EEFY!  

So the time is now! We’ve got lift off! I’ve put the disk in, and given it a whirl. Honestly it was the simplest online streaming service that I’ve ever used (at least to get it up and going, and to navigate). Now that I have both devices activated (basically when you put the disk in, it gives you a code, you go to the site, put the code in, and wham)

On load (I’ve got 60+ titles in my streaming queue), it took a little while (but that could’ve just been timewarner). It was reasonably quick, and ended uploading them in no more than about a minute. The navigation using the video remote for the PS3 (standard Sony one) was seamless and easy.

All in all the quality was OK, but not amazing for HD/SD, the TiVo was actually a lot better at quality, but the interface was better with the Netflix disk. I’m eager to see what the software update brings over time

After looking around the internet, I found some video that’ll show you the way around (thanks to joystiq for the video)

So it’s coming… I’ll review it when it gets here :

So it’s coming, Netflix streaming on the PS3. For those of you who don’t have Netflix, or don’t know what it is:

Netflix was originally a DVD to your door rental service with no late fee’s and no shipping charges (simply your monthly charge and a website to queue things up). Over time they’ve started to move towards being more of a streaming service. After partnering with companies like Microsoft (for the Xbox360, and now the MediaCenter Edition of Windows 7) and TiVo, their streaming service has become hot news!

There were quite a lot of rumours as to why Sony didn’t want Netflix streaming on the PS3 (such as they have their own movie / series store, which is actually pretty awesome quality overall, just expensive). With the big jump that the Xbox360 had (Netflix, Last.FM, etc…) on the media centre role, and the recent price drop of the PS3 making it more accessible, this was only a logical step for the companies gaming console to start to make money (as the Ps2 did).

Interestingly there are two things to take away from this, Netflix is going to roll out streaming directly to the PS3 using BD-Live (Blu-Ray Interactive Internet Enabled Stuff), and then later there’ll be a software update to enable this (and possibly other things??). What’s interesting is that there are a LOT of internet enabled Blu-Ray players on the market that don’t support Netflix right now… also opening the market for other movie streaming services (Amazon, Blockbuster, etc…) which don’t have the same kind of penetration in the home as Netflix does. The real question is, did Sony drive the BD-Live delivery (they own Blu-Ray after all) or did Netflix drive it?

Here’s a few of the sites that have covered it:

http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/26/netflix-coming-to-playstation-3/
http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/26/netflix-for-playstation-3-requires-a-disc-software-solution-com/
http://www.joystiq.com/2009/10/28/netflix-details-ps3-disc-distribution-for-november-confident/
http://www.joystiq.com/2009/10/26/netflix-ps3-disc-must-remain-in-system-until-2010-update/
http://www.joystiq.com/2009/10/26/netflix-is-coming-to-the-ps3/
http://arstechnica.com/media/news/2009/10/netflix-streaming-coming-to-ps3-but-via-blu-ray-disc.ars
http://gigaom.com/2009/10/25/playstation-hooks-up-with-netflix-streams-follow/

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