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Netflix - General discussion & technical queries

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    #662
    Skinfull
    Registered Users Posts: 1,439 ✭✭✭Skinfull


    Occono wrote: »
    You'd probably gasp at my DVD collection.....I couldn't really rent so I bought them all the time. Maybe I can use it as a fort.....

    Yeah I've amassed a massive collection because buying as better than renting. :D
    Occono wrote: »
    Streaming has been no hassle for me, and I'm on a terrible underperforming Eircom connection at home, (Should be about 1MB, never goes above 500KB), what exactly is your problem? Is it buffering all the time? I've seen it do that at some times of the day but not very often. I haven't had any audio sync problems, can you give examples?

    For the moment, you can check when new content comes in on the Facebook/Twitter pages, I imagine a better way might come in time, but it's not perfect. Don't know about search, the categories work well for me.

    Nope. It never buffers after the initial load. For about 20 - 50 seconds at the start the quality will be at a choppy, YouTube level but then will usually become perfect for the duration. But in some shows / movies the audio will be maybe a half second out of sync and get progressively worse throughout the viewing. I've found uninstalling and reinstalling the app fixes this for a couple of viewings but then the issue reoccurs.

    *This is happening on the PS3 and iPad interface. I'm with UPC on a 25MB line.


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    #663
    wrafter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 172 ✭✭wrafter


    I rang Netflix on their 1800 number today. Ten second queue, answered by a chap with a US accent.

    My question. Irish citizen, Irish address, Irish credit card... what happens if I want to access my account in another country... will it work.

    (I was thinking Spotify, which works for 14 days in another country.)

    His answer, it will work in USA, Canada, Mexico, UK and other countries outside of Ireland, but it won't work in countries where the service hasn't yet commenced.

    I'd rather fancy having this work for me in Spain. Anyone have any suggestions?


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    #664
    jack presley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,687 ✭✭✭✭jack presley


    wrafter wrote: »
    I rang Netflix on their 1800 number today. Ten second queue, answered by a chap with a US accent.

    My question. Irish citizen, Irish address, Irish credit card... what happens if I want to access my account in another country... will it work.

    (I was thinking Spotify, which works for 14 days in another country.)

    His answer, it will work in USA, Canada, Mexico, UK and other countries outside of Ireland, but it won't work in countries where the service hasn't yet commenced.

    I'd rather fancy having this work for me in Spain. Anyone have any suggestions?

    Sign up to witopia or any of the other VPN sites that let you pick the country you want you ip address to be from


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    #665
    brian ireland
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,647 ✭✭✭brian ireland


    wrafter wrote: »
    I rang Netflix on their 1800 number today. Ten second queue, answered by a chap with a US accent.

    My question. Irish citizen, Irish address, Irish credit card... what happens if I want to access my account in another country... will it work.

    (I was thinking Spotify, which works for 14 days in another country.)

    His answer, it will work in USA, Canada, Mexico, UK and other countries outside of Ireland, but it won't work in countries where the service hasn't yet commenced.

    I'd rather fancy having this work for me in Spain. Anyone have any suggestions?
    I recommend OverPlay VPN. Some one here sugested it and I have to say its great. You download a piece of software and pay at few dollars a month and it lets you pick the country you want to live in (virtually :D). You pick lets say the USA and you can watch ABC player or A&E and many more. If you are out side Ireland you can pick Irleand and watch Tv3 & Rte players and also AERTV.
    So pay here in Euro and Virtually live in any country in the world and enjoy


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    #666
    dodzy
    Registered Users Posts: 9,920 ✭✭✭dodzy


    Just watched incidious. Absolutely terrible, but thems the breaks :)


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    #667
    Solair
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,230 ✭✭✭Solair


    It's just a pity it runs in Silverlight. I find it really heats up my laptop processor unnecessarily, same with Flash!

    HTML5 would rock!


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    #668
    Fysh
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 11,015 Mod ✭✭✭✭Fysh


    Solair wrote: »
    It's just a pity it runs in Silverlight. I find it really heats up my laptop processor unnecessarily, same with Flash!

    HTML5 would rock!

    HTML5 would have the same problem, unless you've got hardware acceleration.


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    #669
    Rjd2
    Registered Users Posts: 12,007 ✭✭✭✭Rjd2


    The Interrupters has been added.:)

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Interrupters


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    #670
    huggs2
    Registered Users Posts: 471 ✭✭huggs2


    Solair wrote: »
    It's just a pity it runs in Silverlight. I find it really heats up my laptop processor unnecessarily, same with Flash!

    HTML5 would rock!

    Apparently Silverlight has very good DRM and thats why they use it.


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    #671
    Macronelf
    Registered Users Posts: 95 ✭✭Macronelf


    The American Netflix is great. Been watching the X-Files. 202 episodes!


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    #672
    McGrath5
    Registered Users Posts: 2,323 ✭✭✭McGrath5


    I have been really enjoying this service, watching Californication ATM. I only have a 3mb eircom line and the picture quality is perfect, watching it on a PS3.


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    #673
    Occono
    Registered Users Posts: 1,093 ✭✭✭Occono


    Macronelf wrote: »
    The American Netflix is great. Been watching the X-Files. 202 episodes!

    Unfortunately the X-Files just got added to Sky Go over here, so I'm guessing it won't be on the Netflix here soon, I was hoping for it. Even though I have Sky Go I might bother with a proxy now, the picture quality on it is terrible.


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    #674
    Solair
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,230 ✭✭✭Solair


    Fysh wrote: »
    HTML5 would have the same problem, unless you've got hardware acceleration.

    I know that much. There's apparently pretty shockingly bad hardware acceleration support for the browser plugin for Mac OS X anyway. Playing a video shouldn't cause the fans to switch on!! It's not that intensive an operation if it's performed by the correct chip!!

    Flash is equally diabolical !!


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    #675
    Macronelf
    Registered Users Posts: 95 ✭✭Macronelf


    Anyone have trouble with their ISP's over Netflix? I've had to change from Imagine 'cause they throttled my connection to 0.3 MBs


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    #676
    adox
    Registered Users Posts: 19,017 ✭✭✭✭adox


    Rjd2 wrote: »
    The Interrupters has been added.:)

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Interrupters

    Is this on the Irish site? Can't find it on the US one and it looks really interesting.


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    #677
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 15,814 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    The excellent Boss is now available to watch on the US store. Only there for the next 23 days so best get watching it asap, it's by far the best show of the past year.


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    #678
    adox
    Registered Users Posts: 19,017 ✭✭✭✭adox


    Deleted User wrote: »
    The excellent Boss is now available to watch on the US store. Only there for the next 23 days so best get watching it asap, it's by far the best show of the past year.

    Brilliant show. Surprised its up on Netflix so quickly.


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    #679
    mystic86
    Registered Users Posts: 2,983 ✭✭✭mystic86


    it's always sunny in philadelphia now available on netflix


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    #680
    L'prof
    Registered Users Posts: 11,996 ✭✭✭✭L'prof


    mystic86 wrote: »
    it's always sunny in philadelphia now available on netflix

    One of the best shows around, well worth a watch!


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    #681
    Kerplunk124
    Registered Users Posts: 1,012 ✭✭✭Kerplunk124


    I have no idea how to get Netflix on my PS3? ..Its no where to be seen..i tried checking in my channels but the only things that are there is RTE player and MUBI..anyone have any ideas how to find it?


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    #682
    Technocentral
    Registered Users Posts: 6,101 ✭✭✭Technocentral


    Kerplunk124 wrote: »
    I have no idea how to get Netflix on my PS3? ..Its no where to be seen..i tried checking in my channels but the only things that are there is RTE player and MUBI..anyone have any ideas how to find it?

    It just appeard on mine one day maybe you have to be on the latest update?


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    #683
    dodzy
    Registered Users Posts: 9,920 ✭✭✭dodzy


    Kerplunk124 wrote: »
    I have no idea how to get Netflix on my PS3? ..Its no where to be seen..i tried checking in my channels but the only things that are there is RTE player and MUBI..anyone have any ideas how to find it?

    Install ps3 home ( end of the icon list on the main screen ).


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    #684
    Sasquatch76
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,353 ✭✭✭Sasquatch76


    Bah, was going to revert back to the Irish Netflix to watch Always Sunny, but I lost the paper where I wrote down my original DNS number... :(


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    #685
    Mickeroo
    Administrators, Computer Games Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 32,143 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Mickeroo


    Sasquatch76 wrote: »
    Bah, was going to revert back to the Irish Netflix to watch Always Sunny, but I lost the paper where I wrote down my original DNS number... :(

    all you have to do is change it to automatic?


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    #686
    Sasquatch76
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,353 ✭✭✭Sasquatch76


    Mickeroo wrote: »
    all you have to do is change it to automatic?
    Woohoo! Thanks :D


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    #687
    Kerplunk124
    Registered Users Posts: 1,012 ✭✭✭Kerplunk124


    Technocentral wrote: »
    It just appeard on mine one day maybe you have to be on the latest update?

    Yeah i have the latest update
    dodzy wrote: »
    Install ps3 home ( end of the icon list on the main screen ).

    and yeah i have home installed..maybe PS just decided to leave my console out of it lol


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    #688
    The Sparrow
    Registered Users Posts: 3,614 ✭✭✭The Sparrow


    Kerplunk124 wrote: »
    Yeah i have the latest update


    and yeah i have home installed..maybe PS just decided to leave my console out of it lol

    Just go into Home anyway and it will most likely start downloading the latest update for Home and when it is finished I'd bet you will have Netflix in the TV section.


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    #689
    M cebee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,431 ✭✭✭M cebee


    Change Parental Control Setting
    Parental controls allow you to block content above a certain age certification.
    Show all Films and TV
    Show 18 and below
    Show 16 and below (including Guidance)
    Show 12A and below
    Show G and below, Suitable for children


    anything above G allows viewing 'american dad' and 'family guy'
    pity there isn't anything in between imo anyway


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    #690
    Kerplunk124
    Registered Users Posts: 1,012 ✭✭✭Kerplunk124


    Didn't download any update when i opened Home..seems i'll have to call them up


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    #691
    Snake Plisken
    Registered Users Posts: 12,435 ✭✭✭✭Snake Plisken


    Deleted User wrote: »
    The excellent Boss is now available to watch on the US store. Only there for the next 23 days so best get watching it asap, it's by far the best show of the past year.

    Thanks for the recommendation on Boss watched the first 2 episodes tonight excellent show

    It's a shame the Starz Deal comes to an end with Netflix on Feb 28, thats going to be a lot of content dissappearing from US Netflix 2500 programmes/tv shows from what I've read.


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