TiVo Joins the Netflix Streaming Club
November 3, 2008 by Tyler Pruitt · Leave a Comment
The newest member of the Netflix Streaming Club is TiVo! Both companies have announced that Netflix “Watch Instantly” streaming is coming to the TiVo Series 3, TiVo HD, and the TiVo HD XL. With Netflix putting on a “Watch Instantly” full court press, the FWC lab will have a plethora of options when it comes [...]
Netflix: 6% of Subscribers Use Blu-ray
October 21, 2008 by Mehar Gill · 2 Comments
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings revealed today that less than 500,000 (roughly 6%) of Netflix users take advantage of their Blu -ray library. Speaking during a company earnings call, Mr. Hastings then went on to say he expects this number to rise as Blu-ray adoption increases. Mr. Hastings also stated interest in bringing more Netflix “Watch [...]
E3 08: Microsoft’s Announcements
July 14, 2008 by Mehar Gill · 13 Comments
Microsoft had there E3 conference this morning, no doubt they had announcements regarding high definition medium.
Roku NetFlix Box Debuts, Jaws Drop
May 20, 2008 by James Segars · 4 Comments
While it was only a matter of time before a Netflix set-top-box was revealed, few would have expected it today. The box from Roku is capable of pulling, from your Netflix queue, any “watch now” titles/shows and thereby streaming via the Roku unit. The box itself is HDD-less, and simply buffers the stream from Netflix. [...]