Comments on: Netflix’s Silent Hardware Partners? http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2008-04/netflixs-silent-hardware-partners/ All your digital media goodness. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:21:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Carl@Brightrev http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2008-04/netflixs-silent-hardware-partners/comment-page-1/#comment-79399 Carl@Brightrev Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:25:00 +0000 http://www.zatznotfunny.com/?p=3537#comment-79399 I certainly hope Windows Media Center is a supported application, although Anthony Park's My Netflix works really well right now: http://www.anpark.com/index.php/2008/04/13/official-non-beta-release-mynetflix-v22/ I certainly hope Windows Media Center is a supported application, although Anthony Park’s My Netflix works really well right now:
http://www.anpark.com/index.php/2008/04/13/official-non-beta-release-mynetflix-v22/

]]> By: Dave Zatz http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2008-04/netflixs-silent-hardware-partners/comment-page-1/#comment-79397 Dave Zatz Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:17:29 +0000 http://www.zatznotfunny.com/?p=3537#comment-79397 Har har. How small exactly is EchoStar? By the way, I saw your Dell 420 at Micro Center yesterday and THAT is anything but small. Man, you'll definitely have to keep it in the closet. Har har. How small exactly is EchoStar? By the way, I saw your Dell 420 at Micro Center yesterday and THAT is anything but small. Man, you’ll definitely have to keep it in the closet.

]]> By: Ben Drawbaugh http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2008-04/netflixs-silent-hardware-partners/comment-page-1/#comment-79396 Ben Drawbaugh Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:15:10 +0000 http://www.zatznotfunny.com/?p=3537#comment-79396 Nice job trying to keep us off your trail Dave. We all know Sling is the small company. ;) Nice job trying to keep us off your trail Dave. We all know Sling is the small company. ;)

]]> By: rob http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2008-04/netflixs-silent-hardware-partners/comment-page-1/#comment-79392 rob Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:00:46 +0000 http://www.zatznotfunny.com/?p=3537#comment-79392 Dang, yet another reason to be jealous of you Sling employees!!!! In the short term, I hope Netflix joins up with Xbox, it might be even another reason I'd have to purchase another Xbox. Plus, being there are a lot of people that are not "gamers" but still have Xbox 360's I think it's a perfect marriage. As for now, I'll keep my fingers crossed to see a Slingcatcher someday soon. :) Dang, yet another reason to be jealous of you Sling employees!!!! In the short term, I hope Netflix joins up with Xbox, it might be even another reason I’d have to purchase another Xbox. Plus, being there are a lot of people that are not “gamers” but still have Xbox 360’s I think it’s a perfect marriage. As for now, I’ll keep my fingers crossed to see a Slingcatcher someday soon. :)

]]> By: Dave Zatz http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2008-04/netflixs-silent-hardware-partners/comment-page-1/#comment-79391 Dave Zatz Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:48:22 +0000 http://www.zatznotfunny.com/?p=3537#comment-79391 Rob, the initial features we've talked about are just that - initial. We see this it as a platform that will continue to evolve, and we've got some ideas where we want it to go. Though we haven't announced any specific additional functionality or partnerships. Regarding where we are today, the SlingProjector application will transmit any audio and video from a PC to TV. And if you look at my <a href="http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2008-04/more-htpc-experimentation/" rel="nofollow">HTPC plasma pics</a> that's the Catcher on the right. Employee perk. :) Rob, the initial features we’ve talked about are just that – initial. We see this it as a platform that will continue to evolve, and we’ve got some ideas where we want it to go. Though we haven’t announced any specific additional functionality or partnerships. Regarding where we are today, the SlingProjector application will transmit any audio and video from a PC to TV. And if you look at my HTPC plasma pics that’s the Catcher on the right. Employee perk. :)

]]> By: rob http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2008-04/netflixs-silent-hardware-partners/comment-page-1/#comment-79390 rob Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:29:48 +0000 http://www.zatznotfunny.com/?p=3537#comment-79390 I am rooting for the 360, being that's what I have and would mesh nice with my netflix account. I have been catching up old episodes of the 70's show Emergency (what bad acting!). It would seem to me the 10 million 360's out there would be a nice item to get in on, or go with the millions of Tivo's out there would work too. Problem I see with Tivo, aren't most Tivo's out there still the older analog ones? Dave, I have said this before but what about being added onto the Slingcatcher seems like it'd be a killer app to be added in. *dreams of the day the catcher is out* I am rooting for the 360, being that’s what I have and would mesh nice with my netflix account. I have been catching up old episodes of the 70’s show Emergency (what bad acting!). It would seem to me the 10 million 360’s out there would be a nice item to get in on, or go with the millions of Tivo’s out there would work too. Problem I see with Tivo, aren’t most Tivo’s out there still the older analog ones?
Dave, I have said this before but what about being added onto the Slingcatcher seems like it’d be a killer app to be added in. *dreams of the day the catcher is out*

]]> By: Dave Zatz http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2008-04/netflixs-silent-hardware-partners/comment-page-1/#comment-79389 Dave Zatz Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:24:41 +0000 http://www.zatznotfunny.com/?p=3537#comment-79389 Todd, they have four hardware partners. The amount of devices this encompasses and the type of devices is unknown. Todd, they have four hardware partners. The amount of devices this encompasses and the type of devices is unknown.

]]> By: Todd http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2008-04/netflixs-silent-hardware-partners/comment-page-1/#comment-79387 Todd Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:13:19 +0000 http://www.zatznotfunny.com/?p=3537#comment-79387 Am I reading this wrong, Netflix will have not one but four different STBs by year end? Seriously? Aren't we going in the wrong direction here? Shouldn't what I want to watch be in the cloud and I can view it from anywhere, with whatever? Dedicated, proprietary hardware that slathers on the DRM and restricts my options makes Todd sad. :( Am I reading this wrong, Netflix will have not one but four different STBs by year end? Seriously?

Aren’t we going in the wrong direction here? Shouldn’t what I want to watch be in the cloud and I can view it from anywhere, with whatever? Dedicated, proprietary hardware that slathers on the DRM and restricts my options makes Todd sad. :(

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