[Vincent Ferrari]

http://www.tuaw.com/2008/12/04/netf...mes-to-the-mac/

"Watch Instantly is a great way to catch up on a movie, TV show or documentary without having to wait for the movie to come in the mail. You don't get the extra features or super surround sound, but it's fast, the quality is good and it is free to use. If you have a Netflix Unlimited plan, you can watch as many movies a month as you want. If you have a limited plan, the number of films you can stream is also limited."

It may be US-only (most of these new-fangled things are these days) but it's pretty cool that Netflix has finally acknowledged that not every computer in the United States runs Windows.  About a year and a half ago, I canceled my Netflix subscription because they said they had no intention of bringing streaming to the Mac.  Now I may just reconsider it.  Of course, the title selection probably sucks (at least I've heard it does for now) but it's something where there was nothing before.

When Netflix was created, the CEO said that nothing had more bandwidth than a truck and the postal system.  This seems to be an indication that that's no longer the case.

Has anyone out there with a Netflix account given this baby a whirl yet?  It's no longer opt-in so you should be able to try it out on your account right now.  I'm curious to know what you all think of it.

[Vincent Ferrari]

http://www.tuaw.com/2008/12/04/netf...mes-to-the-mac/

"Watch Instantly is a great way to catch up on a movie, TV show or documentary without having to wait for the movie to come in the mail. You don't get the extra features or super surround sound, but it's fast, the quality is good and it is free to use. If you have a Netflix Unlimited plan, you can watch as many movies a month as you want. If you have a limited plan, the number of films you can stream is also limited."

It may be US-only (most of these new-fangled things are these days) but it's pretty cool that Netflix has finally acknowledged that not every computer in the United States runs Windows.  About a year and a half ago, I canceled my Netflix subscription because they said they had no intention of bringing streaming to the Mac.  Now I may just reconsider it.  Of course, the title selection probably sucks (at least I've heard it does for now) but it's something where there was nothing before.

When Netflix was created, the CEO said that nothing had more bandwidth than a truck and the postal system.  This seems to be an indication that that's no longer the case.

Has anyone out there with a Netflix account given this baby a whirl yet?  It's no longer opt-in so you should be able to try it out on your account right now.  I'm curious to know what you all think of it.

[doogald]

Originally Posted by Vincent Ferrari

Has anyone out there with a Netflix account given this baby a whirl yet?

Yes, a few weeks ago, when they started it for beta users. It works very well in both Safari and FF; you do need Silverlight installed. It works fine. It's not HD, but I think good enough for watching on a Mac. The catalog is a bit on the light side, though there are TV shows that update pretty quickly.

[Deslock]

I got a trial Netflix account last month as soon as they opened up the Beta to OSX.

The quality isn't exceptional, but it's decent (about on par with other streaming sites like hulu). The interface is quite good and the price is reasonable: with the $9/month model, we've been getting 2 DVDs per week plus unlimited online viewing. The streaming library isn't enormous, but we've found plenty of stuff worth watching.

I used to rent from Red Box, but it was really only good for new releases while Netflix has everything. Highly recommended.