Netflix is now in the UK

Raymond Lin · 4 Jan 2014 at 14:17

FeFiDoh said:
For those that mention the fact that movie studios will lose out due to a cinema being a ticket per person and if you were to watch it at home there could be x amount, didn't MS with the Kinect patent some idea where it watches how many people are in the room and limits what you can watch? I guess there is potential for them to use that at some point.

Also I doubt with how greedy they are they want something like Netflix having control over it and would rather launch their own service, we already see this with PC gaming with Steam then EA's Origin and Ubisofts UPlay they all want a part of it.

Whats to stop you to turn the kinect the other way round, facing a 10x8 photograph of the same room with 1 person in the photo.

Scotteh · 4 Jan 2014 at 14:23

I'd imagine it would base it on human-like actions (a picture is most likely going to be sat still for the full duration, where as people will move heads etc)

But regardless, it's not going to be something that'll be here within the next decade, or ever

imho.

Raymond Lin · 4 Jan 2014 at 14:24

Scotteh said:
I'd imagine it would base it on human-like actions (a picture is most likely going to be sat still for the full duration, where as people will move heads etc)

But regardless, it's not going to be something that'll be here within the next decade, or ever imho.

I have a LCD photoframe that can play videos in a loop which isn't being used?

Scotteh · 4 Jan 2014 at 14:29

Touché

But yeah that pretty much highlights a major flaw with the idea, and I doubt it's even being put into development

Only thing they're testing is the simultaneous screens (not viewers) afaik.

Guyver · 5 Jan 2014 at 02:40

i have netflix but i use unblock us to get the US version. far far more content and a lot more stuff id watch like the old 80's tv stuff like airwolf, A-Team and McGuyver.

netflix is a great thing to have though. a lot of stuff to watch and a good price.

ShakenNstirred · 5 Jan 2014 at 03:41

Netflix just lost 85 top films because the contract with a Hollywood studio has just runout

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Vanquish-Storm · 5 Jan 2014 at 10:35

ShakenNstirred said:
Netflix just lost 85 top films because the contract with a Hollywood studio has just runout

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What studio? Source?

Pigeon_Killer · 5 Jan 2014 at 11:20

Never mind 85 films, they're losing 20% of their entire catalogue this week.

http://www.nme.com/filmandtv/news/netflix-to-lose-475-films-and-tv-shows-in-january/328653

Glaucus · 5 Jan 2014 at 11:56

No news story, licenses expire all the time, they renew get new ones etc.

Silly Goose On The Loose · 5 Jan 2014 at 12:05

Glaucus said:
No news story, licenses expire all the time, they renew get new ones etc.

True, but Netflix's UK content is so crap anyway that this will only makes things worse (they won't replace all that content straight away).

However, with something like Unblock-Us, if a movie expires from one region, it's nearly always available somewhere else.

glenimp617 · 5 Jan 2014 at 21:20

moreflicks.com and an unblock-us subscription is a must imho

Woden · 5 Jan 2014 at 21:21

Raymond Lin said:
I have a LCD photoframe that can play videos in a loop which isn't being used?

Kinect also has infra-red sensors.

dcsarge · 6 Jan 2014 at 14:30

Just wondered if anyone with access to the US service could tell me if it has Bones Season 6 available? Sky skipped it and Lovefilm don't have the rental rights for some reason.

Ta muchly in advance

Glaucus · 6 Jan 2014 at 14:33

dcsarge said:
Just wondered if anyone with access to the US service could tell me if it has Bones Season 6 available? Sky skipped it and Lovefilm don't have the rental rights for some reason.

Ta muchly in advance

All 8 series.

Columbo · 6 Jan 2014 at 14:34

dcsarge said:
Just wondered if anyone with access to the US service could tell me if it has Bones Season 6 available? Sky skipped it and Lovefilm don't have the rental rights for some reason.

Ta muchly in advance

Yep S6 is on there.

dcsarge · 6 Jan 2014 at 14:55

Thanks very much to both of you. Looks like lovefilm is getting the boot and Netflix and a US bypass is in order.

glenimp617 · 6 Jan 2014 at 15:23

dcsarge said:
Just wondered if anyone with access to the US service could tell me if it has Bones Season 6 available? Sky skipped it and Lovefilm don't have the rental rights for some reason.

Ta muchly in advance

Just go to moreflicks.com and see for youself. Brilliant site.
If its on netflix, click on the icon and it tells you which region

Guyver · 6 Jan 2014 at 20:40

yup, US netflix far better then UK one. soo much stuff hard to decide what to watch lol

dcsarge · 7 Jan 2014 at 09:26

Just checked out moreflicks.com and I think my TV viewing via Netflix is likely to get a tad distracting

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CaptainRAVE · 10 Aug 2018 at 21:26

How on earth is friends the most streamed over many of the other series available to stream?

Netflix is now in the UK

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