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ghall
Jun 9, 2007, 01:15 PM
So, I was trying out Netflix's new Watch Now feature, and the quality is crap. There's a lot of green pixels randomly coming up all over the place, it's very distracting. That, and the video resolution is garbage. I understand that it can't be in HD, because 1 it really doesn't matter on a computer screen, and 2 because of loading times, but they should use a better codec or something.

They also have a crappy selection. I'm sure it will grow as time goes on, but right now it's pretty small. I think they said it's like 2,000 movies and tv episodes, which is a pretty small amount when you think about it.

At first I was upset that this was a Windows-only thing, but now I really don't care. I'd have expected better from Netflix.



Dimwhit
Jun 9, 2007, 10:25 PM
I wish I knew. I don't have a Windows install, so I can't even test it. :mad:

MisterMe
Jun 10, 2007, 12:27 AM
... because 1 it really doesn't matter on a computer screen, ...Huh? A computer screen reveals every imperfection in a video's image quality. Anything less than DVD quality stands out like a sore thumb.

Steve1496
Jun 10, 2007, 12:44 AM
Funny, works great for me. And Mac compatibility should be coming soon, since Netflix is switching to Microsoft Silverlight, which is cross platform. They also expect HD video coming soon!