Netflix devices for Ireland

wextipp

With Netflix starting up in Ireland in the new year I was wondering are there many devices for sale in Ireland at the moment that will support the service. Will Netflix sell a branded device. I was planning on buying a Blueray player before Christmas and was thinking it would be nice if it supported Netflix. Does the Apple TV support Netflix.

PogMoThoin

I think the Boxee Box is one of the few that officially support it, the newer ones even come with a dedicated Netflix button on the remote (instead of play/pause which some people aren't too happy about).

cnocbui

XBox probably. It just got Youtube in the latest software update and you can get Netflix on XBox in the states so I suspect the same is likely here too.

Wednesday, December 07, 2011

New Xbox Netflix Player: New UI, Surround Sound but no 1080P


With the release of the new Xbox Dashboard update (which is now rolling out), Netflix has taken the opportunity to release an updated version of their streaming player. The new player has a number of new features including an overhauled user interface, integrated search, subtitles and Dolby Digital surround sound. Kinect gestures and voice commands can be used to control the app. Netflix also announced the availability of the new player in Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Mexico. The app will also be made available in the UK and Ireland in early 2012 via Xbox Live.

See, I was right!

wextipp

I was hoping for a device under the 100 Euro mark. The Roku seems good value in the States. However, I was hoping to buy it in Ireland. Is there any devices sold in Ireland for that price that will support Netflix.

Wayne Scales

wextipp wrote: »

I was hoping for a device under the 100 Euro mark. The Roku seems good value in the States. However, I was hoping to buy it in Ireland. Is there any devices sold in Ireland for that price that will support Netflix.

New WD TV Live FTW , has Spotify & NetFlix services running :

http://www.dabs.ie/products/western-digital-tv-live-streaming-media-player-7R19.html?q=wd%20live&src=16

wextipp

Wayne Scales wrote: »

New WD TV Live FTW , has Spotify & NetFlix services running :

http://www.dabs.ie/products/western-digital-tv-live-streaming-media-player-7R19.html?q=wd%20live&src=16

Thanks. That's exactly the box I'm looking for and it's at a good price.

davejacko

Apple TV supports Netfix

jpt1980

Netflix launched in Ireland today

hubiedubie

Can anybody with an AppleTV device confirm whether Netflix is now on AppleTV in Ireland?

It currently seems like the device options are quite limited.

Only LG(Blu-ray), Samsung(TVs), Xbox 360 or Playstation.

jpt1980

Got it on my Apple TV this morning

hubiedubie

jpt1980 wrote: »

Got it on my Apple TV this morning

Fantastic. Looking forward to checking it out when I get home. How is the interface / quality?

jpt1980

I have Eircom NGB 24mb broadband and the quality is really good. The interface is just like the iTunes movie rental interface, easier to use than the Netflix website. A great feature is when you watch part of a programme or movie on say your iPad and you go to the same on Apple TV it picks up from where you left off.

CKrules

Having some issues with the ps3. Cant find the app. Anybody got it working?

Fitzfans37

It's working perfectly for me on my PS3. Didn't know it was today it was launching but just saw the Netflix icon under TV/Video services and signed up within 2 mins

DubLx

afaik Netflix plays in a lot of different devices.. xbox, ps3, iOS, Android and some SmartTVs (Samsung at least).
You can also use a PC or Mac

CKrules

Fitzfans37 wrote: »

It's working perfectly for me on my PS3. Didn't know it was today it was launching but just saw the Netflix icon under TV/Video services and signed up within 2 mins

Should it be under video? All I have is BD data, search for media servers and video upload.

hubiedubie

Had a look at Netflix last night. The supposedly HD quality was absolutely shocking I have a 100MB internet connection so it should have been pristine. There were lots of compression artifacts, noise and more. I'll try again tonight to see if it was a temporary issue but for now I'm not impressed. It's just about ok for casual viewing but the quality is distracting. I wasn't expecting blu-ray standards or anything but I was hoping it would give Sky / Sky HD a run for its money which it clearly doesn't. Will try and watch Breaking Bad tonight to see if I can sit through it. In fairness it's only €6.99 a month so perhaps I was expecting too much.

davejacko

hubiedubie wrote: »

Can anybody with an AppleTV device confirm whether Netflix is now on AppleTV in Ireland?

It currently seems like the device options are quite limited.

Only LG(Blu-ray), Samsung(TVs), Xbox 360 or Playstation.

Yes, it works very well.

ZENER

CKrules wrote: »

Should it be under video? All I have is BD data, search for media servers and video upload.

When did you last do a software update on your PS3 ? Mine is at ver 4.0 and it has the NetFlix icon under the Video tab.

Oh and you should also have the RTE Player app there too ?

Ken

colinslade

Where do you find Netflix on ATV menu, was in it last night and couldnt see it anywhere? But guess I have just been looking in the wrong place?!!!!

thanks all for the stupid question.

hubiedubie

colinslade wrote: »

Where do you find Netflix on ATV menu, was in it last night and couldnt see it anywhere? But guess I have just been looking in the wrong place?!!!!
thanks all for the stupid question.

From memory, I think it's the first item under the 'Internet' menu. If it doesn't appear try rebooting your ATV.

ChrisMcCauley

It's the first item under Internet for me but it doesn't work - "Netflix is currently unavailable"

No problems from my PS3, iPad or Mac.


Chris

jpt1980

ChrisMcCauley wrote: »

It's the first item under Internet for me but it doesn't work - "Netflix is currently unavailable"

No problems from my PS3, iPad or Mac.


Chris

Same message appears on my iPhone the last hour or so, try it again later this evening

hubiedubie

ChrisMcCauley wrote: »

It's the first item under Internet for me but it doesn't work - "Netflix is currently unavailable"
No problems from my PS3, iPad or Mac.
Chris

A reboot of ATV sorted this for me.

Douglas Preston

yes also having issues with PS3..no sign of netflix app under video..and RTE player app vanished after installing latest update...

wextipp

The Roku LT is available for pre-order on Amazon.co.uk for just under 50 Sterling. Looks like a good option for Netflix

redman

Hi

Have it working on PS3, Ipad, Iphone but its not appearing on my Live Hub .

EDIT: Found a firmware upgrade but only for the WD Live TV not for the "Hub Model"...http://www.wdc.com/wdproducts/updates/?family=wdfwdtv_live_G3

has anyone heard of anything for the WD TV Live Hub?

otron

Douglas Preston wrote: »

yes also having issues with PS3..no sign of netflix app under video..and RTE player app vanished after installing latest update...

I had the same problem until some in another thread suggested I install Playtstation Home and that did it.

Branoic

does it only work on ATV 2 or will it work okay with a 1st gen?

kellylouise07

does anyone know what kind of data it uses?? i only have a 15gb allowence on my laptop and a 5gb on my iphone?

Overheal

kellylouise07 wrote: »

does anyone know what kind of data it uses?? i only have a 15gb allowence on my laptop and a 5gb on my iphone?

From what I understand you could watch about 100 hours per month comfortably on that kind of data allowance.

As for devices look at the common ones:

-Apple TV
-Roku
-Boxee
-WD TV
-A fecking PC
-Xbox 360
-Wii
-PS3
-iPad, 3DS, etc.

wextipp

All I want is a box that has:-

SaorView (Full support)
Freesat (with full EPG)
RTE Player, TV3 player
BBC Player, ITV Player etc.
Youtube, Dailymotion etc.
Netflix

Not asking for much.

cnocbui

Yes it is.

Ireland is a tiny market so the Saorview requirement is rather specialised.

Netflix has only just been made available in this market, so hardly time to manufacture a product and get it to market

BBC iPlayer requires you have a UK IP address, last time I looked, so the box would have to work through a UK proxy. No doubt you would expect that for free.

If RTE player requires an Irish IP address, it would have to not use the UK proxy for that.

wextipp

cnocbui wrote: »

Yes it is.

I know, but it would be nice. I'll settle for:-

Irish digital (without MHEG5)
Freesat (with only now and next EPG)
BBC Player, ITV Player etc. (using monthly subscribtion to proxy service)
Youtube, Dailymotion etc.
Netflix with USA content (using monthly subscribtion to proxy service)

All on the one box.

I have tried 'Unblock US' service on my PC and it works well. If you want to access UK content (BBC, ITV etc) it uses a UK IP address, for Netflix it uses US addresses. It also lets you use the Players on the US networks like ABC and NBC. It is all automatic.

adox

Overheal wrote: »

From what I understand you could watch about 100 hours per month comfortably on that kind of data allowance.

Sorry but you seem way off the mark there. They have a 20GB allowance in total wich would probably get you 30 hours maximum on SD streams.

Overheal

adox wrote: »

Sorry but you seem way off the mark there. They have a 20GB allowance in total wich would probably get you 30 hours maximum on SD streams.

Data which I have directly from Verizon Wireless, the data consumption for 100 hours of youtube/sd video/skype is approximately 5 gigabytes.

PogMoThoin

Sorry Overheal, but you are way off the mark, even at it's lowest quality Netflix uses 0.3GB per hour giving you 50 hours absolute maximum on a 15GB cap with no other traffic or usage. Do the maths. Also bandwidth caps are combined upload and download and as Netflix is a tcp connection, packets send acknowledgments before more packets are sent you will get much less than this. Netflix eats bandwidth caps for breakfast. 15GB is a pittance.

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andy1249

Anybody still having trouble getting the netflix app on the PS3 , follow this , I couldnt get it until this morning , followed this procedure and bingo ... works a charm.

http://community.eu.playstation.com/t5/PlayStation-3-Media/Unlocking-TV-And-Film-Apps-Icons-To-Download-The-Apps-Or/td-p/14698097

Basically , create are new user , not PSID , just a new user on the console.

Scroll across to the PS Store and press it ,

Fill out the box , dont forget to put in Ireland and make sure the age is over 18

Go into the Store

Leave the Store

Log out of the new user profile you created
Log back in to the new user profile you created

Wait for the whats new section to load

Scroll over to the video section

Netflix icon should be there , click on it to load the app

It'll probably kick you out because your not on the PS network , thats OK , just exit out of the app,

Log out of the new user profile you created

Log back in as yourself

Netflix icon will be there , log in and enjoy !

wextipp

I see this device mentioned in yesterdays Irish Times, the HMP2000 from Philips. Seems like a good alternative to the Roku and it has Youtube as well. Look's like a straight forward device at an OK price (70 Euro or so).