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Ved

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3,825 posts

174 months

Monday 9th January 2012
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I've signed up for the 4 week trial for the new streaming service on the PS3. They seem to have a reasonable selection of TV on there and for £6 a month it's currently not too bad if I take it on. It'll be interesting to see how the broadband holds up to the stress though and while I do think some of the TV is quite good, I do hope they get things a bit more up to date.

Anyone else trying this?

Viper_Larry

4,319 posts

255 months

Monday 9th January 2012
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Was hoping to sign up, but looking at the selection, barely anything I would watch frown

Ved

Original Poster:

3,825 posts

174 months

Monday 9th January 2012
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Viper_Larry said:
Was hoping to sign up, but looking at the selection, barely anything I would watch frown
The sign up site is crap to be honest. There is a lot more once you get in. Still not massive but it's free so why not?

Viper_Larry

4,319 posts

255 months

Monday 9th January 2012
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Oh, thought what they showed on the sign up site was their whole library! Might give it a go...

essayer

9,008 posts

193 months

Monday 9th January 2012
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Viper_Larry said:
Oh, thought what they showed on the sign up site was their whole library! Might give it a go...
lol so did I

marketing fail!


T84

6,941 posts

193 months

Monday 9th January 2012
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Anyone have a full list of what's on there?

Ved

Original Poster:

3,825 posts

174 months

Monday 9th January 2012
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T84 said:
Anyone have a full list of what's on there?
http://movies.netflix.com/WiHome

Edited by Ved on Monday 9th January 18:11

MagicalTrevor

6,476 posts

228 months

Monday 9th January 2012
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Ved said:
http://movies.netflix.com/WiHome

Edited by Ved on Monday 9th January 18:11
Needs a logon to see that page.

MagicalTrevor

6,476 posts

228 months

Monday 9th January 2012
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I was really excited when I first saw that Netflix was coming to the UK and then today when it was announced that it was available I was really keen to get started.

My issue is that I'm not sure if they'll have the latest films, and the page showing the 'New Film Arrivals' is pretty dire to! I mean 'The Expendables' and 'Kill Bill Part. 2'... really!?

On that note it makes things so much easier to download the latest films from non-legit sources than from these legal sites. I've often said to my mates, if they had a legal service that worked like Usenet and charged £20+ a month then I'd sign up immediately. I don't currently spend £20 on 'movie industry' products so they'd be quids in from me.

I don't want this comment to start a conversation about where to download movies from. I'm just acknowledging that you can and some people do. I don't!

jimmyjimjim

7,329 posts

237 months

Monday 9th January 2012
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I use the US version. No idea if it's the same. There's quite a wide selection, though usually, for something like a multi series show, the most recent series will only be available on DVD.

New arrivals on the streaming service (front page) are:
Senna
No strings attached
True grit
Limitless
Mars needs moms
Tucker and Dale vs. evil

Tv examples:
Stargate universe s1 s2
How I met your mother is up to season6.

If you've got any specfic questions, I'll go look and see what is available here.

T84

6,941 posts

193 months

Monday 9th January 2012
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I'm on Netflix Canada and it's massively improved within the last couple of months.

va1o

16,029 posts

206 months

Monday 9th January 2012
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Does it have new releases?

Viper_Larry

4,319 posts

255 months

Monday 9th January 2012
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Can anyone post a screen shot of the selection once you've logged in?

MagicalTrevor

6,476 posts

228 months

Monday 9th January 2012
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Can somebody please comment on whether they have some 'new' movies like 'The Inbetweeners', 'Super 8' or The Hangover part 2'?


dave_s13

13,813 posts

268 months

Monday 9th January 2012
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MagicalTrevor said:
I was really excited when I first saw that Netflix was coming to the UK and then today when it was announced that it was available I was really keen to get started.

My issue is that I'm not sure if they'll have the latest films, and the page showing the 'New Film Arrivals' is pretty dire to! I mean 'The Expendables' and 'Kill Bill Part. 2'... really!?

On that note it makes things so much easier to download the latest films from non-legit sources than from these legal sites. I've often said to my mates, if they had a legal service that worked like Usenet and charged £20+ a month then I'd sign up immediately. I don't currently spend £20 on 'movie industry' products so they'd be quids in from me.

I don't want this comment to start a conversation about where to download movies from. I'm just acknowledging that you can and some people do. I don't!


Totally agree. I actually feel guilty using newsgroups but they just work fantastically.

CharlieCrocodile

1,186 posts

152 months

Monday 9th January 2012
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MagicalTrevor said:
Can somebody please comment on whether they have some 'new' movies like 'The Inbetweeners', 'Super 8' or The Hangover part 2'?
No to all 3!

Got my free month tonight, cancelling tomorrow.

va1o

16,029 posts

206 months

Monday 9th January 2012
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CharlieCrocodile said:
MagicalTrevor said:
Can somebody please comment on whether they have some 'new' movies like 'The Inbetweeners', 'Super 8' or The Hangover part 2'?
No to all 3!

Got my free month tonight, cancelling tomorrow.
Oh frown

So what does it have then?

MagicalTrevor

6,476 posts

228 months

Monday 9th January 2012
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Seems a bit weak then unfortunately. I understand it uses Silverlight? That rules out linux and Mac users then

T84

6,941 posts

193 months

Monday 9th January 2012
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Well if you hadn't been living in a bubble for the past year you'd realise that "Adobe Flash" may be, to coin a phrase "Going down the stter". wink

MagicalTrevor

6,476 posts

228 months

Monday 9th January 2012
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T84 said:
Well if you hadn't been living in a bubble for the past year you'd realise that "Adobe Flash" may be, to coin a phrase "Going down the stter". wink
Yes I suppose they're all jumping ship. Isn't there something else that they could have used? HTML5 ?