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yer people cant quite grasp the fact that ms has an installed to a game console deal with netflix for now which is why you have to use a disc lol
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Quick question as I have never had Netflix streaming. I have a FIOS 20 down / 5 up connection. Can I stream Blu-ray movies through Netflix to my PS3 (when Netflix is released for the PS3) and still have the same quality as if I had the disc in there?
Quick question as I have never had Netflix streaming. I have a FIOS 20 down / 5 up connection. Can I stream Blu-ray movies through Netflix to my PS3 (when Netflix is released for the PS3) and still have the same quality as if I had the disc in there?
I've been using Netflix streaming movies on my HTPC since it became available in 2007. The streamable "blu-ray" section doesn't stream in blu-ray quality. It adds an amount of compression regardless of how fast your internet is. There are varying levels of compression, but even the best compression will not be blu-ray quality. The quality of the blu-ray section is among the best quality compression of the streamable selections, but still not 720 resolution, not DVD quality, and not better quality than some of the better streaming selections from other sections. The point of the blu-ray section of the online streamable catalogue puzzles me. It's almost like they put it there so stupid people would think they're getting blu-ray quality streaming content.The quality of compression on all of their selections will have a widely varying degree of difference. They range from decent to terrible. I've found that even though Hulu doesn't have good movies like netflix, the quality of Hulu on my TV, is better than 90% of the netflix catalogue. So if a movie or TV series is available, it's preferred to watch it on Hulu.
I've been using Netflix streaming movies on my HTPC since it became available in 2007. The streamable "blu-ray" section doesn't stream in blu-ray quality. It adds an amount of compression regardless of how fast your internet is. There are varying levels of compression, but even the best compression will not be blu-ray quality. The quality of the blu-ray section is among the best quality compression of the streamable selections, but still not 720 resolution, not DVD quality, and not better quality than some of the better streaming selections from other sections. The point of the blu-ray section of the online streamable catalogue puzzles me. It's almost like they put it there so stupid people would think they're getting blu-ray quality streaming content.The quality of compression on all of their selections will have a widely varying degree of difference. They range from decent to terrible. I've found that even though Hulu doesn't have good movies like netflix, the quality of Hulu on my TV, is better than 90% of the netflix streaming catalogue. So if a movie or TV series is available, it's preferred to watch it on Hulu.
it also depends on your broadband connection, if say you had 3 meg or less (majority of UK/not sure what average speed is in US) your only gonna get 480p max streaming. I think with 20 meg youll be fine but it will be no 1080p bluray sound/video quality, not for a long time anyway. Basically the majority of people will only get dvd quality. Im very jealous of those that can stream a higher res!! people with a less than 3 meg connection are not gonna enjoy netflixQuick question as I have never had Netflix streaming. I have a FIOS 20 down / 5 up connection. Can I stream Blu-ray movies through Netflix to my PS3 (when Netflix is released for the PS3) and still have the same quality as if I had the disc in there?
Will Netflix allow the subscribers to keep the streaming disk in addition to their regular quantity?
For example:
Subscription for 1-dvd at a time unlimited with streaming.
Will the ps3 streaming netflix disc count as my quota and I have to return it to get another movie mailed?
when you clicked to be added, did it say "shipping out tomorrow"?
I just did it and it said will ship when available later this year.
Some Netflix content streams in HD -- The Office and Lost are two examples.
Not sure what they mean by 'HD', but its nice quality.
This is on the Roku Player.
Their HD quality is not nearly as good as 480p on Hulu lol. Seriously, I pay for Netflix, yet I don't ever stream for that reason alone. They never have new episodes of anything and selections is limited to say the least.
i thought many on this forum touted 1080p streaming/instant streaming. ive had a good luck on the net and cant find anything concrete, is it the same quality as bluray or not?
i thought many on this forum touted 1080p streaming/instant streaming. ive had a good luck on the net and cant find anything concrete, is it the same quality as bluray or not?
The streaming HD on my Netflix is by far better than the Hulu.
QFT - I streamed Netflix to both my PC and 360 and watched all seasons of The Office and it was 100x better than Hulu's crap.
Yea, Hulu is pretty poor quality, but that's what you get for free. Although Hulu carries more recent releases that usually aren't on netflix yet.
Very true and that is why I quit streaming Netflix. They weren't adding content frequently enough for me. I went back to Blockbuster as I have found, that for my family, that exchanging my rentals at a bricks and mortar store is of much more use that streaming the outdated crap.
i thought many on this forum touted 1080p streaming/instant streaming. ive had a good luck on the net and cant find anything concrete, is it the same quality as bluray or not?
The growth trends in home video are going to be Blu-ray, VOD (Video on Demand) and EST (electronic transactions). Digital Copy will gradually evolve such that everyone will eventually have a "locker in the cloud" where they can store digital movie files they've purchased, and all of a person's consumer media devices will be able to "reach up into that cloud" to access the material. The "locker" will also provide security against data loss. But for the foreseeable future, none of this will have the quality level of Blu-ray and avid movie fans and collectors will continue to prefer the physical product. A key idea is to do more bundling, so when you purchase the Blu-ray you also get a DVD and some kind of portable digital version.