[mythtv-users] netflix + myth 0.23

jedi jedi at mishnet.org
Mon Apr 12 17:02:25 UTC 2010


On Sun, Apr 11, 2010 at 08:58:52PM -0500, Brent Bolin wrote:
> On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 10:25 AM, jedi <jedi at mishnet.org> wrote:
> > On Fri, Apr 09, 2010 at 02:17:36PM -0700, Brad Fuller wrote:
> >> On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 14:11, Yan Seiner <yan at seiner.com> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > On Fri, April 9, 2010 9:07 pm, jedi wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >>     I can't speak to the bandwidth because I don't have the
> >> >> instrumentation
> >> >> in place. However, based on my own personal experience you might want to
> >> >> opt
> >> >> for one of the game consoles rather than the roku box. At least as far as
> >> >> Netflix streaming goes, the Wii version seems to have more interesting
> >> >> browsing options and no discernable drop in quality for the stuff I've
> >> >> been
> >> >> streaming so far.
> >> >
> >> > Interesting.... I was on the Wii site; they're saying that the netflix CD
> >> > is not available yet...  Wassup?
> >>
> >> goto netflix and order:
> >>
> >> http://www.netflix.com/NetflixReadyDevices?trkid=921401&lnkctr=mh_nfrd&lnkce=nrd-ohm
> >
> > Yeah... what he said.
> >
> > Just do it. I ordered mine as soon as they were taking requests on the
> > Netflix site and I got mine in the first batch of shipments. Now I wish
> > I could run it on all of my Myth boxes. It's real cool and a real drag
> > that it's stuck to the one TV where the Wii is plugged in.
> >
> > I also got a roku box to try out but I didn't really like it so much.
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> 
> My I ask why you say this -
> 
> "I also got a roku box to try out but I didn't really like it so much."

    The Netflix applet on the Wii seems to have much more interesting
browsing options. I will have to poke around with it some more and see
what else it does besides Netflix. At this point, I am more inclined to
just use the Wii disk.


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