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Netflix Ireland launched. 1 month free trial

God Father · 2012-01-09 09:36:22

Probably of interest to a lot of BA users, Netflix Ireland has launched today. Unlimited streaming costs €6.99. You can sign up for a free months trial now at www.netflix.com Currently BBC, Miramax, Lionsgate and MGM content is in place but Sony, Disney, paramount, Channel 4 and ITV are expected to be added soon as…

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#32 09-01-2012 12:46PM

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ixtlan wrote: »

Just guessing... you are logged into a VPN... going through some other country?

Ix

No, no vpn open and just checked my IP, its i am in Ireland.

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#33 09-01-2012 12:55PM

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cena wrote: »

They don't stream sports right.

Right, they don't live stream anything.

Just TV shows and films.

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#34 09-01-2012 12:55PM

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I can see this being the final nail in xtravisions coffin, and possibly kill hmv sales too

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#35 09-01-2012 12:58PM

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creativedrinker wrote: »

I can see this being the final nail in xtravisions coffin, and possibly kill hmv sales too

Don't know if we're quite there yet tbh..

.. there's still plenty of areas with either not capable enough broadband or capped.

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#36 09-01-2012 01:05PM

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I can people upgrading there boradband service if they are going to stream alot. More money for the companys that provide boardband.

I could be wrong

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#37 09-01-2012 01:16PM

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Is it HD streams (when available) or just standard definition?

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#38 09-01-2012 01:19PM

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Thanks OP. Signed in less than 2 minutes, can't test it on my laptop but works perfectly on Android phone.

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#39 09-01-2012 01:19PM

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Polar101 wrote: »

Is it HD streams (when available) or just standard definition?

HD streams are available too AFAIK.

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#40 09-01-2012 01:58PM

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About time we got something like this, whatever about torrents etc, I'd happily pay 7 quid a month for unlimited streaming.

I'm surprise by how shít the website looks though, and apparently Netflix are doing awful business over in the States.

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#41 09-01-2012 02:09PM

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anyone know what an average hours worth of streaming would cost, from a download limit point of view? MB/hour figure

I know my gf's dad got a bit of a shock from eircom when the bill arrived, and he'd been watching alot of the golf via HD streams that month

From the Onlive (an online streaming game service) thread over on the games forum, 20 mins looked to be about 400mb (link

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#42 09-01-2012 02:11PM

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They dont seem to have much movies listed in their " Browse selection " part of their website. Most of the movies in there are old and not worth getting excited for ( atleast for me). Hopefully this is just a start and they will update the library with better movies. As for me, i think i will wait till the library gets bigger. However i am delighted to find that they have launched this service here in Ireland.

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#43 09-01-2012 02:14PM

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jmx009 wrote: »

They dont seem to have much movies listed in their " Browse selection " part of their website.

Their website only reflects a small percentage of their actual catalogue.

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#44 09-01-2012 02:17PM

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Basq wrote: »

Their website only reflects a small percentage of their actual catalogue.

Really, if thats the case then i might just join for a month and see what the library is like? Do they have recent DVD releases as well?

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#45 09-01-2012 02:22PM

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Wossack wrote: »

anyone know what an average hours worth of streaming would cost, from a download limit point of view? MB/hour figure

I know my gf's dad got a bit of a shock from eircom when the bill arrived, and he'd been watching alot of the golf via HD streams that month

From the Onlive (an online streaming game service) thread over on the games forum, 20 mins looked to be about 400mb (link

If you're watching 1080p quality streams, then you could easily chew through 1-2 GB's in an hour.

Can anyone confirm if Netflix supports an option to choose a lower-quality, less data intensive stream?

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#46 09-01-2012 02:25PM

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Anyone know if they limit how many devices can be connected on the same account? And can you be logged into more than one device at a time?

I've got 4 Androids and 2xboxs that will be hopefully all rocking the one account.

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#47 09-01-2012 02:26PM

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Raskolnikov wrote: »

If you're watching 1080p quality streams, then you could easily chew through 1-2 GB's in an hour.

Can anyone confirm if Netflix supports an option to choose a lower-quality, less data intensive stream?

Lower than standard def? Don't think so.

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#48 09-01-2012 02:33PM

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No lazer? Sigh!

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#49 09-01-2012 02:39PM

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You can choose to force a low quality stream on all your devices. After signing up, go to Your Account & Help on Netflix.com (Top Right). Click, then look under Manage Account for Manage video quality. The following options are available there:

Good quality (up to 0.3 GB per hour)
Better quality (up to 0.7 GB per hour)
Best quality (up to 1 GB per hour, or up to 2.3 GB per hour for HD)

This will then force the lower quality stream, even if your connection can handel better.

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#50 09-01-2012 02:52PM

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god's toy wrote: »

Anyone know if they limit how many devices can be connected on the same account? And can you be logged into more than one device at a time?

I've got 4 Androids and 2xboxs that will be hopefully all rocking the one account.

Only one device connected at a time, and can be on multiple devices - but I don't know if there is a limit.

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#51 09-01-2012 03:14PM

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Curious to try this, is our any good on a Wii?

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#52 09-01-2012 03:28PM

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First three seasons of Breaking Bad are there!! Impressive seeing as no Irish or UK station showed the third season and wasn't even released on DVD here! It has a great selection of older titles but very few newer titles, as what was expected! Not sure its worth €6.99 yet, but will hopefully shake Sky up.

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#53 09-01-2012 03:40PM

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b318isp wrote: »

Only one device connected at a time, and can be on multiple devices - but I don't know if there is a limit.

Ah not all bad so!

Thanks!

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#54 09-01-2012 03:47PM

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Looks good on my PS3... it's pretty quick even streaming HD and there is an ok launch collection. Hopefully the selection will be upgraded in the next couple of weeks.

Anyone know if you can get this working with a WDTV Live player?

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#55 09-01-2012 03:49PM

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I was wondering that as well. I think you need a WDTV Plus.

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#56 09-01-2012 03:54PM

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In the screenshots from the android market, there are 4 categories in the top frame, but on the app itself, I only have 3. Queue is missing!

Anyone else only have 3?

Netflix Android

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#57 09-01-2012 03:55PM

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JayeL wrote: »

Curious to try this, is our any good on a Wii?

Just fired it up on the Wii. Setup is a doddle after you get Netflix from the Wii Shop Channel. Menus work well (in the usual clunky Wii fashion), search feature is fine and picture quality is good on my old 28" CRT telly.

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#58 09-01-2012 04:01PM

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marcbrophy wrote: »

In the screenshots from the android market, there are 4 categories in the top frame, but on the app itself, I only have 3. Queue is missing!

Anyone else only have 3?

Netflix Android

I don't have Queue either. Not bothered though as I don't see myself watching on my phone for a prolonged length of time

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#59 09-01-2012 04:04PM

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Dman001 wrote: »

First three seasons of Breaking Bad are there!! Impressive seeing as no Irish or UK station showed the third season and wasn't even released on DVD here! It has a great selection of older titles but very few newer titles, as what was expected! Not sure its worth €6.99 yet, but will hopefully shake Sky up.

Holy crap, that's excellent. Was waiting for season Three to release on DVD but this'll do the job.

Anyone know how the absolute minimum of Broadband speeds will fare in regards to streaming quality?
Our connection is about 2megs but seeing as I'll be using this over the WiFi, I'll be lucky to get half of that.

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#60 09-01-2012 04:07PM

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That selection looks brutal, if Netflix doesnt improve on that selection,then that is pathetic ,half the library looks ancient and the other half is crap.I was surprised they didn't screw us with the price,6.99 is very reasonable,but with the selection they have there,I wouldn't use it, if it was free.

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#61 09-01-2012 04:11PM

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The webpage almost put me off but once I signed up and logged in I found some good things to watch. That might be just me though.

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