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zonkers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 10:00 AM Original message |
I had no idea having a netflix acct means tons of great streaming movies, no extra charge... |
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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 10:07 AM Response to Original message |
1. I don't have the system requirements for that |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 10:15 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. I love Netflix, especially for their catalogue |
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zonkers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 10:17 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. I was in your boat, having had hand-me-down pcs forever. Just gotta say, it's a treat and |
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Lethe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 11:08 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. you can watch Netflix streaming movies on your TV with a Roku box |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 12:46 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. You can do the same thing with an HTPC, but the quality is pretty awful |
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MajorChode (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 02:00 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. I do the same thing and the video quality is fine |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 02:58 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. It's about VHS quality. |
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MajorChode (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 04:21 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. I bought the Roku box and don't regret it |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 07:24 PM Response to Reply #13 |
20. That depends upon your bandwidth. Mine is certainly dvd quality. |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 08:03 PM Response to Reply #20 |
25. Not really |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 10:31 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. To me the Netflix streaming video looks exactly the same as a regular dvd |
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blogslut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 11:30 PM Response to Reply #1 |
30. Sure you do |
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NV Whino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 12:30 PM Response to Original message |
5. Yeah! |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 12:38 PM Response to Original message |
6. Even better for me..watching the movies on a 17 in. computer flatscreen. |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 01:27 PM Response to Original message |
8. Netflix plus my Roku box give me an outstanding variety of movies, documentaries, and old tv shows. |
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yawnmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 01:36 PM Response to Original message |
9. You can also use your Xbox. eom |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 03:53 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. PS3 now too. |
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NickB79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 11:21 PM Response to Reply #14 |
28. And the PS3 doesn't require a $50/yr membership like Xbox Live does. NT |
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deucemagnet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
10. I just subscribed last month and I love it. |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 07:29 PM Response to Reply #10 |
22. For the one movie at a time I can get 3 BluRay dvds a week. |
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TommyO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 01:47 PM Response to Original message |
11. They can also be played on a TiVo Series 3 or HD |
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Sabriel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 04:11 PM Response to Original message |
15. Not just movies, either |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 07:31 PM Response to Reply #15 |
23. I've watched Dead Like Me and Dexter as well as a bunch of other tv series. n/t |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 04:25 PM Response to Original message |
17. I have odd combinations on my Netflix queue. |
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smoochpooch (688 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 05:29 PM Response to Original message |
18. You've got to hand it to them, they've changed how people watch movies in only 6 or 7 years. |
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dugaresa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 05:34 PM Response to Original message |
19. and if you have a laptop or desktop close to a larger TV that supports S-video |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 07:33 PM Response to Reply #19 |
24. I have a 28" monitor, but I use my Roku box to stream it to my 50" plasma |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 07:26 PM Response to Original message |
21. Ain't Netflix grand? nt |
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petronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 08:13 PM Response to Original message |
26. It took me a while to realize how cool that is, but now I think more of my Netflix use |
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blogslut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 11:24 PM Response to Original message |
29. sigh |
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