On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 2:29 AM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > > I would say the selection on instant viewing is more than "a bit" limited. > I don't know what the ratio is exactly, but it has got be something like > only 25% of the entire netflix library is available for instant viewing. >
The article on Gizmodo estimated it was about 20% availablility. When Netflix first started streaming for me (I have a Playstation 3), I got the disc and tried it a few times. I found it more of a novelty than anything else--not to sound overly lazy, but since I use my PS3 primarily for playing DVD's and Blu-rays, having to eject the disc that was in there, put it away, dig out the Netflix disc, put it in and run the program was more of a hassle than I was interested in. Ever since they changed it so the application is stored on the hard drive instead of their disc, I've found myself watching more and more streaming. It's nice to be able to just flip through the titles and watch something that catches your eye instead of sticking it in a queue and waiting for the disc. BTW, one thing that has apparently started showing up on streaming: old seasons of "Saturday Night Live". As of now, it looks like seasons 1 through 12 are available. The upside: they're available. The downside: the musical guests and anything with music has been chopped out, leaving some episodes under 30 minutes in length. And one odd inclusion: if you've never heard Charles Rocket drop the f-bomb at the end of the Charlene Tilton episode from the abysmal season 6, now's your chance. -- -- Ben Scripps [email protected] -- 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
