Comments on: It’s Heeeeeere - The Netflix STB Is A Reality http://www.gizmolovers.com/2008/05/20/its-heeeeeere-the-netflix-stb-is-a-reality/ TiVo, Slingbox, Blu-ray Disc, and whatever tech I feel like blogging about... Sat, 10 Jan 2009 04:56:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Dave Zatz http://www.gizmolovers.com/2008/05/20/its-heeeeeere-the-netflix-stb-is-a-reality/#comment-24478 Dave Zatz Tue, 20 May 2008 14:04:08 +0000 http://www.gizmolovers.com/?p=2524#comment-24478 MHA, CrunchGear says it buffers about 4 minutes of video so I'd agree there's some storage. I have an older streaming video box (ITVN) that operates in a similar fashion, though not sure about the buffer size. MHA, CrunchGear says it buffers about 4 minutes of video so I’d agree there’s some storage. I have an older streaming video box (ITVN) that operates in a similar fashion, though not sure about the buffer size.

]]> By: TIm http://www.gizmolovers.com/2008/05/20/its-heeeeeere-the-netflix-stb-is-a-reality/#comment-24476 TIm Tue, 20 May 2008 12:47:57 +0000 http://www.gizmolovers.com/?p=2524#comment-24476 Looks pretty sweet, and for $99 it's almost free. No wide screen and limited selection are kind of a bummer at the moment. I'll wait a couple of months and see how it develops. This is actually something the wife won't give me any crap for buying. Looks pretty sweet, and for $99 it’s almost free. No wide screen and limited selection are kind of a bummer at the moment. I’ll wait a couple of months and see how it develops. This is actually something the wife won’t give me any crap for buying.

]]> By: MHA http://www.gizmolovers.com/2008/05/20/its-heeeeeere-the-netflix-stb-is-a-reality/#comment-24474 MHA Tue, 20 May 2008 12:25:07 +0000 http://www.gizmolovers.com/?p=2524#comment-24474 I'm intrigued by the absence of hard drive. There must be volatile RAM for caching video as it streams to you, and I suppose something like flash memory for storing session info and handling firmware updates. Not hearing anything about such specs, though. I’m intrigued by the absence of hard drive. There must be volatile RAM for caching video as it streams to you, and I suppose something like flash memory for storing session info and handling firmware updates. Not hearing anything about such specs, though.

]]> By: Tom http://www.gizmolovers.com/2008/05/20/its-heeeeeere-the-netflix-stb-is-a-reality/#comment-24473 Tom Tue, 20 May 2008 11:30:47 +0000 http://www.gizmolovers.com/?p=2524#comment-24473 The amount and varied type of connections seems to indicate that they'll offer HD at some time in the future. I also wonder if they'll have a lot more content by the time the box hits the market. I gave their streaming a try over the weekend on my 50" Pioneer (thru HDMI connection from my laptop after downloading using one of the free Windows media center extenders). The quality is substantially worse than DVD but a little better than Medium-High TiVo quality. Right now, I don't have problems with the content, as I like watching the older films and TV shows they offer (I'm probably not typical). "Watch Now" is essentially free with a subscription. But if netflix upgrades their Library with more current films, I wonder if this will become a premium service. The amount and varied type of connections seems to indicate that they’ll offer HD at some time in the future. I also wonder if they’ll have a lot more content by the time the box hits the market.

I gave their streaming a try over the weekend on my 50″ Pioneer (thru HDMI connection from my laptop after downloading using one of the free Windows media center extenders). The quality is substantially worse than DVD but a little better than Medium-High TiVo quality.

Right now, I don’t have problems with the content, as I like watching the older films and TV shows they offer (I’m probably not typical). “Watch Now” is essentially free with a subscription. But if netflix upgrades their Library with more current films, I wonder if this will become a premium service.

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