I just installed the latest XBox 360 update, which added Instant Netflix TV and movie streaming to my XBox. Instant Netflix doesn’t yet indicate which movies are HD and which are SD, so I just randomly started The Host, and it came in in HD – lucky choice! The movie started quickly, and the picture and sound were perfect. This is just such a great way to watch movies!
I love that Instant Netflix is a subscription model, where we pay X dollars per month for our subscription – as little as $9 – and that includes instant streaming of any movie or TV show in their instant catalog. While I was never a fan of the model for music, such as Rhapsody, it works great for movies and TV shows, because I’m much less likely to watch a movie over and over again than I am to listen to a song over and over again. In other words, I want to build a collection of music which I own, but I just want to be able to watch movies and TV shows once or occasionally twice.
