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Cash907Censored
11/06/09

In reply to What Netflix On the PS3 Actually Looks Like
Slick? Early reports are saying the video only renders at 480p, and generally looks like crap.
What's so slick about any of that? #netflixps3
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katypee001
11/06/09

@Cash907Censored: wrong wrong and wrong, it displays HD content much better than my xbox or roku, in fact i might actually get rid of the xbox now...
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Cash907Censored
11/07/09

@katypee001:
Five bucks says you don't own an xbox anyway, so getting rid of it is pretty simple huh? #netflixps3
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Monty
11/06/09

In reply to What Netflix On the PS3 Actually Looks Like
It is exciting this is finally out, but what I am curious about is why it took so long? Clearly this was not a rocket-science situation, both platforms should have had Netflix ages before it was released. So, what happened? Was it to get Microsoft to pay for the exclusivity of forcing PS3 owners to put a disc in the drive? (Wow, that was worth the price, Ballmer - putting discs in drives is almost as exhausting as shaking a fruit juice bottle.) Does Netflix just not have coders available? Or maybe Sony is paying for this program somehow?

Sorry, just my usual Friday afternoon round of confusion. #netflixps3
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irfan
11/06/09

@Monty: microsoft was the exclusive console provider for a year, that was probably part of the deal. Open season now #netflixps3
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Monty
11/06/09

@irfan: Oh, open season is great - I would love a version of Netflix streaming for my Amiga 3000. 4096 colors is cutting edge technology and I so miss the Guru Meditation errors.

Uh oh, I am showing my age again. I'll shut up now. #netflixps3
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Noobs-R-Us
10/23/09

In reply to How a Paid Hulu Would Work
"How a Paid Hulu Would Work"

It won't. People will go back to stealing. Best of luck stupid studio executives.
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pixelpushing
10/23/09

@Noobs-R-Us: I mean, yeah, I understand what you mean, I agree with the impending return to torrents for many, but are studios really 'stupid' when they try to maintain a business model? Who's going to finance programs like BSG, Heroes, Lost, or 30 Rock if no one makes any money?

Best of luck getting quality programming (if no one watches advertising or downloads via rapidshare), viewing audiences. #paidhulu
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Philip Han
10/24/09

@Noobs-R-Us: Well, people don't want ads and they don't want to pay.

You can't have everything.

That's why it's going to be ADDED, so if you pay you get HD, live shows, more movies etc...
Which would be fine to me as long as it's <$10 #paidhulu
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Noobs-R-Us
10/24/09

@pixelpushing: You should know by now that they ARE being paid. What do you think happens when they interrupt your Hulu show with commercials? Do you think those ADs are being given away for free? #paidhulu
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Noobs-R-Us
10/27/09

@Philip Han: And that's why we continually get raped. It's people like you that makes these studio execs giddy. #paidhulu
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Philip Han
11/03/09

@Noobs-R-Us: HOW DO YOU PRODUCE STUFF FOR FREE?!?!?!

Please explain that to me.

If you're such a genius then go out there and make a website rivaling Hulu that shows TV & Movies sans-advertising.

Do you even notice all the advertising on Gizmodo?

Grow up, welcome to the real world.
You can't go against something while expecting more from who you're rivaling. #paidhulu
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jjups
10/23/09

In reply to How a Paid Hulu Would Work
Well, they do need to figure it out. If they want to charge us to watch, then they have to pull all commercials. If people are using the service as much as they claim and therefor think that having us pay makes sense, they should charge advertisers more to advertise and keep Hulu free. Hulu is an advertisers dream as you cant skip the commercials and they know exactly how many people have seen their adds. #paidhulu
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AmishJohn
10/23/09

@jjups: Yeah, they tried that with cable, too. Remember when AMC didn't have commercials? #paidhulu
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Kaiser-Machead
10/23/09

In reply to How a Paid Hulu Would Work
The ideas I see in the comments would surely entice me to put some dough into Hulu, but I doubt that News Corp will allow anything nearly as pleasant. My criteria to get me to pay is simple. Stuff a broader range of content, and allow me to watch on my dime anywhere in the world I please. If I can access my iTunes account outside the US on my account, I should be able to do the same with Hulu. No excuses, you bastards. #paidhulu
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unwanted09
10/23/09

In reply to How a Paid Hulu Would Work
I am no fan of subscriptions, I have already canceled cable, but even I would pay for Hulu as long as "5 things" happen for subscription paying customers.

1) No adds.
- (I don't buy things off of ads they are simply wasted time)
2) Always have access to entire series/seasons
- (no more of this episode expires in 4 days stuff)
3) Ability to recommend which new shows to be added
- (not on Netflix Instant Watch, DVD, CBS.com, Hulu should spend a portion of my charge to get the classic show I can't find anywhere else)
4) Real 720p content
- (I pay, you spend time doing some better encodes)
5) Android/iPhone Mobile capability
- (If its web-based and I'm paying I need it everywhere)
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Noobs-R-Us
10/23/09

@unwanted09: Right, and monekys will fly out of my ass. You do realize that you're talking about studio executives right? You know you're talking about FOX right? #paidhulu
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nightryder21
10/23/09

In reply to How a Paid Hulu Would Work
As long as I can get it on my windows media center through an extender I will gladly pay for hulu. #paidhulu
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Xeno
10/23/09

@nightryder21: Seriously. Why are they so reluctant to allow people to stream Hulu in WMC. As long as the logo remains in the intro video and the commercials are still watched I don't see the problem. #paidhulu
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ninjagin
10/23/09

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Give me Japan TV (NHK), and I'd pay. #paidhulu
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Eulatos
10/23/09

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If they really really really wanted to make a giant boatload of cash they would cut a deal with studios that would give us Day of Theatre releases at home.

I see maybe 2 movies at the theatre a year cause it sucks and i hate stupid people. But i would pay double theatre prices to see a new movie the day it came out in the comfort of my home, so i can pause and go to the bathroom, smoke a joint, make an adult beverage, whatever. #paidhulu
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Kaiser-Machead
10/23/09

@Eulatos: It had better be a high quality stream...
Cuz if they charge double for the same video quality as current, I'll break into your house, and tear your wife in half! /mastodon #paidhulu
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Kaiser-Machead
10/23/09

In reply to How a Paid Hulu Would Work
That is not free which can eternal lie.
And with strange management even death may die.

We are better off in a world ignorant of Cthulu.
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Luke Michael Timothy
09/09/09

In reply to Vudu Makes LG BD390 the Ultimate Video Streaming Blu-ray Player
1080p video streamed over the internet will never match the quality of a BD. In that respect I'd say BD was safe.
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Junginator
09/09/09

@Luke Michael Timothy: Never?
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OCEntertainment
09/09/09

@Junginator: Eh, kinda. At least, not anytime soon. Giz had an article on it a while back that explained the technical details of it ([gizmodo.com]) but basically, until our bandwidths are much fatter, we'll still be settling for a less-good HD than Blu-Ray when using streaming/downloads.

That being said, I think most customers that aren't videophiles care more about availability and price than they do about bitrates and resolution. That being said, Blu-Ray has plenty to worry about in terms of market dominance, though it's certainly gonna be the high-end physical format of choice for a while.
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Luke Michael Timothy
09/09/09

@OCEntertainment: By the time 1080p streaming overtakes Blu-Ray, there'll probably be some other format out which makes Blu-ray obsolete. And it'll take even longer to surpass that. I mean, Japan is looking into Ultra-HDTV aren't they? That's gonna be a bitch to stream.
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OCEntertainment
09/09/09

@Luke Michael Timothy: Ha. You're not kidding.

DVD standard comes in at around 5Mbps. HDTV at 8-15 Mbps. Blu-Ray clocks in around 40Mbps (which means my new internet connection clearly won't have a chance at handling that). When we start moving to some kinda 4K tech in the next decade or two, what kinda bitrate is that gonna have? If we can assume the same kind of 8-10x jump, we'd be sitting somewhere around 3200-4000Mbps, or 3-4 Gbps.

Yeah. Suffice to say, streaming has a hard road of beating any kind of physical format.

Then again, how long will it be before we've got Supra-ultra-mega-higher-def-o-vision...... movie cubes?

Edit: My math sucks. An 8-10x jump from Blu-Ray's 40Mbps would actually be 320-400 Mbps. Given that it's at least theoretically possible for CERTAIN countries to get Gbps speeds, Supra-Def might have a bit of a shot. But I'm unrealistically hopeful.
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Luke Michael Timothy
09/09/09

@OCEntertainment: I'm not so sure that they can update the definition of movie/TV content much further. It's going to reach a point very soon where there is literally so little difference that no one will want to buy into it. I mean, would you be able to tell the difference between, say, 2160p and 1080p on a 37" TV?
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OCEntertainment
09/09/09

@Luke Michael Timothy: Not really. But when has practicality ever deterred customers from buying or manufacturers from selling? :-P
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Luke Michael Timothy
09/09/09

@OCEntertainment: I suppose so.. but there is definitely a limit to all this. Of course, there'll always be new display technologies to sell, like OLED and SED.
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shaka999
07/10/09

In reply to Microsoft Silverlight Now Supports GPU Video Acceleration
Netflix on a Netbook. Ok an ION Netbook just became more reasonable.
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philibuster
07/10/09

@shaka999: An ion HTPC just became more reasonable.
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Burrens
07/10/09

In reply to Microsoft Silverlight Now Supports GPU Video Acceleration
Does Hulu use Flash or Silverlight?
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beekerstudios: you are inane and stupid
07/10/09

@Burrens: flash, but netflix uses silverlight, but I don't think they use h.264... boo!
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philibuster
07/10/09

@beekerstudios: They use VC1 for their silverlight player, and I think that it is also (or can be) hardware accelerated.
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