blog.netflix.com - 12/5/2008
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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 carriers, we made some specific changes that ...
xbox.com - 12/4/2008
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xbox.com —
Interact, Play, and Enjoy Xbox 360 is the
only game system that lets you instantly watch movies...
and TV episodes streamed from Netflix. This movie-watching innovation is available to Xbox LIVE® Gold members who are also Netflix members and allows them ...
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Netflix - Xbox 360 & Netflix
zatznotfunny.com - 12/8/2008
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zatznotfunny.com —
Hot on the heels of a system software
update , and as promised , TiVo Series 3,...
HD, and HD XL subscribers who also partake in an unlimited Netflix plan will be able to stream a wide variety of video content at no additional cost: This morning ...
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Netflix Arrives on TiVo Today
news.cnet.com - 12/5/2008
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Netflix proclaims Roku, Xbox Instant Watch streaming problems resolved
Engadget —
... And there was much rejoicing, as Roku and Xbox 360 owners that noticed a distinct lack of clarity in their Instant Watch streams should be seeing much better today. Netflix didn't say which lever was pushed / pulled to achieve the desired result, but ...
Netflix proclaims Roku, Xbox Instant Watch streaming problems resolved
Engadget HD —
... And there was much rejoicing, as Roku and Xbox 360 owners that noticed a distinct lack of clarity in their Instant Watch streams should be seeing much better today. Netflix didn't say which lever was pushed / pulled to achieve the desired result, but ...
Netflix Says Roku Streaming Problems Are Over, Some Users Disagree
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... Roku users experienced a loss in streaming video quality, and as the problems became widespread, some Xbox 360 owners that use the service for movie streaming also spoke up with similarly annoying problems, including choppy delays.
For a few hours, news of the fix filled the hard-core Netflix community with a sense of relief. They could finally go back to streaming old episodes of Kojak in peace.
But in the last two days, several users have said that the problem is still going on.
In the Netflix blog, users are taking the company to task: ...
Netflix Promises Silverlight Solution for Slow, Painful 'Stream Load' Issues
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... This is not news, since it was the same type of answer that was given back in November. It's true, however, that Limelight and Level 3 ISPs are probably mostly to blame, and that different boxes (like the Xbox 360) encode content at higher bit rates that others, causing wild differences in customer satisfaction. ...
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crunchgear.com 11/18/2008 —
Looks like the NXE is out for those who signed up for a preview account and Netflix has confirmed that there will be 300 HD titles in the new streaming system. Looks like Christmas came early!
Instead of adding another 10,000 people to the ...
One Million Xbox LIVE Members Download and Activate Netflix on Xbox 360
netflix.mediaroom.com 2/5/2009 — REDMOND, Wash. and LOS GATOS, Calif., Feb. 5 / PRNewswire-FirstCall / -- Microsoft Corp. ( NASDAQ:MSFT ) and Netflix Inc. ( NASDAQ:NFLX ) today announced that 1 million Xbox LIVE Gold members have downloaded and activated the groundbreaking Xbox LIVE ...
Roku Netflix Box Now Streaming HD (For Some)
zatznotfunny.com 12/23/2008 —
Since the news broke on Friday , I’ve been obsessively diligently instructing my Roku Netflix box to check for the version 1.5 software update. While my serial number or region hasn’t yet been cleared for the upgrade and I’m ...
Netflix HD Streaming Coming to the Roku Box by Year's End [NetFlix]
gizmodo.com 11/3/2008 — Roku's lovely $99 Netflix Streaming box , equipped with HDMI and optical outputs from day one, is getting Netflix HD streaming support by "the end of the year," according to the company. With the software update users can expect access to Netflix's ...
HD Netflix Streaming Coming To The Xbox (NFLX, MSFT)
alleyinsider.com 10/30/2008 — One more perk for Netflix (NFLX) subscribers with Microsoft (MSFT) Xbox 360s: They'll be able to watch a tiny selection of hi-def movies from Netflix's 'Watch Instantly' service, starting next month. Netflix will make 300 titles available in HD in ...
Netflix reaches 9 mil. subscribers as streaming interest grows
onetrak.com 12/15/2008 — Sometime this quarter, Netflix added its 9 millionth subscriber. Sometime in the future, it hopes to make money on its movie-streaming service. The gap between the current success of the Netflix DVD-by-mail business and the uncertain but promising ...
Boxee Adds Netflix Streaming Capabilities
newteevee.com 12/4/2008 — Oh, that Boxee lot is a crafty bunch. The open-source media center today added Netflix capabilities, allowing you to browse the titles available for streaming, manage your Watch Instantly queue and stream movies directly to your TV.
The new ...
The New Xbox Experience with Netflix
zatznotfunny.com 10/31/2008 —
Netflix Week continues (and we’re not even done yet)…
This morning, the New Xbox Experience (NXE) was delivered to my console. After quickly creating a non-representative (i.e. slender) avatar, I jumped right into Netflix. Unlike ...