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benheck.com - 12/3/2008

New Xbox 360 Portable

— benheck.com — My latest project is the Xbox 360 Portable. Figured that was a more appropriate name than laptop,... because seriously, who’d put this in their lap? It weighs almost as much as my sister’s cat. New Xbox 360 Portable Experience It differs ... (more) New Xbox 360 Portable

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samsung.com - 12/3/2008

Samsung BD-P2500 & BD-P2550 get HD Netflix streaming

— samsung.com — build date : 2008-12-02 Firmware Update File for CD Date: Dec.2, 2008 This Firmware update provides the... following benefits: 1. Supports Netflix VC1-AP HD Stream. 2. Improves playback compatibility of some movie titles. Ver 2.0 Oct.23, 2008 This ... (more) Samsung BD-P2500 & BD-P2550 get HD Netflix streaming

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blog.netflix.com - 12/5/2008

Streaming Performance

— blog.netflix.com — Recently some Netflix members using Roku or Xbox movie players noticed lower quality streaming than they had... experienced earlier. This was a temporary issue that we believe we have resolved. Working with our content distribution partners and key ... (more) Streaming Performance

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Boxee finally gets support for Netflix streaming
Webware.com — ... and Microsoft's XBOX 360, Boxee's effort includes the option to both browse and search through Netflix's library. Roku's box and the XBOX are currently limited to showing users the videos from their saved queues. The two also require special hardware (and in the XBOX's case a paid XBOX Live Gold membership), whereas Boxee works on any Intel-Mac and Linux PC. ...

Boxee finally gets support for Netflix streaming
Crave: The gadget blog — ... On Thursday Boxee will be releasing a new version of its media center entertainment software that adds support for Netflix Watch Instantly streaming movies. Unlike streaming solutions from Roku and Microsoft's XBOX 360, Boxee's effort includes the option to both browse and search through Netflix's library. Roku'... Originally posted at Webware

Netflix Officially Arrives in Windows Media Center
AppScout — ... and Xbox app collection) is the latest in a string of content deals for Microsoft's Windows Media Center team (nice work, Ben!), including the March launch of a Sports Channel with content from CBS, Fox, and MSNBC and the earlier release of a news application with clips from MSNBC. "We're continuing to work with the top content providers today to make watching TV on the PC a mainstream experience for the future," said Craig Eisler, corporate vice president of entertainment client software for the TV, video and music business group at Microsoft. ...

Amazon Buys Netflix? Microsoft Is Much a Better Guess as a Potential Acquirer
BoomTown — ... But several sources close to Microsoft told BoomTown that that the partnership between Netflix and Xbox Live to allow users to watch movies and TV episodes on the Xbox 360 device–struck exactly one year ago today–is going like gangbusters, with one saying it was “en fuego.” ...

State tax boards rooting for Amazon-Netflix deal
GMSV — ... , would need to be well above Netflix’s current $2.43 billion market cap and would represent a good-sized chunk of Amazon’s $35 billion valuation. Instead, Swisher suggests to the rumor mill, ponder Microsoft as the buyer in a dramatic expansion of the current partnership that lets Xbox 360 owners stream some Netflix selections to their game console. ...

Netflix llega a PS3
Gizmología — ... Algo extraño es como es la aplicación, en realidad no es una aplicación que se instale en la PS3, se necesita un DVD que incluye la aplicación entera, simplemente hay que acceder a la sección de vídeos de PS3, se ejecuta como un vídeo, extraño. Pero la gran ventaja de esta versión frente a la de Xbox 360 es que no necesitas una cuenta Xbox Live Gold. ...