Just a couple of questions as I used to be a member years ago, and thinking about rejoining.

It appears now they offer movies you can watch over the pc. Is this a large selection? Also, would my DSL 1.5 service work? I assume it takes time for the movie to buffer up, I just don't want the movies stuttering/pausing during playback.

Also, in regards to the bluray selections, that adds $1 per month to your bill right, it is not for each movie ordered?

thanks in advance, Randy

Randy, it's just one extra dollar per month, no matter how many Blu-ray movies you get.

I have 1.5Mbps DSL and it sucks for Netflix. They limit the quality of your download by your download speed. So, there isn't any stuttering, but it is basically unwatchable on anything above about a 17" monitor.

HOWEVER, I'm glad you started the thread. I have also been interested lately in Blu-Ray players that offer Netflix streaming integration; apparently, there is a small-but-growing selection of HD content available. It seems to be different technology than the PC version (even though both are using the same copper...) because there are tons of irritated people out there that can't get HD on their PC's and they don't want to buy a compatible, profile 2.0 BD player. I - on the other hand - am in the market for a BD player, and if I could leverage Netflix into the mix, that would be cool.

Anybody?

If you stream the HD from Netflix, 1.5 Mbs DSL won't cut it.

I just got back into Netflix last december after a 10 yr break. Tivo sufficed for a while. Then I started spending $9/BR at Blockbuster and it no longer made sense.

I've tried the Netflix streaming on my HD Tivo and it's actually decent. (I have the 3 Mbs DSL BTW). On my Mac it seems fine, better at work w/ the faster speed. Waiting to try it on my hacked Apple TV running Boxee. Although Hulu on that box works out fine just for the kids' stuff.

Tom, you might check out the CES announcements. I seem to recall some players (at least some TVs) w/ Netflix support.

I was at Macworld and saw a bit of the Slingplayer for iPhone. Can't wait for that one. The Slingplayer Mac HD looked much better than the current version as well.

It may seem like I watch a lot of TV... Kinda. But I probably more time tweaking/hacking to have the ability, versus actually watching what I enable.

Yeah, If my connection drops below 10 mb/s netflix has problems... of course I am watching on my 50" lcdrp with my xbox 360- so it takes a maxed connection (4 green bars) for it to look good.

Not exactly on point, but the Playstation Store now offers HD movies for download and rent. I have not done it, but i have downloaded SD TV shows and it was pretty quick even using my wireless PS3 connection (max 54 mps). Not sure this fits the thread, but if you are thinking of buying a BR player to download, this might be something to put on your radar.

Ok, I'm not talking about HD, I thought they offered movies you could watch over your laptop or whatever. I'm not talking about watching on my TV. I guess if it is streaming HD, then I can see why DSL 1.5 would not work.

They offer a selection of HD and non-HD movies. I do not think the streaming movies would work on 1.5mb/s dsl even for the non HD movies.

Of, course you could always give it a shot and cancel if your not happy.

FYI: you can get a free month trial by entering the code friend22 at http://www.netflix.com.. not sure if the free trial works for pre-existing customers tho

Yes, you can successfully stream non-HD to your computer, even at 1.5 DSL.

But the quality of the stream improves with higher bandwidth.

I've watched a few Netflix movies over the internet on my Mac since they added Mac support a few months back. I have a fast internet connection (15 Mbit down) and the quality was pretty close to DVD. I wouldn't watch an action flick on my laptop, but it was great for the documentary I watched.

I've watched a few episodes of The Office on my allegedly 3.0MBit connection (really closer to 1.5) and I get "medium" quality at best. It's watchable, but only if you don't care what the video looks like.

Does the HD streaming only work through the Xbox or does it work for subscribers through other devices (PC) as well?

I get "high" video quality when streaming, but don't know if that means HD or not... it looks good, but I don't think it's HD.

Jason, I'm pretty sure HD is available only through XBox, Selected BD players (LG and Samsung, maybe others?) and the Roku box and NOT through PC.

Jason, if you click the watch instantly tab, and the lick on genres and selct HD it will show you the instant HD movies that are available.

When it shows your signal stregnth it says "presented in HD", or at least it does on my xbox. have watched one movie and it looked great, but ever since my signal has been at 1 bar and the movies have sucked. I am not sure if the problem is with netflix, xbox, my isp, or my router.

HD may only work with a netflix ready device and a TV though ( as tom mentioned)

pulled this off the netflix site:

Certain titles are available to watch in HD on your Netflix ready device. In order to watch in HD you need:

A HD TV and component or HDMI connection from your Netflix ready device to your TV
A high-speed internet connection at time of playback (typically 5 Mbps or higher)

Well, I am extremely dissapointed with the netflix service right now (for online viewing) I just tried watching a bit of a movie and it was soooooo fuzzy... looked like a movie would look like after about 2 cases of beer.

I quit the movie and did a speedtest at speedtest.net and I am pulling 16.7 mb/s, so I tend to think the problem is with netflix.

What do you guys think?

Yeah, I think you need an HD supported box, like Tivo or Roku.