If the PS3 rollout is any indication, you'll receive an e-mail sometime soon telling you if you're a lucky winner. Of course, if you didn't sign up for a disc, you're not going to get one. You should probably go sign up for one is what we're saying.
If the PS3 rollout is any indication, you'll receive an e-mail sometime soon telling you if you're a lucky winner. Of course, if you didn't sign up for a disc, you're not going to get one. You should probably go sign up for one is what we're saying.
Reader Comments (51)
Posted: Mar 25th 2010 1:21PM KeegdnaB said
Haven't gotten the email yet but several of my friends have.
Posted: Mar 25th 2010 1:21PM freemantim said
My Wii may actually get used now.
Posted: Mar 25th 2010 1:22PM Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi said
I just got the email 30 minutes ago....
my kids will be thrilled
my kids will be thrilled
Posted: Mar 25th 2010 1:25PM bigotis said
I just watched Donnie Brasco on Netflix Instant Streaming. Movie's sick!
Enjoy Wii owners!
Enjoy Wii owners!
Posted: Mar 25th 2010 1:26PM baby sea tuna said
Just got the email myself. Now we can stream upstairs, which is nice. My girlfriend doesn't care if it's in HD or not anyway, but if given the choice, I'd rather watch it on the Xbox (and the big TV.)
Posted: Mar 25th 2010 1:27PM baby sea tuna said
Oh, and I've got a PSA of my own: everybody add the show "Party Down" to their queue. You won't be disappointed.
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Posted: Mar 25th 2010 1:32PM Dr Stabbingworth said
Can you stream to two different devices with only one Netflix account (not simultaneously, of course)? I have a Wii in one room and a 360 in another and this would be great.
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Posted: Mar 25th 2010 1:43PM Colonel Falafel said
Yes you can and yes it can be at the exact same time. Hell, I've been on my laptop at school (I live on campus) streaming Netflix from the site while my family does the same on their computer at home.
There's no limit to how much you're watching or where.
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There's no limit to how much you're watching or where.
Posted: Mar 25th 2010 1:49PM baby sea tuna said
Except bandwith, I guess. My internet is shit so I don't know whether it'll support 2 set tops simultaneously anyway. :(
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Posted: Mar 25th 2010 2:07PM Vidikron said
Here you go... this is from Netflix's Help Center:
"Some membership plans allow you to watch simultaneously on more than one personal computer or Netflix ready device at the same time. If you are on the 1 disc out at-a-time plan, you may watch only one device at a time. If you are on the 2 discs out at-a-time plan, you may watch on up to two devices at the same time. Members on the 3 disc plan can watch on up to three devices. The maximum is four devices simultaneously, and that is available for members on the 4 or greater discs out at-a-time plans.
Please keep in mind that your account can have up to six unique authorized devices activated (associated with the account) at any given time, including personal computers and Netflix ready devices. This is due to requirements from content providers. "
You can view and manage your currently activated devices in your account settings on the Netflix website.
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"Some membership plans allow you to watch simultaneously on more than one personal computer or Netflix ready device at the same time. If you are on the 1 disc out at-a-time plan, you may watch only one device at a time. If you are on the 2 discs out at-a-time plan, you may watch on up to two devices at the same time. Members on the 3 disc plan can watch on up to three devices. The maximum is four devices simultaneously, and that is available for members on the 4 or greater discs out at-a-time plans.
Please keep in mind that your account can have up to six unique authorized devices activated (associated with the account) at any given time, including personal computers and Netflix ready devices. This is due to requirements from content providers. "
You can view and manage your currently activated devices in your account settings on the Netflix website.
Posted: Mar 25th 2010 2:10PM Dr Perry Ulysses Cox said
My brother in Arizona and my buddy down the road both use my account to stream stuff to their 360s.
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Posted: Mar 25th 2010 2:56PM ArmorForVictor said
i have a one at a time out plan and stream to 3 devices at the same time there's no limit on how many devices you can stream to at a given time only how many you can have activated which is 6 (fyi i have a 5.8mbps connection quality looks fine streaming to multiple devices at once PS3, PC, PC)
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Posted: Mar 25th 2010 1:26PM Coldplay619 said
Canada is sad :(
Posted: Mar 28th 2010 4:22PM (Unverified) said
Dude, Canada is a third-world country when it comes to neat stuff like this. We even got boned on the Kindle...only got it a couple months ago, and its crippled all to hell. And its not like I'm far from the border or anything....I could go in a couple directions and get to the states in about an hour.
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Posted: Mar 25th 2010 1:27PM MystileArmor said
This is great news for non-Wii Netflix users too. More Netflix subscribers = more money for Netflix = more money for them to spend on instant streaming licenses for movies.
Posted: Mar 25th 2010 8:16PM GordoJones88 said
Yes, I would like to see a lot more releases for movies and tv shows.
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Posted: Mar 25th 2010 1:31PM CaptainProtonX said
Netflix needs more MST3K.
I've seen everything available via streaming pipes of data. I need my Red Zone Cuba!!!!!
I've seen everything available via streaming pipes of data. I need my Red Zone Cuba!!!!!
Posted: Mar 25th 2010 2:04PM Killface was here said
I've seen the indestructable man, can you recommend abg
y other good mst3k episodes?
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y other good mst3k episodes?
Posted: Mar 25th 2010 2:10PM baby sea tuna said
*Ahem*
Warrior of the Lost World
Side Hackers
Cave Dwellers
Catalina Caper
Time of the Apes
Manos Hands of Fate
Mitchell
City Limits
Santa Claus Conquors the Martians
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Warrior of the Lost World
Side Hackers
Cave Dwellers
Catalina Caper
Time of the Apes
Manos Hands of Fate
Mitchell
City Limits
Santa Claus Conquors the Martians
Posted: Mar 25th 2010 1:37PM MGarvey said
I got my email like 30 minutes ago. My girlfriend will be thrilled! She loves the instant streaming feature.
Posted: Mar 25th 2010 1:53PM (Unverified) said
It's my dad's account so I'm not sure if I'm in yet...but I'm really excited. This will be my first instant streaming device. My dad has a Roku at home and it's great.
Posted: Mar 25th 2010 1:57PM BluSam said
without subtitle or closed caption? no thank
Posted: Mar 25th 2010 2:07PM baby sea tuna said
They don't force Netflix to be 508 compliant? Man, you guys need a better lobbying group.
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Posted: Mar 25th 2010 2:02PM TheC0A7S said
Email said: I'm getting my disc tomorrow. Now I have 3 devices to watch netflix on!
Posted: Mar 25th 2010 2:13PM Puertoricarious said
it's not very often that my mom cares more about a post on joystiq than i do. either way, my parents will be thrilled.
Posted: Mar 25th 2010 2:47PM CaptainProtonX said
You know what?
The following people are not excited by this news:
1.) My wife
2.) My 3 year-old
3.) My parents
4.) My grandparents
5.) My elderly neighbors
6.) My cats
I AM EXCITED ABOUT THIS! ME! CAUSE I LIKE MY WII!!!
There...no posing.
The following people are not excited by this news:
1.) My wife
2.) My 3 year-old
3.) My parents
4.) My grandparents
5.) My elderly neighbors
6.) My cats
I AM EXCITED ABOUT THIS! ME! CAUSE I LIKE MY WII!!!
There...no posing.
Posted: Mar 25th 2010 4:52PM Puertoricarious said
you lie. you know your cats are excited to watch this on instant:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083722/
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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083722/
Posted: Mar 25th 2010 2:50PM chuckrich81 said
Yay, now my 360 can go back in its box to await when I finally make the trip to the pawn shop. I only unboxed it again to stream Netflix since I was able to grab a free month of Gold membership.
And no I am not parodying the "dust off my Wii" comments I really have a 360 I have no intention of using anymore and a Wii which I very much enjoy. And I'm what one would call a core gamer though probably not "hardcore."
And no I am not parodying the "dust off my Wii" comments I really have a 360 I have no intention of using anymore and a Wii which I very much enjoy. And I'm what one would call a core gamer though probably not "hardcore."
Posted: Mar 25th 2010 3:00PM baby sea tuna said
Wow, it's like you live in Bizarro World or something.
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Posted: Mar 25th 2010 2:54PM LordBishop34 said
I will have it Friday :)
Posted: Mar 25th 2010 3:18PM ECVOICE said
Not in love with having to use a disc for Netflix, but I find myself using the PS3 Netflix disc with surprising frequency. This'll definitely be good for Wii owners. Enjoy!
Posted: Mar 25th 2010 5:43PM Mr Khan said
Might be worth it for me, since i could get on it with my parents' account and then finally have movies here at school, but given the rate at which i watch movies (especially movies i haven't seen before), it probably wouldn't be worth the effort.
Posted: Mar 25th 2010 6:18PM (Unverified) said
Why don't you people just stream TV via websites? Granted it's not easy to find sites that work with the Wii, but I did find one that's got South Park and another that's got Star Trek, that's a start at least.
Posted: Mar 25th 2010 6:37PM GewurztraminerX said
It's a lot more comfortable to watch TV on a TV. And even if you have a PC connected to a TV, a Netflix interface via wireless controller is less cumbersome than mouse and keyboard.
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Posted: Mar 25th 2010 6:27PM 01 said
Delivery tomorrow. Not to shabby, though I don't know if I'll ever actually use it.
Posted: Mar 25th 2010 11:04PM (Unverified) said
Got my email this morning. This is great for everyone else in the house. The Wii is the "family" console and is set up in the living room. They could always stream to the laptop, but watching stuff on the TV is far more desirable. Now my niece will stop pestering me to watch stuff on my 360. Heh.
Posted: Mar 26th 2010 2:37PM (Unverified) said
So, today was my day off, so I was able to get this all set up. Just randomly trying a bunch of different titles, these seems to be no issues with streaming at all. I was a bit suspicious that I would run into buffering issues, but nothing so far. The box art is pretty tiny, though, with no way to zoom into it. That's a pretty small gripe for me, though. I can't even really say that it's just not the TV that the Wii is hooked up to.
Overall, I'm pretty pleased with it. Especially seeing as it's free on top of a service (Netflix) that I'm already using. I'd certainly have an XBL Gold sub Netflix or not, but there's no reason to not use this if you already subscribe to Netflix and don't have any other Netflix ready devices...
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Overall, I'm pretty pleased with it. Especially seeing as it's free on top of a service (Netflix) that I'm already using. I'd certainly have an XBL Gold sub Netflix or not, but there's no reason to not use this if you already subscribe to Netflix and don't have any other Netflix ready devices...
Posted: Mar 26th 2010 1:32AM SisypheanLife said
Sweet, now I can stream to my bedroom's tv. Its lacking anything except basic cable and a built-in DVD player. More options is always a good thing.
Posted: Mar 26th 2010 8:52PM (Unverified) said
just got my wii disc. watching "the wackness" works great.
Posted: Mar 27th 2010 8:47AM LordBishop34 said
Well I got it yesterday. The picture looks great, sounds great. I get my queued items and some additional selections. IT works better than my on demand. The box arts size is fine on my TV. Everything is pretty easy to use. Not sure why you have to have a disc to use it but its a minor inconvenience. Overall a big plus for someone who already has netflix.
Posted: Mar 27th 2010 3:41PM kevout said
Got my disc, and it's working fine. One problem: I can't find a search feature to save my life. Am I just missing something, or did they really exclude the basic ability to search for a movie?
Posted: Mar 27th 2010 7:29PM SisypheanLife said
You have to manage your queue from the computer, same as on the 360 and probably the same as PS3 (haven't tried PS3 yet). You can change channels by pressing up and down to browse around, but not search for specific things.
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Posted: Mar 27th 2010 5:30PM (Unverified) said
Works great. I actually prefer its interface over the PS3.
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