Tim Williamson
06-27-2008, 02:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://lifehacker.com/396881/turn-your-xbox-360-into-a-streaming-netflix-player' target='_blank'>http://lifehacker.com/396881/turn-y...-netflix-player</a><br /><br /></div><em>"Netflix subscribers, if you've got an Xbox 360 and a Windows Vista PC, you don't have to shell out $99 for Roku's Netflix Player box to get your Watch Instantly library on your TV screen—you already have everything you need. Using the free Windows Media Center plug-in, vmcNetflix, you can turn your Xbox 360 into a Netflix Watch Instantly box. Here's how."</em><br /><br /><img border="1" alt="" src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com//dht/auto/1214549315.usr209.png" /><br /><br />So a couple weeks ago we posted a link to a <a target="_blank" href="http://forums.thoughtsmedia.com/f305/want-easy-way-play-your-netflix-content-your-tv-try-netflix-player-roku-89356.html">review</a> of the $100 Roku Netflix Player, but this week we bring you a way to stream Netflix movies for free on your Xbox 360+Windows Vista PC! Lifehacker has posted detailed instructions for setting up the <a target="_blank" href="http://myweb.cableone.net/eluttmann04/projects/vmcNetFlix/default.htm">vmcNetFlix</a> plugin on Vista and how to get going in a few minutes. Keep in mind this is beta software, so it may be a little buggy, plus there's a very good chance it violates the Netflix terms of use (since it downloads the video to your PC), but if you're feeling like a daredevil, willing to take a risk, try it out and let us know how it works!