Comments on: Netflix Streaming Coming Soon to an Xbox 360 Near You http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/07/15/netflix-streaming-coming-soon-to-an-xbox-360-near-you/ Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:25:49 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Nick http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/07/15/netflix-streaming-coming-soon-to-an-xbox-360-near-you/comment-page-1/#comment-242184 Nick Mon, 28 Jul 2008 12:35:30 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=4268#comment-242184 Quoting ChrisNYC: "I have the Netflix roku box, when currently maxs out at 480p, I wonder if this 360 set up will be higher rez?" Actually the Roku box supports 1080p thru HDMI,if you check their site they identify this info. It's just that Netflix is currently only streaming SD content, but when they do HD, your Roku box will be ready. Look it up in the "HD Ready" section and it explains it. Quoting ChrisNYC: “I have the Netflix roku box, when currently maxs out at 480p, I wonder if this 360 set up will be higher rez?”

Actually the Roku box supports 1080p thru HDMI,if you check their site they identify this info. It’s just that Netflix is currently only streaming SD content, but when they do HD, your Roku box will be ready. Look it up in the “HD Ready” section and it explains it.

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]]> By: John http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/07/15/netflix-streaming-coming-soon-to-an-xbox-360-near-you/comment-page-1/#comment-235423 John Sat, 19 Jul 2008 18:37:01 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=4268#comment-235423 No you don't need a PC to have netflix on xbox360 after the update rolls out in the fall. It sucks that you need gold, but can you blame them, they're not charging you for using the service and if you already have live gold, it's just an extra perk. The roku box is great, but is also $99, so yeah. If you don't have a 360 and don't play games may be better to get the roku box. But you also get to stream pictures and movies with the 360 though. No you don’t need a PC to have netflix on xbox360 after the update rolls out in the fall. It sucks that you need gold, but can you blame them, they’re not charging you for using the service and if you already have live gold, it’s just an extra perk.

The roku box is great, but is also $99, so yeah. If you don’t have a 360 and don’t play games may be better to get the roku box. But you also get to stream pictures and movies with the 360 though.

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]]> By: Nikolaus http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/07/15/netflix-streaming-coming-soon-to-an-xbox-360-near-you/comment-page-1/#comment-232486 Nikolaus Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:23:03 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=4268#comment-232486 Quoting Andrew: "After my initial “whoohoo”, I’m now really mad that it will require a gold level subscription. That’s just crap." I totally agree. I was going to give MS a lot of money to buy an XBOX 360 but now I will keep my money and give them the big middle pointer. MS has also said officially they will not add Blue-Ray to the 360, so my only hope now is that someone figures out how to watch NetFlix on a PS3, which has been impossible so far. If the iPhone 3G can be cracked in 4 days, why can't we watch Netflix on a PS3? Oh an you likely also need a Media Center PC hooked up for the whole XBOX 360 Netflix thing to work, which makes this even more dumb. Quoting Andrew: “After my initial “whoohoo”, I’m now really mad that it will require a gold level subscription. That’s just crap.”

I totally agree. I was going to give MS a lot of money to buy an XBOX 360 but now I will keep my money and give them the big middle pointer. MS has also said officially they will not add Blue-Ray to the 360, so my only hope now is that someone figures out how to watch NetFlix on a PS3, which has been impossible so far. If the iPhone 3G can be cracked in 4 days, why can’t we watch Netflix on a PS3?

Oh an you likely also need a Media Center PC hooked up for the whole XBOX 360 Netflix thing to work, which makes this even more dumb.

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]]> By: Sascha http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/07/15/netflix-streaming-coming-soon-to-an-xbox-360-near-you/comment-page-1/#comment-232475 Sascha Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:16:26 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=4268#comment-232475 Any word on if they'll offer this same service for Windows Media Center? Any word on if they’ll offer this same service for Windows Media Center?

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]]> By: ChrisNYC http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/07/15/netflix-streaming-coming-soon-to-an-xbox-360-near-you/comment-page-1/#comment-232465 ChrisNYC Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:09:43 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=4268#comment-232465 I know, RTFL. It's still SD. I know, RTFL.

It’s still SD.

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]]> By: ChrisNYC http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/07/15/netflix-streaming-coming-soon-to-an-xbox-360-near-you/comment-page-1/#comment-232455 ChrisNYC Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:59:41 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=4268#comment-232455 I have the Netflix roku box, when currently maxs out at 480p, I wonder if this 360 set up will be higher rez? Hopefully it'll push the delivery of more titles, I'm getting a little tired of Columbo. :) I have the Netflix roku box, when currently maxs out at 480p, I wonder if this 360 set up will be higher rez?

Hopefully it’ll push the delivery of more titles, I’m getting a little tired of Columbo. :)

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]]> By: Rudy http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/07/15/netflix-streaming-coming-soon-to-an-xbox-360-near-you/comment-page-1/#comment-231876 Rudy Wed, 16 Jul 2008 04:38:02 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=4268#comment-231876 Only Xbox? What a shame. My PS3 should have it also. Only Xbox? What a shame. My PS3 should have it also.

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]]> By: Andrew http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/07/15/netflix-streaming-coming-soon-to-an-xbox-360-near-you/comment-page-1/#comment-231780 Andrew Wed, 16 Jul 2008 02:33:25 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=4268#comment-231780 After my initial "whoohoo", I'm now really mad that it will require a gold level subscription. That's just crap. After my initial “whoohoo”, I’m now really mad that it will require a gold level subscription. That’s just crap.

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]]> By: arsenio http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/07/15/netflix-streaming-coming-soon-to-an-xbox-360-near-you/comment-page-1/#comment-231773 arsenio Wed, 16 Jul 2008 02:20:00 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=4268#comment-231773 This is gonna be hot. Only issue is what's the resolution gonna look like on an HD screen? This is gonna be hot. Only issue is what’s the resolution gonna look like on an HD screen?

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