Thread: PS3 gets Netflix

in your face jinx, no more can you hold this over my head!

http://www.giantbomb.com/news/netfli...his-year/1744/

Sony and Netflix have announced plans to deliver Netflix's instant streaming service, which allows users to watch a gang of TV and movies over the Internet, to the PlayStation 3. The PS3 will gain support for the feature later this year, and in addition to a Netflix subscription, it will also require the use of disc-based software, which will launch the Netflix interface. Or, at least, it will "initially" require use of a disc, according to the released information, which makes it sound like the feature could be integrated directly into the PlayStation 3 at a later date.

Netflix is making the discs available for free to its members, and those wishing to get on the list for a disc as soon as they're available can do so now at www.netflix.com/ps3.

This levels the playing field a bit more between the PS3 and the Xbox 360, which has had built-in support for Netflix subscribers for quite awhile now. Of course, the key difference is that on the 360, you need a paid Xbox Live Gold account on top of your Netflix subscription, whereas it will be freely available on the PS3 to anyone with a PSN account and, you know, Internet access.

LOL.

Good one howlin.

it will also require the use of disc-based software, which will launch the Netflix interface. Or, at least, it will "initially" require use of a disc, according to the released information, which makes it sound like the feature could be integrated directly into the PlayStation 3 at a later date.

We will see how this plays out but I am sure they Sony is actually losing money off of this because I am sure they had to pay out the ass.

I am interested to see how the interface will compare to the 360 netlfix interface.

If I can order and organize through the ps3 interface I will be sold, otherwise the 360 will likely remain my Netflix player, at least until they do away with the required disk...

Ill take the Blu-Ray player over a NetFlix interface any day...

You can go here to get your NetFlix disc:

http://www.netflix.com/InstantStreamingDisc

I'm still pissed that PC streaming gets intentionally downgraded in quality. Even the highest quality stream available to a PC looks like crap.

I've never seen it streamed on any of the other non-PC "devices" but from what I understand it looks reasonably good (which is fucking simple to accomplish these days with a 2-3Mbps MPEG-4 stream, as I do on my website with wingsuit videos).

Can someone confirm that the 360 streaming looks reasonably good if you have adequate bandwidth? I.e. as good as Vimeo?

I can't wait!

Originally Posted by Veovis

I'm still pissed that PC streaming gets intentionally downgraded in quality. Even the highest quality stream available to a PC looks like crap.

I've never seen it streamed on any of the other non-PC "devices" but from what I understand it looks reasonably good (which is fucking simple to accomplish these days with a 2-3Mbps MPEG-4 stream, as I do on my website with wingsuit videos).

Can someone confirm that the 360 streaming looks reasonably good if you have adequate bandwidth? I.e. as good as Vimeo?

I can't wait!

LOL you know my eyes are good......

I would say netflix on the 360 looks a lot better than on the PC.

Why?
No idea.

From what I have seen the PC and the 360 are pretty much the same. But then you could be right since my 360 is using that stupid shitstain of a wireless thingy which sucks sweat from gutter monkey balls.

maybe the ps3 will work better in that regard since its wireless is definitely better than that stupid 360 thing; i guess would be enough reason for me to switch over and use it as the netflix player... but then my 360 will be sad and I will have little reason to even dust the stupid thing.

Originally Posted by jason_jinx

I would say netflix on the 360 looks a lot better than on the PC.

Why?
No idea.

That was my suspicion. As far as I know they intentionally limit the quality sent to a PC because they are afraid of pirates capturing the stream (much easier on a PC than on a console or other device, I'd imagine).

It's lame. I have used my laptop with HDMI to put Netflix (top quality available to PC stream) out to the TV, and it looks simply horrible.

McStrange, I doubt it has anything to do with wireless vs wired. You can get plenty of bandwidth either way. I've run speedtests on my PS3 and lappy through a wireless router and they're just as good as my PC hardwired into the router, usually... for the most part. This test was done a long time ago, maybe I should do it again.

I would think there would be a large user base from consoles than PCs since only a small percentage of PCs are hooked up to TVs to use as a media center whereas 100% of consoles are already hooked up to TVs.