On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 8:18 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 8:12 PM, Jim Ellwanger <[email protected]> > wrote: > > On Nov 22, 2010, at 7:09 PM, Jon Delfin wrote: > > > >> I cannot yet bear focusing on long-form video on my computer... > > > > You don't need to watch Netflix instant-view video on a computer -- seems > like just about every device one might connect to a TV these days can handle > Netflix streaming, from Blu-Ray players to video game consoles. > > There are also cables to connect a computer to a TV... many laptops > can connect wirelessly to new TVs > As Jim notes, the devices that access netflix are so many, and so easy to use, that the experience is no different than watching cable television (well, admittedly, I had a 12 year old around to do the initial install on the Wii - though now it is even easier apparently because you don't even need a special disk to access netflix). I would guess that at least 75% of the netflix instant viewing I do is using my television set, not computer screen. Rewind and fast foward is more clumsy than watching a show on my TiVo, but that is about the only difference. -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
