First, to connect one's Netflix account to their Xbox Live account, customers will enter a keycode via Netflix.com that'll link the two accounts together. Then, once linked, the Netflix.com queue will instantly appear on the Xbox 360 allowing instant access to the movies. Want to change your movie queue? Simply update your movie queue online and within' 10 seconds, your Xbox 360's Netflix list will update. A very slick process indeed.
Other Netflix details we were able to learn from the Community Briefing was confirmation that only SD videos would be offered and streamed to the console (not downloaded) as the system analyzes which bitrate is the best fit for your connection. Up to eight friends can watch a movie together BUT they all must be Netflix subscribers. Finally, we were informed that Netflix's servers would handle all movie streaming and that they'll significantly upgrade their infrastructure before the Fall release.
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7-14-2008 @ 8:22PM
Conner said...
Too bad my mom hates netflix.
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7-14-2008 @ 8:50PM
visitPA.com said...
The thing that sucks about this is that like most things the early adapters will have to buy out the rights to get the good stuff....I wish it was as great as it sounds, but usually things have catches to them. Hopefully the Great outways the OK, not the Good outwaying the Bad (because that is not a way to get a service going) I'll def have to check up now that I heard this skeptisism about the current offerings, it should be what is on the MKPLACE now is the movies we can watch HD or SD (That would be XBOX's Gift to the partnership...I mean what are they really giving Netflix besides our potential money...what is Netflix giving Microsoft for that? Money which we won't see...Time will tell, and History can predict...which side are you on?
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7-14-2008 @ 9:06PM
ufailowell said...
so wait you have to pay for a netflix account? that wouldnt make it free that would make it so you have to pay for netflix to use this feature anyway thats gay.
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7-14-2008 @ 11:56PM
maest said...
Is a gold account required?
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