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Posted Jul 15th 2007 8:47AM by Brad Linder
Filed under: PVR Wire, Web
Netflix customers know that the company is rolling out a service that lets impatient subscribers
watch videos on their computer. But not every movie in your queue has the "watch now" button next to it. So trying to find a movie for instant gratification can actually take quite a long time.
Someone's decided to step in and make the process a bit easier, compiling a list of
over 2300 Netlix movies available for online viewing. Most titles include a link to the movie's page on Netflix. You'll need a subscription in order to watch these movies. But now that you know how easy it is to find titles like
Gothic Vampires from Hell, why wouldn't you want to sign up?
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Brent Evans]
Posted May 1st 2007 4:07PM by Brad Linder
Filed under: PVR Wire, Web
Netflix is showing off a new version of their browser-based "watch now" feature at the Mix '07 conference in Las Vegas. By building the new feature with
Microsoft Silverlight, Netflix has expanded the feature set, as well as building compatibility for alternate browser like Firefox, and operating systems like Mac OS X.
Basically, the program transforms your browser window into a complete movie-viewing interface with DVD-like functionality. You can:
- Fast forward and rewind
- Browse by chapter
- Double-click to make the movie play in full-screen
- Add movies to your Netflix Queue
- Rate movies
- Find similar movies through Netflix
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WebWare]
Continue reading Netflix shows off new and improved "watch now" - VIDEO
Posted Mar 5th 2007 12:25PM by Brad Linder
Filed under: PVR Wire, Web
So you know how Netflix is rolling out a service that lets you download some of the movies in your queue? And you know how the service only lets you watch a limited number of movies per month? Yeah, apparently it's not that hard to cheat the system.
Engadget reports that some users have essentially rolled back the clock to make Netflix think they've only spent a few minutes watching a film, when in fact they've spent two hours. So while an $18/month Netflix subscription is supposed to net you 18 hours of play time (in addition to DVD rentals), you can pretty much get unlimited views. It's probably only a matter of time before Netflix "fixes" this glitch.
Here's how it works:
- Wait for the movie to finish downloading, and then disconnect your network adapter.
- Clear your browser cache and cookies.
- Reconnect your network adapter after you've finished watching the movie.
- Netflix will subtract a few minutes from your clock, allowing you to watch dozens of additional movies this month.
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