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Old 01-23-10 | 08:16 PM
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Is there a way to see ALL of the movies/tv shows that are available to stream in HD? I know theres a tab on the site but that doesnt list everything thats available.
Old 01-23-10 | 08:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Drav3n
Is there a way to see ALL of the movies/tv shows that are available to stream in HD? I know theres a tab on the site but that doesnt list everything thats available.
got this off http://instantwatcher.com

A lot of people would like this feature, but for technical reasons, Netflix isn't making this possible yet. See http://developer.netflix.com/forum/r...#comment-55292 for more information.
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damn. so i now have one complaint w/ netflix lol
Old 01-23-10 | 09:06 PM
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there is a site called www.instantwatcher.com
that lists everything, but honestly I'm not sure if it lists those in HD.
Old 01-23-10 | 09:11 PM
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Originally Posted by DVDMagic
there is a site called www.instantwatcher.com
that lists everything, but honestly I'm not sure if it lists those in HD.
thats where i got mine post from,they cant do it yet
Old 01-23-10 | 09:27 PM
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Originally Posted by lacubs
got this off http://instantwatcher.com

A lot of people would like this feature, but for technical reasons, Netflix isn't making this possible yet. See http://developer.netflix.com/forum/r...#comment-55292 for more information.
Ooh, nice. Thanks for that one!
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If you want to check out a particularly infamous movie, Caligula is on Watch Instantly now (and it apparently is the 156-minute unrated version).
Old 01-26-10 | 01:35 PM
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20 more Criterion titles added:
  1. The Battle of Algiers
  2. Diabolique
  3. The Earrings Of Madame De…
  4. Fanny and Alexander
  5. M
  6. Mishima: A Life In Four Chapters
  7. Pandora’s Box
  8. The Passion of Joan of Arc
  9. Picnic at Hanging Rock
  10. Playtime
  11. Richard III
  12. The Rules of the Game
  13. Samurai Rebellion
  14. Smiles of a Summer Night
  15. Tokyo Drifter
  16. Tokyo Story
  17. Tout Va Bien
  18. Ugetsu
  19. Umberto D.
  20. The Wages of Fear

http://criterioncast.com/2010/01/22/...ion-on-netflix
Old 01-28-10 | 01:22 PM
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I've started using the following to see what's coming up:

http://www.streamingsoon.com/

No HD listing, but it lets me plan ahead.
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thanks for this link! some good movies being added tomorrow!
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Not sure if this was asked before - but when streaming HD content, is the audio only 2 channel? Just got the Netflix disc, so I'm still getting used to it.
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Thanks for the links to instantwatcher and streaming soon...I doubled the length of my instant queue thanks to those two sites lol

I watched Let The Right One In last night, great vampire movie and streams in HD too.
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Originally Posted by wampyrii
Thanks for the links to instantwatcher and streaming soon...I doubled the length of my instant queue thanks to those two sites lol

I watched Let The Right One In last night, great vampire movie and streams in HD too.
excellent movie!

btw, welcome to the board!
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So I saw that they added Torchwood: Children of Earth. I watched Part 1 and then find out that they don't have Part 2 available for streaming but they have parts 3, 4 and 5. What's up with that?!!!
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Some title I've watched last couple of months:

Cocaine Cowboys 1 & 2 (previously recommended) Great documentary!

The King of Kong

2 Days in Paris

I Want Candy
Old 02-08-10 | 09:37 PM
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Originally Posted by ChefWinduAZ
So I saw that they added Torchwood: Children of Earth. I watched Part 1 and then find out that they don't have Part 2 available for streaming but they have parts 3, 4 and 5. What's up with that?!!!
That sucks. I don't know why their streaming licensing sometimes skips episodes of series. It seems like it would all be a package deal (except when it's just a Pilot).
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Big Fan (HD) (OAR) since this shot with HD Red One camera this is exceedingly sharp and detailed
Horror of Dracula (HD) the hidef really made the colors and image 'pop'
24 City (HD) beautiful cinematography complimented by it's sublime hidef presentation
Ma Vie en Rose (full screen 4:3) very good film, but it's the first film I've "instant watched" which looked quite frankly hideous - cropped and out of focus

I'm glad they have Starz' Spartacus series, since watching via Netflix frees up limited space on my DVR

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Originally Posted by Giles
Big Fan (HD) (OAR) since this shot with HD Red One camera this is exceedingly sharp and detailed
Horror of Dracula (HD) the hidef really made the colors and image 'pop'
24 City (HD) beautiful cinematography complimented by it's sublime hidef presentation
Ma Vie en Rose (full screen 4:3) very good film, but it's the first film I've "instant watched" which looked quite frankly hideous - cropped and out of focus

I'm glad they have Starz' Spartacus series, since watching via Netflix frees up limited space on my DVR
I noticed that you listed Big Fan as being OAR. I have only played around with Netflix streaming a little bit, and I haven't watched a full movie yet. Do you find that most of their HD content is OAR? I never thought about the fact that they might be using cropped transfers.
Old 02-09-10 | 09:22 PM
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^ of the few I've seen yes they are OAR

I hope Netflix can secure the hidef films that the now defunct satellite channel MonstersHD broadcast.
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^ of the few I've seen yes they are OAR
That's good. I've been meaning to watch something through Netflix streaming, but it seems like I always have a stack of Blu-ray Discs or DVDs. Big Fan is actually one I wanted to see though, and it didn't get a Blu-ray release. I might try that one this weekend.
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If they're HD they may be OAR, but I've seen some non-OAR transfers of SD movies. I don't think my connection is fast enough to even get HD.
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I don't think my connection is fast enough to even get HD.
According to NetFlix, the HD quality requires an Internet connection of 3.0 Mbps or higher.
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Originally Posted by dhmac
According to NetFlix, the HD quality requires an Internet connection of 3.0 Mbps or higher.
It's 5 Mbps minimum for HD content:

http://www.netflix.com/WiMessage?msg=59

I'm fairly certain the 3 Mbps speed is for max SD quality.

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Originally Posted by Chad
20 more Criterion titles added:
  1. The Battle of Algiers
  2. Diabolique
  3. The Earrings Of Madame De…
  4. Fanny and Alexander
  5. M
  6. Mishima: A Life In Four Chapters
  7. Pandora’s Box
  8. The Passion of Joan of Arc
  9. Picnic at Hanging Rock
  10. Playtime
  11. Richard III
  12. The Rules of the Game
  13. Samurai Rebellion
  14. Smiles of a Summer Night
  15. Tokyo Drifter
  16. Tokyo Story
  17. Tout Va Bien
  18. Ugetsu
  19. Umberto D.
  20. The Wages of Fear

http://criterioncast.com/2010/01/22/...ion-on-netflix
another Criterion title: "Paris, Texas" was added, and in HiDef (!) no less...
Old 02-17-10 | 05:56 PM
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And some more Criterions:
  1. 49th Parallel
  2. Black Narcissus
  3. Brief Encounter
  4. Great Expectations
  5. Green for Danger
  6. Hamlet
  7. I Know Where I’m Going
  8. Life & Death of Colonel Blimp
  9. Red Shoes
  10. Revanche
  11. This Sporting Life

http://criterioncast.com/2010/02/16/...on-on-netflix/



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