PlayOn Media Server streams Netflix to PS3 / Xbox 360 today

by Richard Lawler, posted Oct 1st 2008 at 7:14PM

Forget the lames waiting for a New Xbox Experience to bring Netflix streaming to the console, the latest edition of Media Mall's PlayOn Media Server beta includes Watch Instantly support right now. An update notification should be on the way to anyone already testing things out, the impatient can grab it from the website. Also streaming Hulu, CBS, YouTube, ESPN and others to the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, HP MediaSmart TV or other DLNA hardware (Nintendo Wii's still on the coming-soon list) the presence of Netflix (and the recent Watch Instantly additions) gives even more reason to check it out. Since its still in beta don't be surprised to find a few issues, but considering our smooth sailing so far, the list of reservations over its $30 price tag (after the 60 day free trial period is over) is rapidly shrinking.

Filed under: Media streamers, Other hardware

Tags: dlna, media mall, MediaMall, netflix, play on, PlayOn, playon media server, PlayonMediaServer, ps3, watch instantly, WatchInstantly, xbox 360, Xbox360

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Marshall @ Oct 1st 2008 9:41PM

Confirmed to work on the Popcorn Hour also, you can see a video of it in action at Youtube and metacafe. Just search for "real ht info"

Marshall
The Real HT Info Podcast

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nipseyrussell @ Oct 1st 2008 10:26PM

very exciting!
excitement tempered by the fact that the website is down

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andyg8180 @ Oct 1st 2008 10:45PM

I dumped it... It was VERY laggy and lots and lots of buffering... and buffering.... and buffering lol... Mostly since youre bridging the connection from the PC to your PS3/360... So youre basically hopskotching the connection...

meh... I just hook up my lappy to my plasma...

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dslate69 @ Oct 2nd 2008 10:01AM

If you have a home network like andy8180, you may or may not have issues.
If you have one like mine if works fine. I have just tried it over wire so far but had the PS3 wireless a couple weeks ago and Hulu worked flawless so I imagine there would be no difference with Netflix.

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harma41 @ Oct 2nd 2008 1:25PM

No Mac version of course. :-(

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Leif @ Oct 2nd 2008 3:57PM

All I get is:
This Domain is Not Available

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nipseyrussell @ Oct 2nd 2008 9:36PM

24 hours later:
"Site temporarily down due to higher than expected volume.
Please try again later."

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CraigK @ Oct 2nd 2008 10:06PM

Not sure if it's ready for primetime. Installed, added a couple movies to my Instant Queue. Even when streaming zero content PlayOn was pulling 25% CPU utilization on a quad core system. Tried watching on the PS3 and the 360 - FAIL.

Roku anyone?

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Nate @ Oct 3rd 2008 5:14AM

Wow I sent a tip in to Engadget on September 28th about this release on Netflix and they finally decided to act on it. And to top it off, not give me credit !!

http://blog.hillbillyhardware.net

I have been in close contact with PlayOn's CTO Dave Karlton about this release. And there should be another version to come out today or tomorrow. It should fix a lot of the issues that ppl are experiencing right now. Be prepared for new features to come soon enough.

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