Comments on: TiVo & Netflix Team Up

By: Netflix On TiVo Is Now Available! | TiVo Blog

Netflix On TiVo Is Now Available! | TiVo Blog — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 12:13:12 +0000

[...] As expected, TiVo has gone ahead and flipped the switch on their much anticipated Netflix partnership! Starting today, Series 3 & TiVo HD (XL) customers can now watch Netflix’s Watch Instantly content on their DVR. [...]

By: TiVo Begins To Rollout TiVo Software Version 11 | TiVo Blog

TiVo Begins To Rollout TiVo Software Version 11 | TiVo Blog — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 02:21:18 +0000

[...] Just today, I received a message letting me know that my Series 3 and TiVo HD have received the update. Other than one menu being renamed, it doesn’t look like a lot has changed however, I suspect that this update was put in place in order to get HD DVRs ready for the much anticipated Netflix partnership. [...]

By: Brian

Brian — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 05:01:33 +0000

I sooooo can’t wait for this. I’d been keeping my Series 3 in a box until my S2DT died, but this announcement totally makes it worth unpacking early!

By: rafael

rafael — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 23:53:58 +0000

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13515_3-10078091-26.html
Netflix is calling this a “soft launch” since it is only rolling out such a small number of videos for HD streaming. The move mostly serves to stake a claim in the HD streaming market as opposed to being a full offering. Contrary to what others are reporting, HD streaming will be available on all streaming devices when it premieres with the New Xbox Experience. That means that the Roku, LG, and Samsung boxes will all be able to stream these HD movies, in addition to the Xbox 360. The PC and Mac based versions of Netflix, will not, however, be able to stream HD immediately. In addition, streaming in HD will require a large amount of bandwidth. Netflix estimates the requirement being in the 8-10 Mbps range.

By: rafael

rafael — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 19:30:33 +0000

This is great news! I was excited about the Xbox NXE which includes Netflix, but this TiVo+Netflix is even better.. kinda.. using the TiVo is more convenient since it is already always-on and probably easier to use than navigating through the Xbox (keeping wife in mind here). But I heard the Xbox has Netflix HD. I wonder if HD will be available on TiVo-Netflix.