Netflix Streaming Arrives For the Wii 171
Grant,thompson writes "As announced in January and mentioned here on Slashdot, Netflix is sending out discs today to enable streaming on the Nintendo Wii. 'Netflix has sent out emails to customers who pre-ordered the Wii's instant streaming disc, indicating that the disc will arrive in mailboxes tomorrow, and that the service will likely start within the next day.'"
Netflix streaming (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:Not to sounds like a video snob ... (Score:2, Insightful)
Not everyone has an HD tv... I don't, but I do have a Wii. As a result, I'm excited about streaming on the Wii.
Re:Not to sounds like a video snob ... (Score:3, Insightful)
Yeah, because DVD-quality is so crap.
I mean come on, I play Faroudja upscaled DVD (PAL 576i) on my 40" 1080p HDTV and from my sofa 15 feet away it looks great. Blu-ray only looks a bit sharper thanks to the distance. Just because it's not HD doesn't mean it's useless.
just as good as the others... (Score:3, Insightful)
But without any hope of HD, whats the point?
Last I heard Netflix streaming on PS3 and Xbox 360 are both in 480p - same resolution as the Wii.
Re:Netflix streaming (Score:3, Insightful)
Good luck with that. Netflix is beholden to the content owners for that, and they are VERY particular with the who-what-when-where-how of content distribution.
I expect to see Hulu streaming to the Wii before I see a week-old TV show on Netflix.
Linux (Score:5, Insightful)
Now if only we could stream instantly to a Linux PC without having to resort to a VM running Windows...
Re:Netflix streaming (Score:3, Insightful)
Linux support needs to be added. Have they never heard of mythtv?