TiVo : Netflix OMG OMG OMG OMG

[muppetman11]

Originally Posted by passingbat

If I remember the Cindy Rose article correctly, Lovefilm was mentioned, and she said current film services would not prevent services such as Lovefilm.

Sony have their own streaming film service, but still put Lovefilm on connected devices. Desn't the PS3 also have Netflix?

Yes it does , it also has Lovefilm.

[HDFootyMan]

Originally Posted by passingbat

If I remember the Cindy Rose article correctly, Lovefilm was mentioned, and she said current film services would not prevent services such as Lovefilm.

Sony have their own streaming film service, but still put Lovefilm on connected devices. Desn't the PS3 also have Netflix?

Yep.

This is other reason why VM should do a app:
http://www.ispreview.co.uk/story/201...t-traffic.html

32% of Netflix streams are delivered using VM's broadband.

[muppetman11]

“We’re launching with a handful (of apps); within 12 months, we’ll have hundreds. We needed to start with the household names.” But the system is not yet so open that there is a software developers kit, nor a sense of what criteria for third parties’ admission should be - that will come in 2011.

FilmFlex is still the primary movie VOD partner going through Virgin - but Rose says that’s not prohibitive to someone like Lovefilm: “It would have to be the right deal commercially and add value. If Lovefilm came along and said ‘we’ve got something that adds to this’, we’d be the first ones to embrace them - we’re not precious about that.

http://paidcontent.co.uk/article/419...-tv-explosion/

[HDFootyMan]

Originally Posted by muppetman11

http://paidcontent.co.uk/article/419...-tv-explosion/

Thanks for quoting that, that's the same point I've raised elsewhere - where was VM's concern (if any?) about competition for Flimflex when they encouraged the likes Lovefilm to do an app on TiVo?

[New to cable]

For anyone here that does have Netflix if you google "Unblock US" you can get access to the American version of Netflix.

So that means newer movies like IronMan 2 in HD with 5.1 sound for £6 a month. Also there TV catalogue is massive and amazing. Of course using "Unblock US" means changing your DNS so it wont be any use on the TiVo version of Netflix.

But if you already have Netflix the American version is absolutely light years ahead. TiVo and Lovefilm suddenly look very very outdated. Its like comparing buying a CD to purchasing from iTUNES.

[Digital Fanatic]

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It would be good if we got Netflix on TiVo though... more choice is always good

Originally Posted by New to cable

But if you already have Netflix the American version is absolutely light years ahead. TiVo and Lovefilm suddenly look very very outdated. Its like comparing buying a CD to purchasing from iTUNES.

But CD's are infinitely better than iTunes.

[gadge]

Originally Posted by New to cable

For anyone here that does have Netflix if you google "Unblock US" you can get access to the American version of Netflix.

So that means newer movies like IronMan 2 in HD with 5.1 sound for £6 a month. Also there TV catalogue is massive and amazing. Of course using "Unblock US" means changing your DNS so it wont be any use on the TiVo version of Netflix.

But if you already have Netflix the American version is absolutely light years ahead. TiVo and Lovefilm suddenly look very very outdated. Its like comparing buying a CD to purchasing from iTUNES.

Must admit i have done the same on my xbox and now the netflix libary seems to have doubled.But dont forget if you put in a search for say dr who even though netflix is the american version dr who does show up.

[HD Boy]

Originally Posted by devilincarnate

I would go to the doctors

Anyway Netflix in the UK is not that good at the moment. I am sure it will get a lot better.

[New to cable]

Originally Posted by Jameseh

But CD's are infinitely better than iTunes.

I remember in the early 1980's my dad telling my Vinyl was infinitely better than CD's.............

I don't see in the connected/digital age how a CD is "infinitely" better than an iTunes library? Got ya iPhone? got ya iPad? got iTunes? you content is available ANYWHERE.

Unless you enjoy carrying 300 CD's with you everywhere you go. An with iCloud all sync'd I don't know how I lived without it.

[muppetman11]

Originally Posted by New to cable

I remember in the early 1980's my dad telling my Vinyl was infinitely better than CD's.............

I don't see in the connected/digital age how a CD is "infinitely" better than an iTunes library? Got ya iPhone? got ya iPad? got iTunes? you content is available ANYWHERE.

Unless you enjoy carrying 300 CD's with you everywhere you go. An with iCloud all sync'd I don't know how I lived without it.

To be fair I can see both sides of the argument , the one thing to remember is with a CD you can still import it into ITunes or other portable devices.

[denphone]

Originally Posted by muppetman11

To be fair I can see both sides of the argument , the one thing to remember is with a CD you can still import it into ITunes or other portable devices.

Exactly and our family still have all our CD's and have no intention of getting rid of them as there is still nothing like a physical copy of something.

[HD Boy]

Originally Posted by Digital Fanatic

Should be fixed soon.

It hope it's fixed in the next couple of months ?

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Originally Posted by m419

The next thing is Sky Anytime, everyone knows how much Sky likes to create special terms for Virgin Media, like it would only supply a majority of its Sky HD channels when they had taken over Virgin Media Television. Therefore, Sky has probably pointed out that in order for Virgin Media TV customers to get Sky Anytime movies, they must not have additional services which may clash, they probably made Filmflex and Picturebox go

What a load of rubbish. Virgin Media still use Filmflex and Picturebox.

[juliansharpe]

Originally Posted by New to cable

Unless you enjoy carrying 300 CD's with you everywhere you go. An with iCloud all sync'd I don't know how I lived without it.

icloud could be alright i guess, but i think with slow upload speed on virgin takes a long time to do hundreds of jigabytes, yes?

[Doz007]

Originally Posted by juliansharpe

icloud could be alright i guess, but i think with slow upload speed on virgin takes a long time to do hundreds of jigabytes, yes?

If you use iTunes Match then you don't have to upload anything at all. iTunes just scans your library and matches it against 20 million+ songs held on Apples servers.