Netflix iPad app updated to support video out to TVs and monitors

We're still not exactly sure why so many people have complained about the Netflix iPad app's lack of video-out support, but rest easy folks -- your cries of despair have been heard. Version 1.0.2, now live in the App Store, supports video out using the component, composite, and VGA dongles, as well as addressing some lingering bugs. To be perfectly honest, we'd much rather stream Netflix in HD using one of the many set-top options out there while hanging on to the iPad for some casual surfing on the side, but we won't tell you how to rock it... just so long as you rock it raw.

[Thanks, Dave]

[Snake Robot Podium Posted May 19th 2010 10:15PM]

Hopefully feature this will trickle down to smartphones.

[Maroonfree Posted May 19th 2010 10:25PM]

Showbread reference? I could see this being great in Hotel Rooms, Friends houses, conference rooms at the office. if it's that easy to add, it's kind of a why not sort of thing.

[taligent Posted May 19th 2010 11:02PM]

@SteveyAyo .. The point is that just because you can plug things into a device doesn't change the purpose of the device.

e..g a PSP is a portable game device and just because you CAN plug it up to your TV doesn't make it a console.

[bolezhinkov Posted May 19th 2010 11:03PM]

shimmy shimmy ya

[howardchief Posted May 19th 2010 11:04PM]

Can someone teach me about the quality when you send it from the iPad to a tv? hd or no?

[Chaos744 Posted May 19th 2010 11:16PM]

Why is a VIEWING App free for the ipad, while a rental manager is a paid app for the iPhone??? Should be the other way around IMO.

[Sil Posted May 19th 2010 11:17PM]

Seriously why cant apple make the adapter let you mirror the iPad to the other screen? Is that too much to ask? Apparently its a lot to ask for a MiniDisplay port with audio out capability. Seriously, why cant they make VGA or HDMI standard on the macs? Whats with the mini dvi, mini displayport, video, man Why can they not just put a STANDARD video out component!

[zelannii Posted May 20th 2010 8:56AM]

@Sil
the MacBook released this week does have Mini DP with audio.... Since its a completely optional part of the spec, I can't blame apple too much for not including it, since even the audio in the spec is inferior to the 5.1 digital audio available via the mini toslink on all macbooks and MBPs that have DP.

[CallDon Posted May 20th 2010 12:22AM]

Let's have a Netflix app for Evo!

[metric Posted May 20th 2010 4:06PM]

Cool now I can video out low def video from my worthless iTampon

[ajwoodhouse Posted May 20th 2010 9:27PM]

@ROFL Does it have a function really? Other than making you think you look cool (it
doesn't make you look cool btw)