Netflix is great
I totally love NetFlix. It, along with Hulu and abc.com, has allowed me to watch pretty much whatever I want free and legally without needing to have cable. Sure, I may have to wait for it, but I can get it eventually. Netflix has gotten progressively better over the past year in that they now let you stream unlimited movies to your computer for free if you spend at least $10/month on a subscription. This doesn’t generally include any new movies but for classics or just something to watch when I am bored it works great.
That being said, until today that has been limited to having to use my computer. Sure, I could set up a media PC to watch on my TV, but that takes a lot of effort. Today, Netflix along with Roku announced a stand-alone player for $99. It basically connects to your TV, and streams your movie selections from the internet. You still set up your normal queue on your computer, but then you can select to watch an available movie from your TV and start watching instantly, for free. Cool stuff.
While I am talking about Netflix, I recently discovered FeedFlix which is suppose to give you an analysis of your netflix usage. It isn’t very accurate right now, but I think you have to use it over time before it really gives you anything useful.
Hey – thanks for mentioning our site: FeedFlix! You’re right that FeedFlix’s estimate of your cost/movie will become accurate over a few days or a week. I think there’s also a lot of use you get out of it rightaway – you get an always-updated webpage with your Queue, Reviews and Recommendations that you can email to your friends. You can also get a feel for how long you keep titles – and compare yourself to others who have joined FeedFlix. I’d like to think that it’s a site that’s pretty useful on Day 1 and just gets progressively better going forward.
Thanks again!