is enough content and the app is stable enough...Goodbye satellite/cable.

Only time will tell. Will

I installed play on, through VMware fusion on my mac. I can't seem to get the PS3 the find it. Any one able to get it working on a mac?

Daniel

I found out about this over the weekend but like an idiot, I posted it on the Playstation forums. The Media Mall earned my money, as well. I bought it the day before Hulu crashed. :-)

Having 480p is great but having the Hulu queue is awesome. Now we can see shows that we couldn't before unless we used the PS3 browser and zoomed in on it.

This app is defintely a keeper. It seems that they will be adding a ton of features and content providers as time marches on. Their tech support is great. I'm also getting to watch shows that I haven't seen in 20-30 years which is awesome. When I was a young boy, Emergency was one of my faves...I was very happy that it was included in the folders when Hulu support first started.

If they will be able to be a media server as good as Tversity, I will dump it in a second and I love Tversity...Always have.

And, just like proper and I were talking about, when there is enough content and the app is stable enough...Goodbye satellite/cable.

Only time will tell. Will


I used the beta version for the full 45 day trial and that expired two days after the new release came out. I pulled the trigger and purchased the license and I am very happy with it. I agree that Hulu content looks incredible now. I stream a lot of Netflix as well and that looks great too. I'm sure that they will continue to add features and will somehow work in HD content at some future date as well. In my opinion, this is great software with awesome support.

This app is defintely a keeper. It seems that they will be adding a ton of features and content providers as time marches on. Their tech support is great. I'm also getting to watch shows that I haven't seen in 20-30 years which is awesome. When I was a young boy, Emergency was one of my faves...I was very happy that it was included in the folders when Hulu support first started.


Same here....I'm actually watching Buck Rogers. That show isn't nearly as good as I remember, but still, it's nice to have access to it now. Plus, new shows (like The Office) show up on hulu really quickly.


And, just like proper and I were talking about, when there is enough content and the app is stable enough...Goodbye satellite/cable.


My wife and I are debating that now as well (more seriously now that Hulu is 480p). Between Hulu and videogames and Netflix and Blu-Ray, I might be willing to give up actual HD programming to save $100 a month. Some would call that a step backwards, but I don't watch that much TV as it is, and as nice as HD is, they pollute it now with so much screen diarrhea that I can barely stand it (pop-ups, snipes, network logos, etc, Even my local affiliates are now putting their logos beside the network logos, cluttering the screen more).

Unfortunately (or fortunately I suppose) I have a year left on my DirecTV contract, so by the time that rolls around, I should have a access to a lot more content, and giving it up probably won't even be an issue. That is if bandwidth caps aren't in place from my ISP by then. Sometimes the system is just out to get you.

The lastest version seems to stream Netflix much better for me. My computer is wired and my PS3 is connected wirelessly. Until the latest version I had a lot of hiccups in the video. Pausing for a few minutes at the start of a half hour show would help but not always. My wife couldn't stand it and I was a bit frustrated.

After the update though it works like a charm. My beta test runs out in a day or so and I am certainly going to buy the license. The news of Hulu 480p support is just the icing on the cake.

I currently use the medium quality video setting. I'm hoping that with this update I can step it up to high or max. We'll see. I'm also getting ATT Uverse next month which should enable me to connect my PS3 with a wired connection which may help the streaming too.

Easy setup, great GUI, excellent support, an active user community and more features in the pipeline all the time. I can't recommend the software enough.

I used the beta version for the full 45 day trial and that expired two days after the new release came out. I pulled the trigger and purchased the license and I am very happy with it. I agree that Hulu content looks incredible now. I stream a lot of Netflix as well and that looks great too. I'm sure that they will continue to add features and will somehow work in HD content at some future date as well. In my opinion, this is great software with awesome support.

Me too and I agree. I have been using this to catch up on all my episodes of The Office. The 480p looks superb.

Keep it coming Mediamall. :D

I haven't used playon in awhile, but hearing about hulu at 480p will probably get me to purchase it. I'm pretty sure my trial has run out.

Just saw this from the latest version of PlayOn released 11/1

http://www.themediamall.com/releasenotes

-Netflix Silverlight beta testers will not be able to play videos from their Netflix accounts through PlayOn.

So stay away from Silverlight opt-in for now!!

ha..well crap. I opted in on my mac laptop just to see what it looked like. oh well, as I stated above hulu will be it's main use and I'll have netflix access on the 19th through my xbox anyway.

Just registered PlayOn today and downgraded my Netflix account to 1-out, unlimited Watch Instantly to compensate. I can't believe how much content I have now with DVR, Netflix, and Hulu. I wish I had this software before I watched every episode of The Office on my computer this year. I watched 6 episodes of Friday Night Lights Season 1 without a single hiccup. Haven't experimented much with Hulu yet, but it looks sweet.

Has anyone else noticed that since the new software was released the stuttering/stopping/hiccuping has stopped? I haven't had a single glitch. As others have posted, we are really watching alot of content on PlayOn. It's nice not to have the random stops that require a complete restart of what you were watching.

I'm liking this app more and more everyday...Will

Yeah, I haven't had a hiccup yet either since the update. Great software.

On a side note, add Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog to your Hulu queue. Great little Joss Whedon project during the writer's strike with Neil Patrick Harris and Nathan Fillion. I liked it quite a bit. Pretty quirky, and the songs are actually pretty good as well.

Now if there's a way to stream History and Discovery HD, I'll cancel my comcast altogether. I can watch football with an HD tuner.

comcast has discovery hd??? not in nj

I'd advise some caution and would suggest that you don't pay the $30 unless you're OK with just Hulu/ESPN/CBS/YouTube support. Netflix changed something this week on their site and it broke the PlayOn login. MediaMall patched the software immediately but Netflix still does not work for me. Support has been fantastic but that only goes so far if the software interaction between the software and Netflix isn't going to be reliable. Furthermore, people that have upgraded to Silverlight couldn't play anything in the first place, but they're working on a solution. It's obvious that they're trying extremely hard, but this is going to be a constant arms race with Netflix until we get an official client. Hopefully Netflix is released for the XMB soon.

I'd advise some caution and would suggest that you don't pay the $30 unless you're OK with just Hulu/ESPN/CBS/YouTube support. Netflix changed something this week on their site and it broke the PlayOn login. MediaMall patched the software immediately but Netflix still does not work for me. Support has been fantastic but that only goes so far if the software interaction between the software and Netflix isn't going to be reliable. Furthermore, people that have upgraded to Silverlight couldn't play anything in the first place, but they're working on a solution. It's obvious that they're trying extremely hard, but this is going to be a constant arms race with Netflix until we get an official client. Hopefully Netflix is released for the XMB soon.


Thanks for the heads up. I have NF through XBOX starting today (got my early-release invite so I should be able to download it by 5:00 EST). I am paying for this regardless for the HULU. The 480p update really does make it look pretty good...the newer stuff looks great, and the older stuff (tried Babylon 5 and Buck Rogers) looks acceptable, but that's hardly Playon's fault, and has to do with the quality of the video. But as I said, newer stuff that I've been watching like Kath & Kim, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog all look great.

Was the NF thing specifically targeting "unsupported" solutions like PlayOn, or was it something else they did that just coincidentally happened to break the PlayOn login? Just curious if NF is actively targeting PlayOn.

Was the NF thing specifically targeting "unsupported" solutions like PlayOn, or was it something else they did that just coincidentally happened to break the PlayOn login? Just curious if NF is actively targeting PlayOn.

Not sure. I doubt the XBOX 360 or Roku players were affected though. Take from that what you will.

Also, they say they're working on fixing Silverlight compatibility but what if they can't fix it? Netflix will be all Silverlight soon.


EDIT: OK, make sure you have Internet Explorer installed when you use this software with Netflix. This week's changes in the login (version 3239) require IE. That was my problem. I did not have IE installed on my file server. Only Firefox.

Not sure. I doubt the XBOX 360 or Roku players were affected though. Take from that what you will.

Also, they say they're working on fixing Silverlight compatibility but what if they can't fix it? Netflix will be all Silverlight soon.


EDIT: OK, make sure you have Internet Explorer installed when you use this software with Netflix. This week's changes in the login (version 3239) require IE. That was my problem. I did not have IE installed on my file server. Only Firefox.

Please elaborate on this. I just downloaded and installed PlayOn today. It says my netflix login does not work with the username and password I provided. What exactly do you have to have IE installed on? The host PC? Because I do and it still doesn't work for me.

Also, when using the trial version, do I have to enter any registration information (license key) or is that only when buying the full version?

Edit: alright, even though it tells me the login info doesn't work, it appears that the connection is still successful. I was able to stream The Orphanage from my netflix queue. Audio is really weak, but I can now catch some of the classics (Bridge on River Kwai, etc) that probably won't be on blu-ray anytime soon and won't have great audio to begin with without wasting a rental shipment from netflix.

Brandon