Coming sometime in November.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2009/10/netflix-coming-soon-to-playstation-3/

We’re excited to announce today that Netflix and Sony have partnered to bring you thousands of movies and TV episodes streamed instantly from Netflix to your TV via your PS3 system at no extra charge. When the application launches next month, you’ll be able to access and watch thousands of Netflix choices directly through the XMB. We think that the nearly nine million PS3 enthusiasts and 11.1 million Netflix members in the U.S. will make quite a match.

For ****'s sake, man, there is a thread about this RIGHT THERE, at the top of the forum.

Hey, did you guys hear they might be bringing netflix streaming to the ps3?

Hey, did you guys hear they might be bringing netflix streaming to the ps3?

No, but I'll start a new thread so everyone knows. :rolleyes:

But really, I dont see the harm in having 2 threads...especially when one is titled as a rumor...the new one is titled as a fact.

Does anyone know where I can get some lighters?

No, but I'll start a new thread so everyone knows. :rolleyes:

But really, I dont see the harm in having 2 threads...especially when one is titled as a rumor...the new one is titled as a fact.

Actually, the first one simply says "Possibly soon," not "rumor," and this one has no modifiers whatsoever.

And, both titles are sentence fragments.

Does anyone know where I can get some lighters?

I have some War Bonds available. No World War II lighters though...

I was unsure about Netflix coming to the PS3, but now that we have more than one thread, it must be true!

I'll be all for this thread if we can not turn it into the 1123523453245th Internet Thread Comparing Microsoft's Online Offerings To Sony's like the other one.

I'll be all for this thread if we can not turn it into the 1123523453245th Internet Thread Comparing Microsoft's Online Offerings To Sony's like the other one.

Only if we can refer to "nickel and dimed" as "three nickeled."

Actually, the first one simply says "Possibly soon," not "rumor," and this one has no modifiers whatsoever.

And, both titles are sentence fragments.

Well, neither title has a verb in it, so you are correct about the fragmentation. However, sentences aren't supposed to start with conjunctions either. :)

For every duplicate thread, Tez kills one baby seal. :(

It took a dozen threads until we settled on one "official" PS3 Slim thread. It only took two this time, and now we don't have a speculative title to throw off forum newcomers.

It took a dozen threads until we settled on one "official" PS3 Slim thread. It only took two this time, and now we don't have a speculative title to throw off forum newcomers.

just wait.... there will be more.

A positive for me is that my netfliz Q is full of kids movies, this should help clean out my Q so daddy can get more blu-rays in.:)

Does anyone know where I can get some lighters?


SUPER LOL at that one.

Nice.

A positive for me is that my netfliz Q is full of kids movies, this should help clean out my Q so daddy can get more blu-rays in.:)

Dumb question, but do you know you can set up mulitple profiles on Netflix? Many people don't know that.

I have a 3-at-a-time plan, and I get 2 from my "man" queue and one from the "Wife and Kid" queue.

That way everyone has something to watch with minimal queue management.

Dumb question, but do you know you can set up mulitple profiles on Netflix? Many people don't know that.

I have a 3-at-a-time plan, and I get 2 from my "man" queue and one from the "Wife and Kid" queue.

That way everyone has something to watch with minimal queue management.

Unfortunately it's not possible to have multiple Instant Watch queues associated with each profile on your account.

mproper, no I did not know that. I am on the cheapest unlimited plan, 1 DVD or BD at a time, so it will be helpful that my kids can stream some of there movies, while daddy can rent 2 or so BD movies a week.;)

Unfortunately it's not possible to have multiple Instant Watch queues associated with each profile on your account.

Yes, that's annoying as my wife tends to keep a lot of junk in my Instant Queue.

mproper, no I did not know that. I am on the cheapest unlimited plan, 1 DVD or BD at a time, so it will be helpful that my kids can stream some of there movies, while daddy can rent 2 or so BD movies a week.;)

Yeah, you would need at least a 2-at-a-time plan to take advantage of the profiles.

Official details... (http://www.joystiq.com/2009/10/26/netflix-ps3-disc-must-remain-in-system-until-2010-update/#continued)embedded Netflix access will eventually come to the PS3 (no disc needed):

Joystiq: Was the PS3 application developed internally by Netflix?

Netflix: Yes, with the help of the Sony team.

Can the Netflix application be installed to the PS3 hard dive from the disc? Or must the disc be inserted every time a user wants to access Netflix?

Yes, the Netflix disc has to be inserted every time to access the Netflix service.

Why a disc-based application and not streaming access through the PS3 browser?

Netflix members and PS3 owners have really wanted a way to instantly watch movies and TV episodes streamed from Netflix via the PS3 system. The instant streaming disc represented the fastest and easiest way to let them do this.

Why not distribute the application via PSN download or firmware update, and then embed it into the XMB?

Again, the instant streaming disc represented the fastest and easiest way to let PS3 enthusiasts get Netflix on the PS3. Late next year we expect to have an embedded solution available for PS3s via a system software update slated for release through the PlayStation Network.

Is releasing the PS3 application on a disc required by an exclusivity agreement with Microsoft?

The Netflix agreement with Sony for PS3 is consistent with the terms of our partnership with Microsoft for Xbox 360. Our goal is to give members the opportunity to instantly watch movies streamed from Netflix via the widest variety of Netflix ready devices. All of our partners are aware of our goal.

Is any new content being added to the Netlfix streaming catalog alongside this announcement?

We are constantly adding content to better serve our members, however we did not announce new content alongside the PS3 announcement.

Can users search the entire Netflix streaming library from the PS3? (On Xbox 360, browsing is currently limited to 100-movie categories.)

Similar to Xbox, subscribers can search lists of movies in categories such as New Releases, Drama, Action, Comedy, etc., and will have access to the entire library available to watch instantly.

Will special features typically found on DVD and Blu-ray discs (e.g., additional audio tracks, director commentary, etc.) be available through the PS3 application?

No.

Is there any difference between the content catalog available on PS3 versus Xbox 360?

No.

Does the PS3 application include any features that aren't in the Xbox 360 application?

No.

Are there more features being planned for a future update?

Again, late next year we expect to have an embedded solution available for PS3s via a system software update slated for release through the PlayStation Network.

Finally, what's the update on a Netflix application for Wii?

Certainly, the Wii represents a great opportunity given the size of its installed base, but we have nothing specific to say about it at this point. The Xbox partnership has been terrific for Netflix members, and we're equally excited to announce the partnership with PS3.

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I feel this is all that really needs to be said

Another announcement about this:

http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=3595

Another announcement about this:

http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=3595

Should have started another thread!

To anyone (like me) who doesn't have Netflix but wants to know more about what the streaming content offers, here's the most comprehensive list (http://instantwatcher.com/)that I could find. It shows 18,000 titles, but when you count all of a TV show's episodes as one item, there are almost 7,700 titles (click on a genre to see the complete listing for that category).

I've looked over the list and wow, the PSN movie store has way more good movies to choose from even though it has less content overall. Most of the Netflix online offerings are below 'B' level junk unless I'm missing something. Even the TV series choices are mostly lame.

And is everything standard def is there an attempt for at least 720P option like the PSN? Sure the PSN movies are more expensive, but unless you are into really old classics, indie films, or just average-to-bad movies, there is only a small ratio of good films to subscribe for with Netflix streaming. What happens when you run out of good stuff to watch? Settle for the lesser content to make the subscription worth keeping? I'll look again because maybe I'm being too harsh.

To anyone (like me) who doesn't have Netflix but wants to know more about what the streaming content offers, here's the most comprehensive list (http://instantwatcher.com/)that I could find. It shows 18,000 titles, but when you count all of a TV show's episodes as one item, there are almost 7,700 titles.

I've looked over the list and wow, the PSN movie store has way more good movies to choose from even though it has less content overall. Most of the Netflix online offerings are below 'B' level junk unless I'm missing something. Even the TV series choices are mostly lame.

And is everything standard def is there an attempt for at least 720P option like the PSN? Sure the PSN movies are more expensive, but unless you are into really old classics, indie films, or just average-to-bad movies, there is only a small ratio of good films to subscribe for with Netflix streaming. I'll look again because maybe I'm being too harsh.


Once you register a device, you'll see an "HD" genre under your watch instantly with the HD (such as it is) stuff. I find most "newer" SD material looks DVD quality, while HD material looks about like broadcast HD. Older stuff is a crapshoot....I've seen some really horrible encodes (that must be really old encodes), but they are few and far between. I believe Terminator and Toxic Avenger are the worst ones I've seen. Sound is stereo (unfortunately). Therefore I still tend to get any action/sci-fi/special-effects/surround-heavy titles shipped on Blu-Ray or DVD.

YMMV on what you consider "good" movies. I watch a lot of indie, foreign, documentaries and family stuff. When it first became available on XBOX, I had about 90 movies in my instant queue, and I'm down to around 55 now (so I've probably watched 60 or 70 total). They do add some new releases (but not D&D)...some recent stuff I can think of is Seven Pounds, Miracle at St. Anna, Pineapple Express and I'm sure there's some more.

Stuff in your normal queue will show up as "Coming Soon" (with or without a date) in the Instant column. Currently I have Doubt, Passengers, Sin Nombre, While She Was Out, and The Haunting of Molly Marker marked as coming soon to Instant. Once it becomes available, a copy of that movie appears in your Instant Queue (so you do have to remove it from both queues if you get the disc, or if you watch it Instantly)

It really depends on your taste in movies. I never have trouble finding something to watch, and view it more as a complement to the NF service than a replacement for discs, and was able to bump my plan down from 4-at-a-time to 3-at-a-time because of it.

If you're expecting to in and see every title D&D available in HD for $8.99 a month, you are going to be severely disappointed. That's why the PSN (or XBOX Marketplace, or DirecTV On-Demand, or Vudu, etc) is able to charge $5-6 to watch a new release.

There are HD offerings as well.

http://www.netflix.com/WiHD?lnkctr=hdgenre

You'd also have a plan where 1 disc could be rented at a time as well. At the very least you should be able to get 4 blu-rays over the course of the month for $11, and have access to the streaming service. I don't believe you could get 4 blu-ray quality movies over the PSN for $11 a month.

I see. You can get at least one Blu-ray movie via mail with the subscription. Also, thanks for the HD streaming response - at least some of it is high def. Not all PSN movies are HD either. And you are right, no streaming service offers Blu-ray 1080P quality visuals (some are testing heavily compressed 1080P - blah) with uncompressed HD audio. Blu is still my main choice for the best films.

Yeah, so there is no perfect online option. For some reason I thought the streaming selection at Netflix was as comprehensive as a basic, corner video store with top hits alongside old stuff. It's more of an expanded Hulu for monthly $$$. I guess like always you weigh the pros and cons.

There are HD offerings as well.

http://www.netflix.com/WiHD?lnkctr=hdgenre

You'd also have a plan where 1 disc could be rented at a time as well. At the very least you should be able to get 4 blu-rays over the course of the month for $11, and have access to the streaming service. I don't believe you could get 4 blu-ray quality movies over the PSN for $11 a month.

FYI, You can only see that link (the HD) if you are a member and have an HD device registered. They have it locked down. I'm sure there's a list somewhere (not sure instantwatcher has it or not)

I see. You can get at least one Blu-ray movie via mail with the subscription. Also, thanks for the HD streaming response - at least some of it is high def. Not all PSN movies are HD either. And you are right, no streaming service offers Blu-ray 1080P quality visuals (some are testing heavily compressed 1080P - blah) with uncompressed HD audio. Blu is still my main choice for the best films.

Yeah, so there is no perfect online option. For some reason I thought the streaming selection at Netflix was as comprehensive as a basic, corner video store with top hits alongside old stuff. It's more of an expanded Hulu for monthly $$$. I guess like always you weigh the pros and cons.

As I said, it's more of a complimentary service (or that's how I view it anyways)

The best quality streaming is either Vudu HDX titles, or the new XBOX 1080p streaming (please don't label me as an xbot). You can read my impressions of that here:
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1191057

Neither are Blu-Ray of course, but they are the closest they come (and on my 50" plasma, they are really close). Of course, they also cost ~$6/view on average. I watch about 15 movies/month on the NF streaming service (estimate) with an additional 10-12 discs. Obviously it would be cost-prohibitive to use one of these PPV services, despite the quality and selection advantage they have over Netflix. After weighing cost/benefits, I prefer the Netflix "3 discs with unlimited streaming" plan for $20/month.

Most of the netflix streaming is crap. But they do rotate a handfull of decent/recent movies regularly. They have also gotten better at adding good older titles though. So titles like Shawshank, Red October, etc that I had on DVD but never plan on buying for Bluray are still at my finger tips.

The best part of it to me is that is keeps a bit of crap out of our regular queue. For example, my wife likes Adam Sandler movies and was able to stream Bedtime Stories.

But given the price of BR discs, I'm guessing a lot of ps3 owners have netflix subscriptions already. So I don't think this has the potential to bring as many new customers compared to other streaming devices.

Tons of good foreign flicks! Try a few and you might be surprised how many good movies or in the netflix instant q.

The best part of it to me is that is keeps a bit of crap out of our regular queue. For example, my wife likes Adam Sandler movies and was able to stream Bedtime Stories.

That's why I use separate profiles (3-at-a-time plan, split into 2 discs from my profile, and 1 from hers). Unfortunately only the "main" profile gets an Instant Queue, so that's still somewhat mixed, but at least our DVD queues are separate.

My wife has atrocious taste in movies. Hopefully she's not looking over my shoulder as I type this.

Most of the Netflix online offerings are below 'B' level junk unless I'm missing something. Even the TV series choices are mostly lame.



Yeah, but in Netflix's defense - some of those below-B level movies are Mystery Science Theater 3000 movies, so they don't really count.

:)

I'm really excited to finally have this service. I love how Sony doesn't charge for it!!

Neither are Blu-Ray of course, but they are the closest they come (and on my 50" plasma, they are really close). Of course, they also cost ~$6/view on average. I watch about 15 movies/month on the NF streaming service (estimate) with an additional 10-12 discs. Obviously it would be cost-prohibitive to use one of these PPV services, despite the quality and selection advantage they have over Netflix. After weighing cost/benefits, I prefer the Netflix "3 discs with unlimited streaming" plan for $20/month.


Hmm, I don't watch movies nearly that much since I'd rather play a good game with extra time available than watch a so-so flicks. Maybe my wife would watch more movies if we streamed, I don't know. Currently, these are my estimated movie watching habits:


Full price theater for must-see first run releases (once every two months)


Matinee for movies of high interest (once every four months)


Blu-ray purchase for movies I'll see more than once, often when on sale (1-2 a month)


Blu-ray rental for movies of interest I don't want to buy (once every two months)


PSN download of HD movies that I don't mind are less than Blu quality (1-2 every six weeks)


Cable on-demand streaming of HD movies that I don't mind are less than Blu quality (once every three months)


Cable movie network subscriptions: None. I hate watching movies on a schedule.


Free HD movies on TV: Rare because of scheduling issues. I don't watch much TV other than the news and Lakers, but I did just watch Ong-Bak 2 before it showed up in theaters on HD-Net (I think it was HD-Net).


For me to want Netflix streaming, I'd want to see about 5x more content availaible like what I get from PSN/cable on-demand rentals. That means more current, "good" movies and more high quality classics.

You earlier mentioned looking forward to Netflix streaming of Doubt, Passengers, Sin Nombre, While She Was Out, and The Haunting of Molly Marker... those are examples of films I'd have no interest in at all. My Blu rentals/purchases will stay the same regardless because of the audio/video advantages for the best flicks, so more solid, general content would be something I'd consider if they added it.

And what's this I here about rotating in? Are some films add to the stream list eventually removed? If so, that's kinda lame. I hoped streaming to subscription services were schedule free completely.

Yeah, I do watch a lot of movies. I was curious so looked up my history for October:

14 discs (including the 2 I have at home)
8 instant titles (movies)
3 television and mini-series on Watch Instantly (including the first season of Weeds and 2 seasons of The IT Crowd). Normally it would be more because I don't watch a lot of TV series, so this month is unusual.

And that is on top of my normal TV watching. **groan** I watch too much TV, but my videogame playing goes in phases and I'm currently in one of the "down" slopes so I'm watching more movies. I was playing MGS4 but hadn't played it since the end of August, but just picked it up again this week (maybe i'll get through Act 2 before Thanksgiving). So I went about 2 months without really playing anything but Rock Band here and there.

And what's this I here about rotating in? Are some films add to the stream list eventually removed? If so, that's kinda lame. I hoped streaming to subscription services were schedule free completely.

Yes, some movies expire (due to licensing...same as the PSN or any other VOD service). Honestly, despite me probably going through well over 100 movies in my Instant Queue, I have only ever seen maybe 2 expire. They will come up in red in your queue with the expiration date about a month before they expire, and (at least on the XBOX) in red as well. I tend to just check my queue at the beginning of the month and note anything that is going to expire and watch it before then. I wish you could get an email every month with those that are expiring, but I just remember to check here and there.

Most recently, The Diving Bell and The Butterfly (excellent documentary..well, I guess it's a movie based on an autobiography) expired. Previously...maybe 6 months ago, I had seen THX-1138 in a "Expiring" status but the licensing must've got renewed because the expiring status went away and it's still available.

BTW, I'm happy to answer any other questions about how it works (at least as far as the XBOX is concerned, since that's what I've been using). No idea if it will be the same on the PS3, but I would assume it would be similar. I offered in the other thread, but they're too busy trying to get the thread locked :) Unless nobody cares, then don't worry about it....I'm just surprised nobody has asked any of the obvious questions about the actual experience and player controls and queue management and other functionality. Or maybe everyone already knows or doesn't care.

Movies that expire go into your save queue, but then some come back soon (like within a few weeks).

I really don't use my Roku as much as I could because of all the shows I record on cable, plus sports and game playing. But sometimes it comes in really handy as an adjunct, especially in the summer and holiday time, when primetime shows go on hiatus.

On Netflix streaming, I've been able to catch episodes/seasons of 30 Rock, Leverage, Californication, The Office, and Legend of the Seeker that I missed. I've also "discovered" some very good B movies, documentaries, and foreign films, including Cash Back, Outsourced, Man on Wire, King of Kong, Wedding Daze, and Meet Bill. Lots of nice surprises if you aren't expecting major-studio-blockbuster quality, which I get on disc with my 1-at-a-time plan. Last night I didn't have a movie on disc from Netflix at home, so I fired up the Roku to watch an amusing teen comedy (The Clique) with my GF. Just another option.

Edit: I just looked at my Instant Watch history, and noticed numerous titles I started to watch I decided it was total crap or I just wasn't in the mood. In other words, there's no risk to trying stuff out and not liking it as you didn't pay a separate fee (a la PPV or B&M rental) for it and you didn't use up a slot in your disc queue.

I think you have to look at streaming as an added bonus, and not a main selling point.

If you don't rent 1-2 movies a month, then Neflix probably isn't for you. For me, it's saved me a ton of money on blu-rays I would have normally purchased back in my DVD days, but not watch more then a couple times. I also get to watch a ton of movies I normally wouldn't have rented or noticed browsing in a Blockbuster store. Streaming has opened up some great TV shows for me, along with a lot of excellent foreign flicks.

Edit: I just looked at my Instant Watch history, and noticed numerous titles I started to watch I decided it was total crap or I just wasn't in the mood. In other words, there's no risk to trying stuff out and not liking it as you didn't pay a separate fee (a la PPV or B&M rental) for it and you didn't use up a slot in your disc queue.

Yeah, I wish I could remove those, since it screws up my Feedflicks stats (that tell me how much each movie costs me: I am currently at about $.79 per movie). It also shows up twice if I start watching something, then finish it later.

I don't know if you guys are aware or if it's been mentioned, but you can 'share' your Netflix accounts for streaming, kind of like PSN gamesharing. You can have one account stream for five (or three, I forget) different locations/computers/xboxes. I don't have Netflix, but when this comes out for the PS3, I will probably use my parents' or sister's account for it and not pay a cent.

I don't know if you guys are aware or if it's been mentioned, but you can 'share' your Netflix accounts for streaming, kind of like PSN gamesharing. You can have one account stream for five (or three, I forget) different locations/computers/xboxes. I don't have Netflix, but when this comes out for the PS3, I will probably use my parents' or sister's account for it and not pay a cent.

It's 6 devices/account. The devices you can stream to at any one time is limited by your disc plan. So if you have a 1 disc plan, you can stream on one device at a time (you can still have 6 registered, but can only stream one at a time). If you have a 3 disc plan, you can stream to 3 devices at once. Etc.

I won't get into my thoughts on account sharing, but many people do exactly as you describe. I am surprised they allow it, but maybe they can't figure out how to allow multiple devices but limit it to one address or something.

I won't get into my thoughts on account sharing, but many people do exactly as you describe. I am surprised they allow it, but maybe they can't figure out how to allow multiple devices but limit it to one address or something.

My family doesn't even use the streaming service at all, though. I don't think they even know it exists.

I don't know if you guys are aware or if it's been mentioned, but you can 'share' your Netflix accounts for streaming, kind of like PSN gamesharing. You can have one account stream for five (or three, I forget) different locations/computers/xboxes. I don't have Netflix, but when this comes out for the PS3, I will probably use my parents' or sister's account for it and not pay a cent.

The only problem is where will 5 people get the netflix discs for the PS3.

The only problem is where will 5 people get the netflix discs for the PS3.

If I am reading your post right the physical disk will still go to the actual acct holders address. Is that what you are asking?

The only problem is where will 5 people get the netflix discs for the PS3.

Each person sharing would have to sign up for at least a month to get the disk, assuming the disk is not married to your account info and then be deactivited once you cancelled your sub.

I wasn't suggesting five people all stream on the PS3 with one account, I was simply saying if you don't have Netflix but a family member does, you could use this feature.

The only problem is where will 5 people get the netflix discs for the PS3.

Yeah, is it one disc per account?

Regardless, if you know someone with an account, you could use it. For example, under one account, you could stream to your PS3, I could stream to my XBOX, your mom could stream to a Tivo, etc (up to 6 devices). I am assuming you the disc is tied to your account, so you might not be able to stream to two separate PS3's with the same account with two separate discs. Speculation on my part.

I don't condone any of that, since it's only $9 to have your own account and be able to stream (and not "cheat" the system since I'm sure Netflix would rather you not). In fact, I wonder if this is the reason that there can only be one "instant queue" despite having multiple profiles...to at least make it a big more inconvenient.

I just know I wouldn't want anyone else messing with my queue or history, but I'm anal like that.

I just found this, which some of you may be interested in:

http://www.streamingsoon.com/

As you can see, it's a lot of B-Movie and catalog stuff coming, intersperced with some newer/newish titles. Though I am excited about Farscape seasons 1-3 coming as I'd love to rewatch it (along with the first few seasons of SNL would be neat to see).

Unfortunately not much coming I'm that interested in, but I currently have 55 movies in my instant queue so I'm happy for the next few months at least.

I don't understand something... why create a queue for streaming if you can simply watch what you want, when you want?

I don't understand something... why create a queue for streaming if you can simply watch what you want, when you want?

Kindof self-explanatory, but so you don't have to sort through thousands of titles to find something that's interesting. It also helps in if you're just browsing and you find something that looks interesting but maybe you don't want to watch it now, so rather than risk forgetting about it, you just add it to your queue.

Think of it as a bookmark list.

It also helps me keep my physical disc queue organized since anything in there shows up in my Instant Queue if it becomes available.

I just joined netfix cause of the PS3 streaming. I am using the playon media server 14 day trial till the disc comes. When I get the offical disc, would I expect better picture quality since the PC will not be in the loop?

I just joined netfix cause of the PS3 streaming. I am using the playon media server 14 day trial till the disc comes. When I get the offical disc, would I expect better picture quality since the PC will not be in the loop?

Yes. I used Playon for Netflix as well (until it came natively for the XBOX). The PS3 should use different/better encodes than PlayOn (VC1/AP streams, same as XBOX, Roku, TiVo, LG, Samsung), as well as you will get the HD option, which you don't with PlayOn.

Not to mention the playback experience is tons better (assuming the PS3's player is similar in functionality to the XBOX's). What I mean is, you get FF, Rewind, Resume, Queue Management (able to add titles to queue, remove them, rate titles), all of which PlayOn doesn't have....or didn't, since I haven't tried Netflix on PlayOn since the XBOX update came out.

I still use Playon for Hulu and other stuff, but haven't tried Netflix on it for a long time.

Anyways, I think it's a safe bet that the PS3 playback experience will be all around better than PlayOn. No comparison really.

PlayOn does have one advantage over the 360's app though....you can browse the entire instant catalog from it. For some reason (which I will never understand), the "browse" function on the 360 is severely gimped. You don't see all the genres, and then within those genres you only see so many titles (up to 100 for instance), and you can't sort them. They just show up in some random order.

For example, on my XBOX, I am missing "Children & Family" and some other genres that I can see on the website. If I pull up Sci-Fi & Fantasy, I see only 75 titles or so, despite there being well over 100 in that genre. And they are in some random order that I don't understand (not alphabetical, anyways). Some people guess that it's based on your preferences you set up in Netflix (there's like 10 pages of things you can set), but I don't think that's the case since I watch a lot of "Children & Family" and have my preferences set that way yet don't see the genre.

Suffice it to say, I don't use the browse function on my XBOX and just use the website since I know I am not missing any titles that way and it's easier to find a specific title. Then I just add them to my queue from the PC.

There also is no "search" function.

FWIW, here is my post voicing my complaint (starts here and continues through the bottom of that page throughout several posts): http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=16987290#post16987290
I should note that I haven't used this since about the 3rd day after the update, so maybe this has been fixed since then. I haven't heard anything though. Maybe I'll look tonight and see if I can see all genres and all titles and if they're in any order.

I don't get it, but that's the way it is. Don't know if it will be the same on PS3 or not. I hope not.

Thanks mproper, I am looking foward to the netflix disc being a big upgrade. Hope netflix sends them out ASAP. I did not notice HD option in the instant que. Any HD is a nice plus.

Thanks mproper, I am looking foward to the netflix disc being a big upgrade. Hope netflix sends them out ASAP. I did not notice HD option in the instant que. Any HD is a nice plus.

That entire "HD" genre won't show up until you register an HD-capable device (like your PS3). I don't know for sure how it'll work for PS3, but for the XBOX but the first time you open the application, it gives you a code to put into the Netflix website to activate your device on the account.

A couple things about the HD offerings:

On the Netflix site, other than going to the HD genre, there is no way to know if a title is in HD or not. For example, if I go to "The Host" (a title which is HD), it just says the available formats are "Streaming, DVD, Blu-Ray" but does not tell me it's "HD" at all. The only way for me to know is to go to the HD genre.
The above is true even after it's added to your queue. You just can't look in your instant queue and see if a title is in HD.
However, on the XBOX (and I assume the PS3), there is an HD indicator on the titles in your queue.


The first two bullets above are annoying. As such, I actually keep The Host in my queue as "demo" material if someone wants to see how the HD streaming looks, only because it's looks good and it's something I can easily remember that is HD so I don't have to scroll through my queue looking for something.

That entire genre won't show up until you register an HD-capable device (like your PS3). I don't know for sure how it'll work for PS3, but for the XBOX when you first fire up the application, it gives you a code to put into the Netflix website to activate your device on the account.

A couple things about the HD offerings:

On the Netflix site, other than going to the HD genre, there is no way to know if a title is in HD or not. For example, if I go to "The Host" (a title which is HD), it just says the available formats are "streaming, DVD, Blu-Ray" but does not tell me it's "HD" at all. The only way for me to know is to go to the HD genre.
The above is true even after it's added to your queue. You just can't look in your instant queue and see if a title is in HD.
However, on the XBOX (and I assume the PS3), there is an HD indicator on the titles in your queue.


The first two bullets above are annoying.

Yeah, that's my only major complaint about the service. They could make it a lot easier to see which offerings are available in HD.

is there a way to pause it into a mode "download the whole fricking movie and then show it to me" mode like when you pause in youtube, and it keeps downloading to the end?
then I can un-pause and watch all the way to the end for sure withou waiting for comcast to stop throttling my packets or my neighbor's bit-torrent to stop, or whatev.
thank you.

Nope.

I did look once, and it looks like the PC/Silverlight player might buffer 3 minutes (but then stop buffering). I do not know if it works the same for the devices or not (since there is no buffer meter).

I have found back when I had some issues on the XBOX, if I would start the movie and pause it for a few minutes, then I wouldn't have problems, but I don't do that anymore and have had no issues.

There are HD offerings as well.

http://www.netflix.com/WiHD?lnkctr=hdgenre

You'd also have a plan where 1 disc could be rented at a time as well. At the very least you should be able to get 4 blu-rays over the course of the month for $11, and have access to the streaming service. I don't believe you could get 4 blu-ray quality movies over the PSN for $11 a month.

I have this plan and get 7-8 blurays a month. I mail on Monday & Thursday and watch on Wed and over weekend.

I have to say, that I watched 2 horror movies over the weekend (one in HD)with the ps3 disk and was very impressed. Never lagged and works well with the ps3 remote. I showed my children how to use it and now have less hassle over them getting the movie they want over mine.

I see that its somewhat limited in selection but its a start.

I tried this on Friday.

Maybe it was from everyone and their mother all trying it on the first day but..

Let's just....................... say.................. that I .................................. was................... not im...............................pressed.

(it plays for a minute or 2, then pauses (black screen with loading bar) then plays for a minute or 2, then pauses.... I tried the "pause and let it load" but that didn't seem to do anything.)

I tried this on Friday.

Maybe it was from everyone and their mother all trying it on the first day but..

Let's just....................... say.................. that I .................................. was................... not im...............................pressed.

(it plays for a minute or 2, then pauses (black screen with loading bar) then plays for a minute or 2, then pauses.... I tried the "pause and let it load" but that didn't seem to do anything.)

That's gotta be your connection. I've watched over 12 hours in the last week of both HD and SD without a single pause, hiccup, stutter, etc. And, I watched two HD movies on Friday after I got my disc. If you can't go two minutes without a pause, you've got issues not related to Netflix.

I tried this on Friday.

Maybe it was from everyone and their mother all trying it on the first day but..

Let's just....................... say.................. that I .................................. was................... not im...............................pressed.

(it plays for a minute or 2, then pauses (black screen with loading bar) then plays for a minute or 2, then pauses.... I tried the "pause and let it load" but that didn't seem to do anything.)

I recommend visiting the Roku DVP forums: http://forums.rokulabs.com/viewforum.php?f=28&sid=830b5b1a16bb2f884ebdd4ac5252f57c. There are a lot of threads that help users troubleshoot connection issues to their routers and to Netflix's servers which may be causing Netflix streaming interruptions. First step generally involves using a wired connection to eliminate the possibility of wireless interference in the home. Is your connection to the PSN otherwise solid? Have you had success with other media streaming to your PS3?

That's gotta be your connection. I've watched over 12 hours in the last week of both HD and SD without a single pause, hiccup, stutter, etc. And, I watched two HD movies on Friday after I got my disc. If you can't go two minutes without a pause, you've got issues not related to Netflix.

That's two of you with excellent reports on the service... which plan did you sign up for?

Has anyone requested more than one disk?

I have direct wired LAN (gigabit) to 16 meg cable. It all works fine, I can go to speedtest.net or etc in the built-in web browser and get 16m/5m or so every time, it's not the cable. Either it was just jammed the first day or they need more b/w. Or maybe Comcast is throttling it to promote their own VOD... who knows lol. One thing for sure I won't be using the service if it doesn't improve vastly. A glitch here or there I could tolerate, but this was like.. every minute, or more.

That's two of you with excellent reports on the service... which plan did you sign up for?

I've had the two discs plan for a couple of years now. I was periodically using the instant movies from my HDMI equipped laptop and the bedroom tv, but the wired PS3 to the 50" in the living room is far and away better.

I have the basic 1 disk plan and have had no problems streaming. I've watched a couple episodes of Lost and it looked just as good as it does on my 360.

That's two of you with excellent reports on the service... which plan did you sign up for?

the plan has nothing to do with streaming quality/connection.

I tried this on Friday.

Maybe it was from everyone and their mother all trying it on the first day but..

Let's just....................... say.................. that I .................................. was................... not im...............................pressed.

(it plays for a minute or 2, then pauses (black screen with loading bar) then plays for a minute or 2, then pauses.... I tried the "pause and let it load" but that didn't seem to do anything.)

Comcast here and no problems streaming with the Roku over wifi; including their "HD" options. Perhaps on occasion the quality will degrade a bit during playback, but it's rare and it could just be the artifacting from the compression in certain scenes. You need a fast broadband connection for the best experience; people recommend a 5Mbit at the minimum. I've ordered the PS3 Netflix disk today and judging from the online videos it looks very similar to the Roku but with improvements: Browsing categories and being able to use the PS3's internet browser to add movies to your queue.

the plan has nothing to do with streaming quality/connection.

I know, but no plan is worth it if you plan to stream and the service is subpar.

Guys, some questions...

I have a new PS3 Slim, and just started trying out the Netflix streaming. I am using a Pioneer SC-07 receiver, and a Pioneer PRO FPJ-1 projector.

My problem is this:

The picture does not fill the whole screen! The netflix main page fills all the screen, but when it starts playing, it seems to switch to an SD output and won't fill the entire screen anymore. The aspect ratio is correct, but it only fills about 92" of my 120" screen.

I am sure this is a setting I have in the PS3... any thoughts?

Guys, some questions...

I have a new PS3 Slim, and just started trying out the Netflix streaming. I am using a Pioneer SC-07 receiver, and a Pioneer PRO FPJ-1 projector.

My problem is this:

The picture does not fill the whole screen! The netflix main page fills all the screen, but when it starts playing, it seems to switch to an SD output and won't fill the entire screen anymore. The aspect ratio is correct, but it only fills about 92" of my 120" screen.

I am sure this is a setting I have in the PS3... any thoughts?

Interesting... It is clearly outputting to my PJ at a lower resolution, and in 4:3 format.

I was just messing with things, and for a second it DID fill the whole screen in HD, but then the message "retrieving" popped up, the HDMI connection blinked, and it restarted in lower resolution.

Any ideas? This makes me think it may be bandwidth restriction.

Guys, some questions...

I have a new PS3 Slim, and just started trying out the Netflix streaming. I am using a Pioneer SC-07 receiver, and a Pioneer PRO FPJ-1 projector.

My problem is this:

The picture does not fill the whole screen! The netflix main page fills all the screen, but when it starts playing, it seems to switch to an SD output and won't fill the entire screen anymore. The aspect ratio is correct, but it only fills about 92" of my 120" screen.

I am sure this is a setting I have in the PS3... any thoughts?

Interesting... It is clearly outputting to my PJ at a lower resolution, and in 4:3 format.

I was just messing with things, and for a second it DID fill the whole screen in HD, but then the message "retrieving" popped up, the HDMI connection blinked, and it restarted in lower resolution.

Any ideas? This makes me think it may be bandwidth restriction.

Ok, I just tried it on my other PS3, and I am getting the same thing here... It must be a limitation of my internet connection speed. I have 5mb cable internet, but am using the PS3 over wifi. I don't have an ethernet cable long enough to direct connect it, unfortunately.

Just looked in my PJ info, and it is actually getting a 480p signal from the PS3. It is not upconverting it to 1080P apparently.

I am sure this is a setting I have in the PS3

You'd be wrong about that. Netflix does what it wants, including sucking.

I'm getting very frustrated with the PS3 Netflix streaming. A couple of times it has worked great, but most of the time when I start it I get a few seconds of video then a long (5-10 minute) "retrieving". This usually repeats at least once, then eventually (if I haven't given up) it will start playing. After that, I have no further issues. When I look at the bitrates, I see a lot of sub-1Mbps speeds (400Kbps, 180Kbps, etc) when it plays for the few seconds. Once it starts playing for real I see it bounce between 900Kbps and 2.2 Mbps, with 900Kbps-1.2Mbps the norm.

My laptop always works fine streaming with no issues. Laptop and PS3 are connected to the network the same way, so it is something with the PS3 implementation. My speedtests aren't too fast. 2.5-3.3<Mbps usually downstream, but that isn't a problem for the Macbook Pro.

I'm getting very frustrated with the PS3 Netflix streaming. A couple of times it has worked great, but most of the time when I start it I get a few seconds of video then a long (5-10 minute) "retrieving". This usually repeats at least once, then eventually (if I haven't given up) it will start playing. After that, I have no further issues. When I look at the bitrates, I see a lot of sub-1Mbps speeds (400Kbps, 180Kbps, etc) when it plays for the few seconds. Once it starts playing for real I see it bounce between 900Kbps and 2.2 Mbps, with 900Kbps-1.2Mbps the norm.

My laptop always works fine streaming with no issues. Laptop and PS3 are connected to the network the same way, so it is something with the PS3 implementation. My speedtests aren't too fast. 2.5-3.3<Mbps usually downstream, but that isn't a problem for the Macbook Pro.

Run a SpeedTest from the PS3 browser.

Yes and I have already received it. Only ordered as a just in case.

http://www.netflix.com/InstantStreamingDisc there is an option to order another disk.


Has anyone requested more than one disk?

Thanks. I am still waiting for my first one but will need a second for my sons PS3.

Yes and I have already received it. Only ordered as a just in case.

http://www.netflix.com/InstantStreamingDisc there is an option to order another disk.

do u have to have active account to request? i did twice, but account is inactive, no show here!

do u have to have active account to request? i did twice, but account is inactive, no show here!

Yes, your account needs to be active.

So, while browsing shows the other night, I noticed that Heroes has the most current episodes available for viewing in HD. I thought that was really cool. Are there any other shows that do that right now?

I hope other networks follow suit.

So, while browsing shows the other night, I noticed that Heroes has the most current episodes available for viewing in HD. I thought that was really cool. Are there any other shows that do that right now?

The only other one I know of that got new eps the day after they aired that was Harper's Island (which is of course over). I haven't heard of or noticed any others.

I wish they'd get more shows like that though. I still use PlayOn for Hulu to catch many shows but of course would rather use Netflix.

Yes, your account needs to be active.

So, while browsing shows the other night, I noticed that Heroes has the most current episodes available for viewing in HD. I thought that was really cool. Are there any other shows that do that right now?

I don't think so. Heroes was a very early adopter of Netflix and they've always had a big following online. Most other shows wait until the season's boxed sets are out.

I'm getting very frustrated with the PS3 Netflix streaming. A couple of times it has worked great, but most of the time when I start it I get a few seconds of video then a long (5-10 minute) "retrieving". This usually repeats at least once, then eventually (if I haven't given up) it will start playing. After that, I have no further issues. When I look at the bitrates, I see a lot of sub-1Mbps speeds (400Kbps, 180Kbps, etc) when it plays for the few seconds. Once it starts playing for real I see it bounce between 900Kbps and 2.2 Mbps, with 900Kbps-1.2Mbps the norm.

My laptop always works fine streaming with no issues. Laptop and PS3 are connected to the network the same way, so it is something with the PS3 implementation. My speedtests aren't too fast. 2.5-3.3<Mbps usually downstream, but that isn't a problem for the Macbook Pro.

2.5-3.3 Mbps doesn't allow enough headroom to maintain an HD quality stream from Netflix.

I'm not trying to stream HD, just stream anything. It works fine from the laptop over the same network, so it isn't the speed of my connection. The speeds I get from the Internet Connection Test on the PS3 match what I get from the laptop. I wasn't able to get speedtest.net to work from the PS3 browser because the site wants a later version of flash support now than it used to.

I'm not trying to stream HD, just stream anything. It works fine from the laptop over the same network, so it isn't the speed of my connection. The speeds I get from the Internet Connection Test on the PS3 match what I get from the laptop. I wasn't able to get speedtest.net to work from the PS3 browser because the site wants a later version of flash support now than it used to.

PS3 (and XBOX, and Roku, and pretty much any device that does Netflix) uses different encodes than the PC. i.e. they use the best encodes, and the PC uses the worst.

That may have something to do with it (not sure but figured I'd point it out.). The PC gets the short end of the stick.

Yes, your account needs to be active.

So, while browsing shows the other night, I noticed that Heroes has the most current episodes available for viewing in HD. I thought that was really cool. Are there any other shows that do that right now?

I hope other networks follow suit.

So for $8.99 trial, 1 dvd one time or bluray, plus unlimited access to stream, I believe for 2 weeks?

PS3 (and XBOX, and Roku, and pretty much any device that does Netflix) uses different encodes than the PC. i.e. they use the best encodes, and the PC uses the worst.

That may have something to do with it (not sure but figured I'd point it out.). The PC gets the short end of the stick.

Whatever the problem is, it seems related to figuring out the optimal speed of my stream. When it first starts up for that initial 5 second burst, I see slow speeds (400k, etc) then right before it locks up I see it jump up to 1.9Mbps or so. After the long wait (waiting 10 minutes tonight), I start working and was getting streams in the 1.5-2.2 Mbps range. Speedtest (I got the browser version working) is showing 3.3 Mbps.

I did find some stuff online about Netflix trying to be smart and optimize the stream. I think therein the problem lie. Something about my network is making that process take a long time (I'm guessing I have a very jittery network, even though once things actually start I can handle ~2Mbps just fine).

Yes, your account needs to be active.

So, while browsing shows the other night, I noticed that Heroes has the most current episodes available for viewing in HD. I thought that was really cool. Are there any other shows that do that right now?

I hope other networks follow suit.
lost will when season 6 starts.

Whatever the problem is, it seems related to figuring out the optimal speed of my stream. When it first starts up for that initial 5 second burst, I see slow speeds (400k, etc) then right before it locks up I see it jump up to 1.9Mbps or so. After the long wait (waiting 10 minutes tonight), I start working and was getting streams in the 1.5-2.2 Mbps range. Speedtest (I got the browser version working) is showing 3.3 Mbps.

I did find some stuff online about Netflix trying to be smart and optimize the stream. I think therein the problem lie. Something about my network is making that process take a long time (I'm guessing I have a very jittery network, even though once things actually start I can handle ~2Mbps just fine).

What speedtest are you using and which servers are you testing to? Have you tried Netflix Speed Test: http://cdn.nflximg.com/us/script/speedcheck.html?

From what I understand, and I'm by no means an expert, the last number on the right (after fb), which I believe has to do with response time, should ideally be less than 100ms. If it's consistently over 200ms, you could be in trouble.

You may also wish to explore changing the router's DNS addresses to OpenDNS to see if that helps. Over in the Roku Forums, oftentimes people have trouble getting good quality streams because they are not being routed via the most efficient route to Netflix's servers.

I'm having the same problem as someone else here where the video is being displayed in letterbox (?) rather than widescreen. It looks like I am watching a previously braodcast HD show on the nonb-HD channel so the black boxes are appearing on top/bottom and sides. Any ideas? Ihave Concast cable with awesome download speeds and my ps3 is hard wired to my router.

I know its not a bandwith issues because my brother in law works for Comcast and has me tweaked to the max on my up and doanload speeds. All tersts are coming back 100% clean including the new streaming test on speedtest dot net.

I assume it is a setting on the PS3 but haven't found it yet. Any ideas?

Disk came in a day early!

Same front end as the Insignia BR player I use in the HT for Netflix. I will not be using my 360 for Netflix as my PS3 is much quieter. I can live without the nice front end while selecting a movie for the silence while watching one. Its not as silent as the Insignia but its pretty close.

Pretty cool that they allow you to get another disc. I now have a backup (thanks to whomever suggested it).

Can I give my extra disc to my friend? He is an idiot and keeps forgetting to order it. He has a Netflix account.

Netflix has not updated the page to show I have my first disk. No option yet to order another.

The disk is just a program, the account is matched to the ID genertaed on the console not the disk. So you should be able to just hand him your spare disk.

I just received my disc today. I've already watched Braveheart, Wall e, Twister and an episode of Heroes. I'm really impressed with the quality of the stream. Heroes streamed the best for me at 5.5 mbps, while everything else struggled to stay between 2.5 and 3.0 mbps. Looks great on my 60" dlp.

I am switching to Netflix from Blockbuster and I have a question for the Netflix veterans. One thing I really like about BB is, under the new release section, they have In Theaters, for the new theatrical releases that have come out in the last couple of weeks. There are a lot of times that a smaller movie will come out in theaters and I'll add it to my queue right away since, if I don't, I'll forget about it by the time it comes out on DVD. Does Netflix have something similar? I wasn't able to find it if they do.

Just got my disc. Tried Heroes in HD. Not bad at all. Worked perfectly, no pausing or buffering. Can't wait until no disc is needed though.

I am switching to Netflix from Blockbuster and I have a question for the Netflix veterans. One thing I really like about BB is, under the new release section, they have In Theaters, for the new theatrical releases that have come out in the last couple of weeks. There are a lot of times that a smaller movie will come out in theaters and I'll add it to my queue right away since, if I don't, I'll forget about it by the time it comes out on DVD. Does Netflix have something similar? I wasn't able to find it if they do.

Yes, you can add movies that are stil in theaters. They are saved to your DVD queue and will be sent to you when available.

Yes, you can add movies that are stil in theaters. They are saved to your DVD queue and will be sent to you when available.


I knew you could, I was just wondering if they had a separate section for new theatrical releases so I wouldn't have to search for each individual one.

Working so far for me. Regular SD material looks pretty weak, but started watching Lost and it looks very nice, comparable to OTA HD material. This service makes my Netflix account fell worthwhile again.

The issue I was having with the letterboxing seems to be gone now. HD content plays and looks incredible. I've also watched SD movies that appear fine from an aspect ratio and look OK. Movies that are 4:3 are coming in Ok now.

I went into my PS3 settings and checked how my display was setup. Everything looked fine and I made no changes but since then, all the PS3 content I've tried looks great. Weird!

Requested my second disc to run on my 92" projector screen!

I was/am a big user of Playon but this blows the quality away. Will be using the disc for any Netflix stuff from now on. Can't wait until Sony can get this built into the firmware.

I got my disc yesterday and watched Full Metal Jacket, it worked great with no interruption or buffering at all.

I knew you could, I was just wondering if they had a separate section for new theatrical releases so I wouldn't have to search for each individual one.

They have a "New Release" section, but not one for "in theaters." Even though you cancelled BB, you should still be able to browse their Web site to find new movies to put in your Netflix Save for Later queue. It's a nice feature worth suggesting to a Netflix CSR if you ever get a chance.

My disk shows up under movies. I imagine you need a PSN account but other than that I cannot think of anything it could need. Bad disk perhaps. Sign up for another disk. i did that this morning and it shows that I should get it tomorrow!

I received my disc yesterday. I had been using my 360 to stream movies from Netflix. Recently, I had gotten to Lost Season 3 when I started having issues on the 360. Mainly, I couldn't get any episode of Lost to stream in HD. On top of that, I couldn't get over 1-2 bars of SD quality. This going from 4 bars HD. Needless to say, there may be a problem there (for me).

Anyway, I activated my PS3 and went right to Lost Season 3. Went to the episode I started having problems with and what do you know? I'm now seeing it in HD again. I was so excited I sat and watched two episodes, both without issues.

PS3 may be getting my Netflix watching instead of my 360 if I can't iron out the other issues.

great. out of 10 million discs im the one who gets the bad one. :( ill try a new disc i guess.

so the netflix thing pops up under movies and then you have to click on that to get your activation code right?

It's a Blu-ray. When you pop it in, you either select it (It's a red Netflix logo) under video, or it will start automatically if you're set up to do that for movies. The difference between the Netflix disc and any other Blu-ray, is all that is on it is a menu. If you've never used it on your machine before, it will give you a code and instruct you to log on to Netflix on your computer, go to the appropriate screen and enter the code. As soon as you do, your TV screen will change to a menu for you to select a movie from your cue, or any number of other categories (new releases, comedy, action, horror, etc.). Very easy to navigate. Movies that are available with an HD stream are indicated at the bottom of their description page, and you can begin the movie, rate it, or delete it from your cue there on the description page.

I would strongly suggest creating a PSN account (which is free) first and trying the disc again. It is likely the software requires a PSN account, although it really ought to tell you if that is the case... regardless it doesn't take that long to create an account so it's worth a shot.

Got my disc yesterday and played around all night.

The clunky interface aside, all my content streamed perfectly. Not one stutter, stammer or buffering issues the entire time. Watch two TV episodes, 30mins of an HD movie and a full 90min feature. Running through standard Comcast connection, and also had two other PCs working during this time.

Can't wait til it's fully integrated into the PS3, and hopefully by that time they have a better navigation/content selection set up. Also, hoping they begin to stream more recently released content. Most of the TV stuff is ok, but the standard film selection isn't that great yet.

One strange thing is although they may have a "season" set for a particular show, not all the episodes my be available for streaming. Why is that? Rights issues?

-rat

Ok, I knew I would be F'd on this deal,,,guess my pc and ps3 need to be connected to the internet to activate..I dont have a router and dont want to buy one just for this.

Ok, I knew I would be F'd on this deal,,,guess my pc and ps3 need to be connected to the internet to activate..I dont have a router and dont want to buy one just for this.You can configure your PC with Windows Internet Connection Sharing and have your PS3 go through your PC. ICS is a little clunky but it works.

Are you planning on manually switching your Internet between your PC and PS3 whenever you want to stream something? You can get a really cheap wired-only router these days for not a lot of money at all.

Ok, I knew I would be F'd on this deal,,,guess my pc and ps3 need to be connected to the internet to activate..I dont have a router and dont want to buy one just for this.

How are you going to stream videos from the internet, without being connected to the internet, regardless of whether you can or cannot activate?

last time I tried a router me and a friend spent a day or two trying to get it to work..I am not good with network connections of any kind.

If I go though the pc does the pc have to be on each time I want to download a movie on the ps3?

TornadoTJ I think you missed the point,,I dont want a router,,I will switch the cable between the pc and ps3,,got it?

TornadoTJ I think you missed the point,,I dont want a router,,I will switch the cable between the pc and ps3,,got it?

We get it.

Don't forget to unplug your fridge when you want to use your toaster in the morning.

Get Windows 7 and use your PC. Netflix is integrated in Windows Media Center.

Get Windows 7 and use your PC. Netflix is integrated in Windows Media Center.

The guy would rather move cables than spend $20 for a cheap wired router, and you think he's going to upgrade operating systems?

If my dad, who never owned a computer until two years ago, can set up a router and network, I thought pretty much anyone could.

Don't be toooo hard on Teisco.
Some people, for WHATEVER the reason like simple solutions. Sometimes they work the best. I worked at MIT for about 10 years. LOTS of people there with IQ's in the stratosphere. But not good on the ever day things (common since things). Ever watch Big Bang Theory on CBS.

There you go
Steve

P.S.
Teisco you said download, I think you might have just misspoke the movies stream off the internet nothing is downloaded except maybe a buffer worth of info so that the movie doesn't keeping chopping up.

Just received the PS3 Netflix disc and ran a couple of movies. I also have an Xbox360 and notice that the Xbox upscales all to 1080i resolution. I was watching Armageddon and noticed the quality of the picture was less that than when played through the Xbox. I would rather play the movies through the PS3 since it is silent, but would like to improve the picture from it.

Is there a setting in the PS3 to have it upscale the SD stuff like the Xbox360? If not, I guess the 360 will be used for SD stuff. Haven't compared HD movies between the two yet, but I'm guessing they will be about the same.

Thanks,
Jim

What a bunch of *******s...I just dont like routers if I dont need one. My ps3 was only used for blu ray and this would be the first time I needed to use it on the net.

The router I had that was a bitch to set up proved defective so that was the problem.

Now why dont you kids get back to your homework before dad finds out your on his computer..

By the way I am 66 and build my own gaming computers, my own hot rods and fly planes. I just hate networking,,.

Oh by the way,,I do know something you dont,,,you can call netflix and they will activate it over the phone.

What a bunch of *******s...I just dont like routers if I dont need one. My ps3 was only used for blu ray and this would be the first time I needed to use it on the net.

The router I had that was a bitch to set up proved defective so that was the problem.

Now why dont you kids get back to your homework before dad finds out your on his computer..

By the way I am 66 and build my own gaming computers, my own hot rods and fly planes. I just hate networking,,.

Oh by the way,,I do know something you dont,,,you can call netflix and they will activate it over the phone.

Just because you're old and grumpy doesn't mean you need to be a jackass to people who are giving you viable solutions to your problem. If you don't want to take the time to fix your problem, then don't bother with netflix at all and go finish up working on your hot rods. No one is going to give you advice if you call them names and then insult them on top of it.

Just because you're old and grumpy doesn't mean you need to be a jackass to people who are giving you viable solutions to your problem. If you don't want to take the time to fix your problem, then don't bother with netflix at all and go finish up working on your hot rods. No one is going to give you advice if you call them names and then insult them on top of it.

Lol,,you guys are lonely,,or just plain bored. Anyway is this what you call "advice"

"Don't forget to unplug your fridge when you want to use your toaster in the morning"

^^^
Put an ad up on craiglist and offer to pay a teenager $50 to hook a router up and setup your network. Should take about 20 minutes tops.

Either that, or get a DSL or cable modem with a built in WiFi router. That way you don't have to hook anything up. Just replace your DSL/cable modem, and configure the PS3 to use WiFi.

Personally I still think a router is the easiest and best solution.

Teisco, I too was really dreading setting up another router when my old unit failed. I remembered how difficult and what a hassle it was to set up several years ago. When it failed a few months ago I had no choice but to get another one and I was happy to discover that today's routers are a whole lot easier to set up. It was a breeze.

I finally had a chance to activate my Netflix PS3 BD this morning. I'm really happy with the results. When streaming HD the PQ is maybe a smidgen less than my Cox HD cable channels. When streaming SD the PQ isn't fantastic but it is very watchable on my 50" Panasonic plasma. I was concerned at first because when I inserted the disc it told me I had to update my PS3 firmware. I updated to 3.1 and the unit didn't brick so I am relieved about that, I hope it stays that way.

as someone who programmed routers for about 25 years, i say that teisco has good taste even if he can't take a joke.

switching the wire works just fine and remains blissfully free of software bugs and configuration issue.
(excuse me now while i swap component cables instead of using my component-cable-switch or some high-tech wireless-HD+multimedia+streaming media-center thang.)

FWIW, combo router plus wireless should be about $50 and should work 'out of the box' with no config necessary whatsoever, or at least absolute idiot-proofness that works even for over-thinking/over-analyzing engineer types (hello).
if the router isn't easy/idiot-proof to set up then it's shyte - return it for full refund and
try another until one works out of the box with no BS.
and skip all the security-code BS too if you want, so what if you set up an open wireless hotspot - that could attract web-surfing transient gilfs to your plat, teisco, you semi-old-man, wink wink nudge nudge say no more? You can invite them in for a "cabinet".

This looks like a good switch option to check out: http://www.amazon.com/D-Link-1105-5-Port-Desktop-Switch/dp/B000GHD73Y/ref=pd_cp_pc_3

The thing about just switching the wires though is that, depending on your connection, it might now work. I know most cable providers assign your IP address to the MAC address of the device connected to the modem. If you have that kind of service, just switching the cables won't work without resetting the modem and waiting for it to re-synch before connecting it to the new device. This has to be done every time you switch. With a router, once it's setup, you never have to do anything, and you can add as many devices as you want, provided there is a port for it on the router.

I don't see how anyone could think that swapping the cables is easier than setting up a router one time and forgetting about it. Plus, with BD-Live features getting better and better, you're eventually going to want to have your PS3 hooked up all the time.

Installed the disc yesterday all works well except when program is retreiving it down rez's from 1280/720 to 720/480 everytime. All resolutions on the PS3 are enabled and I am choosing an HD option on NF. How do I get NF to display HD? What am I missing? Thanks.

Just received the PS3 Netflix disc and ran a couple of movies. I also have an Xbox360 and notice that the Xbox upscales all to 1080i resolution. I was watching Armageddon and noticed the quality of the picture was less that than when played through the Xbox. I would rather play the movies through the PS3 since it is silent, but would like to improve the picture from it.

Is there a setting in the PS3 to have it upscale the SD stuff like the Xbox360? If not, I guess the 360 will be used for SD stuff. Haven't compared HD movies between the two yet, but I'm guessing they will be about the same.

Thanks,
Jim

So the XBox upscales better than your TV does?

Installed the disc yesterday all works well except when program is retreiving it down rez's from 1280/720 to 720/480 everytime. All resolutions on the PS3 are enabled and I am choosing an HD option on NF. How do I get NF to display HD? What am I missing? Thanks.

Apparently, Netflix doesn't think your connection is up streaming HD. Check your internet settings if you think you have the necessary bandwidth.

So the XBox upscales better than your TV does?

Looks that way - the signal from the Xbox to the TV is 10080i (component) and is 480P (HDMI) from the PS3. I haven't yet checked out a comparison of HD - I would think they'd be similar. The picture from the Xbox is better - at least for the movie I've compared to this point.

Either that or the video stream from Netflix through the PS3 is of lower quality. I have a wired router and get four 'bars' from the Xbox and into around the 3M or so from the PS3.

Just didn't know if there was a way to set the PS3 to output 1080i/p when streaming sd content.

If you uncheck 720p in your PS3 display settings and make sure 1080i is checked Netflix will be sent to your TV upscaled to 1080i. Works great for me since my Panny overscans 720p signals (which can't be defeated.) You of course have to check 720p again when you want to play a game.

I seem to be having the same problem with the HD feed. I have 11MB download, avg 9-10 in tests, even the PS3 connection tests from the XMB average 8-10. Wired ethernet and yet my HD shows are only switching to 480p. When I first got it, it was fine...ever since after that first episode of Heroes...SD.

The issue I was having with the letterboxing seems to be gone now. HD content plays and looks incredible. I've also watched SD movies that appear fine from an aspect ratio and look OK. Movies that are 4:3 are coming in Ok now.I have noticed that certain movies are letterboxed with black screen on all 4 sides. My guess is that these are transfers Netflix made from non-anamorphic DVDs.

I received my Netflix disc Friday and got a chance to play around with it this weekend. I have 6 Mbps DSL and had no trouble streaming HD stuff. The HD picture quality was not bad. It was definitely not as good as Directv or OTA but was watchable. The selection wasn't the greatest but there was definitely some stuff that I was interested in (I can finally watch Legend of the Seeker :))

Overall I'm pretty pleased with it.

Anyone tried video content like Man v Food and No Reservations? I've tried forcing 1080i, 480p and 720p and it always looks like it's either frame blended or not being deinterlaced properly. I know netflix posted all it's content is deinterlaced first before being encoded so it could just be issues with the encode. I'm running my PS3 into a Samsung PNB650 plasma if that's relevant.

I seem to be having the same problem with the HD feed. I have 11MB download, avg 9-10 in tests, even the PS3 connection tests from the XMB average 8-10. Wired ethernet and yet my HD shows are only switching to 480p. When I first got it, it was fine...ever since after that first episode of Heroes...SD.

Having the same problem and I have a much stronger connection. Detailed this in the other Netflix thread.

There has got to be something wrong with the way the netflix disc talks to there servers

I received the disc the other day and have not had a lot of time to play with it. The interface seems a little odd but that could be because I am use to the 360's interface. The one thing that disappoints me the most is the fact that you have to have the disc in to use the service. Does anyone know the reason for this? This is the one big advantage the 360 has over it. I can stop playing MW2 and fire up a movie for my wife & I without getting up from the couch. I know that sounds lazy but what the hell, why not.

Read the first page of the thread. Netflix was paid a ton of $$$ to keep the software from being dloaded on the PS3 right now, so you'll have to wait until next year when it will be allowed.

Anyone tried video content like Man v Food and No Reservations? I've tried forcing 1080i, 480p and 720p and it always looks like it's either frame blended or not being deinterlaced properly. I know netflix posted all it's content is deinterlaced first before being encoded so it could just be issues with the encode. I'm running my PS3 into a Samsung PNB650 plasma if that's relevant.

Pretty sure it's the encode. I noticed that no reservations looked "off" when I viewed on my 360. I never bothered to check on the ps3 when I got my disc, but it sounds the same. Problem at the source i'm guessing.

Read the first page of the thread. Netflix was paid a ton of $$$ to keep the software from being dloaded on the PS3 right now, so you'll have to wait until next year when it will be allowed.

Duh, if only I would have scrolled a little further down. Thanks.

Thanks for the info, i figured they didn't go through and use avisynth with some decent plugins on their stuff but I had hoped it was just bobbed and not blended. Oh well I can deal with it for instant gratification.

Just an update. after the 3.10 patch today Netflix is now playing HD content for the people like myself that were having trouble with it displaying only 480p

Well I got the PS3 all setup with the Netflix disc. Played with it for about a week to see if there where any gotchas and decided to let the wife in on it. Worse decision ever. Now all she wants to do is watch some Netflix. She wakes me up at any time to help her turn it on. No matter what, here she comes with 3 remotes and the PS3 controller looking for help. Went to bed about 5 this morning her she comes at 9 "There's only a black screen". I didn't know my dream of one day being cable free would come at a cost. I think I'm going to still keep the cable on though. As for the PS3 I only have one thing to say now that you opened Pandora's box.....

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Well I got the PS3 all setup with the Netflix disc. Played with it for about a week to see if there where any gotchas and decided to let the wife in on it. Worse decision ever. Now all she wants to do is watch some Netflix. She wakes me up at any time to help her turn it on. No matter what, here she comes with 3 remotes and the PS3 controller looking for help. Went to bed about 5 this morning her she comes at 9 "There's only a black screen". I didn't know my dream of one day being cable free would come at a cost. I think I'm going to still keep the cable on though. As for the PS3 I only have one thing to say now that you opened Pandora's box.....

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You might just want to pony up $100 and get her a Roku. It's pretty much idiot-proof (it's always on, the remote has fewer than 10 buttons, and you can set up a macro on a good universal remote to turn everything else on with a single button push). Also, you won't need to worry about her breaking a much more valuable piece of equipment. New channels will be added to the Roku in the coming weeks as well.

You might just want to pony up $100 and get her a Roku. It's pretty much idiot-proof (it's always on, the remote has fewer than 10 buttons, and you can set up a macro on a good universal remote to turn everything else on with a single button push). Also, you won't need to worry about her breaking a much more valuable piece of equipment. New channels will be added to the Roku in the coming weeks as well.

I checked out that Roku, would be perfect if it could stream video from your cpu but it doesn't seem to be able to do that. At least I didn't see any info about it. That's the other part of the equation, she likes watching content from the computer on the PS3 using Playstation Media Server running on the mac.

I know what I'm going to have to do though. Create a little one sheet guide for her to get to the various areas of content and input choices for her to watch what she wants.

Just an update. after the 3.10 patch today Netflix is now playing HD content for the people like myself that were having trouble with it displaying only 480pI noticed that before the update (480p for and "HD" feed) and haven't tried it since. Any reason why HD would come over as 480p? I'm glad to hear they fixed it, but I just wondered why it was that way in the first place.

EDIT: Read it was a NF/PS3 issue in the other thread. Thanks for posting the update. I will check it out and see how it works now at home tonight.

The Sony BD Remote for the PS3 works great with Netflix.

She wakes me up at any time to help her turn it on. No matter what, here she comes with 3 remotes and the PS3 controller looking for help.

I know what I'm going to have to do though. Create a little one sheet guide for her to get to the various areas of content and input choices for her to watch what she wants.

You could do that or leap (get a running start first, cause it's a big leap) into 2002 and get a Harmony Remote (or you could get her the Bluetooth remote, which would be a much shorter leap)

The best thing I ever did for my wife was to get one. One remote to rule them all! Sure, she'd still have to turn on the PS3 by hand because Sony wouldn't pony up a quarter for an IR port, but eliminating the 3 remotes and controller would be the best thing you could do for her.

Either way, you have way too many remotes for a technically challenged wife.

It'll come on automatically when she puts in the Netflix disc. ;)

Either way, you have way too many remotes for a technically challenged wife.

Set up the PS3 with disc yesterday.. BD movie didn't look to good..Not too many selections now. Have to check my setting in PS3 as mentioned in above posts.. I got the Harmony 1000 w/PS3 adapter.. I push button marked "Watch BD", and it turns on AVR, tv to correct HDMI input and PS3. Now if somebody could invent a remote that loads the disc into the PS3..:D

Either way, you have way too many remotes for a technically challenged wife.

Set up the PS3 with disc yesterday.. BD movie didn't look to good..Not too many selections now. Have to check my setting in PS3 as mentioned in above posts.. I got the Harmony 1000 w/PS3 adapter.. I push button marked "Watch BD", and it turns on AVR, tv to correct HDMI input and PS3. Now if somebody could invent a remote that loads the disc into the PS3..:D

The Harmony is so easy to use that my 4 & 6 year olds can watch tv by themselves.

Nick: 2nd that, I think the new Harmony 1100 makes coffee also.. I really like mine, programed the favorites when I watch tv, dim my lights with it, set up about 7 activities.. Have a Happy Thanskgiving..:)

I love my Harmony remote and can't imagine having to use a standard remote again.

well, i got the disc in the mail. i logged into my main ps3 account. popped the disc in. did the activation thing on the pc and all.

i started netflix. took a whole minute to start up. the i was browsing the tabs "new movies. new tv show, drama....blah." it wouldnt load fast. kept waiting n waiting. as long as 10 minutes sometimes. not even the cover arts would load. after a loooooong time waiting. 10 out of 100 cover arts loaded. WOW. i decided "hey, lets watch Paul Blart Mall Cop"

I hit PLAY. and waited forever...nothing happened. the darn thing is slow as hell. im gonna try to troubleshoot it for few days. if no improvment. netflix wont see a dime.

im using a slim 120gb ps3 wired to my router. heres my internet stats from speedtest.net http://www.speedtest.net/result/631923980.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

I hit PLAY. and waited forever...nothing happened. the darn thing is slow as hell. im gonna try to troubleshoot it for few days. if no improvment. netflix wont see a dime.


I noticed that it was incredibly slow last night as well. Much slower than usual for me.

Try again in the next couple of days, and it will probably be better.

after hours of waiting for the art cover and movie info to load. i tried watching any movie or tv show. several of them..they took forever to load then i got a message saying that "the show is not available at the moment, try later"

netflix for the ps3 is a joke and im cancelling the service already. btw it does work fine on my pc. but not on the ps3.

after hours of waiting for the art cover and movie info to load. i tried watching any movie or tv show. several of them..they took forever to load then i got a message saying that "the show is not available at the moment, try later"

netflix for the ps3 is a joke and im cancelling the service already. btw it does work fine on my pc. but not on the ps3.

There must be something wrong with your connection, setup or equipment. Netflix streams flawlessly in HD on my PS3. I've probably watched 25 - 30 hours, all HD, since I got my disc and it hasn't had a single hiccup yet. PQ is on par with my Cox Cable HD channels.

Mine still won't stream HD. It seems to "retrieve" fast, the bar fills within a couple seconds, then the res changes to SD. It's weird. :(

after hours of waiting for the art cover and movie info to load. i tried watching any movie or tv show. several of them..they took forever to load then i got a message saying that "the show is not available at the moment, try later"

netflix for the ps3 is a joke and im cancelling the service already. btw it does work fine on my pc. but not on the ps3.

You're definitely having issues unrelated to the PS3, or Netflix. I watched HD video without problem through Netflix yesterday.

After using Netflix streaming option on 360, I went to Netflix website and ordered the disk :P

Love the fact that Netflix is on both HD consoles. GREAT feature!

I'm on a cable net connection. Only dealt with SD content streamed for a bit before switching to HD and one time where it started HD, dropped to SD for a few minutes before jumping back to HD.

no problem watching movies via Cablevision NY. Only wish the would update their HD selection.. I watched some 1991 Kevin Costner Robin Hood (HD) film yesterday..:(

There must be something wrong with your connection, setup or equipment. Netflix streams flawlessly in HD on my PS3. I've probably watched 25 - 30 hours, all HD, since I got my disc and it hasn't had a single hiccup yet. PQ is on par with my Cox Cable HD channels.

I have a small local cable co with Fiber and the only thing that surpasses the HD channels are BD's. I have yet to see any HD video streamed that comes close. Is it 5.1 sound as well?

And as good as my fiber is, it is still on the expensive side compared to what some of you guys on LI, NY and other certain cities are getting. 7 megs down 2 up is 40.00, while my sisters either with Verizon or Optimum are getting 12-18 megs for the same or less with packages. And the higher speeds, besides giving the most benefit to large downloads, are critical for better playback of HD and streaming.

Love my Roku box. They now have a non-HD $80 box and a $130 extended wi-fi box, as well as the original $100 box. http://www.roku.com/roku-products

Even though I have a PS3 and got the Netflix disc, I haven't felt like trying it out. Roku added about 10 more channels, most free. Probably not much I'd use, though. http://www.roku.com/roku-channel-store

Hello guys,
Just setup the netflix ps3 disk and I'm only streaming at 480p. I tested my download speed and it only downloads at 7mb/second. Is this enough to stream in HD? I have time warner...road runner. On average, what should our DL speed be? Thanks

What are you trying to stream? Not everything is in HD. Try a show like Lost or Heroes. Most if not all of their episodes are in HD.

What are you trying to stream? Not everything is in HD. Try a show like Lost or Heroes. Most if not all of their episodes are in HD.

We were trying to stream Bolt...

The Harmony is so easy to use that my 4 & 6 year olds can watch tv by themselves.

I don't think that has anything to do with the Harmony, that's has everything to do with kids :)

Even my 2 year old know how to turn on the TV and change channels.

We were trying to stream Bolt...

Bolt is only offered in standard definition on Netflix Instant Watch. Try another movie that is HD. They have an HD section on their website.

Bolt is only offered in standard definition on Netflix Instant Watch. Try another movie that is HD. They have an HD section on their website.

Ohhh...I'm an idiot....that makes me feel better...I'll check out something else...Thank you

OK, now I know something is wrong. On either of my PS3's and their respective Netflix PS3 discs, I cannot stream HD.

But...my new 52" XBR9 with the same type of connection will stream the HD selections in HD perfectly...

I won't need the PS3 to stream the Netflix anymore, but it still bothers me that it won't. Oh well, Games and Blu-rays...

Why would it bother you if you don't need it? I wouldn't use the PS3 if my TV would do it. I do use Netflix on the PS3 over my HTPC right now because the HTPC's picture is so juddery I can't stand watching it. Will be glad when it's in firmware so I don't have the spinning disc every time I start, pause, stop, etc.

I've had the disk for a few weeks and it works flawlessly..until, I think, the PS3 update I did last week.

The disk plays all long movies 1:45 minutes plus perfectly...HD or not (Across the universe & 10 things I hate about you), for example.

I've picked some 45 minute "Masters of Horror" features and all of them are out of sync with the audio about 10 seconds behind.

I'll stop the short feature and play a longer one without problems within 2 minutes...and no issue on sync

Anyone else heard of this...thx

I had sync issues last night on a specific program, but the issues appeared to be isolated to just that program. It was not HD. It occured on both PS3s, my HTPC, and my laptop, so I'm attributing the issue to NetFlix, not a system.

I have had an audio sync problem with only one movie--the HD stream of Taxi Driver. I reported the problem to Netflix. Since one of the available options to choose was "Audio out of sync with video," my guess is that it is due to a bad encode, and not a Netflix/PS3 issue.

Exactly what I was thinking.

I have had an audio sync problem with only one movie--the HD stream of Taxi Driver. I reported the problem to Netflix. Since one of the available options to choose was "Audio out of sync with video," my guess is that it is due to a bad encode, and not a Netflix/PS3 issue.

I had the same problem with "The First Men In The Moon" a cool old '60's Sci-fi flick they have in HD. I guess I'll report it too.

Why would it bother you if you don't need it? I wouldn't use the PS3 if my TV would do it. I do use Netflix on the PS3 over my HTPC right now because the HTPC's picture is so juddery I can't stand watching it. Will be glad when it's in firmware so I don't have the spinning disc every time I start, pause, stop, etc.

It bugs me, since I have more than one PS3 and TV.

Normally, I use the living room the most, so with the new XBR it's a non issue but for my bedroom's TV and PS3, it would be nice if it worked. It's obvious Netflix can stream HD to my connection, so the fact that the PS3's Netflix disc won't do it when it should is troubling.

Are the connections wired or wireless? I hardwired both PS3s at my house just for streaming video. It was very unreliable before. I haven't tried Netflix on wireless, so maybe this isn't the issue, but my streaming from my HTPC didn't work right on wireless.

I'm having issues with my Netflix HD switching to SD and I think it's because of my connection to the PS3.

I ordered the Linksys WGA600N so hopefully that will help. It will also allow me to use Adhoc Party since the PS3 will "think" it's a wired connection when it's really wireless.

I had the same problem with "The First Men In The Moon" a cool old '60's Sci-fi flick they have in HD. I guess I'll report it too.

Interesting...

Just got the disk and was streaming South Park last night and noticed the horrible audio lip sync...even on animation. A stop/start of the stream did not correct the problem. Most likely this issue is an encoding issue and would need Netflix to fix.

Are the connections wired or wireless? I hardwired both PS3s at my house just for streaming video. It was very unreliable before. I haven't tried Netflix on wireless, so maybe this isn't the issue, but my streaming from my HTPC didn't work right on wireless.

Wired connection.

http://www.speedtest.net/result/642001452.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

http://www.speedtest.net/result/642002318.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

It's fast enough for my Bravia to stream in HD...I don't know why the PS3 will switch to 480p when the program starts.

Interesting. I have no trouble streaming HD on my 6 Mbps DSL connection over my wireless network. I'm using an old Linksys 80211.b router that is on the other side of the house.

According to the Netflix site, you need between 1.5-3Mbps:
you need a broadband Internet connection with a speed of at least 1.5 Mbps. A 3 Mbps connection will provide the best performance and picture quality. Some lower cost DSL connections will not provide sufficient bandwidth. ..Also use a cable instead of WiFi..

Ive been a Blockbuster Online customer for awhile now but I decided tot try Netflix 14 day trial and see how cool the streaming videos thing is on my PS3. Well, Netflix sold me :) Im cancelling my BB account and am now with Netflix. I get to see classics like Assassins and Red Sonja whenever I f'in want. Awesome!!!

For the record, I have a 4mbps DSL connection and it works flawlessly. PS3 connected via Netgear Wireless Router 802.11g

According to the Netflix site, you need between 1.5-3Mbps:
you need a broadband Internet connection with a speed of at least 1.5 Mbps. A 3 Mbps connection will provide the best performance and picture quality. Some lower cost DSL connections will not provide sufficient bandwidth. ..Also use a cable instead of WiFi..

Who are you referring this to?

Sorry for not including quote.. Above post #164 wanted to know if 7Mbs is enough to stream HD.. Also it depends on time of day and day of week.. Lots of traffic on the weekend..

Can someone tell me what kind of disc the netflix one is that is used for streaming? Everywhere I look it say it is a blu-ray disc but I have my doubts. I have a ps3 that refused to read games or blu-ray movies but I stuck the netflix disc in last night and the machine had no problem whatsover in reading the thing. I watched a couple episodes of 30 rock with no hiccups at all. Was it a fluke or is the disc dvd based? i would like to know before I go through the hassle of installing the ps3 in my family room to stream.

I'm somewhat in the country and can only get 2.5Mbps down via DSL, and have had no problems streaming. The quality is surprisingly good.

Can someone tell me what kind of disc the netflix one is that is used for streaming? Everywhere I look it say it is a blu-ray disc but I have my doubts. I have a ps3 that refused to read games or blu-ray movies but I stuck the netflix disc in last night and the machine had no problem whatsover in reading the thing. I watched a couple episodes of 30 rock with no hiccups at all. Was it a fluke or is the disc dvd based? i would like to know before I go through the hassle of installing the ps3 in my family room to stream.

Well I think I have my answer. Tried again yesterday and the ps3 would not read the disc so I am sure it is blu ray. Too bad. Do we have a time frame for the firmware upgrade so a disc will no longer be necessary or is that even a sure thing?

Well I think I have my answer. Tried again yesterday and the ps3 would not read the disc so I am sure it is blu ray. Too bad. Do we have a time frame for the firmware upgrade so a disc will no longer be necessary or is that even a sure thing?

I believe it is not supposed to happen until the end of the year.

I wish I could get rid of the fisheye stretch effect and watch the movies in their native aspect ratio. I have been through the PS3 menu with a fine tooth comb and can't find any way to stop it from stretching Netflix to full screen. Any threads about this?

Anyone else find it odd that PS3v of Heat on Netflix still has no audio fix and the 360 stream was fixed 2 weeks ago? I had no idea they were making different encodes for each system.

I wish I could get rid of the fisheye stretch effect and watch the movies in their native aspect ratio. I have been through the PS3 menu with a fine tooth comb and can't find any way to stop it from stretching Netflix to full screen. Any threads about this?

Adjust it on your TV?

Anybody has an idea about a ETA for Netflix to be integrated into the XMB??

Getting tired of using the disc already.

Is anybody else having audio/video sync issues with South Park? Every season that is available is out of sync for me.........every other movie/show is in perfect sync:confused:

I wish I could get rid of the fisheye stretch effect and watch the movies in their native aspect ratio. I have been through the PS3 menu with a fine tooth comb and can't find any way to stop it from stretching Netflix to full screen. Any threads about this?

While playing the movie, press the green triangle button and then check out the top row of icons. The one that looks more or less like a rectangular screen may have some options that will help.

I have had an audio sync problem with only one movie--the HD stream of Taxi Driver. I reported the problem to Netflix. Since one of the available options to choose was "Audio out of sync with video," my guess is that it is due to a bad encode, and not a Netflix/PS3 issue.

I had the same problem with "The First Men In The Moon" a cool old '60's Sci-fi flick they have in HD. I guess I'll report it too.

Interesting...

Just got the disk and was streaming South Park last night and noticed the horrible audio lip sync...even on animation. A stop/start of the stream did not correct the problem. Most likely this issue is an encoding issue and would need Netflix to fix.

Is anybody else having audio/video sync issues with South Park? Every season that is available is out of sync for me.........every other movie/show is in perfect sync:confused:

Yes.

Anybody has an idea about a ETA for Netflix to be integrated into the XMB??

Getting tired of using the disc already.

+1, I have a REAL crappy DSL connection ($10 a month, I can game without lag so I deal with it due to the price) and for PS3 I have to wait 6min to load 10 min of content.... then repeat.... the PC version of Netflix streaming will take 5 minutes or so before the start of a TV episode, then play the remainder of the episode without having to stop.

edit: I was not inferring the disc had anything to do with quality... I was just agreeing with not liking having to use the disc. My comment on load times was not supposed to be related to disc/no disc

+1, I have a REAL crappy DSL connection ($10 a month, I can game without lag so I deal with it due to the price) and for PS3 I have to wait 6min to load 10 min of content.... then repeat.... the PC version of Netflix streaming will take 5 minutes or so before the start of a TV episode, then play the remainder of the episode without having to stop.

The problem you have has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that you are using a disc for your PS3 to view Netflix material. It's your "real crappy $10/month DSL." Netflix PC streams quality sucks. The quality of the streams that the PS3 receive is much higher than the streams your PC can receive. Moving the Netflix program to the XMB will have no effect on your crappy DSL needing a long time to buffer the streams to the PS3. None.

The problem you have has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that you are using a disc for your PS3 to view Netflix material. It's your "real crappy $10/month DSL." Netflix PC streams quality sucks. The quality of the streams that the PS3 receive is much higher than the streams your PC can receive. Moving the Netflix program to the XMB will have no effect on your crappy DSL needing a long time to buffer the streams to the PS3. None.

what you have to say in my case? you see my internet speed test results up top. netflix on my ps3 wouldnt even load the film cover pictures. but ran perfect and super fast on my pc. both wired.

what you have to say in my case? you see my internet speed test results up top. netflix on my ps3 wouldnt even load the film cover pictures. but ran perfect and super fast on my pc. both wired.

Beats me. Did you sleep with Netflix's wife, or something?

my pc didnt sleep with netflix's wife. but i think my ps3 did.

http://gizmodo.com/5467011/netflix-streaming-getting-a-1080p-upgrade

So no 1080p, according to the article's update, but 5.1 audio. Interesting.

I'd be pumped for 5.1 surround. 720p is fine with me as long as I can get away from 2 channel audio.

Anybody has an idea about a ETA for Netflix to be integrated into the XMB??

Getting tired of using the disc already.

Hopefully soon because I couldn't agree more!

I'm more pumped about the closed captioning than either 1080p or 5.1. 5.1 would be my priority over 1080p (come on, 720p isn't that bad considering it's instant view), but closed captioning would make the content available to me when the wife is trying to sleep. :)

5.1 audio? Nice!:)

This has been working great for me. I'm also happy netflix gave a little in release dates to expand the streaming. This has made maternity leave a lot easier on my wife.

So whats stopping netflix from streaming their entire library? Seems like they would be working on that first and foremost, they put their operating costs back in their pockets.

So whats stopping netflix from streaming their entire library? Seems like they would be working on that first and foremost, they put their operating costs back in their pockets.

I think it's the studios, NF has said repeatedly they would rather give the cash to the studios than the USPS, but the studios don't wanna loose DVD/BR sales, which is why you see alot of old obscure titles streamed.

So whats stopping netflix from streaming their entire library? Seems like they would be working on that first and foremost, they put their operating costs back in their pockets.

Contractual obligations with the copyright owners. There's a reason it still costs $6 to rent a new release on LIVE, PSN, Comcast, Direct TV, etc.

The cost would jump significantly to put ever title on streaming.

The cost would jump significantly to put ever title on streaming.

But, at the same time, I'd gladly pay a per title premium for even a 720p stream with 5.1 sound of a new release from Netflix. $2 added to my bill for a streamed new release? Sure.

Interesting...

Just got the disk and was streaming South Park last night and noticed the horrible audio lip sync...even on animation. A stop/start of the stream did not correct the problem. Most likely this issue is an encoding issue and would need Netflix to fix.

At the risk of showing my age, The Dick Van Dyke show has the same problem. No matter when I watch it, the audio gets off sync. No other stream has had an issue for me.

Netflix update: Watching a Showtime series called "The Brotherhood", and the picture in HD is amazingly sharp.. No problems with sync or streaming..Download speed is 6.2 Mbps.
System is Cablevision of NY

Working from home today because of the impending snowy doom in Atlanta (1"-3"--I apologize to anyone in Baltimore, DC, etc, who have feet of the stuff for our reaction). As it so happens, I also happen to have a new PS3 Slim and a Sony HTCT-100 for the bedroom arriving UPS and FedEx. Weekend project is to finally mount the 32" LCD on the wall, mount the soundbar beneath it, and prep the room for painting for the wife approval factor. :D

As of this afternoon, I'll be capable of running Netflix on 4 different gaming systems.

1)wired launch 60GB PS3 in the living room
2)wireless 360 (lr)
3)wireless 120GB Slim in the bedroom
4)wireless Wii (at some point) (lr)


Now I need to find some time to actually play some games. :(

I'm having a really weird issue right now. I just watched a show last night with no problems, now tonight I put the disc in and when it's loading the "red" Netflix screen, it's PURPLE. The whole interface has a major tint problem. Everything is purple or greenish. I tried using a different disc (I have 2) resetting my PS3, resetting my router, but nothing is working.

This is really strange.

My PS3 looks fine otherwise. It's clearly a Netflix issue but I'm not sure what's causing it. I have a wired connection and I'm 12MB DL/ 2MB UL so my connection isn't the problem.

:confused::mad:

SH!T!!! It's my Blu Ray drive! I just put a Blu Ray in and it's purple too!


*Edit* PHWEW!!! I changed my BD/DVD options to "RGB" and it went away.

That was weird. I don't know why "automatic" has been working fine until now.

Crisis averted.

Carry on.

:D

FWIW, you have my sympathies, Darrell. I wasn't getting video from my PS3 the other night and, like you, after having a near-heart attack experience, it turned out to be just another HDMI snafu.

HDMI/HDCP is crap. Convenient, but crap.

just signed up for a free trial anything I need to know for the ps3 or anything ?

I got verizon dsl tested 2.88 mbs

do i need 2 configure anything on my ps3 or router ?

my ps3 is wireless right now does it matter?

was testing a movie on my labtop its a little pixelated, is that normal ? or is it my ISP or labtop ..... its wireless by the way ...

FWIW, you have my sympathies, Darrell. I wasn't getting video from my PS3 the other night and, like you, after having a near-heart attack experience, it turned out to be just another HDMI snafu.

HDMI/HDCP is crap. Convenient, but crap.

Thanks, yea that was scary.

just signed up for a free trial anything I need to know for the ps3 or anything ?

I got verizon dsl tested 2.88 mbs

do i need 2 configure anything on my ps3 or router ?

my ps3 is wireless right now does it matter?

Yes, it does matter. Wired will give you a much better experience. You will probably experience skipping if you're wireless.

was testing a movie on my labtop its a little pixelated, is that normal ? or is it my ISP or labtop ..... its wireless by the way ...

SD movies/shows sometimes are a little pixelated, but again, wired connection will make it look better.

The PC version is not near as clean as the PS3 version, either. Plus, you are most likely closer to your laptop screen than you are when you watch on your PS3, which would certainly make you more aware of the pixellation.

I used this service for 2 months and then discontinued it. I hate having to order dvd movies via USPS and prefer to stream via the PS3 but their limited library killed it for me.

How do i get the movie 2 show up in HD 720 p or 1080i ?

I was trying to play a movie and it downscales ..... movie was chocolate it said movies was HD ....

when I play it shows 720x480 on my TV .....

movie streamed well and looked clean ... just wasnt 720p or hd

the netflix menu shows in 1280x720 ....

movie streamed well and looked clean ... just wasnt 720p or hd

720p would be HD.

The movies that say HD play in 720p on my PS3.

720x480 would be SD, and not HD.

The most likely reason that it's going to SD is because your internet connection is not fast enough to stream HD. 2.88 mb/s is fairly slow if you want to stream HD. I think they want above 4mb/s for a consistent HD stream.

Yeah, when Netflix refers to HD, they mean 720p... No 1080 or 5.1 yet.

Yeah, when Netflix refers to HD, they mean 720p... No 1080 or 5.1 yet.

and even then its not HD. It's compressed to something tiny, then uncompressed to HD. Which loses all the detail. HD != 720p/1080i HD, just a marketing gimmick. IT does looks better than the none-HD labeled programming though.

I'm pretty happy with the video quality with all things considered. It would be cool if all the movies were "HD" (720p), and 5.1 surround though. Maybe sometime soon...

I'm really starting to like NF streaming and upped my line speed to 12mbs cable. I have my house wired with a 10/100 Linksys router running DD-WRT to a gigabit switch which the PS3 is connected to. Playing with it last night I see speeds all over the place on the PS3 of 650k to 3.0mbs, the line tests at 19mbs via Speakeasy. Where's my bottleneck? BTW no problems with PC to PS3 with PS3 Media Server on the highest quality setting.

Sorry if this has been asked already. But can you watch Netflix via remote play on the PSP?

and even then its not HD. It's compressed to something tiny, then uncompressed to HD. Which loses all the detail. HD != 720p/1080i HD, just a marketing gimmick. IT does looks better than the none-HD labeled programming though.

Actually, there is a lot of Netflix HD that looks great these days. I've been switching between watching Legend of the Seeker from my OTA tuner and on Netflix, and they both look comparable.

and even then its not HD. It's compressed to something tiny, then uncompressed to HD. Which loses all the detail. HD != 720p/1080i HD, just a marketing gimmick. IT does looks better than the none-HD labeled programming though.

FYI, when you compress mpeg, it is actually referring to removing information and then predicting what information should be there based upon current and upcoming frames. So once the information is "compressed" that true information is effectively lost and not available to retrieve, in the true sense of compression like a zipped file. But in the industry, 720 horizontal lines of resolution is considered HD same with 1080i. Not sure why you stated what you did but I am sure you have your reasons.

I see all forms of HD across north America, as I work in the industry, and compression does not always deal with resolutions. One of the biggest downsides to poor picture quality is not the res or the scanning, it is related to the bitrate used for the encoding of the pictures based upon how much bandwidth they want to burn to allow for the streaming. I can show a 720p picture that will look much better than 1080p based upon what bitrate the encode was at. What it all comes down to is how much data you are willing to stuff in the packets and deliver to the decoder when dealing with streaming applications.

Anybody has an idea about a ETA for Netflix to be integrated into the XMB??

Getting tired of using the disc already.

Hopefully soon because I couldn't agree more!

+2 im getting way to many hours on my 360. they need to bring on the netflix add-on.

+2 im getting way to many hours on my 360. they need to bring on the netflix add-on.It won't come until the exclusivity deal with MS runs out. I remember hearing "fall 2010."

Actually, there is a lot of Netflix HD that looks great these days. I've been switching between watching Legend of the Seeker from my OTA tuner and on Netflix, and they both look comparable.

I've been hooked on Legend of the Seeker, and it does look pretty damn good on the Netflix stream.

Have any of you that stream a lot from NF run into an ISP bandwidth cap? If so, what was the end result? Cox supposedly caps our service at 200GB per month. I figure that would be approximately 50 +/- HD movies @ 5Mb/s (approx. 2.2GB/hr). Since we have two PS3's in the house streaming video, we just might run into the cap.

On 3/1/10 I signed up for a Netflix free trial. I received my PS3 disc today and activated the device. I've streamed a couple of things to the PS3 and all seems to be good, with one exception - I have no instant queue. The Netflix webpage talks about how to use it, but hovering the mouse over the blue "Play" button under the movie does not bring up any option to add the selection to an instant queue. I called Netflix customer support about this and they finally said that their latest version of s/w no longer supports the instant queue feature. Instead there is now a "Search" tab on the PS3's Netflix screen just left of the "Recently Watched" tab.

Has anyone else noticed this or lost their instant queue functionality? I already miss it and I never even got to use it. :confused:

Diablo - you can only add movies to your Instant Queu from your computer. You can't do it from the PS3.

Diablo - you can only add movies to your Instant Queu from your computer. You can't do it from the PS3.

This is not correct. You can add movies to your instant queue from the PS3.

This is not correct. You can add movies to your instant queue from the PS3.

I can do neither as I apparently have no instant queue showing on PS3 or PC.

Diablo - you can only add movies to your Instant Queu from your computer. You can't do it from the PS3.

This is what I tried to do first. Hovering the PC's mouse cursor over the blue Play button is supposed to bring up an option to add the movie to the instant queue, but nothing happens when I do this.

Netflix claims they no longer support this on their new s/w, but I'm trying to confirm this with others that have recently signed up.

This is what I am showing on my Firefox browser. Seems to work ok here.

Sorry I wasn't clear in my prior post. My understanding, and the way it works on my PS3, is that you can add movies to your instand queu from the PS3 but you are limited to those movies which are shown under the category tabs. If you want to search for a particular movie and add it to your instand queu you cannot. You must do so using a computer.

I don't see any Search tab on the PS3.

Sorry I wasn't clear in my prior post. My understanding, and the way it works on my PS3, is that you can add movies to your instand queu from the PS3 but you are limited to those movies which are shown under the category tabs. If you want to search for a particular movie and add it to your instand queu you cannot. You must do so using a computer.

I don't see any Search tab on the PS3.

That is correct.

I just signed up for the free trial a few days ago as well and i can add to my instant queue on my computer and ps3. There is also a search function on the ps3. when it loads up the instant queue screen just tab to the left and there it is. So far netflix is making me as giddy as a little girl. It's pretty convenient.

Noticed something weird last night with Netflix streaming.

My wife was using it and asked me what was wrong. When I looked the only thing on the main screen was the instant queu slections we made on our computer. Usually you can scroll through new additions as well as different genres. But those were missing. Has something changed? I'll be glad when they finally integrate this with the PS3's OS.

When is netflix going to send 5.1?

When is netflix going to integrate into the xmb?

Anyone?