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I look forward to seeing someone on dial-up's opinion of Xbox Live next.]]>Nov 20th 2008 8:05PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/20/hd-netflix-streaming-goes-live-on-xbox-360/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/20/hd-netflix-streaming-goes-live-on-xbox-360/]]>Nov 20th 2008 11:17PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/20/hd-netflix-streaming-goes-live-on-xbox-360/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/20/hd-netflix-streaming-goes-live-on-xbox-360/Nov 20th 2008 11:33PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/20/hd-netflix-streaming-goes-live-on-xbox-360/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/20/hd-netflix-streaming-goes-live-on-xbox-360/Nov 20th 2008 8:11PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/20/hd-netflix-streaming-goes-live-on-xbox-360/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/20/hd-netflix-streaming-goes-live-on-xbox-360/
I thought the quality was actually decent. Certainly not Blu-ray quality, but I didn't see any artifacts and I had no stuttering or buffering, except for one occasion when the Xbox informed me that my internet connection had slowed and it was adjusting my bitrate to compensate so that my show would not be interrupted again.]]>Nov 20th 2008 8:42PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/20/hd-netflix-streaming-goes-live-on-xbox-360/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/20/hd-netflix-streaming-goes-live-on-xbox-360/Nov 20th 2008 8:18PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/20/hd-netflix-streaming-goes-live-on-xbox-360/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/20/hd-netflix-streaming-goes-live-on-xbox-360/
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My biggest problem is that I don't know if the content is there yet on the Netflix end. I'm having a hard time finding movies and shows to watch that I like. ]]>Nov 20th 2008 9:27PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/20/hd-netflix-streaming-goes-live-on-xbox-360/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/20/hd-netflix-streaming-goes-live-on-xbox-360/Nov 20th 2008 10:08PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/20/hd-netflix-streaming-goes-live-on-xbox-360/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/20/hd-netflix-streaming-goes-live-on-xbox-360/I just had my Xbox give me another code and then I tried that one on Netflex again and it worked, and it's still working just fine.
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'Spend hundreds if not thousands of dollars on non-user friendly DRM slathered blu-ray equipment and discs, or use the technology already in my home to get movies quickly and with reasonable if not comparable quality -- for half of the cost of 1 bluray disc per month.'

Every few years I change my viewing habits and with the release of this Netflix service over my 360, I'm going to drop the Dish (compression rates are terrible, the streaming Netflix looks way better - especially in dark areas), get Uverse at the highest internet speeds i can get. Streaming is the next-gen viewing experience.

NO BLU RAY FOR ME. It's not worth it. I know that soon enough i would be putting the BR player in my basement with my HDdvd player. Besides, Sony products are overpriced, exaggerated in terms of quality and chock full of DRM.
+ the PS3 is the worst game system ever. It's slow and the games don't look as good as the 360. We have one where i work and everytime i turn it on it takes soooooo long to update and install garbage. It's terrible and my 360 works flawlessly.
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But seriously, the HD streaming via the NXE is noticeably better quality than the SD feeds. Not blu-ray, but not bad either (8Mpbs downstream).]]>Nov 21st 2008 9:59AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/20/hd-netflix-streaming-goes-live-on-xbox-360/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/20/hd-netflix-streaming-goes-live-on-xbox-360/http://www.isitinhd.com]]>Nov 21st 2008 12:21PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/20/hd-netflix-streaming-goes-live-on-xbox-360/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/20/hd-netflix-streaming-goes-live-on-xbox-360/Nov 21st 2008 3:22PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/20/hd-netflix-streaming-goes-live-on-xbox-360/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/20/hd-netflix-streaming-goes-live-on-xbox-360/Nov 21st 2008 3:23PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/20/hd-netflix-streaming-goes-live-on-xbox-360/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/20/hd-netflix-streaming-goes-live-on-xbox-360/
As far as content. I watched an episode of Heroes on Universal HD (over TimeWarnerCable) and was hard pressed to see much visually different than my streaming Netflix connection for the same program. I do see there isn't 5.1 , but the sound isn't terrible.

For those that would complain that it's not totally HD, I would say this....IT'S STREAMING OVER THE INTERNET!!!!! TCP does require packet checking at the expense of speed. So deal with it or choose not to subscribe. Adding the Netflix functionality didn't cost you anything....Microsoft did it free of charge in the update.

On a different note...I will admit my hat is off to MS on their updates. I have respect for their new look, but also the infrequency of their updates. Once a quarter is more than enough, unlike my PS-3 that (before I shipped it off to get the blu-ray drive repaired), would seemingly ask for an update each time I turned it on. Granted I turned it on every couple of weeks to watch a movie or check content. But there have been more updates to my PS-3 in the 10 months I've had it, than all 3 years of MS updates for my 360.

Well Played M$.]]>Nov 24th 2008 8:30PM