Is it just me, or is the Netflix app sorta crappy? I also run Netflix on my PS3 and even that leaves a lot to be desired. The only thing that I've read about it along these lines are about occasion freezes and such which do happen but that's not my main issue. Here are a few things I've noticed and a tip for my workaround - any other feedback is welcome!
1. I mostly watch TV series', but I still haven't found where I can add one to my instant queue. If it's there, it's well hidden. So I end up adding it to my main queue, which also puts it in the instant queue, then manually delete each disk from the main queue.
2. But you cant choose episodes from the queue, only the disk. So I have to go back to the main library and find the season, click the title and wait for the popup. This is slow. Finally, when the popup comes up, I click "More Details" which lists the episodes. I wouldn't even bother with the queue but I'd like it in there incase I want to watch it on TV.
3. Then, the progress lines for the episodes are usually one step behind. After an episode, I go back to the launch page and the progress bar is not updated. Even exiting out and back in to the app doesn't always work.
4. Another glitch, sometimes when exiting from the video screen, the app window does not change back to the proper resolution - it stays at the higher res but the window only occupies about 2/3 of the screen and the content is much smaller.
Those are my main complaints and work-arounds. With Netflix on just about every device out there, at least for the TV devices, the app seems to be for the device specifically. But the iPad version seems to be a slightly modified version of their website. I would think the iPad would be the one place they would pay extra attention to detail, not less. Maybe I have it all wrong - is it that out of all people who own an iPad and have a Netflix account, that there are only a small minority who use it to stream content?
1. I mostly watch TV series', but I still haven't found where I can add one to my instant queue. If it's there, it's well hidden. So I end up adding it to my main queue, which also puts it in the instant queue, then manually delete each disk from the main queue.
2. But you cant choose episodes from the queue, only the disk. So I have to go back to the main library and find the season, click the title and wait for the popup. This is slow. Finally, when the popup comes up, I click "More Details" which lists the episodes. I wouldn't even bother with the queue but I'd like it in there incase I want to watch it on TV.
3. Then, the progress lines for the episodes are usually one step behind. After an episode, I go back to the launch page and the progress bar is not updated. Even exiting out and back in to the app doesn't always work.
4. Another glitch, sometimes when exiting from the video screen, the app window does not change back to the proper resolution - it stays at the higher res but the window only occupies about 2/3 of the screen and the content is much smaller.
Those are my main complaints and work-arounds. With Netflix on just about every device out there, at least for the TV devices, the app seems to be for the device specifically. But the iPad version seems to be a slightly modified version of their website. I would think the iPad would be the one place they would pay extra attention to detail, not less. Maybe I have it all wrong - is it that out of all people who own an iPad and have a Netflix account, that there are only a small minority who use it to stream content?
is it the Netflix app?