tkam Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 Looks like the PS3 is finally getting Netflix streaming support. Netflix streaming coming to PS3 The netflix streaming on the xbox 360 has been great hopefully the ps3's will be similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 Wii too apparently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 Sweet, can't wait to try it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt Peanuts Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 I know I'm digging up a thread that hasn't been touched for almost 8 months, but it appears Netflix on PS3 is now actually happening. My Netflix streaming disc for PS3 is supposedly on its way so hopefully, I'll get to test it out in couple of days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt Peanuts Posted November 14, 2009 Report Share Posted November 14, 2009 Initial impression is not so good. The interface is rather clunky and slow. The video quality has been decent to bad, though I think this is more a result of my inconsistent Comcrap service. Also, I kept having issues with TV shows that were supposed to be in 16:9 showing up in incorrect aspect ratio. The most annoying part is that you need to use the Netflix streaming disc every time you want to use Netflix on PS3, which I didn't realize - I thought it was just an initial install disc of sort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grenert Posted November 14, 2009 Report Share Posted November 14, 2009 Anyone know when/if Sony TVs will have Netflix, too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archosman Posted November 14, 2009 Report Share Posted November 14, 2009 Initial impression is not so good. The interface is rather clunky and slow. The video quality has been decent to bad, though I think this is more a result of my inconsistent Comcrap service. Also, I kept having issues with TV shows that were supposed to be in 16:9 showing up in incorrect aspect ratio. The most annoying part is that you need to use the Netflix streaming disc every time you want to use Netflix on PS3, which I didn't realize - I thought it was just an initial install disc of sort. Might want to check that all of your Display settings are selected. I had the same problem with other media until I enabled all settings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grenert Posted November 16, 2009 Report Share Posted November 16, 2009 Anyone know when/if Sony TVs will have Netflix, too? Well, I have the answer to my own question. Just updated my TV's software, and it works now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 Just figured that I'd bump this to say that I received my streaming DVD yesterday and tried it last night. Setup was simple and I seem to have sufficient bandwidth to maintain even the HD tagged titles (tested with Terminator 2). I hope that they continue to add content as the choices are somewhat limited and it'll be interesting to see if Comcast and other service providers start getting pissy about it if it gains in popularity. Added disclaimer: regular def content stuff looks pretty awful on my 42" TV, but the HD stuff was very watchable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrice Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 We got one of the Roku boxes for Christmas... it's been fun. So far the connection is good and I haven't had any picture issues. Overall I like it, but finding a movie in a long list is cumbersome and awkward. I hope that implement some sort of search feature so you don't have to just scroll through multiple titles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvdunhill Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 my complaints are no subtitle options and 2 channel audio. Also, having to add titles to your "Instant Queue" rather than browsing from the device itself is sorta annoying. Other than that, I love using it with my Samsung BD-P2500. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt Peanuts Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 (edited) The user interface is not that great on PS3 either. We find it it's easier and faster to just use one of our laptops to add whatever we want to watch on the Instant Queue. Edited January 6, 2010 by Salt Peanuts spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvdunhill Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 We find it it's easier and faster to just use one of our laptops to add whatever we want to watch on the Instant Queeu. yeah, that's the only option on the Samsung, so perhaps it's a blessing after all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvdunhill Posted April 24, 2010 Report Share Posted April 24, 2010 is there a way you can show all hi def netflix streaming titles? Do you have to also purchase the Blu Ray add-on to get access to these downloads? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted April 24, 2010 Report Share Posted April 24, 2010 The hi-def downloads are few and far between and seemingly random. The real problem is that the regular def stuff looks awful scaled up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted April 24, 2010 Report Share Posted April 24, 2010 I think the rule of thumb is, the more recently it's been released, the more likely it is to be high-def. And no, you don't need to do anything special to get high-def. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt Peanuts Posted April 25, 2010 Report Share Posted April 25, 2010 I wish there was a way to look for HD streaming titles as well. In regards to video quality, after some issues initially (back in November of '09), we've been getting consistently good to excellent video quality regardless whether the streamed media is regular-def or high-def (except when we're having connection problem - which is a problem with Comcast and not Netflix). FWIW, my PS3's output is upscaled via Denon AVR4308 (though original aspect ratio is kept). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt Peanuts Posted October 16, 2010 Report Share Posted October 16, 2010 Netflix on PS3: Disc-free Next Week – PlayStation Blog About frickin' time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shellylh Posted October 16, 2010 Report Share Posted October 16, 2010 Saw this today and I was not unhappy to hear about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt Peanuts Posted October 19, 2010 Report Share Posted October 19, 2010 Did anyone check out the new disc-free Netflix? I didn't get around to it as I'd completely forgotten about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted October 19, 2010 Report Share Posted October 19, 2010 I did. It worked once and then stopped working for the rest of the night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt Peanuts Posted October 19, 2010 Report Share Posted October 19, 2010 Awesome. Way to screw it up, Netflix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted October 19, 2010 Report Share Posted October 19, 2010 Im guessing they got hit hard by all the folks too lazy to get the disc. Hopefully it's back up tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morphsci Posted October 20, 2010 Report Share Posted October 20, 2010 Just installed the disc free netflix on our Wii. Very nice. The interface is not as nice as on the AppleTV, but definitely more useable and you do not have to use those obsolete shiny things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landis Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 They launched Netflix in Canada without a disc for the PS3 (Wii still required one) and the service seems great, but unfortunately the selection is ball blistering awful... Although I did have some fun with the horror B-movie genre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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