Netflix CPO gets technical about encoding for streaming

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Bozster @ Nov 20th 2008 6:29AM

I'm actually watching HD Netflix on NXE right now and I can honestly say that it looks superb. I have 4 lines and I'm using wireless adapter on my Xbox 360 and the HD video is flawless, no macroblocking nor screen tearing. Watched 2 seasons of Office in HD and I'm extremely satisfied. I expected minor improvement over SD content they offer but the difference is very noticable. It's not 1080p but this is pretty much on par with Xbox 360 HD downloads with much higher bitrate. For $8 a month for Netflix this is superb and integrated with Xbox amazingly well.

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squiggleslash @ Nov 20th 2008 8:36AM

How fast is your Internet connection out of interest? I'm curious to know how it performs in general, though I suspect my 3Mbps (max I can get around here) DSL is well below what's needed for this.

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minimalist @ Nov 20th 2008 9:33AM

I have the Comcast cable that usually gets between 8-11 Mbps down and 2-3 up whenever I check at speed test sites. Netflix streaming seems reasonably snappy on this connection.

I disagree that it looks as good as an HD download. The SD quality is below SD digital cable but above something like Hulu or YouTube. No major macroblocking but it looks quite fuzzy and grainy on a 46" flat panel. The HD streams look better than SD digital cable but nowhere near as good as a digital download. Again no macroblocking but the picture still has a soft somewhat smeared look. I did have the stream downgrade mid-program to a much lower quality once or twice already which is a bummer.

The HD I will definitely seek out on a regular basis. The SD streams are there if I am in a pinch but they won;t be my top choice for programming.

I wish Netflix made it easier to search for HD streaming on their site. As far as I can tell you don;t know till you start streaming whether the content is in HD or SD.

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DEEZNUTZ @ Nov 20th 2008 9:50AM

@ minimalist

Under genres, after you activate your Netflix account for XBOX streaming, you should now see HD as a category. You can then look at all instant content available in HD.

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minimalist @ Nov 21st 2008 11:37AM

Thanks Deeznutz. I could have sworn there was no HD genere listed when I first looked but now it is indeed there.

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Bozster @ Nov 20th 2008 6:29AM

squiggleslash @ Nov 20th 2008 8:36AM

minimalist @ Nov 20th 2008 9:33AM

DEEZNUTZ @ Nov 20th 2008 9:50AM

minimalist @ Nov 21st 2008 11:37AM

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