Re: Netflix and Hulu [Was Re: Computer hardware for sale, cheap]
On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 2:05 AM, Dan Jenkins d...@rastech.com wrote: http://www.netflix.com/BrowseSelection Use the Watch Instantly box in the lower left to limit to diskless content. FYI, the above only works if you are not logged in to a Netflix account. If you are logged in, it redirects to WiHome page. Choosing SciFi category, for example, shows 17 titles when not logged in. Logging in to Netflix, shows 167 titles under that genre. Ah. I specifically logged out to get that link, but didn't drill down to make sure it had the same number of titles. I confirm similar behavior here. Crud. Playing around, http://www.netflix.com/AllGenresList will get you all the titles, but won't filter for diskless content. Rather dumb of them -- especially since they expose that info via a publicly documented web API (that's how InstantWatcher.com works). -- Ben ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Netflix and Hulu [Was Re: Computer hardware for sale, cheap]
Dan Jenkins d...@rastech.com writes: On 1/26/2011 11:07 AM, Derek Atkins wrote: Benjamin Scottdragonh...@gmail.com writes: On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 10:30 AM, Mark E. Mallettm...@mv.mv.com wrote: And interested in any other comments, of course, which is why I'm not replying off-list .. I canceled cable TV and watch all my TV via Netflix and Hulu now. I save $60+/month and have fewer commercials (none on Netflix). Is all your TV actually available on Netflix and Hulu? A friend of mine was showing me HuluPlus on his home TV, but when I look online I can't easily see a list of shows avaiable, without signing up for a one-week trial account. I kinda wish they would publish the lists of shows available before I subscribe to see if I want to subscribe. All I know is that SNL is available. TV = http://www.hulu.com/browse/tv Movies = http://www.hulu.com/browse/movies choose View as List in either case Okay, so it looks like NBC, ABC, and FOX are available, but CBS and AMC (for Mad Men) is not. -derek -- Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory Member, MIT Student Information Processing Board (SIPB) URL: http://web.mit.edu/warlord/PP-ASEL-IA N1NWH warl...@mit.eduPGP key available ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Netflix and Hulu [Was Re: Computer hardware for sale, cheap]
On 1/26/2011 11:07 AM, Derek Atkins wrote: Benjamin Scottdragonh...@gmail.com writes: On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 10:30 AM, Mark E. Mallettm...@mv.mv.com wrote: And interested in any other comments, of course, which is why I'm not replying off-list .. I canceled cable TV and watch all my TV via Netflix and Hulu now. I save $60+/month and have fewer commercials (none on Netflix). Is all your TV actually available on Netflix and Hulu? A friend of mine was showing me HuluPlus on his home TV, but when I look online I can't easily see a list of shows avaiable, without signing up for a one-week trial account. I kinda wish they would publish the lists of shows available before I subscribe to see if I want to subscribe. All I know is that SNL is available. TV = http://www.hulu.com/browse/tv Movies = http://www.hulu.com/browse/movies choose View as List in either case For movies, change Display to All movies For tv, choose All shows to include clips, but Shows with full episides only is the more useful filter. This doesn't distinguish between Hulu and HuluPlus content, but, it's a help. There's no equivalent listing I can find in Netflix. From this discussion, I learned a few things I didn't know. I hadn't realized that Silverlight (required for Netflix) works under Linux. That was pleasing to find out. -- Dan Jenkins, Rastech Inc. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Netflix and Hulu [Was Re: Computer hardware for sale, cheap]
On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 12:26 PM, Dan Jenkins d...@rastech.com wrote: From this discussion, I learned a few things I didn't know. I hadn't realized that Silverlight (required for Netflix) works under Linux. That was pleasing to find out. I've had a computer hooked up to my 52 TV for years now, even before I started streaming Netflix. Now I watch Hulu, Comedy Central, Amazon OnDemand and misc content providers, but I dropped Netflix we when I switched our TV computer to Ubuntu. Is there really a Silverlight for Linux? I'd be tempted to renew our Netflix account if I could get it to work without much hassle. I'd be happier if it were not an M$ software, but I see Flash as only slightly less evil and I happily made that concession a while ago. I looked through the previous thread you reference, but I don't find Silverlight in there anywhere. Is it a hack like IEs for Linux, or is it straight up supported by M$? Got a link handy? I don't mind googling on my own, so if it is not handy, don't bother. Netflix online is such a better deal than Hulu Plus right now. I too am annoyed at no public list of exactly what you get with HuluPlus over Hulu (exactly which shows you get full runs of, etc). Also, while I am very pleased with how Hulu has handled commercials so far (way less annoying than most content servers), but paying to watch commercials just doesn't feel right. =) Say, are there any more Linux friendly competitors to Netflix out there? ___ Alan Johnson a...@datdec.com ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Netflix and Hulu [Was Re: Computer hardware for sale, cheap]
I think the Silverlight compatibility in Linux is from Novell's Mono/Moonlight environment. On Jan 26, 2011 2:06 PM, Alan Johnson a...@datdec.com wrote: On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 12:26 PM, Dan Jenkins d...@rastech.com wrote: From this discussion, I learned a few things I didn't know. I hadn't realized that Silverlight (required for Netflix) works under Linux. That was pleasing to find out. I've had a computer hooked up to my 52 TV for years now, even before I started streaming Netflix. Now I watch Hulu, Comedy Central, Amazon OnDemand and misc content providers, but I dropped Netflix we when I switched our TV computer to Ubuntu. Is there really a Silverlight for Linux? I'd be tempted to renew our Netflix account if I could get it to work without much hassle. I'd be happier if it were not an M$ software, but I see Flash as only slightly less evil and I happily made that concession a while ago. I looked through the previous thread you reference, but I don't find Silverlight in there anywhere. Is it a hack like IEs for Linux, or is it straight up supported by M$? Got a link handy? I don't mind googling on my own, so if it is not handy, don't bother. Netflix online is such a better deal than Hulu Plus right now. I too am annoyed at no public list of exactly what you get with HuluPlus over Hulu (exactly which shows you get full runs of, etc). Also, while I am very pleased with how Hulu has handled commercials so far (way less annoying than most content servers), but paying to watch commercials just doesn't feel right. =) Say, are there any more Linux friendly competitors to Netflix out there? ___ Alan Johnson a...@datdec.com ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Netflix and Hulu [Was Re: Computer hardware for sale, cheap]
On 1/26/2011 1:47 PM, Alan Johnson wrote: On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 12:26 PM, Dan Jenkinsd...@rastech.com wrote From this discussion, I learned a few things I didn't know. I hadn't realized that Silverlight (required for Netflix) works under Linux. That was pleasing to find out. I looked through the previous thread you reference, but I don't find Silverlight in there anywhere. Is it a hack like IEs for Linux, or is it straight up supported by M$? Got a link handy? I don't mind googling on my own, so if it is not handy, don't bother. A misunderstanding on my part. I was doing some research on the side and found some references that it was working. Turns out it was just a virtual machine running Windows on a Linux host. There is no native Linux Silverlight, unless you count Moonlight, which, I gather, has some issues. My mistake. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Netflix and Hulu [Was Re: Computer hardware for sale, cheap]
On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 12:26 PM, Dan Jenkins d...@rastech.com wrote: There's no equivalent listing I can find in Netflix. http://www.netflix.com/BrowseSelection Use the Watch Instantly box in the lower left to limit to diskless content. Or try http://instantwatcher.com/ for a less pretty, but possibly more powerful, UI. From this discussion, I learned a few things I didn't know. I hadn't realized that Silverlight (required for Netflix) works under Linux. That was pleasing to find out. Netflix needs Silverlight (an implementation of which *is* available for Linux) and Microsoft's DRM libraries (which are not). -- Ben ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Netflix and Hulu [Was Re: Computer hardware for sale, cheap]
rant Uhg. I feel I new subject coming on, but I don't have the heart to go there yet. DRM is such a joke. Pirate says: You put pixels on my screen? I can capture them. Who do they think they are? DRM serves no purpose but to make it more difficult for legitimate users to get at the content they paid good money for. I'm a little annoyed that Amazon's down-loadable option is for windows only, but their lose since I just use their bandwidth to stream my videos in the Flash player, over and over and over... Donkeys. /rant ___ Alan Johnson a...@datdec.com On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 2:18 PM, Benjamin Scott dragonh...@gmail.comwrote: On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 12:26 PM, Dan Jenkins d...@rastech.com wrote: There's no equivalent listing I can find in Netflix. http://www.netflix.com/BrowseSelection Use the Watch Instantly box in the lower left to limit to diskless content. Or try http://instantwatcher.com/ for a less pretty, but possibly more powerful, UI. From this discussion, I learned a few things I didn't know. I hadn't realized that Silverlight (required for Netflix) works under Linux. That was pleasing to find out. Netflix needs Silverlight (an implementation of which *is* available for Linux) and Microsoft's DRM libraries (which are not). -- Ben ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
