NetFlix on the 360, How It Works!
How does NetFlix on the 360 work exactly? Ok, so when you sign up on NetFlix, you get access to the gigantic vault of movies and TV shows they have built up. Each piece of media on the site can be one of a few things: an instant play, a DVD, or both. It is important to know that the instant collection is nowhere near the girth of the DVD collection.
On the NetFlix site you will have two lists, your Instant Queue and your Standard Queue. In the Standard Queue goes movies you want to obtain through the mail on DVD. The Instant Queue is what you will be able to see on your Xbox 360. Perhaps they will change this in the future but you can only see what is on the Instant Queue.
Why is it important to know this? Because the instant collection rarely contains newer movies. You will usually not be able to get a movie on instant until a few months after its DVD release if not a few years.
Furthermore, if you plan on playing NetFlix over HDMI be sure you have a compliant monitor or TV because DRM will be used. Currently I am having a lot of problems getting it to work on my Dell 2408 even after it worked 2 weeks ago. Hopefully it is fixed by NXE launch.
November 17, 2008 5:37 pm No Comments
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