{"id":119,"date":"2008-09-07T21:58:13","date_gmt":"2008-09-08T01:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.payne.org\/2008\/09\/07\/netflix-player-after-a-few-months\/"},"modified":"2008-09-07T21:58:13","modified_gmt":"2008-09-08T01:58:13","slug":"netflix-player-after-a-few-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/payne.org\/blog\/netflix-player-after-a-few-months\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix Player, after a few months"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’ve had a\u00a0Netflix Player\/Roku<\/a>\u00a0set top box now for a few months, and we’ve used it quite a bit.<\/p>\n

The short review: \u00a0a decent product execution, but with very limited video content. Netflix’s “watch instantly” offerings mostly consists of TV content and older movies. \u00a0It’s rare that you find recent, top-quality movies. \u00a0Our kids quickly ran out of new things to watch.<\/p>\n

The physical product is very nice and compact (roughly the size of a 1″ stack of CD cases). \u00a0It has no buttons, and only a power indicator on the front. \u00a0The remote control is very straightforward with a small number of buttons, and the on-screen menus are simple and easy to understand. \u00a0Setup and configuration was very easy, and the box has Wifi so you don’t need a wired connection.<\/p>\n

We do wish fast forward worked differently. \u00a0It’s not like a Tivo — instead, it scrolls through a set of small video still frames. \u00a0When you hit “play”, the box takes a few seconds to rebuffer and resume from the new point. \u00a0Fortunately, Netflix’s video content doesn’t have ads that need to be skipped.<\/p>\n

Also, videos can only be added to your viewing queue through Netflix’s Web interface — you can’t choose new videos through the box itself. \u00a0This is much more useful than our cable company’s on-screen interface for selecting an on-demand movie, and we’ve found it helpful to limit what our kids can watch (while still letting them choose from a list of options). \u00a0However, if you sit down at your TV to watch something new, you’ll need to go find your PC to add the movie to your queue.<\/p>\n

Bottom line: \u00a0for $100, we’d probably<\/span> get one again, but we’re really hoping that Netflix brings more (and better) content on-line.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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