With news that my DVD/VCR was on the fritz, my parents got me a more up-to-date DVD player for my birthday. In the interest of having a harmonious day, I did not dare remove it from the box yesterday (I've always said the real test of any relationship is whether you can assemble a piece of IKEA furniture without killing each other -- and a VCR-like machine that involves a wireless Web connection sounds like the ultimate challenge to me), but am really excited about the prospect of being able to stream stuff from Netflix -- including old TV series -- on my television. Is everyone already doing this? Would love to hear from you guys (pointers, concerns, etc.) -- with no additional charge for unlimited access from Netflix, this seems almost too good to be true (what's a DVD?).
Wednesday, June 09, 2010
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I'm doing it. My Blu-Ray player also streams Pandora, which is awesome. No downside on the Netflix - as long you're already paying for a minimal subscription, you can watch all the streaming content you want. Well, minor downside, not everything's available for streaming. But there's lots available, and more becoming available over time. I watched the first three seasons of 30 Rock that way, plus at least a dozen movies so far.
I have a different brand player than you, but mine was also surprisingly easy to set up. Even with a password-protected wireless network, the new machine was able to link up with literally the press of a button.
I'm doing it too with a Samsung BD-P4600 (I think) and it is indeed awesome. It's like the promise of the Internet is finally fulfilled.
As Mike said above, Pandora is also wicked cool. YouTube is OK but some things that are fine on the computer screen aren't all that wonderful on the television screen. The hardest part about all this is typing things with the remote, which is slow and laborious.
Your world will forever change. My Sony TV can stream Netflix. And I love it. It so great for just checking out a movie that you might not want to waste getting on DVD.
Most of the time there are no problems, but once in a while you will get a movie that will not play correctly. It'll pause and buffer constantly. You will get emails from Netflix asking you how the video and audio quality are. Some movies even stream in HD.
I even once got a credit of around 60 cents because a movie was trying to watch wasn't playing correctly. I didn't have to complain, they just sent an email telling me I got the credit.
Seconded here... very easy setup, and streaming NetFlix is awesome! No porn since Wal-mart acquired VuDu, but we can hope!
I was using Roku until it died. So now I'm using my PS3. I primarily stream to my computer and iPad. Works great. My biggest complaint is waiting for the 'new' movies to become available thru streaming.
I have an LG dvd/blue-ray/wi-fi. It was extremely easy to set up. You need the right cord (HTM?)to connect your player to the television and they are kind of spendy. After that you just walk through the internet settings on the player. Then you load what you want to watch into your "Instant Watch Queue" on Netflix. You can also search Netflix for options directly from the player.
I have one of these in my workout room and I love it.
HDMI cable If you pay more than $10 for 2m then you paid to much. (although cooper has gone up 50% so maybe the limit should be $15.)
All I can suggest is don't be a guy and just read the bloody set up guide.
Amazon.com has their own line of well priced HDMI cables.
http://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-High-Speed-HDMI-Cable-Meters/dp/B001T9NUJE/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1276195210&sr=8-2
6.5 feet for $4.48.
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