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Do internet appliances get smooth Netflix?

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PanamaMike

Discussion Starter · Jul 15, 2009

Just out of curiosity, do things such as DVD players with built in netflix connection capability get smooth video playback?

I'd like to know how I could replicate that on my PC. Figure I've got to have more horsepower. Why do I get stuck with choppy video?

Regards,

Mike

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umdivx

· #2 · Jul 15, 2009

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Originally Posted by PanamaMike /forum/post/16830232

Just out of curiosity, do things such as DVD players with built in netflix connection capability get smooth video playback?

I'd like to know how I could replicate that on my PC. Figure I've got to have more horsepower. Why do I get stuck with choppy video?

Regards,

Mike

Choppy video can either be from lack of pc power, or video card power, however choppy video can also be from slow or poor internet connection.

Are you using wireless at all?

What internet do you have? and how fast is it suppose to be?

have you done any internet speed tests at all?

Also do you have an xbox 360? if so you can test out netflix streaming with that.

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ilovejedd

· #3 · Jul 15, 2009

Got a Roku player, and yes, I get smooth Netflix. That's with 20mbps cable and 802.11g wifi from router to Roku.

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RLPIII

· #4 · Jul 15, 2009

I also get smooth netflix playback with both my Samsung BD-P1600 and LG BD-300.

The only time the picture is choppy is if AT&T DSL is acting up.

99% of the time it's a smooth picture.

I am using wired LAN connections directly to the players, no WIFI.

I didn't get the Roku because if we got tired of netflix, and cancelled it, I did not want to be stuck with a useless box.

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ilovejedd

· #5 · Jul 15, 2009

Just a thought, latest version of Silverlight is supposed to have hardware acceleration now. Have you upgraded to the newest version yet?

*sigh* Windows Media Player-based Netflix Instant Watch was much easier to deal with. That one played smoothly even on a Windows XP virtual machine with a Celeron 430 running at stock frequency. No hardware acceleration, either (945GC chipset). Picture quality was better on WMP, too.

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PanamaMike

Discussion Starter · #6 · Jul 15, 2009

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Originally Posted by umdivx /forum/post/16830456

Choppy video can either be from lack of pc power, or video card power, however choppy video can also be from slow or poor internet connection.

Are you using wireless at all?

What internet do you have? and how fast is it suppose to be?

have you done any internet speed tests at all?

Also do you have an xbox 360? if so you can test out netflix streaming with that.

- Josh

I'm using a wired connection with AT&T 6Mbps DSL. Not as sexy as the cable modem, but should be fast enough. I've gotten speedtest.net figures in the mid 4Mbps range.

I posed the question because I've heard that Silverlight has caused issues with the smooth playback. From what I understand, the appliances use the old player software.

Wondering if there is a way to get the old player software working with my PC.

Mike

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almostinsane

· #7 · Jul 15, 2009

Netflix works great on the Xbox 360. Perfectly smooth.

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PanamaMike

Discussion Starter · #8 · Jul 15, 2009

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Originally Posted by ilovejedd /forum/post/16830664

Just a thought, latest version of Silverlight is supposed to have hardware acceleration now. Have you upgraded to the newest version yet?

*sigh* Windows Media Player-based Netflix Instant Watch was much easier to deal with. That one played smoothly even on a Windows XP virtual machine with a Celeron 430 running at stock frequency. No hardware acceleration, either (945GC chipset). Picture quality was better on WMP, too.

Any idea if it's possible to force the old player to be loaded?

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ilovejedd

· #9 · Jul 15, 2009

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Originally Posted by PanamaMike /forum/post/16831027

Any idea if it's possible to force the old player to be loaded?

Unfortunately, no. Once you switch to Silverlight, that's it. That's one reason why I didn't opt in to the Silverlight beta.

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PanamaMike

Discussion Starter · #10 · Jul 15, 2009

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Originally Posted by ilovejedd /forum/post/16831047

Unfortunately, no. Once you switch to Silverlight, that's it. That's one reason why I didn't opt in to the Silverlight beta.

I guess I'll have to check on the latests Silverlight. Are there any tweaks to apply to the app?

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Sportzter

· #11 · Jul 15, 2009

My XBox appliances get great Movie (HD even) video - no lag, no pixilation

It is wonderful

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