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Netflix Lets Wii Users Into the Watch Instantly Party

The PlayStation 3, the Xbox 360, Mac and Windows PCs, the Roku, Tivo, even many Blu-ray players and televisions have been able to stream videos from Netflix's Watch Instantly library for some time now. Only poor Linux users and Wii owners stand shivering outside. But that group of outcasts is about to get cut in half now that Netflix has finally started shipping the discs required to enable ...

Netflix to Let Users 'Watch Instantly' on Windows Phone 7 Series

Earlier today at MIX10, Microsoft made some announcements about, and gave away demos of, the much-hyped Windows Phone 7 Series (WP7S). An impressive list of promised developers, including the Associated Press, Namco, Sling, and Pandora, ensures that the new smartphone OS will hit the ground running. The attractive 3-D games and location-based apps were all nice, but were to be expected. The ...

Over Half of Netflix Viewers Too Lazy to Walk to the Mailbox

Share If you've wondered just what kind of an effect Netflix's "Watch Instantly" service has had on the company's bottom line, the latest financial reports should take care of that. The home of the red envelope threw down all its numbers yesterday, thrilling investors and techies alike as it revealed that half of its subscribers now regularly stream content online. That's a 20-percent jump ...

Columbia Pictures Blocks Xbox 360 Movie Streaming

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/movies/Sony_Pictures_celebrates_NXE_eve_by';Just hours before the Xbox 360's newest dashboard update hits tomorrow morning (10:00 a.m. GMT), our friends at Joystiq noticed the list of movies available for Netflix Watch Instantly streaming has suddenly dropped. The culprit? Sony Pictures Home Entertainment subsidiary Columbia Pictures, flicking previously available ...

Netflix Opens 'Watch Instantly' to Mac Owners Who Opt-In

Mac owners who have been waiting for Netflix to open up the 'Watch Instantly' option just got a little something to light up their day -- the service is now available to the public; or at least members of the public who opt in via a Web form. It's all based on Microsoft's Silverlight, so you'll need to download and install the plugin for your Web browser, but please mind the six device limit if ...

Roku's Netflix Player Handling HD Content "By the End of the Year"

If you're not a Netflix subscriber and aren't interested in becoming one, please pardon yet another post about streaming content from the formerly DVD-exclusive renter -- but for those non-Xbox owning, non-Live subscribing readers who want to get in on some HD Watch it Now action, we have some good news for you. Earlier indications were that other Netflix-friendly devices would see updates ...

Netflix 'Watch Instantly' Coming to TiVo

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/tech_news/Netflix_Watch_Instantly_coming_to_TiVo'; The TiVo Series 3 and TiVo HD join the ranks of the Xbox 360, Roku and various Blu-ray players, with Netflix Watch Instantly streaming movies coming to several thousand households today in beta testing, followed by a wide release scheduled for "early December." There won't be any additional fees (other than ...

HD Netflix Movies Coming to Xbox 360 First

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/xbox/Netflix_on_Xbox_360_Confirmed_to_be_in_HD';It's something you can't get on the Roku. Nor on LG's BD300. Nor on Samsung's P2500 / P2550 Blu-ray players. Nor through Netflix's own "Watch Instantly" portal. It's high-def Netflix streaming, and it's coming first to Microsoft's Xbox 360. Just in case you glossed over this massively huge tidbit when digesting the new ...

Netflix Finally Brings 'Watch Instantly' Feature to Macs

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/software/Netflix_finally_brings_Watch_Instantly_to_Macs'; In a move that seemed like it would never, ever, ever happen, Netflix has finally managed to bring its streaming video technology (and decent library) to Macs everywhere, which means Apple owners will finally be able to instantly watch movies in their Netflix queues on their computers (something Windows-based ...