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NETFLIX...Your Verdict

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    #32
    strobe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,872 ✭✭✭strobe


    MagicMarker wrote: »
    :confused:

    Have you even looked? There's a general Netflix discussion thread in the film forum with over 700 replies. If you had looked there first you'd already know how to access the US content.

    Any chance you could link to a specific post that explains the whole US content thing MM please? Or PM me how maybe? It's a massive ass thread. Cheers man.


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    #33
    o1s1n
    Registered Users Posts: 34,541 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    strobe wrote: »
    Any chance you could link to a specific post that explains the whole US content thing MM please? Or PM me how maybe? It's a massive ass thread. Cheers man.

    unblock-us.com


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    #34
    celj
    Registered Users Posts: 409 ✭✭celj


    Onesimus wrote: »
    Are you using PC/laptop when switching to us version? or are you using a games console?

    I'm using a PS3,my son has the Xbox upstairs and watches movies as well.

    Would be easy to connect a laptop up to tv though.


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    #35
    MagicMarker
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 32,865 ✭✭✭✭MagicMarker


    strobe wrote: »
    Any chance you could link to a specific post that explains the whole US content thing MM please? Or PM me how maybe? It's a massive ass thread. Cheers man.
    Well I found out through this thread actually. :)


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    #36
    TheZohanS
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,582 ✭✭✭✭TheZohanS


    Onesimus wrote: »
    Why would it be locked? I'm doing a poll looking for a wider audience of Ireland on this subject. I'm not going to get a good load of opinion from the tele section of boards where the cobwebs are probably plentiful at the minute with the amount of people that venture in there ( if any ) .

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=63135899&postcount=8


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    #37
    WoollyRedHat
    Registered Users Posts: 10,462 ✭✭✭✭WoollyRedHat


    Omgz netflix chnged my l1fe, havnt et slpt or gne ot in daze lolz nd nw i dunt hve to b pirte anymre, yay! lolz luv ya netflix xxx


    edt: elso mn now illeterate lolz


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    #38
    Agricola
    Registered Users Posts: 6,547 ✭✭✭Agricola


    I think Netflix is great. But then again I was still on dialup up to 2 years ago so my opinion is probably a bit scewed!


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    #39
    Snake Plisken
    Registered Users Posts: 12,469 ✭✭✭✭Snake Plisken


    I was sceptical at first about signing up but have to say well worth the money, especially if you use unblockUS to watch the american content. Movie content isn't great on the service here, but US is decent enough TV series though are great u can watch all the 24's Arrested Development, The IT crowd loads of stuff you might have missed! Try it for a the months free trial you can cancel it if you don't like it.


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    #40
    partyatmygaff
    Registered Users Posts: 10,992 ✭✭✭✭partyatmygaff


    Unblock-us + Netflix + Hulu = All the streaming TV and films you'll ever need

    Unblock-us is a must, it only costs CAD$4.99 a month and you get access to Netflix's much better US catalogue and Hulu.


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    #41
    Vahevala
    Registered Users Posts: 1,681 ✭✭✭Vahevala


    I signed up for the free trial but have rarely used it since. I think they need to get a better selection of movies to keep people interested long term.


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    #42
    NinjaK
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 963 ✭✭✭NinjaK


    Watching Breaking Bad and Dexter on it and some documentaries. When they finish ill probably end my subscription, does they US version have season 3+ of Breaking Bad?


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    #43
    crazyFeet
    Registered Users Posts: 154 ✭✭crazyFeet


    just change your DNS to 128.122.23.22 and it will be streaming from US servers with a wider choice of stuff to watch. Youtube has video tootorials on how its done if you are not sure :) simples


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    #44
    cloud493
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,835 ✭✭✭✭cloud493


    I neither like or dislike it. Some good stuff bad quality, too limited to get a monthly subscription.


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    #45
    previous user
    Registered Users Posts: 1,024 ✭✭✭previous user


    6.99 euro a month working out at 84 euro a year nearly half of what you can pay for an Irish tv licence and you can view a larger selection of movies and tv shows when you want then what would be shown on all the Irish television channels combined in a year, sounds tempting.


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    #46
    Bassfish
    Registered Users Posts: 903 ✭✭✭Bassfish


    crazyFeet wrote: »
    just change your DNS to 128.122.23.22 and it will be streaming from US servers with a wider choice of stuff to watch. Youtube has video tootorials on how its done if you are not sure :) simples
    Does this work on a ps3?


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    #47
    44leto
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,137 ✭✭✭44leto


    Apparently I can get this free for a month on my playstation, but I hear its not worth the bother its all old stuff.

    But it is the future, TV is going to radically change in the next few years.


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    #48
    eth0
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,635 ✭✭✭eth0


    Netflix uses DRM.

    DRM is evil so they can fcuk off


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    #49
    Biggins
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 34,567 ✭✭✭✭Biggins


    The Irish range of stuff available is crap so "No thanks" to their current service.


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    #50
    dvpower
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,183 ✭✭✭dvpower


    Bassfish wrote: »
    Does this work on a ps3?

    I don't know about PS3 - it certainly works on xBox

    Edit: Have a look at this - http://support.unblock-us.com/customer/portal/articles/291530-setting-up-ps3


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    #51
    smash
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34,809 ✭✭✭✭smash


    previous user wrote: »
    6.99 euro a month working out at 84 euro a year nearly half of what you can pay for an Irish tv licence and you can view a larger selection of movies and tv shows when you want then what would be shown on all the Irish television channels combined in a year, sounds tempting.
    plus your unblock us subscription...


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    #52
    dvpower
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,183 ✭✭✭dvpower


    smash wrote: »
    plus your unblock us subscription...

    I have access to the US content without an unblock us subscription - just configure the DNS settings.


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    #53
    smash
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34,809 ✭✭✭✭smash


    dvpower wrote: »
    I have access to the US content without an unblock us subscription - just configure the DNS settings.
    I tried that and it messed up me net connection.


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    #54
    JONJO THE MISER
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 12,333 ✭✭✭✭JONJO THE MISER


    Signed up last month and cancelled a day before my free trial was up, very very little choice on there.


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    #55
    jewson
    Registered Users Posts: 25 ✭jewson


    I have it setup for the US version on my PS3. Great selection.


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    #56
    krudler
    Registered Users Posts: 34,788 ✭✭✭✭krudler


    I have the US one on my ps3 an its worth every cent, all 20c a day. put it this way, for 7 quid a month you get unlimited access to an unreal amount of tv shows alone, the movies are just an added bonus for me, i have it open now and theres:

    futurama
    king of the hill
    south park
    family guy
    american dad
    mad men
    its always sunny in philadelphia
    breaking bad
    prison break
    lost
    how i met your mother
    supernatural
    scrubs
    sons of anarchy
    battlestar galactica
    the walking dead
    every episode of every series of star trek
    every season of the x-files
    271 episodes of law and order
    bones
    friday night lights
    every episode of frasier
    every episode of 24
    weeds
    cheers
    firefly
    glee
    californication
    greys anatomy
    malcolm in the middle
    buffy
    lie to me
    the IT crowd

    and thats just what its suggesting to me, i can search for more, its an awsome service, you will literally never be stuck for something to watch, only thing I dont like is the interface, wish it had a must watch list or something cos I keep finding stuff and forgetting about it.


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    #57
    iguana
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 12,909 Mod ✭✭✭✭iguana


    I have the US selection and it's still a bit ****e. There is very, very little there that I actually want to watch. I found a lot of things that I decided to give a try but I've yet to find anything that I care about sticking with. The best bit is finding the extremely random stuff, like the Chinese remake of the Mel Gibson movie; What Women Want, or the Waiting For Dublin, a movie about the American WW2 pilot who crash lands in Ireland but has to shoot down one more German plane or he loses a bet to Al Capone's nephew so he enlists the roguish but charming locals and a lovely Irish Colleen to help him. Or the Discovery Channel reality show The Colony where 10 people go live in a pretend apocalypse and massively overreact to every crappily contrived challenge the producers set them. The best bit is when they talk about how alone and isolated they are when they are clearly surrounded by 2 or 3 sound and camera crews.

    There are a few good things on there but not more than a couple of months viewing, tbh. I'm going to cancel my subscription for the end of the current month I'm on and maybe look for a way to switch over to Hulu Plus for a while, as their tv selection is a bit more up to date though their movie selection looks equally poor.


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    #58
    PhlegmyMoses
    Registered Users Posts: 11,906 ✭✭✭✭PhlegmyMoses


    Should be a middle ground in the poll. Is it worth €6.99 per month? Probably. People spend more than that on a packet of cigarettes or 2 pints. Is it as good as I'd hoped? Probably not. I have changed my DNS on my PS3 and my Xbox to have the US content so the selection is better but I do feel that if they're going to put TV shows on there, they should have every season. I will keep it for a while then ditch it when I no longer have anything to watch.


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    #59
    44leto
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,137 ✭✭✭44leto


    krudler wrote: »
    I have the US one on my ps3 an its worth every cent, all 20c a day. put it this way, for 7 quid a month you get unlimited access to an unreal amount of tv shows alone, the movies are just an added bonus for me, i have it open now and theres:

    How do you get the US version???


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    #60
    jewson
    Registered Users Posts: 25 ✭jewson


    44leto wrote: »
    How do you get the US version???

    Just change the DNS settings on your PS3 to:

    Primary DNS: 208.122.23.22
    Secondary DNS: 208.122.23.23

    Video guide here.


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    #61
    minidazzler
    Registered Users Posts: 14,739 ✭✭✭✭minidazzler


    jewson wrote: »
    44leto wrote: »
    How do you get the US version???

    Just change the DNS settings on your PS3 to:

    Primary DNS: 208.122.23.22
    Secondary DNS: 208.122.23.23
    E]
    Thanks a million, just got it there!!!! It works on Xbox too.


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