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SonicVanguard · 08-06-2007, 04:24 PM

To clarify Netflix's internet movie option - you can watch any movie they currently offer - something like 2000+ at the moment. Based on yoru rate plan is how many hours you can watch movies - for example, if you have their $16.99 rate plan you can watch 17 hours worth of movies on-line. (17 hours means you can watch as many movies as will fit within that time frame except the last movie - if you have even 5 minutes left of your 17 hours you can watch an entire new movie regardless of it's length.)

The movies are not downloaded - you use their player and their player only - they utilize encrypted MP4 streams that cannot be downloaded/copied. Their player will download 33% of the movie before the stream will start to play - you can pause the movie but cannot restart it without taking away from your monthly allotment.

Quality of the movies isn't bad but not near DVD quality. If you're watching them on a 60" plasma you will be disappointed. On my 22" LCD in my office the quality is acceptable - for fun I hooked my system up to my 60" Pioneer Elite plasma - quality was nothing close to acceptable IMO.

08-06-2007, 04:24 PM	#8
SonicVanguard Audio/Video Expert Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: West Michigan Posts: 1,625	To clarify Netflix's internet movie option - you can watch any movie they currently offer - something like 2000+ at the moment. Based on yoru rate plan is how many hours you can watch movies - for example, if you have their $16.99 rate plan you can watch 17 hours worth of movies on-line. (17 hours means you can watch as many movies as will fit within that time frame except the last movie - if you have even 5 minutes left of your 17 hours you can watch an entire new movie regardless of it's length.) The movies are not downloaded - you use their player and their player only - they utilize encrypted MP4 streams that cannot be downloaded/copied. Their player will download 33% of the movie before the stream will start to play - you can pause the movie but cannot restart it without taking away from your monthly allotment. Quality of the movies isn't bad but not near DVD quality. If you're watching them on a 60" plasma you will be disappointed. On my 22" LCD in my office the quality is acceptable - for fun I hooked my system up to my 60" Pioneer Elite plasma - quality was nothing close to acceptable IMO. __________________ Dave. Go where there is no path and leave a trail.