Comments on: Netflix Coming to TV This Year

By: Netflix Coming to TiVo

Netflix Coming to TiVo — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:33:36 +0000

[...] years and it’s pretty clear that the landscape has drastically shifted. Content is everywhere and Netflix intends to serve as many platforms as possible: “We want to be integrated on every Internet-connected device, game [...]

By: Netflix Lands on TiVo!

Netflix Lands on TiVo! — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 04:06:58 +0000

[...] and it’s pretty clear that the landscape has drastically shifted. Content is everywhere and Netflix has indicated they intend to serve as many platforms as possible: “We want to be integrated on every [...]

By: Essay: Can We Stop with the Video CE Hardware Already? « NewTeeVee

Essay: Can We Stop with the Video CE Hardware Already? « NewTeeVee — Fri, 09 May 2008 10:00:42 +0000

[...] try and ramp up adoption. And more big names are jumping into the fray later this year. Netflix is making set-top boxes with four different manufacturers, and HP will be launching its MediaSmart Connect [...]

By: Netflix to Add Three Set-top Box Partners « NewTeeVee

Netflix to Add Three Set-top Box Partners « NewTeeVee — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 22:23:24 +0000

[...] with the progress of its online streaming service. He disclosed that in addition to an announced partnership with LG to bring video to the TV, Netflix has signed three additional consumer electronics partners, two of [...]

By: Netflix Unleashes its Movie Streaming « NewTeeVee

Netflix Unleashes its Movie Streaming « NewTeeVee — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:39:19 +0000

[...] expected movie rental announcement at Macworld tomorrow, the move augments Netflix’s recent partnership with LG for a TV set-top box, which isn’t just a shot at Apple TV, but one at Vudu, TakeTV, Amazon [...]

By: neal page

neal page — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 16:01:49 +0000

At this point, game consoles and DVRs (Tivo) are the real bridge between delivering content via the internet and the TV. Netflix appears to have their strategy well aligned with what they do best, and that is to use the power of the web to select movies. Now if they are able to expand their partnerships to other device manufacturers that are currently plugged into both the internet and the TV, they will be a front-runner in levering the power of IP delivery instead of the US Postal service.

By: Forward Looking Statements: Netflix Set-Top Box May be Total Vaporware | John Paczkowski | Digital Daily | AllThingsD

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 17:33:10 +0000

[...] It appears there may be a bit of a boxing match shaping up between Apple and Netflix. Amid reports that Apple has inked a video-on-demand deal with Twentieth Century Fox, Netflix has announced plans to develop a set-top box that will give consumers the ability to stream movies directly from the Internet to HDTVs. The DVD-by-mail pioneer has enlisted South Korean manufacturer LG Electronics to build a set-top box that will extend its Watch Instantly online movie delivery service from the PC to the TV. Netflix plans to offer the service — expected to roll out in the fall — for free to its subscribers and the box for a price that’s yet to be announced. [...]

By: Matt_

Matt_ — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 12:03:05 +0000

Liz Netflix plasns to roll this out on as many boxes as they can but I suppose that LG needed something to announce at CES .

Its a shame that Netflix didn’t do a deal with a game console manufacturer who already have a huge install base and can do firmware/software updates on the fly over a internet connection or via disk .

Your Right who wants to pay top dollar for Blue-Ray or HD-DVD functionality when streaming broadband video is the future of the market that can keep broadcasters happy becuse thier is no hard copy kept on a end users machine .

Im still holding out hope that Joost will look at game consoles this year and if they don’t someone else will because of the large install base that is already connected to the internet to exploit p2p networking and always on connections .

Microsoft has been working on p2p muti-player gaming
Microsoft Research TechFest – Using P2P to speed up multiplayer gaming (and other things) http://channel9.msdn.com/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=289538

By: KUT-FU

KUT-FU — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 08:36:14 +0000

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By: Liz Gannes

Liz Gannes — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 06:19:02 +0000

OK so it’s an added service, but you still have to pay $799 for something.

By: megazone

megazone — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 04:46:22 +0000

The $799 bits weren't about a new box, but rather that LG may be adding this as a service to their existing $799 BH200 BD/HD DVD box. It has the Ethernet connectivity and limited storage, and it certainly has the hardware.

By: buster

buster — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 04:44:09 +0000

i think they meant the combo blu-ray/hd dvd is $799, and the netflix function would be added into that. not 799 for a standalone box. i’d prefer to see netflix functionality added into somethign like the slingcatcher or gejboxish stuff.

By: Matt_

Matt_ — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 03:30:48 +0000

Hacking Netflix has screenshots and some more info
http://www.hackingnetflix.com/2008/01/netflix-lg-part.html

Now where is that Netflix channel on my Wii ?