Netflix News: new movie-rating system

Netflix has been making some changes to its website and have improved its Web site’s user-generated movie-ratings system; they have changed how suggestions and rankings are factored into the predictions of how much a user will like a particular title. Read more

Netflix App Gallery and API

Netflix has announced a new service called App Gallery; this will display all the cool applications that developers have built with API. The new App Gallery will appear on the main Netflix website; this seems a perfect way for subscribers to get to know about new apps. Read more

TiVo Netflix Review: not as flashy as Xbox 360’s implementation

The Netflix partnership with TiVo is underway now and early impressions indicate that is a very smooth and stable streaming service. Engadget has been testing out the features and has given their views on it. Read more

Netflix streaming now available for Apple Mac users

For some time now Apple Mac users have been standing back while they listened to friends and family members talking about how they are able to live stream videos on their PC’s. Apple’s rival Microsoft has also got in on the action, as live streaming is now available on the Xbox 360. Thankfully the wait is over, and Netflix is now available for the Apple Mac. Read more

Columbia Pictures Movies on Netflix reappears for Xbox 360

Most Columbia Pictures Movies on Netflix were not available for the Xbox 360 and now all of a sudden they are, they did disappear for a while but is now open for streaming again. Read more

Blockbuster and Netflix have very different visions

Netflix and Blockbuster offer the same service for customers, and that is to provide them with the latest DVD rentals. However; they both have different visions in how they do this, as we know Netflix customers can pay as little as $5 per month, this allows them to watch as many DVD’s in that month as they like. Read more

Netflix on Xbox 360: Cannot queue up movies

There has been a lot of buzz lately about the new Netflix feature which is now available on the Xbox 360’s NXE update, but what does it actually require you to need before you can use the service properly? Read more

Netflix Movie Streaming vs Blu-ray Discs: Where do you stand?

With Netflix set to offer streaming videos on the Xbox 360 as part of the new ‘live experience’, how will this effect Sony’s Blu-ray disc? Will this turn out to be another battle between Microsoft and Sony? Read more

NXE Update: Sony blocks Xbox 360 Netflix movie streaming

Xbox 360 gamers have been waiting for this day to come, and are all wondering when the release time for the NXE update will be. Well the Live update for Xbox Experience is now ready to download, but there is a little shock for those who were looking forward to Netflix movie streaming. Sony Pictures have been blocking their movies. Read more

i.TV to integrate Netflix on iPhone and iPod Touch

i.TV have announced that they are to integrate with Netflix on the Apple iPhone and Touch. Netflix is the world’s largest online DVD and media rental service. The popular TV and movie guide will be made available with the app. Read more

New Xbox 360 Games: Netflix 48 Hour Trial

New Xbox 360 games will come with a special insert card, which will allow you to have a 48 trial period of the Netflix service. Once of the new game titles to come with the offer is the new James Bond game. The trial will not start until later this month, when the new Xbox Experience launches. Read more

TiVo Getting Netflix Watch Instantly

TiVo Inc. has announced that they are to team up with Netflix, Inc., this coming together will only help to benefit the consumer. TiVo, the world leader in television services for digital video recorders and Netflix, the world’s largest online movie rental service, are sure to do wonders with each other. Read more

Xbox 360 users get HD Netflix Streaming

We have known for a while that the new Xbox 360 dashboard will get Netflix streaming, but what we did not know is that those movies will be in HD. These Netflix high-definition streamed movies will be very limited to start. Read more

Netflix’s streaming video on Apple Mac via Silverlight

PC users have been using Netflix’s streaming video software for some time now, while Apple Mac users have had to sit back and watch. Well the technology is now available on Mac’s thanks to using Microsoft’s Silverlight.

The Microsoft software will allow Netfilx video to safely DRM their content via Redmond’s Play Ready. This has now released over 12,000 movies on computers other than a PC. Netflix has said that by using Silverlight, the software allows for better navigation, like fast-forward and rewind.

As yet Netflix has not given us a date as to when the new system will be rolled out, but hopefully it will be soon. The new software will only work on Intel-based Macs, so if you have a Mac running on something a bit older, then you are out of luck.

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Netflix and Samsung sign new Internet movie deal

Netflix Inc. has signed a new deal with Samsung Electronics Co., the new deal will bring movies from the Internet to your home using a range of Samsung devices. These new Samsung products will also play high-definition Blu-ray movies. Read more

LG BD300 Blu-Ray Box with Netflix Streaming: more details

We learned earlier this year that Netflix was working with LG Electronics for their first direct-to-TV movie partnership, but it was a little short on details. Now we have some more details on their partnership product.

The LG Blu-Ray Box or LG BD300 Network Blu-ray disc player will allow Netflix members to stream movies to their TV; this will cost well under $500.

The Blu-Ray part won’t be part of the streaming, although Netflix movies will be streamed in standard definition. There is still one problem with this though and that is the 12,000 titles. These are not all movies many of them include TV episodes, out of a library of over 100,000 on DVD for those on the traditional Netflix service.

As a member of Netflix, you are able to use the service’s website in order to add movies and TV episodes to your queues.

This LG Electronics deal is non-exclusive; this means that LG will be able to add more services from Netflix competitors.

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Netflix move to stream video to Sony PS3 & Microsoft Xbox 360 rumor

Is this rumor of Netflix’s move to stream video to both the Microsoft Xbox 360 and the Sony Playstation 3 indeed true? Well according to a Netflix customer they are reporting that the company is Read more

HD DVD Meets it’s End Today: Sony Blu-ray has won

As of today and I am sure way before today for some people, HD DVD has practically lost the battle to be the main high definition format, Sony Blu-ray has clearly won and it’s like HD DVD is a boxer floored to the mat and the counting is at 9…ready for YOUR OUT.

Hats of to the HD DVD Promotional Group, they are doing their best to put a spin on every set back, but they will need to face it sooner or lately that they are fighting a losing battle, day after day another brand moves to the Sony Blu-ray corner…its getting crowded over there.

Yesterday saw two more knocks to HD HVD, Netflix picks Blu-ray (just like Blockbuster did a long time ago) and Best Buy put Blu-ray to the front Read more