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Well alrighty then, Thanks Chris ... I'll give it a try and report back!

Google for a "netflix free trial", you should be able to get at least 2 weeks free, if not a full month.

You have to manage your "watch instantly" queue from a computer anyway - you can't add things to the queue from the streaming client.

Give it a try, Rick.

As to the 28 day delay - I have about 150 unwatched things in my queue anyway, so I could not possibly care less at this point.

Actually, the PS3 client lets you browse streamable movies by category, and add them to your watch instantly queue (which is the list that comes up by default when you start the player).

There does seem to be a bug in the scrolling code. I think it leaks memory, as after you've scrolled through about 60 titles, the animation of moving through the list starts to get a little jerky, and then all of a sudden you'll be back at the start of the list. If that happens, I recommend you scroll to the left next time, as to perhaps met up with where you left off from the other direction.

It is definitely easier to manage one smallish list of what you want to stream on the PC though.

I don't have any problem with wireless and my Netflix Roku box.

Thanks Chris and Tom, I do believe we'll give it a try ... stupid me (as usual), didn't bother to check out the plans and details any more after the initial but brief enquiry. After reading this review and a couple of other articles I believe we'll kick start with the $8.99 a month plan along with the 2 week free trial.

Nothing to lose!

I always had problems with Blockbuster on-line rental service. Stuff like, they send me the wrong movie, then when I report that back to them, they tell me to return the correct movie (that I didn't get). I've never had a problem with Netflix.

I don't agree that this is all bad. I don't often need to see a new release right now (dammit) so the blackout period is no big deal to me. One benefit of their agreement is that Netflix will be able to offer a larger selection of titles -- both TV shows and movies -- from the WB catalog for streaming over the internet. This is great for me when I do need to see something right now (dammit).

You can't even get new release on bluray within a month now because everything says "long wait". I was paying 13 bucks per month for 2 blurays at a time, now it is $18 AND now they are delaying new releases? Add about 4 weeks to the 28 days the movie will be in "long wait" status and you're talking 2 months to see a new release on bluray. I'm getting pretty close to cancelling my subscription.

Also, I have had no problem streaming wirelessly to the PS3, but I seldom use it because I find the ps3 netflix interface to be far inferior to he xbox360... The ps3 plays movies fine if u have the patience to scroll through the titles at a painfuly slow speed!

Hmmm. I've had about 200 movies in my Netflix queue for the past 3 years. It's usually a little over a year from the time I add one until I actually get to watch it.