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The XMB is already pretty efficient and ad-free. Adding cool features will be nice, but doing a total revamp like NXE isn't necessary. Nothing 'public' or private about it.]]>Dec 9th 2008 7:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/Dec 9th 2008 9:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/
Regardless, once Netflix streaming runs on Silverlight/Mono instead of ActiveX like they promised, I'm pretty sure there will be some way to run it on PS3 Linux shortly, or maybe even in the PS3's built-in web browser. Anyone tried Hulu or HD YouTube on the PS3 browser yet?

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I had Blockbuster long enough and was happy until Netflix started unlimited online streaming. Now since Blockbuster announced that it will keep charging per movie, I am going to switch to Netflix.]]>Dec 9th 2008 7:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/Dec 9th 2008 7:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/Dec 9th 2008 6:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/Dec 9th 2008 7:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/Dec 9th 2008 10:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/
http://www.way2xtreme.com/ps3_netflix.jpg]]>Dec 10th 2008 1:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/
HD video quality is amazing. Tons of awesome movies. Instant streaming. Load time is literally 30 seconds. All the HD TV series are popping up lately. It is only $4 more than regular netflix subscriptiong. You get the Netflix subscription and on top of that you can stream on your xbox or you COMPUTER. If you're traveling you have time to watch anything anywhere in the world.

The setup is amazing.]]>Dec 10th 2008 9:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/Dec 9th 2008 6:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/Dec 9th 2008 8:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/Dec 9th 2008 6:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/Dec 9th 2008 7:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/Dec 9th 2008 7:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/Dec 9th 2008 8:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/
Actually OS X supports NTFS (read only) out of the box, which is all you need the PS3 to support really.]]>Dec 9th 2008 9:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/Dec 9th 2008 6:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/Dec 9th 2008 6:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/Dec 9th 2008 6:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/Dec 9th 2008 7:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/
I already have Netflix, so if I rent anything, it will be through them. Sony: prepare to have your door taken down.]]>Dec 9th 2008 7:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/Dec 9th 2008 9:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/Netflix please?
sony store is alright, but no chance in hell somone with netflix is paying to rent from sony]]>Dec 9th 2008 7:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/Dec 9th 2008 6:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/Dec 9th 2008 6:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/Dec 9th 2008 7:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/Dec 9th 2008 7:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/Dec 9th 2008 7:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/Dec 9th 2008 7:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/Dec 9th 2008 7:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/Dec 9th 2008 8:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/KevinC]]>Dec 9th 2008 7:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/Dec 9th 2008 7:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/Dec 10th 2008 12:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/
As for the "B movie" comment, I guess it depends on what you're looking for. If you're the type of person who doesn't watch anything but the New Release wall at Blockbuster, then you won't be happy with Watch Now because it balances between a few recent releases, and lots of older titles. If you like classics or TV shows, then it's a good deal. If you want to catch up on older movies, or independent films, it's a good deal. If you only watch mainstream, big-budget, focus-audience-approved movies produced within the last 18 months, then you'll probably be disappointed with the selection.

I've had a Roku player since launch, and between watching on there, and on my Mac in OS X and Windows, I've watched a ton of movies for the same price as I'd be paying for my regular Netflix subscription. If I want the mainstream new releases, I get the red envelopes (and only have to wait a day, as I'm near a distro center). Between red envelopes, I can watch the STARZ network live on my computer, or watch on-demand streaming movies and shows like the following:

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Weird Science
Scarface
Star Trek TOS: Season One, Two, and Three
The Silence of the Lambs
Heroes: Season One
Grindhouse
Basic Instinct
Ransom
All the CSI you can handle
High Fidelity
Billy Madison
U-571
The Boiler Room
Mississippi Burning
Gone Baby Gone
Enchanted (hey, don't laugh. It's good.)
The Illusionist
Young Frankenstein
Firestarter
Misery
Needful Things
Quantum Leap (the entire series)
Dead Like Me: Season 1 & 2
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Men in Black
A Time to Kill
Unforgiven
High Plains Drifter
Batman Beyond: The Return of the Joker
Happy Gilmore
Justice League: The New Frontier
Network
Klute

and lots more. Again, it depends on your taste, but there are some good movies on there, if you're someone who actually likes movies and not just some kid who needs the newest, trendiest thing.

Either way, it's FREE with a regular subscription, so it's not like you're losing anything. You still get the Netflix subscription and the red envelopes. This is just a bonus, and it's a pretty good value when you compare it to the "buy to watch" model from Sony. I'm not interested in paying for a digital copy of a movie that only plays on one company's hardware. That's not value. That's a trap.


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So why would Sony change that?
Has the XNE won this award or any award?]]>Dec 9th 2008 7:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/Dec 10th 2008 12:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/Dec 9th 2008 8:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/Dec 9th 2008 9:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/
*Curses and punches a hole through the wall*]]>Dec 9th 2008 8:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/Dec 10th 2008 11:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/Dec 9th 2008 8:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/Dec 9th 2008 8:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/
PS3 360
System $400 $ 200-300
HDD (120) $50ish $160
Wifi Free $100
Batteries Free $12 per
Mem. 512mb 2$ $49.99
HDMI $10 $49.99
Online Free 50$ year
Total $462 $661.98

Movie(rent) $3-5 (1) $8.99/mo (unlimited)
Thanky you, bit I can pay a little more for my movies :)]]>Dec 9th 2008 9:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/sony-says-it-has-no-plans-for-revamped-xmb-netflix-service/Batteries - Energizer 2-Pack AA 1700 mAh Rechargeable Batteries with Value Charger Energizer (10-20$). Easy to replace.
Wifi - 20$ Asus router w/ DD-WRT (Bridge/Client mode)
Memory Card - Free ^ see above
HDMI - 4.99 (monoprice) - Fits perfectly.
Online - 3.08$ a month (newegg 12+1 month Xbox Live Card)


Total - 268.98$ . Thats 200$ saved.

The only thing is the 120GB HDD and you can use that 2.5'' laptop drive that you got for the PS3 on the XBox 360. You just need to use a different "method".
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