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Microsoft: 1 Million Netflixers Streaming from Xbox Live

by Nick Breckon, Feb 05, 2009 2:05pm PST

Related Topics – Netflix, Xbox Live

Following the addition of streaming Netflix support to Xbox Live last year, Microsoft today announced that over one million users have since activated accounts to watch movies and television using the service.

The Netflix streaming video service launched alongside the New Xbox Experience on November 19. The program offers 12,000 streaming standard definition and several hundred HD videos to Xbox Live gold and Netflix subscribers.

Last month, Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter predicted that the service would hit one million users sometime in 2009, calling the initiative a "gold mine" for Netflix.

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By: barrymaccockiner x Show Full Post

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What I don't like is that I have to switch over to my Wii to popup a browser so I can add movies to watch on my 360. Give us either a browser or a built in app for selecting movies. Ridiculous. I know k could use a PC but I'm already sitting down and I can use my Wii to do it, the 360 should support it to.

Feb 05, 2009 6:13pm PST

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What I don't like is that I have to switch over to my Wii to popup a browser so I can add movies to watch... : barrymaccockiner
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- Pretty soon the PlayOn software from Mediamall will let netflix stream from the Wii as well, so problem s... : Topsiderover

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I would like any PS3 owners to know that if they'd like to stream netflix/hulu/youtube to their ps3's they just have to go to http://www.themediamall.com/playon and download a free trial of this software that lets you stream netflix to your ps3, looks great and works great too. The full software cost is 30 dollars, but well worth it as a one time fee. After my trial ended I went ahead and bought the license and havent looked back, it's a great service, and is a 100% alternative for 360 users who dont pay for live, or ps3 users who want to stream to their tvs.

Feb 05, 2009 2:26pm PST

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I would like any PS3 owners to know that if they'd like to stream netflix/hulu/youtube to their ps3's the... : Funran
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  The only downer its that your PC needs to be on ,other than that it works great. : Cashh
  - The 360 isn't much better. You have to set up what you want to watch on it from your PC first. : samduhman
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  It's worth noting that you can use this through your 360 and *NOT* pay for Xbox Live gold membership. Wo... : Topsiderover
  - Whoops, that'll teach me to not read the full post. Anyways, still a great product. : Topsiderover

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Ok great! Now use some of that money to upgrade the library and incorporate some sort of browsing from the Xbox itself.

Feb 05, 2009 6:19pm PST

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Ok great! Now use some of that money to upgrade the library and incorporate some sort of browsing from t... : carmainp
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  Both issues are Netflix related, not Microsoft. : metalremains
  - and I'm sure netflix isn't getting any of the money? : Agrona

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I love the service. I have a 61" DLP that I stream to, and although I certainly prefer HD, the regular def stuff looks OK too, mostly because the TV tries its best to fudge an HD image.

I loved it so much that I bought my dad a ROKU for his birthday.

Feb 06, 2009 7:45am PST

I love the service. I have a 61" DLP that I stream to, and although I certainly prefer HD, the regular d... : TheMongbat

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So if Netflix ever gets a decent HD calalog that I actually want to stream how long before I hit my 250g cap that Comcast has set on me?

Feb 06, 2009 6:10am PST

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- I think you'd have to watch 7 hours of HD video a day to hit the cap. : AgentPothead
- that's not much...considering he'll mos tlikely be doing other stuff through his connection too. and 250... : vassili_zaitsev

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There's like, 25 million xbox's out there. Is this a good number?

Feb 05, 2009 11:15pm PST

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There's like, 25 million xbox's out there. Is this a good number? : ElArabDeMagnifico
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- Afaik, this service is only availible in the US, so I'd say it pretty damn good to me. : JesperKarlsson

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Seriously, please enable this for Canadians. PLEASE.

Feb 05, 2009 9:38pm PST

Seriously, please enable this for Canadians. PLEASE. : Sgt_Boomstick

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Netflix has been pretty sweet so far but I'm finding it difficult to find more movies I want to watch. I watched all the ones I really wanted to see so I think I may cancel it. It's an awesome service but only for so long. If they stream more popular movies to Watch Instantly on the 360, I might keep it.
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Feb 05, 2009 6:03pm PST

Netflix has been pretty sweet so far but I'm finding it difficult to find more movies I want to watch. I... : thegamerreport

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I wonder how many of those people were just trials.

The next logical step from this is actual YouTube integration. Pretty please MS?

Feb 05, 2009 4:57pm PST

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- what do you want to watch youtube on your 360 for? The resolution is shitty even on a PC in a tiny window... : edgewise

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The problem about netflix is the unavailability in country's other then the US, if they could get i running in Canada it would be great.

Feb 05, 2009 3:19pm PST

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  I'm 99% certain that the barrier to streaming in Canada is licensing, not tech. : edgewise
  - I'm 100% certain as I use it in Canada NP. It's a little grey, but I pay them $9/month just like everyon... : BioSector

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Its been a few weeks since I checked, but the HD content was not only little, but hard to find on their site as well. How easy is it to find HD content for streaming on the NF site these days?

Feb 05, 2009 2:24pm PST

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Its been a few weeks since I checked, but the HD content was not only little, but hard to find on their s... : Cygnus X-1
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  Click watch instantly, then genre then HD. BAM. : BioSector
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    Still only 6 pages of questionable quality however. :) : BioSector
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      yeah and very few of them are things you actually want in HD. Dumb and dumber, Ace Ventura when nature ... : Turd Ferguson
      
      Cheap to license no doubt. : Fred Garvin
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    - Indeed. Took some shenanigans, but it's been working since NXE launched. PM me an email address if you ... : BioSector

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ohhh *pinky to mouth*

Feb 05, 2009 2:14pm PST

ohhh *pinky to mouth* : burning eye