Netflix "Watch Instantly"

dcmeigs
dcmeigs Posts: 708
edited June 2009 in Music & Movies
I've been watching movies on the Netflix "Watch Instantly" program. My plasma TV doesn't have a RGB input so I've watched on my laptop jacked up to the stereo. The video quality on the small laptop format is really quite good.

There are boxes available to interface between the router and the TV. I imagine Play Station does that too. I was wondering if anyone here could comment on the video quality when presented on a large plasma TV.
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  • thuffman03
    thuffman03 Posts: 1,325
    edited June 2009
    I never tried that. I also would like to know what every one thinks about this.
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited June 2009
    The Netflix streaming quality is adjusted based on your internet connection, so the quality would entirely depend on that. I'm sure there's a "maximum" point, and it's not going to be DVD quality even at that, but just take any opinions you get with a grain of salt because if someone has a **** connection it's going to be reflected in their video quality.
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  • bruss
    bruss Posts: 1,039
    edited June 2009
    its good enough on my stuff.
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  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited June 2009
    bruss wrote: »
    its good enough on my stuff.

    I agree. I'm not a fan.
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited June 2009
    The PS3 does not work with Netflix, the 360 is the only console that works with it.
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  • davidk0512
    davidk0512 Posts: 157
    edited June 2009
    My wife bought me a Roku last week, it's not something I thought I was interested in, but it's kind of nice to have. My old wireless router, Linksys WRT54G was too slow (Customer support in India helped me decide not to buy another Linksys while I was trying to diagnose the data transfer problems). I bought a D Link DIR-628 N Dual Band Router, data transfer is great. I'm using the Optical audio output, sound quality is fine. Roku has HDMI output as well, but I haven't bought a cable yet, I'm using a component video right now and quality is at least as good as what you get on HBO without HD. My monitor is a Toshiba 50 inch. Obviously, the biggest advantage is instantaneous movie access through Netflix, my old eyes don't see as good as they used to anyway.
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,201
    edited June 2009
    I watch it all the time. It's DVD quality. I find it very cool. I Que. up my list on my Xbox 360 and watch whatever I want. It's great.

    I use a hard wire connection to my gear location and use a switch to send out all network connections. I have a Apple Airport Extreme router. It's so solid. I never have to reboot it. I just update it from time to time.

    Xbox is wired HDMI to the SC-07.

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  • Polkitup2
    Polkitup2 Posts: 1,623
    edited June 2009
    Looks as good as a DVD on my 46" Samsung using the Samsung BD-P1600.
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  • wizzy
    wizzy Posts: 867
    edited June 2009
    I've been using this for quite a while, seems like a year or more now.

    In the past I've been using the laptop's HDMI to LCD. Recently they added Netflix functionality to Windows Media Center, and I've been using that in the bedroom.

    Guess they did it to try and get more NF subscribers, too bad for them I'm already a member and all they got was more bandwidth suckage :)
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  • obieone
    obieone Posts: 5,077
    edited June 2009
    I've got an ethernet connection on my Pioneer SC-05, I wonder if it would work that way?
    Unfortunately, I too have a Linksys WR54G router so...?
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  • dcmeigs
    dcmeigs Posts: 708
    edited June 2009
    bobman1235 wrote: »
    The Netflix streaming quality is adjusted based on your internet connection, so the quality would entirely depend on that. I'm sure there's a "maximum" point, and it's not going to be DVD quality even at that, but just take any opinions you get with a grain of salt because if someone has a **** connection it's going to be reflected in their video quality.

    I think that's it in a nutshell. I'm going to give it a try. I've got some CAT5 cable that runs between my router location and the HT room. I think I'll put that into service and see how that compairs with the wireless. I'll report back on the comparison when I get it done.
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